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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): September 14, 2022

 

Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40857   87-1015109
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5/F-4, No. 89

Songren Road, Xinyi District

Taipei City, Taiwan 11073

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +886 2 7713 7952

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one Redeemable Warrant   JMACU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   JMAC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50   JMACW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01  Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Business Combination Agreement

 

On September 14, 2022, Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. (“Maxpro”), a Delaware corporation, entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among Maxpro, Apollomics Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Apollomics”), and Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Apollomics (“Merger Sub”). The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.”

 

Apollomics is an innovative clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer. Apollomics currently has a pipeline of nine drug candidates across multiple programs, six of which are currently in the clinical stage of development. Apollomics’ lead programs include investigating its core product, APL-101, a potent, selective c-Met inhibitor for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and other advanced tumors with c-Met alterations, which is currently conducting a phase 2 multicohort clinical trial in the United States, and developing an anti-cancer enhancer drug candidate APL-106, a specific E-Selectin antagonist that has the potential to be used adjunctively with standard chemotherapy to treat acute myeloid leukemia and other hematologic cancers, which is currently conducting phase 3 clinical trials in China.

 

Apollomics Share Conversion and Share Split

 

Immediately prior to the Closing, (i) each Apollomics preferred share, par value $0.0001 per share (each, an “Apollomics Preferred Share”), will be converted into one Apollomics ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (each, an “Apollomics Ordinary Share”), in accordance with Apollomics’ organizational documents (the “Pre-Closing Conversion”) and (ii) immediately following the Pre-Closing Conversion but prior to the Closing, each Apollomics Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding will be converted into a number of Apollomics ordinary shares designated as Class B ordinary shares in Apollomics’ organizational documents, par value $0.0001 per Class B share (each, a “Post-Closing Apollomics Class B Ordinary Share”), equal to the Exchange Ratio (as described below) (the “Share Split”). Post-Closing Apollomics Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights as, and rank equally with, Post-Closing Apollomics Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined below) except that Post-Closing Apollomics Class B Ordinary Shares are subject to a 6-month transfer restriction following the Closing.

 

Each Apollomics option will also be adjusted such that each option will (i) have the right to acquire a number of Post-Closing Apollomics Class B Ordinary Shares equal to (as rounded down to the nearest whole number) the product of (A) the number of Apollomics Ordinary Shares which the option had the right to acquire immediately prior to the Share Split, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio; and (ii) have an exercise price equal to (as rounded up to the nearest whole cent) the quotient of (A) the exercise price of the option immediately prior to the Share Split, divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio.

 

The “Exchange Ratio” is equal to 89.9 million Apollomics Ordinary Shares divided by the aggregate number of fully-diluted Apollomics shares (as further described in the Business Combination Agreement) immediately prior to the Share Split.

 

The Merger

 

The Business Combination Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, on the date of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Maxpro, with Maxpro continuing as the surviving company (the “Merger”), as a result of which Maxpro will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apollomics.

 

Merger Consideration

 

Upon the Closing, (i) each then issued and outstanding share of Maxpro’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “Founder Share”), will be converted into one share of Maxpro’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Maxpro Class A Common Stock”), and (ii) then each share of Maxpro Class A Common Stock that is issued and outstanding and has not been redeemed will be converted into the right to receive one Apollomics ordinary share designated as Class A ordinary share in Apollomics’ organizational documents, par value $0.0001 per Class A share (each, a “Post-Closing Apollomics Class A Ordinary Share”, and together with Post-Closing Apollomics Class B Ordinary Shares, “Post-Closing Apollomics Ordinary Shares”).

 

 

 

 

Each outstanding warrant to purchase Maxpro Class A Common Stock (each, a “Maxpro Warrant”) will become a warrant of Apollomics to purchase Post-Closing Apollomics Class A Ordinary Shares, with each such warrant exercisable for the number of Post-Closing Apollomics Class A Ordinary Shares the holder of such Maxpro Warrant would have received in the Business Combination if it exercised such Maxpro Warrant immediately prior to the Business Combination.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The Closing is subject to certain customary conditions, including, among other things, (i) approval by Maxpro’s stockholders of the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) approval by Apollomics’ shareholders of the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Apollomics relating to the Business Combination, which will contain a proxy statement of Maxpro in connection with its solicitation for proxies for the vote by Maxpro’s stockholders in connection with the Business Combination and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, (iv) the approval for listing on Nasdaq of the Apollomics Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued in the Business Combination, (v) Maxpro having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), (vi) the accuracy of each party’s representations and warranties, except generally as would not have a Material Adverse Effect and in the case of certain fundamental representations, in all material respects, (vii) compliance by each party with pre-closing covenants in all material respects, (viii) the absence of any legal restraints or injunctions enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Business Combination and (ix) the receipt, expiration or termination of applicable government approvals and antitrust waiting periods.

 

Apollomics’ obligations under the Business Combination Agreement are also subject to the condition that, as of immediately prior to the Closing, the amount of cash available from (x) Maxpro’s trust account, after deducting any amounts required to satisfy Maxpro’s obligations to its stockholders that exercise their rights to redeem their shares of Maxpro Class A Common Stock pursuant to Maxpro’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation (but prior to the payment of any expenses relating to the Business Combination) and (y) the aggregate proceeds from any PIPE Financing, is equal to at least $20,000,000 (the “Minimum Cash Condition”).

 

Covenants, Representations and Warranties

 

The parties to the Business Combination Agreement have made covenants that are customary for transactions of this nature, including, among others, obligations on (i) the parties to conduct, as applicable, their respective businesses in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice through the Closing, (ii) the parties to not initiate any negotiations or enter into any agreements for certain alternative transactions, (iii) Apollomics to prepare and deliver to Maxpro certain audited consolidated financial statements of Apollomics, (iv) Apollomics and Maxpro to jointly prepare the Registration Statement, and Apollomics to file the Registration Statement, and Maxpro to take certain other actions for Maxpro to obtain the requisite approval of Maxpro stockholders of certain proposals regarding the Business Combination, (v) Maxpro to exercise its right to extend by three (3) months its deadline to complete its initial business combination no later than October 13, 2022, and if the Closing is not consummated by January 12, 2023, Maxpro to exercise its right to extend the deadline by another three (3) months and (vi) Maxpro and Apollomics to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain up to $25,000,000 of additional equity financing for Apollomics through the sale of Apollomics Ordinary Shares in a private placement transaction (the “PIPE Financing”). There can be no assurance that Maxpro or Apollomics will be able to arrange the PIPE Financing.

 

The parties to the Business Combination Agreement have made representations and warranties that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement generally will not survive the Closing.

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated by either Apollomics or Maxpro under certain circumstances, including, among others, (i) by written consent of both Maxpro and Apollomics, (ii) by either Apollomics or Maxpro if the Closing has not occurred by the earlier of June 14, 2023 and the then applicable deadline for Maxpro to complete its initial business combination in accordance with its second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, (iii) by either Apollomics or Maxpro if the Business Combination is permanently enjoined, prohibited or prevented by the terms of a final, non-appealable governmental order, (iv) by either Apollomics or Maxpro if the other party has materially breached their respective representations or covenants under the Business Combination Agreement and has not timely cured such breach, (v) by Maxpro if there is a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) on Apollomics and the Material Adverse Effect has not been timely cured, and (vi) by either Apollomics or Maxpro if Maxpro has held a stockholder meeting to approve the Business Combination and approval of the Business Combination has not been obtained by the requisite number of stockholders of Maxpro.

 

Following the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, there shall be no liability on the part of any party except for certain provisions that survive the termination.

 

Timeframes for Filing and Closing

 

Apollomics expects to file the Registration Statement as promptly as possible following receipt by Maxpro of Apollomics’ audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Closing is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2023, following the fulfillment of the closing conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the parties to the Business Combination Agreement made to each other as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the Business Combination Agreement. The Business Combination Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any other factual information about Maxpro, Apollomics or any other party to the Business Combination Agreement. In particular, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Business Combination Agreement, which were made only for purposes of the Business Combination Agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement (other than as expressly provided for in the Business Combination Agreement), may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Business Combination Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts) and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and reports and documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of any party to the Business Combination Agreement. In addition, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and other terms of the Business Combination Agreement may be subject to subsequent waiver or modification. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties and other terms may change after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Maxpro’s or Apollomics’ public disclosures.

 

Sponsor Support Agreement

 

On September 14, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Maxpro also entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) with Apollomics, MP One Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the directors and officers of Maxpro (the “Insiders” and together with the Sponsor, the “Sponsor Parties” and individually, a “Sponsor Party”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor Parties will agree to vote any of the shares of Maxpro Common Stock held by them in favor of the Business Combination and to comply with their obligations under the Letter Agreement that the Sponsor Parties entered into with Maxpro on October 7, 2021 in connection with the consummation of Maxpro’s initial public offering, including the obligation to not redeem any such shares at the special meeting of stockholders to be held in connection with the Business Combination.

 

 

 

 

In addition, each of the Sponsor Parties agreed not to transfer any of its shares of Maxpro Common Stock or Maxpro Warrants without the prior written consent of Apollomics, until the earliest of (i) the Closing, (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and (iii) the liquidation of Maxpro.

 

Furthermore, each Sponsor Party agreed to forfeit such number of Founder Shares that it owns as of immediately before the Closing, that would be necessary so that, immediately after giving effect to the Merger and any PIPE Financing, the Sponsor Parties collectively own a number of Post-Closing Apollomics Ordinary Shares equal to 2.75% of the sum of (i) the Post-Closing Apollomics Ordinary Shares that are issued pursuant to the Merger, (ii) the Post-Closing Apollomics Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after the Share Split, (iii) the Post-Closing Apollomics Ordinary Shares exercisable on a “gross” basis from the vested Apollomics options issued and outstanding immediately after the Share Split and (iv) the Apollomics Ordinary Shares and/or Apollomics Preferred Shares, if any, issued pursuant to private placement financing arranged by Maxpro.

 

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, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Apollomics Shareholder Voting Agreement

 

On September 14, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Maxpro, Apollomics and certain shareholders of Apollomics (the “Apollomics Shareholders”) entered into a Company Shareholder Voting Agreement (the “Apollomics Shareholder Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which the Apollomics Shareholders agreed, among other things, to vote any of the shares of Apollomics held by them in favor of the Business Combination.

 

The foregoing description of the Apollomics Shareholder Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Apollomics Shareholder Voting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Lock-Up Agreement

 

On September 14, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Apollomics and each of the Sponsor Parties entered into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) with respect to Apollomics Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor Parties immediately following the Closing (the “Lock-Up Shares”), pursuant to which, each Sponsor Party agreed not transfer any Lock-Up Shares for a period of six (6) months after the Closing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement. The Lock-up Agreement will become effective only at the Closing. Each holder of Apollomics Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Closing will receive Post-Closing Apollomics Class B Ordinary Shares, which are subject to a six-month lock-up on the same terms as the Lock-Up Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, at the Closing, Apollomics, Maxpro, the Sponsor, the Sponsor Parties and certain Apollomics Shareholders will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Apollomics will be obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of certain securities of Apollomics held by the parties to the Registration Rights Agreement, and providing for the right to three demand registrations for the Sponsor Parties, three demand registrations for the Apollomics Shareholders, and unlimited piggy-back registrations with respect to the Apollomics Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor Parties and the Apollomics Shareholders and their permitted successors and assignees.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 14, 2022, Maxpro and Apollomics issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Business Combination Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein is the investor presentation, dated September 2022 (the “Investor Presentation”), that Maxpro and Apollomics prepared for use in connection with the announcement of the Business Combination.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein is the transcript of a pre-recorded investor call discussing the Business Combination that was released September 14, 2022.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.4 hereto and incorporated by reference herein is a summary of certain risk factors that are applicable to the Business Combination and the business of Apollomics.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 through 99.4, 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 Maxpro or Apollomics under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. For the avoidance of doubt, each of Maxpro and Apollomics intends for this Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 through 99.4, to satisfy the requirements of Rule 165(a) and Rule 425(a) under the Securities Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 through 99.4.

 

Important Additional Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the Business Combination, Apollomics intends to file the Registration Statement with the SEC, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus and certain other related documents, which will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of shares of Maxpro’s common stock in connection with Maxpro’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Maxpro’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of Apollomics to be issued in the Business Combination. Maxpro’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement and documents incorporated by reference therein filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about Apollomics, Maxpro and the Business Combination. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and stockholders of Maxpro are urged to carefully read the entire Registration Statement and proxy statement/prospectus, when they become available, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the Business Combination. The documents filed by Maxpro with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., 5/F-4, No. 89, Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 11073, Attention: Secretary; telephone: +886 2 7713 7952.

 

Participants in Solicitation

 

Maxpro and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders with respect to the Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Maxpro will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination when available at www.sec.gov. Information about Maxpro’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Maxpro’s common stock is set forth in Maxpro’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, as modified or supplemented by any Form 3 or Form 4 filed with the SEC since the date of such filing. Other information regarding the interests of the participants in the proxy solicitation will be included in the Registration Statement when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the source indicated above.

 

 

 

 

Apollomics and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Maxpro in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be included in the Registration Statement when it becomes available.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “outlook” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Apollomics’ industry and market sizes, future opportunities for Apollomics and Maxpro, Apollomics’ estimated future results and the Business Combination between Maxpro and Apollomics, including the implied enterprise value, the expected transaction and ownership structure and the likelihood, timing and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the Business Combination. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Maxpro’s and Apollomics’ management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Maxpro and Apollomics. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Maxpro and its management and/or Apollomics and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the inability to meet the closing conditions to the Business Combination, including the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of Maxpro’s stockholders, the failure to achieve the Minimum Cash Condition following any redemptions by Maxpro stockholders, or the failure to meet The Nasdaq Stock Market’s initial listing standards in connection with the consummation of the contemplated transactions; costs related to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement; a delay or failure to realize the expected benefits from the Business Combination; risks related to disruption of management’s time from ongoing business operations due to the Business Combination; the impact of any current or new government regulations in the United States and China affecting Apollomics’ operations and the continued listing of Apollomics’ securities; inability to achieve successful clinical results or to obtain licensing of third-party intellectual property rights for future discovery and development of Apollomics’ oncology projects; failure to commercialize product candidates and achieve market acceptance of such product candidates; failure to protect Apollomics’ intellectual property; breaches in data security; risks related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and response; risk that Apollomics may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls; unfavorable changes to the regulatory environment; and other risks and uncertainties indicated in Maxpro’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, and the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in Maxpro’s other filings with the SEC. Maxpro and Apollomics caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive.

 

Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements are based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Maxpro and Apollomics. All information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof in the case of information about Maxpro and Apollomics or the date of such information in the case of information from persons other than Maxpro or Apollomics, and Maxpro and Apollomics disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication. Forecasts and estimates regarding Apollomics’ industry and end markets are based on sources Maxpro and Apollomics believe to be reliable, however there can be no assurance these forecasts and estimates will prove accurate in whole or in part. Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

 

 

 

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K also shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the Business Combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1*   Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022, by and among Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., Apollomics Inc. and Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc.
     
10.1   Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022, by and among Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., Apollomics Inc., MP One Investment LLC and the individuals party thereto.
     
10.2   Company Shareholder Voting Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022, by and among Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., Apollomics Inc. and certain shareholders party thereto.
     
10.3   Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022, by Apollomics Inc., MP One Investment LLC and the individuals party thereto.
     
10.4   Form of Registration Rights Agreement.
     
99.1   Press Release, dated September 14, 2022.
     
99.2   Investor Presentation, dated September 2022.
     
99.3   Transcript of Webcast, posted on September 14, 2022.
     
99.4   Summary Risk Factors.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  MAXPRO CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
    Name:  Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
Dated: September 14, 2022    

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

 

MAXPRO CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.,
as the SPAC,

 

 

APOLLOMICS INC.,
as the Company,

 

and

 

PROJECT MAX SPAC MERGER SUB, INC.,
as Merger Sub

 

Dated as of September 14, 2022

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
Article I CLOSING 2
1.1 Closing 2
1.2 Closing Deliverables 3
     
Article II CLOSING TRANSACTIONS 3
2.1 Effective Time 3
2.2 The Merger 3
2.3 Effect of the Merger 3
2.4 Governing Documents 3
2.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Subsidiary 4
2.6 Effect of the Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of the SPAC and Merger Sub 4
2.7 Transactions on Issued Securities of the Company 4
2.8 Disbursement of Aggregate Apollomics Shares 5
2.9 Tax Consequences 6
2.10 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 6
2.11 PIPE Financing 6
2.12 Withholding Rights 6
     
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SPAC 7
3.1 Organization and Standing 7
3.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement 7
3.3 Governmental Approvals 7
3.4 Non-Contravention 8
3.5 Capitalization 8
3.6 SEC Filings and SPAC Financials 9
3.7 Reporting Company; Listing 10
3.8 Absence of Certain Changes 11
3.9 Compliance with Laws 11
3.10 Actions; Orders; Permits 11
3.11 Litigation 11
3.12 Taxes and Returns 11
3.13 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans 13
3.14 Properties 13
3.15 Material Contracts 13
3.16 Transactions with Affiliates 13
3.17 Business Activities 14
3.18 Investment Company Act 14
3.19 Finders and Brokers 14
3.20 Certain Business Practices 14
3.21 Trust Account 15
3.22 Information Supplied 15
3.23 Independent Investigation 15
3.24 No Other Representations or Warranties 15
3.25 Lock-Up Agreements 16
     
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER SUB 16
4.1 Organization and Standing 16
4.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement 16
4.3 Governmental Approvals 16

 

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4.4 Non-Contravention 17
4.5 Ownership 17
4.6 Activities of Merger Sub 17
4.7 Finders and Brokers 17
4.8 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties 17
     
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY       18
5.1 Organization and Standing 18
5.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement 18
5.3 Capitalization 19
5.4 Subsidiaries 19
5.5 Governmental Approvals 19
5.6 Non-Contravention 20
5.7 Financial Statements 20
5.8 Absence of Certain Changes 21
5.9 Compliance with Laws 21
5.10 Company Permits 21
5.11 Litigation 21
5.12 Material Contracts 22
5.13 Intellectual Property 23
5.14 Taxes and Returns 25
5.15 Real Property 26
5.16 Personal Property 26
5.17 Title to Assets 27
5.18 Employee Matters 27
5.19 Benefit Plans 27
5.20 Environmental Matters 29
5.21 Transactions with Related Persons 30
5.22 Insurance 30
5.23 [Reserved] 30
5.24 Top Suppliers 30
5.25 Certain Business Practices 30
5.26 Compliance with Privacy Laws, Privacy Policies and Certain Contracts 31
5.27 Compliance with Health Care Laws 31
5.28 Investment Company Act 32
5.29 Finders and Brokers 32
5.30 Independent Investigation 33
5.31 Information Supplied 33
5.32 No Other Representations 33
     
Article VI COVENANTS 33
6.1 Access and Information 33
6.2 Conduct of Business of the Company 34
6.3 Conduct of Business of the SPAC 36
6.4 Annual and Interim Financial Statements 38
6.5 SPAC Public Filings 38
6.6 No Solicitation 39
6.7 No Trading 39
6.8 Notification of Certain Matters 39
6.9 Efforts 40
6.10 Tax Matters 41

 

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6.11 Further Assurances 42
6.12 The Registration Statement 42
6.13 Company Shareholder Meeting 44
6.14 Public Announcements 44
6.15 Confidential Information 45
6.16 [Reserved] 45
6.17 Post-Closing Board of Directors and Executive Officers 45
6.18 Indemnification of Directors and Officers; Tail Insurance 45
6.19 Trust Account Proceeds 46
6.20 Extension 46
6.21 Nasdaq Capital Market Listing 46
6.22 PCAOB Audited Financials 47
6.23 PIPE Financing 47
     
Article VII NO SURVIVAL 47
7.1 No Survival 47
     
Article VIII CLOSING CONDITIONS 47
8.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations 47
8.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company 48
8.3 Conditions to Obligations of the SPAC 49
8.4 Frustration of Conditions 50
     
Article IX TERMINATION AND EXPENSES 50
9.1 Termination 50
9.2 Effect of Termination 52
9.3 Fees and Expenses 52
     
Article X WAIVERS AND RELEASES 52
10.1 Waiver of Claims Against Trust 52
     
Article XI MISCELLANEOUS 53
11.1 Notices 53
11.2 Binding Effect; Assignment 54
11.3 Third Parties 54
11.4 Governing Law; Jurisdiction 54
11.5 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 55
11.6 Severability 55
11.7 Amendment 55
11.8 Waiver 55
11.9 Entire Agreement 55
11.10 Interpretation 56
11.11 Counterparts 56
11.12 Legal Representation 57
     
Article XII DEFINITIONS 57
12.1 Definitions 57
12.2 Section References. 67

 

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Description

 

Exhibit A Form of Company Shareholder Voting Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Sponsor Support Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Company Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

This Business Combination Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 14, 2022 by and among (i) Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, the “SPAC”), (ii) Apollomics Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) and (iii) Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”). The SPAC, the Company and Merger Sub are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”

 

RECITALS:

 

A.        Merger Sub is a newly incorporated, direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was formed for the sole purpose of effecting the Merger (as defined below);

 

B.        Immediately prior to the Closing, (i) each Company Preferred Share will be converted into one Company Ordinary Share and (ii) immediately following such conversion, the Company shall effect the Share Split in accordance with Section 2.7(b).

 

C.        Immediately following the Share Split and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties desire and intend to effect a business combination transaction pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the SPAC, with the SPAC continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), and with security holders of the SPAC receiving securities of the Company with terms substantially equivalent to the terms of the SPAC Securities, and as a result of which Merger, the SPAC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company will become a publicly traded company;

 

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

 

E.        Contemporaneously with the execution of, and as a condition and an inducement to the SPAC and Merger Sub entering into this Agreement, the SPAC, the Company and certain shareholders of Company are entering into and delivering Company Shareholder Voting Agreements, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each such Company shareholder has agreed to vote in favor of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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F.        Contemporaneously with the execution of, and as a condition and an inducement to the SPAC and the Company entering into this Agreement, the Sponsor and specified stockholders of the SPAC are entering into and delivering Sponsor Support Agreements, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, a “Support Agreement”), pursuant to which (a) each such SPAC stockholder has agreed (i) not to transfer or redeem any shares of SPAC Common Stock held by such SPAC stockholder, (ii) to vote in favor of this Agreement and the Merger at the SPAC Special Meeting in accordance with the Insider Letter and (iii) waive any adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in the SPAC Certificate of Incorporation or any other anti-dilution or similar protection with respect to the SPAC Class B Common Stock (whether resulting from the transactions contemplated hereby, by the Ancillary Documents or by any other transaction consummated in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) and (b) immediately prior to the Closing, each Sponsor Party shall automatically forfeit, and shall surrender to the SPAC without consideration, such number of shares, if any, of SPAC Class B Common Stock that it owns as of immediately before the Closing, that would be necessary so that, immediately after giving effect to the Merger and any PIPE Financing, the Sponsor Parties collectively own a number of Company Ordinary Shares equal to 2.75% of the sum of (i) the Company Ordinary Shares that are issued pursuant to the Merger, (ii) the Company Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after the Share Split, (iii) the Company Ordinary Shares exercisable on a “gross” basis from the vested Company Options issued and outstanding immediately after the Share Split and (iv) the Company Ordinary Shares and/or Company Preferred Shares, if any, issued pursuant to the SPAC-Side PIPE Financing; provided that in the event of any disagreement among the Sponsor Parties on the number of shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock that any Sponsor Party shall forfeit, each Sponsor Party shall forfeit shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock on a pro rata basis;

 

G.        The SPAC and the Company will use their reasonable best efforts to enter into subscription agreements (as amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which, among other things, each PIPE Investor would agree to subscribe for and purchase from the Company on the Closing Date concurrent with the Closing, and the Company would agree to issue and sell to each such PIPE Investor on the Closing Date concurrent with the Closing, the number of Company Ordinary Shares set forth in the applicable Subscription Agreement in exchange for the purchase price set forth therein, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Subscription Agreement (the equity financing under all Subscription Agreements, collectively, hereinafter referred to as the “PIPE Financing” and the Company Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the PIPE Financing, the “PIPE Shares”);

 

H.        Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Sponsor Party has entered into a Lock-Up Agreement with the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit C hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), which agreement will become effective as of the Closing; and

 

I.        Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Article XII hereof.

 

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

 

Article I
CLOSING

 

1.1        Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place either remotely or at the offices of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (“Nelson Mullins”), counsel to the SPAC, 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20001, on a date and at a time to be agreed upon by the SPAC and the Company, which date shall be no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after all the conditions set forth in Article VIII have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or at such other date, time or place as the SPAC and the Company may agree (the date and time at which the Closing is actually held being the “Closing Date”).

 

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1.2        Closing Deliverables.

 

(a)        At the Closing, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered:

 

(i)        to the SPAC, the written resignations of all of the directors of the Company (other than any such Persons identified as initial directors of the Company Surviving Subsidiary, in accordance with Section 6.17), effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below); and

 

(ii)        to the SPAC, the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company.

 

(b)        At the Closing, the SPAC will deliver or cause to be delivered:

 

(i)        to the Company, the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by duly authorized representatives of Sponsor; and

 

(ii)        to the Company, the written resignations of all of the directors and officers of the SPAC effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below).

 

Article II
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS

 

2.1        Effective Time. Subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, immediately after the Share Split, the Parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the SPAC (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, with the Merger to be consummated and effective at 8:00 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date or at such other date and/or time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and the SPAC and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective Time”).

 

2.2        The Merger. On the Closing Date, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended, the “DGCL”), Merger Sub and the SPAC shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the SPAC, following which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the SPAC shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger after the Effective Time and as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The SPAC, as the surviving corporation after the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Subsidiary” (provided, that references to the SPAC for periods after the Effective Time shall include the Surviving Subsidiary).

 

2.3        Effect of the Merger. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and other applicable Law. All the property, rights, agreements, privileges, powers and franchises of Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Subsidiary and all debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Surviving Subsidiary, including in each case the rights and obligations of the Surviving Subsidiary under this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents from and after the Effective Time.

 

2.4        Governing Documents. At the Effective Time, each of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub shall become the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Subsidiary.

 

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2.5        Directors and Officers of the Surviving Subsidiary. The Parties shall take all action necessary so that at the Effective Time, the board of directors and executive officers of the Surviving Subsidiary shall be the same as the board of directors and executive officers of Merger Sub.

 

2.6        Effect of the Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of the SPAC and Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of securities of the SPAC or the Company:

 

(a)        SPAC Units. At the Effective Time, every issued and outstanding SPAC Unit shall be automatically detached and the holder thereof shall be deemed to hold one (1) share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one (1) SPAC Warrant in accordance with the terms of the applicable SPAC Unit, which underlying SPAC Securities shall be converted in accordance with the applicable terms of this Section 2.6 below.

 

(b)        SPAC Common Stock. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of SPAC Common Stock (other than those described in Section 2.6(d) below) shall be converted automatically into and thereafter represent the right to receive one (1) Company Class A Ordinary Share, following which, all shares of SPAC Common Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist. The holders of SPAC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares except as provided herein or required under applicable Law.

 

(c)        SPAC Warrants. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding SPAC Public Warrant shall be converted into one (1) Company Public Warrant and each issued and outstanding SPAC Private Warrant shall be converted into one (1) Company Private Warrant. At the Effective Time, the SPAC Warrants shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. Each of the Company Public Warrants shall have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the SPAC Public Warrants, and each of the Company Private Warrants shall have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the SPAC Private Warrants, except that in each case they shall represent the right to acquire Company Class A Ordinary Shares in lieu of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock. At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Company Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of Company Class A Ordinary Shares for delivery upon the exercise of such Company Warrants.

 

(d)        Treasury Stock. At the Effective Time, if there are any shares of capital stock of the SPAC that are owned by the SPAC as treasury shares or by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the SPAC, such shares shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.

 

(e)        Merger Sub Stock. At the Effective Time, each share of common stock of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into an equal number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Subsidiary, with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Subsidiary.

 

2.7        Transactions on Issued Securities of the Company.

 

(a)        Pre-closing Conversion. On the Closing Date, immediately prior to the Share Split and the Effective Time, all of the Company Preferred Shares shall convert to Company Ordinary Shares pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and Section 8 of the Voting Agreement at the applicable conversion ratio as set forth in the Company’s Organizational Documents (the “Pre-Closing Conversion”).

 

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(b)        Company Ordinary Shares. Immediately after the Pre-Closing Conversion and before the Effective Time: each Company Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately after the Pre-Closing Conversion will be converted into a number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Share Split”); provided, that no fraction of a Company Class B Ordinary Share will be issued by virtue of the Share Split, and each Company Shareholder that would otherwise be so entitled to a fraction of a Company Class B Ordinary Share (after aggregating all fractional Company Class B Ordinary Shares that otherwise would be received by such Company Shareholder pursuant to the Share Split) shall instead be entitled to receive such number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares to which such Company Shareholder would otherwise be entitled, rounded to the nearest whole Company Class B Ordinary Share. The Company will take all necessary corporate actions to effectuate the Share Split, including by passing a special resolution of the Company.

 

(c)        Company Options. Following the Share Split, each Company Option will be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in the Company Equity Plan and the corresponding option agreement for the Company Options, including, without limitation, vesting conditions, as had applied to the corresponding Company Option as of immediately prior to the Share Split; provided that each Company Option shall: (i) have the right to acquire a number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares equal to (as rounded down to the nearest whole number) the product of (A) the number of Company Ordinary Shares which the Company Option had the right to acquire immediately prior to the Share Split, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio; and (ii) have an exercise price equal to (as rounded up to the nearest whole cent) the quotient of (A) the exercise price of the Company Option (in U.S. Dollars) immediately prior to the Share Split, divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in all cases, the exercise price and the number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares purchasable pursuant to the Company Options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided, that in the case of any Company Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies, the exercise price and the number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares purchasable pursuant to such Company Options shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing, subject to such adjustments as are necessary in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. The Company shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Company Options remain outstanding, a sufficient number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares for delivery upon the exercise of such Company Option. From and after the Closing, the Company shall not issue any new awards under the Company Equity Plan.

 

2.8        Disbursement of Aggregate Apollomics Shares.

 

(a)        Prior to the Effective Time, the SPAC shall appoint its transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or another agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), for the purpose of disbursing the Aggregate Apollomics Shares and the Company Securities issued pursuant to Section 2.6. At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent the Aggregate Apollomics Shares and the Company Securities issued pursuant to Section 2.6.

 

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

 

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(c)        All Company Ordinary Shares delivered upon the exchange of SPAC Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Article II shall be deemed to have been exchanged and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the securities represented by such SPAC Class A Common Stock and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the register of stockholders of the SPAC of the SPAC Class A Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, holders of SPAC Class A Common Stock shall cease to have any rights as shareholders of the SPAC, except as provided in this Agreement or by applicable Law.

 

2.9        Tax Consequences. It is intended by the Parties that, for the U.S. federal income Tax purposes, (a) the Merger, the Pre-Closing Conversion, the Share Split and the PIPE Financing, collectively, constitute an integrated transaction described in Section 351 of the Code, (b) the Merger qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (c) the transfer of SPAC Common Stock by SPAC stockholders pursuant to the Merger, other than by any SPAC stockholders who are U.S. persons and who are or will be “five-percent transferee shareholders” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii) but who do not enter into gain recognition agreements within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.367(a)-3(c)(1)(iii)(B) and 1.367(a)-8, qualifies for an exception to Section 367(a)(1) of the Code (clauses (a) to (c), collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”).

 

2.10        Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, as applicable, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest Surviving Subsidiary with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Merger Sub, the then current officers and directors of the Surviving Subsidiary shall take all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

2.11        PIPE Financing. Prior to, but conditioned upon, the Effective Time, the Company and the SPAC shall use their reasonable best efforts to seek to consummate the PIPE Financing pursuant to, and in the amounts set forth in, the Subscription Agreements.

 

2.12        Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, the Company (and its Representatives) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement any such Taxes as may be required to be deducted and withheld from such amounts pursuant to applicable Laws and request any necessary Tax forms, including any applicable withholding forms, or any other proof of exemption from withholding or any similar information, from any Person. To the extent that any amounts are so deducted and withheld, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made and paid to the applicable Governmental Authority.

 

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Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SPAC

 

Except as set forth in (i) the disclosure schedules delivered by the SPAC to the Company on the date hereof (the “SPAC Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, or (ii) the SEC Reports that are available on the SEC’s website through EDGAR, the SPAC represents and warrants to the Company as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3.5        Capitalization.

 

(a)        The SPAC is authorized to issue 110,000,000 shares of common stock, including 100,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of SPAC Preferred Stock. The issued and outstanding SPAC Securities are set forth on Schedule 3.5(a). There are no issued or outstanding shares of SPAC Preferred Stock or SPAC Securities that are convertible or exchangeable into SPAC Preferred Stock. All outstanding shares of SPAC Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the SPAC’s Organizational Documents or any Contract to which the SPAC is a party. None of the outstanding SPAC Securities has been issued in violation of any applicable securities Laws.

 

(b)        The SPAC does not have any Subsidiaries or own any equity interests in any other Person.

 

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

 

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(d)        All Indebtedness or unpaid Liabilities of the SPAC are set forth on Schedule 3.5(d). The Indebtedness and other Liabilities of the SPAC as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (including in respect of deferred underwriting commissions and costs and expenses incurred in respect with other prospective Business Combinations and of the SPAC’s initial public offering) do not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount set forth in Schedule 3.5(d). No Indebtedness of the SPAC contains any restriction upon (i) the prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the SPAC or (iii) the ability of the SPAC to grant any Lien on its properties or assets.

 

3.6        SEC Filings and SPAC Financials.

 

(a)        The SPAC, since the IPO, has timely filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements, registration statements, prospectuses, proxies and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the SPAC with the SEC under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto, and shall file all such forms, reports, schedules, statements, proxies and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement. Except to the extent available on the SEC’s website through EDGAR, the SPAC has delivered to the Company copies in the form filed with the SEC of all of the following: (i) the SPAC’s annual reports on Form 10-K for each fiscal year of the SPAC beginning with the first year the SPAC was required to file such a form, (ii) the SPAC’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for each fiscal quarter that the SPAC filed such reports to disclose its quarterly financial results in each of the fiscal years of the SPAC referred to in clause (i) above, (iii) all other forms, reports, registration statements, prospectuses, proxies and other documents (other than preliminary materials) filed by the SPAC with the SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in clause (i) above (the forms, reports, registration statements, prospectuses, proxies and other documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, whether or not available through EDGAR, are, collectively, the “SEC Reports”) and (iv) all certifications and statements required by (A) Rules 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (B) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of SOX) with respect to any report referred to in clause (i) above (collectively, the “Public Certifications”). The SEC Reports (x) were prepared in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (y) did not, as of their respective effective dates (in the case of SEC Reports that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and at the time they were filed with the SEC (in the case of all other SEC Reports) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to any SEC Reports. None of the SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date of this Agreement is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date of this Agreement. The Public Certifications are each true as of their respective dates of filing. As used in this Section 3.6(a), the term “file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner permitted by SEC rules and regulations in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) the SPAC Public Units, the SPAC Common Stock and the SPAC Public Warrants are listed on Nasdaq, (B) the SPAC has not received any written deficiency notice from Nasdaq relating to the continued listing requirements of such SPAC Securities, (C) there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, threatened against the SPAC by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to suspend, prohibit or terminate the quoting of such SPAC Securities on Nasdaq and (D) the SPAC and such SPAC Securities are in compliance with all of the applicable listing corporate governance rules of Nasdaq.

 

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(b)        The SPAC has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rules 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act; except as set forth in the SEC Reports such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information concerning the SPAC and other material information required to be disclosed by the SPAC in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the SPAC’s SEC filings and other public disclosure documents. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting the SPAC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in the SPAC’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

 

(c)        The financial statements and notes of the SPAC contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports (the “SPAC Financials”), fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of the SPAC at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements and accurately reflect the books and records of the SPAC as of the times and for the periods referred to therein, all in accordance with (i) GAAP methodologies applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and for the omission of notes and audit adjustments in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(d)        The SPAC maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and Liabilities and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (i) the SPAC does not maintain any off-the-book accounts and that the SPAC’s assets are used only in accordance with the SPAC’s management directives, (ii) transactions are executed with management’s authorization and (iii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of the SPAC and to account for the SPAC’s assets. The SPAC has not been subject to or involved in any material fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the SPAC. The SPAC or its Representatives has not received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the SPAC or its internal accounting controls, including any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the SPAC has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

(e)        Except to the extent reflected or reserved against in the SPAC Financials, the SPAC has not incurred any Liabilities or obligations of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that are not adequately reflected or reserved on or provided for in the SPAC Financials, other than Liabilities of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that have been incurred since the SPAC’s formation in the ordinary course of business. All debts and Liabilities, fixed or contingent, which should be included under GAAP on a balance sheet are included in the SPAC Financials as of the date of such SPAC Financial. The SPAC has no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

3.7        Reporting Company; Listing. The SPAC is a publicly held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and the SPAC Public Units, the SPAC Class A Common Stock and the SPAC Public Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. There is no Proceeding or Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the SPAC threatened against the SPAC by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to prohibit or terminate the listing of the SPAC Public Units, the SPAC Class A Common Stock or the SPAC Public Warrants.

 

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3.8        Absence of Certain Changes. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Schedule 3.8, the SPAC has, (a) since its incorporation, conducted no business other than its incorporation, the public offering of its securities (and the related private offerings), public reporting and its search for an initial Business Combination as described in the IPO Prospectus (including the investigation of the Target Companies and the negotiation and execution of this Agreement) and related activities and (b) since June 2, 2021, not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect on the SPAC.

 

3.9        Compliance with Laws. The SPAC is, and has since its incorporation been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it and the conduct of its business and the SPAC has not received written notice alleging any violation of applicable Law in any material respect by the SPAC.

 

3.10        Actions; Orders; Permits. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, threatened material Action, and, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, no pending or threatened investigations, in each case, to which the SPAC is subject or otherwise affecting its assets that have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the SPAC, nor, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, is there any reasonable basis for such Action or investigation to be made. There is no material Action that the SPAC has pending against any other Person. The SPAC is not subject to any material Orders of any Governmental Authority, nor are any such Orders pending. The SPAC holds all material Permits necessary to lawfully conduct its business as presently conducted, and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties, all of which are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold such Permit or for such Permit to be in full force and effect have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the SPAC. None of the SPAC, its directors or officers, nor, any of it employees, agents, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of the SPAC has, directly or knowingly indirectly (i) made, offered, promised, authorized, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made, offered, promised, authorized or paid any unlawful contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise took any actions, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any other local or foreign anti-corruption or bribery Law. None of the SPAC, its directors or officers, nor, any of its employees, agents, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of the SPAC is or has been a Person named on any economic sanctions administered, enacted or enforced by any Governmental Authority.

 

3.11        Litigation. There is no Proceeding pending, or to the Knowledge of the SPAC, threatened against the SPAC or any of its respective properties or assets. There are no Proceedings (at Law or in equity) or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, threatened, seeking to or that would reasonably be expected to prevent, hinder, modify, delay or challenge the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.12        Taxes and Returns.

 

(a)        Except as listed on Schedule 3.12(a), the SPAC has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all applicable material Tax Returns required to be filed by it (taking into account all available extensions), which such Tax Returns are true, accurate and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes being contested in good faith for which adequate reserves in the SPAC Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP. Schedule 3.12(a) sets forth each jurisdiction where the SPAC files or is required to file a Tax Return.

 

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

 

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(c)        The SPAC is not currently being audited by any Tax authority and has not been notified in writing by any Tax authority that any such audit is currently contemplated or currently pending. There are no claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other Actions currently pending against the SPAC in respect of any material Tax, and the SPAC has not been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against it that remains unpaid (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for which adequate reserves in the SPAC Financials have been established).

 

(d)        There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of the property or assets of the SPAC, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(e)        The SPAC has no outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by the SPAC for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.

 

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

 

(g)        The SPAC has not engaged in any “listed transaction,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(h)        To the Knowledge of SPAC, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent the qualification of the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(i)        The SPAC has no Liability for the Taxes of another Person that is not adequately reflected in the SPAC Financials (i) under any applicable Tax Law, (ii) as a transferee or successor, or (iii) by contract or indemnity (excluding commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary purpose of which is not the sharing of Taxes). The SPAC is not a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax allocation agreement or similar agreement, arrangement or practice (excluding commercial agreements, arrangements or practices entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary purpose of which is not the sharing of Taxes) with respect to Taxes (including an advance pricing agreement, closing agreement or other agreement relating to Taxes with any Governmental Authority) that will be binding on the SPAC with respect to any period following the Closing Date.

 

(j)        The SPAC has not requested, or is the subject of or bound by any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, closing agreement or similar ruling, memorandum or agreement with any Governmental Authority with respect to any material amount of Taxes, nor is any such request outstanding.

 

(k)        The SPAC: (i) has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a member of the consolidated group of which the SPAC is the common parent corporation) qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) within the two-year period ending on the date hereof or (B) in a distribution which would otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii) is not and has never been (A) a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the period specified in Section 897(e)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, or (B) a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the SPAC is or was the common parent corporation.

 

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(l)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Section 3.12 contains the sole representations and warranties of the SPAC concerning Taxes. Notwithstanding any representation or warranty in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.12), no representation or warranty is being made as to the use or availability of any Tax attribute or credit of the SPAC in any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning on the day immediately after the Closing Date.

 

3.13        Employees and Employee Benefit Plans. Since its date of incorporation, the SPAC does not (a) have any paid employees or (b) maintain, sponsor, contribute to or otherwise have any Liability under, any Benefit Plans.

 

3.14        Properties. The SPAC does not own, license or otherwise have any right, title or interest in any material Intellectual Property. The SPAC does not own or lease any material real property or material physical assets.

 

3.15        Material Contracts.

 

(a)        Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(a), other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, there are no Contracts to which the SPAC is a party or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, subject or affected, which (i) creates or imposes a Liability greater than $50,000, (ii) may not be cancelled by the SPAC on less than sixty (60) days’ prior notice without payment of a material penalty or termination fee or (iii) prohibits, prevents, restricts or impairs in any material respect any business practice of the SPAC as its business is currently conducted, any acquisition of material property by the SPAC, or restricts in any material respect the ability of the SPAC to engage in business as currently conducted by it or compete with any other Person (each, a “SPAC Material Contract”). All SPAC Material Contracts have been made available to the Company other than those that are exhibits to the SEC Reports.

 

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

 

3.16        Transactions with Affiliates. Schedule 3.16 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Contracts and arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement under which there are any existing or future material Liabilities, Indebtedness owed or obligations between the SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries and any (a) present or former director, sponsor, officer or employee or Affiliate of the SPAC, or any of their respective “associates” or “immediate family” member (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing, or (b) record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of the SPAC’s outstanding capital stock as of the date hereof, other than (x) for payment of salary or (y) reimbursement for reasonable expenses less than $500,000 incurred on behalf of the SPAC in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The SPAC acknowledges that none of their respective “immediate family” members owns directly or indirectly in whole or in part, or has any other material interest in, any material tangible or real property that the SPAC uses, owns or leases (other than through any equity interest in the SPAC). To the extent not filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement, true and complete copies of such Contracts have been provided to the Company.

 

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3.17        Business Activities. Since its incorporation, the SPAC has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward completing a Business Combination.

 

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

 

3.19        Finders and Brokers. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the SPAC, Merger Sub, the Target Companies or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the SPAC.

 

3.20        Certain Business Practices.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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3.21        Trust Account. The Trust Account has a balance of no less than $105,094,088. The Trust Agreement is valid and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions) and has not been amended or modified. The SPAC has complied in all respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by the SPAC or, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, by the Trustee. There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports to be inaccurate or that would entitle any Person (other than the underwriters of the IPO, Public Stockholders who shall have elected to redeem their SPAC Common Stock pursuant to the SPAC Certificate of Incorporation or in connection with an extension of the SPAC’s deadline to consummate a Business Combination) (or the SPAC with respect to the income earned on the proceeds of the Trust Account to cover any tax obligations) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except as described in the Trust Agreement. There are no claims or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the SPAC, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account. Since its incorporation, the SPAC has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the principal held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). Following the Effective Time, no Public Stockholder shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account.

 

3.22        Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the SPAC expressly for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement will, at the date on which the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement is first mailed to the Public Stockholders or at the time of the SPAC Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

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

 

3.24        No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the SPAC in this Article III (as modified by the SPAC Disclosure Schedules) or as expressly set forth in an Ancillary Document, none of the SPAC nor any other Person on its behalf makes any express representation or warranty with respect to the SPAC, the SPAC Securities, the business of the SPAC, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Documents, and the SPAC hereby expressly disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether made by the SPAC or any of its Representatives. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the SPAC in this Article III (as modified by the SPAC Disclosure Schedules) or in an Ancillary Document, the SPAC hereby expressly disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) to the Company or any of its Representatives (including any opinion, information, projection or advice that may have been or may be provided to the Company or any of its Representatives by any Representative of the SPAC), including any representations or warranties regarding the probable success or profitability of the businesses of the SPAC.

 

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3.25        Lock-Up Agreements. All existing lock-up agreements between the SPAC and any of its stockholders or holders of any SPAC Securities entered into in connection with the initial public offering of the SPAC provide for a lock-up period that is in full force and effect.

 

Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER SUB

 

4.1        Organization and Standing. Merger Sub is a Delaware corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business in each jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Merger Sub has heretofore made available to the SPAC and the Company true, accurate and complete copies of its Organizational Documents as currently in effect. Merger Sub is not in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.

 

4.2        Authorization; Binding Agreement. Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is, or is contemplated to be, a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which Merger Sub is, or is contemplated to be, a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate actions and no other corporate proceedings, other than as expressly set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, on the part of Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which Merger Sub is, or is contemplated to be, a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which Merger Sub is, or is contemplated to be, a party has been or shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by such Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Ancillary Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

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

 

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4.4        Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by Merger Sub of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is, or is contemplated to be, a party, the consummation by Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance by Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of Merger Sub’s Organizational Documents, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 4.3 hereof, and the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, including waiting periods, approvals, clearances, required antitrust filings or orders required under Antitrust Laws, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law, Order or Consent applicable to Merger Sub or any of its properties or assets, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by Merger Sub under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any of the properties or assets of Merger Sub under, (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party Consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any Contract of Merger Sub, except for any deviations from any of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (c) that has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Merger Sub or prevent Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.5        Ownership. As of the date hereof, the Company is the sole owner of all the equity interests of Merger Sub. Prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub does not have any Subsidiaries or own any equity interest in any other Person.

 

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

 

4.7        Finders and Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the SPAC, Merger Sub or any Target Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Merger Sub.

 

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

 

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Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except (i) as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to the SPAC on the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, or (ii) as otherwise disclosed by the Company in the Public Filing, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the SPAC, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

 

5.1        Organization and Standing. The Company is an exempted company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands. The Target Companies have all requisite corporate or other entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the Target Companies is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or other entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized or existing would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole. Each Target Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or registered and in each other jurisdiction where it does business or operates to the extent that the character of the property owned, or leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole. The Company has provided to the SPAC accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each Target Company, each as amended to date and as currently in effect. No Target Company is in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.

 

5.2        Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (a) have been (or, in the case of Ancillary Documents to be entered into at or prior to Closing, will be) duly and validly authorized by the board of directors and/or shareholders of the Company (if applicable) and (b) other than the Required Company Shareholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (other than the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the Cayman Companies Act). This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is a party shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any such Ancillary Document by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

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5.3        Capitalization.

 

(a)        As of the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company’s authorized share capital is $250,000 divided into 1,613,343,488 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Company Ordinary Shares”) and 886,656,512 preferred shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Company Preferred Shares” and together with the Company Ordinary Shares, the “Company Shares”); (ii) the Company Preferred Shares are divided into four series, (a) one of which series is designated as Series C Preferred Shares and consists of up to 371,600,000 shares (the “Company Series C Preferred Shares”), (b) one of which series is designated as Series B Preferred Shares and consists of up to 300,356,512 share (the “Company Series B Preferred Shares”), (c) one of which series is designated as Series A1 Preferred Shares and consists of up to 132,100,000 shares (the “Company Series A1 Preferred Shares”) and (d) one of which series is designated as Series A2 Preferred Shares and consists of up to 82,600,000 shares (the “Company Series A2 Preferred Shares”); and (iii) the issued and outstanding capital shares of the Company consists of 400,226,098 Company Ordinary Shares, 256,449,944 Company Series C Preferred Shares, 297,352,949 Company Series B Preferred Shares, 132,057,583 Company Series A1 Preferred Shares and 73,371,157 Company Series A2 Preferred Shares. All outstanding Company Shares have been validly and duly authorized, allotted, issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any Liens, other than those imposed under the Company’s Organizational Documents.

 

(b)        As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has reserved 337,225,866 Company Ordinary Shares for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company Equity Plan, (i) 256,143,676 of such shares are currently issued and outstanding and (ii) 41,127,970 shares remain available for future awards permitted under the Company Equity Plan. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has furnished to the SPAC complete and accurate copies of (i) the Company Equity Plan and forms of agreements used thereunder and (ii) all of the Company’s securities have been granted, offered, sold and issued in compliance with all applicable securities Laws, in all material respects. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth on Schedule 5.3(b), there are no (i) Company Convertible Securities, (ii) outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom equity or similar rights with respect to the Company or (iii) voting trusts, shareholder agreements or any other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of the Company’s equity interests to which the Company is a party. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in the Company’s Organizational Documents or Schedule 5.3(b), there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interests or securities of the Company nor has the Company granted any registration rights to any Person with respect to the Company’s equity securities.

 

(c)        Each Company Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under the Code so qualifies. Each grant of a Company Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Option was by its terms to be effective by all necessary corporate action, and: (i) the share option agreement governing such grant was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto; (ii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan and all other applicable Laws; and (iii) the per share exercise price of each Company Option was equal or greater than the fair market value of a Company Ordinary Share on the applicable grant date.

 

5.4        Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.4 sets forth the legal name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary of the Company. All of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company and have been validly and duly authorized, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any Liens, other than those imposed by such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents or as would not be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

5.5        Governmental Approvals. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 5.5, no Consent of or notice to any Governmental Authority on the part of any Target Company is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than (a) such filings as are expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (b) pursuant to Antitrust Laws or (c) where the failure to obtain or much such Consents or to make such notices would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

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5.6        Non-Contravention. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 5.6, the execution and delivery by the Company (or any other Target Company, as applicable) of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which any Target Company is party, the consummation by any Target Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by any Target Company with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of any Target Company’s Organizational Documents, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 5.5, the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law, Order or Consent applicable to any Target Company or any of its material properties or assets, (c) violate, conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, result in the loss of any right or benefit, or cause acceleration, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, modification, or acceleration) under or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Target Company under (other than Permitted Liens), any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Company Material Contract, except in the cases of clauses (a), (b) and (c), as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

5.7        Financial Statements.

 

(a)        As used herein, the term “Company Financials” means (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Target Companies (including, in each case, any related notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated statements of financial position of the Target Companies as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the related audited consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended, each audited by a PCAOB qualified auditor in accordance with PCAOB standards (the “Audited Company Financials”) and (ii) the Company prepared financial statements, consisting of the consolidated statement of financial position of the Target Companies as of June 30, 2022 (the “Interim Balance Sheet Date”) and the related consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the six (6) months then ended. The Audited Company Financials, when delivered by the Company, (i) will have been prepared from, and will be in accordance in all material respects, with, the books and records of the Target Companies as of the times and for the periods referred to therein, (ii) were prepared in accordance with IFRS, consistently applied throughout and among the periods involved (except that the unaudited statements exclude the footnote disclosures and other presentation items required for IFRS and exclude year-end adjustments which will not be material in amount), (iii) when included in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC following the date of this Agreement, will comply in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC, in each case, as in effect as of the respective dates thereof and (iv) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Target Companies as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of the operations and cash flows of the Target Companies for the periods indicated. No Target Company has ever been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(b)        Each Target Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and Liabilities in all material respects and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting controls that, to the Knowledge of the Company, provide reasonable assurance that (i) such Target Company does not maintain any off-the-book accounts and that such Target Company’s assets are used only in accordance with such Target Company’s management directives, (ii) transactions are executed with management’s authorization and (iii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of such Target Company and to account for such Target Company’s assets. No Target Company has been subject to or involved in any material fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of any Target Company. In the past three (3) years, no Target Company or its Representatives has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of any Target Company or its internal accounting controls, including any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that any Target Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

(c)        Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7(c), neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any independent auditor of the Company has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation in writing regarding any of the foregoing.

 

5.8        Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.8, since June 30, 2022, each Target Company has (a) conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (b) not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.9        Compliance with Laws. Except for (i) compliance with Environmental Laws (as to which certain representations and warranties are made pursuant to Section 5.20) and compliance with Tax Laws (as to which certain representations and warranties are made pursuant to Section 5.14), for the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement and (ii) as would not be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole, no Target Company is or has been in material non-compliance with, or in material default or violation of, nor has any Target Company received, since January 1, 2017, any written notice from a Governmental Authority of any non-compliance with any applicable Laws by which it or any of its properties, assets, employees, business, products or operations are or were bound or affected. For purposes of this Section 5.9, “material” shall mean having or being reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole.

 

5.10        Company Permits. Each Target Company holds all Permits necessary to lawfully conduct its business as presently conducted and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to develop, design, test, study, process, manufacture, label, store, handle, package, import, export, and distribute its pipeline products (collectively, the “Company Permits”), except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies, taken as a whole. The Company has made available to the SPAC true, correct and complete copies of all material Company Permits, all of which are listed on Schedule 5.10. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole, all of the Company Permits are in full force and effect and no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened. No Target Company is in violation in any material respect of the terms of any Company Permit, and no Target Company has received any written notice of any Actions relating to the revocation or modification of any Company Permit, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

5.11        Litigation. Except as described on Schedule 5.11 or as would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies, taken as a whole, there is no (a) Action of any nature currently pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and no such Action has been brought in the past three (3) years or (b) Order now pending or outstanding or that was rendered by a Governmental Authority in the past three (3) years, in either case of (a) or (b) by or against any Target Company, its current or former directors or officers (provided, that any litigation involving the directors or officers of a Target Company must be related to the Target Company’s business or assets), its business, equity securities or assets.

 

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5.12        Material Contracts.

 

(a)        Schedule 5.12(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Contracts described in clauses (i) through (xi) below to which any Target Company is a party or by which any Target Company, or any of its properties or assets are bound (each Contract required to be set forth on Schedule 5.12(a), other than a Company Benefit Plan, a “Company Material Contract”) and the Company has made available to the SPAC, true, correct and complete copies of, each:

 

(i)        contains covenants that materially limit the ability of any Target Company (A) (1) to compete in any line of business, with any Person or in any geographic area, (2) to sell or provide any service or product or (3) to solicit any Person, other than in respect of customary non-disclosure agreements entered into by any Target Company in the ordinary course of business or (B) to purchase or acquire an interest in any other Person;

 

(ii)        providing for the formation of any joint venture or profit-sharing agreement or arrangement;

 

(iii)        evidences Indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset) of any Target Company having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $500,000 between the Company and any Subsidiary;

 

(iv)        was entered into during the past three (3) years involving the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of assets with an aggregate value in excess of $5,000,000 (other than Contracts (A) in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are no material obligations ongoing, (B) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (C) between the Company and any Subsidiaries);

 

(v)        pursuant to which payments or receipts by the Target Companies under such Contract or Contracts exceeded $500,000 in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 in the aggregate (other than any Contract for professional services rendered in connection with the Public Filing or an initial public offering of the Company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange);

 

(vi)        is with any Top Supplier, excluding any non-disclosure agreements, purchaser order forms, sales acknowledgement forms or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(vii)        is between any Target Company and any directors, officers or employees of a Target Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Key Management) (other than at-will employment arrangements, employee confidentiality and invention assignment agreements or equity or incentive equity agreements with employees entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or any Related Person;

 

(viii)        obligates the Target Companies to make any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of $500,000 (including pursuant to any joint venture);

 

(ix)        relates to a material settlement entered into within two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement or under which any Target Company has outstanding obligations (other than customary confidentiality obligations) that would be reasonably likely to involve payments in excess of $500,000 after the date of this Agreement;

 

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(x)        relates to the development, ownership, licensing or use of any material Intellectual Property by, to or from any Target Company, other than (A) “shrink wrap,” “click wrap,” and “off the shelf” software agreements and other agreements for Software commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally with license, maintenance, support and other fees of less than $100,000 per year (collectively, “Off-the-Shelf Software”), (B) employee or consultant invention assignment agreements entered into on a Target Company’s standard form of such agreement, (C) confidentiality agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (D) non-exclusive licenses from customers or distributors to any Target Company entered into in the ordinary course of business or (E) feedback and ordinary course trade name or logo rights that are not material to any Target Company (the “Company IP Licenses”); or

 

(xi)        the termination of which, would be otherwise material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole and not covered by clauses (i) through (x) above.

 

(b)        The Target Companies are not in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no other party to any Company Material Contract is in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract, and no event has occurred or not occurred through any of the Target Companies’ action or inaction or, to the Knowledge of the Company, through the action or inaction of any third party, that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract, in each case, except as would not reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole. Each Company Material Contract (i) is a valid and binding obligation of the Target Company that is party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, and (ii) is in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, in each case, except as would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole. There are no, and since December 31, 2019 there have not been, disputes pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Company Material Contract, and the Target Companies have not received any written notice of the intention of any other party to a Company Material Contract to terminate for default, convenience or otherwise any Company Material Contract, except as would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

5.13        Intellectual Property.

 

(a)        Schedule 5.13(a)(i) sets forth: (i) all U.S. and foreign registered Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Internet Assets and applications in each case for which a Target Company is the owner, applicant or assignee of record as of the date hereof (“Company Registered IP”), specifying as to each item, as applicable: (A) the title, (B) the owner of the item, (C) the jurisdictions in which the item is issued or registered or in which an application for issuance or registration has been filed and (D) the issuance, registration or application numbers and dates; and (ii) all material unregistered Trademarks. Each Target Company owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) any and all Intellectual Property owned, in whole or in party by the Target Company (“Company IP”) or has valid and enforceable licenses to all other Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of such Target Company’s business as currently conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13(a)(iii), all Company Registered IP is owned exclusively by the applicable Target Company without obligation to pay royalties, licensing fees or other fees, or otherwise account to any third party with respect to such Company Registered IP.

 

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(b)        No Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against a Target Company that challenges the validity, enforceability, ownership, or right to use, sell, license or sublicense, or that otherwise relates to, any material Intellectual Property currently owned by the Target Company or the material Intellectual Property licenses to a Target Company under the Company IP Licenses, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there any reasonable basis for any such Action. No Target Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice or claim asserting any infringement, misappropriation, violation, dilution or unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property of any other Person as a consequence of the business activities of any Target Company as currently conducted. There are no Orders to which any Target Company is a party or its otherwise bound that restrict the rights of a Target Company to use, transfer, license or enforce any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. No Target Company is currently infringing any Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect in connection with the use of any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by a Target Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, otherwise in connection with the conduct of the respective businesses of the Target Companies as currently conducted. To the Company’s Knowledge, no third party is currently, or in the past three (3) years has been, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Company IP in any material respect.

 

(c)        All officers, directors, employees and independent contractors (to the extent any such independent contractor had access to Intellectual Property of a Target Company) of a Target Company (and each of their respective Affiliates) have assigned to the Target Companies ownership of all Intellectual Property arising from the services performed for a Target Company by such Persons (or such ownership vested in the Target Company by operation of Law). No current or former officers, employees or independent contractors of a Target Company have claimed any ownership interest in any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no violation of a Target Company’s policies or practices related to protection of Company IP or any confidentiality or nondisclosure Contract relating to the Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. Each Target Company has taken reasonable security measures designed to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of the material Company IP.

 

(d)        Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has obtained unauthorized access to third party information and data (including personally identifiable information or information that can be used to identify a natural person (“personal information”)) in the possession of a Target Company, nor has there been any other material compromise of the security, confidentiality or integrity of such information or data. Each Target Company has complied in all material respects with its own privacy policies and guidelines, if any, each with respect to the Target Companies’ collection, processing and use of personal information.

 

(e)        The consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any acceleration of any payments with respect to any material Intellectual Property licensed to a Target Company under a Company IP License, except as would not reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole. Following the Closing, the Company shall be permitted to exercise, directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries, all of the Target Companies’ rights, except as would not reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole, under Company IP Licenses to the same extent that the Target Companies would have been able to exercise had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred, without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments which the Target Companies would otherwise be required to pay in the absence of such transactions.

 

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5.14        Taxes and Returns.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e)        No Target Company has any outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by a Target Company for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.

 

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

 

(g)        No Target Company has engaged in any “listed transaction,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(k)        To the Knowledge of the Company, no Target Company is aware of any fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to prevent the qualification of the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(l)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Section 5.14 contains the sole representations and warranties of the Company concerning Taxes. Notwithstanding any representation or warranty in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5.14), no representation or warranty is being made as to the use or availability of any Tax attribute or credit of any Target Company in any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning on the day immediately after the Closing Date.

 

5.15        Real Property. Schedule 5.15 contains a complete and accurate list of all material leases, subleases and occupancy agreements and documents, including all amendments (collectively, the “Company Real Property Leases”). The Company has made available to the SPAC a true and complete copy of each of the Company Real Property Leases. The Company Real Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect, subject to Enforceability Exceptions. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a material default on the part of a Target Company or any other party under any of the Company Real Property Leases and to the Knowledge of the Company, no Target Company has received written notice of any such condition. No Target Company owns or has ever owned any real property or any interest therein.

 

5.16        Personal Property

 

. Except as (a) set forth on Schedule 5.16 or (b) as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies, taken as a whole, each item of Personal Property which is currently owned, used or leased by a Target Company with a book value or fair market value of greater than $100,000 (“Company Personal Property Leases”) are in good operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted consistent with the age of such items) and are suitable for their intended use in the business of the Target Companies. The operation of each Target Company’s business as it is now conducted or presently proposed to be conducted is not in any material respect dependent upon the right to use the Personal Property of Persons other than a Target Company, except for such Personal Property that is owned, leased or licensed by or otherwise contracted to a Target Company. The Company has provided to the SPAC a true and complete copy of each of the Company Personal Property Leases, and in the case of any oral Company Personal Property Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Company Personal Property Lease. The Company Personal Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default on the part of a Target Company or any other party under any of the Company Personal Property Leases, and no Target Company has received notice of any such condition.

 

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5.17        Title to Assets. Each Target Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or right to use, all of its material tangible assets and properties, free and clear of all Liens other than (a) Permitted Liens, (b) the rights of lessors under leasehold interests and (c) Liens specifically identified on the consolidated balance sheet of the Target Companies as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date. The material tangible assets (excluding Intellectual Property) of the Target Companies constitute all of the material tangible assets that are used in the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies as it is now conducted or that are used or held by the Target Companies for use in the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies.

 

5.18        Employee Matters.

 

(a)        Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(a), no Target Company is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract covering any group of employees, labor organization or other representative of any of the employees of any Target Company, and the Company has no Knowledge of any activities or proceedings of any labor union or other party to organize or represent such employees. There has not occurred or, to the Knowledge of the Company, been threatened any strike, slow-down, picketing, work-stoppage, or other similar labor activity with respect to any such employees. No current officer or employee of a Target Company has provided any Target Company written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of his or her plan to terminate his or her employment with any Target Company.

 

(b)        Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(b), each Target Company (i) is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, employee classification, health and safety and wages and hours, and other Laws relating to discrimination, disability, labor relations, hours of work, payment of wages and overtime wages, pay equity, immigration, workers compensation, working conditions, employee scheduling, occupational safety and health, family and medical leave, and employee terminations, and has not received written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice that there is any pending Action involving unfair labor practices against a Target Company, (ii) is not liable for any material past due arrears of wages or any material penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any material payment to any Governmental Authority with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees, independent contractors or consultants (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice). Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(b), there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of any Target Company, threatened against a Target Company brought by or on behalf of any applicant for employment, any current or former employee, any Person alleging to be a current or former employee, or any Governmental Authority, relating to any such Law or regulation, or alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, wrongful termination of employment, or alleging any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.

 

5.19        Benefit Plans.

 

(a)        Set forth on Schedule 5.19(a) is a true and complete list of each material Benefit Plan of a Target Company (each, a “Company Benefit Plan”) and denotes with an asterisk each material Non-U.S. Plan. No Target Company is or has in the past been a member of a “controlled group” for purposes of Section 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code, nor does any Target Company have any liability with respect to any collectively bargained for plans, whether or not subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

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(b)        Each Company Benefit Plan is and has been operated, administered and funded at all times in compliance with all applicable Laws in all material respects, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code. Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified (or is based on a prototype plan which has received a favorable opinion letter) during the period from its adoption to the date of this Agreement and (ii) its related trust has been determined to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code or the Target Companies have requested an initial favorable IRS determination of qualification and/or exemption within the period permitted by applicable Law. To the Company’s Knowledge, no fact exists which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of such Company Benefit Plans or the exempt status of such trusts.

 

(c)        With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan listed on Schedule 5.19(a), the Company has provided to the SPAC accurate and complete copies, if applicable, of: (i) all Company Benefit Plan documents and agreements and related trust agreements or annuity Contracts (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto); (ii) the most recent summary plan descriptions and summary of material modifications thereto; (iii) the most recent nondiscrimination testing report; (iv) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS, if any; and (v) all material communications with any Governmental Authority within the last three (3) years.

 

(d)        With respect to each Company Benefit Plan: (i) no Action is pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened (other than routine claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of administration); (ii) no prohibited transaction, as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administration exemption; and (iii) all contributions and premiums due through the Closing Date have been made in all material respects as required under ERISA or have been fully accrued in all material respects on the Company Financials.

 

(e)        No Company Benefit Plan is currently a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 414(j) of the Code), a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a “multiple employer plan” (as described in Section 413(c) of the Code) or is otherwise subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and no Target Company has incurred any Liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA and no condition presently exists that would reasonably be expected to cause such Liability to be incurred. No Target Company currently maintains or has ever maintained, or is required currently or has ever been required to contribute to or otherwise participate in, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or voluntary employees’ beneficiary association as defined in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

 

(f)        No arrangement exists pursuant to which a Target Company will be required to “gross up” or otherwise compensate any person because of the imposition of any excise tax on a payment to such person.

 

(g)        With respect to each Company Benefit Plan which is a “welfare plan” (as described in Section 3(1) of ERISA), no such plan provides medical or death benefits with respect to current or former employees of a Target Company beyond their termination of employment (other than coverage mandated by Law, which is paid solely by such employees).

 

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(h)        Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19(h), the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents will not: (i) entitle any individual to severance pay; (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any compensation due, or in respect of, any individual; or (iii) result in or satisfy a condition to the payment of compensation that would, in combination with any other payment, result in an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. No Target Company has incurred any Liability for any Tax imposed under Chapter 43 of the Code or civil liability under Section 502(i) or (l) of ERISA.

 

(i)        All Company Benefit Plans can be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date without resulting in any material Liability to the Company Surviving Subsidiary or the SPAC or their respective Affiliates for any additional contributions, penalties, premiums, fees, fines, excise taxes or any other charges or liabilities; provided that the foregoing shall not include arrangements entered into by the Target Companies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(j)        Each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code as of the Closing Date has been administered in compliance, and is in documentary compliance, in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code, the regulations thereunder and other official guidance issued thereunder. No payment to be made under any Company Benefit Plan will reasonably be expected to be subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. There is no Contract or plan to which any Target Company is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any employee, consultant or director for penalty taxes paid pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

 

5.20        Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.20:

 

(a)        Each Target Company is, and in the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, including obtaining, maintaining in good standing and complying in all material respects with all Permits required for its business and operations by Environmental Laws (“Environmental Permits”), except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole. In the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, no Action is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing to revoke, modify or terminate any such Environmental Permit, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no facts, circumstances or conditions currently exist that could adversely affect such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits or require capital expenditures to achieve or maintain such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

(b)        In the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, no Target Company is the subject of any outstanding Order or Contract with any Governmental Authority or other Person in respect of any (i) Environmental Laws, (ii) Remedial Action or (iii) Release of a Hazardous Material, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

(c)        In the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, no Action has been made or is pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against any Target Company or any assets of a Target Company alleging either or both that a Target Company may be in material violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit or may have any material Liability under any applicable Environmental Law, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

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(d)        In the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has manufactured, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, generated, handled or released any Hazardous Material, or owned or operated any property or facility, in a manner that has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material Liability or obligation under applicable Environmental Laws, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

5.21        Transactions with Related Persons. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21, there are no material contracts or Contracts between any Target Company, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of any Target Company, present officer or director of any Target Company, beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Company Ordinary Shares constituting, as of the date of this Agreement, more than 5% of the total number of Company Ordinary Shares on a fully diluted basis, calculated on the date of this Agreement (each of the foregoing, a “Related Person”), on the other hand, other than for (a) Contracts and arrangements related or incidental to any Related Person’s employment or retention as a director or other service provider by a Target Company (including compensation, benefits and advancement or reimbursement of expenses), (b) loans to employees or other service providers of the Target Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with applicable Target Company policies and arrangements related or incidental thereto and (c) Contracts relating to a Related Person’s status as a holder of Company Ordinary Shares.

 

5.22        Insurance. As of the date of this Agreement, the Target Companies have material policies of property, fire and casualty, workers’ compensation and other forms of insurance in place. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to be material to the Target Companies, taken as a whole, all premiums due and payable under all such insurance policies have been timely paid and the Target Companies are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such insurance policies. Each such insurance policy is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect. In the past three (3) years, no Target Company has received any notice from, or on behalf of, any insurance carrier relating to or involving any adverse change or any change other than in the ordinary course of business, in the conditions of insurance, any refusal to issue an insurance policy or non-renewal of a policy.

 

5.23        [Reserved].

 

5.24        Top Suppliers. Schedule 5.24 lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the ten (10) largest suppliers of goods or services to the Target Companies by annual revenue (collectively, the “Top Suppliers”). As of the date hereof, the relationships of each Target Company with such suppliers are good commercial working relationships and to the Knowledge of the Company, no Top Supplier intends to cancel, or otherwise terminate, any material relationships with the Target Companies. As of the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has any ongoing material dispute with any Top Supplier.

 

5.25        Certain Business Practices.

 

(a)        During the past three (3) years, no Target Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf, has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any other applicable local or foreign anti-corruption or bribery Law or (iii) made any other unlawful payment.

 

(b)        To the Knowledge of the Company, the Target Companies are currently and have been, in the past three (3) years, in material compliance with anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and guidelines by any Governmental Authority in any applicable jurisdiction, and no Action involving a Target Company with respect to any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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(c)        No Target Company or any of their respective directors or officers, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Representative acting on behalf of a Target Company is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, and no Target Company has in the past three (3) years, directly or indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in any country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of, any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

5.26        Compliance with Privacy Laws, Privacy Policies and Certain Contracts.

 

(a)        Except as set forth on Schedule 5.26(a):

 

(b)        Neither the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any officer, director, manager or employee to whom Company has given access to Personal Data or Protected Health Information, is in material violation of any applicable Privacy Laws;

 

(c)        Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not experienced any material loss, damage or unauthorized access, use, disclosure or modification, or breach of security of Personal Data or Protected Health Information maintained by or on behalf of the Company;

 

(d)        Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole, to the Knowledge of the Company, (i) no Person, including any Governmental Authority, has made any written claim or commenced any Proceeding with respect to any violation of any Privacy Law by the Company, and (ii) the Company has not been given written notice of any criminal, civil or administrative violation of any Privacy Law, in any case including any claim or action with respect to any loss, damage or unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or breach of security, of Personal Data or Protected Health Information maintained by or on behalf of the Company (including by any agent, subcontractor or vendor of the Company); and

 

(e)        Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole, to the Knowledge of the Company, all activities conducted by the Company with respect to any Protected Health Information or Personal Data are permitted under the Contracts relating to or involving Personal Data or Protected Health Information.

 

5.27        Compliance with Health Care Laws.

 

(a)        Except as set forth on Schedule 5.27(a):

 

(b)        the Company, including the conduct of its business, is and has been at all times during the past three (3) years in compliance with all applicable Health Care Laws, except where non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole;

 

(c)        the Company holds, and is operating in compliance in all material respects with, all Permits of the FDA and other foreign, federal, state and local regulatory authorities required for the lawful conduct of its business as currently conducted, including, but not limited to, Investigational New Drug Applications (“INDs”);

 

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(d)        all data, information and representations contained in any submission to, or communications with, the FDA or other foreign regulatory authorities were accurate, truthful and non-misleading in all material respects when submitted or communicated to the FDA or other foreign regulatory authorities (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent submission or communication) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, remain so currently;

 

(e)        no Company clinical study or clinical trial has been terminated or suspended by the FDA or any other applicable Governmental Authority or Institutional Review Board, and neither the FDA nor any other applicable Governmental Authority has commenced or threatened to initiate any clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminate, delay, suspend or materially restrict, any proposed or ongoing clinical study or clinical trial;

 

(f)        the Company has to date developed, designed, tested, studied, processed, manufactured, labeled, stored, handled, packaged, imported, exported, and distributed the Company pipeline products and services in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Health Care Laws or other Law. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has not received, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no pending civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, complaint, hearing, investigation, demand letter, Warning Letter, untitled letter, It Has Come To Our Attention Letter, regulatory communication, proceeding or request for information from the FDA or any Governmental Authority concerning material noncompliance with Health Care Laws or other Law with regard to the Company or Company pipeline products or services; and

 

(g)        neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, or employees has, in the past six (6) years: (i) been debarred, excluded or received notice of action or threat of action with respect to debarment, exclusion or other action under the provisions of 21 U.S.C. §§ 335a, 335b, or 335c, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7 or any equivalent provisions in any other applicable jurisdiction; (ii) made or offered any payment, gratuity or other thing of value that is prohibited by any Law to personnel of the FDA or any other Governmental Authority; nor (iii) made an untrue statement of a material fact or material fraudulent statement to the FDA or other Governmental Authority, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Authority, or in any records and documentation prepared or maintained to comply with applicable Laws, or committed any act, made any statement, or failed to make any statement that, at the time of such disclosure in the foregoing in this subsection, could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other Governmental Authority to invoke its policy respecting “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy.

 

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

 

5.29        Finders and Brokers. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.29, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from any Target Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any Target Company.

 

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

 

5.31        Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company expressly for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement will, at the date on which the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement is first mailed to the Public Stockholders or at the time of the SPAC Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

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

 

Article VI
COVENANTS

 

6.1        Access and Information. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 6.15, the Company shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, the SPAC and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, books and records, financial and operating data and other existing information, of or pertaining to the Target Companies, as the SPAC or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Target Companies and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects and cause each of the Company’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the SPAC and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the SPAC and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Target Companies, including invasive or intrusive investigations; provided, further, that the SPAC and its Representatives shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, make inquiries of Persons having business relationships with the Company (including suppliers, customers and vendors) regarding the Company or such business relationships. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Target Company shall be required to disclose any information to the SPAC or its Representatives to the extent such disclosure would, in their reasonable determination (i) result in a loss of any attorney-client or other similar legal privilege (ii) contravene any applicable Law, (iii) contravene the confidentiality restrictions in any Contract to which the disclosing Person is a party; provided that the Target Companies shall use good faith efforts to provide access that complies with such confidentiality restriction or (iv) violate applicable Laws. Nothing in this Section 6.1 shall require any Target Company to disclose or provide access to any information which primarily relates to the negotiation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. All information obtained pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below).

 

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6.2        Conduct of Business of the Company.

 

(a)        During the Interim Period, except (i) as set forth on Schedule 6.2, (ii) to the extent necessary to comply with the Company’s obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, (iii) as necessary to ensure that the Company complies with all applicable Laws, including Antitrust Laws and mandatory measures enacted by any Governmental Authority in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or (iv) the SPAC’s consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) conduct their respective businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) materially comply with all material applicable Laws (including, but not limited to, Health Care Laws) and (C) preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice; provided, that failure to take any action which is prohibited by the provisions of Section 6.2(b) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 6.2(a); provided, that no action by the Company or its Subsidiaries specifically permitted as an exception to the actions which are otherwise prohibited by the provisions of Section 6.2(b) shall be deemed a breach of this Section 6.2(a).

 

(b)        Without limiting the generality of Section 6.2(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or as required by applicable Law, during the Interim Period, except (1) as set forth on Schedule 6.2, (2) to the extent necessary to comply with the Company’s obligations under the Agreement or any Ancillary Document, (3) as necessary to ensure that the Company or its Subsidiaries complies with applicable Law, including antitrust laws and mandatory measures enacted by any Governmental Authority in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or (4) with the prior written consent of the SPAC (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:

 

(i)        amend or otherwise change, in any material respect, its Organizational Documents, except as required by applicable Law, it being understood that routine administrative amendments (such as changes in directors or officers, changes in share capital that is otherwise permitted hereunder, and other similar amendments) are not material;

 

(ii)        authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its shares or other equity securities or securities of any class and any other equity-based awards; provided that none of (x) any issuance of shares that will be part of the Pre-Split Fully-Diluted Company Shares, (y) the exercise or settlement of any Company Options or grants of Company Options under the Company Equity Plan nor (z) the conversion of any Company Convertible Securities shall require the consent of the SPAC;

 

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

 

(iv)        incur, create, assume or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000 (individually or in the aggregate);

 

(v)        materially increase the wages, salaries or compensation of its employees other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or make or commit to make any significant bonus payment (whether in cash, property or securities other than Company Options) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, to any employee, or materially increase other benefits of employees generally other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or enter into, establish, materially amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan with, for or in respect of any current consultant, officer, manager director or employee, in each case other than as required by applicable Law or in the case of the renewal of group health or welfare plans, pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plans or in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

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

 

(vii)        transfer or license to any Person or otherwise extend, materially amend or modify, permit to lapse or fail to preserve any material Company IP (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);

 

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

 

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

 

(x)        enter into any new line of business;

 

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

 

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(xii)        waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the imposition of equitable relief on a Target Company) not in excess of $250,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any Actions, Liabilities or obligations, unless such amount has been reserved in the Company Financials;

 

(xiii)        effect any layoff of more than fifteen (15) employees at once, at any of its facilities;

 

(xiv)        acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interests or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof;

 

(xv)        make capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 (individually for any project (or set of related projects) or $2,000,000 in the aggregate);

 

(xvi)        adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, winding up or other reorganization (other than with respect to any dormant entities);

 

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

 

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

 

provided, that any actions reasonably taken in good faith by a Target Company to the extent reasonably believed to be necessary to comply with Laws (including orders of Governmental Authorities) related to COVID-19 shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of the requirements set forth under this Section 6.2. The Company shall notify the SPAC in writing of any such actions taken in accordance with the foregoing proviso and shall use reasonable best efforts to mitigate any negative effects of such actions on the business of the Target Companies.

 

6.3        Conduct of Business of the SPAC.

 

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

 

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(b)        Without limiting the generality of Section 6.3(a) and except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the SPAC shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:

 

(i)        amend, waive or otherwise change, in any material respect, its Organizational Documents, except as required by applicable Law or extend the deadline by which the SPAC must complete its Business Combination (an “Extension”) by an additional three (3) months, up to two (2) times in accordance with Section 6.20;

 

(ii)        authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its equity securities or other security interests of any class and any other equity-based awards, other than the issuance of SPAC securities issuable upon conversion or exchange of outstanding SPAC securities in accordance with their terms;

 

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

 

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

 

(v)        directly or indirectly increase the compensation or benefits payable, whether conditionally or otherwise, to any director or officer or adopt a new compensation or benefit arrangement;

 

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

 

(vii)        enter into any consulting or advisory agreements or similar arrangements;

 

(viii)        terminate, waive or assign any material right under any SPAC Material Contract;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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(xiii)        waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), or otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any Actions, Liabilities or obligations, unless such amount has been reserved in the SPAC Financials;

 

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

 

(xv)        make capital expenditures (excluding for the avoidance of doubt, incurring any Expenses);

 

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

 

(xvii)        voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) (excluding the incurrence of any Expenses) other than pursuant to the terms of a Contract in existence as of the date of this Agreement or entered into in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.3 during the Interim Period;

 

(xviii)        sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its properties, assets or rights;

 

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

 

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

 

provided, that any actions reasonably taken in good faith by the SPAC or its Subsidiaries to the extent reasonably believed to be necessary to comply with Laws (including orders of Governmental Authorities) related to COVID-19 shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of the requirements set forth under this Section 6.3. The SPAC shall notify the Company in writing of any such actions taken in accordance with the foregoing proviso and shall use reasonable best efforts to mitigate any negative effects of such actions on the SPAC and its Subsidiaries.

 

6.4        Annual and Interim Financial Statements

 

. During the Interim Period, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the end of each of the fiscal quarters ending March 31, June 30 and September 30 and within ninety (90) calendar days following the end of the fiscal year ending December 31, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to deliver to the SPAC an unaudited consolidated income statement and an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Target Companies for the period from the Interim Balance Sheet Date through the end of such quarterly period or fiscal year and the applicable comparative period in the preceding fiscal year (the “Interim Period Financials”). From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Company will also promptly deliver to the SPAC copies of any audited consolidated financial statements of the Target Companies that the Target Companies’ certified public accountants may issue.

 

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

 

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6.6        No Solicitation.

 

(a)        For purposes of this Agreement, (i) an “Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in making an offer or proposal, from any Person or group at any time relating to an Alternative Transaction and (ii) an “Alternative Transaction” means any of the following transactions involving the Company or the SPAC (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement): (x) any merger, acquisition consolidation, recapitalization, share exchange, business combination or other similar transaction, public investment or public offering; or (y) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or a material part of the assets of such Person (other than sales of inventory or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course) or any class or series of the capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or the SPAC in a single transaction or series of transactions (other than any PIPE Financing).

 

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

 

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

 

6.8        Notification of Certain Matters. During the Interim Period, each Party shall give prompt notice to the other Parties if such Party: (a) receives any notice or other communication in writing from any third party (including any Governmental Authority) alleging that the Consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) receives any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (c) becomes aware of the commencement or threat, in writing, of any Action against such Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective properties or assets, or, to the Knowledge of such Party, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his, her or its capacity as such, of such Party or of its Affiliates with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No such notice shall constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the Party providing the notice regarding whether or not any of the conditions to the Closing have been satisfied or in determining whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement have been breached.

 

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6.9        Efforts.

 

(a)        Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with the other Parties, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the receipt of all applicable Consents of Governmental Authorities) and to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements of Governmental Authorities applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)        In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 6.9(a), to the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“Antitrust Laws”), each Party agrees to make any required filing, notification, notice, submission or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party will supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. Each Party shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other Parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such Party or its Representatives from, or given by such Party or its Representatives to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) permit a Representative of the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give a Representative or Representatives of the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a Party’s Representative is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, the other Parties shall keep such Party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority; provided that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 6.9(b) may be redacted as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements or as necessary to address attorney-client or other privilege concerns. Any disclosures or provision of copies by one party to the other pursuant to this Section 6.9(b) may be restricted to outside counsel. Any fees and expenses related to the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.9(b) shall be borne equally by the Parties.

 

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

 

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

 

6.10        Tax Matters.

 

(a)        None of the Parties shall (and each of the Parties shall cause their respective Subsidiaries not to) knowingly take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to cause the Merger to fail to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. The Parties intend to report and, except to the extent otherwise required by a Law or by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, shall report, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, the Merger in a manner consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment. This Agreement is and is hereby adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the Merger. If (i) either Party requests a Tax opinion or (ii) in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, or any other filing, the SEC requests or requires that any Tax opinion be prepared and submitted in connection with such filing, each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver a “Tax Representation Letter,” containing customary representations of the applicable Party and reasonably acceptable to such Party, as shall be reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable outside legal counsel to render any opinion or advice, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, regarding the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(b)        The Company shall be responsible for and shall pay any and all transfer, documentary, sales, use, real property, stamp, excise, recording, registration, value added and other similar Taxes, fees and costs (including any associated penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Transfer Taxes”). The party required by Law to do so shall file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Transfer Taxes and, if required by applicable Law, the other parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.

 

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(c)        On or prior to the Closing Date, the SPAC shall deliver to the Company a certification pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c) and a notice to be delivered to the United States Internal Revenue Service as required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2), each dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, and signed by a responsible corporate officer of the SPAC.

 

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

 

6.12        The Registration Statement.

 

(a)        As promptly as practicable after delivery of the Audited Company Financials, the SPAC and the Company shall jointly prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the Proxy Statement contained therein, the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Company Securities to be issued under this Agreement to the holders of SPAC Securities pursuant to the Merger, which Registration Statement will also contain a proxy statement of the SPAC (as amended, the “Proxy Statement”) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SPAC stockholders for the matters to be acted upon at the SPAC Special Meeting and providing the Public Stockholders an opportunity in accordance with the SPAC’s Organizational Documents and the IPO Prospectus to have their SPAC Class A Common Stock redeemed (the “Redemption”) in conjunction with the stockholder vote on the SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters. Any SEC filing fee or printer expenses related to the Registration Statement shall be borne 50% by the Company and 50% by the SPAC. The Proxy Statement shall include proxy materials for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SPAC stockholders to vote, at a special meeting of SPAC stockholders to be called and held, no later than thirty (30) days after Registration Statement has become effective for such purpose (the “SPAC Special Meeting”), in favor of resolutions approving (i) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or referred to herein, including the Merger, by the holders of SPAC Common Stock in accordance with the SPAC’s Organizational Documents and IPO Prospectus, the Securities Act, the DGCL and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq (the approvals described in the foregoing clause, the “SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters”) and (ii) any other proposals that are required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are submitted to, and require the vote of, the Public Stockholders in the Registration Statement and agreed to by the SPAC and the Company. The board of directors of the SPAC shall not withdraw, amend, qualify or modify its unanimous recommendation to the Public Stockholders that they vote in favor of the SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters (together with any withdrawal, amendment, qualification or modification of its recommendation to the Public Stockholders described in the Recitals hereto, a “Modification in Recommendation”). The SPAC’s obligations to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the SPAC Special Meeting shall not be affected by any Modification in Recommendation. If, and only if, on the date for which the SPAC Special Meeting is scheduled, the SPAC has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares to obtain the Required SPAC Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, the SPAC may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the SPAC Special Meeting; provided that the SPAC Special Meeting (x) is not postponed or adjourned to a date that is more than fifteen (15) days after the date for which the SPAC Special Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law) and (y) is held no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Outside Date. In connection with the Registration Statement, the SPAC and the Company will file with the SEC financial and other information about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with applicable Law and applicable proxy solicitation and registration statement rules set forth in the SPAC’s Organizational Documents, the Securities Act, the DGCL and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. The SPAC and the Company shall cooperate and provide the Company (and its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement and any exhibit, amendment or supplement thereto prior to filing the same with the SEC. The SPAC shall consider any such comments timely made in good faith and shall accept all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Company and its counsel in connection therewith. The SPAC shall not file the Registration Statement or any exhibit, amendment or supplement thereto without the prior written consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company shall provide the SPAC with such information concerning the Target Companies and their shareholders, officers, directors, employees, assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), business and operations that may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

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(b)        The SPAC and the Company shall take any and all reasonable and necessary actions required to satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws in connection with the Registration Statement, the SPAC Special Meeting and the Redemption. Each of the SPAC and the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make their respective directors, officers and employees, upon reasonable advance notice, available to the Company and the SPAC and their respective Representatives in connection with the drafting of the public filings with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Registration Statement, and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC. Each Party shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement (and other related materials) if and to the extent that such information is determined to have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Laws. The SPAC and the Company shall amend or supplement the Registration Statement and cause the Registration Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to SPAC stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Laws and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the SPAC’s Organizational Documents; provided, however, that the SPAC shall not amend or supplement the Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

(c)        Each of the SPAC and the Company, with the assistance of the other Parties, shall promptly respond to any SEC comments on the Registration Statement and shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to respond to comments from the SEC and become effective. The SPAC shall provide the Company with copies of any written comments, and shall inform the Company of any material oral comments, that the SPAC or its Representatives receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement, the SPAC Special Meeting and the Redemption promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity under the circumstances to review and comment on any proposed written or material oral responses to such comments, and the SPAC shall consider any such comments timely made in good faith under the circumstances and accept all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Company and its counsel in connection therewith.

 

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(d)        As soon as practicable following the Registration Statement becoming effective, the SPAC shall distribute the Registration Statement to SPAC’s stockholders, and, pursuant thereto, shall call the SPAC Special Meeting in accordance with the Securities Act for a date no later than thirty (30) days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

 

(e)        The SPAC and the Company shall comply with all applicable Laws, any applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the SPAC’s Organizational Documents and this Agreement in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement, any solicitation of proxies thereunder, the calling and holding of the SPAC Special Meeting and the Redemption.

 

6.13        Company Shareholder Meeting. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement has become effective, the Company will solicit written consents in order to obtain the Required Company Shareholder Approval.

 

6.14        Public Announcements.

 

(a)        The Parties agree that during the Interim Period no public release, filing or announcement concerning this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be issued by any Party or any of their Affiliates without the prior written consent of the SPAC and the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange, in which case the applicable Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to allow the SPAC and the Company reasonable time to comment on, and arrange for any required filing with respect to, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance; provided, that subject to this Section 6.14, the Parties and their Affiliates may make internal communications regarding this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby to their and their Affiliates’ respective directors, officers and employees without the consent of any other Party and may make public statements regarding this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby containing information or events already publicly known other than as a result of a breach of this Section 6.14.

 

(b)        The SPAC and the Company shall mutually agree upon and, as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), issue a press release announcing the execution of this Agreement (the “Signing Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Signing Press Release, the SPAC shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Signing Filing”) with the Signing Press Release and a description of this Agreement as required by Federal Securities Laws, which the Company shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing. The SPAC and the Company shall mutually agree upon and, as promptly as practicable after the Closing (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), issue a press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Closing Press Release, the Company shall file a report of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K and a shell company report on Form 20-F (the “Closing Filing”) with the Closing Press Release and a description of the Closing as required by Federal Securities Laws which the Company and the SPAC shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing. In connection with the preparation of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Press Release, the Closing Filing, or any other report, statement, filing notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any Governmental Authority or other third party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall, upon request by any other Party, furnish the Parties with all information concerning themselves, their respective directors, officers and equity holders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or any other report, statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any third party and/ or any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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6.15        Confidential Information. The Parties acknowledge that the information being provided to them in connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the terms of that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated April 12, 2022, between the Company and the SPAC (as may be amended from time to time, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), the terms of which shall survive the Closing (except as expressly provided in the following sentence); provided, that the SPAC shall be entitled to use or disclose such information in investigating, or defending itself against, any Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or for the purposes of complying with this Agreement and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby. Effective upon, and only upon, the Closing, the SPAC’s obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate with respect to information to the extent relating to the Target Companies.

 

6.16        [Reserved].

 

6.17        Post-Closing Board of Directors and Executive Officers.

 

(a)        The Company shall take all necessary action, including causing the directors of the Company to resign, so that effective immediately after the Effective Time, the Company’s board of directors (the “Post-Closing Company Board”) will consist of seven (7) individuals: one (1) person that is designated by the SPAC prior to the Closing (the “SPAC Director Designee”); five (5) persons that are designated by the Company prior to the Closing (the “Company Director Designees”), at least three (3) of whom shall be required to qualify as an independent director under the Nasdaq rules; and one (1) person that is mutually designated by the SPAC and the Company prior to the Closing, who shall be required to qualify as an independent director under the Nasdaq rules; provided that the applicable Party shall only designate Person(s) eligible to serve as a director on the Post-Closing Company Board in accordance with the applicable corporate governance standards and qualifications set forth by Nasdaq and any SEC rules, regulations or provisions related to individuals serving on the board of directors of a public company. At or prior to the Closing, the Company will execute and deliver to each member of the Post-Closing Company Board a customary director indemnification agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the SPAC.

 

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

 

6.18        Indemnification of Directors and Officers; Tail Insurance.

 

(a)        The Parties agree that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing in favor of the current or former directors and officers of the SPAC (the “D&O Indemnified Persons”) as provided in the Organizational Documents of the SPAC or under any agreement relating to the exculpation or indemnification of, or advancement of expenses to, any D&O Indemnified Person or any employment or other similar agreement between any D&O Indemnified Person and the SPAC as in effect on the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms to the extent permitted by applicable Law. For a period of six (6) years after the Closing, the Company shall cause the Organizational Documents of the Company to contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation and indemnification of and advancement of expenses to D&O Indemnified Persons than are set forth as of the date of this Agreement in the Organizational Documents of the SPAC to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The provisions of this Section 6.18 shall survive the Closing and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Persons and their respective heirs and representatives.

 

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(b)        At the Closing, the Company shall, or shall cause the SPAC (at the Company’s expense) to, subject to the approval of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied) obtain and fully pay the premium for a “tail” insurance policy naming the directors and officers of the SPAC as direct beneficiaries that provides coverage for up to a six-year period from and after the Closing for events occurring prior to the Closing (the “D&O Tail Insurance”) that is, in the aggregate, not less advantageous to such directors and officers than the SPAC’s existing policy (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to the SPAC or its agents or representatives), except that in no event shall the Company be required to pay an annual premium for such policy in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the aggregate annualized premium payable by the SPAC for its existing policy. The SPAC shall provide the Company a copy of the D&O Tail Insurance policy and premium cost at least ten (10) Business Days in advance of the Closing Date for review. If obtained, the SPAC shall maintain the D&O Tail Insurance in full force and effect, continue to honor the obligations thereunder and timely pay or caused to be paid all premiums with respect to the D&O Tail Insurance.

 

6.19        Trust Account Proceeds. Except for payments to be made out of the Trust Account in relation to the Redemption, none of the funds held in the Trust Account shall be released prior to the Closing. The SPAC shall cause any documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall be obligated to disburse the funds in the Trust Account to pay all amounts due pursuant to the Redemptions and thereafter disburse the remaining funds in the Trust Account to pay (i) the Expenses of the SPAC, the Company and Merger Sub and (ii) any loans owed by the SPAC to MP One Investment, LLC for any Expenses (including deferred Expenses), other administrative costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the SPAC or expenses of the SPAC necessary for an Extension (such Extension expenses, “Extension Expenses”). Such amounts shall be paid at the Closing pursuant to written instructions delivered by the SPAC to Trustee at Closing.

 

6.20        Extension. The SPAC will exercise its right to extend the SPAC’s deadline to complete its initial business combination by three months at the Sponsor’s sole cost (including making additional deposits to the Trust Account) in the ordinary course as necessary, but no later than October 13, 2022. If the Closing is not consummated by January 12, 2023, the SPAC will exercise its right to extend the deadline by another three (3) months with the cost of such extension (including making additional deposits to the Trust Account) borne (i) solely by the Sponsor if the extension is due to matters within the SPAC’s control or (ii) equally by the Sponsor and the Company if the extension is due to matters within the Company’s control; provided that, in the case of (ii) above the Company shall have the same rights with respect to its deposit to the Trust Account as the Sponsor.

 

6.21        Nasdaq Capital Market Listing. The SPAC and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than the Closing Date; (a) the Company’s initial listing application with the Nasdaq Capital Market in connection with the Merger to have been approved; (b) the Company to satisfy all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market; and (c) the Company Ordinary Shares to have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

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6.22        PCAOB Audited Financials. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver true and complete copies of the Audited Company Financials not later than September 15, 2022.

 

6.23        PIPE Financing. The SPAC and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to facilitate the Company to enter into Subscription Agreements with PIPE Investors for the sale of PIPE Shares upon Closing, pursuant to which such PIPE Investors commit to provide equity financing (subject to the terms and conditions thereof) in the aggregate gross amount of at least $25,000,000.

 

Article VII
NO SURVIVAL

 

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

 

Article VIII
CLOSING CONDITIONS

 

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

 

(a)        Required SPAC Stockholder Approval. The SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters that are submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the SPAC at the SPAC Special Meeting in accordance with the Proxy Statement shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the stockholders of the SPAC at the SPAC Special Meeting in accordance with the SPAC’s Organizational Documents, applicable Law and the Proxy Statement (the “Required SPAC Stockholder Approval”).

 

(b)        Required Company Shareholder Approval. Written consents representing the requisite vote of the Company Shareholders (including any separate class or series vote that is required, whether pursuant to the Company’s Organizational Documents, any stockholder agreement or otherwise) shall have been obtained, as necessary, to authorize, approve and consent to, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or is required to be a party or bound, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger (the “Required Company Shareholder Approval”).

 

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

 

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

 

(e)        Net Tangible Assets Test. SPAC shall have not received valid redemption requests (that have not subsequently been withdrawn) that would require it to redeem SPAC Class A Common Stock in an amount that would cause the SPAC not to have, at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act).

 

(f)        Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and shall remain effective as of the Closing, and no stop order or similar order shall be in effect with respect to the Registration Statement and no proceeding seeking such a stop order shall have been initiated by the SEC and remain pending.

 

(g)        Nasdaq Listing. Upon the Closing, the Company’s initial listing application with the Nasdaq Capital Market in connection with the Closing shall have been approved and, immediately following the Closing, the Company shall satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market. In addition, the Company shall not have received any notice of non-compliance therewith, and the Company Ordinary Shares, shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

8.2          Conditions to Obligations of the Company. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 8.1, the obligations of the Company and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Company) of the following conditions:

 

(a)        Representations and Warranties.

 

(i)        Each of the representations and warranties (x) of the SPAC contained in Section 3.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 3.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Section 3.5 (Capitalization), Section 3.19 (Finders and Brokers), and Section 3.21 (Trust Account) and, in each case, shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality,” “in all material respects” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), in each case as of the Closing as if made anew at and as of such time (except, in each case, to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in such manner as of such earlier date).

 

(ii)        The representations and warranties of the SPAC contained in ‎Section 3.8(a) (Absence of Changes) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(iii)        Each of the representations and warranties of the SPAC contained in Article III of this Agreement other than the representations and warranties of the SPAC described in ‎Section 8.2(a)(i) and ‎Section 8.2(a)(ii), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality,” “in all material respects” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein but giving effect to the use of the defined term “SPAC Material Contract”) as of the Closing as if made anew at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in each case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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

 

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

 

(d)        Closing SPAC Cash. The Closing SPAC Cash shall not be less than $20,000,000.

 

(e)        Officer Certificate. The SPAC shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of the SPAC in such capacity, certifying as to the conditions specified in Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b), 8.2(c) and 8.2(d).

 

(f)        Appointment to the Board. Solely in the event that the SPAC shall have designated the SPAC Director Designee in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.17, such SPAC Director Designee shall have been elected or appointed to the Post-Closing Company Board.

 

8.3        Conditions to Obligations of the SPAC. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 8.1, the obligations of the SPAC to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the SPAC) of the following conditions:

 

(a)        Representations and Warranties.

 

(i)        Each of the representations and warranties (x) of the Company contained in Section 5.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 5.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Sections 5.3(a) and (b) (Capitalization) and Section 5.29 (Finders and Brokers) and (y) of Merger Sub contained in Section 4.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 4.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Section 4.5 (Ownership) and Section 4.7 (Finders and Brokers) in each case, shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality,” “in all material respects” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), in each case as of the Closing as if made anew at and as of such time (except, in each case, to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in such manner as of such earlier date).

 

(ii)        The representations and warranties of the Company contained in ‎Section 5.8(a) (Absence of Changes) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(iii)        Each of the representations of the Company and Merger Sub contained in Article IV and Article V of this Agreement other than the representations and warranties of the Company described in ‎Section 8.3(a)(i) and ‎Section 8.3(a)(ii), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality,” “in all material respects” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein but giving effect to the use of the defined term “Company Material Contract”) as of the Closing as if made anew at and as of such time (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in each case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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

 

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

 

(d)        Officer Certificate. The SPAC shall have received a certificate from the Company, dated as the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of the Company in such capacity, certifying as to the conditions specified in Sections 8.3(a), 8.3(b) and 8.3(c).

 

(e)        Secretary Certificates.

 

(i)        The SPAC shall have received a certificate from the Company, dated as the Closing Date, signed by the Secretary of the Company in such capacity, certifying as to the validity and effectiveness of, and attaching, (A) copies of its Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date, (B) the requisite resolutions of its board of directors authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or is required to be a party or bound, and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (C) evidence that the Required Company Shareholder Approval has been obtained and (D) the incumbency of its officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound.

 

(ii)        The Company shall have received a certificate from the SPAC dated as the Closing Date, signed by the Secretary of the SPAC in such capacity, certifying as to the validity and effectiveness of, and attaching, (A) copies of its Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date, (B) the requisite resolutions of its board of directors authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or is required to be a party or bound, and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (C) evidence that the Required SPAC Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (D) the incumbency of its officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which the SPAC is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound.

 

(f)        Appointment to the Board. Solely in the event that the Company shall have designated the Company Director Designees in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.17, such Company Director Designees shall have been elected or appointed to the Post-Closing Company Board.

 

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

 

Article IX
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES

 

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

 

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

 

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(b)        by written notice by the SPAC or the Company if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII have not been satisfied or waived by the earlier of June 14, 2023 and the then applicable deadline for the SPAC to complete its initial business combination in accordance with its certificate of incorporation (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if the breach or violation by such Party or its Affiliates of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement was the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;

 

(c)        by written notice by either the SPAC or the Company if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Order or other action has become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) shall not be available to a Party if the failure by such Party or its Affiliates to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been a primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, such Order or action by such Governmental Authority;

 

(d)        by written notice by the Company to the SPAC, if (i) there has been a material breach by the SPAC of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the SPAC shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided to the SPAC or (B) the Outside Date; provided, that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d) if at such time the Company is in material uncured breach of this Agreement;

 

(e)        by written notice by the SPAC to the Company, if (i) there has been a material breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of such Parties shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided to the Company or (B) the Outside Date; provided, that the SPAC shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(e) if at such time the SPAC is in material uncured breach of this Agreement;

 

(f)        by written notice by the SPAC to the Company, if there shall have been a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole following the date of this Agreement which is uncured for at least ten (10) business days after written notice of such Material Adverse Effect is provided by the SPAC to the Company; or

 

(g)        by written notice by either the SPAC or the Company to the other, if the SPAC Special Meeting is held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and has concluded, the SPAC’s stockholders have duly voted, and the Required SPAC Stockholder Approval was not obtained; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(g) shall not be available to a Party if the failure by such Party or its Affiliates to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been a primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure to obtain the Required SPAC Stockholder Approval.

 

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9.2          Effect of Termination. This Agreement may only be terminated in the circumstances described in Section 9.1 and pursuant to a written notice delivered by the applicable Party to the other applicable Parties, which sets forth the basis for such termination, including the provision of Section 9.1 under which such termination is made. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and no further effect, and there shall be no Liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective Representatives whatsoever, and all rights and obligations of each Party shall cease, except: Sections 6.14, 6.15, 9.3, 10.1, Article XII and this Section 9.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

9.3          Fees and Expenses. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses. As used in this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, financing sources, experts and consultants to a Party hereto or any of its Affiliates) incurred by a Party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document related hereto and all other matters related to the consummation of this Agreement. With respect to the SPAC, Expenses shall include any and all deferred expenses (including fees or commissions payable to the underwriters and any legal fees) of the IPO upon consummation of a Business Combination and any Extension Expenses.

 

Article X
WAIVERS AND RELEASES

 

10.1        Waiver of Claims Against Trust. Reference is made to the IPO Prospectus. The Company hereby represents and warrants that it has read the IPO Prospectus and understands that the SPAC has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of the IPO and the overallotment shares acquired by the SPAC’s underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of SPAC’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the SPAC’s underwriters) (the “Public Stockholders”) and that, except as otherwise described in the IPO Prospectus, SPAC may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their SPAC Common Stock in connection with the consummation of its initial business combination (as such term is used in the IPO Prospectus) (“Business Combination”) or in connection with an amendment to SPAC’s Organizational Documents to extend the SPAC’s deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Stockholders if the SPAC fails to consummate a Business Combination within twelve (12) months after the closing of the IPO, subject to extension, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, amounts necessary to pay for any taxes, and (d) to the SPAC after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the SPAC entering into this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its respective Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom to the SPAC’s shareholders, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the SPAC’s shareholders), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between the SPAC or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its respective Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (collectively, the “Trust Account Released Claims”). The Company on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Trust Account Released Claims that any such Party or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the SPAC’s shareholders) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the SPAC or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the SPAC’s shareholders) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with the SPAC or its Affiliates). The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by the SPAC and its Affiliates to induce the SPAC to enter in this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against such Party and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent that the Company or any of its respective Affiliates commences any Action based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the SPAC or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the SPAC or its Representatives, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that its and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit such Party or any of its Affiliates (or any Person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the SPAC’s shareholders) or any amounts contained therein. In the event that the Company or any of its respective Affiliates commences Action based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the SPAC or its Representatives which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the SPAC’s shareholders) or the Public Stockholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, the SPAC and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Company and its respective Affiliates, as applicable, the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such Action, in the event the SPAC or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such Action. This Section 10.1 shall survive termination of this Agreement for any reason and continue indefinitely.

 

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Article XI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

11.1        Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, consent, waiver and other communication hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by e-mail, with confirmation of receipt, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable Party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

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

 

Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.
5/F-4, No. 89
Songren Road, Xinyi District
Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 11073
Attn: Chen, Hong - Jung (Moses)
Telephone No.: +886 2 7713 7952
E-mail: m.chen@maxproventures.com

 

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

 

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
Attn: Andrew M. Tucker, Esq.
Telephone No: (202) 689-2987
E-mail: andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

If to the Company, to:

 

Apollomics Inc.
989 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 220

Foster City, CA 94404
Attn: Brianna MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Legal & General Counsel
Telephone No.: (415) 786-4235
E-mail: brianna.macdonald@apollomicsinc.com

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

 

White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attn: James Hu
Telephone No.: (212) 819-2505
E-mail: James.Hu@whitecase.com

and

 

White & Case LLP
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attn: Daniel Nussen
Telephone No.: (213) 620-7796
Email: Daniel.Nussen@whitecase.com

 

 

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

 

11.3        Third Parties. Except for the rights of the D&O Indemnified Persons set forth in Section 6.18, which the Parties acknowledge and agree are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a Party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a Party.

 

11.4        Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and any claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding of any kind whatsoever, including any counterclaim, cross-claim, or defense, regardless of the legal theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, including statutes of limitations, whether sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law or in equity, or otherwise under any legal or equitable theory, that may be based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the negotiations, execution or performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware, except that the Laws of Cayman Islands, solely to the extent required thereby, shall apply to the Merger, in each case without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction that would cause the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware to apply. Any claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding of any kind whatsoever, including any counterclaim, cross-claim, or defense, regardless of the legal theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, whether sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law or in equity, or otherwise under any legal or equitable theory, that may be based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby brought by any other party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, Delaware or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court. Each Party hereto hereby (a) irrevocably consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, in any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (b) waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, (c) agrees that all claims in respect of the claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation shall be heard and determined only in any such court and (d) agrees not to bring any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of and relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Each Party hereto agrees not to commence any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation relating thereto except in the courts described above in the State of Delaware, other than the actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in the State of Delaware as described herein, and no Party shall file a motion to dismiss any action filed in the State of Delaware consistent with this Section 11.4, on any jurisdiction or venue-related grounds, including the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Each Party hereto irrevocably agrees that venue would be proper in the courts of Delaware described above, and hereby irrevocably waives any objection that any such court is an improper or inconvenient forum for the resolution of any Action. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any claim, Action, suit, investigation or proceeding brought pursuant to this Section 11.4.

 

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11.5        WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY CLAIM, ACTION, SUIT, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, ACTION, SUIT, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING WILL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE IRREVOCABLE WAIVER OF SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO ADVISOR OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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

 

11.7        Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only by execution of a written instrument signed by the SPAC and the Company.

 

11.8        Waiver. The SPAC on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and the Company on behalf of itself and its Affiliates may in its sole discretion (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other non-affiliated Party hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties by such other non-affiliated Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance by such other non-affiliated Party with any covenant or condition contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Article XII
DEFINITIONS

 

12.1        Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Action” means any notice of noncompliance or violation, or any claim, demand, charge, action, suit, litigation, audit, settlement, complaint, stipulation, assessment or arbitration, or any subpoena (including any formal request for information), inquiry, hearing, proceeding or investigation, by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

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

 

Aggregate Apollomics Shares” means a number of Company Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (a) the Aggregate Equity Value divided by (b) $10.00.

 

Aggregate Equity Value” means $899,000,000, being an amount equal to the sum of (a) $853,479,186, the equity value of issued and outstanding Company Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Conversion and Share Split, and (b) $45,520,814, the equity value of the Company Vested Options.

 

Aggregate PIPE Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by the SPAC in respect of any PIPE Financing (whether prior to or on the Closing Date).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Cayman Companies Act” means the Companies Act (2022 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, as amended.

 

Closing SPAC Cash” means, immediately prior to the Closing, the SPAC’s cash and cash equivalents comprising funds remaining in the Trust Account and the Aggregate PIPE Proceeds (but (a) after giving effect to the completion and payment of the Redemption and (b) prior to the payment of any unpaid Expenses incurred by or on behalf of the SPAC, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any other Liabilities of the SPAC due at the Closing).

 

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

 

Company Class A Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company designated as Class A ordinary shares in the Company Memorandum and Articles of Association, par value $0.0001 per Class A ordinary share.

 

Company Class B Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company designated as Class B ordinary shares in the Company Memorandum and Articles of Association, par value $0.0001 per Class B ordinary share.

 

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

 

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

 

Company Equity Plan” means the CB Therapeutics Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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Company Memorandum and Articles of Association” means the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto.

 

Company Options” means, collectively, all outstanding options to purchase Company Ordinary Shares, whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested, immediately prior to the Effective Time under the Company Equity Plan or otherwise.

 

Company Private Warrant” means one whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Company Class A Ordinary Share at a purchase price of $11.50 per full share.

 

Company Public Warrant” means one whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Company Class A Ordinary Share at a purchase price of $11.50 per full share.

 

Company Securities” means, collectively, the Company Shares, the Company Warrants and any other Company Convertible Securities.

 

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

 

Company Shareholders” means, collectively, the holders of Company Shares.

 

Company Vested Options” means the stock options of the Company that are vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Company Warrants” means Company Private Warrants and Company Public Warrants, collectively.

 

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

 

Contracts” means all contracts, agreements, binding arrangements, bonds, notes, indentures, mortgages, debt instruments, purchase order, licenses (and all other contracts, agreements or binding arrangements concerning Intellectual Property), franchises, leases and other instruments or obligations of any kind, written or oral (including any amendments and other modifications thereto), excluding any Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Plan.

 

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

 

Copyrights” means any works of authorship, mask works and all copyrights therein, including all renewals and extensions, copyright registrations and applications for registration and renewal, and non-registered copyrights.

 

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

 

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

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

 

Exchange Ratio” means a number equal to the quotient of (a) the Aggregate Apollomics Shares divided by (b) the aggregate number of Pre-Split Fully-Diluted Company Shares.

 

FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or any successor organization.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Health Care Laws” means any and all Laws of any Governmental Authority pertaining to health regulatory matters applicable to the business of the Company, which may include (a) the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.) and its implementing regulations and guidance documents, the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) and its implementing regulations and guidance documents, as amended; (b) requirements of Law relating to the developing, designing, testing, studying, processing, manufacturing, labeling, storing, handling, packaging, marketing, selling, importing, exporting, or distributing of drugs, including laws governing Permit requirements for any of the foregoing activities; (c) fraud and abuse, including, but not limited to, the following Laws: the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b); the federal civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.) and the federal Criminal False Claims Act (18 U.S.C.§ 287); the Stark Law (42. U.S.C. §1395nn, 42 C.F.R. §§411.350 et seq.); the federal Exclusion Law (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7); the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7a); the Criminal Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b); the federal Public Contracts Anti-Kickback Law (41 U.S.C. §§8701 et seq.), the federal programs Bribery Statute (18 U.S.C. §666), the federal Health Care Fraud Statute (18 U.S.C. §1347), the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §801), the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-173); (d) Laws pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE or other governmental health care or payment programs (including but not limited to Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act); (e) quality, safety certification and accreditation standards and requirements; (f) the billing, coding or submission of claims or collection of accounts receivable or refund of overpayments; and (g) any other Law or regulation of any Governmental Authority which regulates kickbacks, patient or Health Care Program reimbursement, Health Care Program claims processing, medical record documentation requirements, the hiring of employees or acquisition of services or products from those who have been excluded from any Health Care Program or any other aspect of providing health care applicable to the operations of the Company.

 

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Health Care Program” means Medicare, Medicaid, or any other health benefit program sponsored in whole or in part by a Governmental Authority.

 

IFRS” means international financial reporting standards, as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

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

 

Insider Letter” means the letter dated October 7, 2021 to the SPAC from MP One Investment, LLC and other parties, as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the SPAC with the SEC on October 14, 2021.

 

Intellectual Property” means all of the following as they exist in any jurisdiction throughout the world: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Internet Assets, Software and other intangible rights recognized as protectable intellectual property under the Laws of any country.

 

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

 

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

 

IPO Prospectus” means the final prospectus of the SPAC, dated as of October 7, 2021, and filed with the SEC on October 8, 2021 (File No. 333-258091).

 

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

 

Key Management” means each of Guo-Liang Yu, Sanjeev Redkar, Kin-Hung Peony Yu and Jane Wang.

 

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Knowledge” means, with respect to (i) the Company, the actual knowledge of the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1(a), after reasonable inquiry or (ii) any other Party, (A) if an entity, the actual knowledge of its directors and executive officers, after reasonable inquiry, or (B) if a natural person, the actual knowledge of such Party after reasonable inquiry.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any specified Person, any fact, event, occurrence, change or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon the business, assets, Liabilities, results of operations, or financial condition of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any changes or effects directly or indirectly attributable to, resulting from, relating to or arising out of the following (by themselves or when aggregated with any other, changes or effects) shall not be deemed to be, constitute, or be taken into account when determining whether there has or may, would or could have occurred a Material Adverse Effect: (i) general changes in the financial or securities markets or general economic or political conditions in the country or region in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries do business (including with respect to or as a result of any material worsening of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic); (ii) changes, conditions or effects that generally affect the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries principally operate (including with respect to or as a result of any material worsening of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic); (iii) changes in GAAP or IFRS (as applicable based on the accounting principles used by the applicable Person) or other applicable accounting principles or mandatory changes in the regulatory accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which such Person and its Subsidiaries principally operate; (iv) conditions caused by acts of God, terrorism, war (whether or not declared) or natural disaster; (v) any failure in and of itself by such Person and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period (provided that the underlying cause of any such failure may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent not excluded by another exception herein); (vi) changes or proposed changes in any Law or other binding directives issued by any Governmental Authority; (vii) any actual or potential sequester, stoppage, shutdown, default or similar event or occurrence by or involving any Governmental Authority; and (viii) with respect to the SPAC, the consummation and effects of the Redemption (or any redemption in connection with the Extension); provided further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change referred to in clauses (i) - (iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur solely to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change has a disproportionate effect on such Person or any of its Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries primarily conducts its businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the SPAC, the amount of the Redemption (or any redemption in connection with the Extension, if any) or the failure to obtain the Required SPAC Stockholder Approval shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect on or with respect to the SPAC.

 

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Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Non-U.S. Plan” means any Company Benefit Plan maintained, sponsored or contributed to (or required to be contributed to) by a Target Company for the benefit of employees or terminated employees primarily working or engaged in a jurisdiction other than the United States, other than any agreement, arrangement, plan, policy or program maintained by or required to be maintained by a Governmental Authority.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Permits” means all federal, state, local or foreign permits, grants, easements, consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions, licenses, franchises, concessions, ratifications, permissions, clearances, confirmations, endorsements, waivers, certifications or registrations of any Governmental Authority.

 

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

 

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

 

Personal Data” means, with respect to any natural Person, such Person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number, tax identification number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit card number, bank account number and other financial information, customer or account numbers, account access codes and passwords, any other information that allows the identification of such Person or enables access to such Person’s financial information or that is defined as “personal data,” “personally identifiable information,” “personal information,” “protected health information” or similar term under any applicable Privacy Laws.

 

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

 

Pre-Split Fully-Diluted Company Shares” means the total number of issued and outstanding Company Shares immediately prior to the Share Split after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Conversion, plus those Company Shares that would be issued upon the exercise in full on a cash basis (as opposed to a “net exercise” basis) of all Company Vested Options immediately prior to the Share Split. For the avoidance of doubt, Pre-Split Fully-Diluted Company Shares do not include unvested Company Options.

 

Privacy Laws” means all applicable United States state and federal Laws, and the laws of applicable jurisdictions, relating to privacy and protection of Personal Data and/or Protected Health Information, including the General Data Protection Regulation, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”); the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Victoria, Australia) and any and all similar Laws relating to privacy, security, data protection, data availability and destruction and data breach, including security incident notification.

 

Proceeding” means any suit, proceeding, complaint, claim, charge, hearing, labor dispute or investigation before or by a Governmental Authority or an arbitrator.

 

Protected Health Information” has the meaning given to such term under HIPAA, including all such information in electronic form.

 

Public Filing” means that certain Form A-1 that was filed with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on June 4, 2021 and has been made available to the SPAC.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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SPAC Certificate of Incorporation” means the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the SPAC.

 

SPAC Class A Common Stock” means the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC.

 

SPAC Class B Common Stock” means the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC.

 

SPAC Common Stock” means the shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock and SPAC Class B Common Stock, collectively.

 

SPAC Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary documents and information concerning the SPAC or any of its Representatives; provided, however, that SPAC Confidential Information shall not include any information which, (i) at the time of disclosure by the Company or any of its respective Representatives, is generally available publicly and was not disclosed in breach of this Agreement or (ii) at the time of the disclosure by the SPAC or its Representatives to the Company or any of its respective Representatives, was previously known by such receiving party without violation of Law or any confidentiality obligation by the Person receiving such SPAC Confidential Information.

 

SPAC Preferred Stock” means the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC.

 

SPAC Private Units” means the units issued by SPAC in a private placement to MP One Investment, LLC at the time of the consummation of the IPO consisting of one (1) share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one SPAC Private Warrant.

 

SPAC Private Warrant” means one whole warrant that was included as part of each SPAC Private Unit, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of SPAC Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.

 

SPAC Public Units” means the units issued in the IPO (including overallotment units acquired by SPAC’s underwriter) consisting of one (1) share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one SPAC Public Warrant.

 

SPAC Public Warrant” means one whole warrant that was included as part of each SPAC Public Unit, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of SPAC Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.

 

SPAC Securities” means the SPAC Units, the SPAC Common Stock, the SPAC Preferred Stock and the SPAC Warrants, collectively.

 

SPAC-Side PIPE Financing” means any PIPE Financing arranged by the SPAC or the Sponsor.

 

SPAC Units” means SPAC Private Units and SPAC Public Units, collectively.

 

SPAC Warrants” means SPAC Private Warrants and SPAC Public Warrants, collectively.

 

Sponsor” means MP One Investment, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as sponsor of the SPAC.

 

Sponsor Party” means, collectively, the Sponsor and each director and executive officer of the Sponsor.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Taxes” means (a) all direct or indirect U.S. federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, social security and related contributions due in relation to the payment of compensation to employees, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, alternative minimum, estimated, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, (b) any Liability for payment of amounts described in clause (a) whether as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period or otherwise through operation of law and (c) any Liability for the payment of amounts described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any tax sharing, tax group, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement (excluding commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary purpose of which is not the sharing of Taxes) with, or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify, any other Person.

 

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

 

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

 

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Transaction Expenses” means, with regard to a Party, all fees and expenses of any of such Party incurred or payable as of the Closing and not paid prior to the Closing (i) in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any amounts payable to professionals (including investment bankers, brokers, finders, attorneys, accountants and other consultants and advisors) retained by or on behalf of such Party, (ii) any change in control bonus, transaction bonus, retention bonus, termination or severance payment or payment relating to terminated options, warrants or other equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights, in any case, to be made to any current or former employee, independent contractor, director or officer of any Target Company at or after the Closing pursuant to any agreement to which any Target Company is a party prior to the Closing which become payable (including if subject to continued employment) as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) any sales, use, real property transfer, stamp, stock transfer or other similar transfer Taxes imposed on the SPAC, the Merger Sub or any Target Company in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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

 

Trust Agreement” means that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021, as it may be amended, by and between the SPAC and the Trustee, as well as any other agreements entered into related to or governing the Trust Account.

 

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

 

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

 

Term Section
   
Acquisition Proposal 6.6(a)
   
Agreement Preamble
   
Alternative Transaction 6.6(a)
   
Antitrust Laws 6.9(b)
   
Audited Company Financials 5.7(a) 
   
Business Combination 10.1
   
Closing 1.1
   
Closing Date 1.1
   
Closing Filing 6.14(b)
   
Closing Press Release 6.14(b)
   
Company Preamble
   
Company Benefit Plan 5.19(a)
   
Company Disclosure Schedules Article V
   
Company Financials 5.7(a)
   
Company IP 5.13(a)
   
Company IP Licenses 5.12(a)(x)

 

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Company Material Contract 5.12(a)
   
Company Ordinary Shares 5.3(a)
   
Company Permits 5.10
   
Company Preferred Shares 5.3(a)
   
Company Real Property Leases 5.15
   
Company Registered IP 5.13(a)
   
Company Series A1 Preferred Shares 5.3(a)
   
Company Series A2 Preferred Shares 5.3(a)
   
Company Series B Preferred Shares 5.3(a)
   
Company Series C Preferred Shares 5.3(a)
Company Shares 5.3(a)
   
Controlled Person Article XII
   
D&O Indemnified Persons 6.18(a)
   
D&O Tail Insurance 6.18(b)
   
DGCL 2.2
   
Enforceability Exceptions 3.2
   
Environmental Permits 5.20(a)
   
Exchange Agent 2.8(a)
   
Expenses 9.3
   
Extension 6.3(a)
   
Extension Expenses 6.19
   
Federal Securities Laws 6.7
   
INDs 5.27(c)
   
Interim Balance Sheet Date 5.7(a)
   
Interim Period 6.1
   
Interim Period Financials 6.4
   
Lock-Up Agreement Recitals
   
Merger Recitals
   
Merger Sub Preamble

 

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Nelson Mullins 1.1
   
OFAC 3.20(c)
   
Off-the-Shelf Software 5.13(a)
   
Outside Date 9.1(b)
   
Party(ies) Preamble
   
PIPE Financing Recitals
   
PIPE Investor Recitals
   
PIPE Shares Recitals
   
Post-Closing Company Board 6.17(a)
   
Pre-Closing Conversion 2.5
   
Proxy Statement 6.12(a)
   
Public Certifications 3.6(a)
   
Public Stockholders 10.1
   
Redemption 2.1
   
Registration Statement 6.12(a)
   
Related Person 6.12(a)
   
Required Company Shareholder Approval 8.1(b)
   
Required SPAC Stockholder Approval 8.1(b)
   
SEC Reports 3.7(a)
   
Share Split 2.8(a)
   
Signing Filing 6.13(b)
   
Signing Press Release 6.14(b)
   
SPAC Preamble
   
SPAC Disclosure Schedules Article III
   
SPAC Financials 3.6(c)
   
SPAC Material Contract 3.15(a)
   
SPAC Special Meeting 6.12(a)
   
SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters 6.12(a)
   
Specified Courts 6.14(b)

 

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Subscription Agreements Recitals
   
Support Agreement Recitals
   
Surviving Subsidiary 2.2
   
Top Suppliers 2.2
   
Trust Account Released Claims 10.1
   
Voting Agreement Recitals

 

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

 

  The SPAC:
   
  MAXPRO CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
   
   
  By: /s/ Hong – Jung (Moses) Chen
  Name: Hong – Jung (Moses) Chen
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  The Company:
   
  APOLLOMICS INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Guo-Liang Yu
  Name: Guo-Liang Yu
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  Merger Sub:
   
  PROJECT MAX SPAC MERGER SUB, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Guo-Liang Yu
  Name: Guo-Liang Yu
  Title: President

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This Sponsor Support Agreement (this “Support Agreement”) is dated as of September 14, 2022, by and among Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Apollomics Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), MP One Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and the directors and executive officers of SPAC whose names appear on the signature pages of this Support Agreement (such shareholders and affiliates, the “Insiders”, and together with the Sponsor, the “Sponsor Parties” and individually, a “Sponsor Party”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Sponsor Parties are the holders of record and the “beneficial owners” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 2,587,500 shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock and 464,150 SPAC Private Placement Warrants in the aggregate as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (collectively, the “Subject Securities”);

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Support Agreement, SPAC, the Company and Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), are entering into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing on as the surviving entity (“Business Combination”), and as a result of which, (a) SPAC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and (b) each issued and outstanding security of SPAC immediately prior to the Effective Time will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be cancelled in exchange for a substantially equivalent security of the Company, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement to SPAC and the Company to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

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

 

ARTICLE I
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS

 

Section 1.1         Binding Effect of Business Combination Agreement. Each Sponsor Party hereby acknowledges that it has read the Business Combination Agreement and this Support Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Sponsor Party shall be bound by and comply with Sections 6.6 (No Solicitation) and 6.14 (Public Announcements) of the Business Combination Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if such Sponsor Party was an original signatory to the Business Combination Agreement with respect to such provisions.

 

 

 

 

Section 1.2         No Transfer. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earliest of (a) the Effective Time, (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 9.1 (Termination) thereof (the earlier of (a) and (b), the “Expiration Time”) and (c) the liquidation of SPAC, each Sponsor Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Subject Securities owned by such Sponsor Party (unless the transferee agrees to be bound by this Support Agreement), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Subject Securities owned by such Sponsor Party or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).

 

Section 1.3         New Shares. In the event that (a) any SPAC Common Stock, SPAC Warrants or other equity securities of SPAC are issued to a Sponsor Party after the date of this Support Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants of, on or affecting the SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants owned by such Sponsor Party or otherwise, (b) a Sponsor Party purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any SPAC Common Stock, SPAC Warrants or other equity securities of SPAC after the date of this Support Agreement, or (c) a Sponsor Party acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any SPAC Common Stock or other equity securities of SPAC after the date of this Support Agreement (such SPAC Common Stock, SPAC Warrants or other equity securities of SPAC, collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Sponsor Party shall be subject to the terms of this Support Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Subject Securities owned by such Sponsor Party as of the date hereof.

 

Section 1.4         Closing Date Deliverables. On the Closing Date, the Sponsor shall deliver to SPAC and the Company a duly executed copy of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, by and among the Company, SPAC, the Sponsor, the executive officers and directors of the Sponsor prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and certain former shareholders of the Company, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D to the Business Combination Agreement.

 

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Section 1.5         Sponsor Party Agreements.

 

(a)       At any meeting of the shareholders of SPAC, however called, or at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstance in which the vote, consent or other approval of the shareholders of SPAC is sought, each Sponsor Party shall (x) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause all of its SPAC Common Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (y) vote (or cause to be voted), or execute and deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered) covering, all of its SPAC Common Stock:

 

(i)         in favor of each SPAC Stockholder Approval Matter;

 

(ii)       against any Acquisition Proposal or any proposal relating to an Acquisition Proposal (in each case, other than the SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters);

 

(iii)       against any merger agreement or merger (other than the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by SPAC;

 

(iv)      against any change in the business, management or Board of Directors of SPAC (other than in connection with the SPAC Stockholder Approval Matters); and

 

(v)       against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Support Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or any Business Combination, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of SPAC or Merger Sub under the Business Combination Agreement, (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled or (D) change in any manner the dividend policy or capitalization of, including the voting rights of any class of capital stock of, SPAC.

 

Each Sponsor Party shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

(b)        Each Sponsor Party shall comply with, and fully perform all of its obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in, the Insider Letter (as defined below), including the obligations of the Sponsor Parties pursuant to Section 1 therein to not redeem any SPAC Common Stock owned by such Sponsor Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(c)        During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 thereof, without the prior written consent of the Company, each Sponsor Party shall not modify or amend any Contract listed on Schedule II hereto.

 

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(d)        Immediately prior to the Closing, each Sponsor Party shall automatically forfeit, and shall surrender to SPAC without consideration, such number of shares, if any, of SPAC Class B Common Stock that it owns as of immediately before the Closing, that would be necessary so that, immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination and any PIPE Financing, the Sponsor Parties collectively own a number of Company Ordinary Shares equal to 2.75% of the sum of (i) the Company Ordinary Shares that are issued pursuant to the Merger, (ii) the Company Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after the Share Split, (iii) the Company Ordinary Shares exercisable on a “gross” basis from the vested Company Options issued and outstanding immediately after the Share Split, and (iv) the Company Ordinary Shares and/or Company Preferred Shares, if any, issued pursuant to the SPAC-Side PIPE Financing; provided that in the event of any disagreement among the Sponsor Parties on the number of shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock that any Sponsor Party shall forfeit, each Sponsor Party shall forfeit shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock on a pro rata basis.

 

Section 1.6         Further Assurances. Each Sponsor Party shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein.

 

Section 1.7         No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Sponsor Party hereby represents and covenants that such Sponsor Party has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Sponsor Party’s obligations hereunder.

 

Section 1.8         No Amendment to Insider Letter. Neither the Sponsor Parties nor SPAC shall amend, terminate or otherwise modify that certain letter agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021, by and among SPAC and the Sponsor Parties (the “Insider Letter”), without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

Section 1.9         Waiver of Anti-Dilution Provision. Each Sponsor Party hereby (but subject to the consummation of the Business Combination) waives (for itself, for its successors, heirs and assigns), to the fullest extent permitted by law and the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of SPAC (as may be amended from time to time, the “Charter”), the provisions of Section 4.3(b)(ii) of the Charter to have the SPAC Class B Common Stock convert to SPAC Class A Common Stock at a ratio of greater than one-for-one. The waiver specified in this Section 1.9 shall be applicable only in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and this Support Agreement (and any shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and this Support Agreement) and shall be void and of no force and effect if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated for any reason.

 

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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.1         Representations and Warranties of each Sponsor Party. Each Sponsor Party represents and warrants as of the date hereof to SPAC and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Sponsor Party) as follows:

 

(a)        Organization; Due Authorization. If such Sponsor Party is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Support Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Sponsor Party’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Sponsor Party. If such Sponsor Party is an individual, such Sponsor Party has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Support Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Support Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Sponsor Party and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Support Agreement, this Support Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Sponsor Party, enforceable against such Sponsor Party in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Support Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Support Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Support Agreement on behalf of the applicable Sponsor Party.

 

(b)        Ownership. Such Sponsor Party is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Sponsor Party’s Subject Securities listed across from such Sponsor Party’s name on Schedule I hereto, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject Securities (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Subject Securities, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Support Agreement, (ii) the Organizational Documents of SPAC, (iii) the Business Combination Agreement, (iv) the Insider Letter or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Sponsor Party’s Subject Securities are the only equity securities in SPAC owned of record or beneficially by such Sponsor Party on the date of this Support Agreement, and none of such Sponsor Party’s Subject Securities are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Subject Securities, except as provided hereunder and under the Insider Letter. Other than the SPAC Warrants held by such Sponsor Party, such Sponsor Party does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of SPAC or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of SPAC.

 

(c)         No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Support Agreement by such Sponsor Party does not, and the performance by such Sponsor Party of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Sponsor Party is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Sponsor Party or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Sponsor Party or such Sponsor Party’s Subject Securities), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor Party of its, his or her obligations under this Support Agreement.

 

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(d)        Litigation. There are no Actions pending against such Sponsor Party, or to the knowledge of such Sponsor Party threatened against such Sponsor Party, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor Party of its, his or her obligations under this Support Agreement.

 

(e)        Brokerage Fees. Except as described in Section 3.19 of the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement based upon arrangements made by such Sponsor Party, for which SPAC or any of its Affiliates may become liable.

 

(f)        Affiliate Arrangements. Except as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, neither such Sponsor Party nor any Person related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor Party or, to the knowledge of such Sponsor Party, any Person in which such Sponsor Party has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership of 5% or greater is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any Contract with SPAC or its Subsidiaries.

 

(g)        Acknowledgment. Such Sponsor Party understands and acknowledges that each of SPAC and the Company is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon such Sponsor Party’s execution and delivery of this Support Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 3.1         Termination. This Support Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest of (a) the Expiration Time, (b) the liquidation of SPAC and (c) the written agreement of the Sponsor, SPAC, and the Company. Upon such termination of this Support Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Support Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Support Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Support Agreement prior to such termination. This Article III shall survive the termination of this Support Agreement.

 

Section 3.2         Governing Law. This Support Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Support Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Support Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Support Agreement) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State.

 

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Section 3.3         CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

 

(a)         THE PARTIES TO THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND BY THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, ANY DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SUCH COURTS OR THAT THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS OR THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM EXECUTION, THAT THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, OR THAT THE VENUE OF THE ACTION IS IMPROPER. SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT THERETO MAY BE MADE UPON ANY PARTY TO THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN Section 3.8.

 

(b)        WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUPPORT AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 3.3.

 

Section 3.4         Assignment. This Support Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Support Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.

 

Section 3.5         Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Support Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Support Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Support Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity.

 

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Section 3.6         Amendment. This Support Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by SPAC, the Company and the Sponsor.

 

Section 3.7         Severability. If any provision of this Support Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Support Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Support Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 

Section 3.8         Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

If to SPAC:

 

Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. 

5/F-4, No. 89
Songren Road, Xinyi District
Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 11073
Attention:
      Chen, Hong - Jung (Moses)
Email:
             m.chen@maxproventures.com

 

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

 

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900 

Washington, D.C. 20001
Attention:
      Andrew M. Tucker, Esq. 

Email:             andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

 

If to the Company:

 

Apollomics Inc. 

989 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 220 

Foster City, CA 94404 

Attention:      Brianna MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel 

Email:             brianna.macdonald@apollomicsinc.com

 

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

 

White & Case LLP 

1221 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10020
Attention:
      James Hu
Email:
             james.hu@whitecase.com

 

and

 

White & Case LLP 

555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700 

Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention:
      Daniel Nussen
Email:
             daniel.nussen@whitecase.com

 

If to a Sponsor Party:

 

To such Sponsor Party’s address set forth in Schedule I 

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

 

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900 

Washington, D.C. 20001
Attention:
      Andrew M. Tucker, Esq. 

Email:             andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

 

Section 3.9          Counterparts. This Support Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Section 3.10        Trust Account Waiver. Section 10.1 of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Support Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 3.11        Entire Agreement. This Support Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor Parties, SPAC, and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  SPONSOR:
   
  MP ONE INVESTMENT LLC
   
    By: /s/ Yung-Fong (Ron) Song
      Name: Yung-Fong (Ron) Song
      Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

  INSIDERS:
   
    By: /s/ Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
      Name: Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
       
    By: /s/ Wey - Chuan (Albert) Gau
      Name: Wey - Chuan (Albert) Gau
       
    By: /s/ Yung-Fong (Ron) Song
      Name: Yung-Fong (Ron) Song
       
    By: /s/ Yi - Kuei (Alex) Chen
      Name: Yi - Kuei (Alex) Chen
       
    By: /s/ Soushan Wu
      Name: Soushan Wu
       
    By: /s/ Noha Georges
      Name: Noha Georges

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  SPAC:
   
  MAXPRO CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
   
    By: /s/ Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
      Name: Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
      Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPANY:
   
  APOLLOMICS INC.
   
    By: /s/ Guo-Liang Yu
      Name: Guo-Liang Yu
      Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

Sponsor Subject Securities

 

Sponsor Party  SPAC Class B Common
Stock
   SPAC Private Placement
Warrants
 
MP One Investment LLC   2,482,500    464,150 
Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen   30,000    0 
Wey - Chuan (Albert) Gau   30,000    0 
Yung-Fong (Ron) Song   15,000    0 
Yi - Kuei (Alex) Chen   10,000    0 
Soushan Wu   10,000    0 
Noha Georges   10,000    0 

 

[Schedule I to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule II

 

Affiliate Agreements

 

1.Administrative Support Agreement, dated October 7, 2021, by and between Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. and Maxpro Capital Management LTD.

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

COMPANY SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT

This Company Shareholder Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 14, 2022, is entered into by and among Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Apollomics Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and certain of the shareholders of the Company, whose names appear on the signature pages of this Agreement (such shareholders, the “Shareholders”, and SPAC, the Company and the Shareholders, each a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, SPAC and Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), are entering into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein) (a) Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing on as the surviving entity (“Business Combination”), and as a result of which, (i) SPAC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of SPAC immediately prior to the Effective Time will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be cancelled in exchange for a substantially equivalent security of the Company, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company Preferred Share will be converted into one Company Ordinary Share and  immediately following such conversion, the Company shall effect the Share Split in accordance, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Shareholder is the record and “beneficial owner” (as such term is used herein, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)) of, and is entitled to dispose of and vote, the number of Company Ordinary Shares and Company Preferred Shares set forth opposite such Shareholder’s name on Schedule 1 of this Agreement (collectively, with respect to each Shareholder, such Shareholder’s “Owned Shares”; and such Owned Shares, together with (1) any additional Company Ordinary Shares and Company Preferred Shares (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Ordinary Shares or Company Preferred Shares) in which such Shareholder acquires record and beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including by purchase, as a result of a share dividend, share split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities and (2) any additional Company Ordinary Shares and Company Preferred Shares with respect to which such Shareholder has the right to vote through a proxy, the “Covered Shares”); and

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of SPAC and Merger Sub to enter into the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and the Shareholders are entering into this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

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

1.             Agreement to Vote. Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3 and the last paragraph of this Section 1, the Shareholder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder or proxy holder of the Company, shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of the Shareholder’s Covered Shares, to validly execute and deliver to the Company in respect of all of the Shareholder’s Covered Shares, on (or effective as of) the third (3rd) Business Day following the date that the notice of Company Shareholder Meeting is delivered by the Company to the Company’s Shareholders, a written consent in respect of all of the Shareholder’s Covered Shares approving the Business Combination, the Share Split, the Business Combination Agreement, the election of the Post-Closing Company Board, the adoption of the Company Memorandum and Articles of Association, the other transactions contemplated thereby and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company for consummation of the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. In addition, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 1, prior to the Termination Date (as defined herein), the Shareholder, in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder or proxy holder of the Company, at any other meeting of the shareholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any written consent of shareholders of the Company, shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares to:

(a)            when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shareholder’s Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;

(b)            vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by such Shareholder) in favor of the Business Combination, the adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company for consummation of the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement;

(c)            in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Organizational Documents of the Company or the Investment Agreements or otherwise sought with respect to the Business Combination Agreement or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares held at such time in favor thereof;

(d)            vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares against (i) any Acquisition Proposal and (ii) any other action that would reasonably be expected to (x) materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Business Combination or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (y) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Business Combination Agreement or (z) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of such Shareholder contained in this Agreement.

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The obligations of each Shareholder specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Business Combination or any action described above is recommended by the board of directors of the Company or the board of directors of the Company has previously recommended the Business Combination but changed such recommendation.

2.             No Inconsistent Agreements. Each Shareholder hereby covenants and agrees that such Shareholder shall not (i) enter into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

3.             Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the Effective Time, (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms and (iii) the time this Agreement is terminated upon the mutual written agreement of the Company, SPAC and the Shareholder (the earliest such date under clause (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to herein as the “Termination Date”) and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Closing or the termination of this Agreement; provided, that the provisions set forth in Sections 11 through 22 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

4.             Termination of Investment Agreements. Each Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that, with effect from the Effective Time, the following agreements shall automatically terminate without any further action on the part of the parties thereto pursuant to their respective terms and will be of no further force or effect: (i) that certain Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2020, by and among the Company and the Investors (as defined therein) (the “Investors’ Rights Agreement”); (ii) that certain Second Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2020, by and among the Company and the Shareholders (as defined therein) (the “Voting Agreement”); and (iii) that certain Second Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2020, by and among the Company, the Key Holders (as defined therein) and the Investors (as defined therein) (the “ROFR Agreement” and, together with the Investors’ Rights Agreement and the Voting Agreement, the “Investment Agreements”).

5.             Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders. Each Shareholder hereby represents and warrants (severally, and not jointly, as to itself only) to SPAC as follows:

(a)            Except as disclosed on Schedule 2 hereto, such Shareholder is the sole beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, and has good, valid and marketable title to or has a valid proxy to vote such Shareholder’s Covered Shares, free and clear of any Liens (other than as created by this Agreement or the Organizational Documents of the Company (including, for the purposes hereof, the Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and any agreements between or among shareholders of the Company)). As of the date hereof, other than the Owned Shares set forth opposite such Shareholder’s name on Schedule 1, such Shareholder does not own beneficially or of record any Company Ordinary Shares or Company Preferred Shares (or any securities convertible into Company Ordinary Shares or Company Preferred Shares) or any interest therein.

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(b)            Such Shareholder, in each case except as provided in this Agreement, the Investment Agreements or the Organizational Documents of the Company, (i) has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein whether by ownership or by proxy, in each case, with respect to such Shareholder’s Covered Shares, (ii) has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such voting agreement or voting trust in effect with respect to any of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such proxy or power of attorney in effect, and (iv) has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such agreement or undertaking.

(c)            Such Shareholder affirms that (i) if the Shareholder is a natural person, he or she has all the requisite power and authority and has taken all action necessary in order to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform his or her obligations hereunder and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby, and (ii) if the Shareholder is not a natural person, (A) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and (B) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Shareholder and, subject to the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other Party hereto, constitutes a legally valid and binding agreement of such Shareholder enforceable against the Shareholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).

(d)            Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by such Shareholder from, or to be given by such Shareholder to, or be made by such Shareholder with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Shareholder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Business Combination or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

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(e)            The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Shareholder does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of such Shareholder (if such Shareholder is not a natural person), (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of such Shareholder pursuant to any Contract binding upon such Shareholder or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5(d), under any applicable Law to which such Shareholder is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon such Shareholder, except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) directly above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair such Shareholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the consummation of the Business Combination or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

(f)            As of the date of this Agreement, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending against such Shareholder or, to the knowledge of such Shareholder, threatened against such Shareholder that, in any manner, questions the beneficial or record ownership of the Shareholder’s Covered Shares or the validity of this Agreement, or challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)            The Shareholder is a sophisticated shareholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of SPAC and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and has independently, based on such information as the Shareholder has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. The Shareholder acknowledges that SPAC and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Shareholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Covered Shares held by the Shareholder are irrevocable.

(h)            Such Shareholder understands and acknowledges that SPAC is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon such Shareholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of such Shareholder contained herein.

(i)            No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission for which SPAC or the Company is or could be liable in connection with the Business Combination Agreement or this Agreement or any of the respective transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case based upon arrangements made by such Shareholder in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder or, to the knowledge of such Shareholder, on behalf of such Shareholder in his, her or its capacity as a shareholder.

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6.             Certain Covenants of the Shareholders. Except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, each Shareholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

(a)            No Solicitation. Subject to Section 9 hereof, prior to the Termination Date, the Shareholder shall not, and, to the extent applicable, shall cause its Affiliates and subsidiaries not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries or requests for information with respect to, or the making of, any inquiry regarding, or any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to its properties, books and records or any confidential information or data to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, exchange agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement for or relating to any Acquisition Proposal or (v) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) such Shareholder shall not be responsible for the actions of the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof), any subsidiary of the Company, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Company Related Parties”), (ii) such Shareholder makes no representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (iii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under Section 6.6 of the Business Combination Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 6(a) (it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, such Shareholder or his, her or its representatives (other than any such representative that is a Company Related Party) shall remain responsible for any breach by such Shareholder or his, her or its representatives of this Section 6(a)).

(b)            Each Shareholder shall not, prior to the Termination Date, (except in each case pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement), (i) directly or indirectly, (a) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign, hedge, swap, convert or otherwise dispose of (including by Business Combination (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily (collectively, “Transfer”), or (b) enter into any Contract or option with respect to the Transfer of, any of such Shareholder’s Covered Shares, or (ii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clauses (a) or (b), or (iii) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Shareholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Shareholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer to an Affiliate of the Shareholder or to another Shareholder of the Company that becomes a party to this Agreement and bound by the terms and obligations hereof (a “Permitted Transfer”); provided, further, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to SPAC, to assume all of the obligations of the Shareholder under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 6(b) shall not relieve the Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 6(b) with respect to the Shareholder’s Covered Shares shall be null and void.

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(c)            Each Shareholder hereby authorizes the Company to maintain a copy of this Agreement at either the executive office or the registered office of the Company.

7.             Conversion of Company Preferred Shares. Each Shareholder holding Company Preferred Shares hereby consents (for itself, for its successors, heirs and assigns) in accordance with Schedule A, Section 3.2 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, to the conversion, effective as of immediately prior to the Closing on the Closing Date, of all the Company Preferred Shares owned by such Shareholder into Company Ordinary Shares at the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company) of each Company Preferred Share into Company Ordinary Share of one-for-one (the “Pre-Closing Conversion”). The consent specified in this Section 7 shall be applicable only in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and this Agreement and shall be void and of no force and effect if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated for any reason whatsoever.

8.             Share Split. Each Shareholder hereby consents (for itself, for its successors, heirs and assigns) to a share split, effective immediately after the Pre-Closing Conversion, of each Company Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately after the Pre-Closing Conversion to be converted into a number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Share Split”); provided, that no fraction of a Company Class B Ordinary Share will be issued by virtue of the Share Split, and each Shareholder that would otherwise be so entitled to a fraction of a Company Class B Ordinary Share (after aggregating all fractional Company Class B Ordinary Shares that otherwise would be received by such Shareholder pursuant to the Share Split) shall instead be entitled to receive such number of Company Class B Ordinary Shares to which such Shareholder would otherwise be entitled, rounded to the nearest whole Company Class B Ordinary Share. The consent specified in this Section 8 shall be applicable only in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and this Agreement and shall be void and of no force and effect if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated for any reason whatsoever.

9.             Further Assurances. From time to time, at SPAC’s request and without further consideration, each Shareholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and this Agreement. Each Shareholder further agrees not to commence or participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any action or claim, derivative or otherwise, against SPAC, SPAC’s Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Company or any of their respective successors and assigns relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

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10.            Disclosure. Such Shareholder hereby authorizes the Company and SPAC to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC such Shareholder’s identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of such Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement.

11.            Changes in Capital Shares. In the event (i) of a share split, including pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, share dividend or distribution, or any change in Company Ordinary Shares or Company Preferred Shares by reason of any split-up, reverse share split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, (ii) the Shareholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Company Ordinary Shares or Company Preferred Shares or (iii) the Shareholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Company Ordinary Shares or Company Preferred Shares, the terms “Owned Shares” and “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such share dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

12.            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 signed by SPAC, SPAC Merger Sub, the Company and the applicable Shareholder.

13.            Waiver. No failure or delay by any party hereto exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereto hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a Party hereto to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by such Party.

14.            Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by email (with confirmation of receipt) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as FedEx, to the Parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 14):

if to the Shareholder, to the address or email address set forth opposite such Shareholder’s name on Schedule 1, or in the absence of such address or email address being set forth on Schedule 1, the address (including email) set forth in the Company’s books and records.

if to the Company, to it at:

Apollomics Inc.

989 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 220

Foster City, CA 94404

Attn: Brianna MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Legal & General Counsel

Email: brianna.macdonald@apollomicsinc.com

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

White & Case LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attn:     James Hu

Email:     james.hu@whitecase.com

and

White & Case LLP

555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Attn: Daniel Nussen

Email: daniel.nussen@whitecase.com

if to SPAC, to it at:

Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.

5/F-4, No. 89

Songren Road, Xinyi District

Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 11073

Attn:    Chen, Hong - Jung (Moses)

Email:   m.chen@maxproventures.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900

Washington, D.C. 20001

Attn:    Andrew M. Tucker, Esq.

Email:   andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

15.            No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in SPAC any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Shares of the Shareholder. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares of the Shareholder shall remain vested in and belong to the Shareholder, and SPAC shall have no authority to direct the Shareholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Shareholder’s Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

16.            Entire Agreement; Time of Effectiveness. This Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall not be effective or binding upon the Shareholder until after such time as the Business Combination Agreement is executed and delivered by the Company and SPAC.

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17.            No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Shareholder hereby agrees that its representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of SPAC in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, and the parties hereto hereby further agree that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against, the Persons expressly named as parties hereto.

18.            Waiver and Release. Effective immediately upon the Closing, the Shareholder, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and their respective representatives, and each of their respective successors and assigns (each a “Shareholder Releasor”), hereby irrevocably releases, waives, acquits and forever discharges, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company and each of its respective present and future subsidiaries, Affiliates, representatives, direct and indirect equity holders, officers, directors and employees (each, a “Releasee”) of, from and against any and all proceedings, rights, and causes of action arising out of (i) the Shareholder’s direct or indirect ownership of equity interests in the Company or the Shareholder’s capacity as an equityholder of the Company, in each case, on or prior to the Closing, including any right with respect to redemption pursuant to Schedule A, Section 7 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, whether or not such right has been exercised, including any right with respect to any payment following the exercise of the redemption right by such Shareholder and (ii) the management or operation of the businesses of the Company relating to any matter, occurrence, action or activity on, or prior to, the Closing Date (collectively, “Shareholder Claims”); provided, that nothing contained in this paragraph shall extend to any claims, rights, proceedings, liabilities, obligations, causes of action or losses in connection with (i) Article 124 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, (ii) any representations, warranties, obligations, covenants, agreements and liabilities under this Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with the Business Combination Agreement which survives the Closing and any obligations to make any payment to the Shareholder under such agreements and (iii) any employment agreement for individuals continuing to be employed by the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries following the Closing, or any rights to compensation that the Shareholder (who is a natural person) may be entitled to under employment or other service agreements entered into (or compensation or benefit plans, programs or policies of) with any Target Company in the ordinary course of business. Each Shareholder Releasor shall not, and shall cause its equity holders, subsidiaries, Affiliates and representatives, and each of their respective successors and assigns, not to, assert any Shareholder Claim against any of the Releasees that is released pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Shareholder Releasor releases any of its express rights under the Business Combination Agreement or any other Ancillary Document. This release is intended to be a complete and general release with respect to the Shareholder Claims, and specifically includes claims that are known, unknown, fixed, contingent or conditional arising on or prior to the Closing.

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Subject to the reservation of rights and the limitation of the scope of the claims released hereunder, each of the Shareholder Releasors for itself and for its respective subsidiaries, Affiliates, representatives, direct and indirect equityholders, parent companies, managers, officers and directors, and each of their respective successors and assigns, expressly acknowledges that with respect to the release of known or unknown Shareholder Claims, each Shareholder Releasor is aware that it may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those which it now knows or believes to be true with respect to the subject matter in this section, and the releases herein are binding and effective notwithstanding the discovery or existence of any such additional or different facts.

Each Shareholder Releasor expressly waives and relinquishes any and all claims, rights or benefits that it may have under California Civil Code Section 1542, and any similar provision in any other jurisdiction, which provides as follows:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

Each Shareholder Releasor acknowledges and agrees that California Civil Code Section 1542, and any similar provision in any other jurisdiction, if they exist, are designed to protect a party from waiving claims which it does not know exist or may exist. Nonetheless, each Shareholder Releasor agrees that the waiver of California Civil Code Section 1542 and any similar provision in any other jurisdiction is a material portion of the releases intended in this section, and it therefore intends to waive all protection provided by California Civil Code Section 1542 and any other similar provision in any other jurisdiction.

EACH SHAREHOLDER RELEASOR FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT IS AWARE THAT IT MAY HEREAFTER DISCOVER CLAIMS OR FACTS IN ADDITION TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IT NOW KNOWS OR BELIEVES TO BE TRUE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTERS RELEASED HEREIN. NEVERTHELESS, IT INTENDS TO FULLY, FINALLY AND FOREVER RELEASE ALL SUCH MATTERS, AND ALL CLAIMS RELATIVE THERETO, WHICH DO NOW EXIST, MAY EXIST, OR HERETOFORE HAVE EXISTED BETWEEN SUCH PARTY, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE TARGET COMPANIES, ON THE OTHER HAND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS IN THIS SECTION. IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH INTENTION, THE RELEASES GIVEN HEREIN SHALL BE AND REMAIN IN EFFECT AS FULL AND COMPLETE GENERAL RELEASES OF ALL SUCH MATTERS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DISCOVERY OR EXISTENCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT CLAIMS OR FACTS RELATIVE THERETO.

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19.            Governing Law and Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a)            This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflicts of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable and would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, except that to the extent that the Laws of the State of California are required to apply in order to make the provisions set forth in Section 18 valid and enforceable, the Laws of the State of California (without conflicts of law principles) will apply.

(b)            In addition, each of the parties (i) consents to submit itself, and hereby submits itself, to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction, in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and agrees not to plead or claim any objection to the laying of venue in any such court or that any judicial proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, (iii) shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction, and (iv) consents to service of process being made through the notice procedures set forth in Section 14.

(c)            EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

20.            Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall (a) be assigned by any of the Shareholders in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of SPAC and the Company or (b) be assigned by SPAC or the Company in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of (i) the Company or SPAC, respectively, and (ii) the applicable Shareholder. Any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

21.            Enforcement. The rights and remedies of the parties shall be cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including each Shareholder’s obligations to vote its Covered Shares as provided in this Agreement, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware, without proof of actual damages or otherwise (and each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

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22.            Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any Party hereto. Upon such a determination, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

23.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties. Signatures delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be deemed to be original signatures.

24.           Interpretation and Construction. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any person include the successors and permitted assigns of that person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

25.           Capacity as a Shareholder or Proxy holder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Shareholder or proxy holder signs this Agreement solely in the Shareholder’s or Proxy holder’s capacity as a shareholder or proxy holder of the Company, and not in any other capacity and this Agreement shall not limit, prevent or otherwise affect the actions of the Shareholder, proxy holder or any Affiliate, employee or designee of the Shareholder or proxyholder, or any of their respective Affiliates in his or her capacity, if applicable, as an officer or director of the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) or any other Person, including in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. No Shareholder shall be liable or responsible for any breach, default, or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by any other Shareholder that is also a Party hereto and each Shareholder shall solely be required to perform its obligations hereunder in its individual capacity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Persons thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

MAXPRO CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
Name: Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
Title:  Chief Executive Officer

ALPHA INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
By: /s/ Jiang Rongfeng           
Name: Jiang Rongeng
Title:  Director

BANYAN PACIFIC BIOMEDICAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHUNG WAI BIOTECH & HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LIMITED)
By: /s Man Yeung
Name: Man Yeung
Title: Director

 

  BING ZHU
/s/ Bing Zhu             

 

CSF JACKSON LIMITED
By: /s/ Andrew Lo           
Name: Andrew Lo
Title: Director

 

DAVID YU 2016 TRUST
By: /s/ David Yu            
Name: David Yu
Title: Trustee

 

GORTUNE ZEUS LIMITED
By: /s/ Wang Quan           
Name: Wang Quan
Title: Director

 

  GUO-LIANG YU
/s/ Guo-Liang Yu             

 

GUO-LIANG YU AND YINGFEI WEI TRUST
By: /s/ Guo-Liang Yu, Yingfei Wei           
Name: Guo-Liang Yu, Yingfei Wei
Title: Trustees

 

 

 

 

JFF Capital I L.P.
By: /s/ Jiangwei Liu           
Name: Jiangwei Liu
Title: Director

 

JIGANG HU
/s/ Jigang Hu

 

JOHN LIM CHEN
/s/ John Lim Chen

 

KCROWN HOLDINGS LIMITED
By: /s/ Xiaoye Wang           
Name: Xiaoye Wang
Title: Director

 

KEVIN YU 2016 TRUST
By: /s/ Kevin Yu
Name: Kevin Yu
Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

OCEANPINE INVESTMENT FUND II LP
By: /s/ 寿柏年
Name: 寿柏年
Title: Director

 

ORBIMED ASIA PARTNERS, L.P.
  By: OrbiMed Asia GP, L.P.,
  its General Partner
   
  By: OrbiMed Advisors Limited,
  its General Partner
   
By:  /s/ David Guowei Wang
Name: David Guowei Wang
Title: Partner

 

ORBIMED ASIA PARTNERS II, L.P.
  By: OrbiMed Asia GP II, L.P.,
  its General Partner
   
  By: OrbiMed Advisors II Limited,
  its General Partner
   
By:  /s/ David Guowei Wang
Name: David Guowei Wang
Title: Partner

 

PARADISE GLORY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By: /s/ Jiangwei Liu
Name: Jiangwei Liu
Title: Director

 

 

 

 

PATRICIA WAY LEE
/s/ Patricia Way Lee

 

PERFECT BEAUTY ENTERPRISE LIMITED
By: /s/ 孙斯薇
Name: 孙斯薇
Title: Chairman

 

PROFITWISE LIMITED
By:  /s/ 寿柏年
Name: 寿柏年
Title: Director

 

QIMING VENTURE PARTNERS, L.P.,

a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership

  By: QIMING GP, L.P., a Cayman Island exempted limited partnership
  Its: General Partner
   
  By: QIMING CORPORATE GP, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempted company
  Its: General Partner
   
By: /s/ Robert Headley            
Name: Robert Headley
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

SHANGHAI CHONGMAO INVESTMENT CENTER LP

By: /s/ 孙晨阳
Name: 孙晨阳
Title:  Director

 

 

 

 

SVE CAPITAL, LLC.
By:  /s/ Lihua Jin
Name: Lihua Jin
Title: Managing Partner

 

THE REDKAR FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST
By:   /s/ Sanjeev Redkar
Name: Sanjeev Redkar
Title:  Trustee

 

WEALTH STRATEGY HOLDING LIMITED

By:   /s/ Kung Hung Ka
Name: Kung Hung Ka
Title:   Director

 

YU JULIA ZHEN
/s/ Yu Julia Zhen

 

YULING LI
/s/ Yuling Li

 

APOLLOMICS INC.
By: /s/ Guo-Liang Yu             
Name: Guo-Liang Yu
Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

This Lock-Up Agreement is dated as of September 14, 2022 and is between Apollomics Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), MP One Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), each of the directors and executive officers of Sponsor identified on Exhibit A hereto and the other Persons who enter into a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto with the Company in order to become a “Shareholder Party” for purposes of this Agreement (collectively, the “Shareholder Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

 

BACKGROUND:

 

WHEREAS, the Shareholder Parties own or will own equity interests in the Company;

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”) and Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), are entering into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other transactions, Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing on as the surviving entity (“Business Combination”), and as a result of which, (i) SPAC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of SPAC immediately prior to the Effective Time will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be cancelled in exchange for a substantially equivalent security of the Company, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company Preferred Share will be converted into one Company Ordinary Share and immediately following such conversion, the Company shall effect the Share Split in accordance, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Business Combination, the parties hereto wish to set forth herein certain understandings between such parties with respect to restrictions on transfer of equity interests in the Company either owned prior to the Closing Date or acquired pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

 

1.1              Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:

 

Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.

 

 

 

 

Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

Agreement” means this Lock-Up Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in the Background.

 

Business Combination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Background.

 

Change of Control” means any transaction or series of transactions (A) the result of which is that a Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities (or rights convertible or exchangeable into securities) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of or economic rights or interests in the Company, (B) constituting a merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination, however effected, following which either (1) the members of the Board of Directors of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination do not constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company surviving the combination or (2) the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination do not continue to represent or are not converted into fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such combination, or (C) the result of which is a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (as appearing in its most recent balance sheet) to any Person.

 

Closing Date” means the closing date of the Business Combination.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Company Class A Ordinary Shares” means the designated Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, following the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Company Class B Ordinary Shares” means the designated Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, following the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Lock-Up” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

Lock-Up Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

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Lock-Up Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

Lock-Up Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Background.

 

Permitted Transferees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

Shareholder Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Trading Day” means any day on which Company Class A Ordinary Shares are actually traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which Company Class A Ordinary Shares are then traded.

 

Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

1.2              Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive, (c) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (d) the words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II
LOCK-UP

 

2.1              Lock-Up.

 

(a)               Subject to Section 2.1(b), each Shareholder Party shall not Transfer any Lock-Up Securities until the end of the Lock-Up Period (the “Lock-Up”).

 

(b)               Each Shareholder Party or any of its Permitted Transferees may Transfer any Lock-Up Securities it holds during the Lock-Up Period (a) to other Shareholder Parties or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Shareholder Party, any Affiliates of such Shareholder Party or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such Persons or their respective Affiliates; (b) by gift to a charitable organization; or, in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the primary beneficiaries of which are one or more members of the individual’s immediate family or an Affiliate of such Person; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; or (e) to the Company, in each case of clauses (a)–(d), if the transferee is not another Shareholder Party, subject to prior receipt by the Company of a duly executed joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

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(c)               Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in this Section 2.1, if the Lock-Up Period is scheduled to end during a Blackout Period or within five (5) Trading Days prior to the commencement of a Blackout Period, the Lock-Up Period shall end ten (10) Trading Days prior to the commencement of the Blackout Period (the “Blackout-Related Release”); provided that the Company shall announce the date of the expected Blackout-Related Release through a major news service, or on a Form 8-K, at least two (2) Trading Days in advance of the Blackout-Related Release.

 

(d)               For purposes of this Section 2.1:

 

(i)                 The term “Blackout Period” means a broadly applicable and regularly scheduled period during which trading in the Company’s securities would not be permitted under the Company’s insider trading policy.

 

(ii)              The term “Lock-Up Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a definitive agreement that contemplates a Change of Control is entered into after the Closing, the Lock-Up Period for any Lock-Up Securities shall automatically terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lock-Up Securities shall be subject to Lock-Up from and after the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date.

 

(iii)            The term “Lock-Up Securities” means, collectively, the Lock-Up Shares and the Lock-Up Warrants.

 

(iv)             The term “Lock-Up Shares” means with respect to any Shareholder Party and its respective Permitted Transferees, the Company Class A Ordinary Shares and Company Class B Ordinary Shares held by such Person immediately following the closing of the Business Combination other than any shares purchased pursuant to a Subscription Agreement.

 

(v)               The term “Lock-Up Warrants” means the Company Warrants held by any Sponsor Party immediately following the closing of the Business Combination and any Company Class A Ordinary Shares received upon exercise of such Company Warrants.

 

(vi)             The term “Permitted Transferees” means, prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, any Person to whom such Shareholder Party or any other Permitted Transferee of such Shareholder Party is permitted to transfer such Lock-Up Securities pursuant to Section 2.1(b).

 

(vii)          The term “Transfer” means the (A) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecation or pledge of, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, in each case, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position with respect to, any security, (B) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (C) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (A) or (B).

 

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(e)               Each Shareholder Party shall be permitted to enter into a trading plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act during the applicable Lock-Up Period so long as no Transfers of such Shareholder Party’s Lock-Up Securities in contravention of this Section 2.1 are effected prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period.

 

(f)                Each Shareholder Party also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of any Lock-Up Securities except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions and to the addition of a legend to such Shareholder Party’s Lock-Up Securities describing the foregoing restrictions.

 

(g)               For the avoidance of doubt, each Shareholder Party shall retain all of its rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Lock-Up Securities during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Lock-Up Securities.

 

ARTICLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

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

 

If to the Company, to:

APOLLOMICS INC.

 

989 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 220

Foster City, CA 94404

Attention: Brianna MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel
Email: brianna.macdonald@apollomicsinc.com

 

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attn:   James Hu

E-mail: james.hu@whitecase.com

 

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White & Case LLP

555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attn:     Daniel Nussen

E-mail:  daniel.nussen@whitecase.com

 

If to any Shareholder Party, to such address indicated on the Company’s records with respect to such Shareholder Party or to such other address or addresses as such Shareholder Party may from time to time designate in writing.

 

3.2              Amendment; Waiver. (a) The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed by the Company and the Shareholder Parties holding a majority of the shares then held by the Shareholder Parties in the aggregate as to which this Agreement has not been terminated.

 

(b)               Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence.

 

(c)               No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, right, remedy, power or privilege is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

 

(d)              The Company and any party hereto may unilaterally waive any of its rights hereunder in a signed writing delivered to (i) in the case of a waiver by the Company, the applicable Shareholder Parties, and (ii) in the case of a waiver by a Shareholder Party, the Company.

 

(e)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision herein that would (i) adversely affect any Shareholder Party, or (ii) disproportionately affect any Shareholder Party as compared to any other Shareholder Party, in each case, will not bind any such Shareholder Party without such Shareholder Party’s prior written approval.

 

3.3              Further Assurances. The parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof.

 

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3.4              Assignment. No party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 3.4 shall be null and void, ab initio.

 

3.5              Effectiveness; Termination. Other than Article III, this Agreement shall take effect if and only when the Closing is consummated. If the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall be null and void, ab initio.

 

3.6              Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, other than the parties hereto, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.

 

3.7              Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

3.8              Jurisdiction. Any claim, action, suit, assessment, arbitration or proceeding (an “Action”) based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware), or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 3.8.

 

3.9              Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.9.

 

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3.10          Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement, and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, none of the parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. The parties acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 3.10 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction.

 

3.11          Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the parties hereto relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement exist between the parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights, remedies or obligations of the Company or any of the Shareholder Parties under any other agreement between any of the Shareholder Parties and the Company, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights, remedies or obligations of any of the Shareholder Parties or the Company under this Agreement.

 

3.12          Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the parties.

 

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3.13          Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

3.14          Several Liability. The liability of any Shareholder Party hereunder is several (and not joint). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will any Shareholder Party be liable for any other Shareholder Party’s breach of such other Shareholder Party’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

3.15          Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as of the date of this Agreement and may not be revoked by any party hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lock-Up Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

  APOLLOMICS INC.
 
  By: /s/ Guo-Liang Yu
    Name: Guo-Liang Yu
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

    MP ONE INVESTMENT LLC
     
  By:  /s/ Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
    Name: Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
    Title: Manager
     
    HONG - JUNG (MOSES) CHEN
     
  By:  /s/ Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen
     
    WEY - CHUAN (ALBERT) GAU
     
  By:  /s/ Wey - Chuan (Albert) Gau
     
    YUNG-FONG (RON) SONG
     
  By:  /s/ Yung-Fong (Ron) Song
     
    YI - KUEI (ALEX) CHEN 
     
  By:  /s/ Yi - Kuei (Alex) Chen
     
    SOUSHAN WU 
     
  By:  /s/ Soushan Wu
     
    NOHA GEORGES
     
  By:  /s/ Noha Georges

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

1.Hong - Jung (Moses) Chen

 

2.Wey - Chuan (Albert) Gau

 

3.Yung - Fong (Ron) Song

 

4.Yi - Kuei (Alex) Chen

 

5.Soushan Wu

 

6.Noha Georges

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

FORM OF JOINDER TO LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

[______], 20__

 

Reference is made to the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022, by and among Apollomics Inc. (the “Company”) and the other Shareholder Parties (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto (as amended from time to time, the “Lock-Up Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Lock-Up Agreement.

 

Each of the Company and each undersigned holder of shares of the Company (each, a “New Shareholder Party”) agrees that this Joinder to the Lock-Up Agreement (this “Joinder”) is being executed and delivered for good and valuable consideration.

 

Each undersigned New Shareholder Party hereby agrees to and does become party to the Lock-Up Agreement as a Shareholder Party. This Joinder shall serve as a counterpart signature page to the Lock-Up Agreement and by executing below each undersigned New Shareholder Party is deemed to have executed the Lock-Up Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named a party thereto.

 

This Joinder may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by means of facsimile or electronic signature, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Joinder as of the date first set forth above.

 

  [NEW SHAREHOLDER PARTY]
 
  By:  
    Name:
    Title
 
  APOLLOMICS INC.
 
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2022, is made and entered into by and among Apollomics Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Maxpro”), MP One Investment LLC (“Maxpro Sponsor”), a Delaware limited liability company, the executive officers and directors of Maxpro as of immediately prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement (as defined below) (such executive officers and directors, together with Maxpro Sponsor, the “Sponsor Parties”), certain shareholders of the Company set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Apollomics Holders”) (each such Sponsor Party or Apollomics Holder and any other Person (as defined below) who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement, each a “Holder”, and, collectively, the “Holders”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company is party to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022 (the “Combination Agreement”), by and among Maxpro, Project Max SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, pursuant to which, among other things, on or about the date hereof, Merger Sub will merge with and into Maxpro, with Maxpro continuing as the surviving entity, in exchange for Maxpro’s stockholders receiving a right to receive ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”), and, as a result of which, Maxpro will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company will become a publicly traded company;

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, pursuant to the Combination Agreement, each issued and outstanding security of Maxpro immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Combination Agreement) will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be canceled in exchange for a substantially equivalent security of the Company, all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Sponsor Parties and Maxpro are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021 (the “Prior Agreement”), by and among Maxpro, Maxpro Sponsor, and the other Sponsor Parties party thereto;

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement, the parties to the Prior Agreement desire to terminate the Prior Agreement and all rights and obligations created pursuant thereto will be terminated;

WHEREAS, in connection with the Placement Unit Purchase Agreement between Maxpro and Maxpro Sponsor, dated as of October 7, 2021, Maxpro Sponsor acquired 464,150 private placement units of Maxpro, consisting of 464,150 shares of Class A common stock of Maxpro (the “Maxpro Common Stock”) and 464,150 private placement warrants, each exercisable for one share of Maxpro Common Stock for $11.50 per share (the “Maxpro Warrants“);

WHEREAS, the Sponsor Parties are acquiring Ordinary Shares (including the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security issued to the Sponsor Parties pursuant to the terms of the Combination Agreement) on or about the date hereof pursuant to the Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, pursuant to the Combination Agreement, each Maxpro Warrant is automatically and irrevocably modified to provide that such Maxpro Warrant no longer entitles the holder thereof to exercise such Maxpro Warrant for one share of Maxpro Common Stock for $11.50 per share and in substitution thereof such Maxpro Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to exercise such Maxpro Warrant for one Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and 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:

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, such other principal executive officer, the Chief Financial Officer, or the principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement (as defined below) or Prospectus (as defined below) in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any Misstatement (as defined below), (b) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement or Prospectus, as the case may be, and (c) the Company has (x) a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public or (y) determined the premature disclosure of such information would materially adversely affect the Company.

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

Claims” shall have the meaning given in subsection 4.1.1.

Closing Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

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

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Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Form F-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

Form F-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.

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

Lock-Up Period” means (i) with respect to the Registrable Securities owned by the Sponsor Parties, the “Lock-Up Period” as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement and (ii) with respect to any other Holder, the “Lock-Up Period” as defined in the lock-up agreement with the Company to which such Holder is a party.

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

Maxpro” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Maxpro Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

Maxpro Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

Minimum Amount” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

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

Ordinary Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

Permitted Transferees” shall mean a Person to whom the Holders are permitted to transfer Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period with respect to the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, an association, a joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental or political subdivision or agency, or any other entity of whatever nature.

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

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

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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 Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of the Company held by a Holder immediately following the Closing Date, (b) any Ordinary Shares issued to a Holder pursuant to the terms of the Combination Agreement (including the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security issued to a Holder pursuant to the terms of the Combination Agreement), (c) the Maxpro Warrants (including any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any Maxpro Warrants) and (d) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c) by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (i) 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; (ii) (x) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, (y) 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 to the Holder and (z) subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities may be sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations); and (v) 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 effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

Registration Expenses” shall mean the 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 securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are 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 (as defined below) in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

(c)printing, messenger, telephone, delivery and road show or other marketing expenses;

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

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

(f)reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the Company to render any local counsel opinions in connection with the applicable Registration; and

(g)reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel (not to exceed $75,000 in the aggregate for each Registration without the prior written approval of the Company) selected by (i) the majority-in-interest of the SUO Demanding Holders (as defined below) initiating a Shelf Underwritten Offering (as defined below), or (ii) the majority-in-interest of participating Holders under Section 2.3 if the Registration was initiated by the Company for its own account or that of a Company shareholder other than pursuant to rights under this Agreement, in each case to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.

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

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Shelf Takedown Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

Shelf Underwritten Offering” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

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

Sponsor Support Agreement” shall mean that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereto), by and among Maxpro Sponsor, Maxpro, the Company and the other parties thereto.

SUO Demanding Holders” shall mean the applicable Holders having the right to make, and actually making, a written demand for a Shelf Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.1.3.

SUO Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

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

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

Warrant Agreement” shall mean that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021, by and between Maxpro and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.

ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS

Section 2.1      Shelf Registration.

2.1.1            Following the Closing Date, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date to permit the public resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) on the terms and conditions specified in this subsection 2.1.1 and (ii) cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. The Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 shall be a shelf registration statement on Form F-1 (a “Form F-1 Shelf”) or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of such Registrable Securities, covering such Registrable Securities, and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit any Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement. A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holders. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available (including to use its commercially reasonable efforts to add Registrable Securities held by Permitted Transferees) or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

2.1.2            The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form F-1 Shelf filed pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (a “Form F-3 Shelf”) as promptly as practicable after the Company is eligible to use a Form F-3 Shelf and have the Form F-3 Shelf declared effective as promptly as practicable and to cause such Form F-3 Shelf to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

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2.1.3            At any time and from time to time following the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement required by subsection 2.1.1 or subsection 2.1.2, any Holder (an “SUO Requesting Holder”) may request to sell all or a portion of their Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to such shelf registration statement (a “Shelf Underwritten Offering”); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect a Shelf Underwritten Offering if such offering shall (i) include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the SUO Requesting Holder, either individually or together with other SUO Requesting Holders, with a gross offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $25 million or (ii) cover all of the remaining Registrable Securities held by the SUO Demanding Holder, provided that the total offering price is reasonably expected to exceed $15 million in the aggregate (each of the thresholds described in (i) and (ii), the “Minimum Amount”). All requests for a Shelf Underwritten Offering shall be made by giving written notice to the Company (the “Shelf Takedown Notice”). Each Shelf Takedown Notice shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Shelf Underwritten Offering and the expected price range (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) of such Shelf Underwritten Offering, as well as the intended method of distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to take any action upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Notice delivered within ninety (90) days of a prior Shelf Takedown Notice. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a SUO Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.4, the Company shall include in such Shelf Underwritten Offering all Registrable Securities of such SUO Requesting Holder(s) described in the Shelf Takedown Notice. The Company shall, together with all participating Holders of Registrable Securities of the Company proposing (and permitted) to distribute their securities through such Shelf Underwritten Offering, enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form for such Shelf Underwritten Offering with the managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company with the approval of the original SUO Requesting Holder (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Shelf Underwritten Offerings initiated by the Sponsor Parties and an aggregate of three (3) Shelf Underwritten Offerings initiated by the Apollomics Holders. The SUO Demanding Holders may demand not more than two (2) Shelf Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.1.3 in any twelve (12) month period.

2.1.4            If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, in good faith, advises the Company, the SUO Demanding Holders and the SUO Requesting Holders, in writing that, in its opinion, the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the SUO Demanding Holders and the SUO Requesting Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell for its own account and the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (a) first, the Registrable Securities of the SUO Demanding Holders and the SUO Requesting Holders pro rata based on the number of securities requested to be sold that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell for its own account, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of other Persons that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

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2.1.5            Withdrawal. A majority in interest of the SUO Demanding Holders or SUO Requesting Holders initiating a Shelf Underwritten Offering shall have the right to withdraw its Registrable Securities included in a Shelf Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.3 for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of its intention to so withdraw at any time up to one business (1) day prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Shelf Underwritten Offering; provided, however, that upon withdrawal of an amount of Registrable Securities included by the Holders in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, in their capacity as SUO Demanding Holders, being less than the Minimum Amount, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement; provided, further, that a Sponsor Party or an Apollomics Holder may elect to have the Company continue a Shelf Underwritten Offering if the Minimum Amount would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Shelf Underwritten Offering by a Sponsor Party, an Apollomics Holder or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for a Shelf Underwritten Offering shall constitute a demand for a Shelf Underwritten Offering by the withdrawing SUO Demanding Holder for purposes of Section 2.1.3, unless either (i) such SUO Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Shelf Underwritten Offering or (ii) such SUO Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Shelf Underwritten Offering (or, if there is more than one SUO Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each SUO Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering); provided that, if an SUO Demanding Holder elects to continue a Shelf Underwritten Offering pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Shelf Underwritten Offering shall instead count as a Shelf Underwritten Offering demanded by such Sponsor Party or such Apollomics Holder, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.1.3. 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 Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Underwritten Offering prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.1.5, other than if an SUO Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence.

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Section 2.2      Piggyback Registration.

2.2.1            Piggyback Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Ordinary Shares (including equity securities exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, Ordinary Shares), for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company, other than a Registration Statement (a) filed in connection with any employee share option or other benefit plan, (b) a Registration Statement on Form F-4 or Form S-8 (or any successor forms), (c) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (d) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (e) for a dividend reinvestment plan or similar plans, (f) filed pursuant to Section 2.1 or (g) filed in connection with any business combination or acquisition involving the Company, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable (but not less than ten (10) days prior to the anticipated filing by the Company with the Commission of any Registration Statement with respect thereto), which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution (including whether such registration will be pursuant to a shelf registration statement), the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement with the Commission and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, in each case to the extent then known, (B) describe such Holders’ rights under this Section 2.2 and (C) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities identified in a Holder’s response notice described in the foregoing sentence to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company or Company shareholder(s) for whose account the Registration Statement is to be filed included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1, subject to Section 3.3 and Article IV, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company or Company shareholder(s) for whose account the Registration Statement is to be filed. For purposes of this Section 2.2, the filing by the Company of an automatic shelf registration statement for offerings pursuant to Rule 415(a) that omits information with respect to any specific offering pursuant to Rule 430B shall not trigger any notification or participation rights hereunder until such time as the Company amends or supplements such Registration Statement to include information with respect to a specific offering of Registrable Securities (and such amendment or supplement shall trigger the notice and participation rights provided for in this Section 2.2).

2.2.2            Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If a Piggyback Registration is to be an Underwritten Offering and the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that, in its opinion, the dollar amount or number of the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (a) the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with Persons other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (b) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (c) the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

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2.2.2.1            if the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (a) first, the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell for its own account, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof; and (d) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

2.2.2.2            if the Registration is pursuant to a request by Persons other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (a) first, the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting Persons, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, pro rata based on the number of securities requested to be included, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell for its own account, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities other Persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

2.2.3            Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in 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 such Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration up to (a) in the case of a Piggyback Registration not involving an Underwritten Offering or Shelf Underwritten Offering, one (1) day prior to the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement or (b), in the case of any Piggyback Registration involving an Underwritten Offering or any Shelf Underwritten Offering, one (1) business day prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by Persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to and including its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.

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2.2.4            Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwritten Offering effected under subsection 2.1.3.

Section 2.3      Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (a) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) 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 cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (b) the Holders have requested a Shelf Underwritten Offering and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (c) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to delay the filing of such Registration Statement 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Registration shall be required to be effected and no Registration Statement shall be required to become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Holder, until after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period with respect to such Registrable Securities.

ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES

Section 3.1      General Procedures. If the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

3.1.1            prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or have ceased to be Registrable Securities;

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

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3.1.3            prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders (provided that the Company shall have no obligation to furnish any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”));

3.1.4            prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, but in any case no later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) 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 (b) 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 or otherwise and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable, in each case, 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            use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

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

3.1.7            advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or Prospectus 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, as applicable;

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3.1.8            notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event or the existence of any condition as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, or in the opinion of counsel for the Company it is necessary to supplement or amend such Prospectus to comply with law, and then to correct such Misstatement or include such information as is necessary to comply with law, in each case as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof, at the request of any such Holder promptly prepare and furnish to such Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such Prospectus shall not include a Misstatement or such Prospectus, as supplemented or amended, shall comply with law;

3.1.9            permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such Person’s own expense, in the preparation of any Registration Statement, and will cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

3.1.10          use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a “cold comfort” letter (including a bring-down letter dated as of the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration) from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, 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 and any Underwriter;

3.1.11          in connection with an Underwritten Offering, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain for the underwriter(s) opinions of counsel for the Company, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters;

3.1.12          in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

3.1.13          otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

3.1.14          with respect to a Shelf Underwritten Offering, if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $25.0 million, 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

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter, broker, sales agent or placement agent if such Underwriter, broker, sales agent or placement agent has not then been named with respect to the applicable Shelf Underwritten Offering or other offering involving a registration as an Underwriter, 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, stock transfer taxes and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

Section 3.3      Participation in Underwritten Offerings.

3.3.1            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 or Prospectus (the “Holder Information”). 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 it is necessary or advisable to include such information in the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement unless such Person (a) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements approved by the Company and (b) 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 or distribution arrangements. For the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3.1 shall not affect the Registration of other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

3.3.2            The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Underwriter shall require any Holder to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the Underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder and such Holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law, and if, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts, an Underwriter requires any Holder to make additional representation or warranties to or agreements with such Underwriter, such Holder may elect not to participate in such Underwritten Offering (but shall not have any claims against the Company as a result of such election). Any liability of such Holder to any Underwriter or other Person under such underwriting agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds (net of expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions) that it derives from such registration.

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Section 3.4      Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, or in the opinion of counsel for the Company it is necessary to supplement or amend such Prospectus to comply with law, 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 or including the information counsel for the Company believes to be necessary to comply with law (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 such that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, as applicable, will not include a Misstatement and complies with law), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than sixty (60) days, determined in good faith by the Board to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, 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. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which the Company exercised its rights under this Section 3.4. The Holders shall maintain the confidentiality of such notice and its contents.

Section 3.5      Covenants of the Company. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company hereby covenants and agrees at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, 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 EDGAR 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 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 promulgated thereafter by the Commission). 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.

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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, directors and agents and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees), joint or several (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) (collectively, “Claims”), to which any such Holder or other Persons may become subject, insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; except insofar as the Claim or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such filing in reliance upon and in conformity with information or affidavit furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein.

4.1.2            In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating pursuant to this Agreement, such Holder shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Company an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, partners, managers, shareholders, members, employees and agents and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) from and against any Claims, to which any the Company or such other Persons may become subject, insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based on any untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by 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 who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

4.1.3            Any Person entitled to indemnification herein shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any Claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (b) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such Claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one (1) 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) and which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault or culpability on the part of such indemnified party or 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 and contribution provided for under this Agreement (a) 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 of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity or pursuant to any other agreement.

4.1.5            If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Claims, 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 Claims in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Claims, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 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. In connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto filed by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party or parties, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by 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 subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 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 subsection 4.1.5. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1      Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (c) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram 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, telecopy, telegram 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: Apollomics Inc., 989 E. Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 220, Foster City, CA 94404, Attention: Brianna MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Legal & General Counsel, with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to White & Case LLP, 555 Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attn: Daniel Nussen, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.

Section 5.2      Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

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

5.2.2            Prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period with respect to the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except to such Holder’s applicable Permitted Transferees.

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

5.2.4            This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any Persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.

5.2.5            No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (a) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (b) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

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Section 5.3      Severability. If any portion of this Agreement shall be declared void or unenforceable by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable from the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in all respects to be valid and enforceable.

Section 5.4      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 5.5      Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Any action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any action brought pursuant to this Section 5.5.

Section 5.6      EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 5.7      Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities at the time in question, 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. 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. No waiver by a party hereto shall be effective unless made in a written instrument duly executed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced, and only to the extent set forth in such instrument.

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Section 5.8      Other Registration Rights. Other than pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the Company represents and warrants that no Person, 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. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions among the parties thereto and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

Section 5.9      Prior Agreement. The Sponsor Parties and Maxpro, as parties to the Prior Agreement, hereby agree that the Prior Agreement is terminated as of the Closing Date and is replaced in its entirety by this Agreement.

Section 5.10    Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement), together with the Combination Agreement and the Sponsor Support Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section 5.11    Term. This Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect on the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (b) with respect to any Holder, on the date on which such Holder ceases to hold Registrable Securities (but in each case in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)). Further, this Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Agreement. The provisions of Article IV shall survive any termination.

Section 5.12    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 5.13    Additional Holders; Joinder. In addition to Persons who may be come Holders pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, subject to the prior written consent of each of the Sponsor Parties and each of the Apollomics Holders (in each case, so long as such Holder and its affiliates hold at least three percent of the outstanding Ordinary Shares), the Company may make any Person who acquires Ordinary Shares or rights to acquire Ordinary Shares 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 (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 Ordinary Shares then owned, or underlying any rights then owned, by such Additional Holder (the “Additional Holder Ordinary Shares”) 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 Ordinary Shares.

Section 5.14    Further Assurances. From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration, each party hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

[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:
APOLLOMICS INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

MAXPRO:
MAXPRO CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

SPONSOR PARTIES:
MP ONE INVESTMENT LLC
By:
Name:
Title:

By:
Name: Chen, Hong – Jung (Moses)
By:
Name: Song, Yung – Fong (Ron)
By:
Name: Chen, Yi – Kuei (Alex)
By:
Name: Gau, Wey – Chuan (Albert)
By:
Name: Noha Georges
By:
Name: Wu, Soushan

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Apollomics Inc., a Late-Stage Clinical Biopharmaceutical Company to be Listed on Nasdaq Through Business Combination with Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.

 

-Transaction values Apollomics at pre-money equity value of $899 million  

 

-Apollomics is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing innovative product candidates for large, unmet medical needs

 

-Broad pipeline of drug candidates across multiple oncology programs; two lead clinical-stage candidates addressing a combined $11 billion non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) and acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”) market opportunity

 

-Transaction proceeds to accelerate development of late-stage clinical programs, vebreltinib (APL-101) and uproleselan (APL-106)

 

FOSTER CITY, CALIF. and Taipei City, Taiwan – September 14, 2022 – Apollomics Inc. (“Apollomics” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, and Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. (“Maxpro”) (Nasdaq: JMAC, JMACU, JMACW) today announced a definitive agreement for a business combination (the “Transaction” or the “Business Combination”) that would result in Apollomics becoming a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”). The business combination is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023 and Apollomics is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “APLM.”

 

Apollomics’ broad pipeline of drug candidates includes late-stage clinical assets for the treatment of patients with difficult-to-treat cancers. Apollomics’ mission is to develop assets in critically important areas of unmet need. The Company’s leading drug candidates address certain subpopulations within lung cancer and leukemia. Globally, both lung cancer and leukemia affect over 2 million people annually.

 

The Company is dedicated to discovering and developing oncology therapies of different mechanisms of action to inhibit cancer. Its diverse portfolio of innovative drug candidates for treating difficult-to-treat cancers includes precision therapy targeting tumors with specific mutations, as well as assets addressing broader cancer conditions. The Company’s pipeline of nine clinical, preclinical and discovery drug candidates has the potential to improve treatment of a number of tumor types.

 

Upon the closing of the transaction, Apollomics will continue to be led by current Chairman and CEO, Dr. Guo-Liang Yu, Ph.D., a serial entrepreneur, and his team. Dr. Yu is a pharmaceutical researcher with more than 300 patents.

 

“Apollomics’ announcement represents the next major milestone on our journey to provide solutions for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers,” Dr. Yu said. “We anticipate that the funds available to us from this transaction will help us accelerate development of our oncology pipeline.”

 

Apollomics expects results from its global Phase 2 multi-cohort clinical trial of vebreltinib in NSCLC and other solid tumors with cMET dysregulation in 2023, which the Company believes may support its first New Drug Application (“NDA”) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) while generating clinical data for different indications. In addition, the Company expects to complete patient recruitment of its uproleselan Phase 3 study in China in 2023.

  

“Our goal was to find an exciting company with a growing pipeline of innovative product candidates that could positively affect the lives of millions of people,” said Moses Chen, CEO of Maxpro. “Our team is excited to combine with Apollomics as it has met and exceeded all our key selection criteria. Together with Apollomics, Maxpro will do everything we can to support the Company’s vision of treating patients with difficult-to-treat cancers.”

 

 

Apollomics Inc. Investment Highlights:

 

Headquartered in Foster City, Calif., the dedicated team at Apollomics has been developing its innovative pipeline of drug candidates addressing unmet needs in oncology since the beginning of its operations in 2016.
   
The Company has a strong pipeline of oncology assets with nine drug candidates – small molecule targeted drugs as well as biologics – at different stages of development, including two in late-stage clinical trials.  

 

 

 

 

Vebreltinib is in Phase 2 targeting multiple indications of NSCLC and other solid tumors with cMet dysregulations globally, the data from which is expected to support filing NDA/sNDAs in the U.S.
   

The Company’s uproleselan asset is in Phase 3 in China to support an NDA in relapsed or refractory AML.

 

Transaction Overview

 

Upon the closing of the Transaction, Apollomics will become a publicly traded company under the name “Apollomics Inc.” The Transaction reflects an implied pre-money equity value of approximately $899 million.

 

Upon the closing of the Transaction and assuming no redemptions by Maxpro’s public stockholders, Apollomics plans to retain up to $105 million of cash, being expected proceeds from realization of marketable securities held in the Trust Account, on its balance sheet, which would provide financial flexibility and facilitate internal and external growth opportunities.

 

At the closing of the Business Combination and assuming no redemptions by Maxpro’s public stockholders, approximately 10% of the outstanding shares of the combined company are expected to be held by public investors, with existing Apollomics shareholders owning approximately 87%.

 

The Transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Maxpro and Apollomics. The completion of the Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of Maxpro’s stockholders and the satisfaction of a $20 million minimum cash condition. The Transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2023. Additional information about the proposed Transaction, including a copy of the business combination agreement and an investor presentation, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by Maxpro with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available at www.sec.gov.

  

Advisors

 

ARC Group Limited is acting as financial advisor to Maxpro. EF Hutton is acting as capital market advisor to Maxpro. White & Case LLP is acting as legal counsel to Apollomics. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is acting as legal counsel to Maxpro. Marshall & Stevens Transaction Advisory Services LLC is acting as the fairness opinion provider to the board of directors of Maxpro.

 

About Apollomics Inc.

 

Apollomics Inc. is an innovative clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer. Apollomics currently has a pipeline of nine drug candidates across multiple programs, six of which are currently in the clinical stage of development. Apollomics’ lead programs include investigating its core product, vebreltinib (APL-101), a potent, selective c-Met inhibitor for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and other advanced tumors with c-Met alterations, which is currently in a Phase 2 multicohort clinical trial in the United States, and developing an anti-cancer enhancer drug candidate, uproleselan (APL-106), a specific E-Selectin antagonist that has the potential to be used adjunctively with standard chemotherapy to treat acute myeloid leukemia and other hematologic cancers, which is currently in Phase 1 and Phase 3 clinical trials in China.

 

About Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.

 

Maxpro is a blank check company formed for the purposes of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the healthcare and technology industries. In October 2021, Maxpro consummated a $103.5 million initial public offering of 10.35 million units (including the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option), each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one redeemable warrant, each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments LLC, served as the sole book-running manager of Maxpro’s initial public offering.

 

 

 

 

Important Information About the Proposed Business Combination and Where to Find It

 

For additional information on the proposed Transaction, see Maxpro’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be filed concurrently with this press release. In connection with the Business Combination, Maxpro and Apollomics intend to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form F-4 with the SEC, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus, and will file other documents regarding the proposed Transaction with the SEC. Maxpro’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement and documents incorporated by reference therein filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about Apollomics and Maxpro and the proposed Business Combination. Promptly after the Form F-4 is declared effective by the SEC, Maxpro will mail the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and a proxy card to each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting relating to the approval of the business combination and other proposals set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and stockholders of Maxpro are urged to carefully read the entire registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus, when they become available, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the Business Combination. The documents filed by Maxpro with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., 5F-4, No.89, Songren Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan 11073, Attention: Secretary; telephone: +886 2 7713 7952.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Maxpro and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Maxpro’s stockholders in connection with the proposed Transaction. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Maxpro will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available at www.sec.gov. Information about Maxpro’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Maxpro securities is set forth in Maxpro’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, as modified or supplemented by any Form 3 or Form 4 filed with the SEC since the date of such filing. Other information regarding the interests of the participants in the proxy solicitation will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus pertaining to the proposed business combination when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the source indicated above.

 

Apollomics and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Maxpro in connection with the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed Business Combination.

 

Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on Form F-4. Stockholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.

  

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this press release may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “outlook” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Apollomics’ industry and market sizes, expected clinical trial results, future opportunities for Apollomics and Maxpro, Apollomics’ estimated future results and the potential transaction between Maxpro and Apollomics, including the implied enterprise value, the expected transaction and ownership structure and the likelihood, timing and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the proposed Transaction.

 

 

 

 

These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Maxpro and its management and/or Apollomics and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain and are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Maxpro and Apollomics. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the inability to meet the closing conditions to the Business Combination, including the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; the inability to complete the Transaction due to the failure to obtain approval of Maxpro’s stockholders, the failure to achieve the minimum cash condition following any redemptions by Maxpro stockholders, or the failure to meet Nasdaq’s initial listing standards in connection with the consummation of the contemplated transactions; costs related to the Transaction; a delay or failure to realize the expected benefits from the Business Combination; risks related to disruption of management’s time from ongoing business operations due to the Business Combination; the impact of any current or new government regulations in the United States and China affecting Apollomics’ operations and the continued listing of Apollomics’ securities; inability to achieve successful clinical results or to obtain licensing of third-party intellectual property rights for future discovery and development of Apollomics’ oncology projects; failure to commercialize product candidates and achieve market acceptance of such product candidates; failure to protect Apollomics’ intellectual property; breaches in data security; risks related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and response; risk that Apollomics may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls; unfavorable changes to the regulatory environment; and other risks and uncertainties indicated in Maxpro’s final prospectus dated October 7, 2021 and filed with the SEC on October 8, 2021 for its initial public offering, the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, and the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in Maxpro’s other filings with the SEC. Maxpro and Apollomics caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive.

 

Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements are based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Maxpro and Apollomics. All information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof in the case of information about Maxpro and Apollomics or the date of such information in the case of information from persons other than Maxpro or Apollomics, and Maxpro and Apollomics disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication. Forecasts and estimates regarding Apollomics’ industry and end markets are based on sources Maxpro and Apollomics believe to be reliable, however there can be no assurance these forecasts and estimates will prove accurate in whole or in part. Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and do not reflect actual results.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This press release also shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the Business Combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

INVESTOR PRESENTATION September 2022

 

 

Important Information for Investors This investor presentation (this “Presentation”) (references to which shall be deemed to include any information which has be en or may be supplied in writing or orally in connection herewith or in connection with any further enquiries) relates to a prop ose d business combination (the “Transaction”) between Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. (“Maxpro”) and Apollomics Inc. (together with its su bsi diaries and affiliates, “Apollomics”). This Presentation does not contain all of the information that should be considered wi th respect to the proposed Transaction. This Presentation is for informational purposes only and is not intended to form any basis of any inves tme nt decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed Transaction. You should consult your own counsel and tax and fin anc ial advisors as to legal and related matters concerning the matters described herein. Confidentiality By its acceptance hereof, each recipient agrees that neither it, its affiliates nor their respective agents, partners, direct ors , accountants, counsel, officers, employees or other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) will copy, reproduce o r d istribute to others this Presentation, in whole or in part, at any time without the prior written consent of Apollomics and Maxpro and that it will ke ep confidential all information contained herein not already in the public domain and will use this Presentation for the sole pu rpo se of deciding whether to proceed with a further investigation of Apollomics or the Transaction. The recipient shall be responsible for any vio lation of obligations by any of its Representatives. Industry and Market Data The views and statements provided in this Presentation are based on information derived from Apollomics’ internal estimates a nd research, studies, publications, surveys and other information provided by third parties and also from publicly available sou rce s. In this Presentation, Apollomics and Maxpro rely on, and refer to, publicly available information and statistics regarding market par tic ipants in the sector in which Apollomics competes and other industry data. Any comparison of Apollomics to any other entity a ssu mes the reliability of the information available to Apollomics. Neither Apollomics nor Maxpro has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of these sources. Cautionary Language Regarding Forward Looking Statements This Presentation includes “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “esti mate,” “plan,” “goal,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar express ion s that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward - looking state ments include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Apollomics’ and Maxpro’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future including, without limitation, statements regardi ng : plans for preclinical studies, clinical trials and research and development programs; the anticipated timing of the results from those studies and trials; expectations regarding regulatory approvals; Apollomics’ and Maxpro’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Transaction; the satisfaction of the c losing conditions to the Transaction; and the timing of the completion of the Transaction. Forward - looking statements are based on curr ent expectations and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Apollomics and its management, and Maxpro and its manag eme nt, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified he rei n, and on the current expectations of Apollomics’ and Maxpro’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward - looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual event s a nd circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the con trol of Apollomics and Maxpro. These forward - looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including (i) changes in domestic and forei gn business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; (ii) the inability of the parties to successfully or timely c ons ummate the Transaction, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanti cip ated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the Transaction or that the appr ova l of the shareholders of Maxpro is not obtained; (iii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; (iv) risks rela tin g to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Apollomics; (v) future global, regional or local eco nomic and market conditions; (vi) the development, effects and enforcement of laws and regulations; (vii) Apollomics’ ability to manage future gr owth; (viii) changes in the market for Apollomics’ products and services; (ix) the amount of redemption requests made by Maxpro’s public stockholders; (x) the ability of Apollomics or the combined company to issue equity or equity - linked securities in connection wi th the Transaction or in the future; (xi) the outcome of any potential litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, inv est igations and inquiries that may be instituted against Maxpro, Apollomics, the combined company or others following the announcement of the Tr ansaction and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; (xii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance th at could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement with respect to the Transaction or the inability of Maxpro or Apollomics to satisfy the conditions to closing the Transaction; (xiii) changes to the proposed structure of the Transaction th at may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of t he Transaction; (xiv) the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards following the consummation of the Transaction; (xv) t he risk that the pendency of the Transaction or time required to consummate the Transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Apollomic s; (xvi) the evolution of the market in which Apollomics operates; (xvii) the ability of Apollomics to commercialize product can did ates and achieve market acceptance of such product candidates; (xviii) the ability of Apollomics to defend its intellectual property; (xi x) the ability of Apollomics to satisfy regulatory requirements; (xx) other risks and uncertainties included in the Current R epo rt on Form 8 - K filed by Maxpro with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) concurrently with this Presentation; and (xxi) those fa ct ors discussed in Maxpro’s Annual Report on Form 10 - K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2022 under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of Maxpro and Apollomics filed, or to be filed, with the SE C. If any of these risks materialize or Maxpro’s or Apollomics’ assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward - looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Maxpro nor Apollomics presently know or that Maxpro and Apollomics currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those co ntained in the forward - looking statements. In addition, forward - looking statements reflect Maxpro’s and Apollomics’ expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Presentation. Maxpro and A po llomics anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Maxpro’s and Apollomics’ assessments to change. However, while Maxpro and Apollomics may elect to update these forward - looking statement s at some point in the future, Maxpro and Apollomics specifically disclaim any obligation to do so except as required by law. These forward - looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Maxpro’s and Apollomics’ assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Presentation. Accordingly, undue reliance should no t be placed upon the forward - looking statements. 2 Legal Disclaimer

 

 

No Representations and Warranties No representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made or will be given by Apollomics, Maxpro and their resp ect ive affiliates and Representatives as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or reliability of this Presentation and the inf orm ation and or statements contained therein. Any recipient of this Presentation is responsible for conducting his or her own due diligence a nd other enquiries as well as making his or her own analysis and his or her own independent assessment of the information provid ed herein in connection with the Transaction. Any decision to rely on the information contained in this Presentation is the sole responsib ili ty of the recipient of this document and neither Apollomics nor Maxpro will be responsible for any loss incurred by the recip ien t as a result of any actions taken by him or her relying upon the information herein. This Presentation is based, in part, upon management estimat es and forecasts of Apollomics and reflects views and opinions solely of Apollomics as of the date of this Presentation, all of whi ch are accordingly subject to change. Any such estimates, forecasts, views or opinions set forth in this Presentation constitute Apo llo mics’ judgments and should be regarded as indicative, preliminary and for illustrative purposes only. In addition, Apollomics ’ a nalyses contained herein are not, and do not purport to be, appraisals of the issued share capital, assets or business of Apollomics, Maxpro or an y other entity. Further, this Presentation does not purport to contain all information that may be required or relevant to an ev aluation of the Transaction. No Offer or Solicitation This Presentation does not constitute an offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to buy or sell any securities, investment or o the r specific product, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities, investment or other sp ecific product in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the sec uri ties laws of any such jurisdiction. Any securities to be offered in any transaction contemplated hereby have not been approve d o r disapproved by the SEC, any state securities commission or other United States or foreign regulatory authority,and will be offered and sold solely in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by the Securities Act a nd rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including Regulation D or Regulation S under the Securities Act). This document does not constitute, or form a pa rt of, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy in any state or other jurisdiction to any person to whom it is un law ful to make such offer or solicitation. Consequently, this Presentation does not contain all the information which would be required to be contained in such a prospectus or disclosure document such as, for example, details of the assets and liabilities, financial position, pro fi ts and losses and prospects of any of the entities referred to in this Presentation. The material provided in this Presentation is provided for th e information of recipients and does not constitute an invitation or inducement to such persons to enter any investment activ ity relating to those entities. Apollomics and Maxpro have not considered the objectives, financial position or needs of any recipient. The recipie nt should obtain and rely upon his or her own professional advice from their tax, legal, accounting, financial and other profess ion al advisors in respect of the recipient’s objectives, financial position or needs before making any investment decision based on information co ntained in this Presentation. Neither this Presentation nor any of its contents may be reproduced or used for any other purpose without the prior written c ons ent of Apollomics and Maxpro. In accepting this Presentation, the recipient agrees that it is provided solely for its use in con nection with providing background information on Apollomics and considering the Transaction and that it is not to be used for any other pu rpo se. Should a security described in this Presentation be denominated in a currency other than the recipient’s home currency, a ch ange in exchange rates may adversely affect the price of, value of, or income derived from the security. Neither this Presentation no r a ny of its contents is represented to comply with nor is to be construed to comply with any of the legal requirements in any j uri sdiction in respect of an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. Participants in the Solicitation Maxpro, Apollomics and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed under SEC rules to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Maxpro’s stockholders in connection with the Transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests of Maxpro’s directors and officers in the Transaction in Maxpro’s filings with the SEC, including Maxpro’s Annual Report. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Maxpro’s stockholders in connection with the Transaction will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus contained in the registra ti on statement on Form F - 4 for the Transaction. Trademarks and Copyrights This Presentation may contain trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights of other companies, which are the propert y o f their respective owners, and Apollomics’ and Maxpro’s use thereof does not imply an affiliation with, or endorsement by, the owners of such trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights. Solely for convenience, some of the trademarks, service marks, tr ade names and copyrights referred to in this Presentation may be listed without the TM, © or ® symbols, but Apollomics and Maxpro w ill assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, the rights of the applicable owners, if any, to these trademarks, service ma rks, trade names and copyrights. All images are copyright to their respective owners and are protected under international copyright laws. Additional Information and Where to Find It Apollomics intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F - 4 that will include a preliminary proxy statement/pro spectus to be distributed to stockholders of Maxpro in connection with Maxpro’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by its stockholders with respect to the Transaction. After the registration statement has been filed and declared effective by the SEC, Maxpro will ma il the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to all Maxpro stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the Tra nsaction and other matters as may be described in the registration statement. Maxpro and Apollomics also will file other documents regardi ng the Transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of Maxpro are urged to carefu lly read the entire registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed wi th the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, in connection with the Transaction as they become avail abl e because they will contain important information about the proposed Transaction. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain fr ee copies of the registration statement, proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be fi led with the SEC by Maxpro or Apollomics through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by Maxpro may be obtained free of charge by written request to Maxpro at 5/F - 4, No. 89, Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 11073, Attention: Secretary, telephone: +886 2 7713 7952, and the documents filed by Apollomics may be obtained free of charge by wr itt en request to Apollomics at 989 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 220, Foster City, California 94404, Attention: Secretary. 3 Legal Disclaimer (contd.)

 

 

• Apollomics Inc. (“Apollomics”) and Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. ("JMAC") have entered into a definitive business combination agreement • Transaction values Apollomics at $899M • Transaction expected to close in the first quarter of 2023 • 100% rollover from legacy Apollomics shareholders • $105.05M in total estimated proceeds in JMAC trust (assuming no redemptions) • $20M minimum cash condition deSPAC TRANSACTION USE OF PROCEEDS • Provide funding for Vebreltinib (APL - 101) through ongoing registrational Phase 2 clinical trials in the US, 1 NDA filing and 2 sNDA filings • Provide funding for APL - 106 (Uproleselan) Phase 3 and NDA filing in China • Continue pipeline development and discovery projects Transaction Highlights 4 NDA – New Drug Application sNDA – Supplemental New Drug Application

 

 

5 SOURCES ($M) USES ($M) PRO FORMA CAPITALIZATION (M Shares, %) 1. Capitalization calculated on a net - exercise basis: 8 9 . 90 M shares to Apollomics shareholders and vested option holders are net of exercise proceeds for pre - closing vested options; assumes $10 price per JMAC share; excludes JMAC public and private placement warrants. 2. The illustrative maximum redemption scenario represents the approximate maximum number of JMAC public shares that may be redeemed while meeting the $20M minimum cash condition, or approximately 81% redemptions at a redemption price of $10.15 per share. Actual redemptions may vary and may be significant. 3. Sponsor promote may be reduced if Sponsor shareholdings exceed 2.75% of total outstanding shares and vested option shares at closing. 4. Excludes fees paid before the closing or from the Company's existing cash on hand. Transaction Detail s 5 Apollomics Shareholder Equity Rollover 1 $899.0 $899.0 JMAC Cash in Trust 105. 1 20.0 Total Sources $1,004. 1 $919.0 Redemption Rate Assumption 0% MAXIMUM Equity Issued to Apollomics Shareholders 1 $899.0 $899.0 Cash to Company Balance Sheet 100. 2 15.1 Estimated Transaction Costs 4 4. 9 4. 9 Total Uses $1,004. 1 $919.0 Redemption Rate Assumption 0% MAXIMUM Apollomics Shareholder Equity Rollover 1 89.9 87.0% 89.9 94. 7 % JMAC public shareholders 2 10. 4 10.0% 2.0 2.1% JMAC promote 3 2. 6 2.5% 2. 6 2.7% JMAC private placement 0. 5 0. 5 % 0. 5 0. 5 % JMAC underwriter shares 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0% Total outstanding shares with vested options 103.3 100.0% 94.9 100.0% Redemption Rate Assumption 0% MAXIMUM

 

 

GlycoMimetics partnership for Uproleselan Series C ~ $124M Series B $99M TYG partnership for Gastrin 17 ("G17") vaccine Edison Oncology partnership for pan - ErbB inhibitor Cancers c - M ET VEGF/CSF1 R/b/cRAF pa n - ERB C D 40 / P D - L1 G17 v acc ine P D - L1 E - se l e c tin P D - 1 OrbiMed ~ $10M Series A 2016 2018 2020 2021 2022 Entry into deSPAC transaction with JMAC Innovative clinical - stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer Pipeline of nine drug candidates across multiple oncology programs Six drug candidates are in the clinical stage Focused on the development of novel therapies targeting difficult to treat cancers with high mortality rates 1 4 3 2 Apollomics: On a mission to discover ways to treat cancer 6

 

 

• Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp . ( Nasdaq: JMAC) is a publicly listed special purpose acquisition company that completed a $10 5 . 0 5M IPO on October 13, 2021 • JMAC is sponsored by MP One Investment LLC, established by Maxpro Capital Venture s , a healthcare private equity fund • Maxpro has d eep insight and knowledge of the healthcare sector , with extensive experience working with and advising clinical - stage biotechnology companies • Possess es strong network of biotech professionals and industry experts • Professional management team with M&A expertise in capital markets Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. Overview 7

 

 

Sanjeev Redkar PhD, MBA President & Co - founder Guo - Liang Yu PhD Co - founder Chairman and CEO • 28 years in oncology drug development • 5 NDAs, 5 NCEs and 15 INDs/CTAs in previous roles • Matrix Pharmaceuticals, SuperGen, Astex, Otsukaa Serial Entrepreneur Seasoned Executives at Apollomics Kin - Hung Peony Yu MD, Chief Medical Officer • 20+ years in global clinical development leadership: IND, Ph ase 1, 2, 3, and 4 studies • Multiple successful NDAs in US, China, Japan, and MAAs in EU in prior roles - Stanford, FibroGen, Anesiva, J&J, Elan Jane Wang PhD Chief Scientific Officer • 20 years in d rug d iscovery • F ocus in oncology, inflammation, and CNS • 6 0 patents and 29 publications in prior roles • Pfizer, NIH, Schering Plough, Wuxi • Founder of Epitomics; Executive Chairman of Crown Bioscience • 30+ years experience • 300+ patents; 30+ publications • U.C. Berkeley, Harvard, Human Genome Sciences • 15 years’ experience • Stanford University, BA • Harvard Law School, JD • Covington & Burling LLP, Google LLC, Verily Life Sciences LLC Brianna McDonald JD VP & General Counsel • 22 years’ experience • B Com University of South Africa, CMA England • Rstar, Therasense, AXT, Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Raymond Low CPA , VP Finance, Corporate Controller CNS – Central Nervous System NIH – National Institutes of Health NCE – New Chemical Entity MAA – Marketing Authorization Application NDA – New Drug Application IND – Investigational New Drug Application CTA – Clinical Trial Application 8

 

 

Seasoned Executives at JMAC 9 M oses Chen JMAC CEO Senior Executive Senior Executive • Managing Director of Maxpro Ventures Ltd. since May 2018 • 20+ years of academic and biotech experience • Rutgers, Caltech, VivoRx , AmCyte , Celgene, Meridigen , SyneuRx • Consultant at KPMG in Taiwan since February 2021 • Provided audit and tax services for KPMG international and local public clients for 30 years • Provided consultancy services for IPO, domestic and overseas fund raising, financial and tax planning Gau, Wey – Chuan (Albert) JMAC CFO

 

 

› Series A OrbiMed › Ph ase 1 in US for APL - 101 › Ph ase 1 in Australia for APL - 501 › Clinical team in US › Series B and Series C › APL - 101: › Ph ase 1 completed › Global Ph ase 2 › Registration path in US › APL - 106: › Ph ase 1 initiated in China › Ph ase 3 initiated in China › APL - 122, APL - 102 FPI › APL - 101 (US - Global) * : › NDA NSCLC ex14 skip › sNDA NSCLC c - MET › sNDA GBM c - MET fusion › APL - 106 (China) ** : › NDA r/r AML › sNDA in t/n AML › Commercial partnerships › Expand discovery group in Hangzhou 2016 – 2018 Foundation Established 2019 – 202 2 Gained Momentum 202 3 – 202 5 Transformative Goals Growth: From Discovery to Clinical towards Commercial 10 *Assuming successful APL - 101 Phase II clinical trials and/or results of Phase III clinical trials available and supportive for the anticipated NDA/ sNDA **Assuming results of APL - 106 Phase III clinical trials available and supportive for an NDA/ sNDA

 

 

Our Pipeline 11 Partner Trials Apollomics Trials 1 excluding China, Hong Kong and Macau 2 excluding China, Hong Kong and Taiwan 3 excluding China IP – Intellectual Property GBM – Glioblastoma Multiforme r/r AML – Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia NSCLC – Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer MM – Multiple Myeloma Drug Candidate Target Category IP Rights Mono / Combo Indications Status Discovery Preclinical IND Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 NDA Tumor Inhibitors APL - 101 Vebreltinib c - Met Small molecule Global 1 Mono NSCLC, GBM, other solid tumors APL - 122 ErbB1/2/4 Small molecule Global 2 Mono ErbB1/2/4 positive cancers APL - 102 Multiple Kinases Small molecule Global Mono Solid tumors Anti - Cancer Enhancers APL - 106 E - Selectin Small molecule China + Chemo r/r AML, newly diagnosed AML APL - 108 E - Selectin Small molecule China + Chemo MM Immuno - oncology Drugs APL - 501 PD - 1 Biologic Global 3 Mono Solid tumors APL - 502 PD - L1 Biologic Global 3 Mono Multiple tumor types APL - 810 G17 - neutralization Biologic US, China Mono Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers APL - 801 CD40 and PD - L1 Biologic Global Mono Multiple tumor types By Pearl in China By GlycoMimetics in the U.S. Phase 1 PK and tolerability study By GlycoMimetics in the U.S. By Genor in China By CTTQ in China Core Programs

 

 

• Exon - 14 skip mutation (1L, 2L) • c - Met amplifications, denovo • c - Met amplifications, resistance driven ~ 6 , 3 00 patients * ~ 2 , 5 00 patients *** ~ 3,1 00 patients *** Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutated NSCLC population • 1L EGFR+ in combination with osimertinib ~ 20,700 patients * $3B market opportunity ** c - Met dysregulated Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer ("NSCLC") population $7B market opportunity ** 1 88 ,000 US incidence * 1.8 million worldwide * 9 Vebreltinib (APL - 101) c - Met TKI ~ $10B market opportunity in NSCLC With c - MET Dysregulation Source: * Biomedtracker ** Management estimates for the US market for 2022 calculated by multiplying number of patients with an estimated drug price *** Management estimates based on prevalence from Drillon et al 2016 - Targeting MET in Lung Cancer mentions and prevalence of NSCLC from Biomedtracker 12 NSCLC

 

 

13 Agent* Manufacturer(s) MOA Line of Therapy* Biomarker (NGS) U.S. FDA A ppro v al EU5 EMA Approval JP MHLW Approval CN NMPA Approval Patients with MET mutations Orpathys ® (savolitinib) HutchMed and AstraZeneca (CN) MET inhibitor Relapsed / refractory or 1L, chemotherapy ineligible NSCLC w/ MET Ex14 skipping None None None Jun - 21 (conditional) Tabrecta ® (capmatinib) Novartis (U.S., EU5, JP) MET inhibitor 1L NSCLC w/ MET Ex14 skipping May - 20 (accel) Aug - 22 (full) June - 22 Jun - 20 None Tepmetko ® (tepotinib) Merck KGaA (U.S., JP) MET inhibitor Unresectable advanced / recurrent NSCLC w/ MET Ex14 skipping Feb - 21 (accel) Dec - 21 Mar - 20 (conditional) None • mAb = monoclonal antibody; mono = monotherapy; + = combination with; accel = accelerated approval; cond = conditional approval. *These approvals are current as of the date of publication of this report and stated line of therapy is an approximation if not explicitly stated in the regulatory label; please refer to official product labels for most current approval status and nuanced description of the approved indications by market. ** Management's estimates based on public information on Drugs.com Estimated US Pricing ** : Tabrecta 400mg BID 150mg, 200mg/ 56 tabs ($11K) $22K/mo Tepmetko 450mg QD 225mg/ 30 tabs ($11k) $22k/mo Regulatory Landscape of c - MET inhibitors TKI Approved c - MET inhibitor TKIs NSCLC – Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer

 

 

Exon - 14 skip mutated NSCLC c - Met ampl i fications in NSCLC c - Met fusions in GBM x Highly specific c - Met inhibitor x Brain penetration x Safety data available from over 370 patients worldwide x Orphan drug designation by FDA x ~ 140 patients treated in Apollomics SPARTA trial ongoing in 13 countries and 90+ sites x Registrational Phase 2 study in NSCLC with exon 14 skip or c - Met amplification (China) x Phase 2/3 GBM with PTPRZ1 - MET fusion (China) x Potential combo therapy w/EGFR inhibitors, etc . , with huge potential x Potential other tumors: Gastrointestinal, renal, thyroid, etc. x Biomarkers to target c - Met patients x Strong IP with 7 patents awarded covering the compound Vebreltinib Global Multicohort Phase 2 – N on - Small Cell Lung cancer, G lioblastoma (“GBM”), v arious solid tumors with c - Met dysregulation Vebreltinib: 3 Indications for near term NDA/sNDA submissions NSCLC – Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer GBM – Glioblastoma Multiforme 14

 

 

Activity in a Patient with Primary NSCLC Lesions and Brain Metastasis Targeted Small Molecule TKI NSCLC with c - Met amplification NSCLC – Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer 15 Source: Yilong Wu et al, Presentation on Phase 1 Open Investigation of the Safety and Tolerability of Bozitinib Enteric Capsules in Late - Stage NSCLC with c - Met Amplification (NCT02896231/CTONG160), at the Annual Conference of Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology in 2019

 

 

Activity in a Glioblastoma Patient with c - MET Amplification On treatment for 2+Years • 78 - yr old female, GBM since May 2015, c - Met Amplification, target lesion Lt Subependymal • Received 3 prior lines of therapies (Temodar 2015 - 2017, Avastin 2017 - 2018, Nivolumab 2018 - 2019) • C1D1: 04Sep2019; 2+ yr treatment, durable response Visit Product of Perpendicular Diameters Screening 285 Cycle 3 Day 1 285 Cycle 5 Day 1 300 Cycle 7 Day 1 252 Cycle 9 Day 1 119 Cycle 11 Day 1 96 Cycle 13 Day 1 98 Cycle 15 Day 1 96 Cycle 17 Day 1 75 Cycle 19 Day 1 56 Cycle 21 Day 1 96 Cycle 23 Day 1 60 Cycle 25 Day 1 60 Cycle 27 Day 1 25 Baseline 8/9/2019 Cycle 27 Day 1 8/30/2021 Cycle 25 Day 1 7/8/2021 Longest Axis 19 12 05 Perpendicular Measurement 15 05 05 Product of Perpendicular Diameters 285 60 25 Apollomics clinical data 16

 

 

Vebreltinib – Additional Indications › EGFR resistance & c - Met amplification › Other solid tumors with c - Met alterations, beyond lung & brain › Gastrointestinal cancers: colon, stomach, pancreatic, liver, cholangiocarcinoma › Renal cell cancer › Thyroid cancer › Prostate cancer › Breast cancer › Ovarian, and other female reproductive tract 17

 

 

• 1L treatment naïve AML • Relapsed refractory AML • AML patients unfit for chemotherapy ~ 1 6 , 400 patients * ~ 1 2 , 600 patients * ~ 8,800 , patients * $1.4B total AML market opportunity in China ** Acute Myeloid Leukemia Uproleselan (APL - 106) seeks to address $1.4B market for AML Source: *IQVIA Market Research; **management estimates for China Market arrived at using patient numbers and average price estimated by IQVIA 29,400 inc idence in China* 18 AML

 

 

Uproleselan (APL - 106) First - In - Class E - Selectin Antagonist Enhances efficacy of chemotherapy & reduces mucositis (from chemotherapy) Protects normal HSCs through quiescence enhancement and ability for self - renewal Reduces chemotherapy - associated toxicity (e.g. severe mucositis) Disrupts cell adhesion - mediated drug resistance (CAMDR) within bone marrow microenvironment Inhibits activation of cancer survival pathways (e.g. NF - kB) Prevents trafficking of tumor cells to the bone marrow 2 nd generation GMI - 1678 (APL 108) has equivalent activity to APL - 106 in preclinical studies, but at an approximately 1,000 - fold lower dose Source: GlycoMimetics 19

 

 

1L treatment naïve AML Relapsed/ R e f r actory AML Multiple Mye l oma (APL - 108, next generation) Uproleselan (APL - 106 ) AML - Phase 3 in China x FDA & NMPA Breakthrough Therapy Designations x FDA Fast Track Designation x AML: S ignificant clinical unmet needs – high relapse rate, low survival rate • Phase 1 /2 • Efficacy: Impressive CR/CRi, MRD negativity, and overall survival in r/r & L1 AML • Safety: Well - tolerated; potential to ameliorate oral mucositis when combo w/ chemo • r/r AML Phase 3 China Bridging, N=140 subjects • r/r AML Phase 3 US/Global enrollment completed 2021, N~ 380 subjects • 1L AML Phase 2/3 US: N up to 670 subjects x APL - 108 (higher potency, subcutaneous) for Multiple Myeloma and other solid tumors x Strong IP protection for the compound and use in treating cancer and metastasis APL - 106 Phase 3 Clinical trials in AML with near term readouts E - Selectin Inhibitor: first - in - class IP – Intellectual Property AML – Acute Myeloid Leukemia SubQ – subcutaneous 20

 

 

Relapsed / Refractory AML N=47 Newly Diagnosed AML N=25 Response Data: CR/CRi Response Data: MRD Negative Rates 41% 72% 69% 56% Median Overall Survival (OS): 8.8 Months Median Event Free Survival (EFS): 9.2 Months Median Overall Survival (OS): 12.6 Months Survival Outcomes Enhanced Efficacy Improved Tolerability to Chemotherapy – oral mucositis 21 Uproleselan ( APL - 106 ) E fficacy and S afety D ata from US Phase 2 T rial DeAngelo et al Blood Feb 2022 r/r AML – Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia MRD – Minimal Residual Disease CR – Complete Remission; CRi – Complete Remission with incomplete count recovery

 

 

Uproleselan (APL - 106) Global Clinical Programs in A cute M yeloid L eukemia 22 r/r AML – Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia IST – Investigators Sponsored Trial PK - Pharmacokinetic Apollomics China Studies GlycoMimetics Global Studies › GMI - Sponsored Global Phase 3 trial in r/r AML; FULLY ENROLLED › NCI - Sponsored Trial in Newly Diagnosed AML “Fit” for Chemo; Target interim analysis 2022 › UC Davis IST - Newly Diagnosed AML “Unfit” for Chemo; combo with venetoclax + azacytidine; N=25 subjects › Phase 1 PK Study (N=12 subjects; ongoing) › Phase 3 Bridging Study in r/r AML (ongoing)

 

 

AP L - 801 APL - 502 APL - 501 APL - 810 APL - 122 APL - 102 Phase 1 • Potent MTKi against VEGFR 1 / 2 / 3 , b/cRAF, CSF 1 R, KIT, RET in Solid Tumors Phase 1 • Brain penetrating pan - ErbB i nhibitor for t reatment - r esistance i n s olid t umors IND filed in US by partner 1000 - fold more potent E - selectin antagonist AP L - 108 Preclinical • CD - 40 / P D - L 1 bispecific monoclonal antibody for triggering dendritic cells to prime antigen - specific T cells • PD - 1 antibody. Partner Genor has filed BLA in China; data in PTCL, alveolar soft part sarcoma and cervical cancer • PD - L1 antibody. Partner CTTQ has multiple Phase 3 in NSCLC, liver cancer, RCC in combination with anlotinib. Preclinical • Immune targeting fusion protein - polypeptide vaccine targeting gastrin for pancreatic and gastric cancers Pipeline of Early Clinical and Preclinical Programs IND or later stage Preclinical PTCL – Peripheral T - cell Lymphoma BLA – Biological License Application CTTQ – Chia Tai Tian Qing IND – Investigational New Drug Application 23

 

 

APL - 122: Potent panERB Inhibitor Overcomes Treatment - Resistance In Solid Tumors & Crosses BBB to Address Brain Metastases APL - 122 Effective In Treatment - resistant gastric cancer (HER2+) N87 xenograft APL - 122 Effective In Treatment - resistant NSCLC (T790M+) H1975 xenograft Brain concentration plasma concentration APL - 122 enters brain and is retained in CNS at higher than plasma levels A P L - 1 22 APL - 122 20 mg/kg ve h icle ve h icle • ErbB/HER crosstalk correlated with anti - ErbB therapy resistance • APL - 122 - I nhibition of multiple ErbB family members to overcome resistance • APL - 122 & c - Met inhibitor combo may further limit drug resistance because HER2 amp+ and MET amp+ are mechanisms of acquired resistance • 50% of HER2+ breast cancer and more than 33% of EGFR+ NSCLC develop CNS progression NSCLC – Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer Frentzas et al. Society of NeuroOncology Annual Meeting 2021 24

 

 

25 APL - 102: Potent Multitargeted kinase inhibitor against VEGFR1/2/3, b/cRAF, CSF1R, KIT, RET in Solid Tumors • Unique kinase profile with inhibition of several other key immuno - oncogenic drivers • Tumor regression in 52 PDX models, including gastric, colorectal, esophageal, and lung cancer • HCC PDX model: APL - 102 achieved larger reduction in tumor volume • Phase 1 study – ongoing HCC PDX model LIMsh050 HCC model PLC - PRF - 5 Superior Efficacy to Sorafenib in Liver Cancer Tumor Regressions In 52 PDX Models HCC – Hepatocellular carcinoma Kanekal et al. American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018

 

 

Near - term Catalysts 202 4 202 5 APL - 102 and APL - 122 • Phase 1 readout • Phase 2 advancement 202 3 26 Anticipated closing of deSPAC transaction • Complete P hase 1 • Global AML Phase 3 readout A P L - 106 A P L - 101 • Potential for US NDA submission for Exon 14 NSCLC • Data readout of c - Met Amp+ NSCLC • Data readout of Phase 2/3 GBM with MET fusion A P L - 108 • File IND and b egin phase 1 study in China APL - 101 • Launch commercially in US • File first sNDA APL - 106 • China Phase 3 readout • Submit NDA in China for treatment of r/r AML APL - 801 and APL - 810 • File IND s APL - 101 • Second sNDA submission • Expand commercial in US APL - 106 • Commercial launch for r/r/ AML • sNDA submission in treatment naïve AML APL - 102 and APL - 122 • Phase 2 readouts APL - 801 and APL - 810 • Complete Phase 1 and readout NDA – New Drug Application sNDA – Supplemental New Drug Application IND – Investigational New Drug Application r/r AML – Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

Apollomics, Inc. Business Combination with Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.

 

Deal Announcement Pre-Recording Script

 

September 2022

 

Operator

 

Hello and welcome to the Apollomics, Inc. and Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. transaction conference call. The information discussed today is qualified in its entirety by the Form 8-K, including the exhibits thereto, that has been filed today by Maxpro and may be accessed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Please note that the press release issued this morning can also be found on the on the Apollomics website at www.apollomicsinc.com. The corporate presentation that will be presented as part of today’s discussion is publicly available as an exhibit to the aforementioned Form 8-K and posted on the Apollomics website, where it is available for download. Please carefully review the disclaimers included therein and refer to that as the guide for today’s call. In particular, I would like to remind you that this call contains forward-looking statements, including Maxpro’s and Apollomics’ expectations of future financial and business performance and conditions, trial results, the industry outlook and the expected timing and completion of the proposed transaction. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, (some of which are beyond the control of the parties) and they are not guarantees of performance. Maxpro and Apollomics are under no obligation and expressly disclaim any obligation to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. You are encouraged to read the Form 8-K and the accompanying press release and investor presentation, as well as Maxpro’s other filings with the SEC, for a discussion of the risks that can affect the business combination and the business of Apollomics before and after completion of the proposed transaction. This call is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

 

Hosting today’s call from Maxpro is Moses Chen, Managing Director of Maxpro Ventures Ltd., and from Apollomics are Guo-Liang Yu, co-founder, Chairman and CEO, and Sanjeev Redkar, co-founder and President.

 

I will now turn the call over to Moses Chen. Please go ahead.

  

Moses Chen

 

Thank you, operator, and thanks to all of you for joining us today. I am Moses Chen, Managing Director of Maxpro Ventures, and I am delighted to announce this transaction between Maxpro and Apollomics.

 

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When we launched the Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. IPO last October, I told our prospective investors that our goal was to find an exciting company in an attractive business with tangible growth prospects in which we could invest, and also one that was led by an experienced, public company-ready management team that has demonstrated a commitment to maximizing value while operating with the highest level of integrity. From the many companies that were under consideration by Maxpro, Apollomics exceeded all our key selection criteria. I am confident that we have achieved our objective with the proposed business combination between Maxpro and Apollomics.

 

Apollomics is an innovative clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer. While there are many positive attributes of Apollomics and the proposed business combination with Maxpro, I’d like to emphasize one of the primary attributes – the management team.

 

Apollomics has an outstanding management team led by its co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Dr. Guo-Liang Yu. Dr. Yu has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and academic research. He is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded several startup biotech and healthcare companies. Apollomics’ deep bench of talent also includes Dr. Sanjeev Redkar, co-founder and President. Dr. Redkar has over 28 years of scientific, managerial and executive experience in hematology and oncology drug discovery and development.

 

The transaction values Apollomics with a pre-money equity value of $899 million. Assuming no redemption from Maxpro Shareholders, the transaction will deliver approximately $105 million in total proceeds from the cash in trust to the combined company. A $20 million minimum cash on closing requirement has been agreed to as part of this transaction.

 

All of Apollomics’ current shareholders are rolling 100% of their equity into the combined company, which is indicative of a clear alignment with all shareholders.

 

To share the Company’s strategy with you, I’ll turn the call over to Dr. Guo-Liang Yu, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Apollomics.

  

Guo-Liang Yu

 

Thanks, Moses.

 

Slide 6: Apollomics: On a Mission to Discover Ways to Treat Cancer

 

Please turn to slide 6. Apollomics is an innovative biotech company dedicated to discovering and developing oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer. The Company has a pipeline of nine drug candidates across multiple oncology programs, with six of the candidates currently in the clinic.

 

We attribute our growth and success to date to several key aspects:

 

§our scientific strategy using precision and combination therapies;
§our clinical development capabilities in the U.S. as well as globally;
§our in-house R&D capabilities and business development capabilities; and
§very importantly, our leadership team has in-depth expertise.

 

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Our company began operations in 2016, and over the course of the following three years raised more than $200 million and established several partnerships.

 

Our goals are to target difficult to treat cancers as well as cancers with brain metastases. We have 4 classes of cancer drugs under development:

 

§kinase inhibitors, for so-called targeted therapies;
§first in class molecules that target cell adhesion and motility, in other words, they disallow cancer cells from hiding in tissues and in microvasculature;
§immune-oncology targets;
§and finally, we are developing a cancer vaccine using a novel strategy.

 

Although, each of these molecules can be developed as monotherapies, we are actively researching different ways for combination therapies in order to achieve better treatment outcomes.

 

Slide 10: Growth: From Discovery to Clinical towards Commercial

 

Turning to slide 10, Apollomics is an innovative biotech company dedicated to developing novel cancer therapeutics, and we have worked very hard over the last 6 years to accomplish this goal. As I mentioned, the Company’s operations began in 2016. In the first 3 years, we established the foundation, built out the overall development team, and moved from discovery stage to clinical development stage. We gained momentum in the next 3 years with two late-stage programs and almost a dozen earlier stage programs. We are now advancing towards submission of our first New Drug Application in the U.S. In 2023, Apollomics expects data from its global Phase 2 clinical trial of lead drug candidate, vebreltinib, in non-small cell lung cancer, which we anticipate will support our first new drug application with the FDA.

 

Slide 11: Our Pipeline

 

We have made significant advancements in the last several years. The table on slide 11 shows our pipeline and progress. The blue bars represent our own trials and the grey bars are trials conducted by our partners. The two programs labeled by stars are our late-stage programs.

 

Now, let me invite Dr. Sanjeev Redkar, our President, to describe our two lead clinical programs and highlight a few of our earlier-stage programs.

  

Sanjeev Redkar

 

Thank you, Guo-Liang.

 

Slide 12: Vebreltinib (APL-101) c-Met TKI

 

Moving to slide 12…We have two exciting late-stage compounds with encouraging clinical data.

 

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The first is vebreltinib, or APL-101, a novel c-MET inhibitor, oral agent, being evaluated in global and China clinical trials for a number of indications for treating tumors with c-Met dysregulations that are diagnosed with biomarkers, and it can penetrate the brain to treat tumors there.

 

There is a large market opportunity for vebreltinib given the unmet medical need in several indications. Based on Biomedtracker estimates of the U.S. incidence of non-small cell lung cancer with cMet alterations, the NSCLC market of all c-Met dysregulations has potential to reach $3 billion dollars; and the EGFR combination first line market to $7 billion including additional tumor types.

 

Slide 13: Regulatory Landscape of c-MET inhibitors TKI

 

There are 3 c-MET inhibitors approved for the Exon 14 skip mutant NSCLC population – two, capmatinib and tepotinib, in the U.S. and savolitinib in China. We feel that the Exon 14 skip mutant NSCLC is the start of the potential use of c-Met inhibitors – especially in a setting of new or acquired resistance after TKI use.

 

Slide 14: Vebreltinib: 3 Indications for near term NDA/sNDA submissions

 

For vebreltinib, we are focused on 3 Indications for near term NDA and sNDA submissions, listed on the left of slide 14.

 

For the first indication of NSCLC with met exon 14 skip, we plan to have a follow up meeting with the FDA when the durability response data on patients already in the study, becomes available in the latter part of 2022 or early 2023. This FDA meeting will provide guidance on NDA readiness, on our planned target submission in 2023.

 

For the second indication of NSCLC with c-Met amplification, we also gained FDA guidance on data requirement for accelerated approval. We expect to enroll the patients needed for sNDA and strive for the first c-Met TKI monotherapy for NSCLC with c-Met amplification indication.

 

Our third indication is glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, with c-Met alteration; vebreltinib is in a Phase 2/3 trial in China, that is sponsored by our partner. GBM is an unmet medical need for which there is no approved treatment, as most cancer drugs cannot get into the brain.

 

Slide 15: Activity in a Patient with Primary NSCLC Lesions and Brain Metastasis

 

Slide 15 shows scans of a patient with NSCLC with c-MET amplification. Vebreltinib induced shrinkage in this subject in the primary lung lesions as well as the metastatic lesion in the brain.

 

Slide 16: Activity in a Glioblastoma Patient with c-MET Amplification

 

Slide 16 shows scans of an elderly patient with GBM with c-Met amplification who exhausted standard of care treatments who normally would be expected to have only 4-6 months of life, was treated with vebreltinib for over 2 years and sustained durable response as shown in these scans.

 

Slide 17: Vebreltinib – Additional Indications

 

Beyond the 3 indications that we are currently focused on for vebreltinib, there are other solid tumors that also have a subset of population with c-Met alterations, beyond lung and brain, which are listed on slide 17.

 

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Slide 18: Uproleselan (APL-106) seeks to address $1.4B market for AML

 

Let me tell you about our next program. Turning to slide 18. Our second lead drug candidate, Uproleselan, is a first-in-class E-selectin inhibitor, being used in combination with standard of care chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML. The total AML market opportunity in China is estimated to be $1.4 billion and includes 3 segments for potential application – treatment in first-line treatment naïve patients, relapsed or refractory, as well as those unfit for chemotherapy.

 

Slide 19: Uproleselan (APL-106) First-In-Class E-Selectin Antagonist

 

Uproleselanis the first-in-class E-selectin antagonist with an initial indication of recurrent relapsing AML. As shown on slide 19, uproleselan works by mobilizing the leukemic cells from the bone marrow to expose them to chemotherapy agents, and prevents trafficking of tumor cells to the bone marrow.

 

The U.S. Phase 2 study showed uproleselan may enhance efficacy and improve tolerability of chemotherapy. Our 2nd-generation candidate, APL 108, has equivalent activity to uproleselan in preclinical studies, but at an approximately 1,000-fold lower dose.

 

Slide 20: APL-106 Phase 3 Clinical trials in AML with near term readouts

 

The uproleselan U.S. and global Phase 3 study in recurrent relapsing AML patients by our partner, Glycomimetics, is fully enrolled as of November 2021; and the data readout will be based on reaching the requisite number of events, anticipated after year-end 2022.

 

The National Cancer Institute is also sponsoring an ongoing Phase 2/3 study in first line AML patients; the enrollment of 262 patients needed for event-free-survival assessment was completed in December 2021. If the event-free-survival analysis meets the preplanned metric, the data will be transferred confidentially to GlycoMimetics to support regulatory filings for uproleselan in treatment-naïve AML.

 

In China, our Phase 3 bridging study in recurrent relapsing AML has already started, and we target data completion in 2024.

 

Uproleselan has been granted breakthrough designation by the FDA and by the National Medical Products Administration, China’s agency for regulating drugs. It has the potential to enhance efficacy and tolerability of chemotherapy.

 

We also have the rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize APL-108 in China, the next generation e-selectin antagonist with 1000-fold potency, and also has the potential for treatment of a number of conditions beyond AML.

 

Slide 21: Uproleselan (APL-106) Efficacy and Safety Data from US Phase 2 Trial

 

As shown on slide 21, in the U.S. Phase 2 study, uproleselan treatment in combination with conventional chemotherapy achieved complete response/CRi rate as much as 41% in recurrent relapsing AML patients, which is about close to double of historical chemo alone rate; overall survival of 8.8 months is about twice as long as what one expects from chemo alone, and this is supported by the impressive also by minimal residual disease negativity rate which correlates closely with overall survival.

 

In first line AML patients, uproleselan treatment with conventional chemo achieved an CR/CRi in 72% of patients and leads to overall survival of over a year.

 

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One of the common adverse events from chemotherapy is oral mucositis in which the mucosal linings in the mouth and the intestines are inflamed and damaged, which when severe, patients may not be able to eat or drink and resorts to using feeding tube. Upsroleselan may ameliorate such a side-effect by ameliorating the inflammation.

 

Slide 22: Uproleselan (APL-106) Global Clinical Programs in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

 

As illustrated on slide 22, the uproleselan global clinical program in AML includes Glycomimetics’ studies in the U.S., including the Phase 3 trial, and Apollomics’ studies in China.

 

Slide 23: Pipeline of Early Clinical and Preclinical Programs

 

In addition to the two late stage leading programs, in the next few slides starting with slide 23, I would like to share with you our pipeline of exciting early clinical as well as a few of our preclinical programs.

 

On slide 23 I’d like to draw your attention to 3 programs in early clinical and preclinical stage.

 

§APL-102 is a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor currently in Phase 1.
§APL-122 is a brain penetrating pan-ErbB inhibitor for treatment-resistance in solid tumors.
§APL-108 is a potent E-selectin antagonist in a SubQ regimen that allows for a wider patient use.

 

Slide 24: APL-122: Potent panERB Inhibitor Overcomes Treatment-Resistance In Solid Tumors and Crosses BBB to Address Brain Metastases

 

Turning to slide 24. A pan ERB inhibitor is important for the treatment of ErbB dysregulated cancers such as HER2+ breast cancer, EGFR+ NSCLC and EGFR v3 GBM. The crosstalk between the ErbB results in resistance due to a different ErbB dysregulation, and that is why APL-122, a panERB, is believed to overcome treatment resistance that other drugs cannot. You can see the activity in treatment-resistant breast and NSCLC models.

 

Importantly, as you can see on the figure on the right of slide 24, APL-122 can get into the brain and maintain concentration to address CNS lesions.

 

50% of HER2+ breast cancer and 33% of EGFR+ NSCLC develop CNS lesions – brain metastases – on treatment. These subjects that progress on these therapies – such as Osimertinib – don’t have a treatment option, and a panErbB inhibitor that is brain penetrant may be needed for these progressors.

 

Our Phase 1 first-in-human trial is recruiting Breast cancer, NSCLC or GBM subjects that are progressing on existing therapies.

 

Slide 25: APL-102: Potent Multitargeted kinase inhibitor against VEGFR1/2/3, b/cRAF, CSF1R, KIT, RET in Solid Tumors

 

APL-102 is a multitargeted kinase inhibitor with a unique profile of CSF1R, VEGF receptor, b/c RAF - that has shown potent activity in over 52 PDX models with strong activity in gastrointestinal tumors. We have begun the first in human Phase 1 trial last year in China. We plan to develop this as a single agent as well as potentially combine with checkpoint inhibitors.

 

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Slide 26: Near-Term Catalysts

 

Finally, we would like to leave you with a summary of our future milestones for the next 3 years, which is shown on slide 26.

 

For 2023, in addition to closing the deSAPC transaction, our main goal is to make significant progress on vebreltinib to support our first NDA submission. In addition, we expect to complete uproleselan enrollment of the Phase 3 China bridging study and submit an IND and began a Phase study in China for APL-108. Beyond 2023, we have set goals to work towards regulatory review and ultimately the potential commercialization of our two lead programs.

 

Concluding Remarks

 

This transaction with Maxpro will help advance our pipeline development and discovery projects and open a pathway for public investors to participate in our important work. All of us at Apollomics are thrilled to join Moses and the Maxpro team for the launch of what I believe will be a tremendously successful public venture.

 

If you are looking for additional information, I’d like to encourage you to review our corporate presentation, which can be found, along with all the other transaction-related materials, on our website at Apollomicsinc.com.

 

Each of us would like to thank you for your time today.

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

Risks Relating to our Business, Business Operations and Financial Prospects

 

·Our clinical trials may fail to demonstrate adequately the safety, potency/bioavailability and efficacy of any of our drug candidates, including our product candidate APL-101, which would prevent or delay development, regulatory approval and commercialization.
·Our drug candidates may cause undesirable side effects or have other properties that could delay or prevent their regulatory approval, limit their commercial potential or result in significant negative consequences following regulatory approval, if obtained.
·We are a pre-revenue biotechnology company with a history of losses. We anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses and net operating cash outflows for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
·We rely on third parties to conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials and we must work effectively with collaborators to develop our drug candidates. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or meet expected deadlines, we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize our drug candidates and our business could be substantially harmed.
·Even if we consummate the Business Combination, we may need additional capital to meet our operating cash requirements, and financing may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are unable to obtain such financing, we may be unable to complete the development, manufacturing and commercialization of our drug candidates.
·We are currently operating in a period of economic uncertainty and capital markets disruption, which has been significantly impacted by geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from the conflict in Ukraine or any other geopolitical tensions.
·We have no track record in launching and marketing drug candidates. If we are unable to develop marketing and sales capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell our drug candidates, we may not be able to generate product sales revenue.
·We may need to enter into license agreements with third parties to market and sell our drug candidates.
·We have a limited operating history, which may make it difficult to evaluate our current business and predict our future performance.
·The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely impact our business including our ongoing and planned clinical trials and preclinical research.
·If we fail to effectively manage our anticipated growth or execute on our growth strategies, our business, financial conditions, results of operations and prospects could suffer.
·We have historically incurred significant liabilities and may continue to have significant liabilities going forward, which can expose us to liquidity risk.
·Our future success depends on our ability to retain key executives and to attract, train, retain and motivate senior management and qualified scientific employees.
·Our reputation is key to our business success. Negative publicity may adversely affect our reputation, business and growth prospect.
·We have significantly increased and will continue to increase the size and capabilities of our organization, and we may experience difficulties in managing our growth.
·We may be involved in claims, disputes, litigation, arbitration or other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, and any claims or proceedings against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend.
·Product liability claims or lawsuits could cause us to incur substantial liabilities.
·We have limited insurance coverage, and any claims beyond our insurance coverage may result in our incurring substantial costs and a diversion of resources.

 

 

 

 

·Business disruptions could seriously harm our future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses.
·If we engage in acquisitions or strategic partnerships, this may increase our capital requirements, dilute our shareholders, cause us to incur debt or assume contingent liabilities, and subject us to other risks.
·If we fail to comply with applicable anti-bribery laws, our reputation may be harmed and we could be subject to penalties and significant expenses that have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
·We are subject to the risks of doing business globally.
·We are subject to changing law and regulations regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of non-compliance.
·We are subject to stringent privacy laws, information security policies and contractual obligations governing the use, processing, and cross-border transfer of personal information and governing our data privacy and security practices.
·Our internal computer systems, or those used by our CROs or partners or other contractors or consultants, may fail or suffer security breaches.
·Increased labor costs could slow our growth and affect our profitability.
·Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our shareholders and restrict our operations, and you may incur immediate and significant dilution and may experience further dilution if we issue additional ordinary shares or other equity securities in the future, including pursuant to the Employee Incentive Plan.
·The amount of our future losses is uncertain and our operating results may fluctuate significantly or may fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, each of which may cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline.
·The discontinuation of any of government grants or preferential tax treatment currently available to us could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and prospects.
·We may not realize the benefits of any acquisitions, in-licenses or strategic alliances that we enter into.
·Our management uses certain key business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions and such metrics may not accurately reflect all of the aspects of our business needed to make such evaluations and decisions, in particular as our business continues to grow.
·We rely on a limited number of suppliers for laboratory equipment and materials and may not be able to find replacements or immediately transition to alternative suppliers.
·If our operating facilities become damaged or inoperable or if we move or are otherwise required to vacate our facilities, our ability to conduct and pursue our research and development efforts may be jeopardized.
·Security breaches, loss of data and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.

 

Risks Relating to our Drug Candidates

 

·Drug development involves a lengthy and expensive process, with an uncertain outcome. We may incur unexpected costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to complete, the development and commercialization of our drug candidates.
·We may expend our limited resources to pursue a particular drug candidate or indication and fail to capitalize on drug candidates or indications that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success.

 

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·The results of early-stage clinical trials and preclinical studies may not be predictive of future results. Initial success in clinical trials may not be indicative of results obtained when these trials are completed or in later stage trials.
·If we experience delays or difficulties in the enrollment of patients in clinical trials, our clinical development activities could be delayed or otherwise adversely affected.
·The design or execution of our ongoing and future clinical trials may not support marketing approval.
·There may be delays or issues in the design and manufacturing and control of the drug substances and/or the drug products needed for conducting development of the drugs in our pipeline to meet standards for regulatory approval and/or for commercialization.
·If we are unable to successfully validate, develop and obtain regulatory approval for companion diagnostic tests for our drug candidates that are required or experience significant delays in doing so, we may not realize the full commercial potential of these drug candidates.
·We may not be successful in our efforts to identify, discover or in-license additional potential drug candidates.
·If safety, efficacy, or other issues arise with any medical product that is used in combination with our drug candidates, we may be unable to market such drug candidate or may experience significant regulatory delays.
·We may not be able to obtain licenses to promising oncology programs for the American, Chinese and/or European markets on desirable terms or at all.
·Summary or preliminary data from our clinical trials that we announce or publish may change as new or revised patient data becomes available, and is subject to source verification procedures that could result in material changes in the final data.
·We are developing some our product candidates for use in combination with standard-of-care as well as emerging or experimental cancer therapies, which exposes us to several risks beyond our control.
·Material modifications in the methods of product candidate manufacturing may result in additional costs or delay.
·We may not be able to file additional INDs to commence additional clinical trials on the timelines we expect, and even if we are able to, the FDA may not permit us to proceed.

 

Risks Relating to Government Regulations

 

·All material aspects of the R&D and commercialization of pharmaceutical products are heavily regulated. Any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations and industry standards or obtain various licenses and permits or any change to the applicable laws and regulations could harm our reputation and business, results of operations and prospects.
·The regulatory approval processes of the FDA, NMPA and other comparable regulatory authorities are lengthy, time-consuming and inherently unpredictable. If we are ultimately unable to obtain regulatory approval for our drug candidates, our business will be substantially harmed.
·Changes in government regulations or in practices relating to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, including healthcare reform in China, and compliance with new regulations may result in additional costs.
·Adverse drug reactions and negative results from off-label use of our products could materially harm our business reputation, product brand name, financial condition and expose us to liability.
·Our drug candidates may cause undesirable adverse events or have other properties that could interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials, delay or prevent their regulatory approval, limit the commercial profile of an approved label, or result in significant negative consequences following regulatory approval.

 

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·Even if we are able to commercialize any approved drug candidates, the drug candidates may become subject to national or other third-party reimbursement practices or unfavorable pricing regulations, which could harm our business and prospects.
·Illegal and/or parallel imports and counterfeit pharmaceutical products may reduce demand for our future approved drug candidates and could have a negative impact on our reputation and business.
·Any of our future approved drug candidates will be subject to ongoing or additional regulatory obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in significant additional expense, and we may be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with regulatory requirements or experience unanticipated problems with our drug candidates.
·Current and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to obtain marketing approval of and commercialize our drug candidates and affect the prices we may obtain.
·If we participate in compassionate use programs, current regulatory discrepancies among competent authorities of different countries may lead to increased risk of adverse drug reaction and serious adverse events being produced from the use of our products.
·For any current and future clinical trials for our product candidates outside the United States, the FDA, EMA, and applicable foreign regulatory authorities may not accept data from such trials.
·Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in one jurisdiction does not mean that we will succeed in obtaining regulatory approval of our product candidates in other jurisdictions.
·Even if we apply for and obtain accelerated approval or Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track or other designation intended to expedite, facilitate or reduce the cost pursuing development or regulatory review or approval with the FDA or other regulatory authorities for any of our product candidates, there is no guarantee that such designation would lead to faster development, regulatory review, or approval, nor would it increase the likelihood that any such product candidate will receive marketing approval.

 

Risks Relating to Commercialization of our Drug Candidates

 

·We have limited experience in filing for regulatory approval for our drug candidates and submission of marketing applications to the regulatory authorities.
·Our drug candidates, once approved, may fail to achieve the degree of market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community necessary for commercial success.
·The market opportunities for any current or future drug candidate we develop, if and when approved, may be limited to those patients who are ineligible for established therapies or for whom prior therapies have failed, and may be small.
·As we engage in other forms of collaboration worldwide, including conducting clinical trials abroad, we may be exposed to specific risks of conducting our business and operations in international markets.
·Even if we obtain FDA approval of any of our product candidates, we may never obtain approval or commercialize such products outside of the United States, which would limit our ability to realize their full market potential.

 

Risks Relating to our Intellectual Property Rights

 

·If we are unable to obtain and maintain patent protection for our drug candidates through intellectual property rights, or if the scope of such intellectual property rights obtained is not sufficiently broad, or if any patent rights that we own or in-licensed is challenged by third parties, third parties could develop and commercialize products and technologies similar or identical to ours and compete directly against us, and our ability to successfully commercialize any product or technology may be adversely affected.

 

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·Obtaining and maintaining our patent protection depends on compliance with various procedural, document submission, fee payment, and other requirements imposed by governmental patent agencies, and our patent protection could be reduced or eliminated for non-compliance with these requirements.
·We enjoy only limited geographical protection with respect to certain patents and may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
·Intellectual property rights do not necessarily protect all aspects of our intellectual property, and if we are unable to maintain the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and future prospect will be harmed. We also may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants, or advisers have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers or claims asserting ownership of what we regard as our own intellectual property.
·Changes in patent law could diminish the value of patents in general, thereby impairing our ability to protect our drug candidates.
·We may become involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time-consuming and unsuccessful. Our patent rights relating to our drug candidates could be found invalid or unenforceable if challenged in court or before the relevant patent authority.
·Intellectual property litigation may lead to unfavorable publicity which may harm our reputation and cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decline, and any unfavorable outcome from such litigation could limit our R&D activities and/or our ability to commercialize our drug candidates.
·We may not be successful in obtaining or maintaining necessary rights for our development pipeline through acquisitions and in-licenses.
·If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, we may not be able to build name recognition in our markets of interest and our competitive position may be adversely affected.
·If we do not obtain protection under the Hatch-Waxman Amendments and similar legislation in other countries extending the terms of our patents, if issued, relating to our drug candidates, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospect may be materially harmed.
·If we are sued for infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating intellectual property rights of third parties or engaging in unfair competition, such litigation could be costly and time-consuming and could prevent or delay us from developing or commercializing our drug candidates.
·Our rights to develop and commercialize our drug candidates are subject, in part, to the terms and conditions of licenses granted to us by others. If we fail to comply with our obligations in the agreements under which we license intellectual property rights from third parties or otherwise experience disruptions to our business relationships with our licensors, we could be required to pay monetary damages or could lose license rights that are important to our business.
·We face substantial competition and our competitors may discover, develop or commercialize competing drugs faster or more successfully than we do. We could be adversely affected by introduction of generic drugs.
·If our efforts to protect the proprietary nature of the intellectual property related to our technologies are not adequate, we may not be able to compete effectively in our market.
·Numerous factors may limit any potential competitive advantage provided by our intellectual property rights.
·Patent terms may be inadequate to protect our competitive position on our product candidates for an adequate amount of time.

 

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Risks Relating to our Reliance on Third Parties

 

·We rely on third parties to manufacture or import our clinical and commercial drug supplies. Our business could be harmed if those third parties fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of product or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels, prices or in time.
·We have entered into collaborations and may form or seek collaborations or strategic alliances or enter into additional licensing arrangements in the future, and we may not realize the benefits of such alliances or licensing arrangements.
·Our rights to develop APL-106 are subject, in part, to the terms and conditions of a license granted to us by GlycoMimetics.
·Our partners in China may be restricted from transferring their scientific data or drug products for us to use abroad.
·We may not identify relevant third-party patents or may incorrectly interpret the relevance, scope or expiration of a third-party patent, which might adversely affect our ability to develop and market our products.
·If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position would be harmed.

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

 

·The pharmaceutical industry in China is highly regulated and such regulations are subject to change which may affect approval and commercialization of our products once they are approved.
·Changes in the political and economic policies of the PRC government may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and may result in our inability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies.
·The uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations could have an adverse effect on our business.
·Dividends we receive from our subsidiaries located in the PRC may be subject to PRC income tax, which could materially and adversely affect the amount of dividends, if any, we may pay our shareholders.
·We could be adversely affected by a deterioration of trade relations between the United States and China.
·We are subject to PRC tax laws and regulations.
·Implementation of labor laws and regulations in China may adversely affect Apollomics’ business and results of operations.
·Apollomics is currently not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, however, if Apollomics was required to obtain approval in the future and was denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, Apollomics will not be able to continue listing on a U.S. exchange, which would materially affect the interest of the investors.
·Regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may subject us to fines or sanctions imposed by the PRC government, including restrictions on our PRC subsidiaries’ abilities to pay dividends or make distributions to us and our ability to increase our investment in our PRC subsidiary.
·Government control of currency conversion of and regulations on loans to, and direct investment in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay us from making loans or additional contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could restrict our ability to utilize the proceeds from the Business Combination effectively and affect our ability to fund and expand our business.
·Fluctuations in Renminbi exchange rates may expose us to exchange rate volatility, and may have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
·The political relationships between China and other countries may affect our business operations.

 

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·Changes in the United States and international trade policies, particularly with regard to China, may adversely impact our business and operating results.
·You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management based on foreign laws.
·Apollomics’ audit report to be included in our proxy statement/prospectus was prepared by an auditor located in mainland China which has previously not been able to be completely inspected by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) due to positions previously taken by regulatory authorities of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the PRC establishing a framework for the PCAOB to conduct inspections and investigations of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, Apollomics’ securities may be subject to a trading prohibition in U.S. markets imposed by the SEC and may be subject to delisting if its auditor is unable to be completely inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years.

 

Risks Relating to our Business Combination

 

·Subsequent to the consummation of the Business Combination, the Combined Company may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, or the Combined Company may be subject to restructuring, impairment or other charges.
·The Combined Company will qualify as an “emerging growth company” as well as a “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
·The unaudited pro forma financial information included in the proxy statement/prospectus may not be indicative of what the Combined Company’s actual financial position or results of operations would have been.
·Maxpro may not be able to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period, in which case it would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and it would redeem the Public Shares and liquidate.
·Maxpro stockholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after the Business Combination and will exercise less influence over management.
·Maxpro does not have a specified maximum redemption threshold.
·Deferred underwriting fees in connection with Maxpro’s IPO and payable at the consummation of Maxpro’s initial business combination will not be adjusted to account for redemptions by Maxpro’s stockholders; if Maxpro stockholders exercise their redemption rights, the amount of effective total underwriting commissions as a percentage of the aggregate proceeds from Maxpro’s IPO will increase.
·The Combined Company’s ability to be successful following the Business Combination will depend upon the efforts of the Combined Company Board and Apollomics’ key personnel and the loss of such persons could negatively impact the operations and profitability of the Combined Company’s business following the Business Combination.
·Some of Maxpro’s officers and directors may have conflicts of interest that may influence or have influenced them to support or approve the Business Combination.
·There is a minimum cash requirement and other conditions in the BCA, and failure to satisfy these conditions will stop the parties’ ability to consummate the Business Combination.
·The Business Combination may be subject to delays or restrictions arising under or related to filing with and compliance with rules and regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS.

 

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Risks Relating to Ownership of Combined Company Securities Following the Business Combination

 

·There can be no assurance that the Combined Company’s ordinary shares will be approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market or any other exchange or that the Combined Company will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Market or any other exchange.
·If the Business Combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of Maxpro’s securities or, following the Closing, the Combined Company’s securities, may decline.
·There will be a substantial number of Combined Company ordinary shares available for sale in the future that may adversely affect the market price of Combined Company ordinary shares.
·Nasdaq Global Market may delist the Combined Company’s securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in the Combined Company’s securities and subject the Combined Company to additional trading restrictions.
·We will be a foreign private issuer, and as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of a U.S. domestic public company.
·As we are a “foreign private issuer” and intend to follow certain home country corporate governance practices, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.
·We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.
·As a result of being a public company, we are obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal controls over financial reporting, and any failure to maintain the adequacy of these internal controls may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our securities.
·The Combined Company does not intend to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future.
·The Combined Company may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
·Cayman Islands law and the Memorandum & Articles of Association will contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions that limit the ability of shareholders to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts that shareholders may consider favorable, and will designate the Court of the Cayman Islands as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by the Combined Company’s shareholders, which could limit such shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the Combined Company or the Combined Company’s directors, officers or other employees.
·The Combined Company’s business and operations could be negatively affected if it becomes subject to any securities litigation or shareholder activism, which could cause the Combined Company to incur significant expense, hinder execution of business and growth strategy and impact its stock price.

 

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