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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28 2023

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

United Homes Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

    

1531

    

85-3460766

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Primary standard industrial classification code number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Telephone: (844) 766-4663

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Steve Lenker

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Telephone: (844) 766-4663

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Andrew M. Tucker

Erin Reeves McGinnis

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Ave NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 689-2800

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 2023

United Homes Group, Inc.

Primary Offering of

Up to 11,591,664 Class A Common Shares Underlying Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants

Secondary Offering of

Up to 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares

Up to 2,966,664 Warrants to purchase Class A Common Shares

This prospectus relates to the primary issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 11,591,664 shares of our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Shares”), which consists of (i) up to 8,625,000 Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of public warrants (the “Public Warrants”), which are exercisable at a price of $11.50 per share, were originally sold as a part of the DHHC units (the “DHHC Units”) purchased by public investors in the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of United Homes Group, Inc. (f/k/a DiamondHead Holdings Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) at a price of $10.00 per DHHC Unit, with each unit consisting of one share of DHHC Class A common stock (the “DHHC Class A Common Stock”) and one-fourth of one warrant; and (ii) up to 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”), which are exercisable at a price of $11.50 per share, were originally issued in connection with the IPO, to DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), certain qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors, including certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. and Millennium Management LLC (each an “Anchor Investor”), at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants are sometimes referred to collectively in this prospectus as the “Warrants.” To the extent the Warrants are exercised for cash, we will receive the proceeds from such exercises.

This prospectus also relates to the offer and sale from time to time by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus (including their permitted transferees, donees, pledgees and other successors-in-interest) (collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to (i) 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, and (ii) to 2,966,664 Private Placement Warrants.

We are registering the Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants for resale by the Selling Stockholders to satisfy certain registration rights we have granted. Our registration of the Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants covered by this prospectus does not mean that the Selling Stockholders will offer or sell any of the Class A Common Shares or the Private Placement Warrants registered hereby. The Selling Stockholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of their Class A Common Shares or the Private Placement Warrants publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We provide more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell the shares in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.”

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We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. This prospectus complies with the requirements that apply to an issuer that is an emerging growth company.

Our Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “NASDAQ”) under the symbols “UHG” and “UHGWW,” respectively. On April 26, 2023, the closing price of our Class A Common Shares was $12.10 per share and the closing price of our Public Warrants was $0.46 per Warrant.

As of the date of this prospectus, the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants (which we refer to collectively as the “Warrants”) are “out of the money,” which means that the trading price of the Class A Common Shares underlying the Warrants is below the $11.50 exercise price of the Warrants. For so long as the Warrants remain “out of the money,” we do not expect warrant holders to exercise their warrants and, therefore, we do not expect to receive cash proceeds from any such exercise. Accordingly, the exercises of the Warrants are dependent on the market price of our Class A Common Shares. To the extent that the market prices of the Class A Common Shares exceed $11.50, respectively, holders of the Warrants may exercise their Warrants and sell the underlying Class A Common Shares, which may have negative impact on the market prices of the Class A Common Shares. See “Risk Factors — There is no guarantee that the Warrants will be in the money, and they may expire worthless” for more information.

The Class A Common Shares underlying the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants that are being registered for issuance and resale under this prospectus represent approximately 52.2% of the total Class A Common Shares outstanding as of April 26, 2023 (assuming that all Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are exercised). The sale of all the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, or the perception that such sales may occur, may cause the market prices of our securities to decline significantly.

See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of this prospectus to read about factors you should consider before buying our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is April ___, 2023

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Page

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

ii

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

iii

SUMMARY

1

RISK FACTORS

7

USE OF PROCEEDS

32

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

32

MARKET INFORMATION FOR COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND POLICY

33

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

34

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

46

BUSINESS

65

MANAGEMENT

77

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

86

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

91

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

97

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

98

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

100

UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

102

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

108

LEGAL MATTERS

118

EXPERTS

118

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

119

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F-1

You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus, as well as the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders are making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document. Since the date of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using the “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, sell the securities offered by them described in this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by such Selling Stockholders of the securities offered by them described in this prospectus. This prospectus relates to the primary issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 11,591,664 Class A Common Shares, which consists of (i) up to 8,625,000 Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants, and (ii) up to 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants. This prospectus also relates, to the offer and sale from time to time by the Selling Stockholders of up to (i) 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, and (ii) 2,966,664 Private Placement Warrants. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Class A Common Shares underlying the Warrants pursuant to this prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us upon the exercise of the Warrants for cash. If the trading price for our Ordinary Shares is less than $11.50 per share, we believe holders of our Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants will be unlikely to exercise such warrants.

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders take responsibility for and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders will make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

We may also provide a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement to add information to, or update or change information contained in, this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement together with the additional information to which we refer you in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

On March 30, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummated the previously announced business combination pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2022, by and among the Company, Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“GSH”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into GSH (the “Business Combination”), with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On the Closing Date, and in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the Company changed its name to “United Homes Group, Inc.”

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this prospectus to the “Company,” “United Homes Group,” “UHG,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to United Homes Group, Inc.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this prospectus, our future financial performance, strategy, expansion plans, future operations, future operating results, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “goal,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus. We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control.

Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably;
our financial and business performance following the Business Combination, including financial projections and business metrics;
our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans;
the implementation, market acceptance and success of our business model;
our market opportunity and the potential growth of that market;
trends with respect to interest rates and cancellation rates;
our ability to effect our growth strategies, acquisitions or investments successfully;
competitive conditions within the homebuilding, lot development and financial services industries;
the effects of governmental regulations and environmental matters on our homebuilding and land development operations;
expectations regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”);
our future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash;
constriction of the credit and public capital markets, which could limit our ability to access capital and increase our costs of capital; and
our business, expansion plans and opportunities.

These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or otherwise implied by the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements:

the outcome of any legal proceedings;

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our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably;
changes in applicable laws or regulations;
our ability to execute our business model, including the success of our operations in new markets and our ability to expand into additional new markets;
a slowdown in the homebuilding industry or changes in population growth rates in our markets;
volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets;
disruption in the terms or availability of mortgage financing or an increase in the number of foreclosures in our markets;
shortages of, or increased prices for, labor, land or raw materials used in land development and housing construction, including due to changes in trade policies;
delays in land development or home construction resulting from natural disasters, adverse weather conditions or other events outside our control;
our ability to continue to leverage our asset-light operating strategy;
that we have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting which, if not corrected, could affect the reliability of our consolidated financial statements;
the ability to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq or any other exchange; and
the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors.

Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Additional cautionary statements or discussions of risks and uncertainties that could affect our results or the achievement of the expectations described in forward-looking statements may also be contained in any accompanying prospectus supplement.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and in our periodic filings with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity and performance as well as other events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Because it is a summary, it may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. To understand this offering fully, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the information set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and our financial statements.

The Company

UHG designs, builds and sells homes principally in South Carolina, with a smaller presence in Georgia. The geographical markets in which UHG presently operates its homebuilding business are currently high- growth markets, with substantial in-migrations and employment growth. UHG’s business historically consisted of both homebuilding operations and land development operations. Recently, UHG separated its land development operations and its homebuilding operations across separate entities in an effort to adopt best practices in the homebuilding industry associated with ownership and control of land and lots and production efficiency. Following the separation of the land development business, which is now primarily conducted by the Land Development Affiliates (as defined and described elsewhere herein) that are outside of the corporate structure of UHG, UHG employs an asset-light lot operating strategy, with a focus on the design, construction and sale of entry-level, first move up and second move up single-family houses. UHG principally builds detached single-family houses, and, to a lesser extent, attached single-family houses, including duplex houses and town houses.

Background

We were originally known as DiamondHead Holdings Corp (“DHHC”). On March 30, 2023, we consummated the Business Combination with Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of DHHC (“Merger Sub”), and Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“GSH”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into GSH (the “Business Combination”), with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the Closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to “United Homes Group, Inc.” GSH was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination based on an analysis of the criteria outlined in Accounting Standards Codification 805. While the Company was the legal acquirer in the Business Combination, because GSH was deemed the accounting acquirer, the historical financial statements of GSH became the historical financial statements of the combined company, upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

On the Closing Date of the Business Combination, (i) certain investors (“PIPE Investors”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of (A) 471,500 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, and (B) 117,875 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $0.01 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.7 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements entered into on March 23, 2023 (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) and (ii) certain investors (“Lock-Up Investors”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of 421,100 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $0.01 per share, pursuant to certain share lock-up and non-redemption agreements entered into on March 23, 2023 (the “Share Lock-Up Agreements,” and together with the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the “Subscription Agreements”). Also on the Closing Date of the Business Combination, certain investors (the “Convertible Note Investors”) purchased from the Company $80,000,000 in original principal amount of convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and, pursuant to the terms of share subscription agreements dated March 30, 2023, entered into between each Convertible Note Investor and the Company (the “Note Subscription Agreements”), an additional 744,588 Class A Common Shares in a private placement PIPE investment (the “PIPE Investment”), pursuant to a note purchase agreement entered into on March 21, 2023 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). The aggregate gross amount of the PIPE Investment was $75,000,000. The Class A Common Shares issued to the PIPE Investors, Lock-Up Investors, and Convertible Note Investors were issued pursuant to and in accordance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

Pursuant to our prior certificate of incorporation, each issued and outstanding share of DHHC Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “DHHC Class B Common Stock”), converted into one Class A Common Share, par value $0.0001 per share, at the Closing.

Our Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants are currently listed on the on the NASDAQ under the symbols “UHG” and “UHGWW,” respectively.

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The rights of holders of our Class A Common Shares and Warrants are governed by our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

As of April 26, 2023, there were 10,621,073 Class A Common Shares and (ii) 36,973,877 shares of our Class B common stock (the “Class B Common Shares” and together with the Class A Common Shares, the “UHG Common Shares”) issued and outstanding.

Emerging Growth Company

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined under the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These include, but are not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and the requirement to obtain stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year of the Company following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering, which occurred on January 25, 2021, (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (3) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer,” as defined in the Exchange Act, and (4) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

Corporate Information

The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 7, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company completed its initial public offering on January 28, 2021. On March 30, 2023, the Company consummated the Business Combination. In connection with the Business Combination, we changed our name to United Homes Group, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 90 N Royal Tower Drive, Irmo, South Carolina 29063 and our telephone number is (212) 572-6260. Our website address is www.unitedhomesgroup.com/. Information contained on our website or connected thereto does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.

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THE OFFERING

Issuer

    

United Homes Group, Inc. (f/k/a DiamondHead Holdings Corp.)

Issuance of Class A Common Stock

Class A Common Shares Offered by us

11,591,664 Class A Common Shares, which consists of (i) up to 8,625,000 Class A Common Shares that are issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, and (ii) up to 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares that are issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants.

Class A Common Shares Outstanding Prior to Exercise of the Warrants

10,621,073 shares (as of April 26, 2023).

Class A Common Shares Outstanding Assuming Exercise of the Warrants

22,212,737 shares (based on total shares outstanding as of April 26, 2023).

Exercise Price of Public Warrants

$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein.

Exercise Price of Private Placement Warrants

$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein.

Use of Proceeds

We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $133.3 million from the exercise of the Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of the Warrants for cash. We expect to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Resale of Class A Common Stock and Warrants

Class A Common Shares Offered by the Selling Stockholders

Up to 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares that are issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants.

Warrants offered by the Selling Stockholders

Up to 2,966,664 Private Placement Warrants

Redemption

The Private Placement Warrants are redeemable in certain circumstances. See “Description of Securities-Warrants” for further discussion.

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants or of the Class A Common Shares underlying the Warrants by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Market for Class A Common Stock and Warrants

Our Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants are currently traded on the NASDAQ under the symbols “UHG” and “UHGWW,” respectively.

Lock-up Restrictions

Certain of the shares of common stock issued in connection with the Business Combination are subject to restrictions on transfer until the termination of applicable lock-up periods. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions - United Homes Group Related Party Transactions” for further discussion.

Risk Factors

See “Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider before investing in our securities.

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SUMMARY RISK FACTORS

An investment in shares of our equity securities involves a high degree of risk. If any of the factors enumerated below or in the section entitled “Risk Factors” occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to UHG’s Business, including:

UHG’s long-term growth depends upon its ability to acquire developed lots from affiliated land development companies, including Land to Lots, LLC, GS Jacobs Creek, LLC, and PC Land Development Co., LLC (collectively, the “Land Development Affiliates”) or other sellers, and the ability of such sellers to successfully identify and acquire desirable land parcels for residential build-out. A failure to successfully identify and acquire desirable land parcels for residential build-out could adversely affect UHG’s business or financial results.
UHG’s geographic concentration could materially and adversely affect its business or financial results if the homebuilding industry in its current markets should decline.
Constriction of the credit and capital markets could limit UHG’s ability to access financing and increase its costs of capital.
Because most of UHG’s customers finance the purchase of their homes, the terms and availability of mortgage financing can affect the demand for and the ability to complete the purchase of a home, which could materially and adversely affect UHG.
Increases in UHG’s home cancellation rate could have a negative impact on its home sales revenue and gross profit.
UHG cannot make any assurances that its growth strategies will be successful or will not expose it to additional risks or result in other negative consequences to its business or financial results.
UHG may not be able to complete or successfully integrate any potential future acquisitions or experience challenges in realizing expected benefits of each such acquisition.
Failure to find suitable subcontractors may have a material adverse effect on UHG’s standards of service.
UHG is required to obtain performance bonds and other government approvals, the unavailability of which could adversely affect its results of operations and cash flows.
UHG may not be able to compete effectively against competitors in the homebuilding industry.
UHG’s mortgage brokering joint venture may not be able to compete effectively in this area.
Homeowners Mortgage may be adversely affected by changes in governmental regulation.
UHG’s business and financial results could be adversely affected by significant inflation, higher interest rates or deflation.

Risks Related to the Homebuilding Industry, including:

The homebuilding industry is cyclical and affected by changes in general economic, real estate or other conditions that could adversely affect UHG’s business or financial results.
Homebuilding is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims in the ordinary course of business that can be significant, and reliance on subcontractors exposes builders such as UHG to regulatory risks that could adversely affect business or financial results.
Supply shortages and other risks related to acquiring lots, building materials and skilled labor could increase UHG’s costs and delay deliveries causing an adverse effect on UHG’s business or financial results.

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Governmental regulations and environmental matters could increase the cost and limit the availability of UHG’s homebuilding projects and adversely affect its business or financial results.
Natural disasters, severe weather and adverse geologic conditions may increase costs, cause project delays and reduce consumer demand for housing, all of which could materially and adversely affect UHG.

Risks Related to UHG’s Financing and Indebtedness, including:

UHG has significant amounts of debt and may incur additional debt. Incurrence of additional debt or a default under any of UHG’s loan agreements could affect UHG’s financial health and its ability to raise additional capital to fund its operations or potential acquisitions.
Servicing UHG’s debt requires a significant amount of cash, and it may not have sufficient cash flow to pay its substantial debt, which could adversely impact its business and financial results.
Failure to further extend the Wells Fargo Facility in 2024 could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet the financing requirements of our business.

Risks Related to UHG’s Organization and Structure, including:

As a result of Michael Nieri’s relationship with UHG and the Land Development Affiliates, conflicts of interest may arise with respect to any transactions involving both UHG and one or more of the Land Development Affiliates, and Mr. Nieri’s interests may not be aligned with yours.
The dual class structure of UHG Common Shares has the effect of concentrating voting power with Michael Nieri, which may effectively eliminate your ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.
UHG is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the applicable rules of Nasdaq and, as a result, may qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. If UHG relies on these exemptions, its stockholders will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.
UHG’s corporate organizational documents and provisions of state law to which it is subject contain certain provisions that could have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, make more difficult, or prevent an attempted acquisition that you may favor or an attempted replacement of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) or management.
UHG may change its operational policies, investment guidelines, and business and growth strategies without stockholder consent which may subject it to different and more significant risks in the future that may adversely impact its business and financial results.
UHG is an “emerging growth company” and, as a result of the reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, its securities may be less attractive to investors.
Any joint venture investments that UHG makes could be adversely affected by its lack of sole decision-making authority, its reliance on co-ventures’ financial conditions, and disputes between it and its co-ventures.

Risk Related to an Investment in Our Securities, including:

The dual class structure of our common stock may adversely affect the trading market for the UHG Class A Common Shares.
Resales of the Class A Common Shares could depress the market price of the Class A Common Shares of UHG.
If the Business Combination benefits do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of UHG’s securities may decline.

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The market price of Class A Common Shares after the Business Combination may be affected by factors different from those that affected the prices of DHHC Class A Common Stock.
Our actual financial position and results of operations may differ materially from the unaudited pro forma financial information included in this prospectus.
The market for our securities has been volatile and may continue to be volatile, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.
The Company may issue additional shares of common or preferred stock under the United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) or otherwise, which would dilute the interest of the Company’s stockholders and likely present other risks.
UHG will be subject to financial reporting and other requirements as a public company for which its accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared, adversely impacting stock price.
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, and GSH previously identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. If remediation of these material weaknesses is not effective, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect investor confidence and, as a result, the value of the Class A Common Shares.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves risks. Before you make a decision to buy our securities, in addition to the risks and uncertainties discussed above under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Summary Risk Factors,” you should carefully consider the specific risks set forth herein. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. As a result, the market price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additionally, the risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, or any prospectus supplement are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may become material and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects.

Risks Related to UHG’s Business

UHG’s long-term growth depends upon its ability to acquire developed lots from affiliated land development companies, including Land to Lots, LLC, GS Jacobs Creek, LLC, and PC Land Development Co., LLC (collectively, the “Land Development Affiliates”) or other sellers, and the ability of such sellers to successfully identify and acquire desirable land parcels for residential build-out. A failure to successfully identify and acquire desirable land parcels for residential build-out could adversely affect UHG’s business or financial results.

UHG’s long-term growth depends upon its ability to continually acquire developed lots from the Land Development Affiliates or other sellers on favorable terms. UHG also depends upon the ability of these entities to successfully identify and acquire attractive land parcels for the construction of UHG’s single-family homes at reasonable prices, and to develop such parcels in a manner that meets UHG’s criteria for developed lots. In addition, because UHG employs an asset-light business model, it may have access to fewer and less attractive homebuilding lots than if it owned lots outright, like some of its competitors who do not operate under an asset-light model.

The ability to acquire land parcels for new single-family homes may be adversely affected by changes in the general availability of land parcels, the willingness of land sellers to sell land parcels at reasonable prices, competition for available land parcels, availability of financing to acquire land parcels, zoning, and other market conditions, and there can be no assurance that an adequate supply of land parcels will continue to be available to UHG. If the supply of land parcels appropriate for development of single-family homes is limited because of these factors, or for any other reason, UHG’s ability to grow could be significantly limited, and the number of homes that UHG builds and sells could decline, which could materially and negatively affect its sales, profitability, stock performance, ability to service its debt obligations and future cash flows. To the extent that UHG is unable to purchase developed lots on a timely basis and at reasonable prices, UHG’s home sales revenue and results of operations could be negatively impacted.

UHG’s geographic concentration could materially and adversely affect its business or financial results if the homebuilding industry in its current markets should decline.

UHG currently builds and sells homes in South Carolina, with a smaller presence in Georgia. UHG’s business strategy is focused on the design, construction, and sale of single-family homes and townhomes across these key markets. Because UHG expects that its operations will be concentrated in the Southeastern United States, a prolonged economic downturn in this region, or in a particular industry or sector of employment that is fundamental to this region, could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations, and a disproportionately greater impact on UHG than other homebuilders with more geographically diversified operations.

Constriction of the credit and capital markets could limit UHG’s ability to access financing and increase its costs of capital.

During past economic and housing downturns, the credit markets constricted and reduced some sources of liquidity that were previously available to UHG. Consequently, UHG relied principally on its cash on hand to meet its working capital needs and repay outstanding indebtedness during those times. There likely will be similar periods in the future when financial market upheaval will increase UHG’s cost of capital or limit UHG’s ability to access the debt markets or obtain bank financing. During such times, UHG may not have sufficient cash on hand to meet its working capital needs and repay outstanding indebtedness.

The homebuilding industry is capital-intensive and requires significant up-front expenditures to acquire lots and begin construction on homes. There is no assurance that cash generated from UHG’s operations, borrowings incurred under its current credit agreements or project-level financing arrangements, or proceeds raised in capital markets transactions will be sufficient to finance

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UHG’s projects or otherwise fund its liquidity needs. If UHG’s future cash flows from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to finance its projects or otherwise fund its liquidity needs, it may be forced to:

reduce or delay business activities, lot acquisitions and capital expenditures;
sell assets;
obtain additional debt or equity capital; or
restructure or refinance all or a portion of its debt on or before maturity.

These alternative measures may not be successful and UHG may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of UHG’s existing debt may limit its ability to pursue these alternatives. Further, UHG may seek additional capital in the form of project-level financing from time to time. The availability of borrowed funds, especially for construction financing, may be greatly reduced nationally, and the lending community may require increased amounts of equity to be invested in a project by borrowers in connection with both new loans and the extension of existing loans. Construction activities may be adversely affected by any shortage or increased cost of financing or the unwillingness of third parties to engage in joint ventures. Any difficulty in obtaining sufficient capital for planned construction expenditures could cause project delays and any such delay could result in cost increases and may adversely affect UHG’s sales and future results of operations and cash flows.

The risks associated with UHG’s lots under development could adversely affect its business or financial results.

There are risks inherent in controlling, owning and building upon finished lots and housing inventory risks are substantial for UHG’s homebuilding activities. If housing demand declines, UHG may not be able to build and sell homes profitably in some target communities, and it may not be able to fully recover the costs of some of the lots it owns or which it is contracted to purchase. Also, the market value of UHG’s finished lots and housing inventories may fluctuate significantly due to changes in market conditions. As a result, its deposits for lots controlled under purchase contracts may be put at risk because the measures it employs to manage inventory risk, including its asset-light lot operating strategy, may not be adequate to insulate operations from a severe drop in inventory values, and it may have to sell homes for a lower profit margin or record inventory impairment charges on its lots.

Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, UHG’s ability to promptly sell one or more properties for reasonable prices in response to changing economic, financial, and investment conditions may be limited, and it may be forced to hold non-income producing properties for extended periods of time. UHG cannot predict whether it will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms that it sets or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable, nor can it predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a property. A significant deterioration in economic or homebuilding industry conditions may result in substantial inventory impairment charges. If UHG is unable to develop its communities successfully or within expected timeframes, its results of operations could be adversely affected.

Because most of UHG’s customers finance the purchase of their homes, the terms and availability of mortgage financing can affect the demand for and the ability to complete the purchase of a home, which could materially and adversely affect UHG.

A substantial majority of UHG’s customers finance their home purchases through lenders that provide mortgage financing. Rising interest rates, decreased availability of mortgage financing, reduced access to certain mortgage programs, higher down payment requirements or increased monthly mortgage costs, among other factors, may lead to reduced demand for UHG’s homes and mortgage loans. Mortgage interest rates have generally trended downward for the last several decades and reached historic lows in the summer of 2020, which made the homes UHG sells more affordable. However, more recently, mortgage interest rates have abruptly climbed, and UHG cannot predict whether they will continue to climb, remain at the current levels, or fall. If mortgage rates continue at current levels or climb further, the ability of prospective homebuyers to finance home purchases may be adversely affected and, as a result, UHG’s business, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.

Decreases in the availability of credit and increases in the cost of credit adversely affect the ability of homebuyers to obtain or service mortgage debt. Entry-level and first-time move-up homebuyers are the primary source of demand for UHG’s new homes. Entry-level homebuyers are generally more affected by the availability of financing than other potential homebuyers. Entry-level homebuyers are an important source of UHG’s demand, representing 54.2% and 48.6% of total sales by unit during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively. In addition, many of UHG’s potential move-up homebuyers must sell their existing homes in order to buy a home from UHG. Where potential homebuyers must sell their existing homes in order to buy a new

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home, increases in mortgage costs, lack of availability of mortgages, and/or regulatory changes could prevent the buyers of potential homebuyers’ existing homes from obtaining a mortgage, which would result in the inability of a significant number of UHG’s potential customers to buy a new home. Similar risks apply to those buyers who are awaiting delivery of their homes and are currently in backlog. The success of homebuilders depends on the ability of potential homebuyers to obtain mortgages for the purchase of homes. If UHG’s customers (or potential buyers of its customers’ existing homes) cannot obtain suitable financing, UHG’s sales and results of operations could be adversely affected and the price of its securities may decline.

The federal government has taken on a significant role in supporting mortgage lending through its conservatorship of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), both of which purchase home mortgages and mortgage-backed securities originated by mortgage lenders, and its insurance of mortgages originated by lenders through the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) and Veterans Administration (“VA”). The FHA insures mortgage loans that generally have lower credit requirements and is an important source for financing the sale of UHG’s homes. The secondary market for mortgage loans continues to primarily prefer securities backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, and UHG believes the liquidity these agencies provide to the mortgage industry is important to the housing market. The availability and affordability of mortgage loans, including interest rates for such loans, could be adversely affected by a curtailment or cessation of the federal government’s mortgage-related programs or policies. Additionally, the FHA may continue to impose stricter loan qualification standards, raise minimum down payment requirements, impose higher mortgage insurance premiums and other costs, or limit the number of mortgages it insures. Due to federal budget deficits, the U.S. Treasury may not be able to continue supporting the mortgage-related activities of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the FHA and the VA at present levels, or it may revise significantly the federal government’s participation in and support of the residential mortgage market. Because the availability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and VA-backed mortgage financing is an important factor in marketing and selling many of UHG’s homes, any limitations, restrictions or changes in the availability of such government-backed financing could reduce UHG’s home sales, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Increases in UHG’s home cancellation rate could have a negative impact on its home sales revenue and gross profit.

UHG’s backlog reflects sales contracts with homebuyers for homes that have not yet been delivered. UHG has received a deposit from a homebuyer for most homes reflected in its backlog and, generally, has the right to retain the deposit if the homebuyer fails to comply with his or her obligations under the sales contract, subject to certain exceptions, including as a result of state and local law, the homebuyer’s inability to sell his or her current home or, in certain circumstances, the homebuyer’s inability to obtain suitable financing. Home order cancellations negatively impact the number of closed homes, net new home orders, home sales revenue and results of operations, as well as the number of homes in backlog. Home order cancellations can result from a number of factors, including declines or slow appreciation in the market value of homes, increases in the supply of homes available to be purchased, increased competition, higher mortgage interest rates, homebuyers’ inability to sell their existing homes, homebuyers’ inability to obtain suitable financing, including providing sufficient down payments, and adverse changes in economic conditions. Cancellation rates have been on the rise in the broad market in recent months. An increase in the level of UHG’s home order cancellations could have a negative impact on its business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Tax law changes that increase the after-tax costs of owning a home could prevent potential customers from buying UHG’s homes and adversely affect its business or financial results.

Changes in federal income tax laws may affect the demand for new homes. Significant expenses of owning a home, including mortgage interest and real estate taxes, have historically been deductible expenses for an individual’s U.S. federal, and in some cases, state income taxes, subject to various limitations under current tax law and policy. The Tax Cuts and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which became effective January 1, 2018, includes provisions which impose significant limitations with respect to these income tax deductions. For instance, the annual deduction for real estate taxes and state local income taxes (or sales in lieu of income taxes) is now generally limited to $10,000. Furthermore, through the end of 2025, the deduction for mortgage interest is generally only available with respect to the first $750,000 of a new mortgage and there is no longer a federal deduction for interest on home equity loans. If the U.S. federal government or a state government further changes its income tax laws to further eliminate or substantially limit these income tax deductions, the after-tax cost of owning a new home would further increase for many potential customers. The resulting loss or reduction of these homeowner tax deductions that have historically been available has and could further reduce the perceived affordability of homeownership, and therefore the demand for and sales price of new homes, including those built by UHG. In addition, increases in property tax rates or fees on developers by local governmental authorities, as experienced in response to reduced federal and state funding or to fund local initiatives, such as funding schools or road improvements, or increases in insurance premiums can adversely affect the ability of potential customers to obtain financing or their desire to purchase new homes, and can have an adverse impact on UHG’s business and financial results.

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UHG cannot make any assurances that its growth strategies will be successful or will not expose it to additional risks or result in other negative consequences to its business or financial results.

UHG intends to achieve its primary business objectives by executing on its growth strategies of continuing to leverage key macro housing trends, capitalizing on strong growth in core markets, engaging in accretive mergers and acquisitions, entering into programmatic build-to-rent partnerships, and identifying ancillary revenue growth opportunities, all of which are discussed in detail in the “Business” section of this prospectus. While UHG has a record of growth and significant achievement in the past, this does not guarantee UHG will continue to perform successfully.

UHG will employ an asset-light lot acquisition strategy with a focus on the design, construction and sale of single-family homes and townhomes, and will utilize the Land Development Affiliates to handle land acquisition and development to maximize profits and enhance its access to capital. See “Business - Land Acquisition Strategy and Development Process” herein for additional information. UHG has not previously operated under this structure, and since land development is critical to homebuilding and sales, this measure could adversely affect its results of operations.

UHG intends to capitalize on its demonstrated operational experience to grow its market share within its existing markets and to opportunistically expand into new markets where it identifies strong economic and demographic trends that provide opportunities to build homes that meet its profit and return objectives. These strategic decisions may not advance its business strategy, provide a satisfactory return on its investment or provide any other anticipated benefits. Additionally, the execution and integration of any of these growth and expansion initiatives may not be successful and may require significant time and resources, which would divert management’s attention from other operations. Any of these initiatives could also expose UHG to material liabilities not discovered in the due diligence process and may lead to litigation. If these initiatives under-perform expectations or are unsuccessful, UHG may incur significant expenses or write-offs of inventory, other assets or intangible assets such as goodwill and company brand, and this will adversely affect UHG’s business and financial results.

UHG may not be able to complete or successfully integrate any potential future acquisitions or experience challenges in realizing expected benefits of each such acquisition.

From time to time, UHG may evaluate possible acquisitions, some of which may be material. Potential future acquisitions may pose significant risks to UHG’s existing operations if they cannot be successfully integrated. These acquisitions would place additional demands on UHG’s managerial, operational, financial and other resources and create operational complexity requiring additional personnel and other resources. In addition, UHG may not be able to successfully finance or integrate any businesses that it acquires. Furthermore, the integration of any acquisition may divert management’s time and resources from UHG’s core business and disrupt its operations. Moreover, even if UHG is successful in integrating newly acquired businesses or assets, expected synergies or cost savings may not materialize, resulting in lower-than-expected benefits to UHG from such transactions. UHG may spend time and money on projects that do not increase its revenue. Additionally, when making acquisitions, it may not be possible for UHG to conduct a detailed investigation of the nature of the business or assets being acquired, for instance, due to time constraints in making the decision and other factors. UHG may become responsible for additional liabilities or obligations not foreseen at the time of an acquisition. To the extent UHG pays the purchase price of an acquisition in cash, such an acquisition would reduce its cash reserves, and, to the extent the purchase price of an acquisition is paid with UHG’s stock, such an acquisition could be dilutive to UHG’s stockholders. To the extent UHG pays the purchase price of an acquisition with proceeds from the incurrence of debt, such an acquisition would increase UHG’s level of indebtedness and could negatively affect its liquidity and restrict its operations. Further, to the extent that the purchase price of an acquisition is paid in the form of an earn out on future financial results, the success of such an acquisition will not be fully realized by UHG for a period of time as it is shared with the sellers. All of the above risks could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to find suitable subcontractors may have a material adverse effect on UHG’s standards of service.

Substantially all of UHG’s construction work is done by third-party subcontractors with UHG acting as the general contractor. Accordingly, the timing and quality of UHG’s construction depends on the availability and skill of its subcontractors. The difficult operating environment over the last seven years in the United States has resulted in the failure of some subcontractors’ businesses and may result in further failures. In addition, reduced levels of homebuilding in the United States have led to some skilled tradesmen leaving the industry to take jobs in other sectors. UHG does not have long-term contractual commitments with any subcontractors, and there can be no assurance that skilled subcontractors will continue to be available at reasonable rates and in the areas in which UHG conducts its operations.

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In the future, certain of the subcontractors UHG engages with may be represented by labor unions or subject to collective bargaining arrangements that require the payment of prevailing wages that are higher than normally expected on a residential construction site. A strike or other work stoppage involving any of UHG’s subcontractors could also make it difficult to retain subcontractors for its construction work. In addition, union activity could result in UHG paying higher costs to retain its subcontractors. The inability to contract with skilled subcontractors at reasonable costs on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.

UHG could be adversely affected by efforts to impose joint employer liability on it for labor law violations committed by its subcontractors.

Although subcontractors are independent of the homebuilders that contract with them under normal management practices and the terms of trade contracts and subcontracts within the homebuilding industry, if regulatory agencies reclassify the employees of subcontractors as employees of homebuilders, UHG could be responsible for wage, hour, and other employment-related liabilities of their subcontractors, which could adversely affect its results of operations and business or financial results.

UHG may suffer significant financial harm and loss of reputation if it does not comply, cannot comply or is alleged to have not complied with applicable laws, rules and regulations concerning its classification and compensation practices for independent contractors.

UHG retains various independent contractors and subcontractors. With respect to these independent contractors, UHG is subject to the IRS regulations and applicable state law guidelines regarding independent contractor classification. These regulations and guidelines are subject to judicial and agency interpretation, and it might be determined that the independent contractor classification is inapplicable to any sales agents, vendors or any other entity characterized as an independent contractor. Further, if legal standards for the classification of independent contractors change or appear to be changing, UHG may need to modify its compensation and benefits structure for such independent contractors, including by paying additional compensation or reimbursing expenses.

There can be no assurance that legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory (including tax) authorities will not introduce proposals or assert interpretations of existing rules and regulations that would change the independent contractor classification of any individual or vendor currently characterized as independent contractors doing business with us. Potential changes, if any, with respect to such classification could have a significant effect on UHG’s operating model. Further, the costs associated with any such potential changes could have a significant effect on UHG’s results of operations and financial condition if it were unable to pass through an increase in price corresponding to such increased costs to its customers. Additionally, UHG could incur substantial costs, penalties and damages, including back pay, unpaid benefits, taxes, expense reimbursement and attorneys’ fees in defending future challenges to its employment classification or compensation practices.

UHG is required to obtain performance bonds and other government approvals, the unavailability of which could adversely affect its results of operations and cash flows.

UHG is often required to provide surety bonds to secure its performance or obligations under construction contracts, development agreements and other arrangements. Its ability to obtain surety bonds primarily depends upon its credit rating, financial condition, past performance and other factors, including the capacity of the surety market and the underwriting practices of surety bond issuers. The ability to obtain surety bonds also can be impacted by the willingness of insurance companies to issue performance bonds for construction and development activities. In addition, some municipalities and governmental authorities have been reluctant to accept surety bonds and instead require enhancements such as cash deposits or letters of credit, in order to maintain existing bonds or to issue new bonds. If UHG is unable to obtain surety bonds when required, or if it is required to provide credit enhancements with respect to its current or future bonds or in place of bonds, its results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

UHG may suffer uninsured losses or suffer material losses in excess of insurance limits adversely affecting its business or financial results.

Material losses or liabilities in excess of insurance proceeds may occur in the future. UHG could suffer physical damage to property and liabilities resulting in losses that may not be fully compensated by insurance. In addition, certain types of risks, such as personal injury claims, may be, or may become in the future, either uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may not be currently or in the future covered by its insurance policies. The costs of insuring against construction defect, product liability and director and officer claims are substantial, and the cost of insurance for its operations may rise, deductibles and retentions may increase, and the availability of insurance may diminish. Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, UHG could sustain

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financial loss or lose capital invested in the affected property as well as anticipated future income from that property. In addition, it could be liable to repair damage or meet liabilities caused by uninsured risks and may also be liable for any debt or other financial obligations related to affected property. Material losses or liabilities in excess of insurance proceeds may occur in the future.

In the United States, the coverage offered and the availability of general liability insurance for construction defects is currently limited and is costly. As a result, an increasing number of UHG’s subcontractors in the United States may be unable to obtain insurance. If UHG cannot effectively recover construction defect liabilities and costs of defense from its subcontractors or their insurers, or if it has self-insured liabilities, it may suffer losses. Coverage may be further restricted and become even more costly. Such circumstances could adversely affect UHG’s business, financial condition, and operating results.

UHG is subject to litigation and other legal proceedings that could harm its business if an unfavorable ruling were to occur.

From time to time, UHG is involved in litigation and other legal proceedings relating to claims arising from its operations in the normal course of business. UHG is currently subject to certain legal proceedings. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings may occur. These or other litigation or legal proceedings could materially affect UHG’s ability to conduct its business in the manner that it expects or otherwise adversely affect UHG should an unfavorable ruling occur.

A major health and safety incident relating to UHG’s business could be costly in terms of potential liabilities and reputational damage.

Operating in the homebuilding industry poses certain inherent health and safety risks and building sites are inherently dangerous. Due to health and safety regulatory requirements and the number of projects UHG works on, health and safety performance is critical to the success of all areas of its business. Any failure in health and safety performance may result in penalties for non-compliance with relevant regulatory requirements or litigation, and a failure that results in a major or significant health and safety incident is likely to be costly in terms of potential liabilities incurred as a result. Such a failure could generate significant negative publicity and have a corresponding impact on its reputation, its relationships with relevant regulatory agencies, governmental authorities and local communities, and its ability to win new business, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Difficulties with appraisal valuations in relation to the proposed sales price of UHG’s homes could force UHG to reduce the price of its homes for sale.

UHG’s home sales may require an appraisal of each home value before closing. Appraisals are professional judgments of the market value of the property and are based on a variety of market factors. If UHG’s internal valuations of the market and pricing do not line up with the appraisal valuations and appraisals are not at or near the agreed upon sales price, UHG may be forced to reduce the sales price of the home to complete the sale. These appraisal issues could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business and results of operations.

Fluctuations in real estate values may require UHG to write-down the book value of its real estate assets. The homebuilding industry is subject to significant variability and fluctuations in real estate values. As a result, UHG may be required to write-down the book value of its real estate assets in accordance with GAAP, and some of those write-downs could be material. Any material write-downs of assets could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

UHG may not be able to compete effectively against competitors in the homebuilding industry.

UHG operates in a very competitive environment which is characterized by competition from a number of other homebuilders in each market in which it operates. Additionally, there are relatively low barriers to entry into the business. UHG competes with numerous large national and regional homebuilding companies and with smaller local homebuilders and land developers for, among other things, home buyers, desirable land parcels, financing, raw materials and skilled management and labor resources. These competitors may independently develop land and construct housing units that are superior or substantially similar to UHG’s products. Increased competition could hurt UHG’s business, as it could prevent UHG from acquiring attractive lots on which to build homes or make such acquisitions more expensive, hinder its market share expansion and cause it to increase its selling incentives and reduce its prices. If UHG is unable to compete effectively in its markets, its business could decline disproportionately to its competitors, and its results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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UHG may be at a competitive disadvantage with regard to certain of its large national and regional homebuilding competitors whose operations are more geographically diversified than UHG’s, as these competitors may be better able to withstand any future regional downturn in the housing market. UHG competes directly with a number of large national and regional homebuilders that may have longer operating histories and greater financial and operational resources than UHG. Many of these competitors also have longstanding relationships with subcontractors and suppliers in the markets in which UHG operates. This may give competitors an advantage in securing materials and labor at lower prices, marketing their products and allowing their homes to be delivered to customers more quickly and at more favorable prices. This competition could reduce UHG’s market share and limit its ability to expand the business as planned.

UHG’s mortgage brokering joint venture may not be able to compete effectively in this area.

UHG will participate in the brokering of mortgage loans through its engagement in its joint venture mortgage brokerage company, Homeowners Mortgage, which was recently launched and brokers loans for financing UHG’s home sales. The competitors to Homeowners Mortgage include mortgage brokers and lenders, including national, regional and local mortgage brokers, banks, and other financial institutions. Some of these competitors are subject to fewer governmental regulations and have greater access to capital than Homeowners Mortgage, and some of them may operate with different criteria. These competitors may offer a broader or more attractive array of financing and other products and services to potential customers than Homeowners Mortgage. For these reasons, Homeowners Mortgage, and therefore UHG, may not be able to compete effectively in the mortgage banking business.

Homeowners Mortgage may be adversely affected by changes in governmental regulation.

Changes in governmental regulation with respect to mortgage brokers and lenders could adversely affect the financial results of Homeowners Mortgage, which in turn could adversely affect UHG’s business. Homeowners Mortgage is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations, which, among other things: prohibit discrimination and establish underwriting guidelines; require appraisals and/or credit reports on prospective borrowers and disclosure of certain information concerning credit and settlement costs; establish maximum loan amounts; prohibit predatory lending practices; and regulate the referral of business to affiliated entities.

The regulatory environment for mortgage lending is complex and ever changing and has led to an increase in the number of audits, examinations and investigations in the industry. The 2008 housing downturn resulted in numerous changes in the regulatory framework of the financial services industry. More recently, in response to COVID-19, federal agencies, state governments and private lenders are proactively providing relief to borrowers in the housing market by, subject to requirements, suspending home foreclosures and granting payment forbearance, among other things. These relief measures are temporary, but these changes and others could become incorporated into the current regulatory framework. Any changes or new enactments could result in more stringent compliance standards, which could adversely affect UHG’s financial condition and results of operations and the market perception of its business. Additionally, if Homeowners Mortgage is unable to broker mortgages for any reason going forward, its customers may experience significant mortgage loan funding issues, which could have a negative impact on UHG’s homebuilding business.

UHG’s business and financial results could be adversely affected by significant inflation, higher interest rates or deflation.

Inflation can adversely affect UHG by increasing costs of the lots, materials and labor it needs to operate its business. In addition, significant inflation is often accompanied by higher interest rates, which have a negative impact on housing affordability, thereby further decreasing demand. In a highly inflationary environment, depending on industry and other economic conditions, UHG may be precluded from raising home prices enough to keep up with the rate of inflation, which could reduce its profit margins. Moreover, in a highly inflationary environment, its cost of capital, labor and materials can increase, and the purchasing power of its cash resources can decline, which could have an adverse impact on its business or financial results.

Alternatively, a significant period of deflation could cause a decrease in overall spending and borrowing levels. This could lead to deterioration in economic conditions, including an increase in the rate of unemployment. Deflation could also cause the value of UHG’s inventories to decline or reduce the value of existing homes below the related mortgage loan balance, which could potentially increase the supply of existing homes. If oil prices decline significantly, economic conditions in markets that have significant exposure to the energy sector may weaken. These, or other factors that increase the risk of significant deflation, could have a negative impact on UHG’s business or financial results.

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Negative publicity may affect UHG’s business performance and could affect its stock price.

Unfavorable media related to UHG’s industry, company, brands, marketing, personnel, operations, business performance, or prospects may affect its stock price and the performance of its business, regardless of the accuracy or inaccuracy of the media report. UHG’s success in maintaining, extending, and expanding its brand image depends on its ability to adapt to a rapidly changing media environment. Adverse publicity or negative commentary on social media outlets, such as blogs, websites, or newsletters, could hurt operating results, as consumers might avoid brands that receive bad press or negative reviews. Negative publicity may result in a decrease in operating results that could lead to a decline in the price of its securities and cause you to lose all or a portion of your investment.

Public health issues such as a major epidemic or pandemic could adversely affect UHG’s business or financial results.

The United States and other countries have experienced, and may experience in the future, outbreaks of contagious diseases that affect public health and public perception of health risk. In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged in the Wuhan region of China and subsequently spread worldwide. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, resulting in federal, state and local governments and private entities mandating various restrictions, requiring closure of non-essential businesses for a period of time. In all of the municipalities in which UHG operates, residential construction and financial services have been deemed essential businesses as part of critical infrastructure, and UHG has continued its homebuilding operations in those markets. UHG implemented operational protocols to comply with social distancing and other health and safety standards as required by federal, state and local government agencies, taking into consideration guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health authorities.

UHG has experienced some supply-chain issues that delayed deliveries related to COVID-19. As of the date of this prospectus, UHG’s projects are on-schedule and UHG does not expect operations to be materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. UHG has not experienced significant impacts from COVID-19 on its revenue in 2021 or in 2022, but it may experience impacts from quarantines, market downturns, and changes in consumer behavior related to the pandemic in 2023 and in the future. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak or a similar pandemic may impact UHG’s business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the ultimate geographic spread of COVID-19; the severity of the virus; the duration of the outbreak; the length of travel restrictions; business closures imposed by the governments of impacted countries, states, and municipalities; the implementation, rollout, and efficacy of a vaccine; and any new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain its impact.

Increasing attention to environmental, social and governance matters may impact UHG’s business, financial results or stock price.

In recent years, increasing attention has been given to corporate activities related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters in public discourse and the investment community. A number of advocacy groups, both domestically and internationally, have campaigned for governmental and private action to promote change at public companies related to ESG matters, including through the investment and voting practices of investment advisers, public pension funds, universities and other members of the investing community. These activities include increasing attention and demands for action related to climate change and promoting the use of energy saving building materials. A failure to comply with investor or customer expectations and standards, which are evolving, or if UHG is perceived to not have responded appropriately to the growing concern for ESG issues, regardless of whether there is a legal requirement to do so, could also cause reputational harm to UHG’s business and could have a material adverse effect on UHG. In addition, organizations that provide information to investors on corporate governance and related matters have developed ratings systems for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG matters. These ratings are used by some investors to inform their investment and voting decisions. Unfavorable ESG ratings may lead to increased negative investor sentiment toward UHG and its industry and to the diversion of investment to other industries, which could have a negative impact on UHG’s stock price and access to and costs of capital.

An information systems interruption or breach in security could adversely affect UHG.

UHG relies on accounting, financial and operational management information systems to conduct its operations. Any disruption in these systems, or the systems of affiliates and other third parties that UHG conducts business with, could adversely affect UHG’s ability to conduct its business. UHG’s computer systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, computer attacks by hackers, viruses, catastrophes, hardware and software failures and breach of data security protocols by its personnel or third-party service providers. If UHG were to experience a significant period of disruption in information technology systems that involve interactions with customers or suppliers, it could result in the loss of sales and customers and significant incremental costs, which could adversely affect its business.

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Furthermore, any security breach of information systems or data could result in the misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure of proprietary, personal and confidential information, including information related to employees, counter-parties, and customers, which could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, significant legal and financial exposure, damage to its reputation and a loss of confidence in its security measures, which could harm its business. While UHG has not experienced cyber security incidents in the past, there can be no assurance that future cyber security incidents will not have a material impact on UHG’s business or operations.

UHG’s business is subject to complex and evolving U.S. laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection.

As part of UHG’s normal business activities, UHG collects and stores certain information, including information specific to homebuyers, customers, employees, vendors and suppliers. UHG may share some of this information with third parties who assist UHG with certain aspects of its business. The regulatory environment surrounding data privacy and protection is constantly evolving and can be subject to significant change. Laws and regulations governing data privacy and the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information pose increasingly complex compliance challenges and potentially elevate UHG’s costs. Any failure, or perceived failure, by UHG to comply with applicable data protection laws could result in proceedings or actions against UHG by governmental entities or others, subject UHG to significant fines, penalties, judgments and negative publicity, require UHG to change its business practices, increase the costs and complexity of compliance and adversely affect UHG’s business. As noted above, UHG is also subject to the possibility of cyber incidents or attacks, which themselves may result in a violation of these laws. Additionally, if UHG acquires a company that has violated or is not in compliance with applicable data protection laws, UHG may incur significant liabilities and penalties as a result.

Acts of war or terrorism may seriously harm UHG’s business.

Acts of war, any outbreak or escalation of hostilities between the United States and any foreign power or acts of terrorism may cause disruption to the U.S. economy, or the local economies of the markets in which UHG operates, cause shortages of building materials, increase costs associated with obtaining building materials, result in building code changes that could increase costs of construction, affect job growth and consumer confidence, or cause economic changes that UHG cannot anticipate. Each of these events could reduce demand for UHG’s homes and adversely impact its business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

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Risks Related to the Homebuilding Industry

The homebuilding industry is cyclical and affected by changes in general economic, real estate or other conditions that could adversely affect UHG’s business or financial results.

The residential homebuilding industry is highly cyclical and can be significantly affected by changes in local and general economic conditions that are outside of UHG’s control, including changes in:

the availability of construction and permanent mortgages;
the supply of developable land in markets in which UHG operates;
the supply of building materials and appliances;
consumer confidence, income and spending generally and the confidence, income and spending of potential homebuyers in particular;
levels of employment, job and personal income growth, and household debt-to-income levels;
the availability and costs of financing for homebuyers;
private and federal mortgage financing programs and federal, state, and local regulation of lending practices related to the purchase of homes;
short- and long-term interest rates;
federal and state income tax provisions, including provisions for the deduction of mortgage interest payments;
real estate taxes;
inflation;
the ability of existing homeowners to sell their existing homes at prices that are acceptable to them;
housing demand from population growth and other demographic changes (including immigration levels and trends in urban and suburban migration);
the supply of new or existing homes and other housing alternatives to new homes, such as apartments, foreclosed homes, homes held for sale by investors, and other existing residential and rental property;
the physical and mental health of homebuyers;
inclement weather, natural disasters, other calamities and other environmental conditions that can delay the delivery of our homes and/or increase UHG’s costs;
demographic trends; and
U.S. and global financial system and credit markets, including stock market and credit market volatility.

Adverse changes in these general and local economic conditions or a downturn in the broader economy would have a negative impact on UHG’s business and financial results. Changes in these economic conditions may affect some of UHG’s regions or markets more than others. If adverse conditions affect the larger markets that UHG serves, they could have a disproportionately greater impact on UHG than on other homebuilding companies. In addition, an important segment of UHG’s customer base consists of first-time and second-time move-up buyers, who often purchase homes subject to contingencies related to the sale of their existing homes, and therefore will be affected by downturn in the resale market. Further, UHG also competes with the resale, or “previously owned,” home

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market. The difficulties facing these buyers in selling their homes during periods of economic downturn may adversely affect UHG’s sales, and moreover, during such periods UHG may need to reduce its sale prices and offer greater incentives to buyers to compete for sales, which may reduce its margins.

In the past, the federal government’s fiscal and trade policies and economic stimulus actions have created uncertainty in the financial markets and caused volatility in interest rates, which impacted business and consumer behavior, particularly in the real estate industry. Monetary policy actions affecting interest rates or fiscal policy actions and new legislation related to taxation, spending levels or borrowing limits, along with the related political debates, conflicts and compromises associated with such actions, may negatively impact the financial markets and consumer confidence. Such events could hurt the U.S. economy and the housing market and, in turn, could adversely affect the operating results of UHG’s businesses.

Weather conditions and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and heavy or prolonged precipitation, can harm UHG’s business. These can delay UHG’s home construction and home closings, adversely affect the cost or availability of materials or labor or damage homes under construction. The climate and geology of the states in which UHG operates have experienced recent natural disasters and present increased risks of adverse weather or natural disasters.

Any of the foregoing adverse changes in general economic, real estate or other conditions may cause potential customers to be less willing or able to buy UHG’s homes. In the future, UHG’s pricing and product strategies may also be limited by market conditions. UHG may be unable to change the mix of its home offerings, reduce the costs of the homes it builds, offer homes at lower prices or satisfactorily address changing market conditions in other ways without adversely affecting its profits and returns. In addition, cancellations of home sales contracts in backlog may increase if homebuyers do not honor their contracts due to any of the factors discussed above.

Homebuilding is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims in the ordinary course of business that can be significant, and reliance on subcontractors exposes builders such as UHG to regulatory risks that could adversely affect business or financial results.

UHG is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims arising in the ordinary course of its homebuilding business. UHG relies on subcontractors to perform the actual construction of its homes, and in many cases, to select and obtain construction materials. Despite UHG’s detailed specifications and monitoring of the construction process, its subcontractors occasionally do not meet adequate quality standards in the construction of its homes. When UHG finds these issues, it repairs them in accordance with its warranty obligations. Additionally, UHG is subject to construction defect claims which can be costly to defend and resolve in the legal system. Warranty and construction defect matters can also result in negative publicity in the media and on the internet, which can damage UHG’s reputation and adversely affect its ability to sell homes.

Based on the large number of homes UHG has sold over the years, its potential liabilities related to warranty and construction defect claims are significant. As a consequence, UHG maintains product liability insurance, and seeks to obtain indemnities and certificates of insurance from subcontractors covering claims related to their workmanship and materials. UHG establishes warranty and other reserves for the homes it sells based on its historical experience in its markets and its judgment of the qualitative risks associated with the types of homes built. Because of the uncertainties inherent to these matters, UHG cannot provide assurance that its insurance coverage, its subcontractor arrangements and its reserves will be adequate to address all of its future warranty and construction defect claims. Contractual indemnities can be difficult to enforce against subcontractors, and some types of claims may not be covered by insurance or may exceed applicable coverage limits. Additionally, the coverage offered by and the availability of product liability insurance for construction defects is limited and costly. There can be no assurance that coverage will not be further restricted or become more costly. If costs to resolve future warranty and construction defect claims exceed UHG’s estimates, its financial results and liquidity could be adversely affected.

Supply shortages and other risks related to acquiring lots, building materials and skilled labor could increase UHG’s costs and delay deliveries causing an adverse effect on UHG’s business or financial results.

The homebuilding industry has from time to time experienced significant difficulties that can affect the cost or timing of construction, including:

difficulty in acquiring lots suitable for residential building at affordable prices in locations where potential customers want to live;

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shortages of qualified subcontractors and skilled labor;
reliance on local subcontractors, manufacturers, distributors and land developers who may be inadequately capitalized;
shortages of materials; and
significant increases in the cost of materials, particularly increases in the price of lumber, drywall and cement, which are significant components of home construction costs.

These lots, labor and materials shortages can be more severe during periods of strong demand for housing or during periods where the regions in which UHG operates experience natural disasters that have a significant impact on existing residential and commercial structures. The cost of labor and materials may also increase during periods of shortages or high inflation. In addition, tariffs, duties and/or trade restrictions imposed or increased on imported materials and goods that are used in connection with the construction and delivery of UHG’s homes, including steel, aluminum and lumber, may raise its costs for these items or for the products made with them. These factors may cause construction delays or cause UHG to incur more costs building its homes. If the level of new home demand increases significantly in future periods, the risk of shortages and cost increases in residential lots, labor and materials available to the homebuilding industry will likely increase.

Governmental regulations and environmental matters could increase the cost and limit the availability of UHG’s homebuilding projects and adversely affect its business or financial results.

UHG is subject to extensive and complex regulations that affect home construction, including zoning, density restrictions, building design and building standards. Projects that are not fully permitted and approved may be subjected to periodic delays, changes in use, less intensive development or elimination of development in certain specific areas due to government regulations. UHG may also be subject to periodic delays or may be precluded entirely from developing in certain communities due to building moratoriums or “slow-growth” or “no-growth” initiatives that could be implemented in the future. These regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities as to the conditions UHG must meet prior to construction being approved, if approved at all. UHG is subject to determinations by these authorities as to the adequacy of water or sewage facilities, roads or other local services. Government authorities in many markets have implemented no growth or growth-control initiatives. New housing developments may also be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and other public improvements. Any of these may limit, delay or increase the costs of home construction. From time to time UHG receives notices of complaint from the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing, Office of Investigations and Enforcement (“LLR”). These complaints arise when a UHG customer contacts LLR complaining of substandard work or other standards or code violations. There is one LLR matter that is currently outstanding against UHG; however, UHG has responded to this matter and has worked with the customer in an effort to resolve their concerns. UHG believes this matter will be dismissed and closed.

UHG is also subject to a significant number and variety of local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning protection of health, safety, labor standards and the environment. The impact of environmental laws varies depending upon the prior uses of the building site or adjoining properties and may be greater in areas with less supply where undeveloped land or desirable alternatives are less available. These matters may result in delays, may cause UHG to incur substantial compliance, remediation, mitigation and other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas. Government agencies also routinely initiate audits, reviews or investigations of developers and homebuilders’ business practices to ensure compliance with these laws and regulations, which could cause UHG to incur costs or create other disruptions in its business that can be significant.

Under various environmental laws, current or former owners of real estate, as well as certain other categories of parties, may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases, and may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for related damages, including for bodily injury, and for investigation or clean-up costs incurred by such parties in connection with the contamination. A mitigation system may be installed during the construction of a home if cleanup does not remove all contaminants of concern or to address a naturally occurring condition such as methane. Some buyers may not want to purchase a home with a mitigation system.

Government restrictions, standards, or regulations intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or potential climate change impacts are likely to result in restrictions on land development in certain areas and may increase energy, transportation, or raw material costs, which could reduce UHG’s profit margins and adversely affect its results of operations.

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The subcontractors UHG relies on to perform the actual construction of its homes are also subject to a significant number of local, state and federal laws and regulations, including laws involving matters that are not within UHG’s control. If the subcontractors who construct UHG’s homes fail to comply with all applicable laws, UHG can suffer reputational damage and may be exposed to possible liability, either or both of which could adversely affect its business or financial results.

Natural disasters, severe weather and adverse geologic conditions may increase costs, cause project delays and reduce consumer demand for housing, all of which could materially and adversely affect UHG.

UHG’s homebuilding operations are located in many areas that are subject to natural disasters, severe weather or adverse geologic conditions. These include, but are not limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, brushfires, wildfires, prolonged periods of precipitation, landslides, soil subsidence, earthquakes and other natural disasters. For example, UHG operates in a number of locations in the Southeast that have been adversely impacted by severe weather conditions and hurricanes. The occurrence of any of these events could damage UHG’s lots and projects, cause delays in completion of UHG’s projects, reduce consumer demand for housing and cause shortages and price increases in labor or raw materials, any of which could affect UHG’s sales and profitability. In addition to directly damaging UHG’s lots or projects, many of these natural events could damage roads and highways providing access to UHG’s assets or affect the desirability of UHG’s lots or projects, thereby adversely affecting UHG’s ability to market and sell homes in those areas and possibly increasing the costs of homebuilding completion. Furthermore, the occurrence of natural disasters, severe weather and other adverse geologic conditions has increased in recent years due to climate change and may continue to increase in the future. Climate change may have the effect of making the risks described above occur more frequently and more severely, which could amplify the adverse impact on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to UHG’s Financing and Indebtedness

UHG has significant amounts of debt and may incur additional debt. Incurrence of additional debt or a default under any of UHG’s loan agreements could affect UHG’s financial health and its ability to raise additional capital to fund its operations or potential acquisitions.

As of December 31, 2022, UHG’s consolidated debt was approximately $109.8 million, which was secured by inventory and equipment. Borrowings under UHG’s debt facilities bore weighted average interest rates of between 4.74%  and  4.98% as of December 31, 2022. The amount and the maturities of UHG’s debt could have important consequences on UHG’s cash flows and results of operations. For example, UHG’s obligations to service its debt facilities could require the dedication of a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to payment of debt and reduce the ability to use cash flow for other operating or investing purposes; limit the flexibility to adjust to changes in business or economic conditions; and limit the ability to obtain future financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements or other requirements. The covenants, restrictions or limitations in UHG’s debt facilities could limit its ability to plan for or react to market or economic conditions or meet capital needs or otherwise restrict its activities or business plans and adversely affect its ability to finance operations, acquisition, investments or strategic alliances or other capital needs or to engage in other business activities that would be in its interest.

UHG’s existing financing agreements contain, and the financing arrangements UHG enters into in the future likely will contain, covenants that limit UHG’s ability to take certain actions. UHG’s revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) (the “Wells Fargo Facility”) contains significant restrictions on UHG’s ability to incur additional debt. The Wells Fargo Facility also contains affirmative, negative, and financial covenants, including (a) a minimum tangible net worth of no less than the sum of (x) $70 million, (y) 25% of positive consolidated earnings earned in any fiscal quarter, and (z) 100% of new equity contributed to the borrower from and after June 30, 2023, (b) a maximum leverage covenant that prohibits the leverage ratio from exceeding 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter (and which is reduced to 2.25 to 1.00 beginning in the first quarter of 2024), (c) a minimum debt service coverage ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter, and (d) a minimum liquidity amount of not less than $15,000,000 at all times and unrestricted cash of not less than $7,500,000 at all times.

If UHG fails to comply with the covenants, restrictions or limitations in its financing arrangements, UHG would be in default under such financing arrangements and its lenders could elect to declare outstanding amounts due and payable and terminate their commitments. A default also could significantly limit UHG’s financing alternatives, which could cause UHG to curtail its investment activities and/or dispose of assets when it otherwise would not choose to do so. In addition, future indebtedness UHG obtains may contain financial covenants limiting its ability to, for example, incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments, reduce liquidity below certain levels and pay dividends to its stockholders and otherwise affect its operating policies. If UHG defaults on one or more of its debt agreements, it could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

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Failure to further extend the Wells Fargo Facility in 2024 could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet the financing requirements of our business.

Wells Fargo has notified the Company that it will not extend the Wells Fargo Facility when the outstanding principal balance becomes due and payable on July 9, 2024 (which date may be extended). If we are unable to find a new source of borrowing on acceptable terms, we will be required to pay down the amounts outstanding under the current Wells Fargo Facility through actions such as selling significant assets, seeking additional equity financing (which will result in additional dilution to shareholders) or reducing or delaying capital expenditures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition. If we do not have sufficient funds and are otherwise unable to arrange financing, our assets may be foreclosed upon which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our stock price could decline significantly, we would be restricted in our ability to acquire new investments, and our independent registered public accounting firm could raise an issue as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

Servicing UHG’s debt requires a significant amount of cash, and it may not have sufficient cash flow to pay its substantial debt, which could adversely impact its business and financial results.

UHG’s ability to meet its debt service obligations will depend, in part, upon its future financial performance. Future results are subject to the risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus and the documents incorporated herein. UHG’s revenues and earnings vary with the level of general economic activity in the markets it serves. Its business is also affected by financial, political, business and other factors, many of which are beyond its control. The factors that affect its ability to generate cash can also affect its ability to raise additional funds for these purposes through the sale of debt or equity, the refinancing of debt or the sale of assets. Changes in prevailing interest rates may affect the cost of its debt service obligations because borrowings under its revolving credit facility and mortgage repurchase facility bear interest at floating rates.

Risks Related to UHG’s Organization and Structure

As a result of Michael Nieri’s relationship with UHG and the Land Development Affiliates, conflicts of interest may arise with respect to any transactions involving both UHG and one or more of the Land Development Affiliates, and Mr. Nieri’s interests may not be aligned with yours.

As discussed in more detail in the “Business,” section, UHG has transferred substantially all of the undeveloped land and land under development previously owned by it to the Land Development Affiliates. As a result, UHG operates on an “asset-light” basis, and focuses on the design, construction, and sale of single-family detached homes and townhomes. The Land Development Affiliates are land development entities from whom UHG expects to purchase developed lots pursuant to developed lot purchase agreements. UHG expects to continue to maintain a close relationship with the Land Development Affiliates, allowing, as of April 26, 2023, UHG to benefit from the pipeline of approximately 7,855 lots that are owned and/or will be developed by the Land Development Affiliates and third parties.

Michael Nieri is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors and is also an owner and board member of Pennington Communities, LLC, an entity formed to be the sole manager of each of the Land Development Affiliates. Lots developed from land owned by the Land Development Affiliates will be sold to UHG at fair market value. The UHG Related Party Transactions Committee will establish and monitor procedures to be followed to ensure that sale prices reflect actual fair market value and will review all agreements and transactions entered into or to be entered into involving any of the Land Development Affiliates and UHG to ensure any such agreements and transactions are in arm’s length. However, because Mr. Nieri has material interests in the Land Development Affiliates, there may be situations in which UHG’s interests and Mr. Nieri’s interests are inherently not fully aligned in transactions that involve both UHG and one or more of the Land Development Affiliates, and in some cases Mr. Nieri’s interests may directly conflict with the interest of UHG. These conflicts may include, without limitation: conflicts arising from the enforcement of agreements between UHG and the Land Development Affiliates; conflicts in determining whether UHG may be able to obtain more beneficial terms by purchasing lots from other third-party developers; and conflicts in determining the terms of current or future agreements and transactions. These conflicts of interest may result in transactions whose terms or outcomes are less favorable to UHG than would otherwise be the case without such arrangements with the Land Development Affiliates.

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The dual class structure of UHG’s Common Shares will have the effect of concentrating voting power with Michael Nieri, which may effectively eliminate your ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.

As a result of the Business Combination, Michael Nieri, GSH’s Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, received Class B Common Shares in exchange for his GSH common shares. In addition, three trusts, each for the benefit of each of Mr. Nieri’s three children, the PMN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/2018 (the “PMN Trust 2018), the PWN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/2018 (the “PWN Trust 2018), and the MEN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/2018 (the “MEN Trust 2018," and together with the PMN Trust 2018 and the PWN Trust 2018, the “Nieri Trusts”), received Class B Common Shares in exchange for each Nieri Trust’s GSH common shares.

Each Class A Common Share has one vote per share, and each Class B Common Share has two votes per share. Following the Closing, Michael Nieri and the Nieri Trusts control a majority of the voting power of the outstanding UHG Common Shares. Holders of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares vote together as a single class on all matters presented to UHG’s stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise required by applicable law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Accordingly, Nr. Nieri and the Nieri Trusts will likely effectively control all matters submitted to the stockholders, including the election of directors, amendments of organizational documents, compensation matters, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of UHG’s assets, or other major corporate transaction requiring stockholder approval. Even if Mr. Nieri’s and the Nieri Trusts’ control constitutes less than a majority of the voting power of the outstanding UHG Common Shares, the extent of the influence that they have over UHG may be substantial.

Mr. Nieri may have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree, and which may be adverse to your interests. This concentrated control is likely to have the effect of limiting the likelihood of an unsolicited merger proposal, unsolicited tender offer, or proxy contest for the removal of directors. As a result, UHG’s dual class structure, coupled with Mr. Nieri’s and the Nieri Trusts’ concentration of stock ownership, may have the effect of depriving the UHG’s stockholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices and make it more difficult to replace directors and management.

UHG is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the applicable rules of Nasdaq and, as a result, may qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. If UHG relies on these exemptions, its stockholders will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.

Michael Nieri and the Nieri Trusts control a majority of the voting power of the outstanding UHG Common Shares, and UHG is therefore a “controlled company” within the meaning of applicable rules of Nasdaq. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements:

that a majority of the Board of Directors consists of independent directors;
for an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees;
that the controlled company has a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and
that the controlled company has a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibility.

While UHG does not intend to rely on these exemptions, UHG may use these exemptions in the future. As a result, UHG’s stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.

UHG depends on key personnel whose untimely departure could adversely impact its business and financial results.

UHG’s success depends to a significant degree upon the contributions of certain key personnel who would be difficult to replace, including, but not limited to, Michael Nieri, the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. There is no guarantee that he will remain employed with UHG. If any of UHG’s key personnel were to cease employment with it, its operating results could suffer. Further, the process of attracting and retaining suitable replacements for key personnel whose services it may lose

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would result in transition costs and would divert the attention of other members of senior management from existing operations. The loss of services from key personnel or a limitation in their availability could materially and adversely impact UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations. Further, such a loss could be negatively perceived in the capital markets. UHG has not obtained and does not expect to obtain key man life insurance that would provide it with proceeds in the event of death or disability of any of its key personnel.

UHG’s corporate organizational documents and provisions of state law to which it is subject contain certain provisions that could have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, make more difficult, or prevent an attempted acquisition that you may favor or an attempted replacement of the Board of Directors or management.

UHG’s governing documents have anti-takeover effects and may delay, discourage, or prevent an attempted acquisition or change of control or a replacement of the incumbent Board of Directors or management. The governing documents include provisions that:

empower the Board of Directors, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock, the terms of which, including voting power, are to be set by the Board of Directors;
eliminate cumulative voting in elections of directors;
permit the Board of Directors to alter, amend, or repeal the company’s bylaws or to adopt new bylaws;
provide for a staggered Board of Directors with approximately one-third of UHG’s directors in each class, with the effect that generally, no more than one-third of UHG’s directors may be elected at any annual meeting of stockholders; and
enable the Board of Directors to increase, between annual meetings, the number of persons serving as directors and to fill the vacancies created as a result of the increase by a majority vote of the directors present at a meeting of directors.

These provisions may delay, discourage, or prevent an attempted acquisition or change in control.

UHG may change its operational policies, investment guidelines, and business and growth strategies without stockholder consent which may subject it to different and more significant risks in the future that may adversely impact its business and financial results.

The Board of Directors determines UHG’s operational policies, investment guidelines, and business and growth strategies. The Board of Directors may make changes to, or approve transactions that deviate from, those policies, guidelines, and strategies without a vote of, or notice to, shareholders. This could result in UHG conducting operational matters, making investments, or pursuing different business or growth strategies than those contemplated in this prospectus. Under any of these circumstances, UHG may expose itself to different and more significant risks in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.

UHG is an “emerging growth company” and, as a result of the reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, its securities may be less attractive to investors.

UHG is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and it is eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies but not to emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, a requirement to present only two years of audited financial statements, an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure about executive compensation arrangements pursuant to the rules applicable to smaller reporting companies, and no requirement to seek non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements. UHG has elected to adopt these reduced disclosure requirements. UHG could be an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the Initial Public Offering (January 25, 2026), although a variety of circumstances could cause it to lose that status earlier.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised financial accounting standards. An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. UHG has elected to take advantage of the extended transition period and, as a result of this election, its financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. In choosing to

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take advantage of the extended transition period, it may later decide otherwise (i.e., “opt in” by complying with the financial accounting standard effective dates applicable to non-emerging growth companies), so long as it complies with the requirements in Sections 107(b)(2) and (3) of the JOBS Act, which is irrevocable.

UHG cannot predict if investors will find its securities less attractive as a result of it taking advantage of these exemptions. If some investors find its securities less attractive as a result of its choices, there may be a less active trading market for its securities and its stock price may be more volatile.

Any joint venture investments that UHG makes could be adversely affected by its lack of sole decision-making authority, its reliance on co-ventures’ financial conditions, and disputes between it and its co-ventures.

UHG currently has joint venture investments in its joint venture mortgage company, as disclosed in more details in the “Business” section and may co-invest in the future with third parties through partnerships, joint ventures, or other entities, acquiring non-controlling interests in or sharing responsibility for managing the affairs of a land acquisition and/or a development. For such joint venture investments, UHG would not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding the acquisition and/or development, and its investment may be illiquid due to its lack of control. Investments in partnerships, joint ventures, or other entities may, under certain circumstances, involve risks not present were a third party not involved, including the possibility that partners or co-ventures might become bankrupt, fail to fund their share of required capital contributions, make poor business decisions, or block or delay necessary decisions. Partners or co-venturers may have economic or other business interests or goals which are inconsistent with UHG’s business interests or goals and may be in a position to take actions contrary to UHG’s policies or objectives. Such investments may also have the potential risk of impasses on decisions, such as a sale, because neither UHG nor the partner or co-venturer would have full control over the partnership or joint venture. Disputes between UHG and partners or co-venturers may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase UHG’s expenses and prevent its officers and/or directors from focusing their time and effort on its business. In addition, UHG may in certain circumstances be liable for the actions of its third-party partners or co-venturers.

Risks Related to an Investment in Our Securities

The dual class structure of our common stock may adversely affect the trading market for the Class A Common Shares.

Following the Business Combination, we adopted a dual-class common stock structure in which holders of the Class A Common Shares are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B Common Shares are entitled to two votes per share. In July 2017, S&P Dow Jones Indices and FTSE International Limited announced changes to their eligibility criteria for the inclusion of shares of public companies on certain indices, including the Russell 2000, the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600, to exclude companies with multiple classes of shares of common stock from being added to these indices. As a result, our dual-class capital structure makes us ineligible for inclusion in any of these indices, and mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track these indices will not be investing in our stock. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that other stock indices will not take a similar approach to S&P Dow Jones or FTSE Russell in the future. Exclusion from indices could make our Class A Common Shares less attractive to investors, and, as a result, the market price of our Class A Common Shares could be adversely affected.

Resales of the Class A Common Shares could depress the market price of the Class A Common Shares of UHG.

There may be a large number of Class A Common Shares that could be sold in the market following the completion of the Business Combination or shortly thereafter. Following the Business Combination, there were approximately 10,621,073 Class A Common Shares outstanding. Such sales of Class A Common Shares or the perception of such sales may depress the market price of the Class A Common Shares or Public Warrants. The shares held by the Company’s public stockholders are freely tradeable. Subject to certain customary exceptions, the “Lock-up Period” for certain of UHG’s equity securities is (i) with respect to Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, and any UHG Common Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their permitted transferees, the period ending 30 days after the Closing (“Private Placement Lock-up Period”), (ii) with respect to the founder shares (the “Founder Shares”) held by DHHC’s initial stockholders or such affiliates (the “Initial Stockholders”) other than the Anchor Investors, and the shares held by Michael Nieri and Nieri Trusts immediately following the Closing, (A) first, for 50% of the shares, the period ending one year following the Closing, and (B) second, for the remaining 50% of the shares, the period ending two years following the Closing (“Founder Shares Lock-up Period”), (iii) with respect to the securities held by the Anchor Investors (the “Anchor Investor Shares”), the period ending on the earlier of (A) the date on which the last

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reported sale price of Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing, (B) the date on which UHG completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange their UHG Common Shares for cash, securities or other property or (C) one year after the Closing, (“Anchor Investor Lock-up Period”), (iv) with respect to shares purchased pursuant to subscription agreements (“PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (“PIPE Investors”), (A) first, for 50% of such shares, the period ending one year following the Closing, and (B) second, for the remaining 50% of such shares, the period ending two years following the Closing, and (v) with respect to shares held by the Convertible Note Investors, one year following the Closing.

Once the applicable lock-up periods have lapsed, a significant portion of our total outstanding securities will be eligible to be sold into the market which could cause the market price of our Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants to drop significantly.

We may not receive any proceeds from the exercise of Warrants, and if we do, we may be unable to invest the portion of the net proceeds from this offering on acceptable terms.

We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $133.3 million from the exercise of the Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of the Warrants for cash. However, will only receive proceeds to the extent holders of Warrants elect to exercise. We can provide no assurances as to the amount of proceeds we will receive from the exercise of Warrants or whether we will receive any proceeds. We will have broad discretion in the use of any proceeds received from the exercise of Warrants. Delays in investing the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants may impair our performance. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify uses of proceeds that meet our investment objectives or that any investment that we make will produce a positive return. We may be unable to invest the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants on acceptable terms within the time period that we anticipate or at all, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.

There is no guarantee that the Warrants will be in the money, and they may expire worthless.

The exercise price for the Warrants is $11.50 per Class A Common Share, which is less than the market price of the Class A Common Shares, which was $12.10 per share based on the closing price of the Class A Common Shares on April 26, 2023. However, there is no guarantee that the Warrants will be in the money at any given time prior to their expiration. If the trading price of the Class A Common Shares remains below the exercise price of the Warrants, the Warrants may expire worthless. If all of the Warrants were exercised in full for cash, we would receive an aggregate of approximately $133.3 million. We do not expect the holders of the Warrants to exercise their Warrants and therefore, we do not expect to receive cash proceeds from any such exercise, for so long as the Warrants remain out of the money. The Private Placement Warrants will become exercisable on April 29, 2023 (the 30th day following the completion of the Business Combination). We intend to seek to go effective on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part as soon as possible. We can provide no assurances that the trading price of our Class A Common Shares will remain at levels where it would be attractive to exercise our outstanding Warrants until the time that such warrants become exercisable.

If the Business Combination benefits do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of UHG’s securities may decline.

Following the Business Combination, fluctuations in the price of UHG’s securities could contribute to the loss of all or part of your investment. Prior to the Business Combination, there was not a public market for GSH’s capital stock. Accordingly, the valuation DHHC ascribed to GSH in the Business Combination may not be indicative of the price that will be implied in the trading market for UHG’s securities following the Business Combination. If an active market for UHG’s securities develops and continues after the Business Combination, the trading price of such securities could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond UHG’s control. Any of the factors listed below could have a material adverse effect on your investment in UHG’s securities and UHG’s securities may trade at prices significantly below the price you paid for them or that were implied by the conversion of GSH’s capital stock as a result of the Business Combination. In such circumstances, the trading price of UHG’s securities may not recover and may experience a further decline.

Factors affecting the trading price of UHG’s securities may include:

actual or anticipated fluctuations in UHG’s quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to it;

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changes in the market’s expectations about UHG’s operating results;
success or entry of competitors;
UHG’s operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;
changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning UHG or the homebuilding industry in general;
operating and share price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to UHG;
UHG’s ability to bring its products and technologies to market on a timely basis, or at all;
changes in laws and regulations affecting UHG’s business;
UHG’s ability to meet compliance requirements;
commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving UHG;
changes in UHG’s capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;
the volume of UHG’s shares of common stock available for public sale;
any major change in the Board of Directors or management;
sales of substantial amounts of UHG’s shares of common stock by its directors, executive officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur;
general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations, and acts of war or terrorism, inflation and market liquidity; and
the other risk factors set forth in the “- Risks Related to UHG’s Business,” “- Risks Related to the Homebuilding Industry,” “- Risks Related to UHG’s Potential Conflicts of Interest,” “- Risks Related to UHG’s Financing and Indebtedness” and “- Risks Related to UHG’s Organization and Structure.”

Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of UHG’s securities irrespective of its operating performance. The stock market in general has experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks, and of UHG’s securities, may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for retail stocks or the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to UHG could depress UHG’s share price regardless of its business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in the market price of UHG’s securities also could adversely affect its ability to issue additional securities and its ability to obtain additional financing in the future. In the past, following periods of market volatility, stockholders have initiated derivative actions. If we are involved in derivative litigation, it could have a substantial cost and divert resources and the attention of DHHC management from our business regardless of the outcome of the litigation.

Our actual financial position and results of operations may differ materially from the unaudited pro forma financial information included in this prospectus.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in this prospectus is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our actual financial position or results of operations would have been had the Business Combination been completed on the dates indicated. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for more information.

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Changes in laws, regulations or rules, or a failure to comply with any laws, regulations or rules, may adversely affect our business, investments and results of operations.

We are subject to laws, regulations and rules enacted by national, regional and local governments and Nasdaq. In particular, we are required to comply with certain SEC, Nasdaq and other legal or regulatory requirements of businesses providing financial services. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws, regulations and rules may be difficult, time consuming and costly. These laws, regulations, and rules include, without limitation, the following:

As an employer, we will be subject to state and federal laws relating to employment practices, health and safety of employees, employee benefits and other employment-related matters.
As a company whose common stock is listed for trading on Nasdaq, we are subject to Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, which include requirements relating corporate governance matters, the size of the public float of our shares, and the minimum bid price of our shares. We are also required to notify Nasdaq of various corporate actions, including the intention to complete the Business Combination.
We are an SEC reporting company and therefore we are required to comply with the various rules and regulations of the SEC that relate to, among other things, the timing and content of annual, quarterly and current reports, the process to register additional shares for sale to the public or for resale by existing investors, and disclosures in connection with meetings of our stockholders. Changes in these rules and regulations can have a significant impact on us.

As our business expands to additional states, we will be required to review and comply with those states’ laws that apply to our services and business activities. We will also be required to determine whether we will become subject to additional areas of regulation if we expand the types of activities in which we engage. For example, because we do not hold customer deposits or offer loans for consumer or personal purposes, we are not currently required have a financial institution charter or lending license in the states in which we currently provide services or loans. If we do not identify activities that would require a regulatory application, license or other approval, or if the interpretation and application of the laws to which we are currently subject change, those additional laws, rules, and regulations or changes therein could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. A failure to comply with any applicable laws, regulations or rules, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Provisions in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware law may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against the directors and officers of UHG.

UHG’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that unless UHG consents to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action brought by a stockholder on behalf of UHG, (ii) any claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of UHG’s directors, officers, stockholders, or employees, (iii) any claim against UHG arising under its charter or bylaws or the DGCL and (iv) any claim against UHG governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation designates the United States District Court for the District of Delaware as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

This exclusive forum provision will not apply to claims under the Exchange Act but will apply to other state and federal law claims including actions arising under the Securities Act. Section 22 of the Securities Act, however, created concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a forum selection provision as written in connection with claims arising under the Securities Act.

Although UHG believes this provision will benefit UHG by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, this choice of forum provision may have the effect of increasing costs for investors to bring a claim against UHG and its directors and officers and of limiting a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with UHG or any of its directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage (but not prevent) lawsuits with respect to such claims.

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The market for our securities has been volatile and may continue to be volatile, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.

The price of our securities may fluctuate significantly due to the market’s reaction to the Business Combination and general market and economic conditions. An active trading market for our securities following the Business Combination may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. In addition, the price of our securities after the Business Combination can vary due to general economic conditions and forecasts, our general business condition and the release of our financial reports. Additionally, if our securities are not listed on, or become delisted from, Nasdaq for any reason, and are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or OTC Pink, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were quoted or listed on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.

UHG’s stockholders may not realize a benefit from the Business Combination commensurate with the ownership dilution they will experience in connection with the Business Combination.

If UHG is unable to realize the full strategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Business Combination, UHG’s stockholders will have experienced substantial dilution of their ownership interests in their respective companies without receiving any commensurate benefit, or only receiving part of the commensurate benefit to the extent UHG is able to realize only part of the strategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Business Combination.

We may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

Although we have conducted due diligence on GSH, we cannot assure you that this diligence will surface all material issues that may be present in GSH’s business, that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence, or that factors outside of GSH’s business and outside of our and GSH’s control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to later write down or write off assets, restructure operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about UHG or its securities. Accordingly, any of our stockholders who chose to remain stockholders following the Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares. Such stockholders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.

The Company may issue additional shares of common or preferred stock under the 2023 Plan or otherwise , which would dilute the interest of the Company’s stockholders and likely present other risks.

The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a total of 450,000,000 shares of capital stock, each with par value $0.0001 per share, consisting of (a) 410,000,000 UHG Common Shares including (i) 350,000,000 Class A Common Shares and (ii) 60,000,000 Class B Common Shares and (b) 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock. There are currently approximately 339.4 million authorized but unissued Class A Common Shares available for issuance, which amount does not take into account shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants and options. There are currently no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. The Company may issue additional shares of common or preferred stock to under the 2023 Plan or as needed after completion of the Business Combination for working capital or other purposes.

The issuance of additional shares of common or preferred stock:

may significantly dilute the equity interest of existing investors;
may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded the Company’s common stock;
could cause a change in control if a substantial number of common stock is issued, which may affect, among other things, the Company’s ability to use its net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of the Company’s present officers and directors; and

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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the Company’s Class A Common Shares and/or Warrants.

UHG will be subject to financial reporting and other requirements as a public company for which its accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared adversely impacting stock price.

As a public company with listed equity securities, UHG will need to comply with laws, regulations, and requirements, including the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), related regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requirements of Nasdaq, with which it was not required to comply as a private company. The Exchange Act requires that UHG file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to its business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that UHG establish and maintain effective internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires UHG’s management and independent auditors to report annually on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. However, UHG is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and, for as long as it continues to be an emerging growth company, it intends to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404. Once UHG is no longer an emerging growth company or, if prior to such date, it opts to no longer take advantage of the applicable exemptions, it will be required to include an opinion from its independent auditors on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.

UHG will cease to be an “emerging growth company” upon the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year of the Company following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of the Company’s IPO, which occurred on January 25, 2021, (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (3) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer,” as defined in the Exchange Act, and (4) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. These reporting and other obligations will place significant demands on management, administrative, operational, and accounting resources and will cause UHG to incur significant expenses. It may need to upgrade its systems or create new systems, implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures, create or outsource an internal audit function, and hire additional accounting and finance staff. If it is unable to accomplish these objectives in a timely and effective fashion, its ability to comply with the financial reporting requirements and other rules that apply to reporting companies could be impaired. Any failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.

As a public company, these rules and regulations make it more expensive for UHG to obtain director and officer liability insurance. These factors could also make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified members to the Board of Directors, particularly to serve on the audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

As a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, UHG’s business and financial condition is more visible, which it believes may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, UHG’s business and operating results could be adversely affected, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in UHG’s favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of UHG’s management and adversely affect its business and operating results.

As a public company, UHG is obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting. UHG may not complete its analysis of its internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may adversely affect investor confidence in UHG and, as a result, the value of its securities.

UHG is required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of the end of its fiscal year. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by UHG’s management in its internal control over financial reporting. UHG is in the early stages of the costly and challenging process of compiling the system and processing documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It may not be able to complete its evaluation, testing, and any required remediation in a timely fashion. During the evaluation and testing process, if UHG identifies one or more material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, it will be unable to assert that its internal controls are effective. If it is unable to assert that its internal control over financial reporting is effective, it could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of its financial reports, which would cause the price of its securities to decline, and it may be subject to investigation or sanctions by the SEC.

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Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly and could fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors due to seasonality and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, resulting in a decline in our stock price.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly because of several factors, including:

labor availability and costs for hourly and management personnel;
profitability of our services, especially in new markets and due to seasonal fluctuations;
changes in interest rates;
impairment of long-lived assets;
macroeconomic conditions, both nationally and locally;
negative publicity relating to products we serve;
changes in consumer preferences and competitive conditions;
expansion to new markets; and
fluctuations in commodity prices.

If, following the Business Combination, securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about UHG, its business, or its market, or if they change their recommendations regarding the Class A Common Stock of UHG adversely, then the price and trading volume of the Class A Common Stock of UHG could decline.

The trading market for our Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market, or our competitors. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on the Company or UHG. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of UHG, the stock price and trading volume of the Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants of UHG would likely be negatively impacted. If any of the analysts who may cover UHG change their recommendation regarding our stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of the Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants of UHG would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover the Company were to cease coverage of UHG or fail to regularly publish reports on it, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the stock price or trading volume of the Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants of UHG to decline.

We may be unable to obtain additional financing to fund the operations and growth of UHG.

We may require additional financing to fund the operations or growth of UHG. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of UHG. None of our officers, directors or stockholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after the Business Combination.

We may seek warrant holder approval to amend the terms of the Warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders. As a result, the exercise price of the Warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of our Class A Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant could be decreased, all without your approval.

Our Public Warrants were issued in registered form under a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) between American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of 50% of the number of the then outstanding Public Warrants and, solely with respect to any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or Working Capital Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) or any provision of this Agreement with respect to the Private Placement Warrants or Working Capital Warrants, 50% of the number of then outstanding Private Placement

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Warrants and Working Capital Warrants. Although our ability to amend the terms of the Warrants with the consent of at least 50% of the then-outstanding Warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the Warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of Class A Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant.

We may redeem unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to warrant holders, thereby making their warrants worthless.

We have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of our Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalization and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we give proper notice of such redemption to the warrant holders and provided certain other conditions are met. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force the warrant holders (i) to exercise their warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for them to do so, (ii) to sell their warrants at the then-current market price when they might otherwise wish to hold their warrants or (iii) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of their warrants. None of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

Warrants will become exercisable for Class A Common Shares, which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.

We issued 8,625,000 warrants to purchase Class A Common Shares as part of our IPO and, on the IPO closing date, we issued 5,933,333 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor and Anchor Investors to purchase Class A Common Shares at $11.50 per share. In addition, prior to consummating an initial business combination, nothing prevents us from issuing additional securities in a private placement so long as they do not participate in any manner in the Trust Account or vote as a class with the Class A Common Shares on a business combination. The Class A Common Shares issued upon exercise of our Warrants will result in dilution to the then existing holders of Class A Common Shares and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our Class A Common Shares and Public Warrants of UHG.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units issued in our IPO except that, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) they will not be redeemable by us, (ii) they (including the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the Sponsor or Anchor Investors until 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination, (iii) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iv) are subject to registration rights.

Anti-takeover provisions contained in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our common stock.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that stockholders may consider to be in their best interests. We are also subject to anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, which could delay or prevent a change of control. Together, these provisions may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities. These provisions include:

a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders;
a denial of the right of stockholders to call a special meeting;
a vote of 66 2/3% required to approve certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws; and

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the designation of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain disputes.

Our internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation.

As a public company, we are required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of SOX, which require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. To comply with the requirements of being a public company, and we may need to undertake various actions, such as implementing additional internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff. The standards required for a public company under Section 404 of SOX are significantly more stringent than those required of GSH as a privately-held company. Further, as an emerging growth company, our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the date we are no longer an emerging growth company. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event that it is not satisfied with the level at which the controls of UHG are documented, designed or operating.

Testing and maintaining these controls can divert our management’s attention from other matters that are important to the operation of our business. If we identify material weaknesses in the internal control over financial reporting of UHG or are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 or assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting when we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common stock could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, and GSH previously identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. If remediation of these material weaknesses is not effective, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect investor confidence and, as a result, the value of the Class A Common Shares.

DHHC previously identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, DHHC’s management concluded that DHHC’s control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex features of DHHC Class A Common Stock and warrants issued by DHHC was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of DHHC’s balance sheet as of January 28, 2021, and its interim financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. As a result of this material weakness, DHHC’s management has concluded that DHHC’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2022.

As a privately-held company, GSH was not required to evaluate its internal control over financial reporting in a manner that meets the standards of publicly traded companies required by Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or Section 404.

In the course of preparing the financial statements that are included in this prospectus, GSH’s management determined that certain material weaknesses existed within GSH’s internal controls over financial reporting. The material weaknesses identified generally relate to (i) failure to properly evaluate certain transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including failure to record revenues and cost of sales in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606; (ii) lack of appropriate documented review of related party transactions; (iii) controls related to recordation of certain expenses and payables were not appropriate, which includes recordation in proper periods; (iv) lack of second level reviews in certain areas; (v) a lack of or improper segregation of duties; (vi) failure to retain evidence of review of multiple key controls; (vii) lack of formal control review and documentation required by COSO principles; and (viii) multiple IT related control deficiencies. GSH concluded that the material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting occurred because it was a private company and did not have the necessary business processes, systems, personnel, and related internal controls necessary to satisfy the accounting and financial reporting requirements of a public company. In order to remediate the material weaknesses, UHG is updating various processes and implementing certain changes to its internal processes. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting.”

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UHG may not be able to fully remediate the identified material weakness until the steps described above have been completed and its internal controls have been operating effectively for a sufficient period of time. UHG believes it has already and will continue to make progress in its remediation plan during the year ending December 31, 2023, but cannot assure you that it will be able to fully remediate the material weakness by such time. If the steps UHG takes do not correct the material weakness in a timely manner, UHG will be unable to conclude that it maintains effective internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, there could continue to be a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of UHG’s financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. UHG also may incur significant costs to execute various aspects of its remediation plan but cannot provide a reasonable estimate of such costs at this time.

GSH and its independent registered public accounting firm were not required to, and did not, perform an evaluation of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 nor any period subsequent in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that GSH previously identified all material weaknesses. Material weaknesses may still exist when UHG reports on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

In the future, it is possible that additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may be identified that UHG may be unable to remedy before the requisite deadline for these reports. UHG’s ability to comply with the annual internal control reporting requirements will depend on the effectiveness of its financial reporting and data systems and controls across the company. Any weaknesses or deficiencies or any failure to implement new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in the implementation or operation of these controls, could harm UHG’s operating results and cause it to fail to meet its financial reporting obligations, or result in material misstatements in its consolidated financial statements, which could adversely affect its business and reduce its stock price.

If UHG is unable to conclude on an ongoing basis that it has effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404, UHG’s independent registered public accounting firm may not issue an unqualified opinion as to the effectiveness of UHG’s internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 when UHG no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company. If UHG is unable to conclude that it has effective internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in its reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of UHG Common Shares. Failure to remedy any material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting, or to implement or maintain other effective control systems required of public companies, could also restrict UHG’s future access to the capital markets.

USE OF PROCEEDS

All of the Class A Common Shares and Private Placement Warrants offered by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Stockholders for their respective accounts. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.

We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $99.2 million from the exercise of the Public Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of the Public Warrants for cash. We will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $34.1 million from the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of the Private Placement Warrants for cash. We expect to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for general corporate purposes. We will have broad discretion over the use of proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants. There is no assurance that the holders of the Warrants will elect to exercise any or all of such Warrants. To the extent that the Warrants are exercised on a “cashless basis,” the amount of cash we would receive from the exercise of the Warrants will decrease.

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The offering price of the Class A Common Shares underlying the Warrants is determined by reference to the exercise price of the Warrants of $11.50 per share. The Public Warrants are listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “UHGWW.”

We cannot currently determine the price or prices at which shares of our Class A Common Stock or the Private Placement Warrants may be sold by the Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.

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MARKET INFORMATION FOR COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND POLICY

Market Information

Our Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants are currently listed on the NASDAQ under the symbols “UHG” and “UHGWW,” respectively. Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company’s units, common stock and warrants were listed on the NASDAQ under the symbols “DHHCU,” “DHHC,” and “DHHCW.” As of March 30, 2023, following the completion of the Business Combination, there were 470 holders of record of our Class A Common Shares. We currently do not intend to list the Private Placement Warrants offered hereby on any stock exchange or stock market.

Dividend Policy

We have not paid any cash dividends on our Class A Common Shares to date. We may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur. We do not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of the Class A Common Shares in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plan

As of April 26, 2023, there were approximately 4,759,495 Class A Common Shares authorized for issuance under the 2023 Plan, which our stockholders approved on March 23, 2023 in connection with the Business Combination. The 2023 Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing.

We intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register the Class A Common Shares issued or issuable under the Incentive Plan. Any such Form S-8 registration statement will become effective automatically upon filing. Once these shares are registered, they can be sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to applicable restrictions.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Introduction

The following unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 and the unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, present the combined financial information of DHHC and the homebuilding operations of GSH after giving effect to the Business Combination and related adjustments described in the accompanying notes.

DHHC was a blank-check company incorporated in the state of Delaware on October 7, 2020. It was traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DHHC” until the closing of the Business Combination, at which time it changed its name to United Homes Group, Inc and is traded under the symbol “UHG.” DHHC was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Merger Sub was incorporated in connection with the Business Combination and will merge with and into GSH with GSH continuing as the surviving corporation post-merger.

Based in Columbia, South Carolina, GSH was formed in 2004 and elected S corporation status in June 2008. GSH constructs detached and attached single-family residential homes with active operations in South Carolina and Georgia. GSH is primarily focused on entry-level, first, and second move-up homebuyers, with some third move-up and custom construction. The constructed homes appeal to a wide range of buyer profiles ranging from first-time homebuyers to lifestyle buyers. GSH’s primary objective is to provide customers with homes of exceptional quality and value while maximizing its return on investment.

The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended by the final rule, Release 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” The following unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it had occurred on January 1, 2022. The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it was completed on December 31, 2022 (except for the redemptions which took place in connection with the Extension Meeting and Special Meeting, as discussed below).

The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information is based on and should be read in conjunction with the audited historical financial statements of each of DHHC and GSH, and the related notes thereto as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, which are included in this prospectus.

The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect what GSH’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the Business Combination occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of GSH. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors. The unaudited transaction accounting adjustments represent estimates based on information available as of the date of these unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022

    

December 31, 2022

The Homebuilding 

DiamondHead 

Operations of 

Holdings 

Great Southern 

Transaction 

Autonomous 

Pro Forma 

Corp. 

Homes, Inc.

Accounting 

Entity 

Condensed

(Historical)

    

 (Historical)

    

Adjustments

    

Adjustments

    

 Combined

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

36,682

$

12,238,835

$

44,332,355

3a

$

(355,961)

3q

$

100,646,748

 

(31,446,295)

3b

 

(2,759,295)

3c

 

73,880,000

3m

 

4,716,191

3o

 

4,236

3p

Accounts Receivable

 

 

1,976,334

 

 

 

1,976,334

Inventories

 

 

180,202,935

 

 

3,507,925

3q

 

177,689,476

 

(6,021,384)

3q

Due from related party

 

 

1,437,235

 

 

665,020

3q

 

2,102,255

Lot purchase agreement deposits

 

 

3,804,436

 

 

2,521,626

3q

 

6,326,062

Investment in joint venture

 

 

186,086

 

 

 

186,086

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,385,698

 

 

(674,577)

3q

 

711,121

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

 

1,001,277

 

 

 

1,001,277

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

20,016

 

6,112,044

 

(2,432,709)

3b

 

 

6,443,588

 

2,744,237

3c

Investments held in Trust Account

 

349,152,086

 

 

(349,152,086)

3a

 

 

Total assets

$

349,208,784

$

208,344,880

$

(260,113,366)

$

(357,351)

$

297,082,947

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable

$

100,302

$

22,077,240

$

(100,302)

3n

$

$

22,077,240

Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt

 

 

120,797,006

 

 

3,507,925

3q

 

113,123,352

 

(11,181,579)

3q

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,001,277

 

 

 

1,001,277

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

 

3,660,287

 

5,465,321

 

(3,660,287)

3b

 

 

13,616,575

 

8,151,254

3m

Income tax payable

 

481,430

 

 

13,759,788

3d

 

(1,671,736)

3q

 

12,569,482

Derivative liabilities

 

1,531,000

 

 

169,334,711

3e

 

 

170,539,377

 

(326,334)

3f,l

Notes payable - related party

 

204,110

 

 

(204,110)

3n

 

 

Convertible note payable

 

 

 

74,821,450

3m

 

 

74,821,450

Total liabilities

$

5,977,129

$

149,340,844

$

261,776,170

$

(9,345,390)

$

407,748,753

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption , $0.0001 par value; 34,500,000 at $10.10 per share redemption value at December 31, 2022

 

348,586,031

 

 

(348,586,031)

3g

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Class B Common Shares, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 8,625,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

863

 

 

(863)

3h

 

 

Class A Common Shares, $0.0001 par value

 

 

 

433

3g

 

 

4,759

 

416

3h

 

3,735

3i

 

59

3o

 

74

3m

 

42

3p

Additional paid-in capital (1)

 

 

(30,210,485)

3b

 

 

 

43,765,867

3g

 

447

3h

 

  

 

  

 

(3,735)

3i

 

  

 

  

 

(165,767,036)

3j,e

 

1,613,516

3k

 

1,806,441

3l

 

4,716,132

3o

 

4,238,600

3m

 

4,194

3p

Accumulated deficit

 

(5,355,239)

 

 

(8,232)

3b

 

(32,330,882)

3q

 

(110,670,565)

 

(13,759,788)

3d

 

(1,480,107)

3l

 

(13,331,378)

3m

 

(3,567,675)

3j,e

 

98,709,441

3k

 

(15,058)

3c

 

304,412

3n

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' and other affiliates' net investment

 

 

100,322,957

 

(100,322,957)

3k

 

 

Net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates

 

 

(41,318,921)

 

 

41,318,921

3q

 

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

$

(5,354,376)

$

59,004,036

$

(173,303,505)

$

8,988,039

$

(110,665,806)

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' and other affiliates' net investment

$

349,208,784

$

208,344,880

$

(260,113,366)

$

(357,351)

$

297,082,947

(1)Transaction accounting adjustments to Additional paid-in capital sum to a negative balance of $(139.8) million. This negative balance is reclassified into Accumulated deficit.

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December 31, 2022

The Homebuilding 

Diamondhead 

Operations of 

Holding 

Great Southern 

Transaction 

Autonomous 

Pro Forma 

Corp. 

Homes, Inc.

Accounting 

Entity 

Condensed

    

(Historical)

    

 (Historical)

    

Adjustments

    

Adjustments

    

 Combined

Net sales and gross revenues

$

$

477,045,949

$

$

$

477,045,949

Cost of sales

358,238,703

6,021,384

4f

364,260,087

Gross profit (loss)

118,807,246

 

(6,021,384)

112,785,862

Selling, general and administrative expenses

4,524,075

49,685,730

 

3,567,675

4a

59,172,186

 

(200,000)

4h

 

1,394,706

4i

Net income (loss) from operations

(4,524,075)

69,121,516

 

(4,762,381)

(6,021,384)

53,613,676

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

12,580,820

 

230,692

 

(5,049,912)

4b

 

56,543

 

19,204,503

(1,480,107)

4c

 

(464,911)

4k

Interest expense

 

 

 

13,331,378

4j

 

 

13,331,378

Equity in net losses from investment in joint venture

 

 

137,086

 

 

 

137,086

Income (loss) before taxes

 

8,056,745

 

69,489,294

 

(24,623,778)

 

(6,429,752)

 

59,623,887

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

983,430

 

 

(983,430)

4d

 

(1,671,736)

4g

 

12,088,052

 

 

 

13,759,788

4e

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

7,073,315

$

69,489,294

$

(37,400,136)

$

(4,758,016)

$

47,535,835

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

43,125,000

100,000

47,594,950

Basic earnings share

$

0.16

$

694.89

$

$

$

1.00

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

43,125,000

102,960

 

50,368,248

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.16

$

674.92

$

$

$

0.94

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION

On September 10, 2022, DHHC and GSH entered into the Business Combination Agreement. On March 30, 2023, DHHC consummated its previously announced business combination pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, where Merger Sub merged with and into GSH, with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of UHG. In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination on the Closing Date, DHHC changed its name to United Homes Group, Inc.

In connection with the Business Combination, (i) holders of GSH Common Shares received aggregate upfront consideration of (1) 373,473 Class A Common Shares, at a price of $10.00 per share, (2) 36,973,877 Class B Common Shares, at a price of $10.00 per share, (3) 905,930 Class A Common Shares underlying the Rollover Options and (4) 1,867,368 Class A Common Shares underlying the Assumed Warrants and (ii) holders of GSH Common Shares, GSH Options and GSH Warrants received a contingent right to receive up to an additional $200 million in earnout consideration, or 20,000,000 UHG Common Shares, upon the achievement of certain earn-out targets.

On March 23, 2023, DHHC held the Special Meeting, at which DHHC’s shareholders voted to approve the Business Combination and other proposals, including the approval of a dual-class structure for the Company, comprised of Class A Common Shares, which carry one vote per share and Class B Common Shares, which carry two votes per share. Additionally, DHHC shareholders approved the 2023 Plan, where at the at the effective time of the Business Combination (the “Effective Time”), all options of GSH were automatically canceled, and each holder thereof ceased to have any rights under the equity plan of GSH, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Business Combination Agreement.

Each GSH Common Share issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was canceled and converted into (x) the right to receive the Per Share Upfront Consideration and (y) the contingent right to receive Earn Out Shares in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement. The Per Share Upfront Consideration is the right to receive Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares (in respect of GSH Class A Common Shares and GSH Class B Common Shares, respectively, issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time), equal to the Exchange Ratio. The Exchange Ratio is the Transaction Share Consideration divided by the total number of GSH Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Each GSH Option outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was canceled in exchange for an option to purchase a number of Class A Common Shares (“Rollover Options”) equal to (x) the number of GSH Common Shares subject to such GSH Options immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share equal to (A) the exercise price per GSH Common Share of such GSH Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. The Rollover Options are subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the GSH Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Each GSH Warrant outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into a warrant to acquire a number of Class A Common Shares (“Assumed Warrants”) equal to (x) the number of GSH Common Shares subject to such GSH Warrants immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the Exchange Ratio, at a strike price per share equal to (A) the strike price per GSH Common Share of such GSH Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. The Assumed Warrants are subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the GSH Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Redemption of shares

On January 25, 2023, DHHC held the Extension Meeting, at which DHHC’s shareholders voted to approve the Extension Amendment and extend the date by which DHHC must complete a business combination from January 28, 2023, to July 28, 2023. In connection with the Extension Meeting, holders of Class A Common Shares had the right to have DHHC redeem their shares for cash in an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the cash and investments in the Trust Account, which had a balance of approximately $349.1 million as of the date of the Extension Meeting. Stockholders holding 30,058,968 Class A Common Shares (after giving effect to withdrawals of redemptions) exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $304.0 million (approximately $10.12 per share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such redeeming holders and approximately $45.0 million will remain in Diamondhead’s Trust Account.

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In connection with the Special Meeting on March 23, 2023, holders of Class A Common Stock had the right to have DHHC redeem their shares for an amount in cash equal to the pro rata portion of the cash and investments in the Trust Account, which had a balance of $45.0 million as of the date of the Special Meeting. Stockholders holding 109,426 shares of DHHC Class A Common Stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $1.1 million (approximately $10.13 per share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such redeeming holders and approximately $43.9 will remain in Diamondhead’s Trust Account.

Convertible Note

In connection with the Business Combination, on March 22, 2023, the Investors and DHHC entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Investors agreed to purchase $80.0 million of convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and 744,588 Class A Common Shares in a private placement PIPE investment (the “PIPE Investment), for aggregate proceeds of $73.9 million, net of issuance costs. The Notes mature on March 30, 2028, and bear interest at a rate of 15%, with a minimum cash rate of 10% per year. DHHC has the option to pay any accrued and unpaid interest at a rate in excess of 10% either in cash or as paid in kind interest. The Notes are convertible into Class A Common Shares at any time following the 12-month anniversary of the Closing, at 80% of the then current trading price, subject to a minimum Conversion Price of $5.00 and a maximum price of $10.00 per share.

Subscription Agreements

Additionally, in connection with the Business Combination, the PIPE Investors purchased from the Company (i) an aggregate of (A) 471,500 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, and (B) 117,875 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $0.01 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.7 million, pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, and (ii) an aggregate of 421,100 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $0.01 per share pursuant to the Share Lock-Up Agreements. Following the closing of the Business Combination, UHG notified each Lock-Up investor that UHG waived the lock-up restriction contained in the Share Lock-Up Agreements. Refer to Notes 3o and 3p below for the impact of the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Share Lock-Up Agreements, respectively, to the pro forma balance sheet.

The following summarizes the pro forma DHHC Common Shares on an as-converted basis:

    

Shares

    

Ownership

%  

DHHC public shareholders - Class A

 

4,331,606

 

9.1

%

DHHC sponsor shareholders - Class A

 

4,160,931

 

8.7

%

GSH existing shareholders - Class B

 

36,973,877

 

77.7

%

GSH existing shareholders - Class A

 

373,473

 

0.8

%

PIPE Investor - Class A

 

744,588

 

1.6

%

Common Equity PIPE

 

589,375

 

1.2

%

Lock-Up Investors (1)

 

421,100

 

0.9

%

Total closing shares

 

47,594,950

 

100.0

%

(1)On March 30, 2023, DHHC waived the lock-up restriction on the Share Lock-Up Agreements.

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Expected Accounting Treatment for the Business Combination

GSH was deemed the accounting acquirer and DHHC was deemed the accounting acquiree. Under this method of accounting, DHHC will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the transaction will be treated as the equivalent of GSH issuing stock for the net assets of DHHC, accompanied by a recapitalization and thus the Business Combination will be treated as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. The net assets of DHHC will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

2.

RECLASSIFICATIONS

As part of the preparation of these unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements, certain reclassifications were made to align DHHC’s and GSH’s financial statement presentation. In connection with the Business Combination, the Post-Combination Company’s management will perform a comprehensive review of DHHC’s and GSH’s accounting policies. As a result of the review, the Post-Combination Company’s management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of the Post-Combination Company. Based on its initial analysis, DHHC has identified the presentation differences that would have an impact on the unaudited pro forma financial information and recorded the following adjustments:

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2022

Presentation in Unaudited Pro

Forma

Presentation in DHHC

Combined Financial

Amount

    

Financial Statements

    

Information

ASSETS

$

349,152,086

 

Investments held in Trust Account

 

Cash and cash equivalents

Statement of operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022

    

    

Presentation in Unaudited Pro

Forma

Presentation in DHHC

Combined Financial

Amount

    

Financial Statements

    

Information

REVENUE

$

7,263,330

Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities

Other income, net

$

5,049,912

Income from investments held in Trust Account

Other income, net

$

271,688

 

Gain from settlement of deferred underwriting commissions

 

Other income, net

EXPENSE

$

(200,000)

Franchise tax expense

Selling, general and administrative expenses

3.

TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING AND AUTONOMOUS ENTITY ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination. The pro forma transaction adjustments included in the unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:

a.

Reflects the liquidation and reclassification of investments held in the Trust Account that became available upon the consummation of the Business Combination less the cash disbursements paid to redeem 30,058,968 shares and 109,426 shares of DHHC Class A Common Stock in connection with the Extension Meeting and Special Meeting, respectively.

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b.

Reflects the settlement of UHG’s $27.8 million transaction costs, inclusive of advisory, banking, legal and other professional fees incurred in consummating the Business Combination. The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet reflects these costs as a direct reduction to Additional paid-in capital and are assumed to be settled in cash. Additionally, the unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet reflects a $2.4 million reduction to prepaid expenses with a corresponding decrease of Additional paid-in capital for transaction costs incurred to date that were eligible to be capitalized. The $8,232 adjustment to Accumulated deficit represents transaction costs incurred by GSH that are not attributable to raising equity for the transaction, and therefore, recorded as an expense. Lastly, the $3.7 million reduction to Other accrued expenses and liabilities reflects the settlement of DHHC’s incurred transaction costs that will be paid in cash at Closing.

c.

$2.8 million represents directors and officers insurance fees that are applicable to UHG. This amount is partially offset by the elimination of directors and officers insurance fees that were applicable only to DHHC.

d.

Represents income tax payable as a result of the tax impact due to the corporate reorganization from a Subchapter S Corporation to a C Corporation. $13.8 million represents income tax expense incurred for the year ended December 31, 2022. GSH estimated its effective tax rate as 26%, which is comprised of a 21% federal tax rate applicable to C Corporations plus a 5% state tax rate.

e.

Reflects the fair value of the liability classified Earn Out Shares attributable to GSH stockholders, warrant holders and the Sponsor. The Earn Out Shares are not subject to a continued service requirement and are liability-classified under ASC Topic 815-40. The earnout liability will be remeasured at fair value through net income (loss) at each reporting period subsequent to the closing of the Business Combination. For purposes of the pro forma transaction adjustments, there will be no pro forma impact to the statement of operations related to the remeasurement of the earnout liability. The total preliminary estimated fair value of the earnout liability, using the Monte Carlo valuation technique, is $169.3 million. The preliminary fair value was determined using the most reliable information available. The actual fair values could change materially once the final valuation is determined at the Closing (see further discussion in Note 6- Earnout).

f.

$0.3 million represents the forfeiture of 2,966,669 of the 5,933,333 Private Placement Warrants that were outstanding at the Closing Date. The remaining 2,966,664 warrants continue to exist and are converted on a one-to-one basis to give the holder the right to purchase one Class A Common Share at $11.50.

g.

Represents the reclassification of the redeemable Class A Shares. The $348.6 million will be decreased to pay the redeeming holders of 30,168,394 shares as a result of the Extension Meeting and Special Meeting. The remaining 4,331,606 million shares that were not redeemed are included in Class A Common Shares with an increase to Additional paid-in capital for the amount in excess of par value.

h.

The treatment of the 8,625,000 shares of DHHC Class B Common Shares outstanding is as follows:

Forfeitures: 2,577,691

Liability classified Sponsor Earnout Shares: 1,886,378

Shares converted to DHHC Class A Common Stock: 4,160,931

i.

100,000 GSH Common Shares issued and outstanding were immediately cancelled and converted to Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares based on the Exchange Ratio described in Note 1 - Description of the Business Combination above.

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j.

The $165.8 million adjustment to Additional paid-in capital reflects the fair value of the liability classified Earn Out Shares partially offset by the equity classified Earn Out Shares. The total compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $3.6 million. See further discussion in Note 6 — Earnout.

k.

Shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment is broken out into the following line items:

$98.7 million is recorded to Accumulated deficit

$1.6 million is recorded to Additional paid-in capital

l.

The $1.8 million in Additional paid-in capital is comprised of a $0.3 million adjustment due to the forfeiture of private placement warrants and a $1.5 million adjustment for the income statement impact of the forfeited warrants that were included on the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2022, where the corresponding entry is to Accumulated deficit.

m.

Reflects the issuance of a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement in Connection with the Business Combination. Refer to Note 1 - Description of the Business Combination for additional information related to the Convertible Note and Note 4j for additional information related to the interest expense paid on the Convertible Note for the year ended December 31, 2022. The allocation between the Notes and the PIPE Subscription Agreements was made on a relative fair value basis of the fair value amounts attributed to each instrument. The issuance costs associated with the Convertible Note were reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of the Notes.

n.

Represents the settlement of accounts payable and note payable recorded within DHHC’s historical financial statements.

o.

$4.7 million represents the proceeds from the sale of 589,375 Class A Common Shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. 471,500 Class A Common Shares were sold for a purchase price of $10.00 and the remaining 117,875 Class A Common Shares were sold for a purchase price of $0.01.

p.

Represents the issuance of 421,100 Class A Common Shares for a purchase price of $0.01 per share, in connection with the Share Lock-Up Agreements.

q.

Autonomous Entity Adjustments: In accordance with the Business Combination, GSH has separated its homebuilding operations from its land development operations.

i.

Cash and cash equivalents:

1.

In connection with the settlement of Net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates, GSH paid $0.4 million to Other Affiliates.

ii.

Inventories:

1.

$3.5 million represents a one-time historic adjustment for the markup on land related to land acquired from the Land Development Affiliates. The amount of this adjustment represents an estimate developed by GSH. To develop this estimate, GSH considered third party publications and datasets, which discussed relevant market and economic conditions related to the land, and qualitative factors of the local community. Using information published within these external publications and datasets, GSH created a peer competitive set and developed an estimated fair value for each finished land lot acquired from the Land Development Affiliates. Specific quantitative inputs used to create the peer competitive set included lot size, lot sales price, lot sales pace, average and median home sales by lot size, and the ratio of lot price to home price per lot size. This resulted in a comparable range of $1,000 to $1,500 price per lineal foot which was applied to the acquired land. As no competitive set could be fully representative of each finished land lot acquired from the Land Development Affiliates, material uncertainties over the resulting fair values calculated may exist. GSH attempted to limit the risks associated with these uncertainties by using these inputs to create a representative peer competitive set.

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2.

$6.0 million represents a one-time historic adjustment for the increase in cost of sales related to land acquired from the Land Development Affiliates. Refer to adjustments 4(f) for additional information.

iii.

Lot purchase agreement deposits:

1.

In connection with the settlement of Net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates, Lot purchase agreement deposits increased $2.5 million.

iv.

Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt:

1.

Refer to adjustment 3(q)(ii)(1) for additional information regarding the markup on land related to land acquired from the Land Development Affiliates.

2.

On February 27, 2023, GSH was relieved of Wells Fargo debt associated with Other Affiliates of $8.3 million, and on February 28, 2023 GSH was relieved of $2.8 million for Anderson Brothers debt associated with Other Affiliates. The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet presents these events as if they occurred on December 31, 2022.

v.

Income tax payable:

1.

$1.7 million represents the income tax benefit associated with the autonomous entity adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2022.

vi.

Property and equipment, net:

1.

In connection with the Business Combination, GSH sold $0.7 million of certain fixed assets to an affiliate. In consideration for the fixed assets, GSH entered into a related party loan for part of the sale and received cash for the remainder.

4.

TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING AND AUTONOMOUS ENTITY ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

The pro forma transaction adjustments included in the unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows:

a.

Represents the compensation expense related to earnout shares issuable to holders of GSH options. The actual compensation expense recorded may differ from this estimate and such difference may be material. See Footnote 6 - Earnout for disclosure of the preliminary inputs and assumptions used to value the earnout consideration issuable to holders for GSH options.

b.

Represents the elimination of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and investments held in the Trust Account.

c.

Represents the decrease in fair value of the forfeited Private Placement Warrants. 2,966,669 of the 5,933,333 Private Placement Warrants that were outstanding at the Closing Date were forfeited. The remaining 2,966,664 warrants continue to exist and are converted on a one-to-one basis to give the holder the right to purchase one Class A Common Share at $11.50.

d.

Represents the elimination of income tax expense recorded in DHHC’s historical financial statements.

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e.

Represents income tax expense incurred as a result of the tax impact due to the corporate reorganization from a Subchapter S Corporation to a C Corporation. GSH estimated its effective tax rate as 26%, which is comprised of a 21% federal tax rate applicable to C Corporations plus a 5% state tax rate.

f.

In accordance with the Business Combination, GSH has separated its homebuilding operations from its land development operations. This adjustment is made to mark-up historical lots and lot deposits recorded at historical cost. This adjustment represents a one-time historic adjustment for the increase in cost of sales related to land acquired from the Land Development Affiliates. The amount of this adjustment represents an estimate developed by GSH. To develop this estimate, GSH considered third party publications and datasets, which discussed relevant market and economic conditions related to the land, and qualitative factors of the local community. Using information published within these external publications and datasets, GSH created a peer competitive set and developed an estimated fair value for each finished land lot acquired from the Land Development Affiliates. Specific quantitative inputs used to create the peer competitive set included lot size, lot sales price, lot sales pace, average and median home sales by lot size, and the ratio of lot price to home price per lot size. This resulted in a comparable range of $1,000 to $1,500 price per lineal foot which was applied to the acquired land. As no competitive set could be fully representative of each finished land lot acquired from the Land Development Affiliates, material uncertainties over the resulting fair values calculated may exist. GSH attempted to limit the risks associated with these uncertainties by using these inputs to create a representative peer competitive set.

g.

Represents the income tax benefit received associated with the autonomous entity adjustments: (i) markup of cost of sales (Note 4f), amortization of directors and officers insurance (Note 4i) and gain on sale of fixed assets to a related party (Note 4l). The income tax benefit received is a result of the corporate reorganization from a Subchapter S Corporation to a C Corporation. GSH estimated its effective tax rate as 26%, which is comprised of a 21% federal tax rate applicable to C Corporations plus a 5% state tax rate.

h.

Represents the elimination of the franchise tax expense, as the franchise tax expense levied on DHHC for the year is not applicable to UHG.

i.

Represents one year of amortization expense of directors and officers insurance fees that would have been incurred if the transaction closed on January 1, 2022. This amount is partially offset by the elimination of directors and officers insurance that were applicable only to DHHC.

j.

$13.3 million represents one year of interest expense incurred on the convertible note issued to the PIPE Investors. Interest expense is calculated using an effective interest rate method. The effective interest rate for the convertible note was 18.61%.

k.

$0.5 million represents one year of amortization expense paid related to the settlement fees incurred in connection with the modified line of credit from Wells Fargo Bank. Refer to the audited historical financial statements of GSH, and the related notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in this prospectus for further information.

l.

Represents the gain on the sale of fixed assets to a related party.

5.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net income per share is calculated by applying the two-class method and using the pro forma weighted average shares of DHHC Class A Common Stock assuming the shares were outstanding since January 1, 2022. As the Business Combination is being reflected as if it had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net income per share assumes that the shares issuable relating to the Business Combination have been outstanding for the entire period presented.

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The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, as outlined in the Introduction section above, has been prepared to reflect the actual redemptions as of the Closing Date for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Earnings Per Share for the Year Ended December 31, 2022:

    

Year ended

December 31, 2022

    

Pro Forma

Net income attributable to common shareholders

$

47,535,835

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

47,594,950

Basic earnings per share

$

1.00

Net income attributable to common shareholders

$

47,535,835

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

50,368,248

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.94

For the purposes of applying the treasury stock method for calculating diluted earnings per share, it was assumed that all outstanding GSH stock and option awards, DHHC Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, and Assumed Warrants are exchanged for UHG Common Shares. Earn Out shares are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share until certain UHG stock prices are met. Note that only the aforementioned DHHC Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants would have an antidilutive effect and were thereby excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

6. EARNOUT

The earn out consideration issuable to GSH stockholders, warrant holders and the Sponsor, is initially recognized as a liability at fair value offset by additional paid-in capital and subsequently re-measured each reporting period to its fair value. Changes in the fair value are recognized as income or expense on the income statement. In the event of issuance of shares, the liability will be classified as equity, and in the event that there is no issuance of shares within the Earn Out Period, the liability will be reduced to zero through the income statement. The preliminary estimated fair value of the Earn Out Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares as of December 31, 2022 is $169.3 million.

The earn out consideration issuable to holders of GSH options is classified as equity pursuant to ASC Topic 718-10, due to a continued service requirement. Charges to compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $3.6 million.

The fair value of the Earn Out Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model using a distribution of potential outcomes on a monthly basis over the Earn Out Period. The preliminary estimated fair value of the Earn Out Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares was determined as of December 31, 2022 (the “Valuation Date”) using the most reliable information available, subject to change as additional information becomes available and subsequent analyses are performed. Primary assumptions in the preliminary valuation, which are subject to change at the Closing, include:

Current stock price: The current stock price is unknown as Earn Out Shares will not be issued until the Grant Date, contingent upon the closing of the Business Combination. As a publicly traded proxy for GSH, the closing stock price for DiamondHead’s common stock on the Valuation Date of $9.85 is used as its market value.

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Risk-free interest rate: The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities. Given the Earn Out Shares’ 5.0 year expected life, the risk-free interest rate is 4.14 percent as of the valuation date.
Expected volatility: The expected volatility was determined by using an average of historical volatilities of selected industry peers deemed to be comparable to our business corresponding to the 5.0 year term of awards. The volatility input was determined to be 40 percent (rounded).
Expected life: The expected life is the Earn Out Period which begins on the Grant Date and ends in 5.0 years.
Expected dividend yield: The expected dividend yield is zero as management has never declared or paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay dividends post-Business Combination to shareholders during the term of the Earn Out Shares.

The actual fair value of the Earn Out Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares are subject to change as additional information becomes available and additional analyses are performed and such changes could be material once the final valuation is determined at the Closing.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the homebuilding operations of UHG should be read in conjunction with the audited carve-out financial statements of the homebuilding operations of GSH as of December 31, 2022, and 2021, and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, (collectively, the “GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements”), together with the related notes thereto, included in this prospectus. References to “UHG” should be understood to be references to the carved-out homebuilding operations of GSH, and not to the historical operations of GSH which included land development activities. The discussion and analysis should also be read together with the information presented in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” included in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect UHG’s future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. UHG’s estimates are based on its assumptions about future events. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “estimates”, “expects”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “may”, “might”, “will”, “should”, “seeks”, “plans”, “scheduled”, “possible”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “aims”, “works”, “focuses”, “aspires”, “strives” or “sets out” or similar expressions.

The forward-looking statements are dependent upon events, risks and uncertainties that may be outside UHG’s control. UHG’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included in this prospectus.

Overview

The GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements have been prepared on a “carve-out” basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The accompanying GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements were derived from GSH’s historical financial statements and accounting records for the homebuilding operations of GSH (such homebuilding operations referred to in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as the “Company”) to represent the financial position and performance of the Company as if the homebuilding operations of the Company had existed on a standalone basis for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020. Certain balances and transactions that are accounted for at the historical operations of GSH, which included land development activities, have been allocated to the Company for purposes of carve-out financial reporting and are reflected in the accompanying balance sheets and statements of income. Accordingly, the accompanying GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations that would have been obtained if the homebuilding operations of the Company had operated as an independent entity.

For purposes of preparing the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements on a “carve-out” basis, a portion of the total corporate expenses of the Company were allocated to GSH based on a percentage of direct usage, when identifiable or, when not directly identifiable, on the basis of proportional cost of sales or employee headcount, for the Company. The corporate expense allocations include the cost of corporate functions and resources provided by or administered by the Company for GSH including, but not limited to, costs associated with executive management, finance, accounting, legal, human resources, related benefit costs associated with these functions, and costs associated with operating the Company’s various office buildings in South Carolina and Georgia. The Company’s management believes that the approach to these carve-out allocations is reasonable.

The Company designs, builds and sells homes principally in South Carolina, with a smaller presence in Georgia. the Company’s principal markets are located within 500 miles of 10 of the top 15 fastest growing markets in the United States, including Raleigh/Durham, Nashville, Jacksonville and Orlando, which provides what management believes are attractive expansion opportunities. In 2022, the Company was ranked by ProBuilder as the 25th and 41st builder nationally for entry-level and single-family homes, respectively, based on home closings in 2021.

Historically, GSH’s operations have consisted of both the development of raw land into lots as well as the building of homes on those lots. As of the date of this prospectus, GSH has transferred substantially all the raw land and land under development previously owned by it to the Land Development Affiliates. Therefore, as a legal entity, GSH represented solely homebuilding operations after the Business Combination.

As a result, the Company operates on an “asset-light” basis, focusing on the design, construction, and sale of single family detached homes and townhomes. The Company believes the benefits of the asset-light lot operating strategy include, but are not limited to, enabling it to avoid the capital commitments and development risks associated with ownership and development of raw land, and therefore reducing its balance sheet risk during an unfavorable housing market. The Company believes that this will allow it

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to generally avoid development and other risks associated with ownership of undeveloped land and positions the Company favorably from a balance sheet perspective, relative to other homebuilders that own a higher percentage of their development land supply.

The Company expects to continue to enjoy a close relationship with the Land Development Affiliates, allowing it to potentially benefit from the pipeline of approximately 6,249 lots that are owned or controlled by the Land Development Affiliates, as of April 26, 2023, and which the Company expects to obtain the contractual right to acquire, in addition to lots that the Company may acquire from third parties. See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” included in this prospectus for a further discussion of the relationship between the Company and the Land Development Affiliates.

Since its founding in 2004, the Company has delivered approximately 11,000 homes and currently builds in approximately 56 active subdivisions at prices that generally range from $200,000 to $450,000. In 2022, the Company had 1,259 net new orders, 1,302 permits and generated approximately $477.0 million in revenue on 1,605 closings.

Geographically, the Company’s business is principally located in the midlands and upstate of South Carolina, and, to a lesser extent, coastal South Carolina and Georgia. The geographic markets in which the Company presently operates its homebuilding business combine positive population and employment growth trends, favorable migration patterns, and attractive housing affordability. Of the four main U.S. regions, the south experienced the most favorable migration patterns with more people moving in than moving out domestically between 2021 and 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Relative to the majority of northern states from which much of this in-migration occurs, the markets in which the Company currently operates (South Carolina and Georgia) also offer lower state and local income taxes, and desirable lifestyle and weather characteristics.

The Company’s plan to grow its business is multifaceted: it plans to grow organically, through external acquisitions, and through expansion of business verticals via its mortgage joint venture, Homeowners Mortgage, LLC (the “Joint Venture”) and build-to-rent (“BTR”) platform, pursuant to which the Company will work together with institutional investors for development of BTR communities. Organically, community count is expected to increase in 2023, and the Company expects average community size to increase, based on new communities currently under development. The Company also expects to engage in opportunistic acquisitions of complementary private homebuilders within existing and targeted new markets, and to grow its institutional BTR platform.

Additionally, the Company expects that continued operation of the Joint Venture, which began generating revenue in July 2022, will add to the Company’s revenue and EBITDA growth, improve buyer traffic conversion, and reduce backlog cancellation rates.

The Company increased its revenues from approximately $432.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 to approximately $477.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company generated gross profit of 24.9%, adjusted gross profit of 26.0%, net income of approximately $69.5 million, an EBITDA margin of 15.9% and adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.4%, representing an increase of 1.7%, 1.9%, $7.1 million, 0.5% and 1.9%, respectively, from the year ended December 31, 2021.

Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and EBITDA Margin are not financial measures under U.S. GAAP. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of how the Company computes these non-GAAP financial measures and for reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, including an explanation of the pro forma amounts.

Factors Affecting UHG’s Results of Operations

The Company believes that its future performance will depend on many factors, including those described below and in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Availability and Price of Finished Lots

The Company’s business is dependent upon a supply of developed, or finished lots on which to build homes, whether such lots are supplied by Land Development Affiliates or by other land developers. The Company expects to enter into lot purchase and sale agreements with the Land Development Affiliates, which, when combined with contracts the Company has with third-party developers, will give the Company the contractual right to acquire approximately 7,855 lots (as of April 26, 2023). The Company’s pipeline of finished lots may be affected by changes in the general availability of finished lots in the markets in which it operates, the willingness of land developers and sellers to sell finished lots at competitive prices, competition for available finished lots and other market conditions. Acquiring finished lots in desirable geographic areas with prices and acquisition terms that drive profitable home

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delivery is an important component of the Company’s business. Lot value appreciation or depreciation varies across the markets in which the Company operates. The Company’s acquisition costs associated with finished lots purchased from third parties have increased in certain of the Company’s markets where job and population growth are outpacing lot supply. To the extent the supply of lots is limited, the Company may build and sell fewer homes. To the extent that the Company is unable to acquire finished lots at competitive prices, or at all, its revenues, profits, and other results of operations could be negatively impacted.

Availability of Mortgages; Applicable Interest Rates

The Company’s business is impacted by the availability and affordability of mortgages. In 2022, approximately 90% of the Company’s homebuyers obtained a mortgage to purchase their home. A prospective customer’s ability to obtain or afford a mortgage will be impacted by among other things market conditions, interest rates and the amount required as a down payment, each of which are factors outside of the Company’s control. If mortgages are unavailable or are not available on terms that make the purchase of the Company’s homes affordable, prospective customers may choose to forgo the purchase of a home or purchase a less expensive home, which could negatively impact the Company’s business. In response to rising inflation, the Federal Reserve has increased interest rates sharply throughout 2022, which has resulted in a corresponding increase in mortgage rates that continue to rise. While the level and trajectory of mortgage rates in the future is unknown, additional increases in mortgage rates is likely to result in reduced purchasing power for homebuyers, which could result in reduced sales prices for homes and decreased gross margins, negatively impacting earnings and cash flow. To combat rising mortgage rates, the Company has introduced sales incentives primarily focused on mortgage buy down programs, which could also result in decreased gross margins.

Costs of Building Materials and Labor

The cost of home construction fluctuates with market conditions and costs related to building materials and labor. The residential construction industry experiences labor and material shortages from time to time, including shortages in qualified subcontractors, tradespeople and supplies such as insulation, drywall, cement, steel, and lumber. These labor and material shortages can be more severe during periods of strong demand for housing, during periods following natural disasters that have a significant impact on existing residential and commercial structures or as a result of broader economic disruptions. Any increases in lumber commodity prices may result in the renewal of the Company’s lumber contracts at more expensive rates, which may significantly impact the Company’s cost to construct homes and the Company’s business. Higher costs of building materials, including lumber, generally lead to decreased margins on homes sold. The Company has recently seen a decline in the price of lumber and more moderate reductions in other building materials, which the Company expects will have a positive impact on its margins in the near-term. Future increases in the cost of building materials and labor could have a negative impact on the Company’s margins on homes sold.

The Company also experienced disruptions to its business as a result of pandemic-induced supply-chain issues, which have generally been resolved. These disruptions generally resulted in increased costs for the Company to obtain building supplies due to lack of inventory from supplier. These increased costs were partially offset by higher home sales prices as a result of increased demand. Delays caused by supply-chain issues in some instances resulted in late delivery of developed lots, which impacted the Company’s ability to sell additional homes, and also resulted in the Company having to absorb additional carrying costs on homes being constructed. In response to supply-chain issues experienced during the pandemic, the Company took steps to standardize certain features of its homes, which has allowed the Company to construct more homes from inventoried supplies and reduces delays that may be experienced by homebuilders with a different operating model. Future labor and material shortages and price increases for labor and materials could cause delays in and increase the Company’s costs of home construction, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s cost of sales and operations

Inflation

In 2022 the rate of inflation in the United States increased significantly and may continue to increase into 2023. the Company’s homebuilding operations can be adversely impacted by inflation, primarily from higher land, financing, labor, material, and construction costs. In addition, inflation can be correlated with higher mortgage rates which can significantly affect the affordability of mortgage financing to homebuyers. While the Company attempts to pass on cost increases to customers through increased home prices, when weak housing market conditions exist, the Company may be unable to offset cost increases with higher selling prices. To date, the Company has seen cancellation rates stabilize as mortgage rates have begun to level off. Additionally, the Company has seen a reduction in the amount of time between entering into a contract for the sale of a home and closing. As the cycle time is reduced, contracts are less likely to be cancelled due to inflation, as interest rates can generally be locked for a 60-day duration and buyers are thus less susceptible to inflationary pressures. Although inflationary pressures may persist into the future, the Company believes the affordability of its homes and its favorable land holdings will position the Company to meet the headwinds brought on by these

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challenging market conditions. The Company believes it should continue to operate effectively and expects to continue to generate strong margins and cash flows from its operations. The Company will continue to closely manage its home pricing, incentives, product offerings, and inventory levels to optimize the return on its investments in each of its communities.

Housing Supply and Demand

Sales of residential real estate are highly dependent on housing supply and demand, including the desirability of location and design. When the supply of new homes exceeds new home demand, new home prices may generally be expected to decline. The supply of new homes can be driven by a number of factors including the pace of homebuilding and home foreclosures. Declining new home prices can have a self- reinforcing nature as homebuyers postpone a new home purchase until they are comfortable that stable price levels have been reached, reducing demand further.

Conversely, when the demand for new homes exceeds supply, new home prices may generally be expected to increase. The demand for new homes can be driven by a number of factors including historic under-building of homes and increases in rental rates as compared to the cost of home ownership. Rising new home prices can have a self-reinforcing nature as homebuyers become confident in home prices and accelerate their timing of a new home purchase, thereby increasing demand.

During the third and fourth quarters of 2022, housing demand was negatively impacted by rising mortgage rates causing a reduction in closings and net sales. Additional increases in mortgage rates will likely result in reduced purchasing power for homebuyers and could cause continued decreases in housing demand.

Seasonality

The sale of both new and existing homes in the United States exhibit demonstrable seasonality over the course of a calendar year. This seasonality can be evidenced across multiple sources including, but not limited to, government data (U.S. Census Bureau), trade groups (National Association of Realtors) and public company reports. Typically, prospective home buyers search for homes beginning in late winter to early spring, which in industry parlance is often referred to as the “spring buying season.” As homes are constructed, those contracts are then closed upon through the summer into fall. As a result, the Company and the homebuilding industry tend to experience more new home sales in the first half of a calendar year and experience increased closings and revenue recognized in the second half of a calendar year.

In all of its markets, the Company has historically experienced similar variability in its results of operations and capital requirements from quarter to quarter due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding industry. As a result, the Company’s revenue may fluctuate on a quarterly basis. As a result of seasonal activity, the Company’s quarterly results of operations and financial position at the end of a particular quarter are not necessarily representative of the results it expects at year end. The Company expects this seasonal pattern to continue in the long term.

Factors Affecting the Comparability of UHG’s Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Company’s historical financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented are not expected to be indicative of the Company’s future performance, either from period to period or going forward, primarily because the lots developed by affiliates were not transferred to the homebuilding operations at a market rate. The following describes various factors that will affect the comparability of the Company’s results of operations in future periods:

Land Development Operations

The Company has historically operated as both a land developer and a homebuilder. As of the date of this prospectus, the Company has transferred substantially all of the raw land and land under development previously owned by it to the Land Development Affiliates. The GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements contained herein reflect the separation of the land development business and present historical information and results attributable to the homebuilding operations of the Company. The historical income statements of the Company contained herein have been adjusted to reflect, on a carve-out basis, the Company’s separation of the land development business. As a result, the historical financial information of the Company may not accurately reflect what the Company’s results would have been if the transition away from land development had occurred at the beginning of the period or what the Company’s future results are likely to be. The Company expects that, in the future, developed land will be acquired from the Land Development Affiliates and third parties at fair market value, which, when compared to the Company’s historical acquisition of developed land from non-third parties at cost, is likely to increase the Company’s cost of sales.

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Growth Strategy

The Company has grown organically in recent years primarily by gaining share of new home sales within the markets in which it operates. Going forward, share take, growth in community count and a re-composition of community size are expected to drive organic growth. Specifically, community count is expected to increase in 2023, and the Company expects average community size to increase. Management of the Company expects that larger communities will allow the Company to better manage sales cadence and even-flow production schedules, thereby generating increased operating leverage. Organic delivery growth is expected to be augmented by several other initiatives including the opportunistic acquisition of complementary private homebuilders within existing and targeted new markets and growing the Company’s institutional BTR platform. The Company is targeting approximately 10 20% of closings annually from its BTR initiative and plans to continue to disclose specifics regarding this initiative as a public company. Management also expects revenue and EBITDA growth prospectively through the contribution of the Joint Venture, which formally began generating revenue in July 2022. Beyond a new source of revenue and EBITDA for the company with little incremental expense or capital investment, it is anticipated that the Joint Venture will improve buyer traffic conversion and reduce backlog cancellation rates as well.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

The Company expects that its selling, general and administrative expense will increase as a result of becoming a public company due to increased compliance costs associated with certain provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related SEC regulations and the requirements imposed in connection with the Company’s shares being listed on Nasdaq. Namely, as a public company, the Company is obligated to establish and maintain internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to prepare and file periodic financial and other reports in compliance with federal securities laws, and to adhere to certain standards related to corporate governance and its Board of Directors. The Company expects an increase in labor costs in order to pay its employees (including hiring additional employees), legal counsel, and accountants to assist in implementing these tasks and controls; however, the Company expects part of this increase to be offset by the reduction in employees as a result of the separation of the land development business, reflected in the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this prospectus.

Equity Incentive Plan

To incentivize individuals providing services to GSH or its affiliates, the GSH board adopted the Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. In connection with the Business Combination the Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan was terminated and DHHC Shareholders approved the 2023 Plan. The 2023 Plan provides for the grant, from time to time, at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, dividend equivalents, other stock-based awards, cash awards, substitute awards and performance awards. Any individual who is a director, officer, employee, consultant, or advisor of UHG or any of its affiliates (which, for purposes of the Equity Incentive Plan, generally consists of entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with UHG, or in which UHG has a significant interest), will be eligible to receive awards under the Equity Incentive Plan at the discretion of the Board of Directors or the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.

Components of UHG’s Operating Results

Below are general definitions of the income statement line items set forth in the Company’s period over period changes in results of operations.

Revenues

Revenues include the proceeds from the closing of homes sold to the Company’s customers. Revenues from home sales are recorded at the time each home sale is closed and closing conditions are met. Performance obligations are generally satisfied at a point in time when the control of the home is transferred to the customer. Control is considered to be transferred to the customer at the time of closing when the title and possession of the home are received by the homebuyer. In some contracts, the customer controls the underlying land upon which the home is constructed. For these specific contracts, the performance obligation is satisfied over time. Revenue for these contracts is recognized using the input method based on costs incurred as compared to total estimated project costs. Proceeds from home sales are generally received within a few days after closing. Home sales are reported net of sales discounts and incentives granted to homebuyers, which are primarily seller-paid closing costs and rate buy downs. The pace of net new orders, average home sales price, the level of incentives provided to the customer and the amount of upgrades or options selected impact the Company’s recorded revenues in a given period.

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Cost of Sales

Cost of sales includes the lot purchase and carrying costs associated with each lot, construction costs of each home, capitalized interest expensed, building permits, and warranty costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred). Land, development, and other allocated costs, including interest, and property taxes, incurred during development and home construction are capitalized and expensed to cost of sales when the home is closed, and revenue is recognized. The Company adjusts the cost of lots remaining in a community on a pro rata basis when changes to estimated total development costs occur, including community costs. Indirect costs such as maintenance of communities, signage and supervision are expensed as incurred. Following the separation of the land development business, the Company expects that developed land will be acquired from the Land Development Affiliates and third parties at fair market value, which, when compared to the Company’s historical acquisition of developed land from non-third parties at cost, is likely to increase the Company’s cost of sales.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling expense includes sales, commissions, and marketing expenses to maintain model homes. The Company recognizes these costs in the period they are incurred. General and administrative expense consists of corporate and marketing overhead expenses such as payroll, insurance, IT, office expenses, advertising, outside professional services and travel expenses. The Company recognizes these costs in the period they are incurred. General and administrative expense further includes operating lease expense, variable lease costs including maintenance charges, taxes, insurance and other similar costs, rent expense related to short-term leases, stock compensation expense and transaction expenses. A portion of the selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were allocated to the homebuilding operations of the Company based on direct usage, when identifiable or, when not directly identifiable, on the basis of proportional cost of sales or employee headcount, as applicable.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net includes amortization of deferred loan costs associated with the Company’s revolving lines of credit, gain on extinguishment of debt, loss upon sale of retirement of depreciable assets and miscellaneous vendor and credit card rebates.

Equity in Net Earnings from Investment in Joint Venture

On February 4, 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with an unrelated third party to acquire a 49% equity stake in Homeowners Mortgage, LLC, and made an initial capital contribution of $49,000 at the formation of the joint venture. Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture for the period from the commencement of operations through December 31, 2022 was $0.1 million, increasing the investment in joint venture as of December 31, 2022 to $0.2 million. Refer to Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies in the notes to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for more information on how the Company accounts for its investment in the joint venture.

Net Income

Net income is revenues less cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expense, other income, net and equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture.

Net New Orders

Net new orders is a key performance metric for the homebuilding industry and is an indicator of future revenues and cost of sales. Net new orders for a period is gross sales less any customer cancellations received during the same period. Sales are recognized when a customer signs a contract, and the Company approves such contract.

Cancellation Rate

The Company records a cancellation when a customer provides notification that they do not wish to purchase a home. Increasing cancellations are a negative indicator of future performance and can be an indicator of decreased revenues, cost of sales and net income. Cancellations can occur due to customer credit issues or changes to the customer’s desires. The cancellation rate is the total cancellations during the period divided by the total number of new sales for homes during the period.

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Backlog

Backlog represents homes sold but not yet closed with customers. Backlog is affected by customer cancellations that may be beyond the Company’s control, such as customers unable to obtain financing or unable to sell their existing home.

Gross Profit

Gross profit is revenue less cost of sales for the reported period.

Adjusted Gross Profit

Adjusted gross profit is gross profit less capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales.

Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated:

    

Year Ended December 31,

 

Amount

%

    

2022

    

2021

    

Change

    

Change

 

Statements of Income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Revenue, net of sales discounts

$

477,045,949

$

432,891,510

 

44,154,439

 

10.2

%

Cost of sales

 

358,238,703

 

332,274,788

 

25,963,915

 

7.8

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

49,685,730

 

38,461,370

 

11,224,360

 

29.1

%

Other income, net

 

230,692

 

257,659

 

(26,967)

 

(10.5)

%

Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture

 

137,086

 

 

137,086

 

100.0

%

Net income

$

69,489,294

$

62,413,011

$

7,076,283

 

11.4

%

Other Financial and Operating Data:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Active communities at end of period

 

56

 

69

 

(13)

 

(18.8)

%

Home closings

 

1,605

 

1,705

 

(100)

 

(5.9)

%

Average sales price of homes closed

$

297,225

$

253,895

$

43,330

 

17.1

%

Net new orders (units)

 

1,259

 

1,821

 

(562)

 

(30.9)

%

Cancellation rate

 

17.5

%  

 

14.3

%  

 

3.2

%  

22.4

%

Backlog

 

276

 

800

 

(524)

 

(65.5)

%

Gross profit

$

118,807,246

$

100,616,722

$

18,190,524

 

18.1

%

Gross profit%(a)

 

24.9

%  

 

23.2

%  

 

1.7

%  

7.3

%

Adjusted gross profit(b)

$

124,262,476

$

104,243,854

$

20,018,622

 

19.3

%

Adjusted gross profit%(a)

 

26.0

%  

 

24.1

%  

 

1.9

%  

7.9

%

EBITDA(b)

$

75,933,460

$

66,604,538

$

9,328,922

 

14.0

%

EBITDA margin%(a)

 

15.9

%  

 

15.4

%  

 

0.5

%  

3.2

%

Adjusted EBITDA(b)

$

82,835,216

$

67,247,508

$

15,587,708

 

23.2

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin%(a)

 

17.4

%  

 

15.5

%  

 

1.9

%  

12.3

%

(a)Calculated as a percentage of revenue
(b)Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For definitions of adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

Revenues: Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $477.0 million, an increase of $44.1 million, or 10.2%, from $432.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to overall sales price increases. The average sales price of homes closed for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $297,225, an increase of $43,330, or 17.1%, from the average sales price of homes closed of $253,895 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company closed 1,605 homes during the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of 100 home closings, or (5.9)%, as compared to 1,705 homes closed

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during the year ended December 31, 2021, due in part to rising mortgage rates, which caused a reduction in purchasing power for homebuyers. Revenue of $69.5 million generated from the increase in overall sales prices is offset by lost revenue of $29.7 million due to the decrease in the number of homes sold. The Company’s increase in revenue is also attributable to $5.2 million of additional revenue recognized in relation to the completed sale-leaseback transactions of 19 model homes in December 2022.

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit: Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $358.2 million, an increase of $25.9 million, or 7.8%, from $332.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in cost of sales was primarily attributable to higher costs per home. The average cost to complete a home was $223,202 for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $28,319, or 14.5%, from the average cost to complete a home of $194,883 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company closed 1,605 homes during the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of 100 home closings, or (5.9)%, as compared to 1,705 homes closed during the year ended December 31, 2021, due in part to rising mortgage rates, which caused a reduction in purchasing power for homebuyers. Cost of sales of $45.5 million incurred from the higher costs per home is offset by $22.3 million in less cost of sales due to the decrease in the number of homes sold. Additionally, the Company incurred an additional $4.5 million of cost of sales in relation to the completed sale-leaseback transactions of 19 model homes in December 2022. Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $118.8 million, an increase of $18.2 million, or 18.1%, from $100.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Of the $18.2 million increase in profit, $24.1 million, or 132.4%, was driven by overall sales price increases, offset by $(7.4) million, or (40.7)% attributable to the decrease in home closings. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 24.9%, an increase of 1.7%, as compared 23.2% for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was favorably impacted by the increase in home prices in excess of higher material and labor costs year over year.

Adjusted Gross Profit: Adjusted gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $124.3 million, an increase of $20.1 million, or 19.3%, as compared to $104.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 26.0%, an increase of 1.9%, as compared to 24.1% for the year ended December 31, 2021. The adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue increase was attributable to an 18.1% increase in gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to December 31, 2021, and an increase in the amount of interest expense in cost of sales of $1.8 million, or 50.4% year over year. Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. For the definition of adjusted gross profit and a reconciliation to the Company’s most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $49.7 million, an increase of $11.2 million, or 29.1%, from $38.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was primarily attributable to an increase in salaries and commissions due to higher employee headcount of $5.8 million. Additionally, consulting expenses incurred for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $5.5 million, an increase of $4.8 million, as compared to $0.6 million incurred for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in consulting expenses is due to an increase in financial reporting, accounting and legal related costs in connection with the Business Combination that were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Other Income, Net: Total other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $0.2 million, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 33.3%, as compared to $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in other income, net was primarily attributable to a decrease in miscellaneous vendor and credit card rebates in the amount of $0.1 million.

Equity in Net Earnings from Investment in Joint Venture: Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $0.1 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 100.0%, as compared to zero for the year ended December 31, 2021, due to the joint venture not being formed until 2022. The increase in equity in net earnings increased the investment in joint venture as of December 31, 2022 to $0.2 million. There were no impairment losses related to the Company’s investment in the joint venture recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Net Income: Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $69.5 million, an increase of $7.1 million, or 11.4%, from $62.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net income was primarily attributable to the increase in gross profit of $18.2 million, or 18.1%, during the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expense of $11.2 million, or 29.1%, during the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated:

Year Ended December 31,

 

Amount

    

2021

    

2020

    

Change

    

Change

 

Statements of Income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Revenue, net of sales discounts

$

432,891,510

$

327,254,305

$

105,637,205

 

32.3

%

Cost of sales

 

332,274,788

 

260,115,893

 

72,158,895

 

27.7

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

38,461,370

 

29,891,622

 

8,569,748

 

28.7

%

Other income, net

 

257,659

 

1,729,584

 

(1,471,925)

 

(85.1)

%

Net income

$

62,413,011

$

38,976,374

$

23,436,637

 

60.1

%

Other Financial and Operating Data:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Active communities at end of period

 

69

 

76

 

(7)

 

(9.2)

%

Home closings

 

1,705

 

1,471

 

234

 

15.9

%

Average sales price of homes closed

$

253,895

$

222,471

$

31,424

 

14.1

%

Net new orders (units)

 

1,821

 

1,737

 

84

 

4.8

%

Cancellation rate

 

14.3

%  

 

11.5

%  

 

2.8

%  

24.3

%

Backlog

 

800

 

513

 

287

 

55.9

%

Gross profit

$

100,616,722

$

67,138,412

$

33,478,310

 

49.9

%

Gross profit %(a)

 

23.2

%  

 

20.5

%  

 

2.7

%  

13.2

%

Adjusted gross profit(b)

$

104,243,854

$

71,030,408

$

33,213,446

 

46.8

%

Adjusted gross profit %(a)

 

24.1

%  

 

21.7

%  

 

2.4

%  

11.1

%

EBITDA(b)

$

66,604,538

$

43,449,376

$

23,155,162

 

53.3

%

EBITDA margin %(a)

 

15.4

%  

 

13.3

%  

 

2.1

%  

15.8

%

Adjusted EBITDA(b)

$

67,247,508

$

41,755,576

$

25,491,932

 

61.1

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin %(a)

 

15.5

%  

 

12.8

%  

 

2.7

%  

21.1

%

(a)Calculated as a percentage of revenue
(b)Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For definitions of adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Revenues: Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021 were approximately $432.9 million, an increase of approximately $105.6 million or 32.3%, from approximately $327.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to overall sales price increases and an increase in the number of home closings. The average sales price of homes closed for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $253,895, an increase of $31,424, or 14.1%, from the average sales price of homes closed of $222,471 for the year ended December 31, 2020, generating additional revenue of $53.6 million. The Company closed 1,705 homes during the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 234 home closings, or 15.9%, as compared to 1,471 homes closed during the year ended December 31, 2020, resulting in additional revenue of $52.0 million.

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit: Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $332.3 million, an increase of approximately $72.2 million, or 27.7%, from approximately $260.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in cost of sales was primarily attributable to higher costs per home as well as an increase in the number of homes sold. The average cost to complete a home was $194,883 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $18,054, or 10.2% from the average cost to complete a home of $176,829 for the year ended December 31, 2020, resulting in an additional $30.8 million in cost of sales. The Company closed 1,705 homes during the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 234 home closings, or 15.9%, as compared to 1,471 homes closed during the year ended December 31, 2020, as a result of the growth of the homebuilding operations of the Company which resulted in an additional $41.4 million of cost of sales. Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $100.6 million, an increase of approximately $33.5 million, or 49.9%, from approximately $67.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Of the $33.5 million increase in gross profit $22.8 million, or 68.1%, was driven by overall sales price increases, and the other $10.7 million, or 31.9%, was attributable to the increase in number of home closings. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 23.2%, an increase of 2.7%, as compared 20.5% for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was favorably impacted by the increase in home prices in excess of higher material and labor costs year over year.

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Adjusted Gross profit: Adjusted gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $104.2 million, an increase of $33.2 million, or 46.8%, as compared to $71.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Of the $33.2 million increase, $21.9 million or 66.0% was driven by overall sales price increases, and the other $11.3 million or 34.0% was attributable to the increase in number of homes sold. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 24.1%, an increase of 2.4%, as compared to 21.7% for the year ended December 31, 2020. The adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue increase was attributable to higher margins primarily driven by increased home prices in excess of higher input costs. Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. For the definition of adjusted gross profit and a reconciliation to the Company’s most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $38.5 million, an increase of approximately $8.6 million, or 28.7%, from approximately $29.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was primarily attributable to increases in salaries due to higher employee headcount of $1.1 million and commissions paid to sales agents due to an increase in the volume of homes closed of $5.8 million. Additionally, the increase in selling, general and administrative expense is attributable to $0.6 million of consulting expenses due to increased financial reporting, accounting and legal related costs that were incurred for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to zero for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Other Income, Net: Total other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $0.3 million, a decrease of approximately $1.4 million, or 85.1%, as compared to approximately $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in other income, net was primarily attributable to loan forgiveness of the principal balance of $1.7 million related to the Company’s Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan as part of the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act in December 2020.

Net Income: Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $62.4 million, an increase of approximately $23.4 million, or 60.1%, from approximately $39.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in net income was primarily attributable to the increase in gross profit of $33.5 million, or 49.9%, during the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Gross Profit

Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management of the Company as a supplemental measure in evaluating operating performance. The Company defines adjusted gross profit as gross profit excluding the effects of capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales. The Company’s management believes this information is meaningful because it separates the impact that capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales has on gross profit to provide a more specific measurement of the Company’s gross profits. However, because adjusted gross profit information excludes capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales, which has real economic effects and could impact the Company’s results of operations, the utility of adjusted gross profit information as a measure of the Company’s operating performance may be limited. Other companies may not calculate adjusted gross profit information in the same manner that the Company does. Accordingly, adjusted gross profit information should be considered only as a supplement to gross profit information as a measure of the Company’s performance.

The following table presents a reconciliation of adjusted gross profit to the GAAP financial measure of gross profit for each of the periods indicated.

Year Ended December 31,

 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

 

Revenue, net of sales discounts

$

477,045,949

$

432,891,510

$

327,254,305

Cost of sales

 

358,238,703

 

332,274,788

 

260,115,893

Gross profit

$

118,807,246

$

100,616,722

$

67,138,412

Interest expense in cost of sales

 

5,455,230

 

3,627,132

 

3,891,996

Adjusted gross profit

$

124,262,476

$

104,243,854

$

71,030,408

Gross profit %(a)

 

24.9

%  

 

23.2

%  

 

20.5

%

Adjusted gross profit %(a)

 

26.0

%  

 

24.1

%  

 

21.7

%

(a)Calculated as a percentage of revenue

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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures used by management of the Company. The Company defines EBITDA as net income before (i) capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales, (ii) depreciation and amortization, and (iii) taxes. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense, transaction cost expense and gain on extinguishment of debt. Management of the Company believes EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are useful because they provide a more effective evaluation of the Company’s operating performance and allow comparison of the Company’s results of operations from period to period without regard to the Company’s financing methods or capital structure or other items that impact comparability of financial results from period to period such as fluctuations in interest expense or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation or amortization, or unusual items. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income or any other measure as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s computations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA of other companies. The Company presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because it believes they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting the Company’s business.

The following table presents a reconciliation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measure of net income for each of the periods indicated.

Year Ended December 31,

 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

 

Net income

$

69,489,294

$

62,413,011

$

38,976,374

Interest expense in cost of sales

 

5,455,230

 

3,627,132

 

3,891,996

Depreciation and amortization

 

759,712

 

358,587

 

182,786

Taxes(a)

 

229,224

 

205,808

 

398,220

EBITDA

$

75,933,460

$

66,604,538

$

43,449,376

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,422,630

 

 

Transaction cost expense

 

5,479,126

 

642,970

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

(1,693,800)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

82,835,216

$

67,247,508

$

41,755,576

EBITDA margin(b)

 

15.9

%  

 

15.4

%  

 

13.3

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin(b)

 

17.4

%  

 

15.5

%  

 

12.8

%

(a)The Company is included in the tax filing of the shareholders of the Company, which was taxed individually. As such, Taxes does not include the effect of income tax expense.
(b)Calculated as a percentage of revenue

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

The Company funds its operations from its current cash holdings and cash flows generated by operating activities, as well as its available revolving lines of credit, as further described below. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $12.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $39.3 million, or 76.3%, from $51.5 million as of December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $32.0 million, and $50.6 million in unused committed capacity under its revolving lines of credit, respectively. See “– Wells Fargo Syndication” below for information on the modification to the Wells Fargo Syndication subsequent to December 31, 2022.

The Company’s principal uses of capital are purchases of developed lots, costs associated with homes under construction and finished homes, and regular operating expenses. The Company believes that its current cash holdings, cash generated from operations, and cash available under its revolving lines of credit, as well as the public debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to satisfy its short term and long-term cash requirements for working capital to support its daily operations and meet current commitments under its contractual obligations.

Cash flows generated by the Company’s projects can differ materially from its results of operations, as these depend upon the stage in the life cycle of each project. The Company generally relies upon its revolving lines of credit to fund building costs, and

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timing of draws is such that the Company may from time to time be in receipt of funds from the line of credit in advance of such funds being utilized. The Company is generally required to make significant cash outlays at the beginning of a project related to lot purchases, permitting, and construction of homes, as well as ongoing property taxes. These costs are capitalized within the Company’s real estate inventory and are not recognized in its operating income until a home sale closes. As a result, the Company incurs significant cash outflows prior to the recognition of associated earnings. In later stages of projects, cash inflows could exceed the Company’s results of operations, as the cash outflows associated with land purchase and home construction and other expenses were previously incurred.

The cost of home construction fluctuates with market conditions and costs related to building materials and labor. The residential construction industry experiences labor and material shortages from time to time, including shortages in qualified subcontractors, tradespeople and supplies of insulation, drywall, cement, steel, and lumber. These labor and material shortages can be more severe during periods of strong demand for housing, during periods following natural disasters that have a significant impact on existing residential and commercial structures or as a result of broader economic disruptions. Increases in lumber commodity prices may result in the renewal of the Company’s lumber contracts at more expensive rates, which may significantly impact the Company’s cost to construct homes and the Company’s business. While the Company has recently seen a steep decline in the price of lumber and more moderate reductions in other building materials, future increases in the cost of building materials and labor could have a negative impact on the Company’s margins on homes sold. Supply-chain disruptions may also result in increased costs to obtain building supplies, delayed delivery of developed lots, and incurrence of additional carrying costs on homes under construction, among other things. Labor and material shortages and price increases for labor and materials could cause delays in home construction and increase the Company’s costs of home construction, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s cost of sales and operations.

Finished Lot Deposits

The Company actively enters into finished lot purchase contracts with unaffiliated third-party land developers by placing deposits of generally 10% of the aggregate purchase price of the finished lots. When entering into these contracts, the Company defers acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties or other entities to match its expected selling pace. Therefore, the Company’s initial cash outflow represents a small proportion of the land purchase price. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s lot deposits related to finished lot purchase contracts were $3.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

Homebuilding Debt

The Company, jointly with Other Affiliates (see Note 1 — Nature of operations and basis of presentation to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements) considered to be under common control, enters into debt arrangements with financial institutions. These debt arrangements are in the form of revolving lines of credit. The Company and the Other Affiliates are collectively referred to as the Nieri Group. The Nieri Group entities are jointly and severely liable for the outstanding balances under the revolving lines of credit, however; the Company has been deemed the primary obligor of such debt, as it is the sole cash generating entity and responsible for repayment of the debt. As such, the Company records the outstanding advances under the financial institution debt and other debt as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The following table and descriptions provide a summary of the Company’s material debt under the revolving lines of credit for the periods indicated:

As of December 31, 2022

Homebuilding

Weighted average

Debt - Wells Fargo

    

interest rate

    

Syndication

    

Other Affiliates(2)

    

Total

Wells Fargo Bank

4.98

%  

$

34,995,080

$

8,203,772

$

43,198,852

Regions Bank

 

4.98

%  

27,550,618

 

 

27,550,618

Texas Capital Bank

 

4.98

%  

19,676,552

 

 

19,676,552

Truist Bank

 

4.98

%  

19,659,329

 

 

19,659,329

First National Bank

 

4.98

%  

7,870,621

 

 

7,870,621

Anderson Brothers

 

4.74

%  

 

2,841,034

 

2,841,034

Total debt on contracts

$

109,752,200

$

11,044,806

 

$

120,797,006

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As of December 31, 2021

Weighted

Homebuilding

average 

Debt - Wells

interest 

Fargo

Homebuilding

Other

    

rate(1)

    

Syndication

    

Debt - Other

    

Affiliates(2)

    

Total

Wells Fargo Bank

3.63

%  

$

36,453,801

$

$

$

36,453,801

Regions Bank

3.63%/ 4.40

%  

23,189,545

918,453

24,107,998

Texas Capital Bank

 

3.63

%  

16,561,385

 

 

 

16,561,385

Truist Bank

 

3.63

%  

16,543,353

 

 

 

16,543,353

First National Bank

 

3.63%/ 3.88

%  

6,624,554

 

 

21,160

 

6,645,714

Anderson Brothers

 

4.25

%  

 

439,200

 

1,608,300

 

2,047,500

Other debt

 

%  

 

142,536

 

 

142,536

Total debt on contracts

 

$

99,372,638

$

581,736

$

2,547,913

 

$

102,502,287

(1)The weighted average interest rate for the Wells Fargo Syndicated debt is 3.63%. The 4.40% and 3.88% represents the weighted average interest rate for Other Affiliates debt for Regions Bank and First National Bank, respectively.
(2)Outstanding balances relate to bank financing for land acquisition and development activities of Other Affiliates for which the Company is the co-obligor or has an indirect guarantee of the indebtedness of the Other Affiliates. In addition, the $8,203,772 of Other Affiliates debt with Wells Fargo Bank as of December 31, 2022, is part of the Wells Fargo Syndication.

Wells Fargo Syndication

In July 2021, the Nieri Group entities entered into a $150,000,000 Syndicated Credit Agreement (“Syndicated Line”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”). The Syndicated Line is a three-year revolving credit facility with a maturity date of July 2024, and an option to extend the maturity date for one year that can be exercised upon approval from Wells Fargo. The syndication group indicated they do not intend to renew the Syndicated Line after the maturity date of July 2024. The Company is in active pursuit of additional debt arrangements and does not expect any significant impact from a financial statement and liquidity perspective. The Syndicated Line also includes a $2.0 million letter of credit as a sub-facility subjected to the same terms and conditions as the Syndicated Line. The Company used the proceeds from the Syndicated Line to repay all syndication group participants’ outstanding construction line balances. The syndication group consisted of Wells Fargo Bank, Regions Bank, Texas Capital Bank, Truist Bank and First National Bank. The remaining availability on the Syndicated Line was $32.0 million and $50.6 million as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company pays a fee ranging between 15 and 30 basis points per annum depending on the unused amount of the Syndicated Line. The fee is computed on a daily basis and paid quarterly in arrears.

The Syndication Agreement contains financial covenants, including (a) a minimum tangible net worth of no less than the sum of (x) $70 million, (y) 25% of positive consolidated earnings earned in any fiscal quarter, and (z) 100% of new equity contributed to the borrower from and after June 30, 2023, (b) a maximum leverage covenant that prohibits the leverage ratio from exceeding 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter (and which is reduced to 2.25 to 1.00 beginning in the first quarter of 2024), (c) a minimum debt service coverage ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter, and (d) a minimum liquidity amount of not less than $15.0 million at all times and unrestricted cash of not less than $7.5 million at all times. The Nieri Group was in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The interest rates on the borrowings under the Syndicated Line vary based on the Nieri Group’s leverage ratio and may be based on the greater of either LIBOR plus an applicable margin (ranging from 275 basis points to 350 basis points) based on the Company’s leverage ratio as determined in accordance with a pricing grid or the base rate plus the aforementioned applicable margin. The interest rate on borrowings under the Syndicated Line may be based on the LIBOR rate, and if the LIBOR rate is no longer available, the agreement contemplates transitioning to an alternative widely available market rate agreeable between parties.

Leases

The Company leases land and office space in South Carolina under operating leases with related parties. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the future minimum lease payments required under these leases totaled $1.1 million and $1.2 million, with $0.6 million and $0.6 million payable within 12 months, respectively. Further information regarding the Company’s leases is provided in Note 9 — Commitments and contingencies to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements. In addition to leasing land and office space, in

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December 2022, the Company began entering into sale-leaseback transactions on completed model homes with related parties, where revenue and cost of sales are recognized. As of December 31, 2022, revenue and cost of sales were $5,188,716 and $4,508,819, respectively. Further information regarding these transactions is provided in Note 6 — Related party transactions to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements.

Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flows for the periods indicated:

Year Ended,

December 31,

    

2022

    

2021

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

34,616,722

$

58,318,036

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(206,877)

 

(394,054)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(73,675,897)

 

(35,598,882)

Net cash provided by operating activities was $34.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $23.7 million as compared to $58.3 million of net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase of $13.9 million of investment in inventories and a decrease of $16.6 million of accounts payable due to an increased level of operations, offset by an increase in net income of $7.1 million.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $0.2 million as compared to $0.4 million of net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a $0.2 million decrease in purchases of property and equipment.

Net cash used in financing activities was $73.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $38.1 million as compared to $35.6 million of net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to an increase of $20.7 million in net transfers to shareholders and other affiliates in the year ended December 31, 2022 to account for the activity that occurred between the homebuilding operations of the Company and shareholders and other affiliates before the carve-out. The increase in net cash used in financing activities was also attributable to a $9.3 million decrease in net cash flows from homebuilding and other affiliate debt, as well as a $9.3 million increase in due to/from other affiliates.

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flows for the periods indicated:

Year Ended,

December 31,

    

2021

    

2020

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

58,318,036

$

71,781,702

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(394,054)

 

(785,294)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(35,598,882)

 

(51,419,649)

Net cash provided by operating activities was $58.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $13.5 million, as compared to $71.8 million of net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase of $42.0 million of investment in inventories. This amount was offset by net cash provided by operations, consisting primarily of $23.4 million of additional net income, and an increase of $6.1 million in accounts payable due to an increased level of operations.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $0.4 million as compared to $0.8 million of net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a $0.4 million decrease in purchases of property and equipment.

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Net cash used in financing activities was $35.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $15.8 million as compared to $51.4 million of net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to a $33.5 million net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates in the year ended December 31, 2020 to account for the activity that occurred between the homebuilding operations of the Company and shareholders and other affiliates before the carve-out, as well as a $9.9 million increase in due to/from other affiliates. The net cash used in financing activities is offset by a $37.8 million increase in net cash flows from homebuilding debt.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company prepared the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP. Its critical accounting policies are those that it believes have the most significant impact to the presentation of its financial position and results of operations and that require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP without the need for the application of judgment.

In certain circumstances, however, the preparation of carve-out financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the carve-out financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates made by the Company include corporate expense allocation, useful lives of depreciable assets, revenue recognition associated with contracts recognized over time, warranty reserves, share-based compensation and capitalized interest. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Revenues consist primarily of home sales in the United States. Home sale transactions typically have a single performance obligation to deliver a completed home to the homebuyer which is generally satisfied when control of the home is transferred to the customer. Control is considered to be transferred to the customer at the time of closing when the title and possession of the home are received by the homebuyer. Little to no estimation is involved in recognizing such revenues. Revenue is reported net of any discounts and incentives.

Revenues from home sales in which the buyer retains title to the homesite while the Company builds the home are recognized based on the percentage of completion of the home construction, which is measured on a quarterly basis.

Home sale transactions are made under fixed price or speculative based contracts that are affected by market demand and interest rates. the Company generally determines the selling price per home based on the expected cost-plus margin. Based on the Company’s review of its contracts, the Company believes there are no significant financing components due to the expected duration of the contracts and the related performance obligation has an original expected duration of one year or less.

Revenues recognized by the Company also include revenue from the sale-leaseback transactions of completed model homes, as the sale of these homes is part of the Company’s ordinary activities. Further information regarding these transactions is provided in Note 6 — Related party transactions to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements.

Warranty Reserves

The Company establishes warranty reserves to provide for estimated future expenses as a result of defective construction on original installations, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other systems, and structural home integrity. Estimates are determined based on management’s judgment considering factors such as historical claims and the number of homes delivered. Actual warranty costs could differ from the current estimated amount.

The Company’s warranty reserve amounts are based upon historical experience and geographic location. While the Company believes that its warranty reserves are sufficient to cover its projected costs, there can be no assurances that historical data and trends will accurately predict its actual warranty costs. See Note 2 and Note 8 to GSH’s Carve-Out Financial Statements for additional information related to its warranty reserves.

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Real Estate Inventory and Cost of Home Sales

Inventory includes developed lots, homes under construction, and finished homes. Developed lots consist of land that has been developed for or acquired by the Company, and vertical construction is imminent. At the time construction begins, developed lots are transferred to homes under construction. Homes under construction represents costs associated with active homebuilding activities which include, but are not limited to, direct material, labor, and overhead costs related to home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, and land option fees. Finished homes represent completed but unsold homes at the end of the reporting period. Costs incurred in connection with completed homes and selling, general, and administrative costs are expensed as incurred.

The Company relies on certain estimates to determine its construction and land development costs. Construction and land costs are comprised of direct and allocated costs, including estimated future costs. In determining these costs, the Company compiles project budgets that are based on a variety of assumptions, including future construction schedules and costs to be incurred. Actual results can differ from budgeted amounts for various reasons, including construction delays, labor or material shortages, slower absorptions, increases in costs that have not yet been committed, changes in governmental requirements, or other unanticipated issues encountered during construction and development and other factors beyond the Company’s control. To address uncertainty in these budgets, the Company assesses, updates and revises project budgets on a regular basis, utilizing the most current information available to estimate home construction and land development costs.

Developed lots are typically allocated to individual residential lots on a per lot basis based on specific costs incurred for the acquisition of the lot. At the time construction of the home begins, developed lots are transferred to homes under construction within inventory. Sold units are expensed to cost of sales based on a specific identification basis. Cost of sales consists of specific construction costs of each home, estimated warranty costs, allocated developed lots, and closing costs applicable to the home.

Inventories are carried at the lower of accumulated cost or net realizable value. The Company periodically reviews the performance and outlook of its inventories for indicators of potential impairment.

The Company records rebates with certain suppliers as a reduction in cost of sales based on a specific identification basis. At the time of closing, costs that were incurred as part of the construction of the home but not paid at the time of closing are accrued. The accrual is recorded within cost of sales.

Investment in Joint Venture

The Company entered into a joint venture agreement with an unrelated third party and acquired a 49% equity stake in Homeowners Mortgage, LLC (“Joint Venture”). The Company accounts for its investment in the joint venture under the equity method of accounting, as it determined that the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the venture but does not have control. Under the equity method accounting, the investment in the unconsolidated joint venture is recorded initially at cost, as an investment in the joint venture, and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings, cash contributions, less distributions and impairments.

The Company made an initial capital contribution of $49,000 at the formation of the joint venture on February 4, 2022. The Company has no obligations to make future capital contributions as governed by the joint venture’s operating agreement. If any future contributions are made, they generally will be based on a pro rata basis, based on the Company’s respective equity interest in the joint venture.

Share-Based Compensation

The board of directors of GSH approved and adopted the Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. In connection with the Business Combination the Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan was terminated and DHHC Shareholders approved the 2023 Plan. The Company has two types of share-based compensation, stock options and stock warrants. Stock options of the Company were granted to certain directors and employees of the Company, and stock warrants were granted to certain non-employee directors of the Company. The Company’s share-based compensation was allocated to the Company in accordance with the methodology described in Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation in the notes to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Stock option awards are expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the entire award from the date of grant through the period of the last separately vesting portion of the grant. The Company accounts for forfeitures when they occur.

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Stock warrant awards do not contain a service condition and are expensed on the grant date. The fair value of share-based awards, granted or modified, is determined on the grant date (or modification or acquisition dates, if applicable) at fair value, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected term and stock price volatility. Refer to Note 10 - Stock compensation in the notes to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.

Recently Issued/Adopted Accounting Standards

Refer to the section titled “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 2 of the notes to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements, included elsewhere in this prospectus, for more information.

Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal controls over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company was not required to maintain an effective system of internal controls as defined by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, UHG’s management is required to certify financial and other information in its quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. UHG is, and upon completion of the Business Combination continues to be, an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. UHG will not be required to have its independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting until its first annual report subsequent to its ceasing to be an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act.

The Company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of its annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The Company identified material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls in the following areas: (i) failure to properly evaluate certain transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including failure to record revenues and cost of sales in accordance with ASC 606; (ii) lack of appropriate documented review of related party transactions; (iii) controls related to recordation of certain expenses and payables were not appropriate, which includes recordation in proper periods; (iv)  lack of second level reviews in certain areas; (v)  a lack of or improper segregation of duties; (vi) failure to retain evidence of review of multiple key controls; (vii) lack of formal control review and documentation required by COSO principles; and (viii) multiple IT related control deficiencies.

Each of the material weaknesses described above involves control deficiencies that could result in a misstatement of one or more account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the GSH Carve-Out Financial Statements that would not be prevented or detected, and, accordingly, it has determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.

The Company is currently in the process of implementing measures and taking steps to address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses and the control deficiencies. Its efforts to date have included the following:

a.

updating processes around the accounting for custom revenue in consideration of ASC 606;

b.

updating processes around accounting for warranty expense;

c.

implementing changes to correct the classification of intercompany charges and inventory; and

d.

adopting the COSO framework in order to develop and deploy control activities and assess the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.

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e.

Implementing a related party transaction committee to provide oversight of related party transactions; and

f.

Hiring new personnel to facilitate second level reviews, and financial reporting oversight

The Company also intends to implement additional measures in the future, which may include:

a.

review and enhancement of its system of internal controls across all business units to ensure that financial statement line items and disclosures across segments are addressed by sufficiently precise controls.

b.

review and enhancement of its internal controls related to the financial statement review process, including review controls over manual journal entries and account reconciliations

c.

review and enhancement of IT general controls over information systems relevant to financial reporting, including privileged access and segregation of duties and

d.

realignment of existing personnel and the addition of both internal and external personnel to strengthen management’s review and documentation over internal control over financial reporting.

The Company will continue to review and improve its internal controls over financial reporting to address the underlying causes of the material weaknesses and control deficiencies. Such material weaknesses and control deficiencies will not be remediated until the Company’s remediation plan has been fully implemented, and it has concluded that its internal controls are operating effectively for a sufficient period of time.

The Company cannot be certain that the steps it is taking will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to its material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting or prevent future material weaknesses or control deficiencies from occurring. In addition, the Company cannot be certain that it has identified all material weaknesses and control deficiencies in its internal control over financial reporting or that in the future it will not have additional material weaknesses or control deficiencies in its internal control over financial reporting.

Inflation

In 2022 the rate of inflation in the United States increased significantly and may continue to increase into 2023. During 2022, the Company experienced a decreased demand in homes, however, sales volume has begun to normalize in 2023. The Company anticipates this trend will continue. Additionally, the Company has also seen a greater ability to procure raw materials at favorable prices and in favorable time frames, as opposed to lengthy delays and product shortfalls that were common in the homebuilding industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company currently has no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

The Company’s operations are interest rate sensitive. As overall housing demand is adversely affected by increases in interest rates, a significant increase in interest rates may negatively affect the ability of homebuyers to secure adequate financing. Higher interest rates could adversely affect the Company’s revenues, gross profits and net income.

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The Company will also be exposed to the effects of interest rate changes as a result of borrowings used to maintain liquidity and fund construction costs. The Company’s interest rate risk management objectives will be to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve its objectives, the Company may borrow at fixed rates or variable rates. The Company has not entered into, nor does it intend to enter into in the future, derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes or to hedge against interest rate fluctuations.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s outstanding borrowings were approximately $120.8 million and $102.5 million, respectively, which consisted primarily of variable rate debt. Over 90% of the outstanding borrowings relate to the Wells Fargo Syndication revolving construction line, and the interest rate on the borrowings under the Syndicated Line may be based on the LIBOR rate. In the event the LIBOR rate is no longer available, an alternative widely available market rate agreeable between parties will be used. Additionally, the Company’s smaller outstanding borrowings incur interest based on other variable rates such as the federal prime rate. A change in interest rates on variable debt due to changes in the LIBOR rate, or the availability of the LIBOR rate, and the federal prime rate could impact the future earnings and cash flows, and its fair value. The interest incurred on the outstanding borrowings fluctuates based on the amounts drawn on the revolving lines of credit as the financing needs surrounding the Company’s homebuilding operations change. Based upon the amount of variable rate debt at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and holding the variable rate debt balance constant, each 1% increase in interest rates would increase interest incurred by approximately $1.2 million and $1.0 million per year, respectively.

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BUSINESS

Unless the context otherwise requires, for purposes of this section, the terms “we,” “us,” “the Company” or “UHG” refer to GSH and its subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination and to the Company and GSH, on a consolidated basis, after giving effect to the Business Combination.

Overview

UHG designs, builds and sells homes principally in South Carolina, with a smaller presence in Georgia. The geographical markets in which UHG presently operates its homebuilding business are currently high- growth markets, with substantial in-migrations and employment growth. UHG’s business historically consisted of both homebuilding operations and land development operations. Recently, UHG separated its land development operations and its homebuilding operations across separate entities in an effort to adopt best practices in the homebuilding industry associated with ownership and control of land and lots and production efficiency. Following the separation of the land development business, which is now primarily conducted by the Land Development Affiliates that are outside of the corporate structure of UHG, UHG employs an asset-light lot operating strategy, with a focus on the design, construction and sale of entry-level, first move up and second move up single-family houses. UHG principally builds detached single-family houses, and, to a lesser extent, attached single-family houses, including duplex houses and town houses.

Under its asset-light lot operating strategy, UHG controls its supply of finished building lots through lot purchase agreements with third parties including the Land Development Affiliates, which provide UHG with the right to purchase finished lots after they have been developed by the applicable third party. These agreements require UHG to pay the counterparty a cash deposit equal to a portion of the total price of the lots for which it obtains a right to purchase. The lot purchase agreements permit UHG to terminate the agreements at the cost of its deposit, providing UHG with flexibility over its lot supply. UHG believes that the use of lot purchase agreements is a capital-efficient way of operating, as it provides UHG with the ability to amass a pipeline of lots without the same risks associated with acquiring and developing raw land. UHG intends to continue to leverage its asset-light lot operating strategy in furtherance of its growth objectives.

Since breaking ground on its first home in 2004, UHG has closed at least 11,000 home sales through December 31, 2022. In 2022, UHG was ranked by ProBuilder as the 25th and 41st builder nationally for starter and single-family homes, respectively, based on home closings in 2021.

The geographic markets in which UHG presently operates its homebuilding business combine positive population and employment growth trends, favorable migration patterns, and attractive housing affordability. UHG’s markets also offer lower state and local income taxes when compared to many other locations, and desirable lifestyle and weather characteristics. UHG believes these favorable factors have recently been amplified by the remote work phenomenon that followed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought migration from large urban areas that are employment centers to areas in which UHG builds homes.

As UHG reviews potential geographic markets into which it could expand its homebuilding business, either organically or through strategic acquisitions, it intends to focus on selecting markets with positive population and employment growth trends, favorable migration patterns, attractive housing affordability, low state and local income taxes, and desirable lifestyle and weather characteristics. UHG believes that the Southeastern states generally offer these characteristics to a greater extent than other geographic regions of the country and expects the Southeastern states to be the principal focus of any future expansion of its homebuilding business.

UHG presently operates in three major market regions in South Carolina: Midlands, Upstate, and Coastal, and one market in Georgia.

The standard terms of UHG’s existing lot purchase agreements provide UHG with the right to purchase finished lots at market prices from independent third-party land developers. UHG pays deposits based on the aggregate purchase price of the finished lots, typically 10% of the purchase price of the finished lots. The deposit is credited against the purchase price of the finished lots. These lot purchase agreements generally provide UHG with the right to purchase the lots pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement, or to terminate the agreement for any reason. If UHG declines to close on the purchase of the lots, its primary legal obligation and economic loss as a result of such termination is limited to the amount of the deposit paid.

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In the future, UHG expects to enter into lot purchase agreements with the Land Development Affiliates on similar terms as described above, which, when combined with contracts UHG currently has with third-party developers, would, if entered into, give UHG or Land Development Affiliates the contractual right to acquire approximately 8,499 lots.

Substantially all of the land development activities UHG was previously engaged in, directly or indirectly, were transferred to the Land Development Affiliates when UHG repositioned itself as an asset-light home builder. Michael Nieri is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors and is also an owner and board member of Pennington Communities, LLC, an entity formed to be the sole manager of each of the Land Development Affiliates. As a result of their relationship, UHG expects to have available a reliable pipeline of finished lots developed by the Land Development Affiliates in the near future. Lots developed from land owned by the Land Development Affiliates will be sold to UHG at fair market value.

For any sales of lots to UHG by the Land Development Affiliates that occur following the Business Combination, the UHG Related Party Transactions Committee will be responsible for approving the terms of any such transaction, as well as other contracts or transactions between UHG or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Michael Nieri or any affiliate or associate of Mr. Nieri, on the other hand. The UHG Related Party Transactions Committee will establish and monitor procedures to be followed to ensure that sale prices reflect actual fair market value and will review all agreements and transactions entered into or to be entered into involving any of the Land Development Affiliates and UHG to ensure any such agreements and transactions are in arm’s length. However, because Mr. Nieri has material interests in the Land Development Affiliates, there may be situations in which UHG’s interests and Mr. Nieri’s interests are inherently not fully aligned in transactions that involve both UHG and one or more of the Land Development Affiliates, and in some cases Mr. Nieri’s interests may directly conflict with the interest of UHG. These conflicts may include, without limitation: conflicts arising from the enforcement of agreements between UHG and the Land Development Affiliates; conflicts in determining whether UHG may be able to obtain more beneficial terms by purchasing lots from other third-party developers; and conflicts in determining the terms of current or future agreements and transactions. These conflicts of interest may result in transactions whose terms or outcomes are less favorable to UHG than would otherwise be the case without such arrangements with the Land Development Affiliates.

UHG increased its revenues from approximately $432.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 to approximately $477.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2022, UHG generated gross profit of 24.9%, adjusted gross profit of 26.0%, net income of approximately $69.5 million, an EBITDA margin of 15.9% and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.4%. Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP measures. See “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operation — Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of each measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Market Opportunity

UHG believes that there is a significant housing shortage in the United States, which provides UHG with an opportunity to increase an already strong position in the Southeastern U.S. market. Long-term favorable fundamentals of low housing inventory, high employment growth over a trailing five-year period, and affordability relative to the national average home price create an opportunity for UHG to expand its homebuilding operations in the Southeastern United States.

Of the four main U.S. regions, the south experienced the most favorable migration patterns, with more people moving in than moving out domestically between 2021 and 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The population in South Carolina increased by more than 10% from 2010 to 2022, with the state now the third fastest growing state by percentage of growth in the United States.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many of the existing trends in the U.S. housing market, with demand increasing as many people migrated away from larger urban areas, a trend fueled by the increasing acceptance of remote work.

As of June 2022, the median age of a home in the United States was 39 years old. This rapidly aging resale stock, combined with an extremely low level of existing home inventory and a dearth of new home construction since the 2008 housing crisis highlights the significant and immediate need for additional housing supply. UHG believes that the South Carolina housing market, with the exception of the Charleston urban area, still remains affordable compared to many other markets. UHG believes that it is well-suited to meet this demand for new housing supply in the markets in which it operates based on its strong existing presence and reputation in the region.

UHG believes that its core markets in South Carolina are poised to benefit from the state’s economic expansion plans. South Carolina has a strong and growing manufacturing sector that is expected to benefit from the onset of “reshoring” of manufacturing

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from overseas. The major manufacturers in the state are currently in the aviation and automotive sectors. Boeing manufactures their new 787 Dreamliner in Charleston on the coast, while Lockheed Martin builds the F-16 fighter in Greenville in the upstate area. BMW has operated a large and growing plant in the upstate area since 1994, and Volvo opened a large manufacturing facility outside the Charleston area in 2018. Mercedes also manufactures their Sprinter Van near Charleston. Investment in educational and transportation infrastructure is also ongoing to support these industries. The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research has the only graduate Department of Automotive Engineering in the nation, while the University of South Carolina in Columbia has established a Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research.

South Carolina is aggressively recruiting additional manufacturers to open or expand operations in the state, with particular interest from the burgeoning electric vehicle industry. Since December 2022, three major electric vehicle-related companies have announced that they are beginning operations in South Carolina with over $6 billion in investment and approximately 7,000 new jobs. Many of UHG’s key markets in South Carolina are expected to benefit from these and other future opportunities. Less than an hour from UHG’s headquarters in the core housing market area of the Midlands are three prepared industrial “megasites.” The state has dedicated over $200 million this year for economic incentives to recruit new industry. To accommodate increasing growth and freight movement needs, the state is also committing an additional $1.5 billion dollars over the next 14 years to accelerate interstate widening along the key I-26 corridor from Columbia to the Port of Charleston. UHG believes the long-term economic outlook for its market area of the Southeast is particularly strong due, in part, to these recruiting efforts by South Carolina.

As previously noted, UHG presently operates in three major market regions in South Carolina: Midlands, Upstate, and Coastal, and one market in Georgia.

Midlands

The Midlands regional market area runs approximately 100 miles along the I-20 corridor from Augusta, Georgia to Kershaw County in South Carolina. Specific sub-markets include Augusta, Aiken, Columbia, Kershaw, and Sumter. Current economic drivers in this region are primarily government and military activities, although there is a growing manufacturing sector, including a new electric vehicle plant that will build SUVs for Volkswagen brand Scout. The Midlands market has a large number of significant military installations. These include Fort Jackson in Columbia, the largest training base in the Army; Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, home to an F-16 Fighter Wing, a drone squadron, as well as the recently relocated U.S. Army Central headquarters; and Fort Gordon in Augusta, the new home of the U.S. Army Cyber Command. This large military presence provides a source of potential homebuyers with significant job stability, as well as a large number of military retirees who may look to buy homes in the area. Manufacturing has noticeably increased in the Midlands over the past decade, with Michelin and Continental tire plants, pharmaceutical and medical supply manufacturers, and Amazon distribution facilities. The Midlands is also home to the University of South Carolina, a major research university. Population growth in the Midlands market has been steady, with approximately 8.9% growth since 2010 in the Columbia metro area. Homebuyers in the Midlands market range from families to retirees, and generally focus on affordability. The average purchase price for a new home in the Midlands market in 2022 was $332,936. UHG closed 942 homes in the Midlands market in 2022, with an average price of $289,546.

Upstate

The Upstate market encompasses approximately 70 miles of the I-85 corridor in the northern part of South Carolina, from near the Georgia border to Spartanburg. Specific sub-markets include the Clemson area, Greenville, Spartanburg, Greenwood, and Laurens. Manufacturing is the primary economic driver of this market, partially driven by major facilities of BMW, Michelin, GE, and Lockheed Martin, as well as other companies that support these manufacturers. The Upstate market is also home to Clemson University, a major research university and home to more than 20,000 students. Greenville has undergone a major downtown redevelopment and has now become a notable travel destination. It was recently ranked in the Top 5 Best Small Cities in the United States by Condé Nast. The Upstate area is also well-known for its abundant outdoor recreation opportunities, including world-class whitewater rafting and kayaking on the Chattooga River, as well as abundant hiking opportunities to beautiful mountains and waterfalls such as Caesar’s Head, Table Rock, and Issaqueena Falls. Population growth in the Upstate market has been strong, partially driven by almost 20% growth since 2010 in the Greenville metro area. The average purchase price for a new home in the Upstate market in 2022 was $334,895. UHG closed 421 homes in the Upstate in 2022, with an average price of $306,409.

Coastal

The Coastal market follows along a 120-mile corridor of US-17 from Charleston to the North Carolina border, with sections extending further inland. Specific sub-markets include Charleston, Georgetown, Pawleys Island, Myrtle Beach, Conway, and

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Florence. The Coastal market’s economy is primarily driven by tourism, although the Charleston metro area also has a significant manufacturing presence, driven by facilities of Boeing, Volvo, and Mercedes. Charleston also has the eighth largest maritime seaport in the country, which saw higher cargo growth rates in 2021 than any other U.S. seaport in the last decade. The warm climate, beach access, world-class amenities, and recreational opportunities draw visitors year-round. Travel and Leisure Magazine has named Charleston the “Best City to Visit in the U.S.” for 10 years straight, while Myrtle Beach draws over 19 million visitors annually from around the world to its nearly 60 miles of beaches and numerous golf courses. While the Charleston metro market has seen dramatic price appreciation over the past few years, the rest of the Coastal market retains an affordability edge, particularly among sub-markets further inland. Demographics for homebuyers in the Coastal market vary, but there is a strong presence of out-of-state buyers and retirees. The population of both the Myrtle Beach area and Charleston metro area has increased more than 25% since 2010. The average purchase price for a new home in the Charleston metro area in 2022 was $498,786, with Myrtle Beach significantly lower at $391,419. UHG closed 242 homes in the Coastal market in 2022, with an average price of $323,696.

Competitive Strengths

UHG’s primary business objective is to create long-term returns for stockholders through its commitment to produce quality-built homes at affordable prices. UHG believes that its reputation, commitment to excellence and its support for its customers through the home buying process sets it apart from other public company homebuilders. UHG believes that the following strengths position it well to execute its business strategy and capitalize on opportunities in the Southeastern United States and across the country.

Established Track Record of Strong Organic Growth. Proven growth and operating successes are hallmarks of UHG’s history. Led by Michael Nieri since its inception, UHG has closed at least 11,000 homes since 2004. UHG consistently ranks as one of the nation’s fastest growing homebuilders and was declared the 3rd fastest growing private builder in America by Builder Magazine in 2017. By 2022, UHG rose to 45th on the “Builders 100” list.
Leading Share in Existing Markets and Close Proximity to Adjacent High-Growth Markets. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, UHG’s home state of South Carolina experienced population growth of more than 10% from 2010 to 2022 exceeding the national average of 7.4% over the same period of time. Not only does UHG enjoy leading market share in a majority of the submarkets they serve in South Carolina and Georgia, but UHG is based within 500 miles of some of the fastest growing markets in the U.S based on new home sales. This includes markets like Raleigh / Durham, Nashville, Jacksonville and Orlando, which carry the potential for expansion both organically and via strategic acquisitions. UHG’s proximity to growing population centers of the Southeast provide a unique advantage over homebuilders with less of a focus in these regions.
Land-light Operating Model Drives Superior Returns with Less Capital at Risk. UHG and other land-light builders do not hold large land positions on balance, but rather partner with land developers including the Land Development Affiliates that hold land and finished lots and deliver them to the builder on a “just-in-time” basis. UHG believes that this land-light model results in a more balance- sheet efficient strategy, which is expected to drive higher returns while offering more flexibility in response to changing economic conditions and expects this to result in more stable financial performance through the housing cycle due to low invested capital and the ability to walk away from lot purchases in down markets. Because of the higher and more stable return profile, land light builders tend to trade at higher valuation multiples than peers that own considerable land positions.
Highly Experienced, Aligned and Proven Management Team. UHG benefits from a highly experienced management team that has demonstrated the ability to adapt to ever-changing market conditions while generating substantial growth and innovation. UHG’s executive officers and key employees have over 100 years of cumulative experience in the homebuilding industry. UHG believes its management team’s wide-ranging industry experience, combined with its incentivized executive compensation structure, have been and will continue to be the key to its success.

Growth Strategy

UHG’s management and Board of Directors have established a multi-pronged growth strategy. UHG expects to achieve its growth goals through successful execution of the following strategies:

Continue to Leverage Key Macro Housing Trends. UHG plans to continue to capitalize on the macro housing trends including the ongoing migration from higher-cost areas in the Northeast to more affordable markets in the Southeast. Given its focus on entry-level and first-time move-up buyers, UHG also expects to take advantage of the continued inflation in rental rates to encourage renters to consider home buying as an alternative to renting. It is UHG’s view that household

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formation, life events and ongoing rent inflation are larger drivers in an entry-level homebuyer’s decision process than interest rates.
Capitalize on Strong Growth in Core Markets. U.S. Census Bureau data indicates UHG’s existing and adjacent markets continue to grow faster than national averages. These conditions are expected to allow well-capitalized homebuilders with a meaningful presence in these markets to grow faster than industry averages. For UHG going forward, market share take, growth in community count, and a re-composition of community size are expected to drive organic growth. Specifically, community count is expected to increase in 2023, and UHG expects average community size to increase in its target markets. Management of UHG expects that larger communities will allow the company to better manage sales cadence and even-flow production schedules, thereby generating increased operating leverage. UHG and its predecessors have demonstrated an ability to capitalize on these trends for more than 20 years, and capital provided from the Business Combination is expected to support additional growth in the future.
Accretive Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Homebuilding is a business that benefits from scale, where the benefits of operating as a larger entity can result in lower costs and higher margins. Further, UHG believes that the changing macroeconomic environment in 2022 will result in an increased willingness of smaller builders to explore partnerships with larger organizations. Management believes UHG has an opportunity to be an “acquirer of choice” for these smaller builders as UHG’s acquisition strategy is focused on retaining local operations and brands. UHG has in place dedicated personnel focused on M&A opportunities.
Programmatic Build to Rent (BTR) Relationships. Single-family rental pricing increased 8.8% nationally in 2022, driven by strong demand and limited supply for single-family rental assets. Institutional owners of residential rental homes are increasingly turning to homebuilders to help meet the need for more housing supply. Further, newly constructed rental homes tend to come with lower maintenance costs and higher rents than older homes. UHG’s existing product set, geared towards entry-level and first-time move-up buyers, is highly consistent with the rental product desired by institutional capital. UHG has considerable experience developing single-family rental homes and is in discussions with and expects to enter programmatic relationships with institutional investors for development of Built to Rent (“BTR”) communities. UHG expects that its BTR communities will be constructed in bulk. In 2022, UHG was contracted to deliver 41 units in one BTR community. Institutional owners closed on 28 of the 41 units in this BTR community in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the remaining 13 units closed in the first quarter of 2023. UHG is also exploring opportunities for additional BTR communities in its operational footprint. UHG hopes to grow this volume with other participants over time and expects to offer transparency and guidance to investors and the market on its BTR activities as a regular course of business and communication going forward. Finally, UHG’s BTR approach is expected to be (1) ongoing and repeatable in nature, (2) transparent, visible and predictable to public equity investors, and (3) an extension of UHG’s balance sheet efficient approach to what has traditionally been a capital intensive business. UHG is targeting approximately 10 – 20% of closings annually from its BTR initiative.
Ancillary Revenue Growth Opportunities. UHG management continuously looks for accretive sources of EBITDA growth, not just in product line opportunities, but also in opportunities to drive additional EBITDA from existing operations. A key example of this is the recent formation and launch of Homeowners Mortgage, which began generating revenue in July 2022. The creation of Homeowners Mortgage, currently structured as a joint venture with a leading national lender, which will arrange mortgage financing for potential homebuyers, is anticipated to deliver incremental high margin revenue to UHG and its shareholders. Beyond being a new source of revenue and EBITDA for UHG with little incremental expense or capital investment, it is anticipated that the Homeowners Mortgage joint venture will improve buyer traffic conversion and reduce backlog cancellation rates as well.

UHG’s History

UHG was founded in 2004 in Columbia, South Carolina, with the vision of providing well-built, affordably- priced homes for first-time homebuyers. Since that time, UHG has grown dramatically and has become the 45th largest home builder in the United States, having closed at least 11,000 homes since 2004.

UHG first began building homes in 2004 in the Northeast area of Columbia, South Carolina, producing products for entry-level buyers. By the late 2000s, UHG had expanded into several other markets in the Midlands area of South Carolina, including Lexington County, Richland County, and Kershaw County. Subsequently, UHG entered the Sumter, South Carolina market in 2013 and has grown to be the number one builder in that market. In 2014, UHG entered the Aiken and Florence markets in South Carolina, as well

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as the Augusta, Georgia market. Over this eight-year expansion, UHG averaged over 20% growth per annum in closings average annual unit growth. By 2017, UHG had expanded into the Coastal market (Charleston, Myrtle Beach) and the Upstate market (Greenville, Clemson).

UHG is one of the largest private builders in South Carolina and one of the top home builders in South Carolina. Revenues more than doubled from $171 million in 2017 to $477 million in 2022. Unit closings also more than doubled during that time period, from 773 in 2017 to 1,605 in 2022.

Moving forward, UHG intends to capitalize on its demonstrated operational experience to grow its market share within its existing markets and to opportunistically expand into new markets where it identifies strong economic and demographic trends that provide opportunities to build homes that meet its profit and return objectives.

UHG Products and Customers

UHG’s Homes and Homebuyers

UHG’s homebuilding business is driven by its commitment to building high quality homes at affordable prices in attractive locations, while delivering excellent customer service. UHG empowers its customers with flexibility to personalize their desirable open floor plans with a wide array of finishes, options and upgrades to best fit their distinctive tastes and unique needs.

In its portfolio of home plans, UHG offers a series of single-family detached and attached homes. The homes are targeted for entry-level buyers, first-time move-ups, second-time move-ups, third-time move-ups, and some custom builds. Entry-level homebuyers are typically seeking an economical path to home ownership and desire square footage, quality design and construction at affordable prices. First-time move-up homebuyers generally desire the opportunity to select and upgrade features in their homes. Second-time move-up homebuyers generally seek larger floorplans with a higher level of finish with the ability to upgrade additional features. Third-time move-up homebuyers are similar to second-time move-ups but desire a higher level of finish and top-shelf options and upgrades.

The following table sets forth the approximate current price ranges of UHG’s homes by homebuyer profile in each of its core markets.

Homebuyer Profile – Price Ranges by Markets

3rd Move-Up /

Market

    

Entry-Level

    

1st Move-Up

    

2nd Move-Up

    

Custom

Upstate, SC

< $290,000

$290,000 – $340,000

$340,000 – $415,000

$415,000 – $490,000+

Midlands, SC

 

< $290,000

$290,000 – $390,000

$390,000 – $440,000

$440,000 – $540,000+

Coastal, SC

 

< $365,000

$365,000 – $390,000

$390,000 – $490,000

$490,000 – $640,000+

Overall UHG

 

< $290,000

$290,000 – $340,000

$340,000 – $415,000

$415,000+

The table below sets forth UHG’s product mix by buyer type for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The unit totals are based on closings.

Homebuyer Profile – Product Mix by Buyer Type 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

 

Homebuyer Profile

Number of Home

% of

Number of Home

% of

 

    

Closings

    

Total

    

Closings

    

Total

 

Entry Level

780

 

48.6

%  

924

 

54.2

%

1st Move-Up

651

 

40.5

%  

644

 

37.8

%

2nd Move-Up

131

 

8.2

%  

104

 

6.1

%

3rd Move-Up

43

 

2.7

%  

33

 

1.9

%

Total

1,605

 

100.0

%  

1,705

 

100.0

%

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The following table shows UHG’s product mix by buyer type within its three major current markets: Upstate, Midlands and Coastal regions. Presented are house closings for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    

Homebuyer Profile – Product Mix by Buyer Type by Market

 

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

Number of Home

Number of Home

Closings

Closings

 

Upstate

    

Midlands

    

Coastal

    

Total

    

% of Total

    

    

Upstate

    

Midlands

    

Coastal

    

Total

    

% of Total

 

Entry Level

 

181

 

412

 

187

 

780

 

48.6

%  

Entry Level

 

203

 

616

 

105

 

924

 

54.2

%

1st Move-Up

 

128

 

514

 

9

 

651

 

40.5

%  

1st Move-Up

 

184

 

452

 

8

 

644

 

37.8

%

2nd Move-Up

 

92

 

11

 

28

 

131

 

8.2

%  

2nd Move-Up

 

45

 

21

 

38

 

104

 

6.1

%

3rd Move-Up

 

20

 

5

 

18

 

43

 

2.7

%  

3rd Move-Up

 

22

 

2

 

9

 

33

 

1.9

%

Total

 

421

 

942

 

242

 

1,605

 

100.0

%  

Total

 

454

 

1,091

 

160

 

1,705

 

100.0

%

Land Acquisition Strategy and Development Process

Locating and analyzing attractive land positions is a critical challenge for any homebuilder. UHG controls its supply of land positions through lot purchase agreements. UHG’s land selection process begins with key economic drivers: population, demographic trends and employment growth.

Following the separation of the land development business, UHG currently operates under an asset-light lot operating strategy that allows UHG to avoid engaging in land development activities, which requires significant capital expenditures and can take several years to realize returns on the investment. Instead, UHG contracts with third-party land developers and the Land Development Affiliates, each for the purchase of developed lots. UHG’s strategy avoids the financial commitments and risks associated with direct land ownership and land development and allows it to control a significant number of lots by putting down deposits on the lots, a relatively low capital commitment compared to the acquisition of land and a materially lower capital commitment than is required for the development of the land into finished lots. The deposit is typically 10% of the purchase price of the lots.

UHG’s land selection and sourcing process involves collaboration between UHG, third-party land developers, and the Land Development Affiliates. This collaboration relies on UHG’s longstanding relationships with land sellers, brokers and third-party developers in its target markets. This enables UHG to source land in a cost-effective manner for development by the Land Development Affiliates and to secure the right to purchase finished lots from the Land Development Affiliates and third-party developers.

Lot purchase agreements are generally entered into with the land developers between six and 24 months in advance of the expected completion of the land development, depending on whether the land is fully permitted and approved at the time the lot purchase agreement is entered into. In cases where the land is not fully permitted and approved, lot purchase agreements are generally entered into between 18 and 24 months in advance of the expected completion of the land development. In cases where the land is fully permitted and approved, lot purchase agreements are generally entered into between six and 18 months in advance of the expected completion of the land development. Pursuant to UHG’s lot purchase agreements, the lots are offered to UHG for purchase on a rolling basis, which is designed to mirror its expected home sales.

Owned and Controlled Lots

The following table presents UHG’s owned or controlled lots by market as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    

As of December 31, 2022

    

As of December 31, 2021

Market / Division

Owned

    

Controlled

    

Total

    

Owned

    

Controlled

    

Total

Midlands

 

94

 

5,145

 

5,239

 

109

 

5,636

 

5,745

Coastal

 

34

 

1,157

 

1,191

 

44

 

1,135

 

1,179

Upstate

 

145

 

1,953

 

2,098

 

147

 

1,704

 

1,851

Total

 

273

 

8,255

 

8,528

 

300

 

8,475

 

8,775

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Owned Real Estate Inventory Status

The following table presents UHG’s owned real estate inventory status as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    

As of

    

As of

 

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

 

% of Owned Real Estate

% of Owned Real Estate

 

Owned Real Estate Inventory Status(1)

Inventory

Inventory

 

Homes under construction and finished homes

 

91

%  

88

%

Developed lots

 

9

%  

12

%

Total

 

100

%  

100

%

(1)Represents owned homes under construction and finished lots.

Homebuilding, Marketing and Sales Process

UHG is a production builder, primarily focused on entry-level, first, and second move-up homebuyers, with some third move-up and custom construction. UHG bases the decision on what type of home to build according to its market analysis of potential homebuyers. Home construction ranges from attached single- family product such as townhomes and duplexes to detached single-family homes up to five-bedroom two- story product, primarily using plans designed in-house by UHG. The UHG build-on-demand market entails a homebuyer selecting a lot in a UHG development and picking from a selection of UHG predesigned home plans and options. UHG does some limited custom home construction as well.

UHG uses a variety of marketing tools to reach potential homebuyers, but online marketing has become a key strength of the UHG business model, allowing it to reach a broad range of potential homebuyers at relatively low expense compared to traditional advertising platforms. The digital marketing methods that UHG employs include strategic e-marketing efforts to its current database of potential customers, internet advertising enhanced by search engine marketing, search engine optimization and campaigns and promotions across an array of social media platforms. UHG has also had measurable success utilizing its online digital chat function to assist with inquiries and direct traffic directly to its onsite sales representatives. One area of strength in UHG’s digital marketing has been to leverage virtual home tours of inventory and model homes, which has been particularly effective in selling homes to buyers moving into the area from other regions of the country.

While digital marketing is a key component of the UHG home sales process, most homebuyers will ultimately want to visit a UHG product in person prior to purchasing, and UHG maintains model homes in most developments for potential buyers to see in-person the quality and design features of our homes, as well as the different options that may be available. Onsite sales representatives are present seven days a week in UHG developments to answer questions and provide potential homebuyers with a point-of-sale contact. While efficient marketing methods are important, real estate remains a complicated sales transaction and providing a potential buyer with access to a dedicated onsite sales representative who is an expert on the community is a key to the success of UHG’s sales process. Onsite sales representatives are typically local realtors who have contracted with UHG to provide this service. This allows UHG to provide potential homebuyers with a high level of service and knowledgeable onsite sales representatives without incurring the significant overhead cost of hiring full-time employees to service every development. UHG also puts a great deal of effort into maintaining good relationships with local real estate professionals in its target markets. UHG believes that this gives it a competitive advantage over other builders who rely almost solely on in-house marketing efforts.

As a regional builder, UHG has built and strives to maintain a strong reputation with its buyers, real estate partners, and the communities in which it operates. This entails being an active partner in local homebuilding, realtor, Chamber, and community organizations. UHG believes that its local presence with these partners gives it a “soft” advantage over national builders, that, while hard to measure, is distinctly noticeable. Giving back to the community through philanthropic efforts has also always been a hallmark of UHG and its founder, Michael Nieri. All of these things taken together have built a strong reputational brand.

Backlog, Sales and Closings

For reporting purposes, a new home “sale” occurs when a buyer has been pre-approved by a mortgage lender, has signed a sales contract with UHG, and has placed a deposit towards the purchase of the home. A “start” occurs when groundbreaking on a home has begun, such as pouring the foundation or footings. “Closing” occurs when the legal process for completing the sale of the home has been finalized and UHG has been paid for the sale. A certain number of sales will not be closed for one reason or another, and these are reported as “cancellations.” Homes in “backlog” are those that are under a sales contract but have not closed.

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For reporting purposes, the total number of sales is reported as the number of sales during the applicable period, minus the cancellation of existing contracts during that same period. Cancellation rate is determined by the total number of cancellations for the period divided by total number of sales during the same period. Backlog is calculated as the number of homes in backlog from the prior period, plus sales for the current period, minus the number of closings for the current period.

The table below report sales, starts, closings, and backlog in each of UHG’s primary markets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    

Year Ended December 31,

    

Period Over Period

 

2022

2021

Percent Change

 

Market

 

Sales

    

Starts

    

Closings

    

Sales

    

Starts

    

Closings

 

Sales

 

Starts

 

Closings

Coastal

 

160

 

241

 

242

 

204

 

260

 

160

 

(22)

%  

(7)

%  

51

%

Midlands

 

744

 

695

 

942

 

1,123

 

1,133

 

1,091

 

(37)

%  

(39)

%  

(14)

%

Upstate

 

355

 

337

 

421

 

494

 

474

 

454

 

(28)

%  

(29)

%  

(7)

%

Total

 

1,259

 

1,273

 

1,605

 

1,821

 

1,867

 

1,705

 

(33)

%  

(32)

%  

(6)

%

The following table presents information concerning UHG’s new orders, cancellation rate and ending backlog for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    

Year Ended

 

December 31,

 

2022

    

2021

 

Net New Orders

 

1,259

 

1,821

Cancellation Rate

 

17.5

%  

14.3

%

As of December 31,

    

2022

    

2021

Ending Backlog – Homes

 

276

 

800

Ending Backlog – Value (in thousands)

$

86,000

$

210,000

Materials, Procurement and Construction

When constructing its homes, UHG uses various materials and components and is dependent upon building material suppliers for a continuous flow of raw materials. It typically takes UHG between 90 and 150 days to construct a single-family home and typically longer for custom builds. UHG’s material pricing is subject to fluctuations until construction on a home begins, at which point work orders and purchase orders are issued to subcontractors locking in the price for that particular home. Some of the factors creating the fluctuations are seasonal variation in the building cycle, labor and material supply chain disruptions, international trade disputes and resulting tariffs and increased demand for materials as a result of the improvements in the housing market. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Factors Affecting UHG’s Results of Operations” for additional information.

UHG’s objective in procurement is to maximize efficiencies on local and regional levels and to ensure consistent utilization of established contractual arrangements. UHG employs a comprehensive procurement program that leverages its size and geographic footprint to achieve attractive cost savings and, whenever possible, standardize products to be used with multiple subcontractors and suppliers. UHG currently determines companywide specifications for the majority of products installed with its trade partners. This standardization process supports UHG’s efforts to maintain service levels and delivery commitments and to protect its pricing and allows for no charge or free model home products and provides a pre-negotiated rebate amount. UHG also leverages its volume to negotiate better pricing from manufacturers. UHG currently has numerous national distribution arrangements in place for framing supplies, plumbing fixtures, appliances, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, roofing and other supplies.

UHG has extensive experience managing all phases of the construction process. Although UHG does not employ its own skilled tradespeople, such as plumbers, electricians and carpenters, UHG utilizes its relationships with local and regional builder associations to identify reputable tradespeople and actively participates in the management of the entire construction process to ensure that UHG homes meet its high standard of quality. UHG has area construction managers who report to division managers and the EVP of Construction. Project managers are grouped together geographically under the supervision of the area managers. The area managers are generally responsible for over a dozen communities, which typically each have a dedicated superintendent who oversees construction in the community by their subcontractors. UHG’s enterprise resource planning system and integrated construction

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scheduling software, along with a 3rd party scheduling software, allow its project managers to closely monitor the construction progress of each of their homes. UHG’s software also enables its project managers to monitor the completion of work, which in turns expedites payments to their subcontractors. UHG’s project managers are also responsible for making any adjustments to a home before delivery to a purchaser and for after-sales service pursuant to its warranty.

Customer Relations, Quality Control and Warranty Program

UHG pays particularly close attention to the product design process and carefully considers quality and choice of materials in an attempt to eliminate building deficiencies and reduce warranty expenses. UHG’s policy is to require all of its vendors and sub-contractors, in connection with its onboarding process, to execute its standard terms agreement, which includes, among other provisions, work quality standards. UHG’s onboarding process also requires all vendors and subcontractors to provide proof of insurance, including liability insurance and workers compensation insurance, and to include UHG as an additional insured under such policies. The quality and workmanship of UHG’s subcontractors are monitored in the ordinary course of business by UHG’s project managers and area managers, and UHG conducts regular inspections and evaluations of its subcontractors to ensure that its standards are being met. In addition, local governing authorities in all of UHG’s markets require the homes UHG builds to pass a variety of inspections at various stages of construction, including a final inspection in which a certificate of occupancy, or its jurisdictional equivalent, is issued.

UHG maintains professional staff whose role includes the provision of a positive experience for each customer throughout the pre-sale, sale, building, closing and post-closing periods. These employees are also responsible for providing after-sales customer service. UHG’s quality and service initiatives include taking customers on a comprehensive tour of their home prior to closing and using customer survey results to improve its standards of quality and customer satisfaction.

UHG provides each homeowner with product warranties covering workmanship and materials for one year from the time of closing, and warranties covering structural systems for 10 years from the time of closing and, depending on the size of the warranty claim, UHG may seek to cover claims through its general liability insurance policy. UHG believes that its warranty program meets or exceeds terms customarily offered in the homebuilding industry. The subcontractors who perform most of the actual construction of the home also provide to UHG customary warranties on workmanship.

Competition and Market Factors

UHG faces competition in the homebuilding industry, which is characterized by relatively low barriers to entry and multiple operators. UHG’s competition includes national, regional, and local homebuilders, as well as the individual home resale market and available rental housing. Homebuilders compete for, among other things, homebuyers, desirable lots, financing, raw materials and skilled labor. Competition for homebuyers is primarily based upon factors such as price, location, design, quality, and the reputation of the builder. Increased competition may prevent UHG from acquiring attractive lots on which to build homes or make such acquisitions more expensive, hinder its market share expansion or lead to pricing pressures on its homes that may adversely impact its margins and revenues.

The housing industry is cyclical and is affected by consumer confidence levels, employment, affordability, prevailing economic conditions and interest rates. Other factors that affect the housing industry and the demand for new homes include: the availability and the cost of land, labor and materials; changes in consumer preferences; demographic trends; and the availability and interest rates of mortgage finance programs. See “Risk Factors” for additional information regarding these risks.

UHG is dependent upon building material suppliers for a continuous flow of raw materials. Whenever possible, UHG attempts to utilize standard products available from multiple sources. In the past, such raw materials have been generally available in adequate supply.

UHG was affected by supply chain disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which have generally been resolved. The disruptions had similar effects on UHG’s competitors. In response, UHG adjusted its raw material purchasing which included an increased use of standardized components in its houses, purchasing larger quantities of standardized components, and focusing on standardization that allowed the components to be sourced from multiple manufacturers. This allowed UHG to construct more homes from inventoried supplies and reduced delays.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Factors Affecting UHG’s Results of Operations” for additional information.

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Seasonality

The sale of both new and existing homes in the United States exhibit demonstrable seasonality over the course of a calendar year. This seasonality can be evidenced across multiple sources including, but not limited to, government data (U.S. Census Bureau), trade groups (National Association of Realtors) and public company reports. Typically, prospective home buyers search for homes beginning in late winter to early spring, which in industry parlance is often referred to as the “spring buying season.” As homes are constructed, those contracts are then closed upon through the summer into fall. As a result, UHG and the homebuilding industry tends to experience more new home sales in the first half of a calendar year and increased closings and revenue recognition in the second half of a calendar year.

In all of its markets, UHG has historically experienced similar variability in its results of operations and capital requirements from quarter to quarter due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding industry. As a result, UHG’s revenue may fluctuate on a quarterly basis. As a result of seasonal activity, UHG’s quarterly results of operations and financial position at the end of a particular quarter are not necessarily representative of the results it expects at year end. UHG expects this seasonal pattern to continue in the long-term. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Costs of Building Materials and Labor — Seasonality” for additional information.

Governmental Regulation and Environmental, Health and Safety Matters

As a licensed builder in Georgia and South Carolina, UHG is subject to each state’s statutes and regulations governing licensure, as well as other federal, state, and local laws and ordinances that govern the construction of homes in the relevant jurisdictions in which UHG operates. Homes built by UHG in Georgia and South Carolina are required to be built to conform to the standards established by the latest edition of the International Residential Code (“IRC”) (as adopted and modified by each state). The construction of homes to the IRC standards is closely monitored by local authorities, and homes built by UHG must pass inspection at multiple stages of the construction process. Enforcement of the IRC standards is conducted at the local level, which has led and may continue to lead to conflicting interpretations among the multiple jurisdictions in which UHG does business and can cause delays to the construction process. Changes to the IRC or differences in interpretation among jurisdictions may result in additional costs incurred by UHG in the construction process.

Preparation of building sites for homes is governed by a variety of federal, state, and local environmental statutes, regulations, and ordinances. As a purchaser of finished lots from developers, one of the principal regulatory requirements that affects UHG is the requirement that it comply with stormwater and erosion control measures. Regulators frequently inspect UHG homes for compliance with these measures, and fines and other penalties causing delays may be imposed if such inspections reveal that these regulations have not been complied with.

Federal and state environmental laws may hold current or former real estate owners strictly or jointly and severally liable for certain hazardous or toxic substances that may be found on the property. Current or former owners may be required to investigate and clean up these substances and owners can be found liable for related damages. Homes subject to these conditions, or certain naturally occurring conditions like methane or radon, may require a mitigation plan, and a home subject to a mitigation plan may be less attractive to buyers. Use of building material by UHG that is found to be hazardous and to cause injury could also result in UHG being held liable for damages.

UHG procures lots for building homes from the Land Development Affiliates and other third-party developers. The supply of lots from these companies is affected by a number of federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances, and can lead to substantially increased costs, delays, or even cancellation of the construction of communities. Unexpected factors such as an endangered species being found on a site, unanticipated jurisdictional wetlands, or geotechnical factors may lead to delays in the supply of lots or increased costs. Local governments may pass restrictions on density and other zoning requirements that make building homes more costly or impractical. Local jurisdictions may also pass moratoriums on development or issuing building permits that can affect the supply of lots to UHG. While UHG will generally purchase developed and entitled lots from the Land Development Affiliates and other third-party developers, these lots may be subject to subsequent restrictions and regulations by local authorities, which can increase costs. UHG expects the use of local government land-use regulation to restrict residential development will intensify in the future.

Homeowners Mortgage, UHG’s joint-venture mortgage brokerage company, is subject to a wide array of federal and state statutes and regulations. As a mortgage broker, Homeowners Mortgage is primarily regulated by state financial services regulators: the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA), the South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions (SCBOFI), the North

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Carolina Commissioner of Banks (NCCOB), and the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (GADBF). In addition, federal enforcement authority is vested with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Homeowners Mortgage is subject to both federal and state law, including regulations promulgated by federal financial regulators (mainly, the CFPB and Federal Reserve Board) and the state financial regulators, which implement these laws. State financial regulators oversee the licensing of Homeowners Mortgage as a mortgage broker. Homeowners Mortgage maintains a Mortgage Broker License in North Carolina and South Carolina and a Mortgage Broker/Processor License/Registration in Georgia. Homeowners Mortgage’s activities, advertising, disclosures to consumers, and its relationship with mortgage loan originators (MLOs) is subject to numerous federal laws, including the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation X; the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z; the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Regulation B; the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act); the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and Regulation C; the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and Regulation P; the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Regulation V; and the Mortgage Acts and Practices — Advertising Rule (MAP Rule) and Regulation N. Some of these laws and regulations directly apply to Homeowners Mortgage, while other obligations apply indirectly through its relationship with the MLOs. The states in which Homeowners Mortgage operates have corollary legal and regulatory regimes, as well as additional restrictions on the conduct of mortgage brokerage businesses that are specific to transactions within the given state. Beyond these laws and regulations, Homeowners Mortgage is subject to compliance with the terms of various governmental and government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) underwriting and compliance guides. These programs, such as those operated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Veterans Benefits Administration (VA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA/Fannie Mae), the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA/Ginnie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC/Freddie Mac) promulgate regulations and guidelines pursuant to which they will originate or guarantee mortgage loans.

Human Capital Resources and Organizational Culture

UHG builds quality homes for the people in the Southeastern United States. The values UHG team members bring to accomplish that mission are those common to where they grew up, individually and as an organization. UHG enjoys a sterling reputation with its customers, competitors, developers, and government officials driven by its institutional values. This hard-won reputation of its team members and organization gives UHG a competitive advantage over national builders in UHG’s core markets. UHG believes that its culture, and the commitment of its team members to it, has enabled UHG’s growth rate to date.

UHG currently has approximately 148 full-time team members. Of these, approximately 101 work in or are based out of the corporate office in Irmo, SC, which is located in the largest UHG regional market, the Midlands. UHG also has an office in the Upstate market in Mauldin, SC, with approximately 26 employees, and an office in the Coastal market in Myrtle Beach, SC, with approximately 21 employees. The regional concentration of UHG markets, mostly within a two-hour drive from corporate headquarters in Columbia in the Midlands market, allows UHG to retain a light, cost-effective team and infrastructure footprint in the Upstate and Coastal markets.

UHG offers its team members generous benefits, including paid time off, health insurance and a 401k retirement plan. UHG values its team members and understands the importance of them to the success of our business. No UHG team members are members of a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement, there have been no work stoppages or strikes, and relations between UHG and team members are believed to be positive. UHG primarily uses subcontractors to build homes, and UHG believes it has good relationships with these subcontractors.

Facilities

UHG’s corporate headquarters are located in Irmo, South Carolina, which is only a few miles from Columbia, the state capitol of South Carolina. The corporate office consists of approximately 15,000 square feet of office space. UHG also leases local offices in Myrtle Beach, SC, in the Coastal area of South Carolina, and Mauldin, SC, in the upstate area of South Carolina. UHG believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet its current needs.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, UHG is a party to ongoing legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. UHG does not believe the results of currently pending proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

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Available Information

UHG files annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. All of these filings with the SEC are available to the public over the internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. UHG’s internet address is www.unitedhomesgroup.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, these websites is not incorporated by reference into and does not constitute a part of this prospectus. UHG’s principal executive offices are located at 90 N Royal Tower Drive, Irmo, South Carolina 29063 and its telephone number is (212) 572-6260.

MANAGEMENT

Management and Board of Directors

Our directors and executive officers (as of April 26, 2023) are as follows:

Name

    

Age

    

Position

Michael Nieri

58

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director

Shelton Twine

50

Chief Operating Officer

Keith Feldman

46

Chief Financial Officer

Tom O’Grady

68

Chief Administrative Officer and Director

Steve Lenker

55

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Dan Goldstein

45

Executive Vice President – Finance

Kookie McGuire

49

Vice President – Finance

Pennington Nieri

30

Co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services

Jeremy Pyle

45

Co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services

Rob Penny

48

Executive Vice President – Sales

Allen Hutto

51

Vice President – Investor Relations and Governmental Affairs

David Hamamoto

63

Director

Eric S. Bland

60

Director

James P. Clements

59

Director

Robert Dozier

55

Director

Jason Enoch

56

Director

Nikki R. Haley

50

Director

Alan Levine

62

Director

Michael Bayles

39

Director

Robert Grove

31

Director

Information about Executive Officers and Directors

Certain biographical information about our executive officers and directors is provided below:

Michael Nieri has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman since the Business Combination, and previously served as the President and Chairman of GSH, which he founded in June 2004. Mr. Nieri served as GSH’s Chief Executive Officer from GSH’s founding through June 2013, and again commencing in January 2022. Mr. Nieri has dedicated his professional life to providing families with well-built, affordably priced homes with signature style and quality throughout the southeast, where he has built over 15,000 homes in high-growth markets over his career. Mr. Nieri has received numerous awards and accolades, including his induction into the South Carolina Housing Hall of Fame and receiving the BIA Richard N. Sendler Award by the Central South Carolina Building Industry Association. In addition, he has been recognized as the South Carolina Homebuilder of the Year and the Builder Member of the Year. For his innovative leadership and dedication to his community, Mr. Nieri received the 2020 Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award, a national award for industry leaders who demonstrate a lifetime of dedication to charitable endeavors. Mr. Nieri is the brother-in-law of Shelton Twine and father of Pennington Nieri. Mr. Nieri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Science and Management from Clemson University. Mr. Nieri brings invaluable knowledge of the operations and management of the company to our management team. Mr. Nieri’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors are primarily based on his operational and historical experience as Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of GSH and his extensive experience in the homebuilding industry.

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Shelton Twine has served as our Chief Operating Officer, where he oversees our day to day operations to execute the strategic vision of the company since the Business Combination, and previously served as a key member of the management team of GSH and its affiliated entities for 20 years up until the Business Combination. Prior to becoming GSH’s Chief Operating Officer in July 2018, Mr. Twine held various positions with GSH beginning in 2002, including serving as GSH’s Vice President – Operations from 2015-2018 and as Vice President from 2004-2007. From 2007-2015, Mr. Twine served as President of Realty and Marketing Services (RMS) following its spin-off from GSH, where he oversaw real estate and sales operations. A member of the Nieri extended family, he is brother-in-law of Michael Nieri and uncle of Pennington Nieri. Mr. Twine is a licensed real estate broker and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Keith Feldman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since the Business Combination. Mr. Feldman currently serves as a director and the chairman of the audit committee of Lordstown, an electric vehicle innovator focused on developing high-quality, light-duty work vehicles, a position he has held since October 2020. Mr. Feldman previously served as Chief Financial Officer of DHHC, a position he held from October 2020 until the Business Combination. Mr. Feldman served as a director of DHHC from inception until his resignation on August 2, 2022, and his resignation did not result from any disagreement with DHHC. Mr. Feldman previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. (NYSE: NRE), a NYSE-listed REIT focused on European commercial real estate properties from May 2017, through the acquisition by AXA Investment Managers-Real Assets, in September 2019. Mr. Feldman served as a managing director of Colony Capital, Inc., from January 2017 to October 2019 and served as a managing director of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc., a predecessor company of Colony Capital, Inc. from July 2014 to January 2017, as a managing director of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. from January 2014 to July 2014 and as a director of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. from January 2012 to December 2013. In each of these roles, Mr. Feldman’s responsibilities included capital markets, corporate finance, and investor relations. Earlier in his career, Mr. Feldman held various financial positions at NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase and KPMG LLP. Mr. Feldman received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Binghamton University. In 2021, several class actions and derivative lawsuits were filed in connection with the DiamondPeak-Lordstown Motors merger and claims relating to Lordstown vehicle pre-orders and production timeline: one in federal court in Ohio, four in federal court in Delaware and two in chancery court in Delaware. Mr. Feldman is named as an individual defendant in each of these lawsuits. The lawsuits generally share a factual nexus and allege securities law violations and other claims against all defendants, including Mr. Feldman. Mr. Feldman is a CFA charterholder and a CPA.

Clive R.G. (Tom) O’Grady has served as our Chief Administrative Officer since the Business Combination, and previously had been a member of the board of directors of GSH since October 2021 and served as GSH’s Chief Administrative Officer, a position he held from January 2022 until the Business Combination. Mr. O’Grady is currently Principal of O’Grady Law PLLC since 2013. He has also served as Treasurer and a director of Attransco, Inc., a shipping company, since 1995. From 2012 to 2013, Mr. O’Grady served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at RxAlly, a technology company. Previously, Mr. O’Grady spent over 25 years as a corporate transactional lawyer at McGuire Woods LLP and prior to that practiced at Bowmans in South Africa. Mr. O’Grady holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. O’Grady’s experience representing public companies in the areas of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate structuring and corporate finance affords him a degree of understanding of the challenges faced by public companies which GSH believes will be beneficial and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Steve Lenker has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary since the Business Combination, and previously served as GSH’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel from January 2022 until the Business Combination. Formerly, Mr. Lenker was a Member and Attorney at Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC from December 2014 to December 2021, where he advised clients on a wide range of corporate and business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate acquisition, financing and divestiture, the formation and restructuring of business entities, lending transactions and landlord/tenant matters. From July 2018 to December 2021, Mr. Lenker was engaged by GSH as its outside general counsel. Mr. Lenker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Dan Goldstein has served as our Executive Vice President – Finance since the Business Combination, and previously served as Executive Vice President – Finance of GSH, a position he held from May 2022 until the Business Combination. He previously served as the Senior Vice President, Finance, of Saul Centers, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, focusing on shopping centers and ground-up mixed-use developments, from May 2021 to February 2022, where he focused on Capital Markets and SEC reporting, and as Vice President of Finance for the same entity from 2015 to April 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Goldstein served as Vice President of Finance at Comstock Holding Company (NASDAQ: CHCI), a publicly traded, vertically integrated real estate company. Mr. Goldstein holds a master’s degree in Real Estate with a Finance concentration from Johns Hopkins University and an

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Economics degree from Towson University and brings to our management team his significant experience in financial reporting for real estate companies.

Kookie McGuire has served as our Vice President – Finance since the Business Combination, where she leads the accounting department and performs all financial reporting and fiduciary responsibilities for management, directs cash flow management, and oversees all HR and payroll activities. Ms. McGuire previously served as Controller of GSH from June 2013 until the Business Combination. Ms. McGuire has acquired over 20 years of experience in accounting management for various real estate firms including as a Senior Accountant with NAI Avant, LLC, one of the leading commercial real estate firms in South Carolina. Her career in accounting began in 1996 with the national homebuilder Centex, where she eventually became Division Controller. Ms. McGuire holds a degree in Business Administration (concentration in Accounting) from the University of South Carolina, Spartanburg. Ms. McGuire brings a valuable understanding of GSH’s accounting and financial reporting to the management team.

Pennington Nieri has served as our co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services since the Business Combination, where he manages day to day procedures relating to design, purchasing and estimating, permitting and back-office support for construction team. Mr. Nieri previously served as Vice President – Pre-Construction of GSH from January 2019 until the Business Combination. Mr. Nieri also indirectly owns a 55% interest in Civil Engineering of Columbia, an engineering and surveying firm since January 2022. Mr. Nieri is the son of Mr. Michael Nieri and the nephew of Shelton Twine. Mr. Nieri holds a degree in Construction Science and Management from Clemson University.

Jeremy Pyle has served as our co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services since the Business Combination, where he oversees and directs all construction activities in GSH’s South Carolina and Georgia markets of the Midlands, Sumter, Greenville, Spartanburg, Goose Creek, Aiken, Augusta, Florence and Clemson. Mr. Pyle previously served as Vice President –  Construction from May 2020 until the Business Combination. Mr. Pyle started with GSH in 2005 as a superintendent and rose through the ranks to become a Production Manager and ultimately, co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services. Mr. Pyle brings a deep understanding of the construction industry to the management team.

Robert Penny has served as our Executive Vice President – Sales since the Business Combination, and previously served as Vice President – Sales of GSH from January 2020 until the Business Combination. Mr. Penny is responsible for product planning, inventory management, sales and contract administration, market presentation, and customer relations. Previously, Mr. Penny was a Regional Sales Manager for GSH, covering the Midlands, Upstate, and Coastal regions, from October 2013 through January 2020. Mr. Penny holds a degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management from the University of South Carolina.

Allen Hutto has served as our Vice President – Investor Relations and Governmental Affairs since the Business Combination, and previously served as Vice President – Investor Relations and Governmental Affairs of GSH from May 2022 until the Business Combination. Mr. Hutto is a licensed attorney and represents GSH before various state and local governmental entities such as planning commissions and county councils; he also maintains relationships with federal, state, and local government officials. Previously, Mr. Hutto was the CEO of the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina from June 2021 through May 2022 and the Director of Governmental Affairs for the South Carolina Department of Transportation from February 2014 through April 2021, where he represented SCDOT before the South Carolina General Assembly and worked with members of the congressional delegation in Washington, DC. Mr. Hutto also previously served as the General Counsel and Director of Governmental Affairs for the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina from November 2004 through January 2014. Mr. Hutto holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Charleston, a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and a Master’s degree in Human Resources from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business.

David T. Hamamoto has served as a director since the Business Combination. Previously, Mr. Hamamoto was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of DHHC, a position he held from October 2020 until the Business Combination, and the Founder of Diamond Head Partners, LLC, a privately held investment firm focused on operationally hands-on opportunistic investing across a range of strategies, which he established in 2017. Mr. Hamamoto is also a director and chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Lordstown since October 2020, and previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DiamondPeak Holdings Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, from November 2018 through October 2020. Previously, he served as Executive Vice Chairman of Colony NorthStar (now Colony Capital (NYSE:CLNY)), a real estate and investment management firm, from January 2017 through January 2018. The NorthStar companies, which he founded, were sold to Colony Capital in January 2017. Prior to the sale, Mr. Hamamoto was Executive Chairman of NSAM, a registered investment advisory firm, since 2015, having previously served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2014 until 2015. Mr. Hamamoto was the Chairman of the board of directors of NRF, a real estate investment trust, from 2007 to January 2017 and served as one of its directors from 2003 to January 2017. Mr. Hamamoto previously served as NRF’s Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until 2015 and President

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from 2004 until 2011. Mr. Hamamoto was Chairman of the board of directors of NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. from 2015 to January 2017. In 1997, Mr. Hamamoto co-founded NorthStar Capital Investment Corp., the predecessor to NorthStar Realty Finance, for which he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer until 2004. Prior to NorthStar, Mr. Hamamoto was a partner and co-head of the Real Estate Principal Investment Area at Goldman, Sachs & Co. During Mr. Hamamoto’s tenure at Goldman, Sachs & Co., he initiated the firm’s effort to build a real estate principal investment business under the auspices of the Whitehall Funds. Between April and July 2018, several class actions (and two derivative lawsuits) were filed in connection with the Colony-NorthStar merger and the merged company’s performance thereafter: three in federal court in California, three in state court in California, and two in state court in Maryland. Mr. Hamamoto is named as an individual defendant in each of these lawsuits. The lawsuits generally share a factual nexus and allege securities law violations and other claims against all defendants, including Mr. Hamamoto. Presently, only one federal and one (consolidated) state case are pending. Mr. Hamamoto disputes all such allegations and is defending vigorously against the lawsuits. In 2021, several class actions and derivative lawsuits were filed in connection with the DiamondPeak-Lordstown Motors merger and claims relating to Lordstown vehicle pre-orders and production timeline; seven in federal court in Ohio, four in federal court in Delaware and four in chancery court in Delaware. Mr. Hamamoto is named as an individual defendant in certain of these lawsuits. The lawsuits generally share a factual nexus and allege securities law violations and other claims against all defendants, including Mr. Hamamoto. Mr. Hamamoto disputes all such allegations and is defending vigorously against the lawsuits. Mr. Hamamoto received a B.S. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive real estate, investment and operational experience.

Eric Bland has served as a director since the Business Combination, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of GSH from April 2022 until the Business Combination. Mr. Bland is the founder of Bland Richter LLP, a law firm founded in Charleston, South Carolina in 2001, focusing on complex and high-risk litigation cases. From 2014-2021, Mr. Bland was selected for inclusion in the South Carolina Super Lawyers list for excellence and recognition as a Super Lawyer in Professional Liability, one of only two attorneys in South Carolina with this honor. In addition, Mr. Bland successfully completed national testing in Legal Malpractice and received board certification as a diplomat in the field of Legal Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and recorded a score in the top 2% of all attorneys who have ever taken the test. Mr. Bland received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tampa as an Honor’s graduate summa cum laude. Mr. Bland received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he graduated as an Order of the Coif member. Mr. Bland’s experience managing his own law firm and advocating for his clients in various complex litigation cases makes him uniquely skilled with deep knowledge regarding operation of complex organizations and consideration of different stakeholder groups. For these reasons, as well as Mr. Bland’s representation of many companies from formation through their cycle of business operations and ultimate sale of the company, Mr. Bland is well-qualified to serve as a director.

James Clements has served as a director since the Business Combination, and previously served a member of the board of directors of GSH from January 2022 until the Business Combination. Dr. Clements serves on our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Dr. Clements currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Clemson University, which has a $1,750,000,000 budget. He also currently serves as the Chief Fundraising Officer of Clemson University Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the welfare and future development of Clemson University. Prior to joining Clemson University in December 2013, Dr. Clements served as the President of West Virginia University from June 2009 to December 2013. Before that Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president for academic affairs, vice president for Economic Development & Community Outreach and the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology at Towson University. Dr. Clements currently serves on the board of directors of United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCBI), a bank holding company and South Carolina corporation headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, and the parent company of United Community Bank, a South Carolina state-chartered bank that opened in 1950. He also currently serves on the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the executive committee for the Council of Competitiveness, the Council of Presidents for the Association of Governing Boards and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors. Dr. Clements previously served as the Chair of the Board for the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities. Dr. Clements holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He also holds an M.S. degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering and was awarded an honorary degree as Doctor of Public Education from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Clements’ extensive experience and continuing research in the fields of leadership, strategic planning, project management, computer science and information technology make him well-qualified to serve as a director.

Robert Dozier, Jr. has served as a director since the Business Combination, and previously served as a director of GSH from December 2021 until the Business Combination. Mr. Dozier is a member and Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Dozier is the Chief Executive Officer of Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union, a position he has held since February 2023. Mr. Dozier previously served as President of First Reliance Bancshares, the holding company for First Reliance Bank (“FRB”), where he served as Chief Operating Officer from

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January 2020 through December 2022. FRB is a community bank headquartered in South Carolina, serving eight markets in North and South Carolina. From June 2011 to December 2019, Mr. Dozier served as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a $100 billion dollar wholesale bank serving over 850 financial institutions around the Southeast. Mr. Dozier has a Political Science Degree from the University of South Carolina and is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina. Mr. Dozier’s business and banking experience, as well as his deep connections in the South Carolina business community, make him well-qualified to serve as a director.

Jason Enoch has served as a director since the Business Combination, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of GSH from October 2021 until the Business Combination. Mr. Enoch is our lead independent director. Mr. Enoch is also a member and the Chairman of our Audit Committee, a member and Chairman of our Related Party Transactions Committee, and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Enoch was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent accounting firm, from June 2002 through September 2020, and began his career there in 1989. Mr. Enoch earned a degree in accounting from Lehigh University and an MBA from Columbia University. Mr. Enoch’s experience as a long-term partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, including in particular his focus on the audits of public company financial statement and internal controls over financial reporting, provided him not only with an extensive financial and accounting background that adds depth to GSH’s Audit Committee, but also a focus interacting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and he has assisted clients with initial and secondary public securities offerings and private placements. During his time at Deloitte & Touche LLP, his service to his clients’ board of directors provided him with important experience and perspectives with respect to governance, risk management, operations, and public company best practices. This experience uniquely qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Nikki Haley has served as a director since the Business Combination, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of GSH from January 2022 until the Business Combination. Ambassador Haley serves on our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ambassador Haley currently serves as a lifetime member of the Clemson University Board of Trustees. In addition, Ambassador Haley founded Stand For America, an advocacy group promoting public policies, and Stand For America PAC, a political action committee. From January 2017 to December 2018, Ambassador Haley served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In that role, she served as a member of the President’s Cabinet and on the National Security Council. For her work at the United Nations, Forbes named her one of the world’s 100 most powerful women in 2017. From January 2011 to January 2017, Ambassador Haley served as the 116th governor of South Carolina. She was the youngest governor in the country and first minority female governor in America and is the only female governor in South Carolina history. In 2016, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From January 2005 to January 2011, Ambassador Haley served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Ambassador Haley previously served on the board of directors of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), one of the world’s major aerospace firms, from March 2019 to March 2020. Ambassador Haley has an Accounting Degree from Clemson University. Ambassador Haley has extensive experience in local and national government, demonstrated strong leadership abilities and a record of accomplishment in areas that are critical to GSH’s long-term success, as well as her vast political connections, uniquely qualifying her to serve on our Board of Directors.

Alan Levine has served as a director since the Business Combination, and preciously served a member of the board of directors of GSH from October 2021 until the Business Combination. Mr. Levine is a member and the Chairman of our Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee. Mr. Levine has been retired since 2019, following a 35-year career with Enterprise Holdings, where he was President/General Manager for the South Florida Group, responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s three primary brands — Enterprise Rent A Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent-A-Car. In addition, Mr. Levine directed the firm’s other business lines, including Car Sales and Commercial Truck Rental, and consulted for the company’s Fleet Management (fleet leasing) operation. Mr. Levine led Enterprise’s expansion that has included approximately doubling in size, the opening of a new business division and the successful integration of a major acquisition. Mr. Levine graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Marketing, and has attended Enterprise’s Senior Executive Leadership program, in addition to numerous other developmental seminars. Mr. Levine’s extensive experience in the areas of operations, management, and leadership makes Mr. Levine well-qualified to serve as a director.

Michael Bayles has served as a director since the Business Combination. Previously, Mr. Bayles served as one of DHHC’s directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer until the Business Combination. Mr. Bayles currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and a director of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. Mr. Bayles previously served as a director and chief restructuring officer from October 2020 to March 2021 and restructuring advisor from May 2020 to October 2020. Mr. Bayles served as a vice president of investments of Slam Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, from March 2021 through September 2022. Mr. Bayles previously served as an analyst at Antara Capital LP from May 2018 until May 2020, and as a credit analyst at GLG Partners from May 2016 to December 2017. Prior to GLG Partners, Mr. Bayles was a vice president at Avenue Capital Group from September 2008 to

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April 2016. Mr. Bayles started his career as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan and then a restructuring analyst at Lazard. Mr. Bayles has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert Grove has served as a director since the Business Combination. Mr. Grove is a Principal at Conversant since May 2020. Prior to that, from September 2017 to June 2019, Mr. Grove served as a senior analyst at Viking Global Investors where he sourced and analyzed equity investments across the energy space. Before joining Viking, from January 2016 until August 2017, Mr. Grove worked at Anchorage Capital where he researched both debt and equity investments in the materials sector. Mr. Grove started his career in the restructuring group at Lazard where he provided advisory services to companies undergoing financial restructuring transactions. Mr. Grove received a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors directs our business and affairs, as provided by Delaware law, and conducts its business through meetings of the Board of Directors and its standing committees.

In accordance with our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Board consists of three classes of directors: Class I, Class II, and Class III. The initial Class I Directors are Mr. Bayles, Mr. Bland, Dr. Clements, and Mr. Nieri, and each shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders following March 30, 2023 (the “Effective Date”). The initial Class II Directors are Mr. Dozier, Mr. Levine, Mr. O’Grady, and Mr. Grove, and each shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date. The initial Class III Directors are Mr. Enoch, Ambassador Haley, and Mr. Hamamoto, and each shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the directors elected to each class shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death or removal.

Director Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that each of the directors (other than Mr. Nieri, Mr. O’Grady, and Mr. Bland) qualifies as an independent director, as defined under Nasdaq Listing Rules, and the Board of Directors consists of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of the SEC and the Nasdaq Listing Rules relating to director independence requirements. In addition, UHG is subject to the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq relating to the membership, qualifications, and operations of the audit committee, as discussed below.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

One of the key functions of the Board of Directors is informed oversight of UHG’s risk management process. The Board of Directors administers this oversight function directly through the Board of Directors as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of the Board of Directors that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, the Board of Directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure and the audit committee has the responsibility to consider and discuss UHG’s major financial risk exposures and the steps its management should take to monitor and control such exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The audit committee also monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The compensation committee assesses and monitors whether UHG’s compensation plans, policies and programs comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has four standing committees: an audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), a compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”), a nominating and corporate governance committee (the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”) and the related party transactions committee (the “Related Party Transactions Committee”). Each of the committees report to the Board. While the Audit Committee has primary responsibility for risk oversight, both the Audit Committee and the entire Board of Directors are actively involved in risk oversight on behalf of the Company, and both receive reports on the Company’s risk management activities from the Company’s executive management team on a regular basis. The members of both the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors also engage in periodic discussions with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, and other senior officers as they deem appropriate to ensure that risk is being properly managed at

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the Company. In addition, it is expected that each committee of the Board of Directors will consider risks associated with its respective area of responsibility.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee consists of Mr. Enoch, Mr. Bayles, Mr. Dozier, and Mr. Levine, with Mr. Enoch serving as the chairperson of the Audit Committee. Under Nasdaq Global Market listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least three members of the Audit Committee, all of whom must be independent. Mr. Enoch, Mr. Bayles, Mr. Dozier, and Mr. Levine each meet the independent director standard under the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards and under Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors will ensure that each member of the Audit Committee has the requisite financial expertise required under the applicable requirements of Nasdaq. In arriving at such determination, the Board of Directors has examined each Audit Committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their prior and/or current employment.

The Board has determined that Mr. Enoch qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and all members meet the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and management will periodically meet privately with the Audit Committee.

The functions of this committee include, among other things:

evaluating the performance, independence and qualifications of our independent auditors and determining whether to retain our existing independent auditors or engage new independent auditors;
reviewing our financial reporting processes and disclosure controls;
reviewing and approving the engagement of our independent auditors to perform audit services and any permissible non-audit services;
reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control policies and procedures, including the effectiveness of our internal audit function;
reviewing with the independent auditors the annual audit plan, including the scope of audit activities and all critical accounting policies and practices to be used by UHG;
obtaining and reviewing at least annually a report by our independent auditors describing the independent auditors’ internal quality control procedures and any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review;
monitoring the rotation of our independent auditor’s lead audit and concurring partners and the rotation of other audit partners as required by law;
prior to engagement of any independent auditor, and at least annually thereafter, reviewing relationships that may reasonably be thought to bear on their independence, and assessing and otherwise taking the appropriate action to oversee the independence of our independent auditor;
reviewing our annual and quarterly financial statements and reports, including the disclosures contained in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and discussing the statements and reports with our independent auditors and management;
reviewing with our independent auditors and management significant issues that arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation and matters concerning the scope, adequacy, and effectiveness of our financial controls and critical accounting policies;
reviewing with management and our auditors any earnings announcements and other public announcements regarding material developments;

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establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by UHG regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing or other matters;
preparing the report that the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement;
reviewing our major financial risk exposures, including the guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is implemented; and
reviewing and evaluating the Audit Committee charter annually and recommending any proposed changes to the Board of Directors.

The composition and function of the Audit Committee is expected to comply with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations.

Compensation Committee

Mr. Levine, Dr. Clements, Mr. Dozier, and Mr. Enoch serve as members of our Compensation Committee, with Mr. Levine serving as the chairperson of the Compensation Committee. Under the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards and applicable SEC rules, our Compensation Committee must consist of all independent members. The Board has determined that Mr. Levine, Dr. Clements, Mr. Dozier, and Mr. Enoch are each non-employee directors, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and satisfy the independence requirements of Nasdaq. The functions of the committee include, among other things:

reviewing and approving the corporate objectives that pertain to the determination of executive compensation;
reviewing and approving the compensation and other terms of employment of UHG’s executive officers;
reviewing and approving performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of UHG’s executive officers and assessing their performance against these goals and objectives;
making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the adoption or amendment of equity and cash incentive plans and approving amendments to such plans to the extent authorized by the Board of Directors;
reviewing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the type and amount of compensation to be paid or awarded to non-employee Board of Directors members;
reviewing and assessing the independence of compensation consultants, legal counsel and other advisors as required by Section 10C of the Exchange Act;
administering equity incentive plans, to the extent such authority is delegated by the Board of Directors;
reviewing and approving the terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control protections and any other compensation, perquisites and special or supplemental benefits for executive officers;
reviewing with management UHG’s disclosures under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in periodic reports or proxy statements to be filed with the SEC, to the extent such caption is included in any such report or proxy statement;
preparing an annual report on executive compensation that the SEC requires in UHG’s annual proxy statement; and
reviewing and evaluating the Compensation Committee charter annually and recommending any proposed changes to the Board of Directors.

The composition and function of the Compensation Committee is expected to comply with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations.

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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Mr. Dozier, Dr. Clements, Mr. Hamamoto, and Ambassador Haley, with Mr. Dozier serving as the chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Under the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards and applicable SEC rules, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee must consist of all independent members. Mr. Dozier, Dr. Clements, Mr. Hamamoto, and Ambassador Haley meet the independent director standard under the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards.

The functions of this committee include, among other things:

identifying, reviewing and making recommendations of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors;
evaluating the performance of the Board of Directors, committees of the Board of Directors and individual directors and determining whether continued service on the Board of Directors is appropriate;
evaluating nominations by stockholders of candidates for election to the Board of Directors;
evaluating the current size, composition and organization of the Board of Directors and its committees and making recommendations to the Board of Directors for approvals;
developing a set of corporate governance policies and principles and recommending to the Board of Directors any changes to such policies and principles;
reviewing issues and developments related to corporate governance and identifying and bringing to the attention of the Board of Directors current and emerging corporate governance trends; and
reviewing periodically the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter, structure and membership requirements and recommending any proposed changes to the Board of Directors.

The composition and function of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is expected to comply with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations.

Related Party Transactions Committee

Our Related Party Transactions Committee consists of Mr. Enoch, Mr. Levine, and Mr. Bayles, with Mr. Enoch serving as the chairperson of the Related Party Transactions Committee. The Board of Directors has determined Mr. Enoch, Mr. Levine, and Mr. Bayles each satisfy the independence requirements of Nasdaq. The functions of this committee include, among other things, reviewing and providing oversight of any contracts or transactions between the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Michael Nieri or any affiliate or associate of Mr. Nieri, on the other hand, in accordance with the company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of our Compensation Committee has ever been an executive officer or employee of either DHHC or GSH. None of our executive officers currently serve, or have served during the last completed fiscal year, on the Compensation Committee or Board of Directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers that serves as a member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of UHG.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits directors’ liability to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. The DGCL provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability:

for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit;

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for any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; or
for any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders.

If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of UHG’s directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

The Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that UHG will, in certain situations, indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. An indemnitee is also entitled, subject to certain limitations, to advancement and reimbursement of expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by such indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition.

UHG maintains a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which its directors and officers are insured against liability for actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers. UHG believes the indemnification provisions in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

Code of Ethics

UHG has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or the Code of Ethics, applicable to all of employees, executive officers and directors. The Code of Ethics is available on the investor relations portion of UHG’s website at www.unitedhomesgroup.com. Information contained on or accessible through this website is not a part of this prospectus, and the inclusion of this website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Board of Directors will be responsible for overseeing the Code of Ethics and must approve any waivers of the Code of Ethics for employees, executive officers and directors. UHG expects that any amendments to the Code of Ethics, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on its website.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

DiamondHead Holdings Corp.

The following disclosure concerns the compensation of the Company’s officers and directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (i.e., pre-Business Combination).

None of DHHC’s officers or directors received any cash compensation for services rendered to DHHC. Commencing on January 25, 2021, DHHC agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. No compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, has been or was paid to the Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of the Business Combination. However, these individuals were reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on DHHC’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. DHHC’s audit committee reviewed on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the Sponsor or DHHC’s officers or directors, or DHHC’s or their affiliates.

Great Southern Homes, Inc.

The following tables and accompanying narrative set forth information about the compensation provided to GSH’s principal executive officer and the two most highly compensated executive officers (other than its principal executive officer) who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2022, each of which now serve as executive officers of UHG. These executive officers consist of Michael Nieri, UHG’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Pennington Nieri, UHG’s Co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services, and Shelton Twine, UHG’s Chief Operating Officer, and are referred to in this section as GSH’s “named executive officers” or “NEOs.”

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents summary information regarding the total compensation for services rendered in all capacities that was awarded to, earned by, or paid to GSH’s named executive officers during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    

    

    

    

    

    

Non-Equity

    

    

Stock

Option

Incentive Plan

All Other

Name and Principal Position

Year

Salary

Bonus

Awards

Awards(1)

Compensation

Compensation(2)

Total

Michael Nieri, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2022

$

1,300,000

$

666,667

$

 —

$

$

 —

$

48,210

$

2,014,877

 

2021

$

95,519

$

500,000

$

$

$

$

37,489

$

633,008

Pennington Nieri, Co-Executive Vice President − Construction Services

 

2022

$

221,667

$

266,667

$

$

75,011

$

$

28,641

$

591,996

 

2021

$

139,481

$

250,000

$

$

$

$

22,683

$

412,164

Shelton Twine, Chief Operating Officer

 

2022

$

259,385

$

218,667

$

$

75,011

$

$

31,534

$

584,597

 

2021

$

144,200

$

190,000

$

$

$

$

25,086

$

359,286

(1)

Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of each option award during 2022 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 2 to GSH’s condensed carve-out financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 appearing elsewhere in this prospectus regarding assumptions underlying the valuation of equity awards.

(2)

The table below sets forth the components of the “All Other Compensation” column for 2022 and 2021:

    

    

    

401(k)

    

Cost of Medical

Auto

Company

Insurance

Name

Year

Allowance

Match

Premiums

Michael Nieri

 

2022

$

25,000

$

12,200

$

11,010

 

2021

$

23,007

$

2,335

$

12,078

Pennington Nieri

 

2022

$

5,200

$

8,867

$

14,574

 

2021

$

5,200

$

5,405

$

12,078

Shelton Twine

 

2022

$

13,000

$

10,375

$

8,159

 

2021

$

13,000

$

5,546

$

6,540

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

Base Salary and Incentive Compensation

Compensation for GSH’s named executive officers has historically consisted of base salary and incentive compensation in the form of an annual discretionary cash bonus.

Benefits and Perquisites

GSH maintained a 401(k) plan and also provided a company match based on contributions to an employee’s 401(k) plan, up to a threshold for all employees, including the NEOs, and GSH also provided for the payment of the employee’s portion of medical insurance premiums, a benefit which was available to certain of GSH’s executive officers, including the NEOs. In addition, certain of GSH’s executive officers, including the NEOs, received a monthly allowance for personal automobile use.

Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan

The Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by GSH’s board of directors on January 18, 2022 and provided for the grant of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards and performance compensation awards. Such awards were able to be granted to employees, consultants, advisors, directors or prospective employees, directors, officers, consultants and advisors of GSH or its affiliates. 3,000 shares of GSH’s common stock were reserved for issuance under the Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

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In January 2022, GSH’s named executive officers, along with the rest of the employees and the directors of GSH (with the exception of Mr. Nieri and Mr. O’Grady) were awarded stock options that vest in four equal tranches commencing in January 2023. Prior to that time, GSH did not use equity awards as a form of compensation. At the Effective Time, each such stock option was converted into an option to purchase Class A Common Shares. The Great Southern Homes 2022 Equity Incentive Plan was terminated in connection with the Business Combination.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding option awards held by each of GSH’s NEOs as of December 31, 2022. The applicable vesting provisions are described in the footnote following the table.

    

Option Awards

    

    

Number of

    

Number of

    

    

Securities

Securities

Underlying

Underlying

Unexercised

Unexercised

Option

Option

Grant

Options (#)

Options (#)

Exercise

Expiration

Name

 Date(1)

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

Price

Date

Michael Nieri

 

 

 

 

Pennington Nieri

1/19/2022

 

 

190

$

199,424

 

1/19/2032

Shelton Twine

1/19/2022

 

 

190

$

199,424

 

1/19/2032

(1)All option awards vest ratably over a period of four years from grant date.

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Director Compensation

The following table presents the total compensation paid to the members of GSH’s board of directors during the 2021 and 2022 fiscal years.

    

    

    

    

    

Non-Equity

    

    

Fees Earned

Incentive

or Paid in

Stock

Option

Plan

All Other

Name

Year

Cash

Awards

Awards(1)

Compensation

Compensation

Total

Michael Nieri(2)

 

2022

$

$

 —

$

$

 —

$

$

 

2021

$

$

$

$

$

$

Robert Dozier

 

2022

$

75,000

$

$

37,493

$

$

$

112,493

 

2021

$

5,000

(3)

$

$

$

$

$

5,000

Jason Enoch

 

2022

$

75,000

$

$

37,493

$

$

$

112,493

 

2021

$

15,000

(3)

$

$

$

$

$

15,000

Alan Levine

 

2022

$

75,000

$

$

37,493

$

$

$

112,493

 

2021

$

5,000

(3)

$

$

$

$

$

5,000

Tom O’Grady

 

2022

$

75,000

$

$

$

$

730,720

(4)

$

805,720

 

2021

$

20,000

(3)

$

$

$

$

20,000

(5)

$

40,000

Nikki Haley(6)

 

2022

$

75,000

$

$

112,873

$

$

$

187,873

 

2021

$

$

$

$

$

$

Eric Bland(6)

 

2022

$

56,250

$

$

$

$

$

56,250

 

2021

$

$

$

$

$

$

(1)

Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of each option award computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.

(2)

Mr. Nieri did not receive any compensation for his services as a member of GSH’s board of directors during the years presented. Mr. Nieri’s compensation for service as an employee for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 is set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation of GSH — Summary Compensation Table.”

(3)

Includes amounts earned in December 2021 and paid in January 2022.

(4)

Mr. O’Grady receives a consulting fee from GSH in the amount of $20,000 per month. Also includes the net value of a warrant purchased by Mr. O’Grady in 2022.

(5)

Includes amounts earned in December 2021 and paid in January 2022.

(6)

Ambassador Haley and Mr. Bland joined GSH’s board of directors in January 2022 and April 2022, respectively. During 2021, GSH’s directors (other than Mr. Nieri) were entitled to a monthly retainer of $5,000. Such amount increased in 2022 to $6,250.

United Homes Group, Inc.

Director Compensation

Our Compensation Committee determines the annual compensation to be paid to the members of our Board of Directors, if any. Directors’ fees have yet to be determined but are expected to consist of two components: a cash payment and the issuance of restricted stock units. The directors who also serve as an employee of the Company do not receive additional compensation for their service as a director.

Executive Compensation

Overview

The Company intends to develop an executive compensation program that is designed to align compensation with the Company’s business objectives and the creation of shareholder value, while allowing the Company to attract, retain, incentivize and reward individuals who contribute to the long-term success of the Company. Decisions regarding the executive compensation program will be made by the Compensation Committee.

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At the special meeting of the DHHC shareholders held on March 23, 2023 (the “Special Meeting”), DHHC shareholders approved the 2023 Plan and reserved 4,759,495 Class A Common Shares, an amount equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding UHG Common Shares following the Business Combination for issuance thereunder. The 2023 Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing of the Business Combination.

Decisions on the executive compensation program are determined and/or ratified by the Board with recommendations given by the Compensation Committee. Decisions regarding executive compensation reflect our belief that the executive compensation program must be competitive in order to attract and retain our executive officers. The Compensation Committee will seek to implement our compensation policies and philosophies by linking a significant portion of our executive officers’ cash compensation to performance objectives and by providing a portion of their compensation as long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards.

Executive Employment Agreements and Other Arrangements

Employment Agreements

As a result of the Business Combination, UHG entered into employment agreements with the following of UHG’s executive officers: Michael Nieri (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President), Keith Feldman (Chief Financial Officer), Shelton Twine (Chief Operating Officer) (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”).

The Employment Agreements all provide for at-will employment that may be terminated by the Company for death or disability and with or without cause, by the executive with or without good reason, or mutually terminated by the parties. The term of Mr. Nieri’s employment agreement is 5 years, with an automatic one-year renewal up to a maximum of 5 additional years. The term of Mr. Feldman and Mr. Twine’s employment agreements are 3 years, with automatic 12-month renewals. The Employment Agreements provide for a Base Severance Benefit (as defined in the Employment Agreements) of 24 months of base salary for Mr. Michael Nieri and 12 months of base salary for Mr. Feldman and Mr. Twine, as well as the Incentive Severance Benefit (as defined in the Employment Agreements) upon termination by the Company without cause or termination by the officer for good reason, subject to execution of a release of claims.

The Employment Agreements provide for a base salary of $1,033,707 for Mr. Michael Nieri; $400,000 for Keith Feldman; and $338,635 for Mr. Twine. Possible annual performance bonuses and equity grants under the 2023 Plan are to be determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee.

UHG Equity Incentive Plan

United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan

The purpose of the 2023 Plan is to provide an additional incentive to selected directors, officers, employees, consultants, and advisors (and prospective directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors) of UHG or its affiliates whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the business of UHG and its affiliates, in order to strengthen the commitment of such persons to UHG and its affiliates, motivate such persons to faithfully and diligently perform their responsibilities and attract and retain competent and dedicated persons whose efforts will result in the long-term growth and profitability of UHG and its affiliates.

Type of Awards

The 2023 Plan provides for the issuance of stock options (including non-statutory stock options and incentive stock options), stock appreciation rights (referred to as “SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units (referred to as “RSUs”), stock bonuses, and performance compensation awards, to directors, officers, employees, consultants, and advisors of UHG or its affiliates.

Class A Common Shares Available for Issuance

The 2023 Plan provides for an aggregate number of Class A Common Shares to be reserved for future issuance, which will be equal to 10% of Class A Common Shares as of immediately following the effective time of the Business Combination (the “Initial Share Limit”) plus shares subject to outstanding equity awards granted under the Great Southern Homes, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan that were converted into equity awards denominated in Class A Common Shares under the 2023 Plan upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement, plus an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year

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beginning in 2024 and ending in 2033, equal to the lesser of (A) four (4%) percent of the shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such smaller number of shares as determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. Shares subject to an award under the 2023 Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, expire, unexercised or are settled in cash under the 2023 Plan will again become available for awards under the 2023 Plan. Class A Common Shares that are tendered or exchanged by a participant or withheld by UHG as payment in connection with any award under the 2023 Plan, as well as any shares exchanged by a participant or withheld by UHG or any subsidiary thereof to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to any full value award, will become available for subsequent awards under the 2023 Plan. Shares, if any, that are tendered or exchanged by a participant or withheld by UHG as full or partial payment in connection with the exercise of any option or SAR under the 2023 Plan or the payment of any tax withholding obligation related thereto or not issued by UHG in connection with the stock settlement of any SAR will be added to the aggregate number of shares available for awards under the 2023 Plan. Shares, if any, underlying awards that are granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by UHG or with which UHG combines will not be counted against the aggregate number of shares available for awards under the 2023 Plan.

Administration

The 2023 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee The Compensation Committee may interpret the 2023 Plan and may prescribe, amend and rescind rules and make all other determinations necessary or desirable for the administration of the 2023 Plan.

The 2023 Plan permits the Compensation Committee to select the eligible recipients who will receive awards, to determine the terms and conditions of those awards, including but not limited to the exercise price or other purchase price of an award, the number of Class A Common Shares or cash or other property subject to an award, the term of an award and the vesting schedule applicable to an award, and to amend the terms and conditions of outstanding awards. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the 2023 Plan will be final, conclusive and binding on all persons.

Equitable Adjustments

In the event the Compensation Committee determines that any dividend (other than ordinary cash dividends) or other distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, spin-off, split-up, split-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Class A Common Shares or other securities of UHG, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire Class A Common Shares or other securities of UHG, or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the Class A Common Shares such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the 2023 Plan or with respect to an award, then the Compensation Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, make any adjustments to the number and kind of shares or the exercise price with respect to any award.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

UHG’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is designated with the authority to review and approve related party transactions, defined as a transaction, arrangement or relationship that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K, or transaction between UHG and (i) any director or executive officer of UHG; (ii) any nominee for election as a director; (iii) any holder of UHG securities owning more than 5% of any class of UHG stock and (iv) any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing. In evaluating related party transactions, UHG’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the relevant facts and circumstances available and deemed relevant to UHG’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, including whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction.

In addition to the foregoing, in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors has established the Related Party Transactions Committee to review and approve any contract or transaction between UHG and any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Michael Nieri or any affiliate or associate of Mr. Nieri, on the other hand.

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United Homes Group Related Party Transactions

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

In connection of the Closing of the Business Combination, United Homes Group, Inc., the Sponsor, certain securityholders of DHHC and certain former stockholders of GSH entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor, the other DHHC securityholders party thereto and the GSH stockholders party thereto (i)  agreed not to effect any sale or distribution of any of their equity securities of UHG during the Lock-up Period, as defined in the Amended and Registration Rights Agreement, other than pursuant to certain exceptions described therein and (ii) were granted certain registration rights with respect to their Class A Common Shares. The Amended and Registration Rights Agreement also provides that UHG will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the securityholders party thereto against certain liabilities.

Subscription Agreements

On March 23, 2023, in connection with the Company’s efforts to raise funds to meet the Minimum Cash Condition (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), the Company entered into certain private placement transactions (collectively, the “Share Lock-Up Agreements”), by and among itself, GSH, and certain investors who purchased shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the open market prior to March 16, 2023 (each a “Lock-Up Investor”), including (i) current members of the Company’s Board of Directors Mr. Levine, Dr. Clements, and Mr. Bland (ii) Mr. Bland’s family members Erica Bland Lear and Gillian Bland, and Mr. Nieri’s family member Jack Nieri, (iii) and the Nieri Trusts (each an “Interested Lock-Up Investor”). The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Pursuant to the Share Lock-Up Agreements, the following purchases were made:

Mr. Levine purchased a total of 1,250,000 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 1,000,000 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 250,000 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $10,082,500.
Dr. Clements purchased a total of 20,000 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 16,000 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 4,000 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $161,320.
Mr. Bland purchased a total of 997,920 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 99,000 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 24,750 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $998,167.50.
Erica Bland Lear purchased a total of 75,000 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 60,000 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 15,000 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $604,950.
Gillian Bland purchased a total of 75,000 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 60,000 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 15,000 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $604,950.
Jack Nieri purchased a total of 37,500 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 30,000 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 7,500 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $302,475.
The PWN Trust 2018 and MEN Trust 2018 each purchased a total of 41,667 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 33,334 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 8,333 Class A Shares from the Company 3, for a total purchase price of $337,418.35, and the PMN Trust 2018 purchased a total of 41,666 Class A Common Shares, consisting of (i) 33,333 Class A Common Shares on the open market and (ii) 8,333 Class A Shares from the Company, for a total purchase price of $337,408.23.

Also, on March 23, 2023, the Nieri Trusts, entered into subscription agreements providing for the purchase by each of the Nieri Trusts at the effective time of the Business Combination of 41,666 Class A Common Shares at an aggregate purchase price of $333,413.33. The proceeds will be used for general corporate capital purposes.

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Pre-Business Combination Related Party Transactions — GSH

GSH historically engaged in various transactions with entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, by: Michael Nieri, GSH’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman; Mr. Nieri’s family members, including his wife, children, and father; trusts for the benefit of Mr. Nieri’s children; and Shelton Twine, GSH’s Chief Operating Officer and Mr. Nieri’s brother-in-law. Accordingly, any agreements or transactions GSH has entered into with such entities may involve a conflict of interest. For example, in the past, GSH has been a party to and is currently a party to agreements giving rise to material transactions between GSH and its affiliates, including Two Blue Stallions, LLC, GS Jacobs Creek, LLC, Land to Lots, LLC, PC Land Development Co., LLC and University Cottages, LLC. Set forth below is a description of certain related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements which are described under the section of this prospectus entitled “Executive Compensation.” GSH believes that each of these arrangements are on arm’s-length terms.

Distributions to Shareholders

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, distributions to shareholders consisted of $34,690,696 and $23,527,180, respectively, to Mr. Nieri; $4,269,803 and $2,232,105, respectively, to the PWN Trust 2018; $4,269,803 and $2,232,105, respectively, to the MEN Trust 2018; and $4,269,803 and $2,232,105, respectively, to the PMN Trust 2018. Such distributions consisted of distributions in amounts sufficient to allow the GSH shareholders to pay taxes related to GSH’s S corporation status and for personal use.

Airplane Lease

GSH is a party to an Aircraft Lease Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2020, with FF Air, LLC, an entity that is 50% owned by an entity wholly owned by Mr. Nieri, pursuant to which GSH leases the use of an airplane at a rate of $1,800 per flight hour. GSH paid approximately $100,660 and $49,211 under this Aircraft Lease Agreement during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Civil Engineering Services

GSH has contracted with Civil Engineering of Columbia, LLC (“CEC”) for the provision of civil engineering and surveying services. CEC is indirectly 55% owned by Pennington Nieri, who is Mr. Nieri’s son, the co-Executive Vice President – Construction Services of UHG, and the beneficial owner of 36.5% of the Class A Common Shares. GSH paid CEC approximately $710,897 and $733,346 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for the provision of such services.

Developed Lot Purchase Agreements

Prior to the Closing, GSH entered into lot purchase agreements (collectively, the “Lot Purchase Agreements”) with the Land Development Affiliates which are owned, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Nieri and/or the Nieri Trusts. In addition, Mr. Nieri has a 49% ownership interest in Pennington Communities, LLC, an entity formed for the purpose of being the sole manager of each of the Land Development Affiliates. The Lot Purchase Agreements provide for the purchase by GSH of lots that are owned and developed by the Land Development Affiliates at a price equal to fair market value.

Letter Agreement with Mr. O’Grady

Pursuant to a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) dated May 13, 2022 and effective as of September 24, 2021, GSH engaged TS20 Holdings, LLC to assist GSH in connection with a possible transaction with a SPAC. TS20 Holdings, LLC is wholly owned by Tom O’Grady. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, GSH paid a success-based fee to TS20 Holdings, LLC in the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) upon the Closing. In addition, pursuant to the Letter Agreement, GSH agreed to pay (i) a monthly fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to Mr. O’Grady for his service on GSH’s board of directors (the monthly fee paid to all members of the GSH board of directors was subsequently increased to six thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($6,250), and (ii) a monthly amount equal to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to Mr. O’Grady for his services as GSH’s Chief Administrative Officer.

Two Blue Stallions, LLC

GSH leases the following from Two Blue Stallions, LLC (“TBS”), which is owned by Mr. Nieri’s children and trusts for the benefit of such children, including Pennington Nieri: 90 N. Royal Tower Dr., Irmo, SC, 4420 Oleander Dr., Myrtle Beach, SC, and

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108 Renaissance Circle, Mauldin, SC. GSH paid TBS approximately $555,800 and $606,000 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for the lease of these premises.

GSH, as tenant, and TBS, as landlord, are parties to oral, month-to-month leases pursuant to which GSH leases model homes from TBS. GSH does not currently pay any base rent; however, it does pay for maintenance, repairs, utilities and taxes.

Sale and Lease of Model Homes

In the year ended December 31, 2022, GSH sold 20 model homes to TBS (for an aggregate sales price of approximately $1,082,000), PMN Trust 2018 (for an aggregate sales price of approximately $1,113,000), MEN Trust 2018 (for an aggregate sales price of approximately $1,089,000), PWN Trust 2018 (for an aggregate sales price of approximately $1,163,000), and University Cottages, LLC, (“UC”), which is owned by TBS and Mr. Nieri’s wife (for an aggregate sales price of approximately $741,000), and Mr. Nieri (for a sales price of approximately $272,000). Commencing January 1, 2023, GSH is a lessor of such homes from such parties, pursuant to leases which provide for the payment of monthly base rent, as well as maintenance, repairs, utilities, and taxes.

General Contractor Services

GSH is a party to construction contracts pursuant to which GSH provides general contractor services. The counterparties to these contracts are TBS (aggregate contract value of $730,000); UC (aggregate contract value of $2,388,325), and Mr. Twine (contract value of $160,500).

Land Transfers to PC Land Development Co., LLC (“PCLDC”) and Related Loans

GSH transferred real property to PCLDC during 2022 with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4,010,595, for which PCLDC delivered promissory notes to GSH for the full purchase prices.

Land Transfers to Land to Lots, LLC (“L to L”) and Related Loans

GSH transferred real property to L to L during 2022 with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20,146,420, for which L to L delivered promissory notes to GSH for the full purchase prices.

Loan from GSH to PCLDC

In February 2022 GSH loaned PCLDC $10,000,000, evidenced by a demand promissory note from PCLDC to GSH in the original principal amount of $10,000,000; such note was modified by a Note Modification Agreement dated August 1, 2022 between PCLDC and GSH to extend the maturity date. This loan was extinguished prior to the closing of the Business Combination.

Payments to OF Construction, LLC

During the year ended December 31, 2022, GSH paid OF Construction, LLC approximately $563,000 for certain site contracting services. Mr. Nieri owns 45% of the membership interests of OF Construction, LLC.

Engagement of Outside Counsel

During calendar year 2021 Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of GSH, was an attorney at, and a member of, Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC, a law firm located in Columbia, South Carolina. During this period Mr. Lenker provided legal services to GSH and received approximately $249,000 for services rendered. Mr. Lenker became an employee of GSH in January 2022.

Due To/Due From Matters

GSH has engaged in various transactions with certain affiliated entities resulting in the following due to/due from balances as of December 31, 2022:

1.L to L owes GSH approximately $25,851,885 for GSH acting in treasury management capacity for L to L for land development expenses;

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2.TBS, UC and Oak Creste of Clemson, LLC, which is owned by Oak Creste Holdings, LLC, which is owned by Oak Street Capital Partners, LLC, which is owned by Mr. Nieri’s children and trusts for the benefit of such children, including Pennington Nieri, collectively owe GSH approximately $12,085,175 for GSH acting in treasury management capacity for investment projects
3.GSH owes Model Home Holdings, LLC and The Office Park @ the Summit, LLC, entities owned 99% by Mr. Nieri and 1% by Robyn Nieri, Mr. Nieri’s spouse, approximately $11,470,833 for the sale of real property for which GSH received the consideration;
4.GSH owes GS Jacobs Creek, LLC (“GSJC”), an entity owned by Mr. Nieri, approximately $126,476, which is the result of numerous transactions between GSH and GSJC over the years, including the transfer of developed lots, GSH acting in treasury management capacity, and other transactions between the parties; and
5.GSH owes Carolinas Home Builder, LLC (“CHB”), an entity owned 99% by Mr. Nieri and 1% by Robyn Nieri, Mr. Nieri’s spouse, approximately $[909,927], which is the result of numerous transactions between GSH and CHB over the years, including the transfer of developed lots, GSH acting in treasury management capacity, and other transactions between the parties.
6.PCLDC owes GSH $1,262,876, in exchange for GSH’s provision of certain treasury services to PCLDC for land development expenses.

These amounts were extinguished or transferred from GSH in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.

Pre-Business Combination Related Party Transactions — DHHC

Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants

On October 21, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 8,625,000 Founder Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, on January 25, 2021, DHHC consummated the private placement of (i) an aggregate of 4,983,999 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $7,475,999 and (ii) an aggregate of 949,334 Private Placement Warrants to the Anchor Investors at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $1,424,001. David T. Hamamoto has voting and investment discretion with respect to the common stock held by the Sponsor.

Sponsor Agreement

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor entered into the Sponsor Agreement with DHHC and GSH, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to transfer 2,120,627 Founder Shares held by it, until such Founder Shares become released under the Sponsor Agreement. Pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement, (i) 37.5% of such Founder Shares will be released upon the occurrence of Triggering Event I, (ii) 37.5% of such Founder Shares will be released upon the occurrence of Triggering Event II, and (iii) 25% of such Founder Shares will be released upon the occurrence of Triggering Event III, in each case, during the Sponsor Earn Out Period. Any such Founder Shares not released prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing will be deemed to be forfeited.

“Triggering Event I” will be considered achieved when the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Shares on Nasdaq is greater than or equal to $12.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period. “Triggering Event II” will be considered achieved when the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Shares on Nasdaq is greater than or equal to $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period. “Triggering Event III” will be considered achieved when the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Shares on Nasdaq is greater than or equal to $17.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period.

In the event that, during the Sponsor Earn Out Period, UHG completes a transaction involving (i) the acquisition of all or a material portion of the assets, business or equity securities of UHG or (ii) an equity or similar investment in UHG, in each case, resulting in UHG’s stockholders immediately prior to such transaction holding, in the aggregate, less than 50% of the voting shares of UHG (or successor or parent company thereof), any then-unvested Founder Shares will become vested.

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The provisions of the Sponsor Agreement relating to the Sponsor Earn Out will terminate upon the earlier of (x) the vesting of all Founder Shares and (y) the fifth anniversary of the Closing.

Financing Commitment Letter

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, DHHC entered into a financing commitment letter (the “Financing Commitment Letter”) with the Sponsor, David T. Hamamoto, and Antara Capital, an affiliate of the Sponsor, pursuant to which David T. Hamamoto and Antara Capital (collectively, the “Investors”) committed to, or caused their respective affiliates to, purchase and not redeem at least in the aggregate 2.5 million DHHC Class A Common Stock. Specifically, David T. Hamamoto and Antara Capital agreed, among other things, severally, and not jointly, subject to certain terms and conditions, (i) to purchase (in open market transactions or otherwise), or to cause one or more of its controlled affiliates to purchase, and beneficially own no less than 1,250,000 DHHC Class A Common Stock, no later than the date that was five (5) business days prior to the Special Meeting and (ii) following such purchases, not to sell, contract to sell, redeem or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, the acquired shares or the economic ownership of the acquired shares at any time prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. The acquired shares are not subject to any restrictions on transfer or disposition.

In the event an Investor fails to make the committed purchase, the defaulting investor will automatically forfeit 1,250,000 DHHC Class B Common Shares it is entitled to receive in connection with the Closing for the benefit of the non-defaulting Investor or its designated controlled affiliates.

Subscription Agreements

In connection with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, DHHC entered into the Subscription Agreements with the Anchor Investors (the “Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Sponsor agreed to transfer up to an aggregate of up to 1,250,625 Founder Shares to the Anchor Investors for a purchase price of $0.003 per share and at an aggregate purchase price of $3,625 upon the Closing and (ii) the Anchor Investors purchased an aggregate of 949,334 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant and at an aggregate purchase price of $1,424,000 simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of the date of this prospectus, each of the Anchor Investors have sold or redeemed all of their Public Shares; as a result, and in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the Anchor Investors were allocated from the Sponsor up to approximately 161,000 Founder Shares for a purchase price of $0.003 per share and at an aggregate approximate purchase price of $483 upon the Closing. Approximately 161,000 Class A Common Shares and 49,000 Sponsor Earnout Shares were allocated to the Anchor Investors upon the Closing, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements entered with the Anchor Investors.

Administrative Support

Prior to the Business Combination, DHHC utilized office space at 250 Park Ave. 7th Floor, New York, New York 10177 from the Sponsor. On January 28, 2021, DHHC began paying to the Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team. Upon completion of DHHC’s Business Combination or liquidation, DHHC has ceased paying these monthly fees. No compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, were paid by DHHC to its Sponsor, officers, directors, or any of its or their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of the Business Combination. However, these individuals were reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying and investigating potential target businesses and completing the Business Combination. UHG’s Audit Committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by DHHC to its Sponsor, officers, directors, or its or their affiliates.

Related Party Loans and Advances

On October 21, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan DHHC an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and due upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The outstanding balance under such Promissory Note of $130,000 was repaid in full on February 1, 2021.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s voting securities, consisting of Class A and Class B Common Shares, as of April 26, 2023 by:

each person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of our voting securities,
each of our Named Executive Officers and directors; and
all of our executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below will have sole voting and investment power with respect to all stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.

Subject to the paragraph above, the percentage ownership of issued shares is based on (i) 10,621,073 Class A Common Shares and (ii) 36,973,877 Class B Common Shares issued and outstanding as of April 26, 2023.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 90 N Royal Tower Drive, Irmo, South Carolina 29063.

    

Number of 

    

    

Number of 

    

 

Class A Shares 

Class B Shares

Beneficially 

% of 

Beneficially 

% of 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)

Owned

Class(1)

Owned

Class(1)

Directors and Named Executive Officers

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Michael Nieri

 

37,223,874

 

78.2

%  

36,973,877

 

100

%  

Tom O’Grady

 

746,947

 

6.6

%  

0

 

*

%

David Hamamoto

 

3,134,826

 

26.8

%  

0

 

*

%

Eric S. Bland

 

123,750

 

1.2

%  

0

 

*

%

James P. Clements

 

28,870

 

*

 

0

 

*

%

Robert Dozier

 

15,120

 

*

 

0

 

*

%

Jason Enoch

 

21,370

 

*

 

0

 

*

%

Nikki R. Haley

 

26,703

 

*

 

0

 

*

%

Alan Levine

 

883,870

 

8.3

%  

0

 

*

%

Michael Bayles

 

0

 

*

 

0

 

*

%

Robert Grove

 

0

 

*

 

0

 

*

%

Keith Feldman

 

521,867

 

4.8

%  

0

 

*

%

Shelton Twine

 

18,381,202

 

64.2

%  

17,926,728

 

48

%  

All executive officers and directors as a group (13 individuals)

 

43,018,320

 

90.4

%  

36,973,877

 

100

%  

Greater than Five Percent Holders:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Antara Capital (2)

 

4,455,318

 

37.5

%  

0

 

*

%

PWN Trust 2018

 

6,058,909

 

36.5

%  

5,975,576

 

16

%  

MEN Trust 2018

 

6,058,909

 

36.5

%  

5,975,576

 

16

%  

PMN Trust 2018

 

6,058,909

 

36.5

%  

5,975,576

 

16

%  

*

Less than 1%

(1)

The percentage of beneficial ownership of the Company is calculated based on (i) 10,621,073 UHG Class A Common Shares and (ii) 36,973,877 UHG Class B Common Shares issued and outstanding as of March 30, 2023.

(2)

The business address of Antara Capital is 55 Hudson Yards, 47th Floor, Suite C, New York, New York 10001.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus relates to the primary issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 11,591,664 Class A Common Shares, which consists of (i) up to 8,625,000 Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants, and (ii) up to 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants. This prospectus also relates to the offer and sale from time to time by the Selling Stockholders of up to (i) 2,966,664 Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, and (ii) 2,966,664 Private Placement Warrants. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants or of the Class A Common Shares by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

We are registering the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares in order to permit the Selling Stockholders to offer the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares for resale from time to time as set forth below, pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. As used in this prospectus, the term “Selling Stockholders” includes the persons listed in the table below, together with any additional Selling Stockholders listed in a subsequent amendment to this prospectus, and their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors, designees and others who later come to hold any of the Selling Stockholders’ interests in the Class A Common Shares or Private Placement Warrants, other than through a public sale.

The table below lists the Selling Stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares held by each of the Selling Stockholders.

Except as set forth in the footnotes below, the following table sets forth certain information as of April 26, 2023 regarding the beneficial ownership of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares being offered by the Selling Stockholders. The applicable percentage ownership of the Private Placement Warrants is based on 2,966,664 Private Placement Warrants outstanding as of April 26, 2023. The applicable percentage ownership of Class A Common Shares is based on 10,621,073 Class A Common Shares outstanding as of April 26, 2023. Information with respect to the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares owned beneficially after the offering assumes the sale of all of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares registered hereby. The Selling Stockholders may offer and sell some, all or none of their Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, a person is a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the security, or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days.

Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the following table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to their beneficially owned Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares.

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Selling Stockholders

Maximum Number of

    

Securities Beneficially

    

Securities to be Sold

    

    

    

    

    

Owned Prior to this 

Pursuant to this

Securities to be Beneficially

Offering

Offering(1)

Owned After this Offering

Private

Private

Private

Common 

    

Placement

Common 

    

Placement

Common 

    

Placement

 

Selling Stockholder

Stock(2)

Warrants(3)

Stock(4)

Warrants(3)

Stock

%

    

Warrants

%

David T. Hamamoto 2020 Irrevocable Trust (5)

 

942,413

548,240

548,240

 

548,240

 

394,173

3.7

%

Martha M. Hamamoto 2020 Irrevocable Trust

 

942,413

548,240

548,240

 

548,240

 

394,173

3.7

%

Keith Feldman (6)

 

521,867

149,520

149,520

 

149,520

 

372,347

3.5

%

Antara Capital Return SPAC Master Fund LP (7)

 

4,455,318

1,246,000

1,246,000

 

1,246,000

 

3,209,319

30.2

%

The Obsidian Master Fund

 

62,754

45,093

45,093

 

45,093

 

17,661

*

BlackRock Credit Alpha Master Fund L.P.

 

191,564

137,653

137,653

 

137,653

 

53,911

*

HC NCBR Fund

 

75,965

54,586

54,586

 

54,586

 

21,379

*

Riverview Group LLC

 

305,313

237,333

237,333

 

237,333

 

67,980

*

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

(1)The amounts set forth in this column are the number of Private Placement Warrants that may be offered for sale from time to time by each Selling Stockholder using this prospectus. These amounts do not represent any other of our Class A Common Shares, warrants, or other securities that the Selling Stockholder may own beneficially or otherwise.

(2)Represents Class A Common Shares, including the Class A Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of Private Placement Warrants held by the Selling Stockholder.

(3)Represents Private Placement Warrants held by the Selling Stockholder.

(4)Represents Class A Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of Private Placement Warrants held by the Selling Stockholder.

(5)David T. Hamamoto, the beneficiary of the David T. Hamamoto 2020 Irrevocable Trust, was formerly the Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of DHHC.  Mr. Hamamoto is presently a director of UHG.

(6)Formerly the Chief Financial Officer of DHHC, and presently the Chief Financial Officer of UHG.

(7)Antara Capital Return SPAC Master Fund LP is an affiliate of the former sponsor of DHHC.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants to permit the resale of these Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares by the Selling Stockholders from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares, although we will receive the exercise price of any Warrants not exercised by the Selling Stockholders on a cashless exercise basis. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares.

The Selling Stockholders may sell all or a portion of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares held by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the Selling Stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or more of the following methods:

on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
in the over-the-counter market;
in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
privately negotiated transactions;
short sales made after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC;
broker-dealers may agree with a selling security holder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the Selling Stockholders may transfer the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares by other means not described in this prospectus. If the Selling Stockholders effect such transactions by selling Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares or otherwise, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Private Placement Warrants and

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Class A Common Shares in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares short and deliver Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The Selling Stockholders may also loan or pledge Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such warrants and shares.

The Selling Stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders also may transfer and donate the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

To the extent required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed, which will set forth the aggregate amount of Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the Selling Stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers.

Under the securities laws of some states, the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares may not be sold unless such securities have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that any Selling Stockholder will sell any or all of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

The Selling Stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares by the Selling Stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Private Placement Warrants or Class A Common Shares.

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, estimated to be $156,000 in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, a Selling Stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the Selling Stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act in accordance with the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement or the Selling Stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the Selling Stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the Selling Stockholders specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the Private Placement Warrants and Class A Common Shares will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

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UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following discussion is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of our Class A Common Shares and Warrants, which we refer to collectively as our securities. This summary is based upon U.S. federal income tax law as of the date of this prospectus, which is subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (e.g., financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, dealers or traders in securities, tax-exempt organizations, taxpayers that have elected mark-to-market accounting, S corporations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, passive foreign investment companies, controlled foreign corporations, U.S. Holders (as defined below) that will hold Class A Common Shares or Warrants as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States, or investors that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar), all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ materially from those summarized below. This summary does not discuss other U.S. federal tax consequences (e.g., estate or gift tax), any state, local, or non-U.S. tax considerations, or the Medicare tax or alternative minimum tax. In addition, this summary is limited to investors that will hold our securities as “capital assets” ​(generally, property held for investment) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and that acquire our Class A Common Shares and Warrants for cash pursuant to this prospectus. No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, (the “IRS”) has been or will be sought regarding any matter discussed herein. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain a position contrary to, any of the tax aspects set forth below.

For purposes of this summary, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of securities who or that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes is:

an individual who is a United States citizen or resident of the United States;
a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) created in, or organized under the law of, the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof;
an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or
a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

A “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of securities who or that is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our securities, the tax treatment of a partner, member, or other beneficial owner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner, member, or other beneficial owner, the activities of the partnership, and certain determinations made at the partner, member, or other beneficial owner level. If you are a partner, member, or other beneficial owner of a partnership holding our securities, you are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our securities.

THIS DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR SECURITIES, AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION OF ANY, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. INCOME, ESTATE, AND OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS.

U.S. Holders

Taxation of Distributions

If we pay distributions or make constructive distributions (other than certain distributions of our stock or rights to acquire our stock) to U.S. Holders of shares of our Class A Common Shares, such distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal

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income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Class A Common Shares. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Class A Common Shares and will be treated as described under “U.S. Holders — Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Shares” below.

Dividends we pay to a U.S. Holder that is a taxable corporation will generally qualify for the dividends received deduction if the requisite holding period is satisfied. With certain exceptions (including dividends treated as investment income for purposes of investment interest deduction limitations), and provided certain holding period requirements are met, dividends we pay to a non-corporate U.S. Holder will generally constitute “qualified dividends” that will be subject to tax at the preferential tax rate accorded to long-term capital gains. If the holding period requirements are not satisfied, a corporation may not be able to qualify for the dividends received deduction and would have taxable income equal to the entire dividend amount, and non-corporate holders may be subject to tax on such dividend at ordinary income tax rates instead of the preferential rates that apply to qualified dividend income.

Gain or Loss on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Shares

A U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our Class A Common Shares. Any such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Shares so disposed of exceeds one year. The amount of gain or loss recognized will generally be equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received in such disposition and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Class A Common Shares disposed. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Class A Common Shares will generally equal the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost for such Class A Common Shares (or, in the case of Class A Common Shares received upon exercise of a Warrant, the U.S. Holder’s initial basis for such Class A Common Shares, as discussed below), less any prior distributions treated as a return of capital. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S. Holders are generally eligible for reduced rates of tax. If the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Shares so disposed of is one year or less, any gain on a sale or other taxable disposition of the shares would be subject to short-term capital gain treatment and would be taxed at ordinary income tax rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Exercise of a Warrant

Except as discussed below with respect to the cashless exercise of a Warrant, a U.S. Holder generally will not recognize taxable gain or loss upon the exercise of a Warrant for cash. The U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in the share of our Class A Common Shares received upon exercise of the Warrant will generally be an amount equal to the sum of the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost of the Warrant and the exercise price of such Warrant. It is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Shares received upon exercise of the Warrant would commence on the date of exercise of the Warrant or the day following the date of exercise of the Warrant; however, in either case the holding period will not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Warrants.

The tax consequences of a cashless exercise of a Warrant are not clear under current tax law. A cashless exercise may be nontaxable, either because the exercise is not a realization event or because the exercise is treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In either situation, a U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in the Class A Common Shares received generally should equal the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Warrant. If the cashless exercise were treated as not being a realization event, it is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Shares would commence on the date of exercise of the Warrant or the day following the date of exercise of the Warrant; in either case, the holding period would not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Warrant. If, instead, the cashless exercise were treated as a recapitalization, the holding period of the Class A Common Shares generally would include the holding period of the Warrant.

It is also possible that a cashless exercise of a Warrant could be treated in part as a taxable exchange in which gain or loss is recognized. In such event, a U.S. Holder could be deemed to have surrendered a portion of the Warrants being exercised having a value equal to the exercise price of such Warrants in satisfaction of such exercise price. Although not free from doubt, such U.S. Holder generally should recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the Warrants deemed surrendered to satisfy the exercise price and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Warrants. In this case, a U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in the Class A Common Shares received would equal the sum of the exercise price and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Warrants exercised. It is unclear whether a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A Common Shares would commence on the date of exercise of the Warrant or the day following the date of exercise of the Warrant; in either case, the

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holding period would not include the period during which the U.S. Holder held the Warrant. Due to the uncertainty and absence of authority on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise, including when a U.S. Holder’s holding period would commence with respect to the Class A Common Shares received, U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of a cashless exercise.

Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Expiration of a Warrant

Upon a sale, exchange (other than by exercise), redemption (other than a redemption for Class A Common Shares), or expiration of a Warrant, a U.S. Holder will recognize taxable gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the amount realized upon such disposition or expiration and (2) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Warrant. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Warrants will generally equal the U.S. Holder’s acquisition cost, increased by the amount of any constructive distributions included in income by such U.S. Holder (as described below under “U.S. Holders — Possible Constructive Distributions”). Such gain or loss generally will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Warrant is held by the U.S. Holder for more than one year at the time of such disposition or expiration. If a Warrant is allowed to lapse unexercised, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize a capital loss equal to such holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Warrant. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.

A redemption of Warrants for Class A Common Shares described in this prospectus under “Description of Securities — Warrants” should be treated as a “recapitalization” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, you should not recognize any gain or loss on the redemption of Warrants for shares of our Class A Common Shares. Your aggregate initial tax basis in the Class A Common Shares received in the redemption should equal your aggregate adjusted tax basis in your Warrants redeemed and your holding period for the Class A Common Shares received in redemption of your Warrants should include your holding period for your surrendered Warrants. However, there is some uncertainty regarding this tax treatment and, accordingly, U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of a redemption of Warrants for Class A Common Shares.

Possible Constructive Distributions

The terms of each Warrant provide for an adjustment to the number of Class A Common Shares for which the Warrant may be exercised or to the exercise price of the Warrant in certain events, as discussed in the section of this prospectus captioned “Description of Securities — Warrants.” An adjustment which has the effect of preventing dilution generally should not be a taxable event. Nevertheless, a U.S. Holder of Warrants would be treated as receiving a constructive distribution from us if, for example, the adjustment increases the holder’s proportionate interest in our assets or earnings and profits (e.g., through an increase in the number of shares of Class A Common Shares that would be obtained upon exercise) as a result of a distribution of cash to the holders of shares of our Class A Common Shares which is taxable to such holders as a distribution. Such constructive distribution would be subject to tax as described above under “U.S. Holders — Taxation of Distributions” in the same manner as if such U.S. Holder received a cash distribution from us on Class A Common Shares equal to the fair market value of such increased interest.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.

In general, information reporting requirements may apply to dividends paid to a U.S. Holder and to the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of our Class A Common Shares and Warrants, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number, a certification of exempt status or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn).

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Non-U.S. Holders

Taxation of Distributions

In general, any distributions (including constructive distributions) we make to a Non-U.S. Holder of shares of our Class A Common Shares, to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, provided such dividends are not effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States, we will be required to withhold tax from the gross amount of the dividend at a rate of 30%, unless such Non-U.S. Holder is eligible for a reduced rate of withholding tax

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under an applicable income tax treaty and provides proper certification of its eligibility for such reduced rate (usually on an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable). In the case of any constructive dividend (as described below under “Non-U.S. Holders — Possible Constructive Distributions”), it is possible that this tax would be withheld from any amount owed to a Non-U.S. Holder by the applicable withholding agent, including cash distributions on other property or sale proceeds from Warrants or other property subsequently paid or credited to such holder. Any distribution not constituting a dividend will be treated first as reducing (but not below zero) the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Class A Common Shares and, to the extent such distribution exceeds the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, as gain realized from the sale or other disposition of the Class A Common Shares, which will be treated as described under “Non-U.S. Holders — Gain on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Shares and Warrants” below. In addition, if we determine that we are likely to be classified as a “United States real property holding corporation” (see “Non-U.S. Holders — Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Shares and Warrants” below), we will withhold 15% of any distribution that exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits

Dividends we pay to a Non-U.S. Holder that are effectively connected with such Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (or if a tax treaty applies are attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder) will generally not be subject to U.S. withholding tax, provided such Non-U.S. Holder complies with certain certification and disclosure requirements (generally by providing an IRS Form W-8ECI). Instead, such dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax, net of certain deductions, at the same graduated individual or corporate rates applicable to U.S. Holders. If the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation, dividends that are effectively connected income may also be subject to a “branch profits tax” at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty).

Exercise of a Warrant

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a Non-U.S. Holder’s exercise of a Warrant will generally correspond to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the exercise of a Warrant by a U.S. Holder, as described under “U.S. Holders — Exercise of a Warrant” above, although to the extent a cashless exercise results in a taxable exchange, the tax consequences to the Non-U.S. Holder would be the same as those described below in “Non-U.S. Holders — Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Shares and Warrants.”

Redemption of Warrants for Class A Common Shares

A redemption of Warrants for Class A Common Shares described in this prospectus under “Description of Securities — Warrants” should be treated as a “recapitalization” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, you should not recognize any gain or loss on the redemption of Warrants for shares of our Common Stock. Your aggregate initial tax basis in the Class A Common Shares received in the redemption should equal your aggregate adjusted tax basis in your Warrants redeemed and your holding period for the Class A Common Shares received in redemption of your Warrants should include your holding period for your surrendered Warrants. However, there is some uncertainty regarding this tax treatment and, accordingly, Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of a redemption of Warrants for Class A Common Shares.

Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Shares and Warrants

A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of gain recognized on a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our Class A Common Shares or Warrants or an expiration or redemption of our Warrants, unless:

the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and, if an applicable tax treaty so requires, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder);
the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met; or
we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the period that the Non-U.S. Holder held our Class A Common Shares or Warrants and, in the case where shares of our Class A Common Shares are regularly traded on an established securities market, the Non-U.S. Holder has owned, directly or constructively, more than 5% of our common stock at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or such Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period for

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the shares of our common stock. There can be no assurance that our Class A Common Shares will be treated as regularly traded on an established securities market for this purpose.

Gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. resident. Any gains described in the first bullet point above of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a foreign corporation may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate). Gain described in the second bullet point above will generally be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding possible eligibility for benefits under income tax treaties.

If the third bullet point above applies to a Non-U.S. Holder and applicable exceptions are not available, gain recognized by such holder on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our Common Stock or Warrants will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates. In addition, a buyer of our Common Stock or Warrants from such holder may be required to withhold U.S. income tax at a rate of 15% of the amount realized upon such disposition. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules.

Possible Constructive Distributions

The terms of each Warrant provide for an adjustment to the number of Class A Common Shares for which the Warrant may be exercised or to the exercise price of the Warrant in certain events, as discussed in the section of this prospectus captioned “Description of Securities — Warrants.” An adjustment which has the effect of preventing dilution generally should not be a taxable event. Nevertheless, a Non-U.S. Holder of Warrants would be treated as receiving a constructive distribution from us if, for example, the adjustment increases the holder’s proportionate interest in our assets or earnings and profits (e.g., through an increase in the number of Class A Common Shares that would be obtained upon exercise) as a result of a distribution of cash to the holders of our Class A Common Shares which is taxable to such holders as a distribution. A Non-U.S. Holder would be subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding as described above under “Non-U.S. Holders — Taxation of Distributions” under that section in the same manner as if such Non-U.S. Holder received a cash distribution from us on Class A Common Shares equal to the fair market value of such increased interest.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Provisions of the Code and Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder commonly referred as the “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act” ​(“FATCA”) generally impose withholding at a rate of 30% in certain circumstances on dividends (including constructive dividends) in respect of our securities which are held by or through certain foreign financial institutions (including investment funds), unless any such institution (1) enters into, and complies with, an agreement with the IRS to report, on an annual basis, information with respect to interests in, and accounts maintained by, the institution that are owned by certain U.S. persons and by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly or partially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments, or (2) if required under an intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country, reports such information to its local tax authority, which will exchange such information with the U.S. authorities. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. Accordingly, the entity through which our securities are held will affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends in respect of our securities held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S. entity that does not qualify under certain exceptions will generally be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity either (1) certifies to us or the applicable withholding agent that such entity does not have any “substantial United States owners” or (2) provides certain information regarding the entity’s “substantial United States owners,” which will in turn be provided to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Withholding under FATCA was scheduled to apply to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of property that produces U.S.-source interest or dividends, however, the IRS released proposed regulations that, if finalized in their proposed form, would eliminate the obligation to withhold on such gross proceeds. Although these proposed Treasury Regulations are not final, taxpayers generally may rely on them until final Treasury Regulations are issued. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our securities.

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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments of dividends and the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of our shares of Class A Common Shares and Warrants. A Non-U.S. Holder may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that it is not a United States person in order to avoid information reporting and backup withholding requirements. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty generally will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding as well. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS A GENERAL SUMMARY. IT DOES NOT COVER ALL TAX MATTERS THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER SHOULD CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CLASS A COMMON SHARES AND WARRANTS BASED ON THE INVESTOR’S CIRCUMSTANCES.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following summary of the material terms of our securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities and is qualified by reference to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the Warrant-related documents described herein, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We urge you to read each of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the Warrant-related documents described herein in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.

Authorized and Outstanding Stock

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a total of 450,000,000 shares of capital stock, each with par value $0.0001 per share, consisting of (a) 410,000,000 UHG Common Shares including (i) 350,000,000 Class A Common Shares and (ii) 60,000,000 Class B Common Shares and (b) 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of April 26, 2023, there were 10,621,073 Class A Common Shares and 36,973,877 Class B Common Shares issued and outstanding and no shares of UHG preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Common Stock

Voting Power

Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise provided in any preferred stock designation, the holders of UHG Common Shares will possess all voting power for the election of UHG directors and all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of UHG. Generally, each holder of Class A Common Shares is entitled to one vote per share, and each holder of Class B Common Shares is entitled to two votes per share, voting together as a single class.

Except as otherwise required by law, holders of UHG Common Shares, as such, will not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Amend and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any preferred stock designation) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of UHG preferred stock if the holders of such affected series of UHG preferred stock are entitled to vote on such amendment pursuant to the Amend and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any preferred stock designation) or pursuant to the DGCL.

Dividends

Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding class or series of preferred stock of UHG, holders of UHG Common Shares will be entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by Board of Directors, payable in cash or otherwise out of the assets of UHG legally available therefor. All UHG Common Shares shall be of equal rank and shall be identical with respect to rights to such dividends.

Liquidation, Dissolution and Winding Up

Upon UHG’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and after payment in full of the debts and other liabilities of UHG and to any holders of UHG preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of UHG Common Shares shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of UHG available for distribution to its shareholders, ratably in proportion to the number of UHG Common Shares then issued and outstanding.

Conversion of Class B Common Shares

Each outstanding Class B Common Share may at any time, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable Class A Common Share upon written notice to UHG. Outstanding Class B Common Shares will automatically be converted into Class A Common Shares upon the transfer of such shares, subject to exceptions for certain “Permitted Transfers” as described in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Preemptive or Other Rights

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by the DGCL. Furthermore, subject to applicable law, holders of UHG Common Shares have no preemptive rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption rights, or rights to subscribe for any of UHG’s securities. The rights, powers, preferences and privileges of holders of UHG Common Shares are subject to those of the holders of any shares of UHG Company preferred stock that the Board of Directors may authorize and issue in the future.

Election of Directors

The Board of Directors is divided into three classes, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible, and with each director serving a three-year term. As a result, approximately one-third of Board of Directors will be elected each year. The classification of directors will have the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of Board of Directors. Directors are generally elected by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum is present, and there is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.

Preferred Stock

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that shares of UHG preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series. The Board of Directors is authorized to establish the voting rights, if any, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series of UHG preferred stock. The Board of Directors can, without shareholder approval, issue UHG preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of UHG Common Shares and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of the Board of Directors to issue UHG preferred stock without shareholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of UHG or the removal of existing management.

UHG has no preferred stock outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

Warrants

As of April 26, 2023, there were 11,591,664 Warrants to purchase Class A Common Shares, consisting of 8,625,000 Public Warrants and 2,966,664 Private Placement Warrants.

Public Warrants

Each whole warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole Class A Common Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of DHHC’s initial business combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of DHHC’s Initial Public Offering, except as discussed in the immediately succeeding paragraph. Pursuant to the warrant agreement by and between American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and DHHC (the “warrant agreement”), a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of Class A Common Shares. This means that only a whole warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of DHHC’s initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

UHG will not be obligated to deliver any Class A Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A Common Shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to UHG’s satisfying its obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and UHG will not be obligated to issue Class A Common Shares upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A Common Shares issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will UHG be required to net cash settle any warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised warrants, the purchaser of a Unit containing such warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the Unit solely for the Class A Common Share underlying such Unit.

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statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. UHG will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A Common Shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, UHG may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event UHG so elects, UHG will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but UHG will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

UHG is not required to notify warrant holders of the eligibility of the warrants for redemption; however, in the event that UHG elects to redeem all of the Warrants, in accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement, a notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by UHG not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date to the registered holders of the Public Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner provided in the warrant agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice.

Redemption of Warrants when the price per share of the Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, UHG may call the warrants for redemption (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

in whole and not in part;
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, which UHG refers to as the 30-day redemption period; and
if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of UHG’s Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which UHG sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

UHG will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A Common Shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by UHG, UHG may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

UHG established the last redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and UHG issues a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise his, her or its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Shares may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 (for whole shares) warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.

Redemption of Warrants when the price per share of the Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, UHG may redeem the outstanding warrants:

in whole and not in part;
at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants, but only on a cashless basis, prior to redemption and receive that number of shares to be determined by reference to the table set forth under “Description of Capital Stock of UHG — Warrants — Public Warrants” based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of the Class A Common Shares (as defined below) except as otherwise described in “Description of Capital Stock of UHG — Warrants — Public Warrants;”

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if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before UHG sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
if the closing price of the Class A Common Shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which UHG sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants as described above.

The “fair market value” of the Class A Common Shares for the above purpose shall mean the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. This redemption feature differs from the typical warrant redemption features used in other blank check offerings. UHG will provide its warrant holders with the final fair market value no later than one business day after the 10-trading day period described above ends. In no event will the warrants be exercisable on a cashless basis in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 Class A Common Shares per warrant (subject to adjustment).

The numbers in the table below represent the “redemption prices,” or the number of Class A Common Shares that a warrant holder will receive upon redemption by UHG pursuant to this redemption feature.

The stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table below will be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant is adjusted as set forth in the first three paragraphs under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” below. The adjusted stock prices in the column headings will equal the stock prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant.

Redemption Date (period

    

Fair Market Value of the Class A Common Shares

to expiration of warrants)

    

≤$10.00

    

$11.00

    

$12.00

    

$13.00

    

$14.00

    

$15.00

    

$16.00

    

$17.00

    

≥$18.00

60 months

 

0.261

 

0.281

 

0.297

 

0.311

 

0.324

 

0.337

 

0.348

 

0.358

 

0.361

57 months

 

0.257

 

0.277

 

0.294

 

0.310

 

0.324

 

0.337

 

0.348

 

0.358

 

0.361

54 months

 

0.252

 

0.272

 

0.291

 

0.307

 

0.322

 

0.335

 

0.347

 

0.357

 

0.361

51 months

 

0.246

 

0.268

 

0.287

 

0.304

 

0.320

 

0.333

 

0.346

 

0.357

 

0.361

48 months

 

0.241

 

0.263

 

0.283

 

0.301

 

0.317

 

0.332

 

0.344

 

0.356

 

0.361

45 months

 

0.235

 

0.258

 

0.279

 

0.298

 

0.315

 

0.330

 

0.343

 

0.356

 

0.361

42 months

 

0.228

 

0.252

 

0.274

 

0.294

 

0.312

 

0.328

 

0.342

 

0.355

 

0.361

39 months

 

0.221

 

0.246

 

0.269

 

0.290

 

0.309

 

0.325

 

0.340

 

0.354

 

0.361

36 months

 

0.213

 

0.239

 

0.263

 

0.285

 

0.305

 

0.323

 

0.339

 

0.353

 

0.361

33 months

 

0.205

 

0.232

 

0.257

 

0.280

 

0.301

 

0.320

 

0.337

 

0.352

 

0.361

30 months

 

0.196

 

0.224

 

0.250

 

0.274

 

0.297

 

0.316

 

0.335

 

0.351

 

0.361

27 months

 

0.185

 

0.214

 

0.242

 

0.268

 

0.291

 

0.313

 

0.332

 

0.350

 

0.361

24 months

 

0.173

 

0.204

 

0.233

 

0.260

 

0.285

 

0.308

 

0.329

 

0.348

 

0.361

21 months

 

0.161

 

0.193

 

0.223

 

0.252

 

0.279

 

0.304

 

0.326

 

0.347

 

0.361

18 months

 

0.146

 

0.179

 

0.211

 

0.242

 

0.271

 

0.298

 

0.322

 

0.345

 

0.361

15 months

 

0.130

 

0.164

 

0.197

 

0.230

 

0.262

 

0.291

 

0.317

 

0.342

 

0.361

12 months

 

0.111

 

0.146

 

0.181

 

0.216

 

0.250

 

0.282

 

0.312

 

0.339

 

0.361

9 months

 

0.090

 

0.125

 

0.162

 

0.199

 

0.237

 

0.272

 

0.305

 

0.336

 

0.361

6 months

 

0.065

 

0.099

 

0.137

 

0.178

 

0.219

 

0.259

 

0.296

 

0.331

 

0.361

3 months

 

0.034

 

0.065

 

0.104

 

0.150

 

0.197

 

0.243

 

0.286

 

0.326

 

0.361

0 months

 

 

 

0.042

 

0.115

 

0.179

 

0.233

 

0.281

 

0.323

 

0.361

The exact fair market value and redemption date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the fair market value is between two values in the table or the redemption date is between two redemption dates in the table, the number of Class A Common Shares to be issued for each warrant exercised will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and lower fair market values and the earlier and later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable. For example, if the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Shares during the 10

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trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the warrants is $11 per share, and at such time there are 57 months until the expiration of the warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their warrants for 0.277 Class A Common Shares for each whole warrant. For an example where the exact fair market value and redemption date are not as set forth in the table above, if the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Shares during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the warrants is $13.50 per share, and at such time there are 38 months until the expiration of the warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their warrants for 0.298 Class A Common Shares for each whole warrant. In no event will the warrants be exercisable on a cashless basis in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 Class A Common Shares per warrant (subject to adjustment). Finally, as reflected in the table above, if the warrants are out of the money and about to expire, they cannot be exercised on a cashless basis in connection with a redemption by UHG pursuant to this redemption feature, since they will not be exercisable for any Class A Common Shares.

This redemption feature differs from the typical warrant redemption features used in many other blank check offerings, which typically only provide for a redemption of warrants for cash (other than the Private Placement Warrants) when the trading price for the Class A Common Shares exceeds $18.00 per share for a specified period of time. This redemption feature is structured to allow for all of the outstanding warrants to be redeemed when the Class A Common Shares are trading at or above $10.00 per share, which may be at a time when the trading price of the Class A Common Shares is below the exercise price of the warrants. UHG established this redemption feature to provide UHG with the flexibility to redeem the warrants without the warrants having to reach the $18.00 per share threshold set forth above under “Description of Securities of Capital Stock of UHG — Warrants — Public Warrants — Redemption of Warrants When the Price Per Share of the Class A Common Shares Equals or Exceeds $18.00.” Holders choosing to exercise their warrants in connection with a redemption pursuant to this feature will, in effect, receive a number of shares for their warrants based on an option pricing model with a fixed volatility input. This redemption right provides UHG with an additional mechanism by which to redeem all of the outstanding warrants, and therefore have certainty as to (i) UHG’s capital structure as the warrants would no longer be outstanding and would have been exercised or redeemed and (ii) the amount of cash provided by the exercise of the warrants and available to use, and also provides a ceiling to the theoretical value of the warrants as it locks in the amount of shares UHG would pay to warrant holders that exercise if UHG chooses to redeem the warrants in this manner. UHG will be required to pay the applicable redemption price to warrant holders if UHG chooses to exercise this redemption right and it will allow UHG to quickly proceed with a redemption of the warrants if UHG determines it is in its best interest to do so. As such, UHG would redeem the warrants in this manner when UHG believes it is in its best interest to update its capital structure to remove the warrants and pay the redemption price to the warrant holders.

As stated above, UHG can redeem the warrants when the Class A Common Shares are trading at a price starting at $10.00, which is below the exercise price of $11.50, because it will provide certainty with respect to UHG’s capital structure and cash position while providing warrant holders with the opportunity to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis for the applicable number of shares. If UHG chooses to redeem the warrants when the Class A Common Shares are trading at a price below the exercise price of the warrants, this could result in the warrant holders receiving fewer Class A Common Shares than they would have received if they had chosen to wait to exercise their warrants for Class A Common Shares if and when such Class A Common Shares were trading at a price higher than the exercise price of $11.50.

No fractional Class A Common Shares will be issued upon exercise. If, upon exercise, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, UHG will round down to the nearest whole number of Class A Common Shares to be issued to the holder. If, at the time of redemption, the warrants are exercisable for a security other than the Class A Common Shares pursuant to the warrant agreement, the warrants may be exercised for such security. At such time as the warrants become exercisable for a security other than the Class A Common Shares, the surviving company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register under the Securities Act the security issuable upon the exercise of the warrants within 20 business days of the closing of an initial business combination.

Redemption Procedures and Cashless Exercise. If UHG calls the warrants for redemption for $0.01 as described above, UHG’s management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis”. In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis”, UHG’s management will consider, among other factors, UHG’s cash position, the number of warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on UHG’s stockholders of issuing the maximum number of Class A Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of its warrants. If UHG’s management takes advantage of this option, all holders of warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of Class A Common Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A Common Shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Class A Common Shares for

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the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. If UHG’s management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of Class A Common Shares to be received upon exercise of the warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. UHG believes this feature is an attractive option to it if it does not need the cash from the exercise of the warrants after its initial business combination. If UHG calls its warrants for redemption and UHG’s management does not take advantage of this option, the Sponsor, the Anchor Investors and their permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise their Private Placement Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.

A holder of a warrant may notify UHG in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the warrant agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 4.8% or 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the Class A Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.

Anti-Dilution Adjustments. If the number of outstanding Class A Common Shares is increased by a stock dividend payable in Class A Common Shares, or by a split-up of Class A Common Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of Class A Common Shares issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding Class A Common Shares. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Shares entitling holders to purchase Class A Common Shares at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of Class A Common Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Common Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Shares) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Class A Common Shares paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Shares, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Shares, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Class A Common Shares on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.

In addition, if UHG, at any time while the warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a dividend or makes a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Shares on account of such Class A Common Shares (or other shares of UHG’s capital stock into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above or (b) certain ordinary cash dividends, then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of the Class A Common Shares in respect of such event.

If the number of outstanding Class A Common Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of Class A Common Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of Class A Common Shares issuable on exercise of each warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Class A Common Shares.

Whenever the number of Class A Common Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of Class A Common Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of Class A Common Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.

In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Class A Common Shares (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such Class A Common Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of UHG with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which UHG is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of outstanding Class A Common Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of UHG as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which UHG is dissolved, the holders of the warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the Class A Common Shares immediately theretofore purchasable and

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receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Shares in such a transaction is payable in the form of common stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within 30 days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in the warrant agreement) of the warrant. The warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and UHG. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of Public Warrants.

The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to UHG, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Class A Common Shares or any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive Class A Common Shares. After the issuance of Class A Common Shares upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one (1) vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, UHG will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of Class A Common Shares to be issued to the warrant holder.

Private Placement Warrants

The Private Placement Warrants (including the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans and the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of UHG’s initial business combination (except, among other limited exceptions, to UHG’s officers, directors, Anchor Investors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to the Sponsor or Anchor Investors) and they will not be redeemable by UHG so long as they are held by the Sponsor, Anchor Investors or their permitted transferees (except for a number of Class A Common Shares as described under “Description of Securities — Warrants — Public Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per share of the Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $10.00”). Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor, Anchor Investors or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by UHG and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. Each of the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

If holders of the Private Placement Warrants elect to exercise them on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of Class A Common Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A Common Shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Class A Common Shares for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of warrant exercise is sent to the warrant agent. The reason that UHG has agreed that these warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor, Anchor Investors or their permitted transferees is because it was not known at the time such warrants were sold whether they would be affiliated with UHG following an initial business combination. If they remain affiliated with UHG, their ability to sell UHG’s securities in the open market will be significantly limited. UHG will have policies in place that prohibit insiders from selling its securities except during specific periods of time. Even during such periods of time when insiders will be permitted to sell UHG’s securities, an insider cannot trade in UHG’s securities if he or she is in possession of material non-public information. Accordingly, unlike public stockholders who could sell the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants freely in the open market, the insiders could be significantly restricted from doing so. As a result, UHG believes that allowing the holders to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis is appropriate.

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The Sponsor and Anchor Investors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of any of these warrants) until the date that is 30 days after the Closing of the Business Combination, except for, among other limited exceptions, transfers made to UHG’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to the Sponsor or Anchor Investors.

Dividends

UHG has not paid any cash dividends on the UHG Common Shares to date and does not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of the Business Combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon UHG’s revenue and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of the Business Combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to the Business Combination will be within the discretion of the Board of Directors at such time. UHG’s ability to declare dividends may also be limited by restrictive covenants pursuant to any debt financing agreements.

Listing of Securities

UHG’s Common Shares and Public Warrants are currently listed on Nasdaq, under the symbols “DUHG” and “UHGWW,” respectively.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for the UHG Common Shares is, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law

Classified Board of Directors

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Board of Directors is to be divided into three classes of directors, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible, and with each director serving a three-year term. As a result, approximately one-third of the Board of Directors will be elected each year. The classification of directors will have the effect of making it more difficult for shareholders to change the composition of the Board of Directors. Amending the classified Board of Directors provisions requires approval by two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding voting power; provided, however, that for so long as the holders of the Class B Common Shares hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding UHG Common Shares, the required threshold for such an amendment shall be the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of UHG entitled to vote thereon.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

The authorized but unissued UHG Common Shares and shares of UHG’s preferred stock are available for future issuance without shareholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of The Nasdaq Capital Market. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved UHG common stock and preferred stock could make more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of UHG by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Shareholder Action; Special Meetings of Shareholders

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, (i) for so long as the holders of Class B Common Shares hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders may be effected by consent in lieu of a meeting, and (ii) if the holders of Class B Common Shares no longer hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding UHG Common Shares, any action required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the shareholders and may not be effected by any consent by such shareholders. As a result, at any time at which the holders of Class B Common Shares do not hold a majority of the outstanding voting power, a holder controlling a majority of UHG capital stock would not be able to amend the Bylaws or remove directors without holding a meeting of shareholders called in accordance with the Bylaws. This restriction does not apply to actions taken by the holders of any series of preferred stock of UHG to the extent expressly provided in the applicable preferred stock designation.

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Further, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to any special rights of the holders of preferred stock of UHG, (i) for so long as the holders of Class B Common Shares hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock, special meetings of the shareholders may be called only by: (a) the UHG; or (b) the Secretary, following receipt of one or more written demands to call a special meeting of the shareholders from shareholders of record who own, in the aggregate, at least 51% in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting that complies with the procedures for calling a special meeting of the shareholders as may be set forth in the Bylaws, and (ii) from and after the time the holders of Class B Common Shares no longer hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding UHG Common Shares, special meetings of the shareholders of UHG may only be called by the Board of Directors.

Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations

The Bylaws provide that shareholders seeking to bring business before UHG’s annual meeting of shareholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at its annual meeting of shareholders, must provide timely notice. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of UHG not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day before the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders. However, in the event that the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date (or if there has been no prior annual meeting), notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made by UHG. The Bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a shareholders’ notice. These provisions may preclude UHG’s shareholders from bringing matters before its annual meeting of shareholders or from making nominations for directors.

Amendment of Charter or Bylaws

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, the Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the shares of the capital stock of UHG entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting as one class. If the holders of Class B Common Shares no longer hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of UHG entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, will be required to amend certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation related to the classified Board of Directors and limitation of liabilities. For so long as the holders of Class B Common Shares hold at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock, the requisite threshold shall be the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of UHG entitled to vote thereon.

Board Vacancies

Any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, subject to any special rights of the holders of preferred stock of UHG. Any director chosen to fill a vacancy will hold office until the expiration of the term of the class for which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. Except as otherwise provided by law, in the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining directors may exercise the powers of the full Board of Directors until the vacancy is filled.

Preferred Directors

Under the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, during any period when the holders of one or more series of preferred stock have the separate right to elect additional directors, the then otherwise total authorized number of directors will automatically be increased by such number of directors that the holders of any series of preferred stock have a right to elect. Whenever the holders of one or more series of preferred stock having a separate right to elect additional directors cease to have such right, the terms of office of all preferred stock directors elected by the holders of such series of preferred stock, and the total authorized number of directors, will be automatically reduced accordingly.

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Conversant Director

Pursuant to that certain Conversant Subscription Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and among the Company and Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP ("Conversant"), for so long as 50% of the original principal amount of convertible notes issued by the Company to Conversant and certain other investors are outstanding and have not been converted or cash settled, Conversant shall have the right to designate one member of the Board of Directors. To fulfill its obligations under the Conversant Subscription Agreement, the Company expanded the size of the Board to eleven (11) directors.

Exclusive Forum Selection

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that (A) (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of UHG, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, other employee or shareholder of UHG to UHG or UHG’s shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as either may be amended or restated) or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, the federal district court of the State of Delaware; and (B) the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Under the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these provisions may be waived by UHG at its discretion.

Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Although UHG believes these provisions benefit UHG by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, a court may determine that these provisions are unenforceable, and to the extent they are enforceable, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against UHG’s directors and officers, although UHG shareholders will not be deemed to have waived its compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

UHG is, and for a period of 12 months following the effectiveness of the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State UHG will be, subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a Delaware corporation that is listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 shareholders from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested shareholder” for a three-year period following the time that such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, certain mergers, asset or stock sales or other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested shareholder. An “interested shareholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested shareholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested shareholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:

before the shareholder became interested, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested shareholder;
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested shareholder, the interested shareholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans, in some instances; or
at or after the time the shareholder became interested, the business combination was approved by the Board of Directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of at least 662∕3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested shareholder.

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Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested shareholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring UHG to negotiate in advance with the Board of Directors because the shareholder approval requirement would be avoided if the Board of Directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the shareholder becoming an interested shareholder. Section 203 of the DGCL also may have the effect of preventing changes in the Board of Directors and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which shareholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

Limitation on Liability

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a UHG Company director or officer shall not be personally liable to UHG or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.

Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

The Bylaws provide that UHG’s directors and officers will be indemnified and advanced expenses by UHG to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, the Bylaws provide that UHG’s directors will not be personally liable to UHG or its shareholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

The Bylaws also permit UHG to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent of UHG for any liability arising out of his or her status as such, regardless of whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.

These provisions may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against UHG directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit UHG and its shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent UHG pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. DHHC believes that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to UHG directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, DHHC has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of any securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of DiamondHead Holdings Corp. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 appearing in this prospectus have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of DiamondHead Holdings Corp. to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as an expert in accounting and auditing.

The carve-out financial statements of the homebuilding operations of GSH as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, have been audited by FORVIS, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included in this prospectus. Such financial statements have been included herein in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read our SEC filings, including this prospectus, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Our website address is www.unitedhomesgroup.com. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, the following documents as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K; our proxy statements for our annual and special stockholder meetings; our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; our Current Reports on Form 8-K; Forms 3, 4, and 5 and Schedules 13D with respect to our securities filed on behalf of our directors and our executive officers; and amendments to those documents. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page

GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

Audited Carve-Out Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2022 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-4

Balance Sheets

F-5

Statements of Income

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Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ and Other Affiliates’ Net Investment

F-7

Statements of Cash Flows

F-8

Notes to the Carve-Out Financial Statements

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DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

Audited Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021

F-32

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

F-33

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

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Notes to Financial Statements

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

Carve-out Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022

And Independent Auditor’s Report

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

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CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022

Balance Sheets

F-5

Statements of Income

F-6

Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ and Other Affiliates’ Net Investment

F-7

Statements of Cash Flows

F-8

Notes to the Carve-Out Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Great Southern Homes, Inc.

Irmo, South Carolina

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying carve-out balance sheets of the homebuilding operations of Great Southern Homes, Inc., (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related carve-out statements of income, changes in shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases effective January 1, 2022, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.

We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ FORVIS, LLP

(Formerly, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP)

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.

Tysons, VA

March 17, 2023

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

    

2022

    

2021

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

12,238,835

$

51,504,887

Accounts receivable

 

1,976,334

 

2,086,018

Inventories:

 

  

 

  

Homes under construction and finished homes

 

163,997,487

 

123,000,199

Developed lots

 

16,205,448

 

17,025,273

Due from related party

 

1,437,235

 

Lot purchase agreement deposits

 

3,804,436

 

2,946,001

Investment in Joint Venture

 

186,086

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,385,698

 

1,590,353

Operating right-of-use assets

 

1,001,277

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

6,112,044

 

4,107,254

Total Assets

$

208,344,880

$

202,259,985

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ AND OTHER AFFILIATES’ NET INVESTMENT

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable

$

22,077,240

$

28,741,054

Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt

 

120,797,006

 

102,502,287

Operating lease liabilities

 

1,001,277

 

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

 

5,465,321

 

4,458,232

Total Liabilities

$

149,340,844

$

135,701,573

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

 

  

 

  

Shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment

 

100,322,957

 

83,586,722

Net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates

 

(41,318,921)

 

(17,028,310)

Total Shareholders’ and Other Affiliates’ Net investment

 

59,004,036

 

66,558,412

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ and Other Affiliates’ Net Investment

$

208,344,880

$

202,259,985

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Revenue, net of sales discounts

$

477,045,949

$

432,891,510

$

327,254,305

Cost of sales

 

358,238,703

 

332,274,788

 

260,115,893

Gross Profit

 

118,807,246

 

100,616,722

 

67,138,412

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

49,685,730

 

38,461,370

 

29,891,622

Net Income from Operations

$

69,121,516

$

62,155,352

$

37,246,790

Other income, net

 

230,692

 

257,659

 

1,729,584

Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture

 

137,086

 

 

Net Income

$

69,489,294

$

62,413,011

$

38,976,374

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

$

694.89

$

624.13

$

389.76

Diluted

$

674.92

$

624.13

$

389.76

Basic and diluted weighted-average number of shares

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

100,000

Diluted

 

102,960

 

100,000

 

100,000

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ AND OTHER AFFILIATES’ NET INVESTMENT

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

    

Shareholders’ and

    

Net Due To and Due

    

 Other Affiliates’

From Shareholders

    

 Net Investment

    

and Other Affiliates

    

Total

Balance, January 1, 2020

$

38,051,216

$

(17,800,153)

$

20,251,063

Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates

 

(22,330,269)

 

(2,728,627)

 

(25,058,896)

Net income

 

38,976,374

 

 

38,976,374

Balance, December 31, 2020

$

54,697,321

 

(20,528,780)

$

34,168,541

Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates

 

(33,523,610)

 

3,500,470

 

(30,023,140)

Net income

 

62,413,011

 

 

62,413,011

Balance, December 31, 2021

$

83,586,722

$

(17,028,310)

$

66,558,412

Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates

 

(54,175,689)

 

(24,290,611)

 

(78,466,300)

Stock compensation

 

1,422,630

 

 

1,422,630

Net income

 

69,489,294

 

 

69,489,294

Balance, December 31, 2022

$

100,322,957

$

(41,318,921)

$

59,004,036

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net income

$

69,489,294

$

62,413,011

$

38,976,374

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture

 

(137,086)

 

 

Depreciation

 

355,566

 

358,587

 

182,786

Loss on sale of property and equipment

 

6,966

 

15,000

 

14,368

Amortization of deferred loan costs

 

404,146

 

421,186

 

408,674

Stock compensation expense

 

1,422,630

 

 

Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets

 

525,434

 

 

Net change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Accounts receivable

 

109,684

 

(1,178,383)

 

(563,109)

Related party receivable

 

(1,437,235)

 

 

Inventories

 

(26,673,147)

 

(12,726,300)

 

29,294,686

Lot purchase agreement deposits

 

(858,435)

 

417,025

 

(1,290,574)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(2,408,936)

 

(1,983,511)

 

229,838

Accounts payable

 

(6,663,814)

 

9,937,222

 

3,869,223

Operating lease liabilities

 

(525,434)

 

 

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

 

1,007,089

 

644,199

 

659,436

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

 

34,616,722

 

58,318,036

 

71,781,702

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(171,685)

 

(404,244)

 

(805,294)

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

 

13,808

 

10,190

 

20,000

Capital contribution in joint venture

 

(49,000)

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

 

(206,877)

 

(394,054)

 

(785,294)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Proceeds from homebuilding debt

 

179,336,312

 

285,392,912

 

194,418,471

Repayments of homebuilding debt

 

(170,810,631)

 

(262,064,474)

 

(210,255,229)

Proceeds from other affiliate debt

 

10,851,187

 

10,025,865

 

13,259,394

Repayments of other affiliate debt

 

(918,453)

 

(5,624,330)

 

(7,499,472)

Repayments on equipment financing

 

(142,536)

 

(43,070)

 

(95,411)

Payment of deferred loan costs

 

 

(1,264,403)

 

(337,500)

Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates

 

(54,175,689)

 

(33,523,610)

 

(22,330,269)

Changes in net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates

 

(37,816,087)

 

(28,497,772)

 

(18,579,633)

Net cash flows used in financing activities

 

(73,675,897)

 

(35,598,882)

 

(51,419,649)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(39,266,052)

 

22,325,100

 

19,576,759

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

51,504,887

 

29,179,787

 

9,603,028

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$

12,238,835

$

51,504,887

$

29,179,787

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cash paid for interest

$

5,000,196

$

3,199,503

$

4,235,364

Non-cash financing activities

 

  

 

  

 

  

Conversion of other affiliates debt to homebuilding debt

 

1,414,681

 

7,985,557

 

6,101,195

Noncash investing activities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of due from Other Affiliates

 

13,504,316

 

33,170,761

 

19,541,090

Transfer of constructed model homes to related parties

 

 

(1,517,030)

 

(3,690,084)

Contribution of fixed assets

 

 

344,511

 

Additions of right-of-use lease assets and liabilities

 

1,585,096

 

 

Transfer of co-obligor debt to land development affiliate

 

21,160

 

 

Total non-cash activities

$

16,525,253

$

39,983,799

$

21,952,201

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation

Nature of Business – Great Southern Homes, Inc. (“GSH”) is a land development and homebuilding company located in Columbia, South Carolina. GSH was formed as a South Carolina C corporation in June 2004 and elected S corporation status in 2008.

GSH develops land and constructs single-family residential homes. GSH has active operations in South Carolina and Georgia offering a range of residential products including entry-level attached and detached homes, first-time move up attached and detached homes and second move-up detached homes. The constructed homes appeal to a wide range of buyer profiles, from first-time to lifestyle buyers.

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying carve-out financial statements present historical information and results attributable to the homebuilding operations of GSH (“Homebuilding” or the “Company”). The carve-out financial statements exclude GSH’s operations related to land development operations. The accompanying carve-out financial statements (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) include financial information as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

The Company’s primary objective is to provide customers with homes of exceptional quality and value while maximizing its return on investment. Generally, the Company grows by expanding its market share in existing markets and by expanding into markets contiguous to the current active markets.

Throughout the periods covered by the financial statements, the Company operated as part of GSH. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared from GSH’s historical financial records and reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented on a carve-out basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The Company has historically transacted with affiliates that are owned by the shareholders of the Company. The Company has categorized the various affiliates based on the nature of the transactions with the Company and their primary operations. The categories are as follows:

Land Development Affiliates - Land development affiliates’ primary operations consist of acquiring and developing raw parcels of land for vertical home construction. Upon completion, the land development affiliates transfer the developed lots to the Company in a non-cash transaction.

Other Operating Affiliates - Other operating affiliates’ operations consist of acquiring and developing land, purchasing constructed houses for rental properties, leasing activities, and purchasing model homes to be maintained during the sell down period of a community.

Collectively, these are referred to as “Other Affiliates” in these financial statements and represented as related parties (see Note 6 - Related party transactions).

All assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses directly associated with the activity of the Company are included in these financial statements. Cash and cash equivalents is included in these financial statements, as the Company provided the cash management/treasury function for the Other Affiliates. In addition, a portion of GSH’s corporate expenses including share-based compensation were allocated to the Company based on direct usage when identifiable or, when not directly identifiable, on the basis of proportional cost of sales or employee headcount, as applicable. The corporate expense allocations include the cost of corporate functions and resources provided by or administered by GSH including, predominately, costs associated with executive management, finance, accounting, legal, human resources, and costs associated with operating GSH’s office buildings. The corporate expense allocation requires significant judgment and management believes the basis on which the corporate expenses have been allocated reasonably reflects the utilization of services provided to the Company during the periods presented. Balance sheet accounts were

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

reviewed to determine what was attributable to the Company. There were no Balance Sheet accounts that required allocation procedures for assets and liabilities.

In addition, all significant transactions between the Company and GSH have been included in these financial statements. The aggregated net effect of transactions between the Company and GSH are reflected in the Balance Sheets within Total shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment and in the Statements of Cash Flows within Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates, changes in net due from and net due to shareholders and other affiliates and, when transactions were historically not settled in cash, in Non-cash financing activities. Net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates balances are generally presented as a contra-account in the Balance Sheets within Total shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment due to the expectation they will not be settled in cash in the future. Certain related party amounts that are expected to be settled in cash are presented as Due from related party in the Balance Sheet.

GSH’s third-party long-term debt and related interest expense have all been allocated to the Company. The Company is considered the primary legal obligor of such debt as it is the sole cash generating entity and responsible for repayment of the debt. Certain portions of that long-term debt and the related interest consist of construction revolving lines of credit and are reflected as Homebuilding debt. The remaining portions of long-term debt and the related interest have been used to finance operations that are not related to the Company, primarily land development activities, and are presented as Other Affiliate debt. The Other Affiliate debt balances related to these operations have an associated Due from shareholders and other affiliates recorded to the Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The results reported in these financial statements would not be indicative of the Company’s future performance, primarily because the lots developed by affiliates were not transferred to the Homebuilding Operations at a market rate. As such, these results do not necessarily reflect what the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows would have been had it operated as an independent company during the periods presented.

Emerging Growth Company Status – The financial statements have been prepared as if the Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the same time as private companies. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another company which is neither an emerging growth company nor which has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in financial accounting standards used.

Proposed Business Combination – On September 10, 2022, GSH entered into a business combination agreement with Diamondhead Holdings Corp. (“DHHC”) and Hestia Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”). If the business combination is subsequently consummated, the Merger sub will merge with and into GSH (the “Business Combination”), with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DHHC. GSH will be deemed the accounting acquirer as the Business Combination will be treated as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies

Use of Estimates – The preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make informed estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates made by the Company include corporate expense allocation, useful lives of depreciable assets, revenue recognition associated with contracts recognized over time, capitalized interest, warranty reserves, and share-based compensation. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to be cash and all highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into cash with a maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents also include cash proceeds from home closings that are in-transit or held by the Company’s third-party escrow agents for the Company’s benefit. The home closing proceeds are generally received in less than five days and are considered to be deposits in transit. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $0 and $981,251 deposits in transit, respectively.

The Company places its cash and cash equivalents on deposit with various financial institutions in the United States. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures up to $250,000 for substantially all depository accounts at each financial institution. The Company’s cash accounts at various times during the year may be in excess of the insured amount.

Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable are stated at cost less an allowance for doubtful accounts. Management’s determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on an evaluation of the accounts receivable, past experience, current economic conditions, and other risks inherent in the accounts receivable portfolio. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there was no allowance for doubtful accounts recorded.

Inventories and Cost of Sales – The carrying value of inventory is stated at cost unless events and circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Inventory consists of developed lots, homes under construction, and finished homes.

-Developed lots - This inventory consists of land that has been developed for or acquired by the Company and where vertical construction is imminent. Developed lot costs are typically allocated to individual residential lots on a per lot basis based on specific costs incurred for the acquisition of the lot. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the amount of developed lots included in inventory was $16,205,448 and $17,025,273, respectively. Developed lots purchased at fair value from third parties was $10,052,179 and $9,445,580 as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, which is included in Developed Lots on the Balance Sheets.
-Homes under construction - At the time construction of the home begins, developed lots are transferred to homes under construction within inventory. This inventory represents costs associated with active homebuilding activities which include, predominately, labor and overhead costs related to home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes and land option fees. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the amount of inventory related to homes under construction included in homes under construction and finished homes was $141,863,561 and $110,224,757, respectively.
-Finished homes - This inventory represents completed but unsold homes at the end of the reporting period. Costs incurred in connection with completed homes including associated selling, general, and administrative costs are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the amount of inventory related to finished homes included in homes under construction and finished homes was $22,133,926 and $12,775,442, respectively.

Upon settlement, costs associated with units sold are expensed to Cost of sales based on a specific identification basis. Costs of sales consists of specific construction costs of each home, estimated warranty costs, allocated developed lots, and closing costs applicable to the home. In addition, the Company receives rebates with certain suppliers for the use of their product. The Company records the receipt of the rebate as a reduction in Cost of sales based on a specific identification basis. At the time of closing, the

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Company performs an analysis to accrue for costs that were incurred as part of the construction of the home but unpaid at the time of closing. The costs are recorded in Cost of sales in the Statements of Income.

Lot Purchase Agreement Deposits – The Company enters into lot purchase agreements with unrelated third parties (“Land Developers”) to acquire lots for the construction of homes. The agreements require the Company to pay a cash deposit in consideration for the right to purchase the lots at a future point in time at preestablished terms. The Company transfers the deposit to inventory upon receipt of the title of the lot. See Note 7-Lot purchase agreement deposits for further details.

Pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 and subtopics related to the consolidation of variable interest entities, the Company analyzes the Land Developers under the variable interest model to determine if such interest in Land Developers is considered a variable interest, and, if so, whether the Land Developers are required to be consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. Management determines whether the Land Developers are considered variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at the time management becomes involved with Land Developers. The Company invests in less than half of the fair value of the Land Developers’ assets. The Company does not have any specific performance obligations to purchase a certain number or any of the lots or guarantee any of the Land Developers’ financial or other liabilities. The Company is not involved in the design or creation of these entities. As such, the deposits placed by the Company pursuant to the lot purchase agreements are not deemed to be variable interests in the respective Land Developers.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is allocated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. The estimated useful life of each asset group is summarized below:

Asset Group

    

Estimated Useful Lives

Furniture and Fixtures

 

5 to 7 years

Leasehold Improvements

 

Lesser of 40 years or the lease term

Machinery and Equipment

 

5 to 7 years

Office Equipment

 

5 to 7 years

Vehicles

 

5 years

Normal repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, whereas significant improvements which materially increase the value or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining estimated useful life of the related assets.

Upon sale or retirement of depreciable assets, the related cost and accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts. Any gain or loss on the sale or retirement of the depreciable asset is recognized as Other income (expense) on the Statements of Income.

Long-Lived Assets – The Company evaluates the carrying value of its long-lived assets, which consist of Inventory and Property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate an impairment might exist.

Inventory impairment exists if the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable from the sale prices expected from future home sales. The Company reviews the performance and outlook of its inventories for indicators of potential impairment on a community level. Any calculated impairments are recorded immediately in Cost of sales.

Recoverability for Property and equipment is measured by the expected undiscounted future cash flows of the assets compared to the carrying amounts of the assets. If the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the assets, the excess of the net book value over the estimated fair value is charged to current earnings. Fair value is based upon discounted cash flows of the assets at a rate deemed reasonable for the type of asset and prevailing market conditions and appraisal.

There were no triggering events or impairments recorded for all years presented.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Deferred Loan Costs – Loan costs associated with the Company’s Homebuilding debt are capitalized and amortized over the term of the line of credit on a straight-line basis. These costs are included within inventory for homes under construction and finished homes. See Note 5-Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt for further details.

Earnings per Share – Earnings per share (“EPS”) is presented assuming the capital structure of GSH, as the Company only presents Shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment. Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of GSH common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of GSH common shares outstanding for the period plus the assumed exercise of all dilutive GSH securities using the treasury stock method. See Note 13 - Earnings per share.

Investment in Joint Venture – GSH has entered into a joint venture agreement with an unrelated third party and acquired a 49% equity stake in Homeowners Mortgage, LLC (“Joint Venture”). The Joint Venture operates with the purpose of assisting homebuyers through the homebuying experience. The Company made an initial capital contribution of $49,000 at the formation of the Joint Venture on February 4, 2022. The Company has no obligations to make future capital contributions as governed by the Joint Venture’s operating agreement. If any future contributions are made, they generally will be based on a pro rata basis, based on the Company’s respective equity interest in the Joint Venture.

The Company accounts for its investment in the Joint Venture under the equity method of accounting, as it determined that the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the venture, but does not have control. Under the equity method, the investment in the unconsolidated joint venture is recorded initially at cost, as Investment in Joint Venture, and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings, cash contributions, less distributions and impairments. The Joint Venture commenced operations in June 2022. Equity in earnings from the investment in the Joint Venture for the period from the commencement of operations through December 31, 2022 was $137,086, increasing the investment in Joint Venture as of December 31, 2022 to $186,086. There were no additional capital contributions and distributions for the year ended December 31, 2022 aside from the initial contribution of $49,000. Additionally, there were no impairment losses related to the Company’s investment in the Joint Venture recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Share-Based Compensation – GSH’s share-based compensation was allocated to the Company in accordance with the methodology described in Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation. GSH has two types of share-based compensation, stock options and stock warrants.

Stock option awards are expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the entire award from the date of grant through the period of the last separately vesting portion of the grant. GSH accounts for forfeitures when they occur. Stock warrant awards do not contain a service condition and are expensed on the grant date. The fair value of share-based awards, granted or modified, is determined on the grant date (or modification or acquisition dates, if applicable) at fair value, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected term and stock price volatility. See Note 10 - Stock compensation.

Transaction costs - The Company records deferred transaction costs, which consist of legal, accounting and other fees related to the preparation of the Business Combination (see Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation). The deferred transaction costs will be offset against proceeds from the transaction upon the effectiveness of the Business Combination. In the event the transaction is terminated, all capitalized deferred transaction costs would be expensed. As of December 31, 2022, $2,491,459 of deferred transaction costs were capitalized and recorded in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the Balance Sheets. Transaction costs that are not eligible to be capitalized are expensed as incurred and included within Selling, general, and administrative expense in the Statements of Income.

Leases – In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in this ASU supersedes the leasing guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, Leases. Under the new guidance, lessees are required to recognize right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the Balance Sheet for all leases with terms longer

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The Company adopted Topic 842 on January 1, 2022, using the modified retrospective transition method. In addition, the Company elected the practical expedients during transition which permitted the Company not to reassess under the new standard prior conclusions about the existence of a lease, lease classification, and initial direct cost. As a result of adopting Topic 842, the Company recognized operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities of $1,149,832 on January 1, 2022.

The Company determines if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception. Leases are recognized when the contract provides the Company the right to use an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities in the Balance Sheet.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an explicit borrowing rate, management uses the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date, or at the date of transition for leases transitioned to Topic 842 on January 1, 2022, in determining the present value of the lease payments. In determining the incremental borrowing rate, the Company considered the lease term, credit risk of the lessee and the lease, the size of the lease payments, the current economic environment affecting the lessee and the lease, and the collateralized nature of the lease. The ROU assets also include any lease payments made, reduced by any lease incentives. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in Selling, general, and administrative expense on the statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components when accounting for ROU assets and lease liabilities of all asset classes.

Variable lease costs represent additional expenses incurred by the Company that are not included in the lease payment. Variable lease costs include maintenance charges, taxes, insurance, and other similar costs, and are recorded within Selling, general and administrative expense on the statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company has elected not to recognize leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (“short-term leases”) on the Balance Sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation is incurred.

Beginning in December 2022, GSH entered into sale-leaseback transactions with related parties. Unless otherwise noted, GSH accounts for sale-leaseback transactions at their contractually stated terms. As the leases do not provide an explicit borrowing rate, management used the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on information available as of the lease commencement date. Refer to Note 6 - Related party transactions for additional detail on these transactions.

Revenue Recognition - The Company’s revenues consist primarily of home sales in the United States. Home sale transactions are made under fixed price contracts. The Company generally determines the selling price per home based on the expected cost plus a margin. Home sale transactions typically have one single performance obligation to deliver a completed home to the homebuyer which is generally satisfied when the closing conditions are met. Based on the Company’s review of their contracts, the Company believes there are no significant financing components due to the expected duration of the contracts, and the related performance obligation have an original expected duration of one year or less.

Performance obligations are generally satisfied at a point in time, when the control of the home is transferred to the customer. Control is considered to be transferred to the customer at the time of closing when the title and possession of the home are received by the homebuyer. The Company generally requires initial cash deposits from the homebuyer at the time the sales contract is executed which is held by an unrelated third-party escrow agent. The remaining consideration to which the Company is entitled to is received at the time of closing through an escrow agent, typically within five days or less of the closing date. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, revenue recognized at a point in time from speculative homes totaled $456,792,005, $419,714,758, and $318,041,199, respectively.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

In some contracts, the Company is contracted to construct a home or homes on underlying land the customer controls. For these specific contracts, the performance obligation is satisfied over time, as the Company’s performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls. The Company recognizes revenue for these contracts using the input method based on costs incurred as compared to total estimated project costs. The Company has determined that the cost-based input method provides a faithful depiction of the transfer of goods or services to the customer. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, revenue recognized over time from land owned by customers totaled $20,253,944, $13,176,752, and $9,213,106, respectively.

For homes with revenue recognized over time, a large portion of the Company’s contracts with these customers and the related performance obligations have an original expected duration of one year or less. As a result, the Company elected the practical expedient and does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for these contracts.

The Company periodically bills these customers over the term of the project and performs a quarterly analysis between billings and revenue recognized. The Company records a contract asset when work performed by the Company is greater than the amount billed. Conversely, the Company records deferred revenue when the amount billed is greater than the work performed. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a contract asset of $611,343 and $1,361,590, respectively, which is included in Prepaid expense and other assets on the Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded deferred revenue of $305,701 and $957,926, respectively, which is included in Other accrued expenses and liabilities on the Balance Sheets. Substantially all deferred revenue is recognized in revenue within twelve months of being received from customers.

The Company frequently performs reviews of all contracts to estimate profitability in the future. If the estimate of contract profitability indicates an anticipated loss on a contract, the Company recognizes the total estimated loss at the time it is fully determinable. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company did not recognize a loss on any contracts.

Concurrent with the recognition of revenues in our Statements of Income, sales incentives in the form of price concessions on the selling price of a home are recorded as a reduction of revenues. Homebuilding revenues include forfeited deposits, which occur when home sale contracts that include a nonrefundable deposit are cancelled. Revenues from forfeited deposits were considered insignificant for all years presented.

The Company determined that costs to obtain a contract include sales commission paid to agents and brokers for selling services to attract home buyers into sales agreements. The contract term is typically the closing date when the title and consideration are exchanged. The Company adopted the practical expedient associated with ASC 606 to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred, i.e., when the amortization period of the asset that the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.

Beginning in December 2022, GSH entered into sale-leaseback transactions with related parties. The Company recognized revenue of $5,188,716 on the Statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 6 - Related party transactions for additional detail on these transactions.

Backlog – Backlog represents homes sold but not yet closed with customers. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had a total backlog of 276 units representing revenue of approximately $86 million. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a total backlog of 800 homes valued at approximately $210 million. Backlog is affected by customer cancellations that may be beyond the Company’s control, such as customers unable to obtain financing or unable to sell their existing home. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company’s cancellation rate was 17.5%, 14.2%, and 11.4%, respectively.

Advertising – The Company expenses advertising and marketing costs as incurred and is included within Selling, general, and administrative expense in the Statements of Income. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company incurred $2,709,488, $1,831,526, and $1,926,172, respectively, in advertising and marketing costs.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Warranties – The Company enrolls all homebuyers within their Express Limited Warranty Program, which provides (i) a one-year warranty on the original installation of the material and workmanship; (ii) a two-year warranty on certain systems that include but are not limited to plumbing, electrical and HVAC and; (iii) a ten-year warranty for structural integrity of the home. The Company’s Express Limited Warranty Program requires the Company to repair or replace defective construction during such warranty period at no cost to the homebuyer under the one- and two-year warranties. The ten-year warranty is underwritten by an insurance company. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under the limited warranties and records a liability in the expected amount of such costs at the time revenues associated with sales are recognized. The Company records the estimated warranty accrual within Other accrued expenses and liabilities on the Balance Sheets and adjustments to the reserves are included in Cost of sales on the Statements of Income. The Company analyzes historical claims experience combined with the number of homes delivered to estimate the amount to accrue per home for warranty costs. This estimation process takes into consideration such factors as the likely current cost of corrective action, manufacturers’ and subcontractors’ participation in sharing the cost of corrective action, and consultations with engineers. The warranty accrual is periodically evaluated for adequacy and any accrual adjustments are made on a per unit basis if deemed necessary.

Income Taxes – The Company is included in the tax filing of the shareholders of GSH, which was taxed individually under the provisions of Subchapter S and Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code. Individual shareholders are liable for income taxes on their respective shares of the GSH’s taxable income. No income tax nor income tax liability has been allocated to the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, nor is there any recorded liability for uncertain tax positions.

Fair Value Measurements - Certain assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value under U.S. GAAP are classified in a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation process. Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy is based on the observability and objectivity of the pricing inputs as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Significant directly observable data (other than Level 1 quoted prices) or significant indirectly observable data through corroboration with observable market data. Inputs would normally be (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in inactive markets for identical or similar assets or liabilities or (iii) information derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques that require significant unobservable data inputs. These inputs would normally be the Company’s own data and judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company’s financial instruments primarily include Cash and Cash equivalents, Accounts Receivable, Lot purchase agreement deposits, Accounts Payable and Homebuilding debt and Other affiliate debt. Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s Cash and Cash equivalents, Accounts Receivable, Lot purchase agreement deposits, and Accounts Payable, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximate their fair value. The interest rates on the Homebuilding debt and Other affiliate debt vary and are the greater of either a reference rate plus an applicable margin, or the base rate plus the aforementioned applicable margin. Refer to Note 5 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt for additional detail on the determination of these instruments’ interest rate. As the reference rate of the Homebuilding debt and Other affiliate debt at any point in time is reflective of the current interest rate environment the Company operates in, the carrying amount of these instruments approximates their fair value

Reporting Segment – Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates as one operating and reportable segment, and the CODM primarily evaluates performance based on the number of homes closed, average sales price, and financial results for the Company as a whole. As such, management believes that the Company operates as one reportable segment.

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted – In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). ASC 326 significantly changes the way impairment of financial assets is recognized by requiring companies to immediately recognize estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial assets. The immediate recognition of the estimated credit losses generally will result in an earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses on loans and other financial instruments. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2023 and early adoption is permitted. The Company plans to adopt this ASU in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of ASC 326 will not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which provides practical expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP when modifying contracts and hedging relationships that use the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a reference rate. In addition, these amendments are not applicable to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2024. The Company does not anticipate a material increase in interest rates from its creditors as a result of the shift away from LIBOR. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the shift and this guidance on the financial statements and disclosures.

Note 3 - Capitalized interest

The Company accrues interest on the Company’s Homebuilding debt. That debt is used to finance homebuilding operations (see Note 5 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt) and all interest is capitalized and included within inventory for homes under construction and finished homes. Interest is expensed to Cost of sales upon the settlement of the home. Capitalized interest activity is summarized in the table below for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    

2022

    

2021

Capitalized interest at January 1:

$

1,190,318

$

812,874

Interest cost capitalized

 

5,515,372

 

3,400,879

Interest cost expensed

 

(5,455,230)

 

(3,023,435)

Capitalized interest at December 31:

$

1,250,460

$

1,190,318

Note 4 - Property and equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

Asset Group

    

2022

    

2021

Furniture and fixtures

$

688,487

$

580,065

Leasehold improvements

 

380,187

 

380,187

Machinery and equipment

 

1,037,231

 

985,699

Office equipment

 

165,774

 

154,043

Vehicles

 

750,950

 

790,519

Total Property and equipment

 

3,022,629

 

2,890,513

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(1,636,931)

 

(1,300,160)

Property and equipment, net

$

1,385,698

$

1,590,353

Depreciation expense, included within Selling, general and administrative expense on the Statements of Income was $355,566, $358,587 and $182,786 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Note 5 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt

GSH, jointly with Other Affiliates considered to be under common control, enters into debt arrangements with financial institutions. These debt arrangements are in the form of revolving lines of credit and are generally secured by land (developed lots and undeveloped land) and homes (under construction and finished). GSH and certain related Other Affiliates, are collectively referred to as the Nieri Group. The Nieri Group entities are jointly and severely liable for the outstanding balances under the revolving lines of credit, however, the Company has been deemed the primary obligor. The Company is considered the primary legal obligor of such debt as it is the sole cash generating entity and responsible for repayment of the debt. As such, the Company has recorded the outstanding advances under the financial institution debt and other debt within these financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

A portion of the revolving lines of credit were drawn down for the sole operational benefit of the Nieri Group and Other Affiliates outside of the Company. These line of credit balances are reflected in the table below as Other Affiliates’ debt

The advances from the revolving construction lines, reflected as Homebuilding debt, are used to build homes and are repaid incrementally upon individual home sales. The various revolving construction lines are collateralized by the homes under construction and developed lots. The revolving construction lines are fully secured, and the availability of funds are based on the inventory value at the time of the draw request. Interest accrued on the loans is added to the balance of the loans outstanding and is paid concurrently with the principal repayments made upon the occurrence of individual home sales. As the average construction time for homes is less than one year, all outstanding debt is considered short-term as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The following table and descriptions summarize the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    

2022

Homebuilding

Weighted

Debt - Wells

average

Fargo

    

interest rate

    

Syndication

    

Other Affiliates(2)

    

Total

Wells Fargo Bank

4.98

%  

$

34,995,080

$

8,203,772

$

43,198,852

Regions Bank

4.98

%  

27,550,618

27,550,618

Texas Capital Bank

4.98

%  

19,676,552

19,676,552

Truist Bank

 

4.98

%  

19,659,329

 

 

19,659,329

First National Bank

 

4.98

%  

7,870,621

 

 

7,870,621

Anderson Brothers

 

4.74

%  

 

2,841,034

 

2,841,034

Total debt on contracts

$

109,752,200

$

11,044,806

$

120,797,006

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

    

2021

Homebuilding 

Weighted 

Debt - Wells 

average 

Fargo 

Homebuilding 

    

interest rate(1)

    

Syndication

    

Debt - Other

    

Other Affiliates(2)

    

Total

Wells Fargo Bank

 

3.63

%  

$

36,453,801

$

$

$

36,453,801

Regions Bank

 

3.63%/ 4.40

%  

 

23,189,545

 

 

918,453

 

24,107,998

Texas Capital Bank

 

3.63

%  

 

16,561,385

 

 

 

16,561,385

Truist Bank

 

3.63

%  

 

16,543,353

 

 

 

16,543,353

First National Bank

 

3.63%/ 3.88

%  

 

6,624,554

 

 

21,160

 

6,645,714

Anderson Brothers

 

4.25

%  

 

 

439,200

 

1,608,300

 

2,047,500

Other debt

 

%  

 

 

142,536

 

 

142,536

Total debt on contracts

 

$

99,372,638

$

581,736

$

2,547,913

$

102,502,287

(1)The weighted average interest rate for the Wells Fargo Syndication debt is 3.63%. The 4.40% and 3.88% represents the weighted average interest rate for Other Affiliates debt for Regions Bank and First National Bank, respectively.
(2)Outstanding balances relate to bank financing for land acquisition and development activities of Other Affiliates for which the Company is the co-obligor or has an indirect guarantee of the indebtedness of the Other Affiliates. In addition, the $8,203,772 of Other Affiliates debt with Wells Fargo Bank as of December 31, 2022 is part of the Wells Fargo Syndication.

Wells Fargo Syndication

In July 2021, the Nieri Group entities entered into a $150,000,000 Syndicated Credit Agreement (“Syndicated Line”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”). The Syndicated Line is a three-year revolving credit facility with a maturity date of July 2024, and an option to extend the maturity date for one year that can be exercised upon approval from Wells Fargo. The Syndicated Line also includes a $2,000,000 letter of credit as a sub-facility subjected to the same terms and conditions as the Syndicated Line. The Company used the proceeds from the Syndicated Line to repay all syndication group participants’ outstanding construction line balances. The syndication group consisted of Wells Fargo Bank, Regions Bank, Texas Capital Bank, Truist Bank and First National Bank.

The remaining availability on the Syndicated Line was $32,044,028, as of December 31, 2022 and $50,627,362 as of December 31, 2021. The Company pays a fee ranging between 15 and 30 basis points per annum depending on the unused amount of the Syndicated Line. The fee is computed on a daily basis and paid quarterly in arrears.

The Syndication Agreement contains financial covenants, including (a) a minimum tangible net worth of no less than the sum of (x) $65 million and (y) 25% of positive after-tax income, as of December 31, 2022 (which amount is subject to increase over time based on earnings), (b) a maximum leverage covenant that prohibits the leverage ratio from exceeding 2.75 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter, (c) a minimum debt service coverage ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter, and (d) a minimum liquidity amount of not less than $15,000,000 at all times and unrestricted cash of not less than $7,500,000 at all times. The Nieri Group was in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2022, and 2021.

The interest rates on the borrowings under the Syndicated Line vary based on the Nieri Group’s leverage ratio and may be based on the greater of either LIBOR plus an applicable margin (ranging from 275 basis points to 350 basis points) based on the Company’s leverage ratio as determined in accordance with a pricing grid, or the base rate plus the aforementioned applicable margin. The interest rate on borrowings under the Syndicated Line may be based on the LIBOR rate and if the LIBOR rate is no longer available, the agreement contemplates transitioning to an alternative widely available market rate agreeable between parties.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

The amounts in Other Affiliates debt are unrelated to the operations of the Company, and therefore, an equal amount is included in Net due to and due from shareholders and other affiliates on the Balance Sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, Other Affiliates borrowed $10,851,187, $10,025,865, $13,259,394, respectively and repaid $918,453, $5,624,330, and $7,499,472, respectively. These amounts are recorded on the Statements of Cash Flows, financing activities section, with borrowings presented as Proceeds from other affiliate debt and repayments as Repayments of other affiliate debt.

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company capitalized $141,245, $1,264,403, $337,500, of deferred loan costs, respectively. The Company recognized $404,146, $421,186, and $408,674, respectively, of amortized deferred loan costs within Other income (expense), net for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Outstanding deferred loan costs related to the Company’s Homebuilding debt were $711,060 and $973,961 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the Balance Sheets.

Other Debt

The Company enters into retail installment contracts with unrelated third parties. The maturity date of the borrowings was in August 2022 and the amount was repaid in full.

Note 6 - Related party transactions

Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates

Before the carve-out, the Company’s financial information was included in the financial statements and accounting records of GSH. The following transactions consisting of distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates summarizes the activity between the Company and shareholders and Other Affiliates before the carve-out.

Shareholders’ and Other Affiliates’ net investment reflects transactions that occurred between the Company and the Shareholders, and the Company and Other Affiliates, that were not settled in cash. Those Other Affiliates included Land Development Affiliates and Other Operating Affiliates (see Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation). The components of the Distributions and net transfer to shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 are as follows:

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

General corporate allocations

 

$

(6,590,564)

$

(2,867,929)

$

(1,733,849)

General financing activities

(46,162,495)

(30,655,681)

(20,596,420)

Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates(1)

 

$

(52,753,059)

$

(33,523,610)

$

(22,330,269)

(1)This amount differs from the amount included in distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates on the statements of changes in shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment. The 1,422,630 difference is related to stock compensation, which is broken out separately on the statements of changes in shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment.

General Corporate Allocations  General corporate allocations include expenses for certain centralized functions, such as accounting, human resources, legal, facilities, and executive compensation that have been paid by the Company, but have been allocated to shareholders and Other Affiliates. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company reallocated $6,299,064, $2,592,429, and $1,561,349 of Selling, general, and administrative expenses, respectively. In addition, the Company has included certain Lot purchase agreement deposits that were paid by the Company on behalf of the shareholders and Other Affiliates. Lot purchase agreement deposits paid (received) on behalf of GSH for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 were $291,500, $275,500, and $172,500, respectively.

General Financing Activities  General financing activities refer to historical transactions that occurred between the Company and its shareholders and Other Affiliates.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Related party transactions

The Company transacts with Other Affiliates that are owned by the shareholders of the Company as discussed above.

The Company operates and maintains the cash management and treasury function for the Other Affiliates. Cash receipts from customers and cash disbursements made to vendors are recorded through one centralized bank account. The Company records a Due from Other Affiliate when cash is disbursed, generally to a vendor, on behalf of an affiliate. Conversely, the Company records a Due to Other Affiliate when cash is received from a customer on behalf of an affiliate. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a Due from Other Affiliates of $72,739,572 and $48,004,261, respectively, and a Due to Other Affiliates of $31,420,651 and $30,975,951, respectively. These balances are presented net as a contra-account against Shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment, as the settlement of these balances is not expected in cash. As of December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a Due from related party of $1,437,235 as an asset on the Balance Sheet as the Company is reasonably certain that this amount will be collected because both parties have entered into a binding construction contract and agreed on the expected contract price.

The below table summarizes the transactions with the Land Development and Other Affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

    

Year ended December 31, 2022

Land

Other

Development

Operating

    

  Affiliates

    

  Affiliates

    

Total

Financing cash flows:

Land development expense

$

(43,447,726)

$

(665,777)

$

(44,113,503)

Other activities

 

8,799,598

 

197,818

 

8,997,416

Cash transfer, net of repayment of $7,300,000

 

 

(2,700,000)

 

(2,700,000)

Total financing cash flows

$

(34,648,128)

$

(3,167,959)

$

(37,816,087)

Non-cash activities

 

  

 

  

 

  

Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of due from Other Affiliates

$

13,504,316

$

$

13,504,316

Total non-cash activity

$

13,504,316

$

$

13,504,316

    

Year ended December 31, 2021

Land

Other

 Development 

Operating

    

Affiliates

    

  Affiliates

    

Total

Financing cash flows:

Land development expense

$

(30,231,766)

$

(76,762)

$

(30,308,528)

Model home sales

 

 

6,039,243

 

6,039,243

Other activities

 

(691,040)

 

(3,537,447)

 

(4,228,487)

Total financing cash flows

$

(30,922,806)

$

2,425,034

$

(28,497,772)

Non-cash activities

 

  

 

  

 

  

Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of due from Other Affiliates’ amounts

$

33,390,760

$

(219,999)

$

33,170,761

Transfer of constructed model homes to related parties

 

 

(1,517,030)

 

(1,517,030)

Contribution of fixed assets

 

 

344,511

 

344,511

Total non-cash activity

$

33,390,760

$

(1,392,518)

$

31,998,242

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

    

Year ended December 31, 2020

Land 

Other 

Development 

Operating 

    

Affiliates

    

Affiliates

    

Total

Financing cash flows:

Land development expense

$

(22,990,840)

$

(96,903)

$

(23,087,743)

Model home sales

 

 

3,266,711

 

3,266,711

Other activities

 

450,282

 

791,117

 

1,241,399

Total financing cash flows

$

(22,540,558)

$

3,960,925

$

(18,579,633)

Non-cash activities

 

  

 

  

 

  

Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of due from Other Affiliates’ amounts

$

18,884,590

$

656,500

$

19,541,090

Transfer of constructed model homes to related parties

 

 

(3,690,084)

 

(3,690,084)

Total non-cash activity

$

18,884,590

$

(3,033,584)

$

15,851,006

Land development expense – Represents costs that were paid for by the Company that relate to the Land Development Affiliates’ operations. The Land Development Affiliates acquire raw parcels of land and develop them so that the Company can build houses on the land.

Other activities – Amounts represent other transactions with the Other Affiliates. This includes, predominately, rent expense incurred for leased model homes and payment of real estate taxes.

Cash transfer - A direct cash contribution to Other Affiliates from the Company. The Company transferred cash to a related party. This cash transfer is in anticipation of separating the homebuilding operations from land development operations. This transfer amount is included in Due from Shareholders and Other Affiliates within Shareholders’ and Other Affiliates’ net investment as of December 31, 2022.

Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of Due from Other Affiliates – Once the Land Development Affiliates have developed the raw parcels of land, they transfer the land to the Company in a non-cash transaction. The transfer amount is derived from the costs incurred to develop the land.

Model home sales – After all the houses in a community are sold, an affiliate sells the model home to a homebuyer. The proceeds are received by the Company’s one bank account and are then allocated to the affiliate.

Transfer of constructed model homes to related parties – The Company normally constructs model homes as part of the development of a community. Previously, the Company would transfer the constructed model home to Model Home Holdings, LLC in a non-cash transaction. The amount of the transfer was based on the costs incurred to construct the model home. As these transactions did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting in accordance with ASC 842, the Company accounted for the transfer as inventory rather than a right-of-use asset.

Contribution of fixed assets – During 2021, the Company received office furniture from an affiliate in a non-cash transaction. The amount was derived based on the net book value of the assets at the time of the transfer.

Sale-leaseback transactions – In December 2022, GSH sold 19 completed model homes with entities owned or partially owned by the founder and CEO of the Company. The Company received the proceeds in the form of a cash payment. The Company is responsible for preparing and actively marketing the homes for sale. As the executed contracts for the sale contain commercial substance, legal title of the model homes transferred to the related parties, and there was a transfer of risk and reward, the Company accounted for these transactions as a sale-leaseback. GSH determined that the sale of completed homes is part of the Company’s

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

ordinary activities. Accordingly, revenue and cost of sales of $5,188,716 and $4,508,819, respectively, were recognized in the Statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022.

In connection with these transactions, GSH simultaneously entered into individual lease agreements for all 19 model homes sold, whereby GSH is the lessee. The Company is responsible for paying the operating expenses associated with the model homes while under lease. Nine of the 19 individual leases had a lease term greater than twelve months. In connection with these nine leases, the Company recognized an operating lease right-of-use-asset and a corresponding operating lease liability of $435,264.

As the leases associated with the transactions do not commence until 2023, the Company did not pay rent or recognize lease expense associated with the leases during the year ended December 31, 2022. Rent expense will be paid monthly, consistent with the lease contract.

Other - In December 2022, GSH was engaged as a general contractor by a related party. Revenue and cost of sales of $2,507,216 and $2,093,635, respectively, were recognized in the Statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Leases

In addition to the transactions above, the Company has entered into three separate operating lease agreements with one related party. The terms of the lease, including rent expense and future minimum payments, are described in Note 9 - Commitments and contingencies.

Note 7 - Lot purchase agreement deposits

As the carved-out entity, the Company does not engage in the land development business. In certain instances, the Company’s strategy is to acquire developed lots through unrelated third party land developers pursuant to lot purchase agreements. Most lot purchase agreements require the Company to pay a nonrefundable cash deposit of approximately 10% of the agreed-upon fixed purchase price of the developed lots. In exchange for the deposit, the Company receives the right to purchase the finished developed lot at a preestablished price.

Such contracts enable the Company to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties until the Company determines whether and when to complete such acquisition, which may serve to reduce financial risks associated with long-term land holdings. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s interest in lot purchase agreements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    

2022

    

2021

Deposit and pre-acquisition costs

$

3,804,436

$

2,946,001

Remaining purchase price

 

65,451,928

 

77,007,079

Total contract value

$

69,256,364

$

79,953,080

The Company has the right to cancel or terminate the lot purchase agreement at any time for any reason. The legal obligation and economic loss resulting from a cancellation or termination is limited to the amount of the deposits paid. The cancellation or termination of a lot purchase agreement results in the Company recording a write-off of the nonrefundable deposit to Cost of sales. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the Company recorded $0, $211,482, and $84,619, respectively, to Cost of sales for the forfeited lot purchase agreement deposits.

As discussed in Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies, the deposits placed by the Company pursuant to the lot purchase agreements are not deemed to be a variable interest in the respective third-party land developers.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Note 8 - Warranty reserves

The Company establishes warranty reserves to provide for estimated future costs as a result of construction and product defects. Estimates are determined based on management’s judgment considering factors such as historical spend and projected cost of corrective action.

The following table provides a summary of the activity related to warranty reserves, which are included in Other accrued expenses and liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheets as follows:

    

2022

    

2021

Warranty reserves at January 1

$

1,275,594

$

963,204

Reserves provided

 

1,156,027

 

1,206,142

Payments for warranty costs and other

 

(1,060,209)

 

(893,752)

Warranty reserves at December 31

$

1,371,412

$

1,275,594

Note 9 - Commitments and contingencies

Leases

The Company leases office spaces in South Carolina under operating lease agreements with related parties, which have a remaining lease term of up to five years, some of which include options to extend on a month-to-month basis, and some of which include options to terminate the lease. These options are excluded from the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability until it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. The Company recognized an operating lease expense of $555,806 within Selling, general, and administrative expense on the statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022. Operating lease expense included variable lease expense of $92,285 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The weighted-average discount rate for the operating leases entered into during the year ended December 31, 2022 was 4.90% and the weighted-average remaining lease term was 2.16 years.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company closed on 19 sale-leaseback transactions with related parties. For information on sale-leaseback transaction with related parties, see Note 6 – Related party transactions.

The maturity of the contractual, undiscounted operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:

December 31,

    

Lease Payment

2023

 

578,280

2024

 

305,400

2025

 

121,200

2026

 

48,000

2027 and thereafter

 

Total undiscounted operating lease liabilities

$

1,052,880

Interest on operating lease liabilities

 

(51,603)

Total present value of operating lease liabilities

$

1,001,277

Total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $931,078.

The Company has certain leases which have initial lease terms of twelve months or less (“short-term leases”). The Company elected to exclude these leases from recognition, and these leases have not been included in our recognized operating ROU assets and operating lease liabilities. The Company recorded $94,386 and $344,016 of rent expense related to the short-term leases within selling, general and administrative expense on the Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Litigation

The Company is considered to be the primary responsible party for claims and lawsuits brought against the Shareholders and Other Affiliates based on its financial resources. The Company is subject to claims and lawsuits that may arise primarily in the ordinary course of business, which consist mainly of construction defect claims. It is management’s opinion that if a claim has merit, other parties will be partially responsible or liable for the claim. When the Company believes that a loss is probable and estimable and not fully able to be recouped, the Company will record an expense and corresponding contingent liability. As of the date of these financial statements, management believes that the Company has not incurred a liability as a result of any claims. Below is a summary of current pending litigation involving the Company.

The Company is a defendant in a claim involving residential construction defects associated with the premature deterioration of sloped land behind neighboring homes, where the Company served as the general contractor for original construction of the residence in 2013. The Company asserts the slope failure that has caused damage to the structural integrity of the plaintiff’s homes is the result of the plaintiff’s next-door neighbor who voluntarily cleared vegetation from the rear of their home thereby causing the erosion of soil and resulting damages. In 2022, the matter was settled, and the case was dismissed for an immaterial amount.

The Company is a defendant in a class action lawsuit claiming that the Company required the lawsuit’s representative to sign a waiver of the common law warranty of habitability in the contract for sale but received no compensation for the waiver. The representative and other members of the class that purchased using the same contract seek compensation for the value of the waiver. The suit specifically declines to claim that there was any construction defect in the homes sold by the Company. Management and legal counsel for the Company are uncertain as to the likelihood of the outcome of the case and the amount of potential damages is neither known nor reasonably estimable. No amounts have been accrued for the matter. A hearing before the S.C. Court of Appeals was held in April 2021 regarding arbitration; however, the court has not rendered a decision. If this case were to go to trial it is anticipated that the matter would be unresolved for several years.

Note 10 - Stock compensation

Stock options

In January 2022, the Board of Directors of GSH approved and adopted the Great Southern Homes, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The 2022 Plan is administered by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors and has reserved 3,000 common shares to be issued as equity-based awards to directors and employees of GSH. The number of awards reserved is subject to change based on certain corporate events or changes in GSH’s capital structure and the shares vest ratably over four years. The 2022 Plan defines awards to include incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, and performance compensation awards. As of December 31, 2022, GSH had only issued incentive and non-qualified stock options.

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(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

The following table summarizes the GSH stock options that were specifically granted to directors and employees of Homebuilding for the year ended December 31, 2022:

    

    

Weighted-

Average 

Per share 

Exercise 

    

Stock options

    

price

Outstanding, December 31, 2021

 

$

Granted

 

2,524

 

1,049.60

Forfeited

 

(193)

 

1,049.60

Outstanding, December 31, 2022

 

2,331

$

1,049.60

Options exercisable at December 31, 2022

 

$

The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding was $7,460,132 as of December 31, 2022. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the price of the option.

GSH recognizes stock compensation expense resulting from the equity-based awards over the requisite service period. Stock compensation expense is recorded based on the estimated fair value of the equity-based award on the grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Stock compensation expense is recognized in the Selling, general and administrative expense line item in the statement of income. Stock compensation expense included in the carve-out statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $195,830. As of December 31, 2022, there was unrecognized stock compensation expense related to non-vested stock option arrangements totaling $608,826. The weighted average period over which the unrecognized stock compensation expense is expected to be recognized is 3 years.

As GSH’s common stock is not publicly traded, it estimates the fair value of common stock based on the combination of the three methods: (i) the discounted cash flow method of the income approach; (ii) the guideline company method of the market approach; and (iii) the subject transaction method of the market approach.

GSH considers numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The factors considered include, but are not limited to: (i) the results of periodic independent third-party valuations; (ii) nature of the business and history of the enterprise from its inception; (iii) the economic outlook in general and for the specific industry; (iv) the book value of the stock and financial condition of the business; (v) earning and dividend paying capacity of the business; (vi) the market prices of stocks of corporations engaged in the same or similar lines of business having their stock actively traded in a free and open market, either on an exchange or over-the-counter.

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the estimated fair value of the stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2022:

Inputs

    

December 31, 2022

 

Risk free interest rate

 

1.82

%

Expected volatility

 

35

%

Expected dividend yield

 

%

Expected life (in years)

 

6.25

Fair value of options

$

394.7

Risk-Free Interest Rate – The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon bond issued in effect at the time of the grant for the periods corresponding with the expected term of the stock option.

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DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Expected Volatility – GSH’s expected volatility was estimated based on the average volatility for comparable publicly traded companies over a period equal to the expected term of the options.

Expected Dividend Yield – The dividend yield is based on the GSH’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends to shareholders during the term of options, therefore the expected dividend yield is determined to be zero.

Expected Life – The expected term represents the period the options granted are expected to be outstanding in years. As GSH does not have sufficient historical experience for determining the expected term, the expected term has been derived based on the SAB 107 simplified method for awards that qualify as plain-vanilla options.

Stock warrants

In January 2022, GSH granted an option to non-employee directors to purchase 5,000 stock warrants for $150,000. Each warrant represents one non-voting common share. The warrants are exercisable at $1,512 per warrant, which represents an out-of-the-money strike price. The warrants can be exercised for 10 years starting from July 1, 2022. Using the Black-Scholes valuation model, GSH determined the aggregate fair value of these warrants to be approximately $1,376,800 as of the grant date. Because there is no continued service requirement for the warrant holders, the Company recorded a one-time stock compensation expense in the amount of $1,226,800 within the Selling, general and administrative expense line item in the Statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the estimated fair value of the stock warrants granted during the year ended December 31, 2022:

Inputs

    

December 31, 2022

 

Risk free interest rate

 

1.78

%

Expected volatility

 

35

%

Expected dividend yield

 

%

Expected life (in years)

 

6.40

Fair value of warrants granted

$

275.4

The methodology for determining the inputs is consistent with the input methodology for stock options as described above.

In March 2022, the option holders purchased the warrants in exchange for $150,000 cash consideration. This amount was recorded directly to Shareholders’ and other affiliates’ net investment in the Company’s Balance sheet. As of December 31, 2022, no warrants have been exercised.

Note 11 - Employee benefit plan

Before January 1, 2021, GSH sponsored a Simple Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) Retirement Plan. The plan covered all employees of the Company who earned at least $5,000 in the prior year and who are expected to earn at least $5,000 in the current year. The Company matched employee contributions up to 3% of compensation for employees participating in the plan up to the maximum amount allowed by the Internal Revenue Code. Administrative costs for the plan were paid by the Company.

Effective January 1, 2021, GSH sponsored an elective safe harbor 401(k) contribution plan covering substantially all employees who have completed three consecutive months of service. The plan provides that GSH will match up to the first 3% of the participant’s base salary rate at 100% and 50% of the next 2% for a maximum contribution of 4%. In addition, participants become

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

100% vested with respect to employer contributions after completing six years of service starting in 2021. Administrative costs for the plan were paid by GSH.

Total contributions paid to the plans for the Company’s employees for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 were approximately $174,184, $150,090, and $93,160, respectively. These amounts are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses on the Statements of Income.

Note 12 - Paycheck Protection Program loan

In May 2020, GSH received loan proceeds in the amount of $1,693,800 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and administered by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), provided for loans to qualifying business for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business.

The loans and accrued interest were forgivable after 24 weeks as long as the borrower used the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintained its payroll levels. The amount of loan forgiveness would be reduced if the borrower terminated employees or reduced salaries during the 24-week period. Any unforgiven portion of a PPP loan was payable over two years at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments for the first six months. The Company used the proceeds for purposes consistent with the PPP loan.

In December 2020, GSH received notice from the SBA of loan forgiveness for the principal balance of $1,693,800 and accrued interest of $9,688. The Company accounted for the forgiveness as an extinguishment of debt. The gain on extinguishment was recognized as income within Other income (expense), net on the statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Note 13 - Earnings per Share

Earnings per share was calculated based on the 100,000 weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding by GSH for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Numerator

Net Income

$

69,489,294

$

62,413,011

$

38,976,374

Denominator

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

100,000

Effect of dilutive securities

 

2,960

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted

 

102,960

 

100,000

 

100,000

Basic earnings per share

$

694.89

$

624.13

$

389.76

Diluted earnings per share

$

674.92

$

624.13

$

389.76

The following table summarizes potentially dilutive outstanding securities for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 that were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

    

December 31, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Warrants

 

3,090

 

 

Stock Options

 

1,376

 

 

Total anti-dilutive features

 

4,466

 

 

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THE HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONS OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

(A CARVE-OUT OF GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.)

NOTES TO THE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2021 AND 2020

Note 14 - Subsequent events

Management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events after the Balance Sheet date of December 31, 2022 through March 17, 2023, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued. During this period, the Company has not identified any subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure, except for the ones noted below.

On February 27, 2023, the Company paid off Wells Fargo debt associated with Other Affiliates in the amount of $8,340,545 and on February 28, 2023, the Company was released as a co-obliger from the Anderson Brothers debt associated with Other Affiliates in anticipation of the Proposed Business Combination discussed in Note 1. As a result there is no remaining debt balance associated with Other Affiliates as of the date when financial statements were available to be issued.

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 688)

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Consolidated Financial Statements:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

DiamondHead Holdings Corp.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of DiamondHead Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination and the Company’s cash and working capital as of December 31, 2022 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Marcum LLP

Marcum LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.

New York, NY

March 28, 2023

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DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    

December 31, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Assets:

Current assets:

Cash

$

36,682

$

252,601

Prepaid expenses

20,016

 

240,075

Total current assets

56,698

492,676

Investments held in Trust Account

349,152,086

 

345,020,717

Total Assets

$

349,208,784

$

345,513,393

Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders' Deficit:

 

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

100,302

$

54,391

Accrued expenses

3,660,287

120,000

Income tax payable

481,430

Franchise tax payable

114,645

Notes payable - related party

204,110

Total current liabilities

4,446,129

289,036

Deferred underwriting commissions

 

 

12,075,000

Derivative warrant liabilities

 

1,531,000

 

8,794,330

Total liabilities

 

5,977,129

 

21,158,366

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)

 

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 34,500,000 shares at $10.10 and $10.00 per share redemption value at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

348,586,031

345,000,000

 

Stockholders' Deficit:

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

 

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; no non-redeemable shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (excluding 34,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption)

 

Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 8,625,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021

863

 

863

Additional paid-in capital

 

Accumulated deficit

(5,355,239)

 

(20,645,836)

Total stockholders' deficit

(5,354,376)

 

(20,644,973)

Total Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders' Deficit

$

349,208,784

$

345,513,393

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended

For the Year Ended

    

December 31, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

General and administrative expenses

$

4,324,075

$

1,030,906

Franchise tax expense

200,000

200,000

Loss from operations

(4,524,075)

(1,230,906)

Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities

7,263,330

4,367,500

Financing costs - derivative warrant liabilities

(449,070)

Income from investments held in Trust Account

5,049,912

20,717

Gain from settlement of deferred underwriting commissions on public warrants

271,688

Interest expense - related party

(4,110)

Net income before income tax expense

8,056,745

2,708,241

Income tax expense

983,430

Net income

$

7,073,315

$

2,708,241

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock

 

34,500,000

 

31,947,945

Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A common stock

$

0.16

$

0.07

Basic weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock

8,625,000

8,541,781

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock

 

8,625,000

 

8,625,000

Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B common stock

$

0.16

$

0.07

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Total

Common Stock

Additional

Stockholders'

Class A

Class B

Paid-In

Accumulated

Equity

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

 Deficit

    

(Deficit)

Balance - December 31, 2020

$

8,625,000

$

863

$

24,137

$

(1,892)

$

23,108

Excess of cash received over fair value of private placement warrants

3,500,670

3,500,670

Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption amount

(3,524,807)

(23,352,185)

(26,876,992)

Net income

2,708,241

2,708,241

Balance - December 31, 2021

$

8,625,000

$

863

$

$

(20,645,836)

$

(20,644,973)

Extinguishment of deferred underwriting commissions on public shares

11,803,313

11,803,313

Reclassification from additional paid-in capital to retained earnings

(11,803,313)

11,803,313

Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to redemption

(3,586,031)

(3,586,031)

Net income

7,073,315

7,073,315

Balance - December 31, 2022

$

8,625,000

$

863

$

(5,355,239)

$

(5,354,376)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year Ended December

2022

2021

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

    

Net income

$

7,073,315

$

2,708,241

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities

(7,263,330)

(4,367,500)

Financing costs - derivative warrant liabilities

449,070

Income from investments held in Trust Account

(5,049,912)

(20,717)

Gain from settlement of deferred underwriting commissions on public warrants

(271,688)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

Prepaid expenses

220,059

(240,075)

Accounts payable

 

45,912

 

53,667

Accrued expenses

3,610,287

(86,250)

Franchise tax payable

(114,645)

113,477

Income tax payable

481,430

Accrued interest

4,110

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(1,264,462)

 

(1,390,087)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash deposited in Trust Account

(345,000,000)

Interest released from Trust Account for payment of income taxes

918,543

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

918,543

(345,000,000)

 

  

 

  

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

  

 

  

Proceeds from note payable to related party

200,000

Repayment of note payable

 

 

(130,000)

Proceeds received from initial public offering, gross

345,000,000

Proceeds received from private placement

8,900,000

Offering costs paid

 

(70,000)

 

(7,143,422)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

130,000

 

346,626,578

 

  

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

 

(215,919)

 

236,491

Cash - beginning of the period

 

252,601

 

16,110

Cash - end of the period

$

36,682

$

252,601

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:

 

 

Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

$

3,586,031

$

Offering costs included in accrued expenses

$

$

70,000

Deferred underwriting commissions

$

$

12,075,000

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow activities:

Income taxes paid

$

502,000

$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 - Description of Organization and Business Operations

DiamondHead Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “DHHC”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on October 7, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity from the Company’s inception to December 31, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation and the Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering (as described below), the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held in trust from the proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and Private Placement described below, and from changes in the fair value of its derivative warrant liability.

On September 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of DHHC (“Merger Sub”), and Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“GSH”), pursuant to which the Company expects to effect a business combination with GSH through the merger of Merger Sub with and into GSH (the “Merger”), with GSH surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), the Company expects to be renamed United Homes Group, Inc. The obligations of the Company, Merger Sub and GSH to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, which are further described in the Business Combination Agreement.

The Company’s sponsor is DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 25, 2021. On January 28, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including 4,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $19.6 million, of which approximately $12.1 million in deferred underwriting commissions (Note 6).

On August 10, 2022, the underwriter from the Initial Public Offering resigned from its role in any Business Combination and waived its entitlement to the deferred underwriting commissions in the amount of $12.1 million.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 5,933,333 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to our Sponsor and to certain qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors, including certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. and Millennium Management LLC (each, an “Anchor Investor”), generating proceeds of $8.9 million (Note 4).

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $345.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”), located in the United States and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination with one or more target businesses that together

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption have been recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transactions is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.

If the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Sponsor agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

The Company will have 30 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or July 28, 2023, to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). the Company filed If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Sponsor agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its affiliates acquire Public Shares after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriter agreed to waive its right to its deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.00 per Public Share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims (i) by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account or (ii) under our indemnity of the underwriter of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Marcum LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, will not execute agreements with the Company waiving claims to the monies held in the Trust Account.

Proposed Business Combination

On September 10, 2022, the Company entered into the GSH Business Combination Agreement with Merger Sub and GSH, pursuant to which the Company expects to effect a business combination with GSH through the merger of Merger Sub with and into GSH (the “Merger”), with GSH surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Upon the consummation of the GSH Business Combination, the Company expects to be renamed United Homes Group, Inc. The obligations of the Company, Merger Sub and GSH to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, which are further described in the GSH Business Combination Agreement.

The Company cannot assure that the plans to complete the GSH Business Combination will be successful. Further, the Company may need to pursue third party financing, among other things, to satisfy the closing condition that at Closing, the amount of Closing DHHC Cash be equal to or exceed $125,000,000 (the “Minimum Cash Condition”). However, there can be no assurance that any third-party financing will be entered into in connection with the GSH Business Combination, and there can be no assurance that the Minimum Cash Condition will be satisfied. If the Minimum Cash Condition is not satisfied, amended or waived by GSH pursuant to the terms of the GSH Business Combination Agreement, then the GSH Business Combination would not be consummated.

Trust Account Redemptions and Extension of Combination Period

On January 25, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders at which such stockholders voted to extend the time the Company has to consummate an initial Business Combination from January 28, 2023 to July 28, 2023. In connection with such vote, the holders of an aggregate of 30,058,968 Public Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for an aggregate of approximately $304 million in cash held in the Trust Account.

Note 2- Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

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The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include its wholly owned subsidiary in connection with the planned merger. There were no inter-company activities during the years ended on December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Liquidity and Going Concern

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $37,000 in cash and a working capital deficit of approximately $3.9 million (not taking into account tax obligations of approximately $481,000 that may be paid using investment income earned in Trust Account).

The Company’s liquidity needs have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from Sponsor to cover for certain offering costs in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, a loan of up to $300,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to the Promissory Note (see Note 5), and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. The Promissory Note was repaid on February 1, 2021. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans up to $1,500,000 (see Note 5). As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loan.

In October 2022, the Company issued unsecured promissory notes to two affiliates of the Sponsor for an aggregate principal amount of up to $400,000. As of December 31, 2022, there was an outstanding balance of $204,110 under these promissory notes including $4,110 of accrued but unpaid interest through December 31, 2022.

In connection with management’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Consolidated Financial Statements-Going Concern,” management has determined that the existing liquidity condition, mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate on or after July 28, 2023.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Risks and Uncertainties

Various social and political circumstances in the United States and around the world (including wars and other forms of conflict, including rising trade tensions between the United States and China, and other uncertainties regarding actual and potential shifts in the United States and foreign, trade, economic and other policies with other countries, terrorist acts, security operations and catastrophic

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events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and global health epidemics), may also contribute to increased market volatility and economic uncertainties or deterioration in the United States and worldwide. Specifically, the rising conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and resulting market volatility could adversely affect the Company’s ability to complete a business combination. In response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States and other countries have imposed sanctions or other restrictive actions against Russia. Any of the above factors, including sanctions, export controls, tariffs, trade wars and other governmental actions, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to complete a business combination and the value of the Company’s securities.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly - traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. Any share redemption or other share repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise will depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.

Management continues to evaluate the impact of these types of risks and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that these risks and uncertainties could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no cash equivalents held outside the Trust Account.

Investments Held in Trust Account

The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at

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fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in income from investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using quoted market prices.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000 and investments held in the Trust Account. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” equal or approximate the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated balance sheets.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value.

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers consist of:

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Derivative Warrant Liabilities

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. Management evaluates all of the Company’s financial instruments, including issued warrants to purchase its Class A common stock, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480, and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

The warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”) and the Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period until they are exercised. Their re-measurement to fair value is recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering were initially measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model, and the Private

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Placement Warrants have been measured at fair value using a modified Black-Scholes model. As of and December 31, 2022 and 2021, the value of the Public Warrants is measured based on the listed market price of such warrants since being separately listed and traded. The determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock were charged against the carrying value of the Class A common stock upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, 34,500,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit. Subsequently, the Company recognizes changes in redemption value in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' deficit.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

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Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net (loss) income per common stock is calculated by dividing the net (loss) income by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period.

The calculation of diluted net income (loss) per common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,558,333 shares of common stock in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, because their exercise is contingent upon future events. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

The following table reflects presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for each class of common stock.

For the Year Ended

    

For the Year Ended

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

    

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class A

    

Class B

Basic and diluted net income per common stock:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Numerator:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Allocation of net income - Basic

$

5,658,652

$

1,414,663

$

2,136,906

$

571,335

Allocation of net income - Diluted

$

5,658,652

$

1,414,663

$

2,132,523

$

575,718

Denominator:

 

  

 

 

 

  

Basic weighted average common stock outstanding

 

34,500,000

 

8,625,000

 

31,947,945

 

8,541,781

Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding

 

34,500,000

 

8,625,000

 

31,947,945

 

8,625,000

Basic and diluted net income per common stock

$

0.16

$

0.16

$

0.07

$

0.07

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 - Initial Public Offering

On January 28, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 Units, including 4,500,000 Over-Allotment Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $19.6 million, of which approximately $12.1 million is included in deferred underwriting commissions.

On August 10, 2022, the underwriter from the Initial Public Offering resigned from its role in any Business Combination and waived its entitlement to the deferred underwriting commissions in the amount of $12.1 million.

Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).

Note 4Private Placement

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 5,933,333 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor and the Anchor Investors, generating proceeds of $8.9 million.

Each Private Placement Warrant will be exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held

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in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Placement Warrants.

Note 5 - Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On October 21, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 on behalf of the Company to cover certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of 8,625,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”). Additionally, upon consummation of the Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to transfer an aggregate of 1,250,625 Founder Shares to the Anchor Investors for the same price originally paid for such shares. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A common stock upon consummation of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments, as described in Note 8.

The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up 1,125,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units was not exercised in full, so that the Sponsor would own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering. On January 28, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option; thus, these 1,125,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

The Sponsor and the Anchor Investors agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On October 21, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering (the "Promissory Note"). The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and due upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of December 31, 2020, the Company borrowed $130,000 under the Promissory Note. On February 1, 2021, the Company repaid the Promissory Note in full. Subsequent to repayment, the facility is no longer available to the Company.

On October 18, 2022, the Company issued unsecured promissory notes to two affiliates of the Sponsor for an aggregate principal amount of up to $400,000. The promissory notes bear interest on the outstanding principal balance at 10% per annum, are not convertible and are repayable in full upon the earlier of: (i) April 28, 2023 or (ii) the date on which the Company closes the Proposed Business Combination. As of December 31, 2022, there was an aggregate outstanding balance of $204,110 under the promissory notes including $4,110 of accrued but unpaid interest through December 31, 2022.

Related Party Loans

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would

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be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company agreed, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. The Sponsor has not received any reimbursement of these fees through December 31, 2022.

Sponsor Support Agreement

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor entered into a sponsor support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) with the Company and GSH, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to, among other things, (i) vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company all of its Class B common stock, (the “Sponsor Shares”) and any securities acquired after the execution of the Sponsor Support Agreement, in favor of each Transaction Proposal (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (ii) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Transactions and (iii) be bound by certain transfer and redemption restrictions with respect to such Sponsor Shares, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement.

The Sponsor has also agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to transfer approximately 2.1 million Sponsor Earn Out Shares (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) until such shares are released under the Sponsor Support Agreement. Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, Sponsor Earnout Shares will be released in three tranches upon the occurrence of the following milestones during the period commencing on the 90th day following the date (the “Closing Date”) on which the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) occurs and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date: (i) a one-time issuance of 7,500,000 Earnout Shares on the first date on which the volume weighted average price of DHHC Shares over any 20 trading days within the preceding 30 consecutive trading day period (as adjusted, the “VWAP Price”) is greater than or equal to $12.50 (“Triggering Event I”); (ii) a one-time issuance of 7,500,000 Earn Out Shares on the first date on which the VWAP Price is greater than or equal to $15.00 (“Triggering Event II”); and (iii) a one-time issuance of 5,000,000 Earn Out Shares on the first date on which the VWAP Price is greater than or equal to $17.50 (“Triggering Event III”, together with Triggering Event I and Triggering Event II, the “Earn-Out Milestones”). Any such Sponsor Earnout Shares not vested prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date will be deemed to be forfeited.

The Sponsor has also agreed that in the event that Closing DHHC Cash (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) is less than $100,000,000, up to 1.0 million Sponsor Shares will be designated as Sponsor Earnout Shares, subject to the same release conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph. In addition, members of the Sponsor have made a commitment to purchase and not redeem an aggregate of 2.5 million Public Shares.

The Sponsor has also agreed, pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement, to forfeit approximately 1.8 million Sponsor Shares and approximately 50% of its Private Placement Warrants.

Financing Commitment Letter

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we entered into a financing commitment letter (the “Financing Commitment Letter”) with the Sponsor, David T. Hamamoto, our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and an affiliate of our Sponsor, and Antara Capital, an affiliate of our Sponsor, pursuant to which David T. Hamamoto and Antara Capital (collectively, the “Investors”) will commit to, or cause their respective affiliates to, purchase and not redeem at least in the aggregate 2.5 million DHHC Class A Common Shares. Specifically, the Investors have agreed, among other things, severally, and not jointly, subject to certain terms and conditions, (i) to purchase (in open market transactions or otherwise), or to cause one or more of its controlled affiliates to purchase, and beneficially own no less than 1,250,000 DHHC Class A Common Shares, no later than the date that is five (5) business days prior to the special meeting of our stockholders to consider matters relating to the proposed Merger and (ii) following such purchases, not to sell, contract to sell, redeem or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, the acquired shares or the economic ownership of the acquired shares at any time prior to the consummation of the Transactions. The acquired shares will not be subject to any restrictions on transfer or disposition.

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In the event an Investor fails to make the committed purchase, the defaulting investor will automatically forfeit 1,250,000 DHHC Class B Common Shares it is entitled to receive in connection with the Closing for the benefit of the non-defaulting Investor or its designated controlled affiliates.

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to Class A common stock). The holders of the majority of these securities were entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, upon completion of the Merger, the Company (which expects to be named United Homes Group, Inc. at that time), the Sponsor, certain securityholders of the Company and certain former stockholders of GSH will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, among other things, UHG agrees to file a shelf registration statement with respect to the registrable securities under the A&R Registration Rights Agreement within 45 days of the Closing. Up to two times in any 12-month period, certain legacy DHHC securityholders and legacy GSH stockholders may request to sell all or any portion of their registrable securities in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, so long as the total offering price is reasonably expected to exceed $10,000,000. The combined company will also provide customary “demand” and “piggyback” registration rights. The A&R Registration Rights Agreement will provide that UHG will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the securityholders against certain liabilities.

Further, each securityholder party to the A&R Registration Rights Agreements agrees not to transfer any of their registrable securities subject to lock-up transfer restrictions (as described in the A&R Registration Rights Agreement) until the end of the applicable Lock-Up Period (as defined in the A&R Registration Rights Agreement) subject to certain customary exceptions described therein.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option from the date of Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On January 28, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option.

The underwriter was entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $6.9 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter was entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or approximately $12.1 million in the aggregate.

Effective as of August 10, 2022, the underwriter from the Initial Public Offering resigned and withdrew from its role in any Business Combination and waived its entitlement to the deferred underwriting commissions in the amount of approximately $12.1 million. The Company recognized approximately $11.8 million of the commissions waiver as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit for the year ended December 31, 2022, as this portion represents an extinguishment of deferred underwriting commissions on Public Shares which was originally recognized directly in accumulated deficit. The remaining balance of approximately $272,000 is recognized as a gain from settlement of deferred underwriting

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commissions on public warrants in the consolidated statements of operations, which represents the original amount expensed in the Company’s initial public offering.

Contingent Fee Arrangement

The Company has entered into certain engagement letters with Zelman Partners LLC (“Zelman”) for financial advice and assistance in connection with its search for a prospective initial business combination. Pursuant to the engagement letters, the Company agreed to pay Zelman a transaction fee in cash of $4,500,000 plus, in the Company’s sole discretion, an additional transaction fee of between $0 to $1,000,000 (collectively, the “Transaction Fees”). The Transaction Fees were contingent upon the closing of a Business Combination and therefore not included as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Additionally, if the Company or any of its affiliates enters into an agreement with respect to the acquisition of all or a portion of a target company in the homebuilding industry (the “Agreement”) and (i) such Agreement is terminated prior to consummation of such acquisition or the acquisition is otherwise not consummated and (ii) the Company receives a payment or other consideration (the “Payment”) at any time related to such termination or non-consummation, the Company agrees to pay to Zelman a transaction fee of the lesser of (i) the Transaction Fee that would have been payable had the sale been consummated and (ii) 25% of such Payment in cash if and when such Payment is made to the Company.

Note 7 - Derivative Warrant Liabilities

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had 8,625,000 Public Warrants and 5,933,333 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.

The Company agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

Redemptions of Warrants When the Price Per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $18.00 — Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

in whole and not in part;
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

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upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

if, and only if, closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to each warrant holder.

If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $10.00  — Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

in whole and not in part;
at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants, but only on a cashless basis, prior to redemption and receive that number of shares to be determined by reference to the table below, based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of our Class A common stock except as otherwise described below;
if, and only if, the closing price of our Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
if the closing price of the Class A common stock for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption for cash, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis”, as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

In addition, if the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at a Newly Issued Price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors, and in the case of any such issuance to our initial stockholders or their respective affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them, as applicable, prior to such issuance), the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees (except as set forth under “Redemption of Warrants when the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $10.00”). If the Private Placement Warrants are held

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by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

Note 8 - Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 34,500,000 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which were all subject to possible redemption and are classified outside of permanent equity in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Class A common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the consolidated balance sheets is reconciled on the following table:

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2020

$

Gross Proceeds

    

345,000,000

Less:

 

  

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(7,762,500)

Class A common stock issuance costs

 

(19,114,492)

Plus:

 

  

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

26,876,992

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2021

345,000,000

Increase in redemption value of Class A common stock subject to redemption

3,586,031

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2022

$

348,586,031

Note 9- Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Preferred Stock - The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Class A Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 34,500,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, all subject to possible redemption and classified as temporary equity. (See Note 8).

Class B Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Of the 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2020, up to 1,125,000 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriter’s option to purchase additional units was not exercised in full, so that the Sponsor would own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering. On January 28, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option; thus, these 1,125,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, except as required by law.

The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of

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all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination). Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their shares of Class B common stock into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements

The following tables presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy:

Fair Value Measured as of December 31, 2022

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Assets:

Investments held in Trust Account - Money Market Funds

$

349,152,086

$

$

$

349,152,086

Liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivative public warrant liabilities

$

905,630

$

$

$

905,630

Derivative private warrant liabilities

$

$

$

625,370

$

625,370

Fair Value Measured as of December 31, 2021

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Assets

Investments held in Trust Account - Money Market Funds

 

$

345,020,717

$

 

$

$

345,020,717

Liabilities:

Derivative public warrant liabilities

$

5,175,000

$

$

$

5,175,000

Derivative private warrant liabilities

$

$

$

3,619,330

$

3,619,330

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 measurement in March 2021, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded in an active market. There were no other transfers to/from levels during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Level 1 assets include investments in mutual funds invested in government securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.

Prior to being publicly traded, the fair value of the Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering were measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model, and the Private Placement Warrants have been measured at fair value using a modified Black-Scholes model. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the value of the Public Warrants was measured based on the trading price since the warrants were separately listed and traded. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $7.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively, resulting from a decrease in the fair value of liabilities, presented as change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants, and the Public Warrants prior to being separately listed and traded, is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation and a Black-Scholes model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on the historical volatility of an index of companies that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at zero.

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The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at their measurement dates:

    

As of December 31,

    

As of December 31,

 

2022

2021

 

Exercise price

$

11.50

$

11.50

Stock Price

$

10.05

$

9.74

Option term (in years)

5.00

4.82

Volatility

40

%  

12

%

Risk-free interest rate

4.1

%  

1.3

%

The change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities measured utilizing Level 1 and Level 3 inputs for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, is summarized as follows:

Derivative warrant liabilities at January 1, 2022 - Level 3

    

$

3,619,330

Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities - Level 3

(2,993,960)

Derivative warrant liabilities at December 31, 2022 - Level 3

$

625,370

Derivative warrant liabilities at January 1, 2021 - Level 3

   

$

Issuance of Derivative Warrants - Level 3

 

13,161,830

Transfer of Public Warrants to Level 1

(7,762,500)

Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities - Level 3

(1,780,000)

Derivative warrant liabilities at December 31, 2021 - Level 3

$

3,619,330

Note 11 - Income Taxes

The Company’s taxable income primarily consists of interest income on the Trust Account. The Company’s general and administrative expenses are generally considered start-up costs and are not currently deductible.

The income tax provision consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    

December 31, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Current

Federal

$

983,430

$

State

Deferred

Federal

(74,706)

(254,139)

State

Valuation allowance

74,706

254,139

Income tax provision

$

983,430

$

The Company’s net deferred tax assets were as follows as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    

As of December 31, 2022

    

As of December 31, 2021

Deferred tax assets:

 

  

Start-up/Organization costs

$

328,845

$

216,490

Net operating loss carryforwards

37,649

Total deferred tax assets

328,845

254,139

Valuation allowance

 

(328,845)

(254,139)

Deferred tax asset, net of allowance

$

$

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of

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future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance. For the year ending December 31, 2022 and 2021, the change in valuation allowance was $74,706 and $254,139, respectively.

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:

    

December 31, 2022

   

December 31, 2021

  

Statutory federal income tax rate

21.0

%

21.0

%

Statutory state rate, net of federal benefit

0.0

%

%

Financing costs

3.5

%

Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities

(18.9)

%

(33.9)

%

Merger costs

9.9

%

0.0

%

Transaction costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities

0.0

%

0.0

%

Loss upon issuance of private placement warrants

(0.7)

%

0.0

%

Change in valuation allowance

0.9

%

9.4

%

Income tax rate

12.2

%

0.0

%

Note 12 - Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurring through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent event, other than as described herein or below, that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

On January 11, 2023, the Company received a letter (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule Section 5620(a) (the “Annual Meeting Rule”) which requires the Company to hold an annual meeting of stockholders within 12 months of the Company’s fiscal year end. The Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq. The Notice advises that the Company will have 45 calendar days to submit to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule. On March 16, 2023, Nasdaq advised the Company of its determination to grant the Company an extension until June 29, 2023 to regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule by holding a special meeting of stockholders to approve the GSH Business Combination where the Company’s stockholders will also have the opportunity to discuss Company affairs and elect directors. The special meeting was held on March 23, 2023 and served as the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for purposes of the Annual Meeting Rule. As such, the Company has regained compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule.

As previously announced on March 22, 2023, the Company entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) among itself, GSH and a certain group of investors party thereto (the “PIPE Investors”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Investors have agreed to purchase $80,000,000 in original principal amount of convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and 744,588 shares of Class A common stock in a private placement PIPE investment (the “PIPE Investment”) in connection with the GSH Business Combination. The aggregate gross amount of the PIPE Investment is approximately $75,000,000. The proceeds of the PIPE Investment are expected to be used by the Company to offset redemptions of the Company’s Class A common stock (see “Extension and Redemptions” below for details on redemptions of the Company’s Class A common stock), and may be used by DHHC to satisfy the Minimum Cash Condition. The closing of the Note Purchase Agreement is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the GSH Business Combination and subject to other customary closing conditions and terms set forth therein.

On March 23, 2023, in connection with the Company’s efforts to raise funds to meet the Minimum Cash Condition, the Company entered into certain private placement transactions (collectively, the “Share Lock-Up Agreements”) with certain investors who

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purchased shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on the open market prior to March 16, 2023 (each a “Lock-Up Investor”), pursuant to which, and subject to and conditioned upon the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the Share Lock-Up Agreements, the Company agreed to issue to each Lock-Up Investor 0.25 UHG Class A Common Shares for a purchase price of $0.01, for each share of the Company's Class A common stock held by such Lock-Up Investor at the Closing.

Also, on March 23, 2023, the Company and certain investors (“PIPE Investors”) entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) providing for the purchase by the PIPE Investors at the effective time of the GSH Business Combination of (i) an aggregate of 471,500 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price per share of $10.00, and (ii) for each share of the Company’s Class A common stock purchased by each PIPE Investor, the Company agreed to issue to the applicable PIPE Investor 0.25 UHG Class A Shares for a purchase price of $0.01 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.7 million.

On March 23, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders in lieu of the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with the GSH Business Combination. At the Special Meeting, the GSH Business Combination Agreement was approved, and the stockholders holding 109,426 shares of Class A common stock (after giving effect to withdrawals of redemptions) exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $1.1 million (approximately $10.13 per share) will be removed from the Trust Account to pay such redeeming holders and approximately $43.9 million will remain in the Company’s Trust Account.

On January 10 and February 9, 2023, the Company drew additional amounts of $100,000 from the unsecured promissory notes, respectively, which were issued to two affiliates of the Sponsor on October 18, 2022 (See Note 5). The total outstanding balance of the promissory notes was fully repaid on March 24, 2023.

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Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby.

    

Amount

SEC registration fee

 

$

18,737.47

Legal fees and expenses

*

Accounting fees and expenses

*

Miscellaneous

*

Total

 

$

*

*These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be defined at this time.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the registrant. The DGCL provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The registrant’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification by the registrant of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”) provides for such limitation of liability to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

The registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided in its certificate of incorporation. Each indemnification agreement provides for indemnification and advancements by the registrant of certain expenses and costs relating to claims, suits or proceedings arising from his or her service to the registrant as officers or directors to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The registrant also maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (1) to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, while acting in their capacity as directors and officers of the registrant, and (2) to the registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such officers and directors pursuant to any indemnification provision contained in the registrant’s certificate of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or otherwise as a matter of law.

The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the applicable statute, the registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended to date, and the arrangements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

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Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

Subscription Agreements and Convertible Note Financing

In order to finance a portion of the purchase price payable under the Business Combination Agreement, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, on the Closing Date of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) certain investors (“PIPE Investors”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of (A) 471,500 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, and (B) 117,875 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $0.01 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.7 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements entered into on March 23, 2023 (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) and (ii) certain investors (“Lock-Up Investors”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of 421,100 Class A Common Shares at a purchase price of $0.01 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4,000, pursuant to certain share lock-up and non-redemption agreements entered into on March 23, 2023 (the “Share Lock-Up Agreements,” and together with the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the “Subscription Agreements”). Also on the Closing Date of the Business Combination Agreement, certain investors (the “Convertible Note Investors”) purchased from the Company $80,000,000 in original principal amount of convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) and, pursuant to the terms of share subscription agreements dated March 30, 2023, entered into between each Convertible Note Investor and the Company (the “Note Subscription Agreements”), an additional 744,588 Class A Common Shares in a private placement PIPE investment (the “PIPE Investment”), pursuant to a note purchase agreement entered into on March 21, 2023 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). The aggregate gross amount of the PIPE Investment was $75,000,000. The Class A Common Shares issued to the PIPE Investors, Lock-Up Investors, and Convertible Note Investors were issued pursuant to and in accordance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

Class A Common Shares

Pursuant to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each share of DHHC Class B Common Stock converted into one UHG’s Class A Common Share at the Closing of the Business Combination. The issuance of Class A Common Shares upon automatic conversion of DHHC Class B Common Stock at the Closing has not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

Private Placement Warrants.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 5,933,333 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor to the Sponsor and each of the Anchor Investors, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $ $8,900,000 (the “Private Placement”). No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to the Private Placement. The Private Placement was made pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

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Item 16. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

    

Description

2.1

Business Combination Agreement, dated September 10, 2022, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp., Merger Sub and Great Southern Homes, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on February 9, 2023)

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Homes Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 5, 2023)

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Homes Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 5, 2023)

4.1

Warrant Agreement, dated January 25, 2021, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and DiamondHead Holdings Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2021).

4.2*

Senior Convertible Promissory Note, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and

Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP

4.3*

Senior Convertible Promissory Note, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and

Dendur Master Fund Ltd.

5.1*

Opinion of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

10.1

Securities Subscription Agreement, dated October 21, 2020, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 15, 2021)

10.2

Form of Subscription Agreement, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and the investors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 15, 2021)

10.3

Letter Agreement, dated January 25, 2021, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and its executive officers, its directors, and DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2021)

10.4

Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated January 25, 2021, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2021)

10.5

Form of Indemnity Agreement by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and certain of its officers and directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2021)

10.6*

Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 21, 2023, by and between the Company and the investors identified on the signature page thereto

10.7*

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and parties identified on the signature page thereto

10.8

Form of Share Issuance and Lock-Up Agreement, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and the investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2023)

10.9

Form of Subscription Agreement, by and between DiamondHead Holdings Corp. and the investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2023)

10.10*

Share Subscription Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP

10.11*

Share Subscription Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Hazelview Securities Inc.

10.12*

Share Subscription Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Dendur Master Fund Ltd.

10.13*

Share Subscription Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Jasper Lake Ventures One LLC

10.14*

Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and certain of its officers and directors

10.15*

United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan

10.16

Employment Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Michael Nieri (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2023)

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10.17

Employment Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Keith Feldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2023)

10.18

Employment Agreement, dated March 30, 2023, by and between the Company and Shelton Twine (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 5, 2023)

21.1*

Subsidiaries of the Company

23.1*

Consent of Marcum LLP

23.2*

Consent of FORVIS, LLP

23.3*

Consent of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

24.1*

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)

101.SCH*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104*

Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

107*

Filing Fee Table

*

Filed herewith.

Certain instruments defining rights of holders of long-term debt of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. Upon request, the company agrees to furnish to the SEC copies of such instruments.

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Item 17. Undertakings.

(a)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that: Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(i)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included

in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the

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undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irmo, State of South Carolina, on the 28th day of April, 2023.

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Nieri

Name:

Michael Nieri

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 28, 2023

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Shelton Twine and Steve Lenker, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and any registration statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature

   

Title

    

Date

/s/ Michael Nieri

Chief Executive Officer

April 28, 2023

Michael Nieri

/s/ Keith Feldman

Chief Financial Officer

April 28, 2023

Keith Feldman

/s/ Tom O’Grady

Director

April 28, 2023

Tom O’Grady

/s/ David Hamamoto

Director

April 28, 2023

David Hamamoto

/s/ Eric S. Bland

Director

April 28, 2023

Eric S. Bland

/s/ James P. Clements

Director

April 28, 2023

James P. Clements

/s/ Robert Dozier

Director

April 28, 2023

Robert Dozier

/s/ Jason Enoch

Director

April 28, 2023

Jason Enoch

/s/ Nikki R. Haley

Director

April 28, 2023

Nikki R. Haley

/s/ Alan Levine

Director

April 28, 2023

Alan Levine

/s/ Michael Bayles

Director

April 28, 2023

Michael Bayles

/s/ Robert Grove

Director

April 28, 2023

Robert Grove

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Exhibit 4.2

THE SALE OF THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO ITS DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SALE OF THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1272 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED). UPON WRITTEN REQUEST (ADDRESSED TO STEVE LENKER AT UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC., 90 N ROYAL TOWER DRIVE, IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA 29063), THE ISSUER WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTE; (2) THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ON THE NOTE; AND (3) THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE.

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

$35,000,000.00

March 30, 2023

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, United Homes Group, Inc., (formerly known as DiamondHead Holdings Corp.) a corporation organized under the Laws of the state of Delaware (the “Issuer”), HEREBY promises to pay to the order of Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of 35 million U.S. dollars ($35,000,000.00) (the “Principal Amount”) plus the aggregate amount of accrued interest on the outstanding Principal Amount, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain convertible note purchase agreement, dated as of March 21, 2023, by and among the Issuer, Great Southern Homes, Inc. (the “Company”), the Holder and the other investors named therein (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). Interest shall commence accruing as of the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) and shall continue to accrue on the outstanding principal of this senior convertible promissory note (this “Note”) as set forth in Article 1 until fully paid or extinguished in accordance with the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.01     Definitions. The following capitalized terms used herein shall have the following respective meanings:

Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding” means either the Issuer or the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (i) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy, or filing any petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future Laws; (iii) seeking or consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator, or of all or any substantial part of its properties; or (iv) any of their Representatives or majority of stockholders taking any action looking to dissolution, liquidation or winding up or otherwise taking any of the foregoing actions.


Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close (other than Lincoln’s Birthday or an Election Day) under the laws of, or are in fact closed in New York.

Capital Stock” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.

Conversion Date” means, for purposes of any conversion contemplated by Article 3, the proposed effective date of such conversion (which date shall in no event be fewer than ten (10) Business Days following the date of delivery of the applicable Holder Conversion Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice, and in the case of an Issuer Conversion Notice, shall be no greater than twenty (20) Business Days following the date of delivery of the applicable Issuer Conversion Notice).

Conversion Price” means, at any time after the Measurement Period, a per share conversion price that is equal to the inverse of the Conversion Rate at such time divided by one thousand (1,000).

Conversion Rate” means the number of Issuer Class A Shares that is issuable upon conversion of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000.00) of Conversion Amount or Forced Conversion Amount, as applicable, and is equal to the Initial Conversion Rate as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Article 4.

Default” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which Issuer Class A Shares trade on Nasdaq, or on the applicable stock exchange on which Issuer Class A Shares are then traded, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question from the Issuer.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Holder, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, imposed as a result of the Holder being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of the Holder, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), or that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of the Holder, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of the Holder with respect to an applicable interest in a loan or commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Holder acquires such interest in the loan or commitment, (iii) Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the Holder’s failure to comply with Section 8.03(e) and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.


Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement by and among Great Southern Homes, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of July 9, 2021 (as amended).

Foreign Holder” means (i) if the Issuer is a U.S. Person, a Holder that is not a U.S. Person, and (ii) if the Issuer is not a U.S. Person, a Holder that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Issuer is resident for tax purposes.

Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by the Issuer under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i) of this definition, Other Taxes.

Initial Conversion Price” means a per share conversion price equal to 80% of the VWAP of an Issuer Class A Share over the Measurement Period, except that if such calculation results in a conversion price that is (a) less than five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share, then “Initial Conversion Price” means five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share and (b) greater than ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share, then “Initial Conversion Price” means ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share.

Initial Conversion Rate” means the number of Issuer Class A Shares that is equal to the inverse of the Initial Conversion Price multiplied by one thousand (1,000).

Last Reported Sale Price” of the Issuer Class A Shares on any date means the closing sale price per share of the Issuer Class A Shares (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices per share) on such date reported on Nasdaq or other principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Issuer Class A Shares is then traded. If the Issuer Class A Shares are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” of the Issuer Class A Shares shall be the last quoted bid price for the Issuer Class A Shares in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Issuer Class A Shares are not so quoted, then the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Issuer Class A Shares on such date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Issuer for this purpose. The Last Reported Sale Price of the Issuer Class A Shares will be determined without reference to extended or after hours trading or any other trading outside regular trading session hours.

Lending Office” means, in respect of the Holder, the office or offices of such Holder described as such in such Holder’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Holder may from time to time notify Issuer in writing.


Make Whole Amount” means, on any date, an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the Called Principal plus (ii) the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided, that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

Called Principal” means, with respect to this Note, the principal thereof that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 5.01, to be converted pursuant to Section 3.02 or Section 9.03, or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02, as the context requires.

Contractual Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, 100 basis points over the Term SOFR Reference Rate for an interest period of three months at approximately 5:00 a.m., New York time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the Settlement Date, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator.

Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Note is payable) equal to the Contractual Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, all payments of interest on such Called Principal that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided, that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of this Note, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 6.02.

Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 5.01 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02, as the context requires.

“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Holder.


Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), the rate per annum published by the Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Holder as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day, except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

Measurement Period” means the thirty (30) consecutive days prior to the Merger Anniversary Date.

Merger Anniversary Date” means the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of the Merger Closing Date.

Merger Approval” means the required stockholder approval of the Issuer and the Company for purposes of consummating the Merger Transaction as provided in the BCA.

Notes” means this Note and each other note issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Holder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Holder and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Holder having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment by the Holder after the date on which the Holder becomes a party to this Note, other than following an Event of Default.

Pending Redemption Period” means the period commencing on the date an Optional Redemption Notice is delivered hereunder and ending on the date (which shall not be prior to the applicable Optional Redemption Date) the Optional Redemption Price payable to the Holders thereunder is paid in full and all Warrants issuable to such Holders are issued.


Qualifying Trading Period” means any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period during which the daily trading volume of the Issuer Class A Shares on each Trading Day was at least one percent (1%) of the Issuer Class A Shares outstanding at the commencement of each such Trading Day.

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Issuer Class A Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Issuer Class A Shares (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Issuer Class A Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).

Rights” means any common stock or preferred stock purchase right or warrant, as the case may be, that all or substantially all Issuer Class A Shares may be entitled to receive under a Rights Plan.

Rights Plan” means any common stock or preferred stock rights plan or any similar plan in effect as of the date of this Note or adopted by the Issuer after the date of this Note or any replacement or successor rights plan.

Trading Day” means any day on which the Issuer Class A Shares are traded on Nasdaq or, if such market is not the principal trading market for the Issuer Class A Shares, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Issuer Class A Shares are then traded; provided, that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Issuer Class A Shares are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than four and a half (4.5) hours or any day that the Issuer Class A Shares are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time).

VWAP” means the volume-weighted average sale price of an Issuer Class A Share on Nasdaq (or other national securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are then listed), as reported by, or based upon data reported by, Bloomberg Financial Markets or an equivalent, reliable reporting service as determined by the Issuer.

Section 1.02           Interpretation. As used in this Note, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)           a capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given to it in the Note Purchase Agreement;

(b)           an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)           references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;


(d)           any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)           references to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit shall refer to articles, sections and exhibits of this Note, unless otherwise specified;

(f)            the headings in this Note are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Note or any provision thereof;

(g)           this Note shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Note to be drafted;

(h)           all monetary figures shall be in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)            references to “including” in this Note shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)            the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(k)           the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Note as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(l)            the word “or” is not exclusive.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE AND DESCRIPTION

Section 2.01           Maturity Date. The entire unpaid Principal Amount and all unpaid accrued interest (collectively, the “Obligations”) shall become fully due and payable on March 30, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted pursuant to the terms of this Note.

Section 2.02           Interest.

(a)           Commencing on the Issue Date, interest shall be payable on the outstanding Principal Amount and all overdue amounts under this Note from the Issue Date up to (but not including) the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Issue Date, at a rate of fifteen percent (15.00%) per annum, with such rate to increase by one percent (1.00%) per annum beginning on such fourth (4th) anniversary (the “Interest Rate”). Interest shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last calendar day of each month (each, an “Interest Payment Date”).


(b)           All interest on this Note shall be paid in cash; provided, that on any Interest Payment Date during the term of this Note, the Issuer shall have the option to pay a portion of the accrued and unpaid interest on this Note on such Interest Payment Date that has accrued at the rate in excess of ten percent (10.00%) per annum either (i) in cash or (ii) by capitalizing such interest and adding it to the then outstanding principal amount of this Note (“PIK Interest”), it being understood and agreed that, unless the Issuer shall notify the Holder at least two Business Days prior to the Interest Payment Date that it intends to treat some portion of the entire interest due on such Interest Payment Date as PIK Interest, the Issuer shall be deemed to have elected to pay all of the interest in cash. Interest on this Note shall be computed based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and all PIK Interest on this Note will be compounded quarterly on the last day of each quarter (each, a “PIK Interest Payment Date”).

(c)           Amounts representing PIK Interest shall be treated as Principal Amount for all purposes under this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement and shall bear interest in accordance with this Section 2.02. The obligation of the Issuer to pay all such PIK Interest so added to the Principal Amount shall be automatically evidenced by this Note.

Section 2.03           Payments. All payments of Obligations shall be made in lawful money of the U.S. to the Holder, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by the Holder. If an Interest Payment Date, PIK Interest Payment Date, payment date for principal or other payment date falls on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next Business Day after such day. All payments shall be applied first to accrued interest, expenses or fees due to the Holder pursuant to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, and thereafter to outstanding principal amounts payable under the Note. On each Interest Payment Date, the Issuer shall deliver a copy of Schedule I to this Note to the Holder, which Schedule I shall detail the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of such date, including all PIK Interest previously added to the principal amount thereof. The Obligations under this Note may be prepaid, repurchased or converted in accordance with Section 3.02 below, at the Issuer’s election, prior to the Maturity Date.

Section 2.04           Use of Proceeds. The Issuer shall use the proceeds from this Note to fund acquisitions and for growth capital and general corporate purposes.

Section 2.05           Cancellation of Portion of Note Paid. All portions of this Note surrendered for the purposes of payment, repurchase, redemption, conversion or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Issuer, be promptly canceled by the Issuer, and in the case of a transfer, replaced with one or more Notes reflecting such transfer.

ARTICLE 3

CONVERSION OF NOTE

Section 3.01           Conversion at Holder’s Option. Subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders) and Article 4 below, and subject to Section 7.07, at any time from and after the completion of the Measurement Period and up to the Maturity Date, the then outstanding Obligations under this Note (or any portion hereof) (the “Conversion Amount”) may be converted into fully paid and nonassessable Issuer Class A Shares (the “Conversion Shares”), at the sole election of the Holder, upon written notice to the Issuer in the form set forth in the Form of Holder Conversion Notice in Schedule II hereto (the “Holder Conversion Notice”). The Holder Conversion Notice shall state the Conversion Amount and the Conversion Date. The number of Conversion Shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price.


Section 3.02           Issuer Conversion Option. Notwithstanding the conversion rights set forth in Section 3.01 above, subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders) and Article 4 below, if at any time after (but not including) the date that is the second (2nd) anniversary of the Issue Date, the VWAP of an Issuer Class A Share as traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Issuer Class A Shares are then traded equals or exceeds thirteen U.S. dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) for twenty (20) Trading Days in any Qualifying Trading Period, all of the then-outstanding Obligations under this Note, calculated at the Make Whole Amount (such amount, the “Forced Conversion Amount”) may be converted into Conversion Shares, at the sole election of the Issuer, following delivery of a written notice to the Holder in the Form of Issuer Conversion Notice in Schedule III hereto (the “Issuer Conversion Notice”). The Issuer Conversion Notice shall state the Forced Conversion Amount, the number of Conversion Shares to be issued and the proposed Conversion Date. The number of Conversion Shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the Forced Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price.

Section 3.03           Delivery and Cancellation. On the Conversion Date pursuant to either Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 above, the Holder hereby agrees to deliver the original of this Note to the Issuer for cancellation (or a notice to the effect that the original Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed and an agreement acceptable to the Holder whereby the Holder agrees to indemnify the Issuer from any loss incurred by it in connection with this Note) and, in the case of a partial conversion, a reissuance of the replacement Note, dated as of the Conversion Date and in the amount equal to the remaining outstanding Obligations; provided, however, that on the Conversion Date, this Note (or portion thereof) shall be deemed converted and, solely to the extent of and with respect to the Obligations so converted, of no further force and effect, whether or not it is delivered for cancellation and reissuance, as applicable, as set forth in this sentence.

Section 3.04           Compliance with Nasdaq Rules. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, the Issuer shall not issue any Issuer Class A Shares if, upon conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 the issuance of such Issuer Class A Shares, together with any securities issued in connection with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions for purposes of the rules of Nasdaq, would exceed the aggregate number of Issuer Class A Shares that the Issuer may issue in a transaction in compliance with the Issuer’s obligations under the rules or regulations of Nasdaq (such aggregate number of shares, units or notes, as applicable, the “Conversion Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply if the Issuer’s stockholders have approved issuances in excess of the Conversion Cap in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq.


Section 3.05           DTC Issuance. On or before the first Trading Day following the Conversion Date, the Issuer shall, (i) provided that the Issuer’s transfer agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “FAST Program”) and so long as the certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Issuer Class A Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (ii), if the Issuer’s transfer agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice or as provided by the Holder to the Issuer, a certificate, registered in the Issuer’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Issuer Class A Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon the Conversion Date, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Conversion Shares with respect to which this Note (or portion thereof) has been converted, irrespective of the date such Conversion Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Conversion Shares, as the case may be.

Section 3.06           No Fractional Shares. No fractional Issuer Class A Shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of the Issuer issuing any fractional shares to the Holder upon the conversion of this Note, the Issuer shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Last Reported Sale Price of an Issuer Class A Share by (ii) the fraction of a share not issued pursuant to the previous sentence.

Section 3.07           Cash Option. In the event of any conversion of this Note pursuant to either Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 above, at the Issuer’s option, the Issuer may deliver to the Holder up to fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding balance of the Obligations under this Note in a cash payment equal to the VWAP of the Issuer Class A Shares during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the last Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date into which this Note would be convertible on such Conversion Date in lieu of the issuance of that number of Conversion Shares.

Section 3.08           Taxes on Conversion. Except as provided in the next sentence, the Issuer shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due and duties on the issuance of the Issuer Class A Shares upon conversion of this Note pursuant hereto. The Holder shall be liable for and shall be required to pay any tax or duty which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of the Issuer Class A Shares in a name other than that of the Holder, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless the Person requesting such issue has paid to the Issuer the amount of any such tax or duty, or has established to the satisfaction of the Issuer that such tax or duty has been paid.


Section 3.09           Conversion Covenants. The Issuer covenants that:

(a)           all Issuer Class A Shares issued upon conversion of this Note shall be (as applicable) newly issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive or similar rights and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof;

(b)           if any Issuer Class A Shares to be provided for the purpose of conversion of this Note require registration with or approval of any Governmental Entity under any Laws before such Issuer Class A Shares may be validly issued upon conversion, then the Issuer shall, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the SEC, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be;

(c)           if at any time the Issuer Class A Shares are listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, then the Issuer will use reasonable best efforts to list and keep listed, so long as the Issuer Class A Shares shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note; and

(d)           it shall reserve, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Issuer Class A Shares to provide for conversion of this Note pursuant to this Article 3 from time to time as this Note is presented for conversion.

ARTICLE 4

ADJUSTMENT OF CONVERSION RATE

Section 4.01           Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Issuer if any of the events described in Section 4.02 to Section 4.06 occurs, provided, however, that the Issuer shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if the Holder is given the right to participate and so elects (other than in the case of (i) a share split or share combination or (ii) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the existing Issuer Class A Shares and solely as a result of holding this Note, in any of the events described in Section 4.02 to Section 4.06, without having to convert their Note, as if they held a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of the Note held by such Holder.

Section 4.02           Issuance of Issuer Class A Shares as a Dividend or a Distribution. If the Issuer issues Issuer Class A Shares as a dividend or distribution on Issuer Class A Shares, or if the Issuer effects a share split or share combination of its Issuer Class A Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;


CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately after the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be (before giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, split or combination); and

OS1 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as the case may be.

Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall become effective immediately after (i) the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or (ii) the open of business on the effective date of such split or combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution described in this Section 4.02 is declared but not so paid or made, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or not to split or combine the outstanding Issuer Class A Shares, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or such share split or combination had not been announced.

Section 4.03           Issuance of Rights, Options or Warrants. If the Issuer issues to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days after the announcement date for such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Class A Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date for such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;


CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

X = the total number of Issuer Class A Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y = the number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date for such issuance.

For purposes of this Section 4.03, in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the Holder to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Class A Shares at less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares for the applicable ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Issuer for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. To the extent that Issuer Class A Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Issuer Class A Shares actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if the Record Date for such distribution had not occurred.

Section 4.04           Distributions of Property (including Spin-Offs).

(a)           Distribution of Capital Stock, Indebtedness, or other assets or property. If the Issuer distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Issuer or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities of the Issuer, to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.02 or Section 4.03, (ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.05, (iii) dividends or distributions that constitute Reference Property following an event described in Section 4.10 and (iv) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 4.04 shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “Distributed Property”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:


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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

SP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and

FMV = the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Issuer Class A Shares as of the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution.

Any adjustment made under this Section 4.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Holder shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of this Note, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Issuer Class A Shares receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property the Holder would have received if the Holder owned a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for the distribution.

If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 4.04(a) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.


(b)           Spin-Offs. With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04 where there has been payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Issuer Class A Shares or shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Issuer, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;

FMV0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Issuer Class A Shares applicable to one share of the Issuer Class A Shares (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as if references therein to Issuer Class A Shares were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (such period, the “Valuation Period”); and

MP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the Valuation Period.

Such adjustment shall occur at the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided, that for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references within the previous paragraph to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, and including, the Conversion Date. If any such dividend or distribution described in the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.04(b) is declared but not paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.


(c)           Trigger Events. For purposes of this Section 4.04 (and subject in all respects to Section 4.13), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Issuer to all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Issuer’s Capital Stock, including Issuer Class A Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”):

(i)

are deemed to be transferred with such Issuer Class A Shares;

(ii)

are not exercisable; and

(iii)

are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Issuer Class A Shares,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.04 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.04. If any such rights, options or warrants, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of the Note Purchase Agreement, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04 was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (A) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (B) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Issuer Class A Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Issuer Class A Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.


(d)           Sequencing of Multiple Adjustments. For purposes of Section 4.02, Section 4.03 and this Section 4.04, and subject to Section 4.10, if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04 is applicable also includes one or both of:

(i)

a dividend or distribution of Issuer Class A Shares to which Section 4.02 is applicable (the “4.02 Distribution”); or

(ii)

a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 4.03 is applicable (the “4.03 Distribution”),

then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the 4.03 Distribution and the 4.04 Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04 is applicable (the “4.04 Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 4.04 with respect to such 4.04 Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the 4.02 Distribution and 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the 4.04 Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.02 and Section 4.03 with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Issuer (I) the “Record Date” of the 4.02 Distribution and the 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the 4.05 Distribution and (II) any Issuer Class A Shares included in the 4.02 Distribution or 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be” within the meaning of Section 4.02 or “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution” within the meaning of Section 4.03.

Section 4.05           Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

SP0 = the Last Reported Sale Price of the Issuer Class A Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and

C = the amount in cash per share the Issuer pays or distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares.


An adjustment to the Conversion Rate made pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for the applicable dividend or distribution. If any dividend or distribution described in this Section 4.05 is declared but not so paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of this Note, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Issuer Class A Shares, the amount of cash that the Holder would have received if the Holder owned a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

Section 4.06           Tender or Exchange Offer. If the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Issuer Class A Shares, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Issuer Class A Shares exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

Graphic

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for Issuer Class A Shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all Issuer Class A Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);


OS1 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (after giving effect to the purchase of all Issuer Class A Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer); and

SP1 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.06 shall become effective immediately following the close of business on the tenth (10th) Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date; provided, that in respect of any conversion of this Note, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date, references to “10” or “10th” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate.

Section 4.07           Other Adjustment Mechanics.

(a)           For purposes of this Article 4, the number of Issuer Class A Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Issuer Class A Shares held in the treasury of the Issuer so long as the Issuer does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Issuer Class A Shares held in the treasury of the Issuer, but shall include Issuer Class A Shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Issuer Class A Shares.

(b)           All calculations and other determinations under this Article 4 shall be made by the Issuer and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share.

(c)           If the application of the foregoing formulas in this Article 4 would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made (except on account of share combinations).

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

(i)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Issuer’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Issuer Class A Shares under any plan;


(ii)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries;

(iii)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares in connection with an acquisition of the equity or assets of another entity or issued in connection with any financing to a lender as part of the financing transaction;

(iv)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in Section 4.07(d)(ii), including the conversion of any Issuer Class B Shares into Class A Shares, and outstanding as of the date this Note was first issued;

(v)

solely for a change in the par value of the Issuer Class A Shares;

(vi)

for the issuance of the Earn out Shares as defined in the BCA; or

(vii)

for accrued and unpaid interest.

Section 4.08           Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to this Note, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Holder a notice of the adjustment, briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment, the adjusted Conversion Rate and the manner of computing it. Failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.

Section 4.09           Notice of Certain Transactions. In the event that there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder and provide to the Holder a written notice stating the proposed effective date. The Issuer shall deliver such notice at least twenty (20) days before such proposed effective date. Failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in this Section 4.09.

Section 4.10           Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Issuer Class A Shares.

(a)           If any of the following events occurs:

(i)

any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Issuer Class A Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),


(ii)

any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Issuer,

(iii)

any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Issuer and the Issuer’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or

(iv)

any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which holders of the Issuer Class A Shares would be entitled to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right of the Holder to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Note shall be changed into a right of the Holder to convert such principal amount of Note into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property”, with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Issuer Class A Shares is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Issuer or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute a supplement to this Note (each, a “Note Supplement”) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Note; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (1) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of this Note in accordance with Article 3 shall continue to be payable in cash and (2) any Issuer Class A Shares that the Issuer would have been required to deliver upon conversion of this Note in accordance with Article 3 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of Issuer Class A Shares would have received in such Merger Event.

If the Merger Event causes the Issuer Class A Shares to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (A) the Reference Property into which this Note will be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Issuer Class A Shares, and (B) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (A) attributable to one share of Issuer Class A Shares. If the holders of Issuer Class A Shares receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Merger Event (I) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount this Note shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, multiplied by the price paid per share of Issuer Class A Shares in such Merger Event and (II) the Issuer shall satisfy the conversion obligations hereunder by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. The Issuer shall notify the Holder in writing of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the effective date of the Merger Event.


The Note Supplement shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4. Notwithstanding any failure by the Issuer or a successor or purchasing Person to execute and deliver the Note Supplement, this Note shall be deemed to provide for such change in convertibility. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then an assumption of this Note shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holder as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 5.

(b)           When this Note is modified or amended pursuant to Section 4.10(a), the Issuer shall promptly provide to the Holder a notice briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such modification or amendment to this Note.

(c)           None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of the Holder to convert this Note into cash, Issuer Class A Shares or a combination of cash and Issuer Class A Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Article 3 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.

(d)           The above provisions of this Section 4.10 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

(e)           Upon the consummation of any Merger Event, references to “Issuer Class A Shares” shall be deemed to refer to any Reference Property that constitutes capital stock after giving effect to such Merger Event.

Section 4.11           Voluntary Increase; Nasdaq Compliance. The Issuer from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate, to the extent permitted by law and subject to any applicable shareholder approval requirements pursuant to the listing standards of Nasdaq or such other U.S. securities exchange on which the Issuer Class A Shares are traded, by any amount for any period of at least twenty (20) days, if the Board of Directors determines that such increase shall be in the Issuer’s best interests. The Issuer may (but is not required to) make such increase in the Conversion Rate as the Board of Directors deems advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Issuer Class A Shares resulting from a dividend or distribution of stock, or rights to acquire stock, or similar event. The Issuer shall provide at least fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Holder of any increase under this Section 4.11, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.


Section 4.12           Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of this Note requires the Issuer to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Issuer shall make appropriate adjustments to the Last Reported Sale Prices to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date, effective date or expiration date of the event occurs at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated. The Issuer will provide a schedule of its calculations to the Holder.

Section 4.13           Rights Plan. To the extent that the Issuer has a Rights Plan in effect upon conversion of this Note into Issuer Class A Shares, the Holder shall receive upon conversion of this Note, the Rights under the Rights Plan, unless prior to conversion, the Rights have separated from the Issuer Class A Shares, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Issuer had distributed to all or substantially all holders of Issuer Class A Shares Distributed Property as described in Section 4.04 above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such Rights.

ARTICLE 5

OPTIONAL REDEMPTION BY ISSUER

Section 5.01           Right to Redeem. Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in this Article 5, at any time prior to the date that is sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have the right to repurchase (an “Optional Redemption”) all or any portion of the remaining principal amount of this Note then outstanding by paying the Make Whole Amount payable in respect of the principal amount that is the subject of the Optional Redemption (such Make Whole Amount, the “Redemption Price”).

Section 5.02           Redemption Date. The date for any Optional Redemption will be a Business Day of the Issuer’s choosing that is no more than sixty (60), nor less than thirty (30), calendar days after the date of the Optional Redemption Notice (each, an “Optional Redemption Date”).

Section 5.03           Optional Redemption Notice. To call this Note or any portion of this Note for Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall give a notice of repurchase to the Holder (an “Optional Redemption Notice”), which shall specify the Note to be repurchased and shall state:

(a)           the Optional Redemption Date, which shall be at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the Maturity Date;

(b)           the Optional Redemption Price;


(c)           the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;

(d)           that a Note called for repurchase may be converted at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Optional Redemption Date unless the Issuer fails to pay the Optional Redemption Price (in which case the Note shall thereafter remain convertible);

(e)           that the Holders who elect to convert their Notes must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice; and

(f)           that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment of the Optional Redemption Price, interest, if any, will cease to accrue on and after payment in full of the Optional Redemption Price.

Section 5.04           Pro Rata Redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained herein, the Issuer may not deliver an Optional Redemption Notice unless (i) the Optional Redemption applies to all of the Notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement on a pro rata basis (based on the principal amounts thereof), (ii) the Issuer shall not have delivered an Optional Redemption Notice with respect to which the Pending Redemption Period as provided in Section 5.05 has not expired, (iii) at least thirty (30) days shall have elapsed since the expiration of the then most recent Pending Redemption Period, and (iv) the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed pursuant to such Optional Redemption Notice is not less than the lesser of $10,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement then outstanding.

Section 5.05           Pending Redemption Period. The Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable and, upon delivery of an Optional Redemption Notice, the Optional Redemption Price, less the sum of all Redemption Period Conversion Amounts (as defined below), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of payment thereof (and any other amounts payable thereon under the Notes, including, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount), shall become due and payable on the Optional Redemption Date. The failure to pay in full the amount payable to the Holder on the Optional Redemption Date shall constitute an Event of Default under this Note. The principal amount of Notes to be converted pursuant to each Conversion Notice delivered by a Holder during the Pending Redemption Period (a “Redemption Period Conversion Amount”) shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the principal amount to be converted until all of such principal amount shall have been converted.

Section 5.06           Note Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of the portion of this Note that is to be redeemed only in part in accordance with Section 5.01, and promptly after the Optional Redemption Date, the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Holder, without any charges, a New Note, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that has not been repurchased.

Section 5.07           Restrictions on Redemption. The Issuer may not redeem any portion of this Note on any date if the principal amount of this Note has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Note, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Optional Redemption Date (other than in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Issuer in relation to the payment of the Optional Redemption Price with respect to this Note).


Section 5.08           Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Optional Redemption Date in connection with an Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Issuer or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price of all Notes to be redeemed (together with accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts payable thereon under the Notes, including, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount) on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for repurchase which on or prior thereto have been validly cancelled or converted. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Issuer any money not required for that purpose because of conversion of Notes pursuant to Article 3. If such money is then held by the Issuer in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.

Section 5.09           Termination of Obligations. If the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price with respect to any Notes for which an Optional Redemption Notice has been given, then, immediately on and after the Optional Redemption Date, interest on such Notes shall cease to accrue, whether or not the Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent, and all other rights of the Holder each other Holder of Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive the Optional Redemption Price, accrued and unpaid interest thereon and, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount in respect of such Note.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01           Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Note:

(a)           the Issuer fails to pay when due any Obligations hereunder (including, when due, the principal of this Note on the Maturity Date, any amounts payable in connection with an Optional Redemption, upon exercise of a repurchase right hereunder, or otherwise);

(b)           any representation or warranty of the Issuer or the Company under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, as applicable, is untrue, inaccurate or incorrect in any material respect as of the date made;

(c)           the Issuer breaches any covenant set forth in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, taking into account applicable periods of notice and cure, if any; provided, however, that in the event no grace or cure period is so provided, the Issuer shall have a period of (a) three (3) days after the earlier of the Issuer’s actual knowledge thereof and written notice of non-compliance to cure such non-compliance to the extent it relates to any monetary default and (b) twenty (20) days after the earlier of the Issuer’s actual knowledge thereof and written notice of non-compliance to cure any other non-compliance;


(d)           any default occurs under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Agent or the requisite percentage of lenders thereunder have declared all obligations thereunder due and payable;

(e)           any default occurs in respect of any debt of the Issuer, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than under the Existing Credit Agreement);

(f)           any Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding occurs;

(g)           an involuntary proceeding is commenced or an involuntary petition is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction against any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Bankruptcy Law; (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for itself or for a substantial part of its property or assets; or (iii) winding-up or liquidation; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed and unstayed for thirty (30) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(h)           one or more judgments is rendered against any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, and the same remains undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action is legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, or to enforce any such judgment and such judgment either (i) is for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 or (ii) is for injunctive relief and could reasonably be expected to result in an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(i)            if any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs;

(j)            the Issuer fails to comply with any applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq or loses its status as a member in good standing with Nasdaq, unless it has chosen to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange; or

(k)           the occurrence of any event (financial or otherwise) resulting in, or which will likely result in, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect, as determined by the Holder in his reasonable discretion, and remains uncured for a period of fifteen (15) days following the earlier of the Issuer’s or the Company’s knowledge of such event, as the case may be, and written notice of such event by the Holder to the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, (or, such longer period of time as reasonable given the circumstances if such occurrence is not reasonably curable within such fifteen- (15-) day period and provided that the Issuer or the Company is taking steps to cure such occurrence during such fifteen- (15-) day period and thereafter diligently pursues to completion).


Section 6.02     Consequences of Events of Default. Subject to the Existing Credit Agreement, if any Event of Default occurs for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and continues beyond the expiration of any applicable cure period:

(a)            upon notice or demand, the Holder may declare the outstanding indebtedness under this Note (which shall be equal to the Make Whole Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon prior to the date of such declaration) and other obligations under this Note, to be due and payable, whereupon each of the foregoing shall be and become immediately due and payable, and the Issuer shall immediately pay to the Holder all such indebtedness, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Issuer, anything contained herein or in the Note Purchase Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code, then all indebtedness under this Note, together with all other amounts due or owing to the Holder pursuant to this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement, shall automatically be due immediately without notice of any kind; or

(b)            the Holder may (i) pursue any available remedy by proceeding at Law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, or interest on, this Note or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) exercise on behalf of itself all rights and remedies available to it under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement.

The Issuer agrees to pay the Holder all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Holder and the Holder in any effort to collect indebtedness under this Note and to exercise remedies under the Note Purchase Agreement, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and to pay interest at the Default Rate on such costs and expenses to the extent not paid when demanded. The Holder may exercise any and all of its remedies under this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement contemporaneously or separately from the exercise of any other remedies hereunder or under applicable Law.

Section 6.03     Default Interest. Upon any default pursuant to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, this Note and all overdue obligations thereunder shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to this Note pursuant to Section 2.01 and (ii) such maximum rate of interest allowable under the Laws of the State of New York (the “Default Rate”).

Section 6.04     Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holder may waive an existing Default or Event of Default. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Note; provided, however, that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.


Section 6.05     Unconditional Right of Holder to Receive Payment and to Convert. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Note, the Holder of this Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the Principal Amount and interest in respect of this Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in this Note, and to convert this Note in accordance with Article 3, and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective due dates or for the right to convert in accordance with Article 3, and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

Section 6.06     Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Note and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer and the Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.07     Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note in Section 9.01, no right or remedy conferred in this Note upon or reserved to the Holder of this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by Law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or hereafter existing at Law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.08     Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or any acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by Law to the Holder may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Holder.

Section 6.09     Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim to take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension Law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such Law and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such Law had been enacted.

ARTICLE 7

OTHER COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER

Section 7.01     Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer shall promptly make all payments in respect of this Note on the dates and in the manner provided in this Note. All such interest shall be payable on demand. Presentation of this Note is due at maturity.


Section 7.02     Corporate Existence. The Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights (charter and statutory).

Section 7.03     Section 16 Matters. If the Issuer becomes a party to a consolidation, merger or other similar transaction that may result in the Holder, its Affiliates and/or any director reasonably likely to cause the Holder or any of its Affiliates to be treated as a director of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (any such director, a “Holder Affiliated Director”) to be deemed to make an acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Issuer or derivatives thereof for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including upon any determination of the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 9.03), and if any Holder Affiliated Director is serving on the Board of Directors at such time or has served on the Board of Directors during the preceding six (6) months:

(a)           the Board of Directors will pre-approve such acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Issuer or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the Holder’s, its Affiliates’ and any Holder Affiliated Director’s interests (to the extent the Holder or its Affiliates may be deemed to be “directors by deputization”) in such transaction from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder; and

(b)           if the transaction involves:

(i)

a merger or consolidation to which the Issuer is a party and the Issuer Class A Shares are, in whole or in part, converted into or exchanged for equity securities of a different issuer;

(ii)

a potential acquisition by the Holder, its Affiliates, and/or any Holder Affiliated Director of equity securities of such other issuer or derivatives thereof; and

(iii)

an Affiliate or Associate or other designee of the Holder or its Affiliates serving on the board of directors (or its equivalent) of such other issuer,

then if the Issuer requires that the other issuer (including its board of directors (or similar governing body if not a corporation)) pre-approve any acquisition of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of any director or officer of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder, the Issuer shall require that such other issuer pre-approve any such acquisitions of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of the Holder, its Affiliates and any Holder Affiliated Directors (for the Holder and/or its Affiliates, to the extent such persons are reasonably likely to be treated as a director of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder.


Section 7.04     Acknowledgment of Registration Rights. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that the issuance and sale of this Note (and the issuance and sale of the Issuer Class A Shares that are issuable upon conversion or repurchase by the Issuer of this Note) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the Securities Laws of any state and that they may be sold or otherwise disposed of only in one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act and, where applicable, such Securities Laws, or as to which an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and, where applicable, such Securities Laws, is available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer acknowledges and agrees that this Note (and the Issuer Class A Shares that are issuable upon conversion or repurchase by the Issuer of this Note) shall constitute “Registrable Securities” and shall be subject to registration rights as provided under Section 7.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 7.05     Rule 144 Information Requirement and Annual Reports.

(a)            The Issuer, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Issuer after the Issue Date pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holder with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided, that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the SEC pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holder pursuant to this Section 7.05(a). The Issuer further covenants that it shall at its own expense take such further action as the Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holder to resell or otherwise dispose of this Note or Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144, including providing any customary legal opinions. Upon the request of the Holder, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

(b)            Without limiting the generality of Section 7.05(a), at any time the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall, so long as this Note or any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, make publicly available the information concerning the Issuer as described in Rule 144(c)(2) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of this Note or Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof pursuant to Rule 144.

(c)            The Issuer shall deliver to the Holder, within fifteen (15) days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC, copies of any documents or reports that the Issuer is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Issuer files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be delivered to the Holder for purposes of this Section 7.05(c) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system.


Section 7.06     Transfers. In case this Note or any portion hereof shall be transferred by the Holder, with delivery of a duly completed Form of Assignment and Transfer in the form set forth in Schedule IV hereto by the Holder to the Issuer, the Issuer shall promptly upon written request (and in any event, within two (2) Business Days) execute and deliver to (a) the Holder a new note in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of this Note not transferred and (b) each such transferee a new note in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of this Note so transferred to such transferee, without payment of any service charge by the Holder or any such transferee but, if required by the Issuer, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by Law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new note being different from the name of the Holder of the old note.

Section 7.07     Limitations on Conversion.

(a)            As used herein, “Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined pursuant to Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act or principals, (ii) any affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any other person who is a member of a group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other person whose beneficial ownership of any class of Issuer “equity securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-1(i) under the Exchange Act or any successor rule) (“Issuer Equity Securities”) includes shares of such Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the foregoing. For the purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the SEC.

(b)            Notwithstanding any other term of this Note, neither the Issuer nor its transfer agent shall effect the conversion pursuant to Article 3 of all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares, and the Holder shall not have the right to so convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares (and any such conversion shall be deemed null and void ab initio), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder and the other Attribution Parties would then beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of this Section 7.07, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the SEC, provided, for clarity, that for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall give effect to the issuance of Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares hereunder with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Issuer Class A Shares (and shares of any other Issuer Equity Securities, as applicable) that would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon held or owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties, and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other Issuer Equity Securities (including any warrants) held or beneficially owned by the Holder and any of the other Attribution Parties and subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For the purposes hereof, the percentage of any class of Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act after giving effect to the immediately preceding sentence.


(c)            Subject to Section 7.07(e), if the issuance of Issuer Class A Shares upon the conversion pursuant to Article 3 of all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon results in the Holder or any other Attribution Party being deemed to beneficially own more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities then outstanding, then the number of Issuer Class A Shares so issued which would then cause the Holder’s or any other Attribution Party’s beneficial ownership to exceed the Maximum Percentage of any class of Issuer Equity Securities (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and neither the Holder nor any other Attribution Party shall have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares.

(d)            The Holder shall not have the right to convert pursuant to Section 3.01 all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares unless it provides a certification that, after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder and the other Attribution Parties would beneficially own no more than the Maximum Percentage of the shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion, as determined in accordance with this Section 7.07.

(e)            If any Issuer Conversion Notice proposes an issuance of Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to Section 3.02 that would result in the Holder or any other Attribution Party beneficially owning more than the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall elect by notice in writing to the Issuer to be delivered no later than ten (10) days after the delivery of the Issuer Conversion Notice:

(i)

to be issued the Excess Shares, which shall not be a breach of this Section 7.07 in connection with such issuance, provided that such Excess Shares will in no event be issued any earlier than the sixty-first (61st) day following the Conversion Date specified in the Issuer Conversion Notice; or


(ii)

to be repaid in cash in an amount equal to the number of Excess Shares multiplied by the VWAP on the date of the Issuer Conversion Notice (or, if the Issuer Conversion Notice is not issued on a Trading Day, on the last Trading Day that preceded the date of the Issuer Conversion Notice).

If the Holder fails to deliver such notice, the Holder shall be deemed to have made an election to be issued the Excess Shares in accordance with sub-clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence.

(f)             In determining the number of outstanding shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (i) the Issuer’s then most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Issuer or (iii) any other more recent notice by the Issuer or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of such class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the Holder, the Issuer shall within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of each class of Issuer Equity Securities then outstanding, provided that in any case, the number of outstanding shares of any such class of Issuer Equity Securities shall be determined after giving effect to the issuance of any shares of Issuer Equity Securities to the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of such class of Issuer Equity Securities was reported.

(g)            No prior inability to convert this Note or any portion hereof into Issuer Class A Shares shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section 7.07 with respect to any subsequent determination of the extent of convertibility pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.07.

(h)            The Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage by delivering notice thereof to the Issuer, provided that no increase to the Maximum Percentage shall take effect until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice.

ARTICLE 8

TAX TREATMENT

Section 8.01     Tax Treatment. Each of the Issuer and the Holder agrees to treat this Note as indebtedness for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes until such time as the Convertible Notes have been converted to Issuer Class A Shares and to perform all tax reporting, withholding and other tax compliance in manner consistent with such treatment unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

Section 8.02     Original Issue Discount. The Issuer and the Holder agree that the aggregate “original issue discount” (as determined pursuant to Sections 1271-1275 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) to the Principal Amount of this Note shall be the amount set forth next to the name of the original Holder of this Note on Exhibit A to the Note Purchase Agreement.


Section 8.03     Taxes.

(a)            Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Issuer under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Issuer to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such Laws.

(i)

If the Issuer shall be required by applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment described in Section 8.03(a), then:

(1)

the Issuer shall withhold or make such deductions as are required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to Section 8.03(f);

(2)

the Issuer shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority in accordance with the applicable Law, and

(3)

to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Issuer shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions with respect to such Indemnified Taxes (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 8.03), the Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b)            Payment of Other Taxes by the Issuer. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.03(a), the Issuer shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Issuer timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c)            Tax Indemnification. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b), the Issuer shall, and does hereby, on a joint and several basis indemnify the Holder (and its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents) and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 8.03) payable or paid or required to be withheld or deducted by the Holder (or the Holder’s directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents), as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and related expenses and losses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel or other tax advisor for the Holder), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Issuer by the Holder, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.


(d)            Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Issuer or the Holder, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Issuer to a Governmental Entity or taxing authority as provided in this Section 8.03, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Entity or taxing authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer.

(e)            Status of the Holder; Tax Documentation.

(i)

The Holder shall deliver to the Issuer, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws or when reasonably requested by the Issuer, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Issuer, as the case may be, to determine (1) whether or not payments made under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement are subject to withholding or deduction in respect of any Taxes, (2) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (3) the Holder’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to the Holder by the Issuer pursuant to this Note or otherwise to establish the Holder’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction; provided, that the Holder shall only be required to deliver such documentation as it is legally permitted to provide. In addition, the Holder, if reasonably requested to do so by the Issuer, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Issuer as will enable the Issuer to determine whether or not the Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Holder’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Holder to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Holder.


(ii)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(1)

if the Holder is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, it shall deliver to the Issuer executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Issuer as will enable the Issuer, as the case may be, to determine whether or not the Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

(2)

if the Holder is a Foreign Holder and is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder, the Holder shall deliver to the Issuer (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Holder under this Note (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Issuer, but only if the Holder is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(A)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

(B)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

(C)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation,

(D)

if the Holder is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Holder is not a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Issuer within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or


(E)

executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Laws (including FATCA) as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Laws to permit the Issuer to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. For purposes of this Section 8.03(e)(ii)(2)(E), “applicable Law” shall include FATCA, and, solely for purposes of this Section 8.03(e)(ii)(2)(E), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(iii)

The Holder shall promptly (1) notify the Issuer of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (2) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in its reasonable judgment and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws of any jurisdiction that the Issuer make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to the Holder.

(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Holder determines, in its sole discretion acting in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Issuer or with respect to which the Issuer has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 8.03, it shall pay to the Issuer an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Issuer under this Section 8.03 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) incurred by the Holder, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority with respect to such refund), provided, that the Issuer, upon the request of the Holder, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Issuer (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority) to the Issuer if the Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Entity or taxing authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.03(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 8.03(f) which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 8.03(f) shall not be construed to require the Holder to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Issuer or any other Person.


Section 8.04     Survival. All of the Issuer’s obligations under this Article 8 shall survive the replacement of the Holder, termination of obligations pursuant to Section 5.09, or conversion of this Note pursuant to Article 3.

Section 8.05     Register. The Issuer shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holder and each other holder of Notes, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts and stated interest of the Note owing to, the Holder and each other holder of Notes (the Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Issuer and the Holder and each other holder of Notes may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms of this Note as a Holder for all purposes of this Note, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01     Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Note. In case this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Issuer shall issue a new Note of like date, tenor and denomination and deliver the same in exchange and substitution for and upon surrender and cancellation of any mutilated Note, or in lieu of any Note lost, stolen or destroyed, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of the loss, theft or destruction of such Note and an agreement from the Holder to indemnify the Issuer against any claim that may be made against the Issuer on account of the mutilation, loss, theft or destruction of this Note.

Section 9.02     Excessive Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, this Note is hereby expressly limited so that the interest rate charged hereunder shall at no time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law. If, for any circumstance whatsoever, the interest rate charged exceeds the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law, the interest rate shall be reduced to the maximum rate permitted, and if the Holder shall have received an amount that would cause the interest rate charged to be in excess of the maximum rate permitted, such amount that would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the Principal Amount owing hereunder (without charge for prepayment) and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of the Principal Amount, such excess shall be refunded to the Issuer.


Section 9.03     Change of Control.

(a)            In the event of a Change of Control Transaction occurring prior to the repayment or conversion of the Obligations under this Note pursuant to its terms, this Note, including all Obligations hereunder (calculated at the Make Whole Amount), shall be, at the option of the Holder, (i) repaid in cash as of the closing of such Change of Control Transaction (which election, if made, shall be irrevocable), or (ii) subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders), converted into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price, to be issued to the Holder immediately prior to, but contingent upon, the closing of such Change of Control Transaction, or (iii) remain outstanding following the closing of such Change of Control Transaction; provided, however, that if the Change of Control Transaction is scheduled to close prior to the end of the Measurement Period, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, by notice in writing to the Issuer delivered no later than three (3) days prior to the scheduled closing of the Change of Control Transaction (A) elect to convert this Note into a number of Conversion Shares equal to the quotient of (1) the Forced Conversion Amount divided by (2) a Conversion Price of five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share by delivery of an Issuer Conversion Notice, or (B) elect to be repaid in cash in an amount equal to the Make Whole Amount as of the closing of such Change of Control Transaction (which election, if made, shall be irrevocable), or (C) elect that this Note will remain outstanding following the closing of such Change of Control Transaction. The Issuer shall provide at least twenty (20) Business Days’ notice to the Holder of the closing of a Change of Control Transaction.

(b)            Prior to or concurrently with the Issuer consummating any Change of Control Transaction (i) after which this Note will remain outstanding and (ii) in which (A) the Issuer is not the surviving entity, or (B) the Issuer Class A Shares do not remain “equity securities” (as defined under the Exchange Act), or (C) the Issuer Class A Shares do not continue to be listed on a “national securities exchange” (as defined under the Exchange Act), the Issuer shall require the acquiring or successor entity of such Change of Control Transaction (the “Successor Entity”) to agree in writing to assume (or where the Issuer continues to exist, guarantee) the payment obligations hereunder and to honor the conversion terms and all of the obligations of the Issuer under this Note related thereto. At the option of the Holder, the Successor Entity (and, where the Issuer continues to exist, the Issuer) shall deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity (and, where the Issuer continues to exist, the Issuer) evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note that is convertible into shares (or equivalent) of the Successor Entity in exchange for the Reference Property with a conversion rate that applies the Conversion Rate hereunder to such Reference Property (but taking into account the relative value of Issuer Class A Shares, the Successor Entity shares (or equivalent) and the Conversion Price, in each case, for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control Transaction).

Section 9.04     GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH PROVISIONS WOULD RESULT IN THE SELECTION OF THE LAW OF A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION AS THE GOVERNING LAW OF THIS NOTE.


Section 9.05     Jurisdiction and Venue. The Issuer irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holder , that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Note may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of this Note have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues. The Issuer irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Note brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 9.06     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION 9.06 HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 9.07     Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Note shall not be amended, changed, terminated or waived except in writing and duly executed by the Issuer and the Holder. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver by any party to this Note will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.


Section 9.08     Notices. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Note shall be made in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.09     Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Note shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 9.10     Successors and Assigns; Assignment. The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Note, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any benefits, rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Note, except as set forth under the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.11     Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by Law, the Issuer hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note.

Section 9.12     Counterparts. This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 9.13     Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Note, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Note, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Note, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Note or by Law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 9.14     Entire Agreement. This Note (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) and the Note Purchase Agreement constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

Section 9.15     Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Note, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party, it being understood that the Required Investor Consent (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) shall constitute the prior written consent of the Holder for purposes of this Section 9.15. The Holder may, without the prior written consent of the Issuer, assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Note, in whole or in part, to one or more Affiliates of such Holder.


Section 9.16     Make Whole Amount.

(a)            Any Make Whole Amount payable in accordance with Section 5.01, Section 6.02 or Section 9.03 (each, “Make Whole Trigger Event”) shall be presumed to be equal to the liquidated damages sustained by the Holder as the result of the occurrence of the Make Whole Trigger Event, and the Issuer agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. THE ISSUER EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE FOREGOING MAKE WHOLE AMOUNT IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH MAKE WHOLE TRIGGER EVENT.

(b)            The Issuer expressly agrees that:

(i)

the Make Whole Amount is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel;

(ii)

the Make Whole Amount shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made;

(iii)

there has been a course of conduct between the Holder and the Issuer giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Make Whole Amount;

(iv)

the Issuer shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 9.16;

(v)

the agreement to pay the Make Whole Amount is a material inducement to the Holder to enter into the Transaction; and

(vi)

the Make Whole Amount represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Holder and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Holder or profits lost by the Holder as a result of Make Whole Trigger Event.

Section 9.17     Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Note, upon the request of any the Issuer or the Holder, the Issuer and the Holder will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Note.


Section 9.18     Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Note to be duly executed by its officers, thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Keith Feldman 

 

Name: Keith Feldman

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

HOLDER:

 

 

 

CONVERSANT GP HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

By:

Conversant GP Holdings LLC

Its:

General Partner

 

By:

/s/ Michael Simanovsky

 

Name: Michael Simanovsky

 

Title: Managing Member

[Signature Page to the Senior Convertible Promissory Note]


Exhibit 4.3

THE SALE OF THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO ITS DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SALE OF THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1272 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED). UPON WRITTEN REQUEST (ADDRESSED TO STEVE LENKER AT UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC., 90 N ROYAL TOWER DRIVE, IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA 29063), THE ISSUER WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTE; (2) THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ON THE NOTE; AND (3) THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE.

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

$30,000,000.00

March 30, 2023

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, United Homes Group, Inc., (formerly known as DiamondHead Holdings Corp.) a corporation organized under the Laws of the state of Delaware (the “Issuer”), HEREBY promises to pay to the order of Dendur Master Fund Ltd., or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of 30 million U.S. dollars ($30,000,000.00) (the “Principal Amount”) plus the aggregate amount of accrued interest on the outstanding Principal Amount, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain convertible note purchase agreement, dated as of March 21, 2023, by and among the Issuer, Great Southern Homes, Inc. (the “Company”), the Holder and the other investors named therein (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). Interest shall commence accruing as of the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) and shall continue to accrue on the outstanding principal of this senior convertible promissory note (this “Note”) as set forth in Article 1 until fully paid or extinguished in accordance with the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.01     Definitions. The following capitalized terms used herein shall have the following respective meanings:

Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding” means either the Issuer or the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (i) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy, or filing any petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future Laws; (iii) seeking or consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator, or of all or any substantial part of its properties; or (iv) any of their Representatives or majority of stockholders taking any action looking to dissolution, liquidation or winding up or otherwise taking any of the foregoing actions.


Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close (other than Lincoln’s Birthday or an Election Day) under the laws of, or are in fact closed in New York.

Capital Stock” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.

Conversion Date” means, for purposes of any conversion contemplated by Article 3, the proposed effective date of such conversion (which date shall in no event be fewer than ten (10) Business Days following the date of delivery of the applicable Holder Conversion Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice, and in the case of an Issuer Conversion Notice, shall be no greater than twenty (20) Business Days following the date of delivery of the applicable Issuer Conversion Notice).

Conversion Price” means, at any time after the Measurement Period, a per share conversion price that is equal to the inverse of the Conversion Rate at such time divided by one thousand (1,000).

Conversion Rate” means the number of Issuer Class A Shares that is issuable upon conversion of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000.00) of Conversion Amount or Forced Conversion Amount, as applicable, and is equal to the Initial Conversion Rate as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Article 4.

Default” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which Issuer Class A Shares trade on Nasdaq, or on the applicable stock exchange on which Issuer Class A Shares are then traded, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question from the Issuer.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Holder, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, imposed as a result of the Holder being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of the Holder, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), or that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of the Holder, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of the Holder with respect to an applicable interest in a loan or commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Holder acquires such interest in the loan or commitment, (iii) Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the Holder’s failure to comply with Section 8.03(e) and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.


Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement by and among Great Southern Homes, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of July 9, 2021 (as amended).

Foreign Holder” means (i) if the Issuer is a U.S. Person, a Holder that is not a U.S. Person, and (ii) if the Issuer is not a U.S. Person, a Holder that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Issuer is resident for tax purposes.

Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by the Issuer under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i) of this definition, Other Taxes.

Initial Conversion Price” means a per share conversion price equal to 80% of the VWAP of an Issuer Class A Share over the Measurement Period, except that if such calculation results in a conversion price that is (a) less than five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share, then “Initial Conversion Price” means five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share and (b) greater than ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share, then “Initial Conversion Price” means ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share.

Initial Conversion Rate” means the number of Issuer Class A Shares that is equal to the inverse of the Initial Conversion Price multiplied by one thousand (1,000).

Last Reported Sale Price” of the Issuer Class A Shares on any date means the closing sale price per share of the Issuer Class A Shares (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices per share) on such date reported on Nasdaq or other principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Issuer Class A Shares is then traded. If the Issuer Class A Shares are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” of the Issuer Class A Shares shall be the last quoted bid price for the Issuer Class A Shares in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Issuer Class A Shares are not so quoted, then the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Issuer Class A Shares on such date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Issuer for this purpose. The Last Reported Sale Price of the Issuer Class A Shares will be determined without reference to extended or after hours trading or any other trading outside regular trading session hours.

Lending Office” means, in respect of the Holder, the office or offices of such Holder described as such in such Holder’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Holder may from time to time notify Issuer in writing.


Make Whole Amount” means, on any date, an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the Called Principal plus (ii) the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided, that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

Called Principal” means, with respect to this Note, the principal thereof that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 5.01, to be converted pursuant to Section 3.02 or Section 9.03, or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02, as the context requires.

Contractual Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, 100 basis points over the Term SOFR Reference Rate for an interest period of three months at approximately 5:00 a.m., New York time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the Settlement Date, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator.

Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Note is payable) equal to the Contractual Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, all payments of interest on such Called Principal that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided, that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of this Note, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 6.02.

Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 5.01 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02, as the context requires.

“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Holder.


Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), the rate per annum published by the Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Holder as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day, except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

Measurement Period” means the thirty (30) consecutive days prior to the Merger Anniversary Date.

Merger Anniversary Date” means the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of the Merger Closing Date.

Merger Approval” means the required stockholder approval of the Issuer and the Company for purposes of consummating the Merger Transaction as provided in the BCA.

Notes” means this Note and each other note issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Holder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Holder and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Holder having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment by the Holder after the date on which the Holder becomes a party to this Note, other than following an Event of Default.

Pending Redemption Period” means the period commencing on the date an Optional Redemption Notice is delivered hereunder and ending on the date (which shall not be prior to the applicable Optional Redemption Date) the Optional Redemption Price payable to the Holders thereunder is paid in full and all Warrants issuable to such Holders are issued.


Qualifying Trading Period” means any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period during which the daily trading volume of the Issuer Class A Shares on each Trading Day was at least one percent (1%) of the Issuer Class A Shares outstanding at the commencement of each such Trading Day.

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Issuer Class A Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Issuer Class A Shares (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Issuer Class A Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).

Rights” means any common stock or preferred stock purchase right or warrant, as the case may be, that all or substantially all Issuer Class A Shares may be entitled to receive under a Rights Plan.

Rights Plan” means any common stock or preferred stock rights plan or any similar plan in effect as of the date of this Note or adopted by the Issuer after the date of this Note or any replacement or successor rights plan.

Trading Day” means any day on which the Issuer Class A Shares are traded on Nasdaq or, if such market is not the principal trading market for the Issuer Class A Shares, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Issuer Class A Shares are then traded; provided, that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Issuer Class A Shares are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than four and a half (4.5) hours or any day that the Issuer Class A Shares are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time).

VWAP” means the volume-weighted average sale price of an Issuer Class A Share on Nasdaq (or other national securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are then listed), as reported by, or based upon data reported by, Bloomberg Financial Markets or an equivalent, reliable reporting service as determined by the Issuer.

Section 1.02           Interpretation. As used in this Note, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)           a capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given to it in the Note Purchase Agreement;

(b)           an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)           references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;


(d)           any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)           references to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit shall refer to articles, sections and exhibits of this Note, unless otherwise specified;

(f)            the headings in this Note are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Note or any provision thereof;

(g)           this Note shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Note to be drafted;

(h)           all monetary figures shall be in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)            references to “including” in this Note shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)            the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(k)           the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Note as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(l)            the word “or” is not exclusive.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE AND DESCRIPTION

Section 2.01           Maturity Date. The entire unpaid Principal Amount and all unpaid accrued interest (collectively, the “Obligations”) shall become fully due and payable on March 30, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted pursuant to the terms of this Note.

Section 2.02           Interest.

(a)           Commencing on the Issue Date, interest shall be payable on the outstanding Principal Amount and all overdue amounts under this Note from the Issue Date up to (but not including) the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Issue Date, at a rate of fifteen percent (15.00%) per annum, with such rate to increase by one percent (1.00%) per annum beginning on such fourth (4th) anniversary (the “Interest Rate”). Interest shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last calendar day of each month (each, an “Interest Payment Date”).


(b)           All interest on this Note shall be paid in cash; provided, that on any Interest Payment Date during the term of this Note, the Issuer shall have the option to pay a portion of the accrued and unpaid interest on this Note on such Interest Payment Date that has accrued at the rate in excess of ten percent (10.00%) per annum either (i) in cash or (ii) by capitalizing such interest and adding it to the then outstanding principal amount of this Note (“PIK Interest”), it being understood and agreed that, unless the Issuer shall notify the Holder at least two Business Days prior to the Interest Payment Date that it intends to treat some portion of the entire interest due on such Interest Payment Date as PIK Interest, the Issuer shall be deemed to have elected to pay all of the interest in cash. Interest on this Note shall be computed based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and all PIK Interest on this Note will be compounded quarterly on the last day of each quarter (each, a “PIK Interest Payment Date”).

(c)           Amounts representing PIK Interest shall be treated as Principal Amount for all purposes under this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement and shall bear interest in accordance with this Section 2.02. The obligation of the Issuer to pay all such PIK Interest so added to the Principal Amount shall be automatically evidenced by this Note.

Section 2.03           Payments. All payments of Obligations shall be made in lawful money of the U.S. to the Holder, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by the Holder. If an Interest Payment Date, PIK Interest Payment Date, payment date for principal or other payment date falls on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next Business Day after such day. All payments shall be applied first to accrued interest, expenses or fees due to the Holder pursuant to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, and thereafter to outstanding principal amounts payable under the Note. On each Interest Payment Date, the Issuer shall deliver a copy of Schedule I to this Note to the Holder, which Schedule I shall detail the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of such date, including all PIK Interest previously added to the principal amount thereof. The Obligations under this Note may be prepaid, repurchased or converted in accordance with Section 3.02 below, at the Issuer’s election, prior to the Maturity Date.

Section 2.04           Use of Proceeds. The Issuer shall use the proceeds from this Note to fund acquisitions and for growth capital and general corporate purposes.

Section 2.05           Cancellation of Portion of Note Paid. All portions of this Note surrendered for the purposes of payment, repurchase, redemption, conversion or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Issuer, be promptly canceled by the Issuer, and in the case of a transfer, replaced with one or more Notes reflecting such transfer.

ARTICLE 3

CONVERSION OF NOTE

Section 3.01           Conversion at Holder’s Option. Subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders) and Article 4 below, and subject to Section 7.07, at any time from and after the completion of the Measurement Period and up to the Maturity Date, the then outstanding Obligations under this Note (or any portion hereof) (the “Conversion Amount”) may be converted into fully paid and nonassessable Issuer Class A Shares (the “Conversion Shares”), at the sole election of the Holder, upon written notice to the Issuer in the form set forth in the Form of Holder Conversion Notice in Schedule II hereto (the “Holder Conversion Notice”). The Holder Conversion Notice shall state the Conversion Amount and the Conversion Date. The number of Conversion Shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price.


Section 3.02           Issuer Conversion Option. Notwithstanding the conversion rights set forth in Section 3.01 above, subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders) and Article 4 below, if at any time after (but not including) the date that is the second (2nd) anniversary of the Issue Date, the VWAP of an Issuer Class A Share as traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Issuer Class A Shares are then traded equals or exceeds thirteen U.S. dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) for twenty (20) Trading Days in any Qualifying Trading Period, all of the then-outstanding Obligations under this Note, calculated at the Make Whole Amount (such amount, the “Forced Conversion Amount”) may be converted into Conversion Shares, at the sole election of the Issuer, following delivery of a written notice to the Holder in the Form of Issuer Conversion Notice in Schedule III hereto (the “Issuer Conversion Notice”). The Issuer Conversion Notice shall state the Forced Conversion Amount, the number of Conversion Shares to be issued and the proposed Conversion Date. The number of Conversion Shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the Forced Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price.

Section 3.03           Delivery and Cancellation. On the Conversion Date pursuant to either Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 above, the Holder hereby agrees to deliver the original of this Note to the Issuer for cancellation (or a notice to the effect that the original Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed and an agreement acceptable to the Holder whereby the Holder agrees to indemnify the Issuer from any loss incurred by it in connection with this Note) and, in the case of a partial conversion, a reissuance of the replacement Note, dated as of the Conversion Date and in the amount equal to the remaining outstanding Obligations; provided, however, that on the Conversion Date, this Note (or portion thereof) shall be deemed converted and, solely to the extent of and with respect to the Obligations so converted, of no further force and effect, whether or not it is delivered for cancellation and reissuance, as applicable, as set forth in this sentence.

Section 3.04           Compliance with Nasdaq Rules. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, the Issuer shall not issue any Issuer Class A Shares if, upon conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 the issuance of such Issuer Class A Shares, together with any securities issued in connection with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions for purposes of the rules of Nasdaq, would exceed the aggregate number of Issuer Class A Shares that the Issuer may issue in a transaction in compliance with the Issuer’s obligations under the rules or regulations of Nasdaq (such aggregate number of shares, units or notes, as applicable, the “Conversion Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply if the Issuer’s stockholders have approved issuances in excess of the Conversion Cap in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq.


Section 3.05           DTC Issuance. On or before the first Trading Day following the Conversion Date, the Issuer shall, (i) provided that the Issuer’s transfer agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “FAST Program”) and so long as the certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Issuer Class A Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (ii), if the Issuer’s transfer agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice or as provided by the Holder to the Issuer, a certificate, registered in the Issuer’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Issuer Class A Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon the Conversion Date, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Conversion Shares with respect to which this Note (or portion thereof) has been converted, irrespective of the date such Conversion Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Conversion Shares, as the case may be.

Section 3.06           No Fractional Shares. No fractional Issuer Class A Shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of the Issuer issuing any fractional shares to the Holder upon the conversion of this Note, the Issuer shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Last Reported Sale Price of an Issuer Class A Share by (ii) the fraction of a share not issued pursuant to the previous sentence.

Section 3.07           Cash Option. In the event of any conversion of this Note pursuant to either Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 above, at the Issuer’s option, the Issuer may deliver to the Holder up to fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding balance of the Obligations under this Note in a cash payment equal to the VWAP of the Issuer Class A Shares during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the last Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date into which this Note would be convertible on such Conversion Date in lieu of the issuance of that number of Conversion Shares.

Section 3.08           Taxes on Conversion. Except as provided in the next sentence, the Issuer shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due and duties on the issuance of the Issuer Class A Shares upon conversion of this Note pursuant hereto. The Holder shall be liable for and shall be required to pay any tax or duty which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of the Issuer Class A Shares in a name other than that of the Holder, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless the Person requesting such issue has paid to the Issuer the amount of any such tax or duty, or has established to the satisfaction of the Issuer that such tax or duty has been paid.


Section 3.09           Conversion Covenants. The Issuer covenants that:

(a)           all Issuer Class A Shares issued upon conversion of this Note shall be (as applicable) newly issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive or similar rights and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof;

(b)           if any Issuer Class A Shares to be provided for the purpose of conversion of this Note require registration with or approval of any Governmental Entity under any Laws before such Issuer Class A Shares may be validly issued upon conversion, then the Issuer shall, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the SEC, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be;

(c)           if at any time the Issuer Class A Shares are listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, then the Issuer will use reasonable best efforts to list and keep listed, so long as the Issuer Class A Shares shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note; and

(d)           it shall reserve, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Issuer Class A Shares to provide for conversion of this Note pursuant to this Article 3 from time to time as this Note is presented for conversion.

ARTICLE 4

ADJUSTMENT OF CONVERSION RATE

Section 4.01           Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Issuer if any of the events described in Section 4.02 to Section 4.06 occurs, provided, however, that the Issuer shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if the Holder is given the right to participate and so elects (other than in the case of (i) a share split or share combination or (ii) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the existing Issuer Class A Shares and solely as a result of holding this Note, in any of the events described in Section 4.02 to Section 4.06, without having to convert their Note, as if they held a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of the Note held by such Holder.

Section 4.02           Issuance of Issuer Class A Shares as a Dividend or a Distribution. If the Issuer issues Issuer Class A Shares as a dividend or distribution on Issuer Class A Shares, or if the Issuer effects a share split or share combination of its Issuer Class A Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;


CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately after the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be (before giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, split or combination); and

OS1 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as the case may be.

Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall become effective immediately after (i) the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or (ii) the open of business on the effective date of such split or combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution described in this Section 4.02 is declared but not so paid or made, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or not to split or combine the outstanding Issuer Class A Shares, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or such share split or combination had not been announced.

Section 4.03           Issuance of Rights, Options or Warrants. If the Issuer issues to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days after the announcement date for such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Class A Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date for such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;


CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

X = the total number of Issuer Class A Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y = the number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date for such issuance.

For purposes of this Section 4.03, in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the Holder to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Class A Shares at less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares for the applicable ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Issuer for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. To the extent that Issuer Class A Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Issuer Class A Shares actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if the Record Date for such distribution had not occurred.

Section 4.04           Distributions of Property (including Spin-Offs).

(a)           Distribution of Capital Stock, Indebtedness, or other assets or property. If the Issuer distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Issuer or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities of the Issuer, to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.02 or Section 4.03, (ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.05, (iii) dividends or distributions that constitute Reference Property following an event described in Section 4.10 and (iv) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 4.04 shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “Distributed Property”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:


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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

SP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and

FMV = the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Issuer Class A Shares as of the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution.

Any adjustment made under this Section 4.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Holder shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of this Note, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Issuer Class A Shares receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property the Holder would have received if the Holder owned a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for the distribution.

If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 4.04(a) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.


(b)           Spin-Offs. With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04 where there has been payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Issuer Class A Shares or shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Issuer, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;

FMV0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Issuer Class A Shares applicable to one share of the Issuer Class A Shares (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as if references therein to Issuer Class A Shares were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (such period, the “Valuation Period”); and

MP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the Valuation Period.

Such adjustment shall occur at the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided, that for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references within the previous paragraph to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, and including, the Conversion Date. If any such dividend or distribution described in the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.04(b) is declared but not paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.


(c)           Trigger Events. For purposes of this Section 4.04 (and subject in all respects to Section 4.13), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Issuer to all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Issuer’s Capital Stock, including Issuer Class A Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”):

(i)

are deemed to be transferred with such Issuer Class A Shares;

(ii)

are not exercisable; and

(iii)

are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Issuer Class A Shares,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.04 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.04. If any such rights, options or warrants, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of the Note Purchase Agreement, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04 was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (A) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (B) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Issuer Class A Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Issuer Class A Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.


(d)           Sequencing of Multiple Adjustments. For purposes of Section 4.02, Section 4.03 and this Section 4.04, and subject to Section 4.10, if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04 is applicable also includes one or both of:

(i)

a dividend or distribution of Issuer Class A Shares to which Section 4.02 is applicable (the “4.02 Distribution”); or

(ii)

a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 4.03 is applicable (the “4.03 Distribution”),

then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the 4.03 Distribution and the 4.04 Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04 is applicable (the “4.04 Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 4.04 with respect to such 4.04 Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the 4.02 Distribution and 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the 4.04 Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.02 and Section 4.03 with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Issuer (I) the “Record Date” of the 4.02 Distribution and the 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the 4.05 Distribution and (II) any Issuer Class A Shares included in the 4.02 Distribution or 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be” within the meaning of Section 4.02 or “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution” within the meaning of Section 4.03.

Section 4.05           Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

SP0 = the Last Reported Sale Price of the Issuer Class A Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and

C = the amount in cash per share the Issuer pays or distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares.


An adjustment to the Conversion Rate made pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for the applicable dividend or distribution. If any dividend or distribution described in this Section 4.05 is declared but not so paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of this Note, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Issuer Class A Shares, the amount of cash that the Holder would have received if the Holder owned a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

Section 4.06           Tender or Exchange Offer. If the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Issuer Class A Shares, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Issuer Class A Shares exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for Issuer Class A Shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all Issuer Class A Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);


OS1 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (after giving effect to the purchase of all Issuer Class A Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer); and

SP1 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.06 shall become effective immediately following the close of business on the tenth (10th) Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date; provided, that in respect of any conversion of this Note, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date, references to “10” or “10th” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate.

Section 4.07           Other Adjustment Mechanics.

(a)           For purposes of this Article 4, the number of Issuer Class A Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Issuer Class A Shares held in the treasury of the Issuer so long as the Issuer does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Issuer Class A Shares held in the treasury of the Issuer, but shall include Issuer Class A Shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Issuer Class A Shares.

(b)           All calculations and other determinations under this Article 4 shall be made by the Issuer and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share.

(c)           If the application of the foregoing formulas in this Article 4 would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made (except on account of share combinations).

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

(i)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Issuer’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Issuer Class A Shares under any plan;


(ii)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries;

(iii)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares in connection with an acquisition of the equity or assets of another entity or issued in connection with any financing to a lender as part of the financing transaction;

(iv)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in Section 4.07(d)(ii), including the conversion of any Issuer Class B Shares into Class A Shares, and outstanding as of the date this Note was first issued;

(v)

solely for a change in the par value of the Issuer Class A Shares;

(vi)

for the issuance of the Earn out Shares as defined in the BCA; or

(vii)

for accrued and unpaid interest.

Section 4.08           Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to this Note, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Holder a notice of the adjustment, briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment, the adjusted Conversion Rate and the manner of computing it. Failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.

Section 4.09           Notice of Certain Transactions. In the event that there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder and provide to the Holder a written notice stating the proposed effective date. The Issuer shall deliver such notice at least twenty (20) days before such proposed effective date. Failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in this Section 4.09.

Section 4.10           Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Issuer Class A Shares.

(a)           If any of the following events occurs:

(i)

any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Issuer Class A Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),


(ii)

any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Issuer,

(iii)

any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Issuer and the Issuer’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or

(iv)

any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which holders of the Issuer Class A Shares would be entitled to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right of the Holder to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Note shall be changed into a right of the Holder to convert such principal amount of Note into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property”, with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Issuer Class A Shares is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Issuer or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute a supplement to this Note (each, a “Note Supplement”) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Note; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (1) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of this Note in accordance with Article 3 shall continue to be payable in cash and (2) any Issuer Class A Shares that the Issuer would have been required to deliver upon conversion of this Note in accordance with Article 3 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of Issuer Class A Shares would have received in such Merger Event.

If the Merger Event causes the Issuer Class A Shares to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (A) the Reference Property into which this Note will be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Issuer Class A Shares, and (B) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (A) attributable to one share of Issuer Class A Shares. If the holders of Issuer Class A Shares receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Merger Event (I) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount this Note shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, multiplied by the price paid per share of Issuer Class A Shares in such Merger Event and (II) the Issuer shall satisfy the conversion obligations hereunder by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. The Issuer shall notify the Holder in writing of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the effective date of the Merger Event.


The Note Supplement shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4. Notwithstanding any failure by the Issuer or a successor or purchasing Person to execute and deliver the Note Supplement, this Note shall be deemed to provide for such change in convertibility. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then an assumption of this Note shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holder as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 5.

(b)           When this Note is modified or amended pursuant to Section 4.10(a), the Issuer shall promptly provide to the Holder a notice briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such modification or amendment to this Note.

(c)           None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of the Holder to convert this Note into cash, Issuer Class A Shares or a combination of cash and Issuer Class A Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Article 3 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.

(d)           The above provisions of this Section 4.10 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

(e)           Upon the consummation of any Merger Event, references to “Issuer Class A Shares” shall be deemed to refer to any Reference Property that constitutes capital stock after giving effect to such Merger Event.

Section 4.11           Voluntary Increase; Nasdaq Compliance. The Issuer from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate, to the extent permitted by law and subject to any applicable shareholder approval requirements pursuant to the listing standards of Nasdaq or such other U.S. securities exchange on which the Issuer Class A Shares are traded, by any amount for any period of at least twenty (20) days, if the Board of Directors determines that such increase shall be in the Issuer’s best interests. The Issuer may (but is not required to) make such increase in the Conversion Rate as the Board of Directors deems advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Issuer Class A Shares resulting from a dividend or distribution of stock, or rights to acquire stock, or similar event. The Issuer shall provide at least fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Holder of any increase under this Section 4.11, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.


Section 4.12           Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of this Note requires the Issuer to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Issuer shall make appropriate adjustments to the Last Reported Sale Prices to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date, effective date or expiration date of the event occurs at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated. The Issuer will provide a schedule of its calculations to the Holder.

Section 4.13           Rights Plan. To the extent that the Issuer has a Rights Plan in effect upon conversion of this Note into Issuer Class A Shares, the Holder shall receive upon conversion of this Note, the Rights under the Rights Plan, unless prior to conversion, the Rights have separated from the Issuer Class A Shares, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Issuer had distributed to all or substantially all holders of Issuer Class A Shares Distributed Property as described in Section 4.04 above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such Rights.

ARTICLE 5

OPTIONAL REDEMPTION BY ISSUER

Section 5.01           Right to Redeem. Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in this Article 5, at any time prior to the date that is sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have the right to repurchase (an “Optional Redemption”) all or any portion of the remaining principal amount of this Note then outstanding by paying the Make Whole Amount payable in respect of the principal amount that is the subject of the Optional Redemption (such Make Whole Amount, the “Redemption Price”).

Section 5.02           Redemption Date. The date for any Optional Redemption will be a Business Day of the Issuer’s choosing that is no more than sixty (60), nor less than thirty (30), calendar days after the date of the Optional Redemption Notice (each, an “Optional Redemption Date”).

Section 5.03           Optional Redemption Notice. To call this Note or any portion of this Note for Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall give a notice of repurchase to the Holder (an “Optional Redemption Notice”), which shall specify the Note to be repurchased and shall state:

(a)           the Optional Redemption Date, which shall be at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the Maturity Date;

(b)           the Optional Redemption Price;


(c)           the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;

(d)           that a Note called for repurchase may be converted at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Optional Redemption Date unless the Issuer fails to pay the Optional Redemption Price (in which case the Note shall thereafter remain convertible);

(e)           that the Holders who elect to convert their Notes must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice; and

(f)           that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment of the Optional Redemption Price, interest, if any, will cease to accrue on and after payment in full of the Optional Redemption Price.

Section 5.04           Pro Rata Redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained herein, the Issuer may not deliver an Optional Redemption Notice unless (i) the Optional Redemption applies to all of the Notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement on a pro rata basis (based on the principal amounts thereof), (ii) the Issuer shall not have delivered an Optional Redemption Notice with respect to which the Pending Redemption Period as provided in Section 5.05 has not expired, (iii) at least thirty (30) days shall have elapsed since the expiration of the then most recent Pending Redemption Period, and (iv) the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed pursuant to such Optional Redemption Notice is not less than the lesser of $10,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement then outstanding.

Section 5.05           Pending Redemption Period. The Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable and, upon delivery of an Optional Redemption Notice, the Optional Redemption Price, less the sum of all Redemption Period Conversion Amounts (as defined below), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of payment thereof (and any other amounts payable thereon under the Notes, including, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount), shall become due and payable on the Optional Redemption Date. The failure to pay in full the amount payable to the Holder on the Optional Redemption Date shall constitute an Event of Default under this Note. The principal amount of Notes to be converted pursuant to each Conversion Notice delivered by a Holder during the Pending Redemption Period (a “Redemption Period Conversion Amount”) shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the principal amount to be converted until all of such principal amount shall have been converted.

Section 5.06           Note Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of the portion of this Note that is to be redeemed only in part in accordance with Section 5.01, and promptly after the Optional Redemption Date, the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Holder, without any charges, a New Note, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that has not been repurchased.

Section 5.07           Restrictions on Redemption. The Issuer may not redeem any portion of this Note on any date if the principal amount of this Note has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Note, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Optional Redemption Date (other than in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Issuer in relation to the payment of the Optional Redemption Price with respect to this Note).


Section 5.08           Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Optional Redemption Date in connection with an Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Issuer or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price of all Notes to be redeemed (together with accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts payable thereon under the Notes, including, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount) on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for repurchase which on or prior thereto have been validly cancelled or converted. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Issuer any money not required for that purpose because of conversion of Notes pursuant to Article 3. If such money is then held by the Issuer in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.

Section 5.09           Termination of Obligations. If the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price with respect to any Notes for which an Optional Redemption Notice has been given, then, immediately on and after the Optional Redemption Date, interest on such Notes shall cease to accrue, whether or not the Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent, and all other rights of the Holder each other Holder of Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive the Optional Redemption Price, accrued and unpaid interest thereon and, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount in respect of such Note.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01           Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Note:

(a)           the Issuer fails to pay when due any Obligations hereunder (including, when due, the principal of this Note on the Maturity Date, any amounts payable in connection with an Optional Redemption, upon exercise of a repurchase right hereunder, or otherwise);

(b)           any representation or warranty of the Issuer or the Company under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, as applicable, is untrue, inaccurate or incorrect in any material respect as of the date made;

(c)           the Issuer breaches any covenant set forth in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, taking into account applicable periods of notice and cure, if any; provided, however, that in the event no grace or cure period is so provided, the Issuer shall have a period of (a) three (3) days after the earlier of the Issuer’s actual knowledge thereof and written notice of non-compliance to cure such non-compliance to the extent it relates to any monetary default and (b) twenty (20) days after the earlier of the Issuer’s actual knowledge thereof and written notice of non-compliance to cure any other non-compliance;


(d)           any default occurs under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Agent or the requisite percentage of lenders thereunder have declared all obligations thereunder due and payable;

(e)           any default occurs in respect of any debt of the Issuer, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than under the Existing Credit Agreement);

(f)           any Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding occurs;

(g)           an involuntary proceeding is commenced or an involuntary petition is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction against any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Bankruptcy Law; (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for itself or for a substantial part of its property or assets; or (iii) winding-up or liquidation; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed and unstayed for thirty (30) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(h)           one or more judgments is rendered against any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, and the same remains undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action is legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, or to enforce any such judgment and such judgment either (i) is for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 or (ii) is for injunctive relief and could reasonably be expected to result in an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(i)            if any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs;

(j)            the Issuer fails to comply with any applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq or loses its status as a member in good standing with Nasdaq, unless it has chosen to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange; or

(k)           the occurrence of any event (financial or otherwise) resulting in, or which will likely result in, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect, as determined by the Holder in his reasonable discretion, and remains uncured for a period of fifteen (15) days following the earlier of the Issuer’s or the Company’s knowledge of such event, as the case may be, and written notice of such event by the Holder to the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, (or, such longer period of time as reasonable given the circumstances if such occurrence is not reasonably curable within such fifteen- (15-) day period and provided that the Issuer or the Company is taking steps to cure such occurrence during such fifteen- (15-) day period and thereafter diligently pursues to completion).


Section 6.02     Consequences of Events of Default. Subject to the Existing Credit Agreement, if any Event of Default occurs for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and continues beyond the expiration of any applicable cure period:

(a)            upon notice or demand, the Holder may declare the outstanding indebtedness under this Note (which shall be equal to the Make Whole Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon prior to the date of such declaration) and other obligations under this Note, to be due and payable, whereupon each of the foregoing shall be and become immediately due and payable, and the Issuer shall immediately pay to the Holder all such indebtedness, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Issuer, anything contained herein or in the Note Purchase Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code, then all indebtedness under this Note, together with all other amounts due or owing to the Holder pursuant to this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement, shall automatically be due immediately without notice of any kind; or

(b)            the Holder may (i) pursue any available remedy by proceeding at Law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, or interest on, this Note or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) exercise on behalf of itself all rights and remedies available to it under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement.

The Issuer agrees to pay the Holder all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Holder and the Holder in any effort to collect indebtedness under this Note and to exercise remedies under the Note Purchase Agreement, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and to pay interest at the Default Rate on such costs and expenses to the extent not paid when demanded. The Holder may exercise any and all of its remedies under this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement contemporaneously or separately from the exercise of any other remedies hereunder or under applicable Law.

Section 6.03     Default Interest. Upon any default pursuant to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, this Note and all overdue obligations thereunder shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to this Note pursuant to Section 2.01 and (ii) such maximum rate of interest allowable under the Laws of the State of New York (the “Default Rate”).

Section 6.04     Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holder may waive an existing Default or Event of Default. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Note; provided, however, that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.


Section 6.05     Unconditional Right of Holder to Receive Payment and to Convert. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Note, the Holder of this Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the Principal Amount and interest in respect of this Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in this Note, and to convert this Note in accordance with Article 3, and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective due dates or for the right to convert in accordance with Article 3, and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

Section 6.06     Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Note and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer and the Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.07     Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note in Section 9.01, no right or remedy conferred in this Note upon or reserved to the Holder of this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by Law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or hereafter existing at Law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.08     Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or any acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by Law to the Holder may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Holder.

Section 6.09     Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim to take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension Law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such Law and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such Law had been enacted.

ARTICLE 7

OTHER COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER

Section 7.01     Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer shall promptly make all payments in respect of this Note on the dates and in the manner provided in this Note. All such interest shall be payable on demand. Presentation of this Note is due at maturity.


Section 7.02     Corporate Existence. The Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights (charter and statutory).

Section 7.03     Section 16 Matters. If the Issuer becomes a party to a consolidation, merger or other similar transaction that may result in the Holder, its Affiliates and/or any director reasonably likely to cause the Holder or any of its Affiliates to be treated as a director of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (any such director, a “Holder Affiliated Director”) to be deemed to make an acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Issuer or derivatives thereof for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including upon any determination of the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 9.03), and if any Holder Affiliated Director is serving on the Board of Directors at such time or has served on the Board of Directors during the preceding six (6) months:

(a)           the Board of Directors will pre-approve such acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Issuer or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the Holder’s, its Affiliates’ and any Holder Affiliated Director’s interests (to the extent the Holder or its Affiliates may be deemed to be “directors by deputization”) in such transaction from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder; and

(b)           if the transaction involves:

(i)

a merger or consolidation to which the Issuer is a party and the Issuer Class A Shares are, in whole or in part, converted into or exchanged for equity securities of a different issuer;

(ii)

a potential acquisition by the Holder, its Affiliates, and/or any Holder Affiliated Director of equity securities of such other issuer or derivatives thereof; and

(iii)

an Affiliate or Associate or other designee of the Holder or its Affiliates serving on the board of directors (or its equivalent) of such other issuer,

then if the Issuer requires that the other issuer (including its board of directors (or similar governing body if not a corporation)) pre-approve any acquisition of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of any director or officer of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder, the Issuer shall require that such other issuer pre-approve any such acquisitions of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of the Holder, its Affiliates and any Holder Affiliated Directors (for the Holder and/or its Affiliates, to the extent such persons are reasonably likely to be treated as a director of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder.


Section 7.04     Acknowledgment of Registration Rights. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that the issuance and sale of this Note (and the issuance and sale of the Issuer Class A Shares that are issuable upon conversion or repurchase by the Issuer of this Note) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the Securities Laws of any state and that they may be sold or otherwise disposed of only in one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act and, where applicable, such Securities Laws, or as to which an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and, where applicable, such Securities Laws, is available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer acknowledges and agrees that this Note (and the Issuer Class A Shares that are issuable upon conversion or repurchase by the Issuer of this Note) shall constitute “Registrable Securities” and shall be subject to registration rights as provided under Section 7.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 7.05     Rule 144 Information Requirement and Annual Reports.

(a)            The Issuer, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Issuer after the Issue Date pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holder with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided, that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the SEC pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holder pursuant to this Section 7.05(a). The Issuer further covenants that it shall at its own expense take such further action as the Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holder to resell or otherwise dispose of this Note or Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144, including providing any customary legal opinions. Upon the request of the Holder, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

(b)            Without limiting the generality of Section 7.05(a), at any time the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall, so long as this Note or any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, make publicly available the information concerning the Issuer as described in Rule 144(c)(2) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of this Note or Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof pursuant to Rule 144.

(c)            The Issuer shall deliver to the Holder, within fifteen (15) days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC, copies of any documents or reports that the Issuer is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Issuer files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be delivered to the Holder for purposes of this Section 7.05(c) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system.


Section 7.06     Transfers. In case this Note or any portion hereof shall be transferred by the Holder, with delivery of a duly completed Form of Assignment and Transfer in the form set forth in Schedule IV hereto by the Holder to the Issuer, the Issuer shall promptly upon written request (and in any event, within two (2) Business Days) execute and deliver to (a) the Holder a new note in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of this Note not transferred and (b) each such transferee a new note in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of this Note so transferred to such transferee, without payment of any service charge by the Holder or any such transferee but, if required by the Issuer, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by Law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new note being different from the name of the Holder of the old note.

Section 7.07     Limitations on Conversion.

(a)            As used herein, “Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined pursuant to Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act or principals, (ii) any affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any other person who is a member of a group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other person whose beneficial ownership of any class of Issuer “equity securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-1(i) under the Exchange Act or any successor rule) (“Issuer Equity Securities”) includes shares of such Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the foregoing. For the purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the SEC.

(b)            Notwithstanding any other term of this Note, neither the Issuer nor its transfer agent shall effect the conversion pursuant to Article 3 of all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares, and the Holder shall not have the right to so convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares (and any such conversion shall be deemed null and void ab initio), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder and the other Attribution Parties would then beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of this Section 7.07, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the SEC, provided, for clarity, that for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall give effect to the issuance of Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares hereunder with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Issuer Class A Shares (and shares of any other Issuer Equity Securities, as applicable) that would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon held or owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties, and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other Issuer Equity Securities (including any warrants) held or beneficially owned by the Holder and any of the other Attribution Parties and subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For the purposes hereof, the percentage of any class of Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act after giving effect to the immediately preceding sentence.


(c)            Subject to Section 7.07(e), if the issuance of Issuer Class A Shares upon the conversion pursuant to Article 3 of all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon results in the Holder or any other Attribution Party being deemed to beneficially own more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities then outstanding, then the number of Issuer Class A Shares so issued which would then cause the Holder’s or any other Attribution Party’s beneficial ownership to exceed the Maximum Percentage of any class of Issuer Equity Securities (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and neither the Holder nor any other Attribution Party shall have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares.

(d)            The Holder shall not have the right to convert pursuant to Section 3.01 all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares unless it provides a certification that, after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder and the other Attribution Parties would beneficially own no more than the Maximum Percentage of the shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion, as determined in accordance with this Section 7.07.

(e)            If any Issuer Conversion Notice proposes an issuance of Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to Section 3.02 that would result in the Holder or any other Attribution Party beneficially owning more than the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall elect by notice in writing to the Issuer to be delivered no later than ten (10) days after the delivery of the Issuer Conversion Notice:

(i)

to be issued the Excess Shares, which shall not be a breach of this Section 7.07 in connection with such issuance, provided that such Excess Shares will in no event be issued any earlier than the sixty-first (61st) day following the Conversion Date specified in the Issuer Conversion Notice; or


f

(ii)

to be repaid in cash in an amount equal to the number of Excess Shares multiplied by the VWAP on the date of the Issuer Conversion Notice (or, if the Issuer Conversion Notice is not issued on a Trading Day, on the last Trading Day that preceded the date of the Issuer Conversion Notice).

If the Holder fails to deliver such notice, the Holder shall be deemed to have made an election to be issued the Excess Shares in accordance with sub-clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence.

(f)             In determining the number of outstanding shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (i) the Issuer’s then most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Issuer or (iii) any other more recent notice by the Issuer or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of such class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the Holder, the Issuer shall within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of each class of Issuer Equity Securities then outstanding, provided that in any case, the number of outstanding shares of any such class of Issuer Equity Securities shall be determined after giving effect to the issuance of any shares of Issuer Equity Securities to the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of such class of Issuer Equity Securities was reported.

(g)            No prior inability to convert this Note or any portion hereof into Issuer Class A Shares shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section 7.07 with respect to any subsequent determination of the extent of convertibility pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.07.

(h)            The Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage by delivering notice thereof to the Issuer, provided that no increase to the Maximum Percentage shall take effect until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice.

ARTICLE 8

TAX TREATMENT

Section 8.01     Tax Treatment. Each of the Issuer and the Holder agrees to treat this Note as indebtedness for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes until such time as the Convertible Notes have been converted to Issuer Class A Shares and to perform all tax reporting, withholding and other tax compliance in manner consistent with such treatment unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

Section 8.02     Original Issue Discount. The Issuer and the Holder agree that the aggregate “original issue discount” (as determined pursuant to Sections 1271-1275 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) to the Principal Amount of this Note shall be the amount set forth next to the name of the original Holder of this Note on Exhibit A to the Note Purchase Agreement.


Section 8.03     Taxes.

(a)            Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Issuer under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Issuer to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such Laws.

(i)

If the Issuer shall be required by applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment described in Section 8.03(a), then:

(1)

the Issuer shall withhold or make such deductions as are required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to Section 8.03(f);

(2)

the Issuer shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority in accordance with the applicable Law, and

(3)

to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Issuer shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions with respect to such Indemnified Taxes (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 8.03), the Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b)            Payment of Other Taxes by the Issuer. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.03(a), the Issuer shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Issuer timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c)            Tax Indemnification. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b), the Issuer shall, and does hereby, on a joint and several basis indemnify the Holder (and its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents) and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 8.03) payable or paid or required to be withheld or deducted by the Holder (or the Holder’s directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents), as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and related expenses and losses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel or other tax advisor for the Holder), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Issuer by the Holder, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.


(d)            Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Issuer or the Holder, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Issuer to a Governmental Entity or taxing authority as provided in this Section 8.03, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Entity or taxing authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer.

(e)            Status of the Holder; Tax Documentation.

(i)

The Holder shall deliver to the Issuer, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws or when reasonably requested by the Issuer, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Issuer, as the case may be, to determine (1) whether or not payments made under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement are subject to withholding or deduction in respect of any Taxes, (2) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (3) the Holder’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to the Holder by the Issuer pursuant to this Note or otherwise to establish the Holder’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction; provided, that the Holder shall only be required to deliver such documentation as it is legally permitted to provide. In addition, the Holder, if reasonably requested to do so by the Issuer, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Issuer as will enable the Issuer to determine whether or not the Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Holder’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Holder to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Holder.


(ii)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(1)

if the Holder is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, it shall deliver to the Issuer executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Issuer as will enable the Issuer, as the case may be, to determine whether or not the Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

(2)

if the Holder is a Foreign Holder and is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder, the Holder shall deliver to the Issuer (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Holder under this Note (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Issuer, but only if the Holder is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(A)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

(B)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

(C)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation,

(D)

if the Holder is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Holder is not a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Issuer within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or


(E)

executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Laws (including FATCA) as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Laws to permit the Issuer to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. For purposes of this Section 8.03(e)(ii)(2)(E), “applicable Law” shall include FATCA, and, solely for purposes of this Section 8.03(e)(ii)(2)(E), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(iii)

The Holder shall promptly (1) notify the Issuer of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (2) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in its reasonable judgment and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws of any jurisdiction that the Issuer make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to the Holder.

(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Holder determines, in its sole discretion acting in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Issuer or with respect to which the Issuer has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 8.03, it shall pay to the Issuer an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Issuer under this Section 8.03 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) incurred by the Holder, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority with respect to such refund), provided, that the Issuer, upon the request of the Holder, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Issuer (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority) to the Issuer if the Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Entity or taxing authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.03(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 8.03(f) which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 8.03(f) shall not be construed to require the Holder to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Issuer or any other Person.


Section 8.04     Survival. All of the Issuer’s obligations under this Article 8 shall survive the replacement of the Holder, termination of obligations pursuant to Section 5.09, or conversion of this Note pursuant to Article 3.

Section 8.05     Register. The Issuer shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holder and each other holder of Notes, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts and stated interest of the Note owing to, the Holder and each other holder of Notes (the Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Issuer and the Holder and each other holder of Notes may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms of this Note as a Holder for all purposes of this Note, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01     Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Note. In case this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Issuer shall issue a new Note of like date, tenor and denomination and deliver the same in exchange and substitution for and upon surrender and cancellation of any mutilated Note, or in lieu of any Note lost, stolen or destroyed, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of the loss, theft or destruction of such Note and an agreement from the Holder to indemnify the Issuer against any claim that may be made against the Issuer on account of the mutilation, loss, theft or destruction of this Note.

Section 9.02     Excessive Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, this Note is hereby expressly limited so that the interest rate charged hereunder shall at no time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law. If, for any circumstance whatsoever, the interest rate charged exceeds the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law, the interest rate shall be reduced to the maximum rate permitted, and if the Holder shall have received an amount that would cause the interest rate charged to be in excess of the maximum rate permitted, such amount that would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the Principal Amount owing hereunder (without charge for prepayment) and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of the Principal Amount, such excess shall be refunded to the Issuer.


Section 9.03     Change of Control.

(a)            In the event of a Change of Control Transaction occurring prior to the repayment or conversion of the Obligations under this Note pursuant to its terms, this Note, including all Obligations hereunder (calculated at the Make Whole Amount), shall be, at the option of the Holder, (i) repaid in cash as of the closing of such Change of Control Transaction (which election, if made, shall be irrevocable), or (ii) subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders), converted into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price, to be issued to the Holder immediately prior to, but contingent upon, the closing of such Change of Control Transaction, or (iii) remain outstanding following the closing of such Change of Control Transaction; provided, however, that if the Change of Control Transaction is scheduled to close prior to the end of the Measurement Period, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, by notice in writing to the Issuer delivered no later than three (3) days prior to the scheduled closing of the Change of Control Transaction (A) elect to convert this Note into a number of Conversion Shares equal to the quotient of (1) the Forced Conversion Amount divided by (2) a Conversion Price of five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share by delivery of an Issuer Conversion Notice, or (B) elect to be repaid in cash in an amount equal to the Make Whole Amount as of the closing of such Change of Control Transaction (which election, if made, shall be irrevocable), or (C) elect that this Note will remain outstanding following the closing of such Change of Control Transaction. The Issuer shall provide at least twenty (20) Business Days’ notice to the Holder of the closing of a Change of Control Transaction.

(b)            Prior to or concurrently with the Issuer consummating any Change of Control Transaction (i) after which this Note will remain outstanding and (ii) in which (A) the Issuer is not the surviving entity, or (B) the Issuer Class A Shares do not remain “equity securities” (as defined under the Exchange Act), or (C) the Issuer Class A Shares do not continue to be listed on a “national securities exchange” (as defined under the Exchange Act), the Issuer shall require the acquiring or successor entity of such Change of Control Transaction (the “Successor Entity”) to agree in writing to assume (or where the Issuer continues to exist, guarantee) the payment obligations hereunder and to honor the conversion terms and all of the obligations of the Issuer under this Note related thereto. At the option of the Holder, the Successor Entity (and, where the Issuer continues to exist, the Issuer) shall deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity (and, where the Issuer continues to exist, the Issuer) evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note that is convertible into shares (or equivalent) of the Successor Entity in exchange for the Reference Property with a conversion rate that applies the Conversion Rate hereunder to such Reference Property (but taking into account the relative value of Issuer Class A Shares, the Successor Entity shares (or equivalent) and the Conversion Price, in each case, for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control Transaction).

Section 9.04     GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH PROVISIONS WOULD RESULT IN THE SELECTION OF THE LAW OF A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION AS THE GOVERNING LAW OF THIS NOTE.


Section 9.05     Jurisdiction and Venue. The Issuer irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holder, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Note may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of this Note have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues. The Issuer irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Note brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 9.06     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION 9.06 HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 9.07     Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Note shall not be amended, changed, terminated or waived except in writing and duly executed by the Issuer and the Holder. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver by any party to this Note will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.


Section 9.08     Notices. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Note shall be made in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.09     Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Note shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 9.10     Successors and Assigns; Assignment. The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Note, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any benefits, rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Note, except as set forth under the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.11     Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by Law, the Issuer hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note.

Section 9.12     Counterparts. This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 9.13     Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Note, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Note, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Note, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Note or by Law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 9.14     Entire Agreement. This Note (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) and the Note Purchase Agreement constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

Section 9.15     Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Note, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party, it being understood that the Required Investor Consent (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) shall constitute the prior written consent of the Holder for purposes of this Section 9.15. The Holder may, without the prior written consent of the Issuer, assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Note, in whole or in part, to one or more Affiliates of such Holder.


Section 9.16     Make Whole Amount.

(a)            Any Make Whole Amount payable in accordance with Section 5.01, Section 6.02 or Section 9.03 (each, “Make Whole Trigger Event”) shall be presumed to be equal to the liquidated damages sustained by the Holder as the result of the occurrence of the Make Whole Trigger Event, and the Issuer agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. THE ISSUER EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE FOREGOING MAKE WHOLE AMOUNT IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH MAKE WHOLE TRIGGER EVENT.

(b)            The Issuer expressly agrees that:

(i)

the Make Whole Amount is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel;

(ii)

the Make Whole Amount shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made;

(iii)

there has been a course of conduct between the Holder and the Issuer giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Make Whole Amount;

(iv)

the Issuer shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 9.16;

(v)

the agreement to pay the Make Whole Amount is a material inducement to the Holder to enter into the Transaction; and

(vi)

the Make Whole Amount represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Holder and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Holder or profits lost by the Holder as a result of Make Whole Trigger Event.

Section 9.17     Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Note, upon the request of any the Issuer or the Holder, the Issuer and the Holder will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Note.


Section 9.18     Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Note to be duly executed by its officers, thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Keith Feldman          

 

Name: Keith Feldman

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

HOLDER:

 

 

 

DENDUR MASTER FUND LTD.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Anastasio

 

Name: Michael Anastasio

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer,
Dendur Capital LP as Investment Manager

[Signature Page to the Senior Convertible Promissory Note]


Exhibit 5.1

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NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW

101 Constitution Avenue, NW | Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

T 202.712.2800 F 202.712.2860

nelsonmullins.com

April 28, 2023

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

90 N Royal Tower Dr.

Irmo, SC 29063

Re:Registration Statement on Form S-1

We have acted as counsel to United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the registration of (i) the issuance by the Company of up to 11,591,664 shares (the Warrant Shares) of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the Class A Shares) that are issuable from time to time upon exercise of outstanding warrants (the Warrants), (ii) the offer and sale by certain selling stockholders (the Selling Stockholders) named in the Registration Statement (defined below) of up to 2,966,664 Class A Shares (the Resale Shares), and (iii) the offer and sale by certain of the Selling Stockholders of up to 2,966,664 warrants (the Resale Warrants) to acquire Class A Shares.

The Warrant Shares, Resale Shares, and Resale Warrants are included in a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on the date hereof (the Registration Statement). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus or prospectus supplement (collectively, the Prospectus), other than as expressly stated herein.

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:

1. The Resale Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

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April 28, 2023

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2. The Resale Warrants are the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

3. When the Warrant Shares initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name of or on behalf of the Warrant holders, and have been issued by the Company against payment therefor (not less than par value) in the circumstances contemplated by the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering this opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Our opinion set forth in numbered paragraph 2 is subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv) we express no opinion as to (a) any provision for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration, remedies, or judicial relief, (c) waivers of rights or defenses, (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys fees, where such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e) the creation, validity, attachment, perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest, (f) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights, (g) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated rights, (h) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies, (i) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations, (j) grants of setoff rights, (k) proxies, powers and trusts, (l) provisions prohibiting, restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or transfer of any right or property, and (m) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.

With your consent, we have assumed (a) that the Warrants have been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than the Company, (b) that such securities constitute or will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms and (c) that the status of the Warrants as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties will not be affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.

We express no opinion as to any matter other than as set forth herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied herefrom. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the date of this opinion.


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April 28, 2023

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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP


Exhibit 10.6

CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

DiamondHead Holdings Corp.,

as the Issuer,

Great Southern Homes, Inc.,

as the Company

and

Certain Investors,

as the Investors

Dated as of March 21, 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

1

Section 1.1

Authorization of Convertible Notes

1

Section 1.2

Issuance and Sale of Convertible Notes

2

Section 1.3

Purchase Price

2

Section 1.4

Closing

2

Section 1.5

Use of Proceeds

2

Section 1.6

Reservation of Issuer Class A Shares

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

3

Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

3

Section 2.2

Authority

3

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations

4

Section 2.4

Brokers

4

Section 2.5

Information Supplied / Registration Statement

5

Section 2.6

Capitalization of the Issuer Companies

5

Section 2.7

SEC Filings

6

Section 2.8

Trust Account

7

Section 2.9

Transactions with Affiliates

7

Section 2.10

Litigation

8

Section 2.11

Compliance with Applicable Law

8

Section 2.12

Business Activities

8

Section 2.13

Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements

9

Section 2.14

No Undisclosed Liabilities

10

Section 2.15

Tax Matters

11

Section 2.16

Employees and Employee Benefit Plans

12

Section 2.17

Properties

12

Section 2.18

Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws

12

Section 2.19

Company Status

13

Section 2.20

Private Placement

13

Section 2.21

No Solicitation

13

Section 2.22

Investment Company Act

13

Section 2.23

Most Favored Nation

13

Section 2.24

Pledge of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares

13

Section 2.25

Non-Reliance

13

 

 

 

ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

14

Section 3.1

Organization and Qualification

14

Section 3.2

Capitalization of the Group Companies

15

Section 3.3

Authority; Approval and Fairness

16

Section 3.4

Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities

16

Section 3.5

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations

18

Section 3.6

Permits

18

Section 3.7

Material Contracts

18

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Section 3.8

Absence of Changes

22

Section 3.9

Litigation

22

Section 3.10

Compliance with Applicable Law

22

Section 3.11

Employee Benefit Plans

23

Section 3.12

Environmental Matters

25

Section 3.13

Intellectual Property; Data Privacy

26

Section 3.14

Labor Matters

28

Section 3.15

Insurance

30

Section 3.16

Tax Matters

31

Section 3.17

Brokers

33

Section 3.18

Real and Personal Property

33

Section 3.19

Homeowners Associations

34

Section 3.20

Construction Matters

35

Section 3.21

Transactions with Affiliates

35

Section 3.22

Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws

35

Section 3.23

Information Supplied

36

Section 3.24

Servicing Matters

36

Section 3.25

Non-Reliance

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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS

37

Section 4.1

Authorization

37

Section 4.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

37

Section 4.3

Disclosure of Information

37

Section 4.4

Restricted Securities

38

Section 4.5

Legends

38

Section 4.6

Accredited Investor

38

Section 4.7

Foreign Investors

38

Section 4.8

No General Solicitation

39

Section 4.9

Non-Reliance

39

Section 4.10

Residence

39

Section 4.11

Tax Matters

39

Section 4.12

Brokers

39

 

 

 

ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTORS’ OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE

39

Section 5.1

Representations and Warranties

39

Section 5.2

BCA

40

Section 5.3

Performance

40

Section 5.4

Transaction Documents

40

Section 5.5

Officers’ Certificates

40

Section 5.6

Compliance with Laws

41

Section 5.7

No Proceedings or Litigation

41

Section 5.8

No Material Adverse Effect

41

Section 5.9

No Bankruptcy Proceeding

41

Section 5.10

Compliance Certificates

41

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE

42

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Section 6.1

Representations and Warranties

42

Section 6.2

Performance

42

Section 6.3

No Proceedings or Litigation

42

Section 6.4

Compliance Certificate

42

Section 6.5

Subscription Agreements

42

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII. COVENANTS, TRUST WAIVER

42

Section 7.1

Consent and Approvals

42

Section 7.2

Amendments to the BCA

42

Section 7.3

Registration Rights

43

Section 7.4

Taxes

48

Section 7.5

Press Releases

48

Section 7.6

Trust Account Waiver

48

Section 7.7

Preemptive Rights

49

Section 7.8

Investor Consent Rights

51

Section 7.9

Information Rights

53

Section 7.10

No Shorting; No Manipulation

53

Section 7.11

Issuance Approval

54

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII. TERMINATION

55

Section 8.1

Termination

55

Section 8.2

Effect of Termination

56

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS

56

Section 9.1

Survival

56

Section 9.2

Indemnification

56

Section 9.3

Successors and Assigns

58

Section 9.4

Governing Law

58

Section 9.5

Counterparts

58

Section 9.6

Titles and Subtitles

58

Section 9.7

Notices

58

Section 9.8

Expenses

60

Section 9.9

Amendments and Waivers

60

Section 9.10

Severability

60

Section 9.11

Separate Agreements

60

Section 9.12

Delays or Omissions

60

Section 9.13

Entire Agreement

60

Section 9.14

Assignment

60

Section 9.15

Further Assurances

61

Section 9.16

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

61

Section 9.17

No Commitment for Additional Financing

61

Exhibit A

INVESTORS

Exhibit B

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Exhibit C

FORM OF CONVERTIBLE NOTE

Exhibit D

ISSUER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

Exhibit E

COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

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Exhibit F

CONVERSANT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

Exhibit G

INVESTOR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

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CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of March 21, 2023, by and among DiamondHead Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the “Company”), and the investors listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, an “Investor” and together, the “Investors”). Except as otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used herein are defined in Exhibit B attached hereto.

WHEREAS, the Issuer, Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (“Merger Sub” and together with the Issuer, the “Issuer Companies”), and the Company entered into a business combination agreement, dated as of September 10, 2022 (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “BCA”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company resulting in, among other things, (a) the Company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the BCA and (b) the Issuer changing its name to “United Homes Group, Inc.” (the “Merger Transaction”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger Transaction, the Issuer is seeking commitments, severally and not jointly, from interested investors (including the Investors) to purchase, prior to and subject to the closing of the Merger Transaction (the “Merger Closing”), senior unsecured convertible notes substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each, a “Convertible Note” and together, the “Convertible Notes”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Issuer is entering into separate share subscription agreements with (a) Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership and one of the Investors (the “Conversant Investor”) in the form set forth as Exhibit F hereto (the “Conversant Subscription Agreement”) and (b) each other Investor in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto (the “Investor Subscription Agreement” and, together with the Conversant Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which the Investors will acquire 744,588 Issuer Class A Shares (the purchase by the Investors of the Convertible Notes and the Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the “PIPE Investment”); and

WHEREAS, subject to and conditioned upon the representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement (this Agreement, together with the Convertible Notes and the Subscription Agreements, the “Transaction Documents”), the Investors have agreed to commit to acquire $75,000,000 of the PIPE Investment (the “Transaction”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Section 1.1    Authorization of Convertible Notes. The Issuer has authorized the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $80,000,000 (the “Aggregate Principal Amount”) to the Investors. The Convertible Notes shall be convertible into equity of the Issuer, upon the terms set forth in and subject to the provisions of, the form of Convertible Note attached hereto as Exhibit C.


Section 1.2Issuance and Sale of Convertible Notes. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Investor agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at the Closing and the Issuer agrees to sell and issue to each Investor at the Closing a Convertible Note in the initial principal amount set forth next to such Investor’s name on Exhibit A.

Section 1.3Purchase Price. The purchase price payable by each Investor in respect of the Convertible Note and Issuer Class A Shares to be purchased by it shall be the dollar amount set forth next to such Investor’s name on Exhibit A (the “Purchase Price”).

Section 1.4Closing.

(a)The closing with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on a closing date (the “Closing Date”) specified in the Closing Notice, remotely via electronic exchange of documents and signature pages, and shall be conditioned upon the prior or substantially concurrent occurrence of the Merger Closing (the date of the Merger Closing, the “Merger Closing Date”).

(b)Written notice shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Issuer to the Investors (the “Closing Notice”), stating that the Issuer reasonably expects, in good faith, that all conditions to the Merger Closing will be satisfied or waived and all Closing Conditions will be satisfied by the anticipated Merger Closing Date, with such date to be no less than three (3) Business Days from the date on which the Closing Notice is delivered to the Investor and such Investor shall deliver the Purchase Price payable by it one (1) Business Day prior to the expected Closing Date by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver to each Investor a Convertible Note and Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to such Investor’s Subscription Agreement at the Closing.

(c)If the Merger Closing Date does not occur within two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date under this Agreement, the Issuer shall promptly (and in any event, no later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Purchase Price paid by each Investor to such Investor by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Investor, and the Convertible Notes and the Issuer Class A Shares issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreements shall be deemed repurchased and cancelled.

Section 1.5Use of Proceeds. The Issuer will use the proceeds from the PIPE Investment to fund acquisitions and for growth capital and general corporate purposes.

Section 1.6Reservation of Issuer Class A Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, the Issuer has authorized and reserved, free of preemptive rights and other rights, 21,156,014 Issuer Class A Shares solely for issuance to satisfy the Issuer’s obligation to issue Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes. Any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes are referred to in this Agreement as the “Underlying Shares.” From and after the date of this Agreement, the Issuer shall maintain as reserved a number of authorized but unissued shares of Issuer Class A Shares to be used solely for issuance of the Underlying Shares, in an amount equal to or greater than the sum of the maximum number of Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of all outstanding Convertible Notes.

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ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Except as set forth on the disclosure schedules attached hereto as Exhibit D (each an “Issuer Disclosure Schedule” and collectively, the “Issuer Disclosure Schedules”) and made a part hereof or in any Issuer SEC Reports (excluding any disclosures in any “risk factors” section, disclosures in any forward-looking statements disclaimers and other disclosures that are generally cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), the Issuer hereby represents and warrants to each Investor that the following representations and warranties are true and complete, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Issuer Disclosure Schedules shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Article II, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Issuer Disclosure Schedules shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Article II only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.

Section 2.1Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2Authority.

(a)The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Convertible Notes and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Convertible Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitute a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”)).

(b)The Issuer’s board of directors (the “Issuer Board”) has (i) unanimously approved and declared advisable this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, and the Subscription Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) determined that this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, and the Subscription Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are in the best interests of the Issuer and holders of Issuer Shares and resolved to recommend (the “Issuer Board Recommendation”), among other things, the approval of the issuance of all Issuer Class A Shares potentially issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes by the holders of Issuer Shares entitled to vote thereon in accordance with any applicable Law, the Nasdaq Rules, including Nasdaq Rule 5635, and the Issuer’s Governing Documents (the “Issuance Approval”), and (iii) directed that the Issuance Approval be submitted to the holders of Issuer Shares for its adoption.

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(c)Except for receipt of the Issuance Approval, the issuance of the Underlying Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Convertible Notes, the Underlying Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Underlying Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

Section 2.4Brokers. Except for fees (including the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) payable to Persons set forth on Section 2.4 of the Issuer 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 this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Issuer for which the Issuer or any Investor has any obligation. The Issuer has made available to the Investors true and complete copies of all Contracts pursuant to which it is required to make payments to Persons set forth on Section 2.4 of the Issuer Disclosure Schedules.

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Section 2.5Information Supplied / Registration Statement.

(a)None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Issuer expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement contains and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time such amendment is declared effective, will 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.

(b)When the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement was declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement was mailed to the Pre-Closing Issuer Holders prior to the time of the Issuer Stockholders Meeting, the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

Section 2.6Capitalization of the Issuer Companies.

(a)Without taking into effect the Private Placement Warrants, as of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of 300,000,000 Issuer Class A Shares, of which 4,441,032 were issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the last trading day prior to the date of this Agreement, 10,000,000 Issuer Class B Shares, of which 8,625,000 shares were outstanding as of the close of business on the last trading day prior to the date of this Agreement, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001, of which no shares were outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All outstanding Equity Securities of the Issuer (except to the extent such concepts are not applicable under the applicable Law of the Issuer’s jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or other applicable Law) prior to the Merger Closing have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Such Equity Securities (i) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of the Issuer and (ii) are not subject to any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws or under the Governing Documents of the Issuer) and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person.

(b)Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or as otherwise mutually agreed to by the Investors and the Issuer, there are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (B) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that would require the Issuer, and, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or as otherwise mutually agreed in writing by the Investors and the Issuer, there is no obligation of the Issuer, to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of the Issuer.

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(c)The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and as of the date hereof, 1,000 such shares are issued and outstanding. The Equity Securities of Merger Sub outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract to which Merger Sub is a party or bound. All of the outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub are owned directly by the Issuer free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law). As of the date of this Agreement, the Issuer has no Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub and does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any Person other than Merger Sub.

Section 2.7SEC Filings.

(a)The Issuer has filed or furnished all statements, forms, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it prior to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws since its incorporation (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, the “Issuer SEC Reports”), and, as of the Closing, will have filed or furnished all other statements, forms, reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it subsequent to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws through the Closing (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, but excluding the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the “Additional Issuer SEC Reports”). Except as in connection with the SEC SPAC Accounting Changes, each of the Issuer SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, complied and each of the Additional Issuer SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Federal Securities Laws (including, as applicable, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) applicable to the Issuer SEC Reports or the Additional Issuer SEC Reports (for purposes of the Additional Issuer SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.23 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). Except as in connection with the SEC SPAC Accounting Changes, as of their respective dates of filing, the Issuer SEC Reports did not, and the Additional Issuer SEC Reports will not, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made or will be made, as applicable, not misleading (for purposes of the Additional Issuer SEC Reports, assuming the accuracy of any information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein).

(b)As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the Issuer SEC Reports.

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(c)As of the date of this Agreement, to the knowledge of the Issuer, each director and executive officer of the Issuer has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required with respect to the Issuer by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

  Section 2.8Trust Account. As of the date of this Agreement, the Issuer has an amount in cash in the Trust Account equal to at least $44,966,548. The funds held in the Trust Account are (a) held in cash in a bank account that earns no interest and (b) held in trust pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), between the Issuer and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”). There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements or understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Issuer SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, that would entitle any Person to any portion of the funds in the Trust Account (other than (i) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes, (ii) the Pre-Closing Issuer Holders who shall have elected to redeem their Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of the Issuer or (iii) if the Issuer fails to complete a business combination within the allotted time period set forth in the Governing Documents of the Issuer and liquidates the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Issuer (in limited amounts to permit the Issuer to pay the expenses of the Trust Account’s liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Issuer) and then the Pre-Closing Issuer Holders. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the Governing Documents of the Issuer and the Trust Agreement. The Issuer has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in default or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with the Trust Agreement, and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, no event has occurred that with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default thereunder. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Except as disclosed in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 25, 2023, the Issuer has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the funds held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the distribution of assets from the Trust Account (A) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes or (B) to the Pre-Closing Issuer Holders who have elected to redeem their Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to the Issuer Stockholder Redemption, each in accordance with the terms of and as set forth in the Trust Agreement, the Issuer shall have no further obligation under either the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of the Issuer to liquidate or distribute any assets held in the Trust Account, and the Trust Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

Section 2.9Transactions with Affiliates. Section 2.9 of the Issuer Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) the Issuer, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder (including the Sponsor) or Affiliate of either the Issuer or the Sponsor, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), an “Issuer Related Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to an Issuer Related Party’s employment with, or the provision of services to, the Issuer entered into in the ordinary course of business (including benefit plans, indemnification arrangements and other ordinary course compensation), (ii) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.9 of the BCA (Conduct of Business of DHHC) or entered into in accordance with Section 6.9 of the BCA (Conduct of Business of DHHC), (iii) the BCA and the BCA Ancillary Documents and any other Contracts that the Issuer is expressly required to enter into pursuant to the Merger Transaction and (iv) any ancillary documents and any other Contracts that the Issuer is expressly required to enter into pursuant to this Agreement. No Issuer Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset used in the business of the Issuer, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person that is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor or lessee of the Issuer or (C) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, the Issuer. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 2.9 are referred to herein as “Issuer Related Party Transactions”.

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Section 2.10Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement (a) there is no Proceeding pending or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, threatened in writing, against or involving any Issuer Company, (b) none of the Issuer Companies or any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any Order and (c) there is no Proceeding by any Issuer Company pending against any other Person, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Issuer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 2.11Compliance with Applicable Law. Each Issuer Company is (and since its incorporation has been) in compliance with all applicable Laws, except as would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not be material to the Issuer, without limiting the foregoing, none of the Issuer Companies or any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing have violated or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, are under investigation with respect to, or have been threatened in writing or charged with or given notice of any violation of any provisions of: (a) Privacy Laws (substituting “Issuer Companies” for “Group Companies” in the definition thereof) and Laws applicable to lending activities; (b) Anti-Corruption Laws; (c) any Law regulating or covering conduct in, or the nature of, the workplace, including regarding sexual harassment or, on any impermissible basis, a hostile work environment.

Section 2.12Business Activities.

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

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(b)Merger Sub was incorporated solely for the purpose of entering into the BCA and consummating the transactions contemplated thereby and has not engaged in any activities or business, other than those incident or related to or incurred in connection with its incorporation or continuing corporate existence or the negotiation, preparation or execution of the BCA, the performance of its covenants or agreements in the BCA or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.

  Section 2.13Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements.

(a)Except as is not required in reliance on exemptions from various reporting requirements by virtue of the Issuer’s status as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, or “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Exchange Act, (i) the Issuer has established and maintained a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Issuer’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Issuer Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Issuer has established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Issuer is made known to the Issuer’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within the Issuer. To the knowledge of the Issuer, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting the Issuer’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in the Issuer’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

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

(c)The Issuer has complied in all material respects with all applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq and is a member in good standing with Nasdaq. The classes of securities representing issued and outstanding Issuer Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister Issuer Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of Issuer Class A Shares on Nasdaq. The Issuer has not taken any action that is designed to terminate the registration of Issuer Class A Shares under the Exchange Act.

(d)Except for any changes (including any required revisions to or restatements of the Issuer Financial Statements or the Issuer SEC Reports) to (i) the Issuer’s historical accounting of its warrants as equity rather than as liabilities that may be required as a result of the Warrant Pronouncement, (ii) the Issuer’s accounting or classification of the Issuer’s outstanding redeemable shares as temporary, as opposed to permanent, equity that may be required as a result of related statements by the SEC staff or recommendations or requirements of the Issuer’s auditors, or (iii) the Issuer’s historical or future accounting relating to any other guidance from the SEC staff after the date hereof relating to non-cash accounting matters (clauses (i) through (iii), collectively, the “SEC SPAC Accounting Changes”), the Issuer Financial Statements (A) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of its operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of footnotes), (B) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of footnotes), (C) in the case of the audited Issuer Financial Statements, were audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and (D) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

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

(f)Except as in connection with the SEC SPAC Accounting Changes, since the Issuer’s incorporation, neither the Issuer nor its independent auditors has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (i) a “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Issuer to the Issuer’s knowledge, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Issuer to the Issuer’s knowledge or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Issuer who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Issuer.

Section 2.14No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for the Liabilities (a) set forth in Section 2.14 of the Issuer Disclosure Schedules, (b) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or the BCA, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or the BCA or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (c) that are incurred in connection with or incident or related to an Issuer Company’s incorporation, or continuing corporate existence, in each case, that are immaterial in nature, (d) that are incurred in connection with activities that are administrative or ministerial, in each case, that are immaterial in nature, (e) that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.9(c) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of DHHC) or incurred in accordance with Section 6.9(c) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of DHHC) (for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, with the written consent of the Company) or (f) set forth or disclosed in the Issuer Financial Statements included in the Issuer SEC Reports, none of the Issuer Companies has any Liabilities of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice.

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Section 2.15     Tax Matters.

(a)Each Issuer Company has prepared and filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and prepared in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders, and each Issuer Company has paid all material Taxes required to have been paid or deposited by it regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return, and has paid all assessments and reassessments in respect of Taxes in all material respects.

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

(c)No Issuer Company is currently the subject of a Tax audit or examination with respect to material taxes. No Issuer Company has been informed in writing of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax audit or examination that has not been resolved or completed, in each case with respect to material Taxes.

(d)No Issuer Company has consented to extend or waive the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business, in each case with respect to material Taxes.

(e)No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to any Issuer Company which agreement or ruling would be effective after the Closing Date.

(f)None of the Issuer Companies is and none of the Issuer Companies has been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

(g)There are no Liens for Taxes on any assets of the Issuer Companies or the Group Companies other than Permitted Liens.

(h)Each Issuer Company is a tax resident only in its jurisdiction of formation.

(i)The Issuer is not, and immediately after the Merger Closing will not be, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

(j)None of the Issuer Companies has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger Transaction from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of the Issuer Companies, no facts or circumstances exist, other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or related to any act or omission occurring after the signing date by an Issuer Company or a Company Stockholder or any of their respective Affiliates in each case not contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA, that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger Transaction from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

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Section 2.16Employees and Employee Benefit Plans. None of the Issuer Companies (a) has any paid employees or Contingent Workers or (b) maintains, sponsors, contributes to or otherwise has any material liability under any Employee Benefit Plans (substituting “Issuer Company” for “Group Company” in the definition thereof). None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the BCA nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will: (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer, employee or Contingent Worker of the Issuer; or (ii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuer’s officers and directors in connection with activities on the Issuer’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by the Issuer outside of the Trust Account, the Issuer has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any officer or director.

Section 2.17Properties. The Issuer does not own, or otherwise have an interest in, any real property, including under any real property lease, sublease, space sharing, license or other occupancy agreement.

Section 2.18Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws.

(a)Since the Issuer’s incorporation, neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been, (i) a Person named on any Sanctions and Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons maintained by a Governmental Entity; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, 50% or more by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaging in unlawful dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii) or any country or territory which is or has, since the Issuer’s incorporation, been the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Venezuela and the Crimea, Donetsk or Luhansk regions of Ukraine).

(b)Since the Issuer’s incorporation, neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing has (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made or paid any improper contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment under any Anti-Corruption Laws.

(c)To the knowledge of the Issuer, no holder of the capital stock of the Issuer is a foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) and who will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the transactions contemplated by the BCA such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no such foreign Person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company after the Merger Closing.

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Section 2.19     Company Status. The Issuer constitutes (a) an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the JOBS Act and (b) a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K.

Section 2.20     Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth in Article IV, no registration under the Securities Act or under the Securities Laws of any state is required for the offer and sale of the Underlying Shares or the Convertible Notes by the Issuer to the Investors.

Section 2.21     No Solicitation. Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with any offer or sale of the Underlying Shares or the Convertible Notes to the Investors.

Section 2.22     Investment Company Act. The Issuer is not, and, immediately after receipt of payment for the Convertible Notes and the consummation of the Closing or the Merger Closing will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

Section 2.23     Most Favored Nation. None of the Issuer Companies or the Group Companies has entered into any other purchase, subscription, side letter or other agreements, or any other arrangements or understandings (whether written or oral) providing for the sale of any Equity Securities with any other Person that, after giving effect to the consummation of the Merger Transaction and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, includes any terms or conditions that are materially more advantageous to any such Person when compared with the terms and conditions pursuant to which Issuer is selling the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares to the Investors.

Section 2.24     Pledge of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares may be pledged by any Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares under this Agreement, and any Investor effecting a pledge of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares shall not be required to provide the Issuer with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement. In connection with any such pledge, the Issuer shall provide any such lender of such margin agreement with an acknowledgment that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares are not subject to any contractual prohibition on pledging or lock up, the form of such acknowledgment to be subject to review and reasonable comment by the Issuer.

Section 2.25     Non-Reliance. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation, other than as set forth in the statements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Investors explicitly contained in this Agreement, in making its decision to enter into this Agreement.

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ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except as set forth on the disclosure schedules attached hereto as Exhibit E (each a “Company Disclosure Schedule” and collectively, the “Company Disclosure Schedules”, and together with the Issuer Disclosure Schedules, the “Disclosure Schedules”) attached hereto and made a part hereof, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor that the following representations and warranties are true and complete, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company Disclosure Schedules shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Article III, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Article III only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.

Section 3.1Organization and Qualification.

(a)Each Group Company is a corporation, limited liability company or other applicable business entity duly organized or formed, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable). Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of each of the Group Companies and its jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable) for each Group Company. Each Group Company has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b)The Governing Documents of the Company are in full force and effect, and the Company is not in material breach or violation of any provision set forth in its Governing Documents.

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

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Section 3.2Capitalization of the Group Companies.

(a)Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement as of March 8, 2023 of (i) the number and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of the Company authorized, issued and outstanding, (ii) the identity of the Persons that are the record and beneficial owners thereof, (iii) with respect to each Company Option, (A) the date of grant, (B) any applicable exercise (or similar) price, (C) the expiration date, (D) any applicable vesting schedule (including acceleration provisions), (E) the number of Company Shares subject to Company Options on the date of grant, and (F) the number of Company Shares subject to Company Options as of the date of this Agreement and (iv) with respect to each Company Warrant, (A) the date of grant, (B) any applicable exercise (or similar) price, (C) the expiration date, (D) any applicable vesting schedule (including acceleration provisions), (E) the number of Company Shares subject to the Company Warrant on the date of grant, and (F) the number of Company Shares subject to the Company Warrant as of the date of this Agreement. All of the Equity Securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued. All of the outstanding Company Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. The Equity Securities of the Company (1) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of the Company or any other Contract to which the Company is party or bound, (2) were not issued in violation of, and are not subject to, any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal or first offer, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person and (3) have been offered, sold and issued in material compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws. Since March 8, 2023, the Company has not issued any Equity Securities, except in connection with the exercise of Company Options in accordance with the terms thereof. Except for the Company Options and Company Warrants set forth on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company has no outstanding (x) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (y) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that require or would require the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of the Company. The Company has no Company Shares reserved for issuance, except for three thousand (3,000) Company Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Equity Plan, of which not more than two thousand four hundred sixty-two (2,462) are subject to outstanding options, and five thousand (5,000) Company Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Company Warrants. The Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.

  (b)The Equity Securities of the Company are free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law) imposed by the Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts to which the Company is a party with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s Equity Securities.

(c)There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of any Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of the Company.

(d)Except as set forth on Section 3.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, none of the Group Companies owns or holds (of record, beneficially, legally or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities, right to acquire any such Equity Security or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Equity Security in each case of any Person other than a Group Company and, none of the Group Companies are a partner or member of any partnership, limited liability company or joint venture.

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(e)Section 3.2(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all material Indebtedness of the Group Companies as of March 8, 2023, including the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the outstanding balance as of the date of this Agreement, and the debtor and the creditor thereof. Since March 8, 2023, the Company has not incurred any new Indebtedness except as set forth on Section 3.2(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

(f)Section 3.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of the Group Companies’ Employee Benefit Plans, Contracts or other arrangements that provide for Change of Control Payments.

(g)Each Company Option was granted in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and all of the terms and conditions of the applicable Company Equity Plan, and each Company Option has an exercise price per share that is equal to or greater than the fair market value of a Company Share on the date of such grant determined in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code. Upon the issuance of any Company Shares in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan, such Company Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of any Liens. Each Company Option is an unvested In-the-Money Option.

(h)Each Company Warrant (i) was issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and (ii) was not issued in breach or violation of any Contract. All Company Shares subject to issuance pursuant to any Company Warrant, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified therein, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of any Liens.

Section 3.3Authority; Approval and Fairness.

(a)The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other similar) action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company (assuming that this Agreement is duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto), enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception).

Section 3.4Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.

(a)The Company has made available to the Investors a true and complete copy of (i) the audited consolidated carve-out balance sheets of the homebuilding operations of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders’ and other Affiliates’ net investment and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (the “Year End Financial Statements”), and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the homebuilding operations of the Company as of September 30, 2022 (the “Latest Balance Sheet”) and December 31, 2021, and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders’ and other Affiliates’ net investment and cash flows for each of the nine-months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 (the “Interim Financial Statements,” and together with the Year End Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”). Each of the Financial Statements (including the notes and schedules thereto) (A) was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), and (B) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the homebuilding operations of the Company as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise specifically noted therein.

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(b)Except (i) as set forth on the face of the Year End Financial Statements for 2021, (ii) for Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Year End Financial Statements for 2021 (none of which is a Liability for breach of contract, tort, infringement or violation of Law), (iii) for Liabilities incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement and the BCA, the performance of their respective covenants or agreements in this Agreement and the BCA or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iv) for executory obligations under contracts to which the homebuilding operations of the Company are subject (other than Liabilities for breach thereof) and (v) for Liabilities that are not, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the homebuilding operation of the Company, taken as a whole, the homebuilding operations of the Company have no Liabilities of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice.

(c)The Group Companies have established and maintain systems of internal accounting controls that are sufficient to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for the Group Companies’ assets and (iii) any unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a Group Company’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements will be prevented or timely detected. The Group Companies maintain and, for all periods covered by the Financial Statements, have maintained books and records of the Group Companies in the ordinary course of business that are true and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Group Companies in all material respects.

(d)Except as disclosed in Section 3.4(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, in the last three (3) years there has not been any (i) “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies to the Company’s knowledge, (ii) “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies to the Company’s knowledge or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Group Companies who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies. In the last three (3) years, no Group Company has received any written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral complaint, allegation, assertion or claim in respect of the matters described in the foregoing sentence. The Company has not had any material complaints made or concerns raised by any employee, contractor or Representative relating to a violation of Laws. The Company has not had any material written complaints made by any employee, contractor or Representative related to foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 3.4(d).

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Section 3.5Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)No Consent of, with or made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for any Consents the absence of which would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(b)Other than as set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in any breach of any provision of any Group Company’s Governing Documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) any Material Contract, (B) any other Contract to which any Group Company is a party or (C) any Material Permits, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which any Group Company or any of its properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of any Group Company, except, in the case of any of clauses (ii)(B), (ii)(C) and (iv) above, as would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.6Permits. Each of the Group Companies and the Mortgage JV has all material Permits that are required to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted (the “Material Permits”). Each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and no written notice of revocation, cancellation or termination of any Material Permit has been received by the Group Companies or to the knowledge of the Company, assuming reasonable due inquiry of such knowledge persons’ direct reports and other due inquiry of the officers of the Mortgage JV responsible for such matters, the Mortgage JV, as applicable. The Group Companies and, to the knowledge of the Company, assuming reasonable due inquiry of such knowledge persons’ direct reports and other due inquiry of the officers of the Mortgage JV responsible for such matters, the Mortgage JV, have not breached or violated and are not otherwise in default in any material respect under any Material Permit.

Section 3.7Material Contracts.

(a)Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of the following Contracts to which a Group Company is, as of the date of this Agreement, a party (each Contract required to be set forth on Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, together with each of the Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that would be required to be set forth on Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, collectively, the “Material Contracts”):

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(i)any Contract with a Pennington Party;

(ii)any Contract (or group of related Contracts with respect to a single transaction or series of related transactions) relating to Indebtedness of any Group Company or to the placing of a material Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any assets or properties of any Group Company;

(iii)any Contract (or group of related Contracts with respect to a single transaction or series of related transactions) under which any Group Company is lessee of or holds, in each case, any tangible or real property owned by any other Person, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $200,000;

(iv)any Contract (or group of related Contracts with respect to a single transaction or series of related transactions) under which any Group Company is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by such Group Company, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments and the fair market value of such tangible property do not exceed $100,000;

(v)any (A) joint venture, partnership, or strategic alliance Contract in which a Group Company owns an equity interest and (B) other joint venture, partnership (or profit-sharing), strategic alliance or services Contract with respect to land development or vertical construction and material to the business of the Group Companies;

(vi)any Contract pursuant to which any Group Company (A) grants any license or other right under any Intellectual Property Rights material to its business, other than non-exclusive licenses granted to customers or third-party service providers in the ordinary course of business, or (B) receives any license or other right under any Intellectual Property Rights material to its business, other than non-exclusive licenses granted on standardized, commercially available terms for non-customized software;

(vii)any Contract material to the business of any Group Company, the primary purpose of which is the Processing of Personal Information;

(viii)any Contract that (A) limits or purports to limit, in any material respect, the freedom of any Group Company to engage or compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or that would so limit or purport to limit, in any material respect, the operations of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, (B) contains any exclusivity provision that binds the Company or any other obligations or restrictions that limits the Company’s ability to conduct its business in the ordinary course, or (C) requires any Group Company to purchase or otherwise obtain any materials or service exclusively from a single third party;

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(ix)any Contract requiring any future capital commitment or capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) by any Group Company in an amount in excess of (A) $250,000 annually or (B) $1,000,000 over the life of the agreement;

(x)any Contract for (A) the acquisition or disposition of any real property (whether or not developed) from or by any Group Company or (B) the option to acquire or dispose of any real property (whether or not developed) from or by any Group Company, in the case of clauses (A) and (B), with a total acquisition or disposition consideration payable or receivable (or paid and received) for the real property subject thereto in excess of $10,000,000 (other than individual home sales in the ordinary course of business);

(xi)any executory Contract providing for any fee building arrangements to which any Group Company is a party;

(xii)any executory Contract with respect to preferred lender arrangements to which any Group Company is a party;

(xiii)any Contract with mortgage providers to which any Group Company is party;

(xiv)any Contract requiring any Group Company to guarantee the Liabilities of any Person (other than the Liabilities of any other Group Company) or pursuant to which any Person (other than any other Group Company) has guaranteed the Liabilities of a Group Company;

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

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

(xvii)any Contract governing the terms of, or otherwise related to, the employment, engagement or services of any current director, manager, officer, employee, or Contingent Worker of a Group Company (A) whose annual base salary (or, in the case of a Contingent Worker, actual or anticipated annual base compensation) is in excess of $250,000 or (B) that provides for severance or any other post-termination payments or benefits;

(xviii)any Contract governing the terms of, or otherwise related to, the employment, engagement or services of any former director, manager, officer, employee or Contingent Worker of a Group Company pursuant to which any Group Company, as of the Closing, has or will have an obligation to pay severance or other post-termination pay;

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(xix)any Contract providing for any Change of Control Payment of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof;

(xx)any collective bargaining agreements and any other agreements executed with a union or similar organization;

(xxi)any Contract for the disposition of any material portion of the assets or business of any Group Company or for the acquisition by any Group Company of the assets or business of any other Person, or under which any Group Company has any continuing obligation with respect to an “earn-out”, contingent purchase price or other contingent or deferred payment obligation;

(xxii)any Contract for the settlement or conciliation of a Proceeding or other dispute with a third party (A) the performance of which would be reasonably likely to involve any payments in excess of $250,000 after the date of this Agreement, (B) which is a Governmental Entity or (C) that imposes or is reasonably likely to impose, at any time in the future, any material, non-monetary obligation on any Group Company (or the Issuer or any of their Affiliates after the Closing);

(xxiii)any other Contract the performance of which requires either (A) annual payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $250,000 or (B) aggregate payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $500,000 over the life of the agreement and, in each case, that is not terminable by the applicable Group Company without penalty upon less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice;

(xxiv)any Contract that prohibits the payment of dividends or distributions in respect of the Equity Securities of the Company, the pledging of the capital stock or other Equity Securities of the Company or the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company;

(xxv)each Contract that contains a put, call, right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right pursuant to which the Company would be required to, directly or indirectly, purchase or sell, as applicable, any securities, capital stock, assets or business of any other Person; and

(xxvi)each Contract containing any standstill or similar agreement pursuant to which a Person has agreed not to acquire assets or securities of another Person.

(b)(i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, any counterparty thereto, and is in full force and effect and (ii) the applicable Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the counterparties thereto are not in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract and no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a default thereunder by the Company or would permit or cause the termination, non-renewal or modification thereof or acceleration or creation of any right or obligation thereunder and (iii) the Group Companies have not received any written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral notice of default under any Material Contract. No counterparty to any Material Contract has exercised or threatened in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, orally any force majeure (or similar) provision in any Material Contract in relation to COVID-19.

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Section 3.8Absence of Changes.

(a)Since December 31, 2022, no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

(b)From the date of the Latest Balance Sheet through the date of this Agreement, except as set forth on Section 3.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the BCA or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (i) the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) no Group Company has taken any action that would require the consent of the Investor under this Agreement or the BCA, without obtaining such consent, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(i), Section 6.1(b)(ix), Section 6.1(b)(x), Section 6.1(b)(xiv), Section 6.1(b)(xvi), Section 6.1(b)(xvii), Section 6.1(b)(xviii) and Section 6.1(b)(xxiv) (to the extent relating to the foregoing clauses of Section 6.1(b)) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of the Company).

Section 3.9Litigation. Other than as set forth on Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, (i) against any Group Company that has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or (ii) that question the validity of this Agreement or the BCA or the right of the Company to enter into them or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA, or that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or frustrate the Company’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the BCA. Neither the Group Companies nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any material Order. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings by a Group Company pending against any other Person.

Section 3.10Compliance with Applicable Law.

(a)Each Group Company (i) conducts its business in compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable to such Group Company and is not in violation of any such Law or Order and (ii) has not received any written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral communications from a Governmental Entity that alleges that such Group Company is not in compliance with any such Law or Order, except in each case of clause (i) and (ii), as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. No Group Company or any of its Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, has violated, has been threatened in writing or charged with or given notice of any violation of, or, to the Company’s knowledge, is under investigation with respect to, any provisions of: (i) Anti-Corruption Laws; or (iii) any Law regulating or covering conduct in, or the nature of, the workplace, including regarding sexual harassment or, on any impermissible basis, a hostile work environment.

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(b)The Mortgage JV is, and has been since its inception, in compliance in all material respects with and all applicable Consumer Protection Laws, including all Laws and Orders related to consumer brokering, anti-discriminatory lending, holding consumer assets, processing consumer payments, enforcing consumer loan documents, consumer advertising and disclosures, and unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. As of the date of this Agreement, no claims have been asserted or threatened in writing against the Mortgage JV (i) by any Governmental Entity alleging any material violation of any Person’s rights under any such Consumer Protection Laws or (ii) by any other Person alleging any violation of any Person’s rights under any such Consumer Protection Laws, except, in the case of this subclause (ii), any such violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Mortgage JV, taken as a whole.

(c)The Mortgage JV maintains written consumer compliance programs designed to ensure compliance with applicable Consumer Protection Laws, including with respect to employee training.

(d)To the knowledge of the Company, the Mortgage JV is not under investigation by any Governmental Entity for a material violation of any applicable Consumer Protection Laws, and, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings pending or threatened in writing against the Mortgage JV (whether by a Governmental Entity or any other party) relating to compliance with applicable Consumer Protection Laws by the Company or any third parties acting on its behalf.

(e)Except for routine examinations conducted by a Governmental Entity in the regular course of the business of the Mortgage JV, no Governmental Entity has initiated any material proceeding or, to the knowledge of the Company, material investigation into the business or operations of the Mortgage JV since its inception to the date of this Agreement. There is no unresolved material violation asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of the Mortgage JV.

Section 3.11Employee Benefit Plans.

(a)Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all material Employee Benefit Plans (including, for each such Employee Benefit Plan, its jurisdiction).

(b)True and complete copies of the following documents, with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, where applicable, have previously been delivered or made available to the Investors: (i) all documents embodying or governing such Employee Benefit Plan (or for unwritten Employee Benefit Plans a written description of the material terms of such Employee Benefit Plan) and any funding medium for the Employee Benefit Plan; (ii) the most recent IRS determination, advisory or opinion letter; (iii) the most recent annual reports (Form 5500 or 990 series and all schedules and financial statements thereto); (iv) the most recent actuarial valuation report; (v) the most recent summary plan description and all modifications thereto; (vi) the last three years of non-discrimination testing results; and (vii) all non-routine written correspondence to and from any governmental agency received with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.

(c)Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received a favorable determination or approval from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such qualification, or may reasonably rely on an opinion or advisory letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to a prototype plan adopted in accordance with the requirements for such reliance, or has time remaining for application to the Internal Revenue Service for a determination of the qualified status of such Employee Benefit Plan for any period for which such Employee Benefit Plan would not otherwise be covered by an Internal Revenue Service determination and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event or omission has occurred that would reasonably be expected to cause any such Employee Benefit Plan to lose such qualification. With respect to any Employee Benefit Plan, no Group Company could reasonably be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code.

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(d)Each Employee Benefit Plan (including any related trusts), other than “multiemployer plans” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA (each, a “Multiemployer Plan”) is and has been established, operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with applicable Laws and with its terms, including, without limitation, ERISA, the Code and the Affordable Care Act. No Employee Benefit Plan is, or within the past six (6) years has been, the subject of an application or filing under a government sponsored amnesty, voluntary compliance, or similar program, or been the subject of any self-correction under any such program. No Proceeding (other than those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or any fiduciary or service provider thereof and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such Proceeding. All payments and/or contributions required to have been made with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans either have been made or have been accrued in accordance with the terms of the applicable Employee Benefit Plan and applicable Law.

(e)No Group Company or any ERISA Affiliate has in the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, or been required to contribute to or had any liability (whether contingent or otherwise) or obligation (including on account of any ERISA Affiliate) with respect to: (i) any Employee Benefit Plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code, or Section 302 of ERISA, (ii) a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) any funded welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code, (iv) any “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 210 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code), or (v) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as such term is defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), and neither any Group Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA that has not been paid in full.

(f)No Group Company or any ERISA Affiliate provides health care or any other non-pension benefits to any employees after their employment is terminated (other than as required by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or similar Law), and no Group Company has ever formally promised to provide such post-termination benefits.

(g)Each Employee Benefit Plan may be amended, terminated or otherwise modified (including cessation of participation) by the Company to the greatest extent permitted by applicable Law. Except as required by applicable Law, no Group Company has announced its intention to modify or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan or adopt any arrangement or program that, once established, would come within the definition of an Employee Benefit Plan.

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(h)Each Employee Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) has been operated and maintained in all material respects in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service thereunder. No payment to be made under any Employee Benefit Plan is, or will be, subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.

(i)None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the BCA or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the BCA would be reasonably expected to (either alone or in combination with any other event) (i) result in, or cause the accelerated vesting, payment, funding or delivery of, or increase the amount or value of, any payment, benefit or severance pay to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of any of the Group Companies, (ii) further restrict any rights of the Group Companies to amend, terminate or transfer the assets of any Employee Benefit Plan, (iii) directly or indirectly cause any of the Group Companies to transfer or set aside any assets to fund any material benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan, (iv) otherwise give rise to any liability under any Employee Benefit Plan, or (v) result in any “parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (whether or not such payment is considered to be reasonable compensation for services rendered).

(j)The Group Companies have no obligation to provide, and no Employee Benefit Plan or other agreement provides any individual with the right to, a gross up, indemnification, reimbursement or other payment for any excise or additional taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code or due to the failure of any payment to be deductible under of Section 280G of the Code.

(k)No Employee Benefit Plan is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States or covers any employees or other service providers of any of the Group Companies who reside or work outside of the United States.

(l)No “Prohibited Transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or 407 of ERISA and not otherwise exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA, as applicable, has occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.

Section 3.12Environmental Matters. Except as would not be, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole:

(a)Each of the Group Companies are, and at all times have been, in compliance with Environmental Laws.

(b)None of the Group Companies have received any written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral notice or communication from any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, or potential violation in any respect of, failure to comply in any respect with, or any Liability relating to, any applicable Environmental Laws.

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(c)There is (and since the incorporation of the Company there has been) no Proceeding pending or threatened in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, orally against any Group Company relating to applicable Environmental Laws.

(d)There has been no manufacture, release, treatment, storage, disposal, arrangement for disposal, transport or handling of, contamination by, or exposure of any Person to, any Hazardous Substances in violation of or as could reasonably be expected to result in Liability under any applicable Environmental Laws.

Section 3.13Intellectual Property; Data Privacy

(a)Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a correct and complete list of all Company Registered IP, indicating for each item, as applicable: (i) the name of the applicant/registrant and current legal and beneficial owner(s); (ii) the jurisdiction where the application/registration is located (or, for Internet domain names, the applicable registrar); and (iii) the application or registration number. All registration, maintenance, renewal and annuity fees and required documents to be filed in connection with Company Registered IP have been (or will be, prior to Closing) timely paid or filed, as the case may be. No Company Registered IP is subject to any outstanding Order adversely affecting the validity or enforceability of, or the Group Company’s ownership or use of, or rights in or to, any such Company Registered IP.

(b)The Group Companies exclusively own all Company Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(c)To the knowledge of the Company, the Group Companies own or have sufficient and valid rights to use all Intellectual Property Rights material to, and used in or necessary for, the conduct of their businesses as currently conducted and as currently planned to be conducted, and all such rights shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, without modification, cancellation, termination, suspension of, or acceleration of any right, obligation or payment with respect to any such Intellectual Property Rights.

(d)Except as has not resulted in and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material liability to any Group Company, to the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Group Companies does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate, and has not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated in the past three (3) years, any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, whether directly or indirectly. No Group Company has received any written claim, notice, invitation to license or similar communication within the past three (3) years, and there is no Proceeding pending or threatened against any Group Company, (i) alleging any of the foregoing or (ii) contesting or challenging the use, validity, enforceability or ownership of any Company Intellectual Property.

(e)Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to any Group Company, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, or has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated in the past three (3) years, any Company Intellectual Property, whether directly or indirectly. No Group Company has asserted, or threatened to assert, any Proceeding against any Person regarding any of the foregoing.

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(f)The Group Companies have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all material Trade Secrets that are owned, used or held for use by the Company. No such Trade Secrets have been made available to or, to the knowledge of the Company, discovered by, any Person except pursuant to valid and appropriate confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations requiring any such Person (i) to maintain the confidentiality thereof and (ii) not to use such Trade Secrets except as authorized by the Company, and such obligations have not, to the knowledge of the Company, been breached by any party thereto in any material respect.

(g)All current employees, consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Group Companies who have contributed to the creation or development of any material Intellectual Property Rights for or on behalf of any Group Company have executed and delivered to such Group Company a written, valid and enforceable Contract containing an irrevocable present assignment to such Group Company of all such Person’s right, title and interest in any such Intellectual Property Rights. To the knowledge of the Company, no employee, consultant, advisor or independent contractor of any Group Company retains or claims to retain any rights in, nor has any of them filed an application to register, any such Intellectual Property Rights.

(h)To the knowledge of the Company, the Company IT Assets (i) operate and perform in all material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by the Group Companies in connection with their businesses, (ii) have not materially malfunctioned or failed to function in the past three (3) years and (iii) are free from any material disabling codes or instructions, spyware, trojan horses, worms, viruses or other software routines that facilitate or cause unauthorized access to, or disruption, impairment, disablement, or destruction of, software, data or other materials. To the knowledge of the Company, in the past three (3) years, there has been no unauthorized access to or unauthorized use of any Company IT Assets in any material respect. To the knowledge of the Company, the Group Companies have implemented reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with best industry practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of the Company IT Assets, as applicable.

(i)The Group Companies have complied in all material respects with all Privacy Laws and Company Privacy Commitments and, to the knowledge of the Company, no circumstance has arisen in which Privacy Laws, or any applicable guidance or codes of practice promulgated under Privacy Laws, would require any Group Company to notify a Governmental Entity or any individual of any actual or suspected unauthorized access or use of Personal Information. In the past three (3) years, no Group Company has received any written notice, order, inquiry, investigation, complaint or other communication alleging non-compliance with any Privacy Laws or Company Privacy Commitments.

(j)To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material loss, theft, misuse of, or unauthorized access to, use, modification or disclosure of Personal Information Processed by or on behalf of any Group Company.

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Section 3.14Labor Matters.

(a)Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of each employee of each Group Company as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth for each employee: (i) the employee’s position or title; (ii) whether classified as exempt or non-exempt for wage and hour purposes; (iii) whether paid on a salary, hourly or commission basis; (iv) the employee’s actual annual base salary (if paid on a salary basis), hourly rate (if paid on an hourly basis), or commission rate (if paid on a commission-only basis), as applicable; (v) the employee’s short-term incentive opportunity for the remainder of fiscal year 2023; (vi) date of hire; (vii) work location; (viii) status (i.e., active or inactive and, if inactive, the type of leave and estimated duration); and (ix) the entity that employs the individual.

(b)Section 3.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of all Contingent Workers of each Group Company as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth for each such individual: (i) a description of his, her, or its services rendered and (ii) the primary location (e.g., U.S. state) from which services are performed.

(c)Each Group Company currently classifies and has classified for the last three (3) years each of its employees as exempt or non-exempt in material compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and state, provincial, local and foreign wage and hour Laws (as applicable), and is and has been otherwise in material compliance with such Laws. To the extent that any Contingent Workers are or were engaged by any Group Company, such Group Company currently classifies and treats them, and has properly classified and treated them for the last three (3) years, as Contingent Workers (as distinguished from employees) in material compliance with applicable Law and for the purpose of all Employee Benefit Plans and perquisites.

(d)Each Group Company is, and for the past three (3) years has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws and regulations respecting labor and employment matters, including but not limited to fair employment practices, pay equity, the classification of independent contractors, the classification of employees and Contingent Workers, workplace safety and health, work authorization and immigration, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, accommodation of disabilities, discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, immigration (including E-Verify or state equivalents), whistleblowing, retaliation, affirmative action, background checks, prevailing wages, terms and conditions of employment, child labor, reductions in force, employee leave and wages and hours, including payment of minimum wages and overtime. No Group Company is delinquent in any payments to any employee or Contingent Worker for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, severance, fees or other direct compensation due with respect to any services performed for it or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees or Contingent Workers.

(e)No Group Company (A) has or has had any material Liability for any arrears of wages or other compensation for services (including salaries, wage premiums, commissions, fees or bonuses), or any penalty or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (B) has or has had any material Liability for any failure to pay into any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security, social insurances or other benefits or obligations for any employees of any Group Company (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice); and each Group Company has withheld all amounts required by applicable Law or by agreement to be withheld from wages, salaries and other payments to employees or Contingent Workers of each Group Company, except as has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material Liability to the Group Companies.

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(f)In the last three (3) years, no Group Company has experienced a “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined by WARN, and no Group Company has incurred any material Liability under WARN nor will they incur any Liability under WARN as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Transaction.

(g)No Group Company is a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreements, work rules or practices, or other agreements or Contracts with any labor organization, labor union, works council or other Person purporting to act as exclusive bargaining representative (“Union”) of any employees or Contingent Workers with respect to the wages, hours or other terms and conditions of employment of any employee or Contingent Worker, nor is there any duty on the part of any Group Company to bargain with any Union. In the last three (3) years, there has been no actual or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened unfair labor practice charges, material grievances, arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, hand billing or other material labor disputes against or affecting any Group Company. To the Company’s knowledge, in the last three (3) years, there have been no labor organizing activities with respect to any employees of any Group Company nor has the Company engaged in any unfair labor practice.

(h)No employee layoff, facility closure or shutdown (whether voluntary or by Order), reduction-in-force, furlough, temporary layoff, material work schedule change or reduction in hours, or reduction in salary or wages, plant closings, or other workforce changes affecting employees of the Group Companies has occurred within the past six (6) months or is currently contemplated, planned or announced, including as a result of COVID-19 or any applicable employment-related Pandemic Measure. Each Group Company has materially complied with (i) all applicable employment-related Pandemic Measures including, without limitation, all applicable COVID-19 related Laws, regulations, orders and guidance of any Governmental Entity; and (ii) the FFCRA (including with respect to eligibility for tax credits under the FFCRA) and any other applicable COVID-19 related leave Law.

(i)Except as set forth on Section 3.14(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, in the past twelve (12) months (i) no director, officer, or key employee’s employment with any Group Company has been terminated or furloughed for any reason; and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no director, officer, or management level or key employee, or group of employees or Contingent Workers, has provided notice of any plans to terminate his, her or their employment or service arrangement with any Group Company.

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(j)In the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, no Group Company has been a party to any form of Proceeding, other private dispute resolution proceeding, settlement, or out-of-court or pre-charge or pre-litigation arrangement, in each case relating to employment or labor matters concerning the employees or Contingent Workers of any Group Company (including but not limited to those concerning allegations of employment discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, noncompliance with wage and hour Laws, the misclassification of employees or Contingent Workers, violation of restrictive covenants, sexual or other harassment or misconduct, other unlawful harassment, or unfair labor practices), and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such matters are pending or threatened against any Group Company or any employees or Contingent Workers of any Group Company (in their respective capacity as employees or Contingent Workers of any Group Company), as applicable.

(k)Each employee of each Group Company is employed at-will and no employee is subject to any employment contract with any Group Company, whether oral or written, for a fixed term of employment with any Group Company.

(l)In the last three (3) years, no allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct have been made to any Group Company against any employee, officer, or director of any Group Company and no Group Company has otherwise become aware of any such allegations. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim of sexual harassment or misconduct, other unlawful harassment or unlawful discrimination or retaliation against or involving any Group Company or any employee, officer, or director of any Group Company. In the last three (3) years, there have not been any internal investigations by or on behalf of any Group Company with respect to any claims or allegations of sexual harassment, misconduct or abuse against or involving any employee, officer, or director of any Group Company, nor have there been any settlements or out-of-court or pre-charge or pre-litigation arrangements relating to such matters.

(m)No Group Company (i) is subject to any affirmative action obligations under any Law, including, without limitation, Executive Order 11246, and/or (ii) is a government contractor or subcontractor for purposes of any Law with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, including, without limitation, the Service Contracts Act or prevailing wage Laws.

(n)There are no outstanding assessments, penalties, fines, liens, charges, surcharges, or other amounts due or owing pursuant to any workplace safety and insurance legislation and no Group Company has been reassessed in any material respect under such legislation during the past three (3) years and, to the knowledge of the Company, no audit of any Group Company is currently being performed pursuant to any applicable workplace safety and insurance legislation.

Section 3.15 Insurance. Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all material policies of fire, liability, workers’ compensation, property, casualty and other forms of insurance owned or held by any Group Company as of the date of this Agreement (the “Insurance Policies”). All Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon as of the date of this Agreement have been paid in full as of the date of this Agreement and, to the extent applicable, the Company has not taken any action or failed to take any action that (including with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby), with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute or result in a material breach or violation of, or default under, any of the Insurance Policies or would permit or cause the termination, non-renewal or modification thereof or acceleration or creation of any right or obligation thereunder. No claim by any Group Company is pending under any such Insurance Policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed, or rights reserved to do so, by the underwriters thereof, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. All Insurance Policies are with reputable insurance carriers, provide adequate coverage for all normal risks incident to the business of the Company and its properties and assets, and are in character and amount at least equivalent to that carried by Persons engaged in similar businesses and subject to the same or similar risks, except for any such failures to maintain Insurance Policies that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 3.16Tax Matters.

(a)Each Group Company has prepared in good faith and duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders, and each Group Company has paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by it regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return, and has paid all assessments and reassessments in respect of Taxes in all material respects.

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

(c) No Group Company is currently the subject of a Tax audit, examination or other proceeding with respect to material Taxes. No Group Company has been informed in writing of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax audit, examination or other proceeding that has not been resolved or completed in each case with respect to material Taxes.

(d)No Group Company has consented to extend or waive the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority.

(e)No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to a Group Company which agreement or ruling would be effective after the Closing Date.

(f)No Group Company is or has been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

(g)There are no Liens for material Taxes on any assets of the Group Companies other than Permitted Liens.

(h)Since the day that precedes the date of this Agreement by two (2) years, no Group Company was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

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(i)No Group Company (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was a Group Company or any of its current Affiliates) or (ii) has any material Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than a Group Company or any of its current Affiliates) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor or by Contract.

(j)In the past five (5) years, no written claims have been received by any Group Company from any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where a Group Company does not file Tax Returns that such Group Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, which claims have not been resolved or withdrawn.

(k)No Group Company is a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnity or similar agreements, and no Group Company is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

(l)Each Group Company is a tax resident only in its jurisdiction of formation.

(m)No Group Company has, or has ever had, a permanent establishment in any country other than the country of its organization, or is, or has ever been, subject to income Tax in a jurisdiction outside of the country of its organization.

(n)At no time during the past five (5) years has any Group Company been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

(o)No Group Company has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement and the BCA that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger Transaction from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger Transaction from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(p)The Company is and has been a validly electing and qualifying S corporation within the meaning of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income Tax purposes at all times since 2008 and shall maintain such status until the Closing Date. No Tax Authority has challenged the Company’s S corporation status, and no event has occurred or has existed that would preclude Company from qualifying as an S corporation or that would terminate Company’s S corporation status (other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Transaction). Any trusts that may be, or previously have been shareholders, do not violate the Company’s S corporation status.

(q)The Company (i) is not liable for any Tax under Section 1374 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or foreign Law); and (ii) has not in the past ten (10) years, (A) acquired any assets from any corporation in a transaction in which the Tax basis was determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the Tax basis of the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the transferor or (B) acquired the stock of any corporation that is not a “qualified subchapter S subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 1361(b)(3)(B) of the Code.

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Section 3.17Brokers. Except for fees payable to Persons set forth on Section 6.17 of the Company 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 this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates for which any Group Company or any Investor has any obligation. The Company has made available to the Investors true and complete copies of all Contracts pursuant to which it is required to make payments to Persons set forth on Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

Section 3.18Real and Personal Property.

(a)Owned Real Property. Other than as set forth on Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Group Company has good and marketable fee title to the real property owned by any such Group Company (the “Company Owned Real Property”), free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. With regard to options or agreements to purchase real property described in Section 3.7(a)(x) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, except to the extent such options have been exercised or the real property that is the subject of such purchase agreements has been acquired, such options and purchase agreements all remain in effect and no other party to an option or purchase agreement has the right, because of anything any Group Company has done or failed to do, to terminate it or change the terms on which any Group Company has the right to purchase the real property to which it relates.

(b)Leased Real Property. Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list (including street addresses) of each lease, sublease, and license, together with any amendments, renewals and guarantees thereof or thereto (each, a “Company Real Property Lease”), under which any Group Company uses or occupies or has the right to use or occupy any real property (the “Company Leased Real Property”; the Company Owned Real Property and the Company Leased Real Property being sometimes referred to herein as the “Company Property”). Except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Company Real Property Lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect and is a valid, legal and binding obligation of the applicable Group Company party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Group Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), (ii) there is no material breach or default by any Group Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any third party under any Company Real Property Lease, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material breach or default or would permit termination of, or a material modification or acceleration thereof by any party, and (iii) the Company, or the applicable Group Company, has a good and valid leasehold interest, subject to the terms of the Company Real Property Lease applicable thereto, in each parcel of Company Leased Real Property.

(c)Except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no material new (or increases in existing) development fees, impact fees or other fees that will be levied by any Governmental Entity in connection with the development of any Company Property. None of the Group Companies have received any notice of any material violation of any Law relating to any Company Property.

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(d)Except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Group Companies has received any written notice of any condemnation, eminent domain, requisition or taking by any Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Property, or negotiations for the purchase of any Company Property in lieu of condemnation, and no condemnation, eminent domain, requisition or taking has been commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing.

(e)None of the Group Companies has any obligation to make any profit participation payments, or is subject to any repurchase obligation, with respect to any Company Owned Real Property or, upon the consummation of the acquisition thereof by any Group Company, any Contract Property. For purposes of this Agreement, “Contract Property” means any real property that any Group Company is obligated or has an option to purchase pursuant to a Contract.

(f)The reserve for warranty claims set forth on the balance sheet included in the Year End Financial Statements reflects the Company’s reasonable estimate, as of the date hereof, of the total liability of the Group Companies for warranty claims arising from the sale of residential units.

(g)Personal Property. Each Group Company has good, marketable and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or license or right to use, all of the material personal property of the Group Companies reflected in the Financial Statements or thereafter acquired by the Group Companies, except for assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

Section 3.19Homeowners Associations. Other than as set forth in Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, no Group Company has “declarant” rights or effective control with respect to any Company Owned Real Property. Except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, no Group Company has received written notice from any Homeowners Association in which any Group Company has “declarant” rights or effective control with respect to any Company Owned Real Property that it is in violation of any assessment obligations, bonds, restrictive covenants, Homeowners Association organizational documents and other documents adopted or entered into by any Group Company in connection with the creation or operation of any Homeowners Association or that any such agreements and documents are in violation in any material respects with applicable Laws. Except as would not be material to the Group Companies taken as a whole, each Homeowners Association as to which any Group Company has “declarant” rights or over which any Group Company has had effective control, when operated by the Company or another Group Company, has been operated in accordance with applicable Laws in all material respects.

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Section 3.20Construction Matters. Except as would not have and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the land, homes and other improvements sold by the Group Company have at all times during the period of time in which the Group Company has owned such land, homes and other improvements, complied with all applicable building codes, zoning, land use, Environmental Laws or similar Laws then in effect, (ii) there are no pending vendor recalls of which the Company has been notified or otherwise is aware of products incorporated in homes or other improvements built by any Group Company, and (iii) no Group Company is the subject of any recalls or recall notices from any product safety commissions regarding products incorporated in homes or other improvements built by any Group Company.

Section 3.21Transactions with Affiliates. Section 3.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth (a) all Contracts that are in effect as of the date of this Agreement between (i) any Group Company, on the one hand, and (ii) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or Affiliate of any Group Company (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Group Company) or any family member of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (ii), a “Company Related Party”), other than (A) Contracts with respect to a Company Related Party’s employment with (including benefit plans and other ordinary course compensation from) any of the Group Companies entered into in the ordinary course of business, (B) Contracts with respect to the grant of Company Options, (C) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of the Company) or entered into in accordance with Section 6.1(b) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of the Company), (D) the BCA and the BCA Ancillary Documents and any other Contracts that the Group Companies are expressly required to enter into pursuant to the Merger Transaction, and (E) any ancillary documents and any other Contracts that the Group Companies are expressly required to enter into pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) all Contracts that, following the Closing, would be required to be disclosed in the Issuer’s filings with the SEC as a “related party transaction” under the Federal Securities Laws. Other than as set forth on Section 3.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Company Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset used in any Group Company’s business, or (B) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, or has any claim or cause of action against, any Group Company (other than ordinary course accrued compensation, employee benefits, employee or director expense reimbursement or other transactions entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of the Company) or entered into in accordance with Section 6.1(b) of the BCA (Conduct of Business of the Company)). All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.21 are referred to herein as “Company Related Party Transactions”.

Section 3.22Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws.

(a)None of the Group Companies, their directors and officers or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their other Representatives or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been, since the incorporation of the Company, (i) a Person named on any Sanctions and Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons maintained by a Governmental Entity; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, 50% or more by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaging in unlawful dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii) or any country or territory that is or has, since the incorporation of the Company, been the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Venezuela and the Crimea, Donetsk or Luhansk regions of Ukraine).

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(b)None of the Group Companies, their directors and officers or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their other Representatives or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, has (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made or paid any improper contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment under any Anti-Corruption Laws.

(c)None of the Group Companies, their directors and officers or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their other Representatives or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing has, directly or indirectly, violated any, or been subject to actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, pending or threatened Proceedings, demand letters, settlements or enforcement actions relating to any Anti-Corruption Law.

(d)During the last five (5) years, the Company has complied with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 3.23Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement did, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement was declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement was mailed to the Pre-Closing Issuer Holders or will, at the time of the Issuer Stockholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time of such amendment, 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; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.23, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement that were not specifically supplied by or on behalf of the Company for use therein.

Section 3.24Servicing Matters.

(a)The Mortgage JV is, and has been since its inception, in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Requirements applicable to it, its assets and its conduct of its business. The Mortgage JV has timely filed, or will have timely filed by the Closing Date, all material reports that any Mortgage Insurer, Agency or Governmental Entity that it files with respect to its business.

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(b)No Agency or Mortgage Insurer has (i) claimed in writing that the Mortgage JV has violated or has not complied in any material respect with the representations and warranties applicable with respect to any Loan originated by the Mortgage JV and subsequently sold or (ii) imposed material restrictions on the activities of the Mortgage JV. No Agency and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Mortgage Insurer has indicated to the Mortgage JV in writing that it has terminated, or intends to terminate, its relationship with the Mortgage JV for performance, loan quality or concern with respect to the Mortgage JV’s compliance with applicable Laws or Applicable Requirements or that the Mortgage JV is in material default with respect to any applicable Laws or Applicable Requirements.

Section 3.25Non-Reliance. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation, other than as set forth in the statements, representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Investors explicitly contained in this Agreement, in making its decision to enter into this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS

Each Investor, individually and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer that the following representations and warranties are true and complete, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

Section 4.1Authorization. Such Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by such Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of such Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of such Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 4.2Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by such Investor in reliance upon such Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which such Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares to be acquired by such Investor will be acquired for investment for each Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. Such Investor (a) is not acquiring the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Convertible Notes, or the Underlying Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, such Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares.

Section 4.3Disclosure of Information. Such Investor has had an opportunity to discuss the Issuer’s and the Company’s business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares with the Issuer’s and the Company’s management and has had an opportunity to review the Issuer’s and the Company’s facilities. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Company in Article II and Article III of this Agreement, respectively, or the right of such Investor to rely thereon.

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Section 4.4Restricted Securities. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.3, such Investor understands that the Registrable Securities are “restricted securities” under the Federal Securities Laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Issuer in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such Laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, such Investor represents that it is familiar with SEC Rule 144, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act. SUCH INVESTOR UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES HEREIN THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE ISSUER’S REGISTRABLE SECURITIES INVOLVES AN EXTREMELY HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND MAY RESULT IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ITS INVESTMENT.

Section 4.5Legends. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.3, such Investor understands and agrees that, until so registered or transferred pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Registrable Securities, whether upon initial issuance or upon any transfer thereof, shall bear a legend (or if held through book-entry, such entries shall contain annotations), prominently stamped or printed thereon, reading substantially as follows:

(a)“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

(b)Any legend required by the Securities Laws of any state to the extent such Laws are applicable to the Registrable Securities.

Section 4.6Accredited Investor. Such Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

Section 4.7Foreign Investors. If such Investor is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), such Investor hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Convertible Notes or any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Convertible Notes, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Convertible Notes. Such Investor’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Convertible Notes will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Issuer’s jurisdiction. Such Investor shall provide assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

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Section 4.8No General Solicitation. Neither such Investor nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders or partners learned of the opportunity to invest in the Registrable Securities through any general solicitation or any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities.

Section 4.9Non-Reliance. Such Investor acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation, other than as set forth in the Issuer SEC Reports and in the statements, representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Company explicitly contained in this Agreement, in making its decision to enter into this Agreement.

Section 4.10Residence. If such Investor is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, then the office or offices of such Investor in which its principal place of business is identified in the address or addresses of such Investor set forth on Exhibit A.

Section 4.11Tax Matters. Such Investor agrees to treat the Convertible Notes as indebtedness for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes until such time as the Convertible Notes have been converted into Issuer Class A Shares. Such Investor has reviewed with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. With respect to such matters, such Investor relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Issuer and the Company or any of their agents, whether written or oral, other than the representations and warranties in this Agreement and tax matters disclosed in the Exhibits. Such Investor understands that it (and not the Issuer or the Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 4.12Brokers. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Investor or by any of its Affiliates, in each case, for which such Investor has any obligation.

ARTICLE V.

CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTORS’ OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE

The obligations of the Investors to purchase the Convertible Notes at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived (the “Investors’ Closing Conditions”):

Section 5.1Representations and Warranties.

(a)The representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth in Section 2.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 2.2 (Authority), Section 2.3 (Consents and Governmental Approvals), Section 2.6 (Capitalization of the DHHC Parties) and Section 2.15 (Tax Matters) (collectively, the “Issuer Fundamental Representations”) and of the Company set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 3.2 (Capitalization of the Group Companies), Section 3.3 (Authority; Approval and Fairness), Section 3.5 (Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations), Section 3.8(a) (Absence of Changes), Section 3.10 (Compliance with Applicable Law), Section 3.16 (Tax Matters) and Section 3.17 (Brokers) (collectively, the “Company Fundamental Representations”) shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing (except to the extent any such representation or warranty speaks as of the date of this Agreement or any other specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such date).

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(b)The other representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Article II and of the Company contained in Article III shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such representation or warranty contains qualifications as to materiality, “Issuer Material Adverse Effect” or “Company Material Adverse Effect”, in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty speaks as of the date of this Agreement or any other specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such date). The statements of the Issuers and the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement in connection with the Closing shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date of the Closing.

Section 5.2BCA. All conditions precedent to the Merger Closing set forth in the BCA shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the BCA) (other than (i) those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the Merger Closing pursuant to the BCA but subject to their satisfaction or valid waiver at the Merger Closing and (ii) the Merger Closing itself), and the Merger Closing shall occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing.

Section 5.3Performance. Each of the Issuer and the Company shall have performed and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.

Section 5.4Transaction Documents. (i) The Issuer shall have counter-signed and delivered the Subscription Agreements to each of the Investors and (ii) the closings of the sales of Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements shall occur concurrently with the Closing.

Section 5.5Officers’ Certificates.

(a)The Issuer shall have delivered to the Investors at the Closing a certificate executed by an authorized officer of the Issuer that attaches thereto and certifies the correctness and completeness of (i) the Issuer’s Governing Documents and (ii) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Issuer approving the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby.

(b)The Company shall have delivered to the Investors at the Closing a certificate executed by an authorized officer of the Company that attaches thereto and certifies the correctness and completeness of (i) the Company’s Governing Documents and (ii) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby.

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Section 5.6Compliance with Laws.

(a)The Issuer shall have (i) complied in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local governmental Laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (ii) obtained all permits and qualifications required by any applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” Laws for the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares by the Issuer to the Investors.

(b)The Company shall have complied in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local governmental Laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 5.7No Proceedings or Litigation. No Proceeding before any arbitrator or any court or Governmental Entity shall have been commenced against the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or against any Group Company that would, if successful, prevent the Closing, and no injunction or restraining order shall have been issued by any Governmental Entity, and be in effect, that restrains or prohibits the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 5.8No Material Adverse Effect. No condition, occurrence, state of facts or Event constituting an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 5.9No Bankruptcy Proceeding. No Person shall have commenced a Proceeding against the Issuer or the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law. Neither the Issuer nor the Company shall have, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commenced a voluntary case, (ii) consented to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consented to the appointment of a custodian of the Issuer or the Company or for all or substantially all of the Issuer’s or the Company’s property, or (iv) made a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors. A court of competent jurisdiction shall not have entered an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Issuer or the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a custodian of the Issuer or the Company or for all or substantially all of the Company’s property, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Group Company.

Section 5.10Compliance Certificates.

(a)An officer of the Issuer shall have delivered to the Investors a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Section 5.1 to Section 5.9 have been fulfilled or satisfied with respect to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, as applicable.

(b)An officer of the Company shall have delivered to the Investors a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Section 5.1 to Section 5.9 have been fulfilled with respect to the Company and the other Group Companies, as applicable.

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ARTICLE VI.

CONDITIONS TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE

The obligations of the Issuer and the Company to issue the Convertible Notes at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived (the “Issuer’s and Company’s Closing Conditions” and, together with the Investor’s Closing Conditions, the “Closing Conditions”):

Section 6.1Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investors contained in Article IV shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing (except to the extent any such representation or warranty speaks as of the date of this Agreement or any other specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such date).

Section 6.2Performance. The Investors shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions in all respects contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.

Section 6.3No Proceedings or Litigation. No Proceeding before any arbitrator or any court or Governmental Entity shall have been commenced against the any Investor that would, if successful, prevent the Closing, and no injunction or restraining order shall have been issued by any Governmental Entity, and be in effect, which restrains or prohibits the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 6.4Compliance Certificate. An officer of each Investor (or of such Investor’s general partner) shall deliver to the Issuer and the Company, at the Closing, a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Section 6.1 to Section 6.3 have been satisfied or fulfilled with respect to such Investor.

Section 6.5Subscription Agreements. The Investors shall have executed and delivered each of their respective Subscription Agreements to the Issuer.

ARTICLE VII.

COVENANTS, TRUST WAIVER

Section 7.1Consent and Approvals. From and after the date hereof, the Issuer and the Company shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, any Consents and any approvals from a Governmental Entity required on the part of either the Issuer or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including promptly making any required filings, forms, registrations and notifications with any applicable Governmental Entities. Each of the Issuer, the Company and Investors shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party in securing any such Consents and approvals from a Governmental Entity.

Section 7.2Amendments to the BCA. From the date hereof, the Issuer and the Company shall not adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to the BCA or to any BCA Ancillary Documents and the Merger Transaction, or waive or fail to pursue any of their respective rights in respect of any non-performance of the BCA or the Merger Transaction, without first receiving the Required Investor Consent.

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Section 7.3Registration Rights.

(a)The Issuer agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), the Issuer will file with the SEC (at its sole cost and expense) a registration statement to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act (the “Resale Registration Statement”), the resale of the Convertible Notes, the Underlying Shares and any other securities of the Issuer that are issuable pursuant to the conversion or exercise of the Convertible Notes (the “Registrable Securities”). The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Resale Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 60th calendar day after the Filing Deadline (or the ninetieth (90th) calendar day if the SEC notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Resale Registration Statement) and (ii) the fifth (5th) business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Resale Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (the “Effectiveness Date”).

(b)The Issuer will provide a draft of the Resale Registration Statement to the Investors for review and comment (if any) at least five (5) Business Days in advance of the filing of the Resale Registration Statement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Resale Registration Statement beyond the five (5) Business Day period after delivery to the Investors as a result of or in connection with the Investors’ review. Any failure by the Issuer to file the Resale Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Resale Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file a Resale Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 7.3. The Issuer shall file with the SEC a final form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 (or successor thereto) under the Securities Act no later than the second business day after the Resale Registration Statement becomes effective. The Resale Registration Statement shall include a “plan of distribution” that permits all lawful means of disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Investors, including block sales, agented transactions, sales directly into the market and other customary provisions. The Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities for resale in the Resale Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investors furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding the Investors, the securities of the Issuer held by the Investors and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities, and Investors shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. For as long as the Investors hold the Registrable Securities, the Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, (B) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents with the SEC required under the Exchange Act, as long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements, and (C) provide all customary and reasonable cooperation necessary, in each case, to enable the undersigned to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement or Rule 144 of the Securities Act (when Rule 144 of the Securities Act becomes available to the Investors), as applicable, including providing any legal opinions to the Issuer’s transfer agent. Prior to the Issuer and its transfer agent agreeing to a form of representation letter to be given in connection with any legend removal opinion, the Issuer shall allow the Investors to review such form and shall cooperate, reasonably and in good faith, and take such action as may reasonably be requested by the Investors, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.

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(c)The Issuer shall, if requested by the Investors:

(i)cause the removal of any restrictive legend set forth on the Registrable Securities, and

(ii)issue Registrable Securities without any such legend in book-entry or by electronic delivery through The Depository Trust Company, at the Investors’ option, within two (2) Business Days of such request,

provided, that in each case of clause (b)(i) and clause (b)(ii)

1.either:

I.such Registrable Securities are registered for resale under the Securities Act or

II.the Investors have sold or transferred, or proposes to sell or transfer, Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, or

2.the Issuer or the transfer agent have received customary representation and other documentation from the Investors that is reasonably necessary to establish that restrictive legends are no longer required as reasonably requested by the Issuer or the transfer agent.

With respect to clause (A)(1), while the Resale Registration Statement is effective, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.3 and within the earlier of (x) two (2) trading days and (y) the Standard Settlement Period of any request therefor from an Investor accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the transfer agent instructions that the transfer agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such Registrable Securities.

(d)At its expense each Investor shall:

(i)except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Resale Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state Securities Laws that the Issuer determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to such Investor, and to keep the applicable Resale Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the date upon which: (A) the Investors cease to hold any Registrable Securities and (B) those Registrable Securities held by the Investors may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to Affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable). The period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Resale Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;

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(ii)during the Registration Period, advise the Investors, as expeditiously as possible:

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

2.of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Resale Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

3.after it receives notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Resale Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

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

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

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising the Investors of such events, provide the Investors with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to the Investors of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (5) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer;

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

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(iv)during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 7.3(d)(ii)4 above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Resale Registration Statement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Resale Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(v)during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (1) cause all Registrable Securities that are Issuer Class A Shares to qualify for listing on Nasdaq or such other national securities exchange upon which the Issuer Class A Shares are then listed, and (2) update or amend the Resale Registration Statement as necessary to include all of the Registrable Securities;

(vi)during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Investors to review disclosure regarding the Investors in the Resale Registration Statement; and

(vii)during the Registration Period, otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Investors, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.

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(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, the Resale Registration Statement if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines in good faith and upon the advice of counsel that in order for the Resale Registration Statement not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (i) an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event the Issuer’s Board of Directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Resale Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Resale Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer’s Board of Directors in good faith and upon the advice of counsel to cause the Resale Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the Issuer’s Board of Directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Resale Registration Statement would be seriously detrimental to the Issuer and the majority of the Issuer’s Board of Directors concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer shall not delay or suspend the Resale Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Resale Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Resale Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which they were made, in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, each Investor agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Resale Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until the Investor receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by Law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, each Investor will deliver to the Issuer or, in each Investor’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in each Investor’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent the Investors are required to retain a copy of such prospectus (1) to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (2) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Issuer shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Registrable Securities to a transferee of an Investor in connection with any sale of the Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, prior to such Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Suspension Event and for which such Investor has not yet settled.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the SEC prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the Registrable Securities proposed to be registered under the Resale Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities, such Resale Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the SEC. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Investor named in the Resale Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling Investors and, during the period following the Effectiveness Date, as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Registrable Securities under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall amend the Resale Registration Statement or file a new Resale Registration Statement to register such additional Registrable Securities and cause such amendment or Resale Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. Unless required under applicable Securities Laws and SEC rules, in no event shall any Investor be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Resale Registration Statement; provided, that if an Investor is required to be so identified as a statutory underwriter in the Resale Registration Statement, the Investor will have an opportunity to withdraw its Registrable Securities from the Resale Registration Statement.

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Section 7.4Taxes.

(a)Each of the Issuer and the Group Companies will timely file or cause to be timely filed (taking into account valid extensions of the time for filing) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it and will timely pay all material Taxes due, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which it has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

(b)The Issuer, the Company, and each Investor (and any assignee) agree that the aggregate “original issue discount” (as determined pursuant to Sections 1271-1275 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) to the Principal Amount of the Note acquired by the Investor shall be the amount set forth next to such Investor’s name on Exhibit A.

Section 7.5Press Releases.

(a)The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Agreement, issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, the PIPE Investment, all material terms of the Transaction and any other material, non-public information that the Issuer has provided to the Investors at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the disclosure of the Disclosure Document, each Investor shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from any Issuer Group Entities or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents relating to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by any other Transaction Document, and the Investors shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement (if any), whether written or oral, with any Issuer Group Entities or any of their respective Affiliates, relating to the Transactions, transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by any other Transaction Document.

(b)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer and the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of each applicable Investor, disclose to third parties (including publicly) the name of such Investor or any of its advisors or Affiliates, or include the name of such Investor or any of its Affiliates (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such disclosure is required by Law, in which case the Issuer shall provide each Investor with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause and shall reasonably consult with each Investor regarding such disclosure.

Section 7.6Trust Account Waiver.

(a)Each Investor acknowledges that the Issuer is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Issuer and one or more businesses or assets. Each Investor further acknowledges that, as described in the Issuer’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated January 27, 2021 (the “IPO Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Issuer’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Issuer’s initial public offering and private placement of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in the Trust Account for the benefit of the Issuer, its public shareholders and the underwriter of the Issuer’s initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Issuer to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the IPO Prospectus.

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(b)For and in consideration of the Issuer entering into this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Investor hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind it has or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 7.6 shall (i) serve or be deemed to limit or prohibit an Investor’s right to pursue a claim against the Issuer for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief; (ii) serve or be deemed to limit or prohibit any claims that an Investor may have in the future against the Issuer’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with such funds); or (iii) be deemed to limit the Investor’s right to distributions from the Trust Account in accordance with the Issuer’s organizational documents in respect of the shares acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Agreement or any Investor’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account, or to any monies held therein, by virtue of such Investor’s record or beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Issuer.

Section 7.7Preemptive Rights.

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 7.7 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to each Investor equal to such Investor’s Proportionate Share before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance.

(b)The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to each Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide each Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

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(c)By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, each Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Proportionate Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that an Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 7.7 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

(d)If an Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to such Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in such Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if such Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)The election by any Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that any Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 7.7 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Investor, such that the issuance to the Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)Notwithstanding Section 7.7(a) to Section 7.7(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Investors under this Section 7.7 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 7.7; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers each Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that such Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 7.7 by sending written notice to the Investors, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 7.7(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 7.7(a) to Section 7.7(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 7.7(g).

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Section 7.8Investor Consent Rights. Until such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Investors and their Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Investors at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time., the Issuer shall not, and shall cause each other Issuer Group Entity not to, without first obtaining the Required Investor Consent:

(a)materially change the principal business of the Issuer Group Entities taken as a whole, enter into new lines of business or exit the Issuer Group Entities’ current line of business;

(b)enter into an agreement with respect to (or otherwise consummate) a Change of Control Transaction involving the Issuer;

(c)consummate any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of any Issuer Group Entity under any Debtor Relief Laws or file a petition under Bankruptcy Law;

(d)change the Governing Documents or capital structure of any Issuer Group Entity in a manner that adversely affects the Investors;

(e)authorize, create, classify, reclassify or issue any class or series of Equity Securities or other capital stock of the Issuer that expressly provides that, or has the effect that, such class or series ranks senior to the Underlying Shares with respect to rights to payment of dividends or distributions or rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Issuer;

(f)incur or guaranty any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness:

(i)incurred pursuant to that certain credit agreement by and among Great Southern Homes, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of July 9, 2021, as amended through the date of this Agreement (the “Current Credit Agreement”); or

(ii)incurred pursuant to any line of credit similar to the Current Credit Agreement (including by reason of, among other similar characteristics and features, having an asset-based availability of total loan funding available at any time where the asset upon which loan funding availability is calculated - i.e., the borrowing base - is real property interests) and utilized for financing the operation of the Issuer’s business, including any such Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Issuer Group Entity’s acquisition of or investment in another company or business, so long as (A) the amount outstanding under any such similar line of credit cannot, at any time, exceed a ratio of Indebtedness to stockholders equity of the Issuer and the Issuer Group Entities on consolidated basis of 2.5 to 1 for the period from the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2023 and 2.25 to 1 thereafter regardless of whether the Current Credit Agreement has been amended or replaced, in each case and (B) in the case of any line of credit entered into in addition to the Current Credit Agreement, such line of credit shall not permit the aggregate value of the total borrowing base thereunder that is attributable to “Speculative Housing Units” and “Model Housing Units” (as each of the foregoing terms is defined in the Current Credit Agreement) to exceed 70% of the aggregate value of the total borrowing base and excludes any value of “Speculative Housing Units” and “Model Housing Units” in excess of the 70% limitation from the calculation of the aggregate value of the total borrowing base;

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(g)pay or agree to pay any dividend, distribution, loan, advance, guaranty, extension of credit or other payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) to or for the benefit of any Person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Issuer) that holds any Equity Securities in any Issuer Group Entity, whether or not such interest is evidenced by a security, and any other payment, whether in cash, securities or other property, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any capital stock of any Issuer Group Entity, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or of any options, warrants or similar rights to purchase such capital stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock except for the repurchase of options or other securities from employees upon the end of their employment with an Issuer Group Entity;

(h)enter into an agreement with respect to, or consummate, any acquisition (whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or otherwise) of another business or Person requiring the payment of consideration greater than 400% of such business’s or Person’s EBITDA during the preceding calendar year;

(i)amend, modify or supplement any existing equity incentive plan or enter into or adopt any new equity incentive plan except to the extent such new plan or supplement does not increase the number of shares issuable pursuant to all equity incentive plans to more than 10% of the then outstanding Company Shares on a fully-diluted basis or such amendment or modification is, in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of the Issuer after receiving advice of counsel, necessary or advisable to comply with any change in law;

(j)enter into any agreement or arrangement that would restrict any Investor from having or exercising any consent right set forth in this Agreement, that would require any Issuer Group Entity to breach any obligations to the Investors under this Agreement, any applicable Convertible Note, or the Subscription Agreements and/or that contain any non-competition provisions purporting to bind, limit or restrict any Issuer Group Entity or any of its Affiliates;

(k)make any material tax decisions, election or other determinations with respect to any Issuer Group Entity;

(l)dissolve, liquidate, merge or sell the Issuer or all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer;

(m)issue, sell or otherwise Transfer Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of the Issuer to a Person other than the Issuer or a wholly owned Subsidiary or the Issuer;

(n)select or change the independent auditor of the Issuer to an auditor other than a nationally recognized accounting firm;

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(o)            make any changes or modifications to any Issuer Group Entity’s fiscal year; or

(p)            agree or resolve to take any of the actions set forth in this Section 7.8.

Section 7.9              Information Rights. The Issuer shall deliver or make available (for clarity, information publicly available on the Issuer’s website or the SEC website shall be deemed to have been made available) to the Investors:

(a)            no later than the earlier of (i) 135 days following the end of each fiscal year or (ii) the date on which such statements are required to be provided by any Issuer Group Entity to one or more of its lenders pursuant to any credit agreement or other similar arrangement, audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer Group Entities for such fiscal year (including balance sheet, statement of operations and comprehensive income, statement of changes in capital (deficit) and statement of cash flows), consisting of statements of (i) the consolidated financial condition of the Issuer Group Entities as of the end of such fiscal year and (ii) income and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP by a nationally-recognized audit firm;

(b)            no later than 60 days following the end of each fiscal quarter, unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Issuer Group Entities (including balance sheet, statement of operations and comprehensive income and statement of changes in capital (deficit)), prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c)            any information any such Investor may reasonably require for tax reporting and the preparation of tax returns; and

(d)            any other information reasonably necessary for any such Investor to prepare any filings or fulfill other required reporting obligations as may be required by the disclosure requirements of the SEC or pursuant to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 7.10            No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)            During the Measurement Period, the Investors will not, and will cause their respective Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, Investors will not, and will cause their respective Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)            During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

Section 7.11            Issuance Approval.

(a)            No later than six (6) months following the Closing Date (the “Issuance Approval Meeting Deadline”), the Issuer shall convene and hold an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Issuer (the “Issuance Approval Meeting”) at which the stockholders of the Issuer will be asked to approve resolutions granting the Issuance Approval. Prior to holding the Issuance Approval Meeting, the Issuer shall call and give notice of the meeting to stockholders of the Issuer stockholders and provide to each stockholder entitled to vote at the Issuance Approval Meeting a proxy statement meeting the requirements of Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Issuance Approval Proxy Statement”) soliciting each such stockholder’s affirmative vote at the Issuance Approval Meeting in favor of the Issuance Approval in accordance with applicable Law, the Nasdaq Rules (or the rules of any other equivalent or successor market that apply to the Issuer), and the Issuer’s Governing Documents. The Issuer shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such resolutions. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.11, the Issuer Board Recommendation shall be included in the Issuance Approval Proxy Statement. The Issuer covenants that none of the Issuer Board, the Issuer or any committee of the Issuer Board shall withdraw or modify, or propose publicly or by formal action of the Issuer Board, any committee of the Issuer Board or Issuer to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the Investors, the Issuer Board Recommendation. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if the Issuer Board, after consultation with its legal counsel, determines in good faith that failure to withdraw or modify the Issuer Board Recommendation would be inconsistent with the Issuer Board’s fiduciary duties to its stockholders under applicable Law, then the Issuer Board may withdraw or modify the Issuer Board Recommendation (any such action, a “Change in Recommendation”) so long as Issuer provides the Investors with at least 48 hours’ advance written notice of such withdrawal or modification; provided, that any such Change in Recommendation shall not affect the Issuer’s obligations under this Section 7.11 to call and give notice of, use best efforts to convene and hold, the Issuer Stockholders Meeting, and to submit the Issuance Approval for the approval of the stockholders of the Issuer.

(b)            The Issuance Approval Proxy Statement shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors and accordingly, the Issuer shall provide the Investors’ legal counsel at such time with reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Issuance Approval Proxy Statement. The Issuer shall keep the Investors apprised of the status of matters relating to the Issuance Approval Proxy Statement and the Issuance Approval Meeting, including promptly furnishing the Issuance Approval Proxy Statement to the Investors’ counsel, together with copies of notices or other communications related to the Issuance Approval Proxy Statement, the Issuance Approval Meeting or the transactions contemplated hereby received by the Issuer from the SEC or Nasdaq.

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(c)            If, despite the Issuer’s best efforts, the Issuance Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Issuance Approval Meeting Deadline, the Issuer shall cause an additional Issuance Approval Meeting to be held every three (3) months thereafter until the Issuance Approval is obtained; provided that the Issuer shall not be required to compensate stockholders in order to obtain the Issuance Approval.

ARTICLE VIII.

TERMINATION

Section 8.1Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time:

(a)by the mutual written consent of the Issuer and the Investors acting by Required Investor Consent; or

(b)by either the Issuer or the Investors, if the Merger Closing and the Closing shall not have occurred on or before April 28, 2023; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to materially comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Merger Closing or the Closing to occur on or prior to such date; or

(c)by either the Issuer or the Investors, if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA and such Order or other action shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) shall not be available to any party that has materially breached its obligations under this Agreement, including Section 6.2 of the BCA (Efforts to Consummate; Litigation), in any manner that proximately contributed to such Order becoming final and non-appealable; or

(d)by either the Issuer or the Investors, such date and time as the BCA is terminated in accordance with its terms, in which case the Issuer shall promptly notify the Investors of such termination of the BCA; or

(e)by the Investors, if the conditions to Closing set forth in Article V of this Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to, the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing; or

(f)by the Issuer or the Company, if the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VI of this Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to, the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing.

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Section 8.2Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (or any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, except to the extent of (a) any liability arising from any willful and material breach by such party of its obligations of this Agreement arising prior to such termination, (b) any fraud or intentional or willful breach of this Agreement and (c) the obligations of the Issuer and the Company set forth in Section 9.8, which will survive any termination of this Agreement. In the event that this Agreement is terminated under Section 8.1, all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement, other than pursuant to this Section 8.2 and Article IX, will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party prior to such termination).

ARTICLE IX.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1Survival. Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Issuer, the Company and the Investors made in Article II, Article III or Article IV of this Agreement or any certificate or instrument furnished pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Issuer Fundamental Representations and the Company Fundamental Representations) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing for a period of two (2) years and shall in no way be affected by any investigation or knowledge of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Investors, the Issuer or the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer Fundamental Representations and the Company Fundamental Representations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing for a period ending on the date that is sixty (60) days after all applicable statutes of limitations, and shall in no way be affected by any investigation or knowledge of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Investors, the Issuer or the Company. All covenants or agreements of the Issuer, the Company and the Investors contained in this Agreement shall survive until fully performed or fulfilled, unless and to the extent that non-compliance with such covenants or agreements is waived in writing by the party entitled to the benefit of such performance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any claims for fraud.

Section 9.2Indemnification.

(a)Indemnification by the Issuer and the Company.

(i)            During the period between the execution of this Agreement and until the Closing Date (inclusive), each of the Issuer and the Company (each, an “Indemnifying Party”) shall, individually and not jointly, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Investor and its investment advisor and their respective Affiliates, and the foregoing Persons’ respective members, partners, stockholders, other equity holders, managers, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the “Investor Indemnified Persons”) from and against, and will reimburse the applicable Investor Indemnified Persons for, any liability, claim, damage, loss (including any loss due to diminution of value of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares) or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether or not involving a third-party claim (collectively, “Damages”), incurred or suffered by any Investor Indemnified Person, and based upon, resulting from, relating to, in connection with or arising out of (A) any inaccuracy in, or any breach of, any representation or warranty or other statement made by such Indemnifying Party in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument furnished pursuant to this Agreement and without regard to any qualifications as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect (or any correlative terms), or (B) any breach of any covenant or agreement made or to be performed by such Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (the items described in (A) and (B), together, the “Indemnified Breaches”).

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(ii)            From and after the Closing Date, the Issuer and the Company shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Investor Indemnified Person from and against, and will reimburse the Investor Indemnified Persons for, any Damages, incurred or suffered by any Investor Indemnified Person and based upon, resulting from, relating to, in connection with or arising out of (A) any Indemnified Breaches, or (B) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, Resale Registration Statement prospectus included in any Registration Statement (“Prospectus”) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use therein.

(b)            Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor, individually and not jointly, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer and its Affiliates, and their respective members, partners, stockholders, other equity holders, managers, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the “Issuer Indemnified Persons”) from and against, and will reimburse the Issuer Indemnified Persons for, all Damages incurred or suffered by the Issuer and based upon, resulting from, relating to, in connection with or arising out of (i) any inaccuracy in, or any breach of, any representation or warranty or other statement made by such Investor in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument furnished pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement made or to be performed by such Investor contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or (iii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, Resale Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use therein; provided, however, that solely for clause (iii), the liability of such Investor shall be several and not joint with any other Investor and shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

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Section 9.3     Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Section 9.2.

Section 9.4     Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any Law other than the Law of the State of Delaware.

Section 9.5     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 9.6     Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 9.7     Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail, or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or to such e-mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 9.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to any Issuer Company prior to the Merger Closing, to:

DiamondHead Holdings Corp.

250 Park Ave., 7th Floor

New York, New York 10177

Attention:      

David T. Hamamoto

Keith Feldman

Email:              

hamamoto@diamondheadpartners.com

feldman@diamondheadpartners.com

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

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention:      

Robert Downes

Audra Cohen

Email:              

downesr@sullcrom.com

cohena@sullcrom.com

if to the Company or any Issuer Company after the Merger Closing, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Attention:      

Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email:              

tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

Attention:      

Andy Tucker

Erin Reeves McGinnis

Email:              

andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

if to Investors, to each Investor at the address set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

c/o Conversant Capital LLC

25 Deforest Avenue

Summit, New Jersey 07901

Attention:      

Keith O’Connor

Email:              

ko@conversantcap.com

and

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004-1980

Attention:      

John M. Bibona

Email:              

john.bibona@friedfrank.com

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Section 9.8     Expenses. Regardless of whether the Closing occurs unless the failure to close is a result of a material and uncured default by the Investors, the Issuer and the Company agree to pay, reimburse and hold Investors harmless from liability for the payment of all of their Transaction Expenses.

Section 9.9     Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by the Issuer, the Company and by Investors holding sufficient Convertible Notes to provide the Required Investor Consent. No failure or delay by any party in 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 conditions to each party’s obligation to consummate the Closing are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.

Section 9.10     Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 9.11     Separate Agreements. This Agreement is understood to constitute separate agreements between the Issuer and the Company, on one hand, and each Investor, on the other hand, and is stated as a single agreement solely for purposes of administrative convenience.

Section 9.12     Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by Law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 9.13     Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) and the other Transaction Documents constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

Section 9.14     Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, it being understood that the Required Investor Consent shall constitute the prior written consent of the Investors for purposes of this Section 9.14. Each Investor may, without the prior written consent of the Issuer or the Company, assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to one or more Affiliates of such Investor.

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Section 9.15     Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of any Investors, the Issuer or the Company, the Issuer, the Company and Investors will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 9.16     Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery or, if such court shall not exercise jurisdiction, any federal court of the United States located in the State of Delaware (the foregoing courts, collectively, the “Designated Courts” and each a “Designated Court”) or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE REGISTRABLE SECURITIES ISSUABLE THEREUNDER OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 9.17     No Commitment for Additional Financing. The Issuer and the Company acknowledge and agree that the Investors have not made any representation, undertaking, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Issuer or the Company in obtaining any financing, investment or other assistance, other than to purchase the Convertible Notes as set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein. In addition, the Issuer and the Company acknowledge and agree that (a) no statements, whether written or oral, made by the Investors or their Representatives on or after the date of this Agreement shall create an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Issuer or the Company in obtaining any financing or investment, (b) neither the Issuer or the Company shall rely on any statement to the effect described in clause (a) by the Investors or their Representatives, and (c) an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Issuer or the Company in obtaining any financing or investment may only be created by a written agreement, signed by the Investors, the Issuer and the Company, setting forth the terms and conditions of such financing or investment and stating that the parties intend for such writing to be a binding obligation or agreement. The Investors shall have the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to refuse or decline to participate in any other financing of or investment in the Issuer or the Company, and shall have no obligation to assist or cooperate with the Issuer or the Company in obtaining any financing, investment or other assistance.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Convertible Note Purchase Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David T. Hamamoto

 

 

Name: David T. Hamamoto

 

 

Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael P. Nieri

 

 

Name: Michael P. Nieri

 

 

Title: President

[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]


 

INVESTORS:

 

 

 

CONVERSANT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, LP

 

By: Conversant GP Holdings LLC, its general partner

 

By:

/s/ Michael Simanovsky

 

 

Name: Michael Simanovsky

 

 

Title: Managing Member

[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]


 

DENDUR MASTER FUND LTD.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Anastasio

 

 

Name: Michael Anastasio

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Dendur Capital LP as Investment Manager

[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]


 

JASPER LAKE VENTURES ONE LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Noah Kolatch

 

 

Name: Noah Kolatch

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]


 

HAZELVIEW SECURITIES INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Corrado Russo

 

 

Name: Corrado Russo

 

 

Title: Director, Hazelview Securities Inc.

[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

Investors

Name

    

Address

    

Purchase 
Price  
(A)

    

Initial  
Principal 
Amount of  
Note  
(B)

    

Number of 
Issuer Class 
A Shares 
Subscribed

    

Value of 
Issuer Class 
A Shares 
Subscribed 
(C)

    

Aggregate Original  
Issue 
Discount 
Percentage
 ((B+C-A) 
/(B+C))

 

Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP

c/o Conversant Capital LLC, 25 Deforest Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07901

$

32,812,500

$

35,000,000

535,173

$

2,675,865

12.9

%

Dendur Master Fund Ltd.

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands

$

28,125,000

$

30,000,000

139,610

$

698,050

8.4

%

Jasper Lake Ventures One LLC

930 Sylvan Ave, Suite 115, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.

$

9,375,000

$

10,000,000

46,537

$

232,685

8.4

%

Hazelview Securities Inc.

1133 Yonge Street, 4th Floor. Toronto ON, M4T 2Y7

$

4,687,500

$

5,000,000

23,268

$

116,340

8.4

%

Total

$

75,000,000

$

80,000,000

744,588

$

3,722,940

10.4

%

Exhibit A - 1


EXHIBIT B

Definitions and Interpretation

As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)

an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)

references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

(d)

any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)

references to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and exhibits of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)

the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)

this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)

all monetary figures shall be in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)

references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)

references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)

the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”; and

(l)

the word “or” is not exclusive.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (a) direct and indirect portfolio companies of investment funds advised or managed by the Issuer’s Affiliates, the Issuer Non-Party Affiliates, or by the Anchor Investors shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of the Issuer and (b) Pennington shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate of the Company.

Exhibit B - 1


Affordable Care Act” means the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and as further amended.

Agency” means any of the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Department of Agricultural Rural Development, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association or any applicable State Agency.

Anchor Investors” means the certain qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors, including certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. and Millennium Management LLC, who have purchased Private Placement Warrants.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means, collectively, (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977, as amended and (b) any other applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering Laws.

Applicable Requirements” means, as of the time of reference, the Mortgage JV’s Contractual Obligations with respect to the origination, servicing, insuring, purchase, sale or filing of claims in connection with Loans.

Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state Law for the relief of debtors.

BCA Ancillary Documents” means the registration rights agreement, the sponsor support agreement, and each other agreement, document, instrument and/or certificate contemplated by the BCA executed or to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated under the BCA.

Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, and a Person’s Beneficial Ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such rule is actually applicable in such circumstance).

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of a Person, as applicable.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by Law to remain closed, other than Lincoln’s Birthday or Election Day.

Exhibit B - 2


Certificate of Merger” means a certain certificate of merger to be executed at the Merger Closing and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of South Carolina in connection with the Merger Transaction.

CFPB” means the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Change of Control Payment” means (a) any success, change of control, retention, transaction bonus or other similar payment or amount that may be payable to any Person as a result of or in connection with the BCA or the transactions contemplated thereby or any other Change of Control Transaction (including any such payments or similar amounts that may become due and payable based upon the occurrence of one or more additional circumstances, matters or events) or (b) any payments made or required to be made pursuant to or in connection with or upon termination of, and any fees, expenses or other payments owing or that will become owing in respect of, any Company Related Party Transaction during the period beginning on the date of the Latest Balance Sheet and ending on the Merger Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in the BCA, the Issuer Shares to be issued in respect of or that will become subject to, as applicable, the Rollover Options (as defined in Section 2.6 of the BCA) or the Assumed Warrants (as defined in Section 2.7(a) of the BCA) at the Merger Effective Time on the terms and subject to the conditions of the BCA shall not constitute a Change of Control Payment.

Change of Control Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions (a) under which any Person(s), directly or indirectly, acquires or otherwise purchases (i) another Person or any of its Affiliates or (ii) all or a material portion of the assets, business or Equity Securities of another Person or (b) under which any Person or group makes any equity or similar investment in another Person, in each case, that results, directly or indirectly, in the stockholders of a Person, as applicable, as of immediately prior to such transaction holding, in the aggregate, less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares of such Person (or any successor or parent company of such Person) immediately after the consummation thereof (whether by merger, consolidation, tender offer, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of equity; provided, that the Merger Transaction and the PIPE Investment shall not be deemed a Change of Control Transaction. For purposes of this definition of “Change of Control Transaction,” “group” means any group of Persons that would be required under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, to file a statement on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G with the SEC as a “person” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act if such group Beneficially Owned equity securities (as defined pursuant to Rule 3a11-1 under the Exchange Act) representing more than 5% of outstanding securities of the class held by such Persons.

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

Company Class A Shares” means the Company’s Class A common stock, no par value, which as of immediately after the Pre-Closing Recapitalization will have one (1) vote per share on all matters on which the Company’s Class A Shares will be entitled to vote.

Company Class B Shares” means the Company’s Class B common stock, no par value, which as of immediately after the Pre-Closing Recapitalization will have two (2) votes per share on all matters on which the Company’s Class B Shares will be entitled to vote

Exhibit B - 3


Company Equity Plan” means the Great Southern Homes, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

Company Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned by, or purported to be owned by, any Group Company.

Company IT Assets” means all IT Assets owned, used or held for use (including through cloud-based or other third-party service providers) by any Group Company.

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Event that, individually or in the aggregate with any other Event, has had or would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or (b) prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of the Company to consummate the Transaction or the Merger Transaction; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a), none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: any adverse change, Event, or occurrence arising after the date of this Agreement resulting from or related to (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting the United States, or the global economy generally, (ii) any national or international political or social conditions in the United States or any other country, including the engagement by the United States or any other country in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence in any place of any military or terrorist attack, sabotage or cyberterrorism, (iii) changes in conditions of the financial, banking, capital or securities markets generally in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, (iv) changes in any applicable Laws, (v) any Event that is generally applicable to the industries or markets in which any Group Company operates, (vi) the execution or public announcement of this Agreement or the BCA or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any Group Company with employees, customers, investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, partners, licensors, licensees, payors or other third parties related thereto (provided, that the exception in this clause (vi) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.5(b) to the extent that its purpose is to address the consequences resulting from the public announcement or pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the condition set forth in Section 7.2(a) of the BCA (Other Conditions to the Obligations of the DHHC Parties) to the extent it relates to such representations and warranties), (vii) any failure by any Group Company to meet, or changes to, any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (although the underlying facts and circumstances resulting in such failure may be taken into account to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) or (viii)), or (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, natural disaster, mudslides, wild fires, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19) or quarantines, acts of God or other natural disasters, calamities or comparable Events in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing; provided, however, that any effect resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or (viii) may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such effect is disproportionate to Group Companies, taken as a whole, relative to other participants operating in the homebuilding business in South Carolina or Georgia.

Exhibit B - 4


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

Company Privacy Commitments” means all contractual obligations, commitments, and policies of any Group Company with respect to Personal Information, privacy or data security.

Company Registered IP” means all Company Intellectual Property that is issued by, registered with, renewed by or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Entity or Internet domain name registrar.

Company Shares” means (a) prior to the Pre-Closing Recapitalization, shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, and (b) subsequent to the Pre-Closing Recapitalization, the Company’s Class A Shares and Company’s Class B Shares, no par value per share.

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

Company Warrant” means any warrant to purchase Company Shares.

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

Consumer Protection Laws” means, collectively, the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, Public Law 111-203, enacted as Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; the enumerated consumer Laws set forth in 12 U.S.C. Section 5481(12); the identity theft red flags provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act set forth in 15 U.S.C. Section 1681m(e); Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act set forth in 15 U.S.C. Section 45; all state and local consumer protection and unfair or deceptive trade practices Laws, and all other Laws that apply to any of the Group Company or the Mortgage JV that have the intent or effect to protect their respective consumer customers against the acts, errors or omissions of any of the Group Company or the Mortgage JV, and all licensing requirements, regulations, guidelines, policies, and guidance implementing the aforementioned Laws.

Contingent Worker” means any individual that is directly engaged by the Company as an independent contractor, consultant, contractor, temporary employee, leased employee or other agent used by any Group Company and classified by such Group Company as other than an employee, or compensated other than through wages paid by such Group Company through the Group Company’s payroll function.

Contract” or “Contracts” means any written agreement, contract, license, sublicense, lease, obligation, undertaking or other commitment or arrangement that is legally binding upon a Person or any of their properties or assets.

Exhibit B - 5


Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person under any Contract to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

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

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar Laws relating to the relief of debtors in the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

EBITDA” means, in respect of an entity, such entity’s net operating profits before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization as determined and certified by the independent public accountants or equivalent regularly retained by such entity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the determination of such independent accountants shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties hereto. In making such determination, all gains or losses realized in the sale or other distribution of capital assets shall be excluded. Furthermore, any payment of certain indirect corporate intercompany expense items shall also be excluded.

Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA), and each stock option plan, stock purchase plan, bonus or incentive plan, severance pay plan, program or arrangement, deferred compensation arrangement or agreement, employment agreement, compensation plan, program, agreement, or arrangement, change in control plan, program or arrangement, supplemental income arrangement, or vacation plan, in each case that any Group Company maintains, sponsors or contributes to or has any obligation to contribute to, or with respect to which any Group Company has or may reasonably be expected to have any present or future Liability (including as an ERISA Affiliate).

Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws which (a) regulate or relate to the protection or clean-up of the environment; the use, treatment, storage, transportation, handling, disposal or release of Hazardous Substances; the preservation or protection of waterways, groundwater, drinking water, air, wildlife, plants or other natural resources; or the health and safety of Persons or property, including protection of the health and safety of employees or (b) impose liability or responsibility with respect to any of the foregoing, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other Law or Order of similar effect.

Equity Securities” means any share, share capital, capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest in any Person (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other securities or ownership interests), and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.

Exhibit B - 6


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

ERISA Affiliate” means any entity, trade or business that is, or at any applicable time was, a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes any Group Company.

ESIGN Act” means the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000.

Event” means any event, change, discovery of information, development, effect, condition, result, circumstance, matter, occurrence or state of facts.

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

Fair Labor Standards Act” means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended.

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

FFCRA” means the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, as amended.

GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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

Governmental Entity” means any U.S. or non-U.S. (a) federal, state, provincial, local, municipal or other government, (b) governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal) or (c) regulatory authority, agency, commission, department, instrumentality or other body exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including the CFPB, any Agency and any arbitral tribunal (public or private), in each case, of competent jurisdiction.

Group Company” and “Group Companies” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Hazardous Substance” means any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive material, substance, waste or other pollutant that is regulated by, or may give rise to Liability pursuant to, any Environmental Law, including any petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, toxic mold, formaldehyde, or radon.

Exhibit B - 7


Homeowners Association” means any homeowners association, condominium association, master association or similar owners association that manages and operates or has been formed to manage and operate any of the Company Owned Real Property

In-the-Money Option” means a Company Option that has a per share exercise price less than the result of (a) the Per Share Upfront Consideration (as defined in the BCA) multiplied by (b) $10.00.

Indebtedness” means, as of any time, without duplication, with respect to any Person, the outstanding principal amount of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and fees and expenses arising under or in respect of (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) other obligations evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or assets, including “earn-outs” and “seller notes” (but excluding any trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), (d) reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments, in each case, solely to the extent drawn, (e) leases required to be capitalized under GAAP, (f) derivative, hedging, swap, foreign exchange or similar arrangements, including swaps, caps, collars, hedges or similar arrangements, (g) all liabilities secured by any encumbrance on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become personally liable for the payment thereof; (h) any obligation under any factoring, securitization or other similar facility or arrangement; (i) capital stock of such Person that (A) by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event matures or is mandatorily redeemable for cash or in exchange for other indebtedness pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (B) pays a fixed dividend and has a perpetual or otherwise indefinite maturity, or (C) expressly provides that, or has the effect that, such class or series ranks senior to the common stock of such Person with respect to rights to payment of dividends or distributions or rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of such (it being agreed that the definition of “Indebtedness” includes any security exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into capital stock described in this clause (i)); and (j) any of the obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or secured by any assets of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person; provided that Indebtedness shall not include any amounts shown on the balance sheet of the Issuer as a result of the Earn out Shares.

Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights anywhere in the world in or to: (a) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/a’s, logos, symbols, trade dress, trade names, and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations for any of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals of the same; (b) patents, patent applications, registrations and invention disclosures, including divisionals, revisions, supplementary protection certificates, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, extensions, substitutes, re-issues and re-examinations; (c) trade secrets, and confidential or proprietary know-how, data and other information (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); (d) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not, copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof; and (e) Internet domain names and URLs; and (f) all other intellectual property, industrial or proprietary rights (in each case, whether or not subject to statutory registration or protection).

Exhibit B - 8


Intended Tax Treatment” means the intention of the Issuer Companies and the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes that (a) this the BCA constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (b) the Merger Transaction be treated as a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code.

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation” means the restated certificate of incorporation adopted in connection to the Merger Transaction and filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.

Issuer Class A Shares” means the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Issuer Class B Shares” means the Issuer’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

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

Issuer Group Entities” means, at any time, the Issuer and each of its Subsidiaries.

Issuer Material Adverse Effect” means any Event that, individually or in the aggregate with any other Event, has had or would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Issuer Companies, taken as a whole, or (b) prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of any Issuer Company to consummate the Transaction or the Merger Transaction; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a), none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether an Issuer Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: any adverse change, Event or occurrence arising after the date of this Agreement resulting from or relating to (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting the United States or changes therein, or the global economy generally, (ii) any national or international political or social conditions in the United States or any other country, including the engagement by the United States or any other country in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence in any place of any military or terrorist attack, sabotage or cyberterrorism, (iii) changes in conditions of the financial, banking, capital or securities markets generally in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, (iv) changes in any applicable Laws (including the SEC Statements), (v) any Event that is generally applicable to the industries or markets in which any Issuer Company operates, (vi) the execution or public announcement of this Agreement or the BCA or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any Issuer Company with investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, partners, licensors, licensees, payors or other third parties related thereto, (vii) any failure by any Issuer Company to meet, or changes to, any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (although the underlying facts and circumstances resulting in such failure may be taken into account to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) or (viii) through (xi)), (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, natural disaster, mudslides, wild fires, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19) or quarantines, acts of God or other natural disasters, calamities or comparable Events in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing, (ix) any change, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of the Issuer’s securities (although the underlying facts and circumstances resulting in such change may be taken into account to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) or (viii)), or (x) the consummation of the Issuer Stockholder Redemption; provided, however, that any effect resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or (viii) may be taken into account in determining whether an Issuer Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such effect is disproportionate to the Issuer Companies, taken as a whole, relative to other special purpose acquisition companies.

Exhibit B - 9


Issuer Non-Party Affiliates” means, collectively, each Issuer Related Party and each of the former, current or future Affiliates, Representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any Issuer Related Party (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Issuer Company).

Issuer Shares” means, collectively, the Issuer Class A Shares and the Issuer Class B Shares.

Issuer Stockholder Approval” means the approval of each of the Transaction Proposals (as defined in Section 6.7 of the BCA) by the affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of Issuer Shares entitled to vote thereon, whether in person or by proxy at the Issuer Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Issuer and applicable Law.

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

Issuer Stockholders Meeting” means the meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Issuer, for the purposes of obtaining the Issuer Stockholder Approval and providing holders of Issuer Class A Shares with the opportunity to elect to effect an Issuer Stockholder Redemption in connection with the Merger Transaction.

IT Assets” means technology devices, computers, software, firmware, middleware, servers, networks, workstations, routers, hubs, circuits, switches, data communications lines, and all other information technology equipment, and all data stored therein or processed thereby, and all associated documentation.

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

Law” means any federal, state, local, foreign, national, international or supranational statute, law (including common law), act, statute, ordinance, treaty, rule, code, regulation, standard, determination, order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award, authorization, license, permit or other binding directive or guidance of a Governmental Entity.

Exhibit B - 10


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

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

Loan” means any residential mortgage loan.

Measurement Period” means the thirty (30) consecutive days prior to the Merger Anniversary Date.

Merger Anniversary Date” means the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of the Merger Approval.

Merger Effective Time” means the date and time at which the Certificate of Merger is accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of South Carolina or at such later date and/or time as is agreed by the Issuer and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger.

Mortgage Insurer” means any Person who insures or guarantees (a) all or any portion of the risk of loss upon the obligor’s default on any Loan or (b) any other insurance policy applicable to a Loan and any successor thereto.

Mortgage JV” means Homeowners Mortgage, LLC.

Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Nasdaq Rules” means the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

New Securities” means, collectively, any Equity Securities of an Issuer Group Entity, whether or not currently authorized, issued to any Person, other than (a) securities, options, warrants or other rights of an Issuer Group Entity issued as a dividend or distribution on then outstanding Issuer Shares on a pro rata basis in accordance with the dividend and distribution provisions contained herein and in the Governing Documents of an Issuer Group Entity, as applicable, or upon any subdivision or combination of the Issuer Shares, (b) securities, options, warrants or other rights of an Issuer Group Entity issued pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of securities, options, warrants or other rights outstanding and previously issued by an Issuer Group Entity in accordance with the terms of Section 7.7, to the extent applicable (including pursuant to an exclusion from the definition of New Securities in any of clauses (a) through (g) of this definition of New Securities), (c) securities, options, warrants or other rights of an Issuer Group Entity issued as consideration for (or as rollover in connection with), or as a result of, the acquisition of or investment in another company or business (whether through a purchase of securities, a merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise); provided that the issuance of such securities, warrants, options or other rights must have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Issuer in connection with such acquisition or investment, (d) issuances of Equity Securities, including options to acquire Equity Securities, to management, employees, independent directors, service providers and consultants of an Issuer Group Entity on terms approved by the Board of Directors of the Issuer, (e) Equity Securities issued as additional yield or return in respect of institutional indebtedness for borrowed money in a bona fide debt financing where such securities are not issued for the primary purpose of raising additional equity capital of the Issuer, (f) the issuance of preferred Equity Securities so long as (i) such preferred Equity Securities are “debt-like” (it being understood that any security that participates in the residual equity value of an Issuer Group Entity shall not be “debt-like”) and are not convertible into any other Equity Securities and (ii) such preferred Equity Securities are issued as additional yield or return in respect of institutional indebtedness for borrowed money in a bona fide financing where such securities are not issued for the primary purpose of raising additional equity capital of an Issuer Group Entity, (g) a split or reverse split of (or similar action with respect to) all equity securities of an applicable class into a greater or lesser number of equity securities available to all holders of the applicable class of securities, (h) Issuer Shares issued in connection with strategic partnerships or joint ventures approved by the Board of Directors of the Issuer, (i) Issuer Class A Shares issued upon conversion of Issuer Class B Shares, (j) Issuer Shares that constitute Earn out Shares as defined in the BCA, (k) Issuer Shares issued pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten public offering registered pursuant to the Securities Act and (l) any issuance of securities by any Subsidiary of the Issuer to the Issuer or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries. For all purposes of the definition of New Securities, “debt-like” preferred shall include preferred equity instruments with a coupon and a fixed redemption date that would be classified as debt on a balance sheet, provided, that such preferred equity does not participate in the residual equity value of an Issuer Group Entity.

Exhibit B - 11


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

Pandemic Measures” means any “shelter-in-place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, furlough, employee time off, employee leave, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester, business or workplace reopening, or other conditions, restrictions or requirements pursuant to any Law, order, or directive of or by any Governmental Entity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in connection with or in respect to COVID-19.

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Pennington” means Pennington Communities, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company.

Pennington Parties” means, collectively, Pennington and its Affiliates.

Permitted Liens” means (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, carriers’, repairers’ and other similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (c) encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, conditions, rights of way and similar restrictions) that do not prohibit or materially interfere with any of the Group Companies’ use or occupancy of such real property, (d) zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over such real property and which are not violated by the use or occupancy of such real property or the operation of the businesses of the Group Company and do not prohibit or materially interfere with any of the Group Companies’ use or occupancy of such real property, (e) cash deposits or cash pledges to secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security benefits or obligations arising under similar Laws or to secure the performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due and payable, (f) liens set forth in Section 1.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, and (g) other Liens that do not materially and adversely affect the value, use, enforceability or operation of the asset subject thereto or, in the aggregate, materially impair the conduct of the business of the Group Companies as presently conducted.

Exhibit B - 12


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

Personal Information” means any information that (a) alone or in combination with other information held by the Company, can be used to identify an individual, person, household, device or browser, or (b) is otherwise protected under applicable Privacy Laws

Pre-Closing Issuer Holders” means the holders of Issuer Shares at any time prior to the Merger Effective Time.

Pre-Closing Recapitalization” means the recapitalization of the Company as provided in the BCA for purposes of the Merger Transaction.

Privacy Laws” means all applicable Laws that relate to privacy data protection, electronic communications, electronic marketing and information security.

Private Placement Warrants” means the 5,933,333 private placement warrants purchased by the Sponsor and the Anchor Investors pursuant to certain private placement warrant agreements with the Issuer.

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

Process” means, with respect to data, the collection, use, receipt, aggregation, storage, processing, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, recording, distribution, dissemination, transfer (including cross-border transfer), import, export, protection (including security measures), combination, erasure, anonymization, destruction, disposal, disclosure, or any other operation or set of operations that is performed on data or on sets of data, in each case, whether or not by automated means.

Exhibit B - 13


Proportionate Share” means, in respect of any Investor or group of Investors at any time, the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that such Investor would hold if all Convertible Notes had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

Registration Statement / Proxy Statement” means the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-267820) relating to the transactions contemplated by the BCA and the BCA Ancillary Documents and containing a prospectus and proxy statement of the Issuer, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and such Affiliates’ respective directors, managers, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, advisors, attorneys, agents and other representatives.

Required Investor Consent” means the prior written consent of Investors holding at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Aggregate Principal Amount of the Convertible Notes outstanding at the applicable time; provided, that if an Investor no longer holds Convertible Notes, the consent of such Person shall not be required for any consent sought under this Agreement; and provided, further, that the prior written consent of any individual Investor will be required in respect of any matter that has a disproportionate economic impact on such Investor.

Sanctions and Export Control Laws” means any applicable Law related to (a) import and export controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, (b) economic sanctions, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the European Union, any European Union Member State, the United Nations, and Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) anti-boycott measures.

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

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

SEC Statements” means any statement or information in the Warrant Pronouncement, the rules proposed by the SEC on March 30, 2022, intended to enhance investor protections in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and in subsequent business combination transactions between SPACs and private operating companies, or to other accounting matters related to initial public offering securities or expenses as to which the SEC or the Issuer’s audit firm has issued, adopted, recommended in writing (with such recommendation being directed to the Issuer, in the case of the Issuer’s audit firm) or implemented (with such implementation relating to the Issuer, in the case of the Issuer’s audit firm) a statement, guidance, interpretation or change in presentation after the date of the Issuer’s initial public offering.

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

Exhibit B - 14


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

Sponsor” means DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC.

Standard Settlement Period” means, the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of trading days, on Nasdaq or such other national securities exchange upon which the Issuer Class A Shares are then listed as in effect on the date of determination.

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

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

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

Tax Return” means returns, information returns, bills, statements, declarations, claims for refund, schedules, attachments and reports relating to Taxes required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes.

Transaction Expenses” means all costs, fees, and expenses incurred by the Investors or on their behalf in connection with (a) diligence investigation of the Company by and on behalf of Investors, (b) the structuring and tax planning for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) the preparation, execution, and delivery of this Agreement and each other agreement, document, and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (d) obtaining any approval or authorization from a Governmental Entity that is required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including both costs of third party advisors and any filing or application fees with regard to any such approvals and authorizations.

Exhibit B - 15


Transfer” or “Transferred” means, directly or indirectly, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of Law, with or without consideration or otherwise (including by way of intestacy, will, gift, bankruptcy, receivership, levy, execution, charging order or other similar sale or seizure by legal process or transfer of equity interests) of all or any portion of any Equity Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer of any equity interest in any entity that holds an Equity Security shall be deemed a Transfer of an Equity Security for purposes of this Agreement.

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Code.

Trust Account” a trust account established by the Issuer containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Issuer’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Issuer’s underwriters).

WARN” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as well as analogous applicable foreign, provincial, state or local Laws related to plant closings, relocations, mass layoffs and employment losses.

Warrant Pronouncement” means that certain Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, issued by the SEC on April 12, 2021, and related guidance by the SEC.

Terms Defined Elsewhere. Other than the terms defined in this Exhibit B, the following terms are defined elsewhere in the Agreement, as indicated below:

Defined Term

    

Section

 

Additional Issuer SEC Reports

Section 2.7(a)

Agreement

Preamble

Aggregate Principal Amount

Section 1.1

Bankruptcy and Equity Exception

Section 2.3(a)

BCA

Recitals

Change in Recommendation

Section 7.11(a)

Closing

Section 1.4(a)

Closing Conditions

Article VI

Closing Date

Section 1.4(a)

Closing Notice

Section 1.4(b)

Company

Preamble

Company Disclosure Schedule(s)

Article III

Company Fundamental Representations

Section 5.1(a)

Company Leased Real Property

Section 3.18(b)

Company Owned Real Property

Section 3.18(a)

Company Property

Section 3.18(b)

Exhibit B - 16


Defined Term

    

Section

 

Company Real Property Lease

Section 3.18(b)

Company Related Party

Section 3.21

Company Related Party Transactions

Section 3.21

Contract Property

Section 3.18(e)

Conversant Investor

Recitals

Conversant Subscription Agreement

Recitals

Convertible Notes

Recitals

Current Credit Agreement

Section 7.8(f)

Damages

Section 9.2(a)(i)

Designated Court(s)

Section 9.16

Disclosure Document

Section 7.5(a)

Disclosure Schedule(s)

Article III

Effectiveness Date

Section 7.3(a)

Election Notice

Section 7.7(c)

Filing Deadline

Section 7.3(a)

Final Offer Notice

Section 7.7(b)

Financial Statements

Section 3.4(a)

Indemnified Breaches

Section 9.2(a)(i)

Indemnifying Party

Section 9.2(a)(i)

Initial Offer Notice

Section 7.7(b)

Insurance Policies

Section 3.15

Interim Financial Statements

Section 3.4(a)

Investor Indemnified Persons

Section 9.2(a)(i)

Investor Subscription Agreement

Recitals

Investor(s)

Preamble

Investor’s Closing Conditions

Article V

IPO Prospectus

Section 7.6(a)

Issuance Approval

Section 2.2(b)

Issuance Approval Meeting

Section 7.11(a)

Issuance Approval Meeting Deadline

Section 7.11(a)

Issuance Approval Proxy Statement

Section 7.11(a)

Issuer

Preamble

Issuer Board

Section 2.2(b)

Issuer Board Recommendation

Section 2.2(b)

Issuer Companies

Recitals

Issuer Disclosure Schedule(s)

Article II

Issuer Fundamental Representations

Section 5.1(a)

Issuer Indemnified Persons

Section 9.2(b)

Issuer Related Party

Section 2.9

Issuer Related Party Transactions

Section 2.9

Issuer SEC Reports

Section 2.7(a)

Issuer’s and Company’s Closing Conditions

Article VI

Latest Balance Sheet

Section 3.4(a)

Material Contracts

Section 3.7(a)

Material Permits

Section 3.6

Exhibit B - 17


Defined Term

    

Section

 

Merger Closing

Recitals

Merger Closing Date

Section 1.4(a)

Merger Sub

Recitals

Merger Transaction

Recitals

Multiemployer Plan

Section 3.11(d)

New Securities Issuance

Section 7.7(a)

PIPE Investment

Recitals

Prospectus

Section 9.2(a)(ii)

Purchase Price

Section 1.3

Registrable Securities

Section 7.3(a)

Registration Period

Section 7.3(d)(i)

Resale Registration Statement

Section 7.3(a)

SEC SPAC Accounting Changes

Section 2.13(d)

Sponsor

Preamble

Subscription Agreements

Recitals

Suspension Event

Section 7.3(e)

Transaction

Recitals

Transaction Documents

Recitals

Trust Agreement

Section 2.8

Trustee

Section 2.8

Underlying Shares

Section 1.6

Union

Section 3.14(g)

Year End Financial Statements

Section 3.4(a)

Exhibit B - 18


EXHIBIT C

Form of Convertible Note

AGREED FORM

THE SALE OF THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AS AMENDED OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO ITS DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SALE OF THIS SECURITY (INCLUDING ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1272 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED). UPON WRITTEN REQUEST (ADDRESSED TO [] AT UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC., 90 N ROYAL TOWER DRIVE, IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA 29063), THE ISSUER WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTE; (2) THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ON THE NOTE; AND (3) THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE.

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

$[●]

[●], 2023

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, United Homes Group, Inc., (formerly known as DiamondHead Holdings Corp.) a corporation organized under the Laws of the state of Delaware (the “Issuer”), HEREBY promises to pay to the order of [Holder], or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of [●] U.S. dollars ($[●]) (the “Principal Amount”) plus the aggregate amount of accrued interest on the outstanding Principal Amount, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain convertible note purchase agreement, dated as of March 21, 2023, by and among the Issuer, Great Southern Homes, Inc. (the “Company”), the Holder and the other investors named therein (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). Interest shall commence accruing as of the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) and shall continue to accrue on the outstanding principal of this senior convertible promissory note (this “Note”) as set forth in Article 1 until fully paid or extinguished in accordance with the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.01     Definitions. The following capitalized terms used herein shall have the following respective meanings:

Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding” means either the Issuer or the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (i) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy, or filing any petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future Laws; (iii) seeking or consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator, or of all or any substantial part of its properties; or (iv) any of their Representatives or majority of stockholders taking any action looking to dissolution, liquidation or winding up or otherwise taking any of the foregoing actions.

Exhibit C - 1


Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close (other than Lincoln’s Birthday or an Election Day) under the laws of, or are in fact closed in New York.

Capital Stock” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.

Conversion Date” means, for purposes of any conversion contemplated by Article 3, the proposed effective date of such conversion (which date shall in no event be fewer than ten (10) Business Days following the date of delivery of the applicable Holder Conversion Notice or Issuer Conversion Notice, and in the case of an Issuer Conversion Notice, shall be no greater than twenty (20) Business Days following the date of delivery of the applicable Issuer Conversion Notice).

Conversion Price” means, at any time after the Measurement Period, a per share conversion price that is equal to the inverse of the Conversion Rate at such time divided by one thousand (1,000).

Conversion Rate” means the number of Issuer Class A Shares that is issuable upon conversion of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000.00) of Conversion Amount or Forced Conversion Amount, as applicable, and is equal to the Initial Conversion Rate as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Article 4.

Default” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which Issuer Class A Shares trade on Nasdaq, or on the applicable stock exchange on which Issuer Class A Shares are then traded, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question from the Issuer.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Holder, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, imposed as a result of the Holder being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of the Holder, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), or that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of the Holder, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of the Holder with respect to an applicable interest in a loan or commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Holder acquires such interest in the loan or commitment, (iii) Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the Holder’s failure to comply with Section 8.03(e) and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Exhibit C - 2


Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement by and among Great Southern Homes, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of July 9, 2021 (as amended).

Foreign Holder” means (i) if the Issuer is a U.S. Person, a Holder that is not a U.S. Person, and (ii) if the Issuer is not a U.S. Person, a Holder that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Issuer is resident for tax purposes.

Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by the Issuer under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i) of this definition, Other Taxes.

Initial Conversion Price” means a per share conversion price equal to 80% of the VWAP of an Issuer Class A Share over the Measurement Period, except that if such calculation results in a conversion price that is (a) less than five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share, then “Initial Conversion Price” means five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share and (b) greater than ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share, then “Initial Conversion Price” means ten U.S. dollars ($10.00) per share.

Initial Conversion Rate” means the number of Issuer Class A Shares that is equal to the inverse of the Initial Conversion Price multiplied by one thousand (1,000).

Last Reported Sale Price” of the Issuer Class A Shares on any date means the closing sale price per share of the Issuer Class A Shares (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices per share) on such date reported on Nasdaq or other principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Issuer Class A Shares is then traded. If the Issuer Class A Shares are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” of the Issuer Class A Shares shall be the last quoted bid price for the Issuer Class A Shares in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Issuer Class A Shares are not so quoted, then the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Issuer Class A Shares on such date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Issuer for this purpose. The Last Reported Sale Price of the Issuer Class A Shares will be determined without reference to extended or after hours trading or any other trading outside regular trading session hours.

Lending Office” means, in respect of the Holder, the office or offices of such Holder described as such in such Holder’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Holder may from time to time notify Issuer in writing.

Exhibit C - 3


Make Whole Amount” means, on any date, an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the Called Principal plus (ii) the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided, that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

Called Principal” means, with respect to this Note, the principal thereof that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 5.01, to be converted pursuant to Section 3.02 or Section 9.03, or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02, as the context requires.

Contractual Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, 100 basis points over the Term SOFR Reference Rate for an interest period of three months at approximately 5:00 a.m., New York time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the Settlement Date, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator.

Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Note is payable) equal to the Contractual Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, all payments of interest on such Called Principal that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided, that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of this Note, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 6.02.

Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of this Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 5.01 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02, as the context requires.

“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Holder.

Exhibit C - 4


Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), the rate per annum published by the Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Holder as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day, except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

Measurement Period” means the thirty (30) consecutive days prior to the Merger Anniversary Date.

Merger Anniversary Date” means the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of the Merger Closing Date.

Merger Approval” means the required stockholder approval of the Issuer and the Company for purposes of consummating the Merger Transaction as provided in the BCA.

Notes” means this Note and each other note issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Holder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Holder and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Holder having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment by the Holder after the date on which the Holder becomes a party to this Note, other than following an Event of Default.

Pending Redemption Period” means the period commencing on the date an Optional Redemption Notice is delivered hereunder and ending on the date (which shall not be prior to the applicable Optional Redemption Date) the Optional Redemption Price payable to the Holders thereunder is paid in full and all Warrants issuable to such Holders are issued.

Exhibit C - 5


Qualifying Trading Period” means any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period during which the daily trading volume of the Issuer Class A Shares on each Trading Day was at least one percent (1%) of the Issuer Class A Shares outstanding at the commencement of each such Trading Day.

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Issuer Class A Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Issuer Class A Shares (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Issuer Class A Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).

Rights” means any common stock or preferred stock purchase right or warrant, as the case may be, that all or substantially all Issuer Class A Shares may be entitled to receive under a Rights Plan.

Rights Plan” means any common stock or preferred stock rights plan or any similar plan in effect as of the date of this Note or adopted by the Issuer after the date of this Note or any replacement or successor rights plan.

Trading Day” means any day on which the Issuer Class A Shares are traded on Nasdaq or, if such market is not the principal trading market for the Issuer Class A Shares, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Issuer Class A Shares are then traded; provided, that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Issuer Class A Shares are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than four and a half (4.5) hours or any day that the Issuer Class A Shares are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time).

VWAP” means the volume-weighted average sale price of an Issuer Class A Share on Nasdaq (or other national securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are then listed), as reported by, or based upon data reported by, Bloomberg Financial Markets or an equivalent, reliable reporting service as determined by the Issuer.

Section 1.02           Interpretation. As used in this Note, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)           a capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given to it in the Note Purchase Agreement;

(b)           an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)           references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

Exhibit C - 6


(d)           any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)           references to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit shall refer to articles, sections and exhibits of this Note, unless otherwise specified;

(f)            the headings in this Note are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Note or any provision thereof;

(g)           this Note shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Note to be drafted;

(h)           all monetary figures shall be in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)            references to “including” in this Note shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)            the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(k)           the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Note as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(l)            the word “or” is not exclusive.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE AND DESCRIPTION

Section 2.01           Maturity Date. The entire unpaid Principal Amount and all unpaid accrued interest (collectively, the “Obligations”) shall become fully due and payable on [•] (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted pursuant to the terms of this Note.

Section 2.02           Interest.

(a)           Commencing on the Issue Date, interest shall be payable on the outstanding Principal Amount and all overdue amounts under this Note from the Issue Date up to (but not including) the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Issue Date, at a rate of fifteen percent (15.00%) per annum, with such rate to increase by one percent (1.00%) per annum beginning on such fourth (4th) anniversary (the “Interest Rate”). Interest shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last calendar day of each month (each, an “Interest Payment Date”).

Exhibit C - 7


(b)           All interest on this Note shall be paid in cash; provided, that on any Interest Payment Date during the term of this Note, the Issuer shall have the option to pay a portion of the accrued and unpaid interest on this Note on such Interest Payment Date that has accrued at the rate in excess of ten percent (10.00%) per annum either (i) in cash or (ii) by capitalizing such interest and adding it to the then outstanding principal amount of this Note (“PIK Interest”), it being understood and agreed that, unless the Issuer shall notify the Holder at least two Business Days prior to the Interest Payment Date that it intends to treat some portion of the entire interest due on such Interest Payment Date as PIK Interest, the Issuer shall be deemed to have elected to pay all of the interest in cash. Interest on this Note shall be computed based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and all PIK Interest on this Note will be compounded quarterly on the last day of each quarter (each, a “PIK Interest Payment Date”).

(c)           Amounts representing PIK Interest shall be treated as Principal Amount for all purposes under this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement and shall bear interest in accordance with this Section 2.02. The obligation of the Issuer to pay all such PIK Interest so added to the Principal Amount shall be automatically evidenced by this Note.

Section 2.03           Payments. All payments of Obligations shall be made in lawful money of the U.S. to the Holder, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by the Holder. If an Interest Payment Date, PIK Interest Payment Date, payment date for principal or other payment date falls on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next Business Day after such day. All payments shall be applied first to accrued interest, expenses or fees due to the Holder pursuant to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, and thereafter to outstanding principal amounts payable under the Note. On each Interest Payment Date, the Issuer shall deliver a copy of Schedule I to this Note to the Holder, which Schedule I shall detail the outstanding principal balance of this Note as of such date, including all PIK Interest previously added to the principal amount thereof. The Obligations under this Note may be prepaid, repurchased or converted in accordance with Section 3.02 below, at the Issuer’s election, prior to the Maturity Date.

Section 2.04           Use of Proceeds. The Issuer shall use the proceeds from this Note to fund acquisitions and for growth capital and general corporate purposes.

Section 2.05           Cancellation of Portion of Note Paid. All portions of this Note surrendered for the purposes of payment, repurchase, redemption, conversion or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Issuer, be promptly canceled by the Issuer, and in the case of a transfer, replaced with one or more Notes reflecting such transfer.

ARTICLE 3

CONVERSION OF NOTE

Section 3.01           Conversion at Holder’s Option. Subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders) and Article 4 below, [and subject to Section 7.07,]1 at any time from and after the completion of the Measurement Period and up to the Maturity Date, the then outstanding Obligations under this Note (or any portion hereof) (the “Conversion Amount”) may be converted into fully paid and nonassessable Issuer Class A Shares (the “Conversion Shares”), at the sole election of the Holder, upon written notice to the Issuer in the form set forth in the Form of Holder Conversion Notice in Schedule II hereto (the “Holder Conversion Notice”). The Holder Conversion Notice shall state the Conversion Amount and the Conversion Date. The number of Conversion Shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price.


1     Note to Draft: To be included if Section 7.07 is included in the executed Note.

Exhibit C - 8


Section 3.02           Issuer Conversion Option. Notwithstanding the conversion rights set forth in Section 3.01 above, subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders) and Article 4 below, if at any time after (but not including) the date that is the second (2nd) anniversary of the Issue Date, the VWAP of an Issuer Class A Share as traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Issuer Class A Shares are then traded equals or exceeds thirteen U.S. dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) for twenty (20) Trading Days in any Qualifying Trading Period, all of the then-outstanding Obligations under this Note, calculated at the Make Whole Amount (such amount, the “Forced Conversion Amount”) may be converted into Conversion Shares, at the sole election of the Issuer, following delivery of a written notice to the Holder in the Form of Issuer Conversion Notice in Schedule III hereto (the “Issuer Conversion Notice”). The Issuer Conversion Notice shall state the Forced Conversion Amount, the number of Conversion Shares to be issued and the proposed Conversion Date. The number of Conversion Shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the Forced Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price.

Section 3.03           Delivery and Cancellation. On the Conversion Date pursuant to either Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 above, the Holder hereby agrees to deliver the original of this Note to the Issuer for cancellation (or a notice to the effect that the original Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed and an agreement acceptable to the Holder whereby the Holder agrees to indemnify the Issuer from any loss incurred by it in connection with this Note) and, in the case of a partial conversion, a reissuance of the replacement Note, dated as of the Conversion Date and in the amount equal to the remaining outstanding Obligations; provided, however, that on the Conversion Date, this Note (or portion thereof) shall be deemed converted and, solely to the extent of and with respect to the Obligations so converted, of no further force and effect, whether or not it is delivered for cancellation and reissuance, as applicable, as set forth in this sentence.

Section 3.04           Compliance with Nasdaq Rules. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, the Issuer shall not issue any Issuer Class A Shares if, upon conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 the issuance of such Issuer Class A Shares, together with any securities issued in connection with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions for purposes of the rules of Nasdaq, would exceed the aggregate number of Issuer Class A Shares that the Issuer may issue in a transaction in compliance with the Issuer’s obligations under the rules or regulations of Nasdaq (such aggregate number of shares, units or notes, as applicable, the “Conversion Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply if the Issuer’s stockholders have approved issuances in excess of the Conversion Cap in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq.

Exhibit C - 9


Section 3.05           DTC Issuance. On or before the first Trading Day following the Conversion Date, the Issuer shall, (i) provided that the Issuer’s transfer agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “FAST Program”) and so long as the certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Issuer Class A Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (ii), if the Issuer’s transfer agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice or as provided by the Holder to the Issuer, a certificate, registered in the Issuer’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Issuer Class A Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon the Conversion Date, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Conversion Shares with respect to which this Note (or portion thereof) has been converted, irrespective of the date such Conversion Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Conversion Shares, as the case may be.

Section 3.06           No Fractional Shares. No fractional Issuer Class A Shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of the Issuer issuing any fractional shares to the Holder upon the conversion of this Note, the Issuer shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Last Reported Sale Price of an Issuer Class A Share by (ii) the fraction of a share not issued pursuant to the previous sentence.

Section 3.07           Cash Option. In the event of any conversion of this Note pursuant to either Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 above, at the Issuer’s option, the Issuer may deliver to the Holder up to fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding balance of the Obligations under this Note in a cash payment equal to the VWAP of the Issuer Class A Shares during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the last Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date into which this Note would be convertible on such Conversion Date in lieu of the issuance of that number of Conversion Shares.

Section 3.08           Taxes on Conversion. Except as provided in the next sentence, the Issuer shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due and duties on the issuance of the Issuer Class A Shares upon conversion of this Note pursuant hereto. The Holder shall be liable for and shall be required to pay any tax or duty which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of the Issuer Class A Shares in a name other than that of the Holder, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless the Person requesting such issue has paid to the Issuer the amount of any such tax or duty, or has established to the satisfaction of the Issuer that such tax or duty has been paid.

Exhibit C - 10


Section 3.09           Conversion Covenants. The Issuer covenants that:

(a)           all Issuer Class A Shares issued upon conversion of this Note shall be (as applicable) newly issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive or similar rights and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof;

(b)           if any Issuer Class A Shares to be provided for the purpose of conversion of this Note require registration with or approval of any Governmental Entity under any Laws before such Issuer Class A Shares may be validly issued upon conversion, then the Issuer shall, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the SEC, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be;

(c)           if at any time the Issuer Class A Shares are listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, then the Issuer will use reasonable best efforts to list and keep listed, so long as the Issuer Class A Shares shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note; and

(d)           it shall reserve, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Issuer Class A Shares to provide for conversion of this Note pursuant to this Article 3 from time to time as this Note is presented for conversion.

ARTICLE 4

ADJUSTMENT OF CONVERSION RATE

Section 4.01           Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Issuer if any of the events described in Section 4.02 to Section 4.06 occurs, provided, however, that the Issuer shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if the Holder is given the right to participate and so elects (other than in the case of (i) a share split or share combination or (ii) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the existing Issuer Class A Shares and solely as a result of holding this Note, in any of the events described in Section 4.02 to Section 4.06, without having to convert their Note, as if they held a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of the Note held by such Holder.

Section 4.02           Issuance of Issuer Class A Shares as a Dividend or a Distribution. If the Issuer issues Issuer Class A Shares as a dividend or distribution on Issuer Class A Shares, or if the Issuer effects a share split or share combination of its Issuer Class A Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;

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CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately after the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be (before giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, split or combination); and

OS1 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as the case may be.

Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall become effective immediately after (i) the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or (ii) the open of business on the effective date of such split or combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution described in this Section 4.02 is declared but not so paid or made, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or not to split or combine the outstanding Issuer Class A Shares, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or such share split or combination had not been announced.

Section 4.03           Issuance of Rights, Options or Warrants. If the Issuer issues to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days after the announcement date for such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Class A Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date for such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

Graphic 

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

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CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

X = the total number of Issuer Class A Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y = the number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date for such issuance.

For purposes of this Section 4.03, in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the Holder to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Class A Shares at less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares for the applicable ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Issuer for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. To the extent that Issuer Class A Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Issuer Class A Shares actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if the Record Date for such distribution had not occurred.

Section 4.04           Distributions of Property (including Spin-Offs).

(a)           Distribution of Capital Stock, Indebtedness, or other assets or property. If the Issuer distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Issuer or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities of the Issuer, to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.02 or Section 4.03, (ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.05, (iii) dividends or distributions that constitute Reference Property following an event described in Section 4.10 and (iv) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 4.04 shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “Distributed Property”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

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Graphic 

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

SP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and

FMV = the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Issuer Class A Shares as of the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution.

Any adjustment made under this Section 4.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Holder shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of this Note, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Issuer Class A Shares receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property the Holder would have received if the Holder owned a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for the distribution.

If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 4.04(a) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

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(b)           Spin-Offs. With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04 where there has been payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Issuer Class A Shares or shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Issuer, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

Graphic 

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;

FMV0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Issuer Class A Shares applicable to one share of the Issuer Class A Shares (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as if references therein to Issuer Class A Shares were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (such period, the “Valuation Period”); and

MP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the Valuation Period.

Such adjustment shall occur at the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided, that for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references within the previous paragraph to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, and including, the Conversion Date. If any such dividend or distribution described in the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.04(b) is declared but not paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

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(c)           Trigger Events. For purposes of this Section 4.04 (and subject in all respects to Section 4.13), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Issuer to all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Issuer’s Capital Stock, including Issuer Class A Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”):

(i)

are deemed to be transferred with such Issuer Class A Shares;

(ii)

are not exercisable; and

(iii)

are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Issuer Class A Shares,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.04 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.04. If any such rights, options or warrants, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of the Note Purchase Agreement, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04 was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (A) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (B) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Issuer Class A Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Issuer Class A Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

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(d)           Sequencing of Multiple Adjustments. For purposes of Section 4.02, Section 4.03 and this Section 4.04, and subject to Section 4.10, if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04 is applicable also includes one or both of:

(i)

a dividend or distribution of Issuer Class A Shares to which Section 4.02 is applicable (the “4.02 Distribution”); or

(ii)

a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 4.03 is applicable (the “4.03 Distribution”),

then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the 4.03 Distribution and the 4.04 Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04 is applicable (the “4.04 Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 4.04 with respect to such 4.04 Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the 4.02 Distribution and 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the 4.04 Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.02 and Section 4.03 with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Issuer (I) the “Record Date” of the 4.02 Distribution and the 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the 4.05 Distribution and (II) any Issuer Class A Shares included in the 4.02 Distribution or 4.03 Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be” within the meaning of Section 4.02 or “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution” within the meaning of Section 4.03.

Section 4.05           Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

Graphic 

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

SP0 = the Last Reported Sale Price of the Issuer Class A Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and

C = the amount in cash per share the Issuer pays or distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Class A Shares.

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An adjustment to the Conversion Rate made pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for the applicable dividend or distribution. If any dividend or distribution described in this Section 4.05 is declared but not so paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of this Note, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Issuer Class A Shares, the amount of cash that the Holder would have received if the Holder owned a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

Section 4.06           Tender or Exchange Offer. If the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Issuer Class A Shares, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Issuer Class A Shares exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

Graphic 

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for Issuer Class A Shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

OS0 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately prior to time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all Issuer Class A Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);

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OS1 = the number of Issuer Class A Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (after giving effect to the purchase of all Issuer Class A Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer); and

SP1 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Issuer Class A Shares over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.06 shall become effective immediately following the close of business on the tenth (10th) Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date; provided, that in respect of any conversion of this Note, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date, references to “10” or “10th” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate.

Section 4.07           Other Adjustment Mechanics.

(a)           For purposes of this Article 4, the number of Issuer Class A Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Issuer Class A Shares held in the treasury of the Issuer so long as the Issuer does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Issuer Class A Shares held in the treasury of the Issuer, but shall include Issuer Class A Shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Issuer Class A Shares.

(b)           All calculations and other determinations under this Article 4 shall be made by the Issuer and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share.

(c)           If the application of the foregoing formulas in this Article 4 would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made (except on account of share combinations).

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

(i)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Issuer’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Issuer Class A Shares under any plan;

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(ii)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries;

(iii)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares in connection with an acquisition of the equity or assets of another entity or issued in connection with any financing to a lender as part of the financing transaction;

(iv)

upon the issuance of any Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in Section 4.07(d)(ii), including the conversion of any Issuer Class B Shares into Class A Shares, and outstanding as of the date this Note was first issued;

(v)

solely for a change in the par value of the Issuer Class A Shares;

(vi)

for the issuance of the Earn out Shares as defined in the BCA; or

(vii)

for accrued and unpaid interest.

Section 4.08           Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to this Note, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Holder a notice of the adjustment, briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment, the adjusted Conversion Rate and the manner of computing it. Failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.

Section 4.09           Notice of Certain Transactions. In the event that there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder and provide to the Holder a written notice stating the proposed effective date. The Issuer shall deliver such notice at least twenty (20) days before such proposed effective date. Failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in this Section 4.09.

Section 4.10           Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Issuer Class A Shares.

(a)           If any of the following events occurs:

(i)

any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Issuer Class A Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),

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(ii)

any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Issuer,

(iii)

any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Issuer and the Issuer’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or

(iv)

any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which holders of the Issuer Class A Shares would be entitled to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right of the Holder to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Note shall be changed into a right of the Holder to convert such principal amount of Note into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of Issuer Class A Shares equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property”, with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Issuer Class A Shares is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Issuer or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute a supplement to this Note (each, a “Note Supplement”) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Note; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (1) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of this Note in accordance with Article 3 shall continue to be payable in cash and (2) any Issuer Class A Shares that the Issuer would have been required to deliver upon conversion of this Note in accordance with Article 3 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of Issuer Class A Shares would have received in such Merger Event.

If the Merger Event causes the Issuer Class A Shares to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (A) the Reference Property into which this Note will be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Issuer Class A Shares, and (B) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (A) attributable to one share of Issuer Class A Shares. If the holders of Issuer Class A Shares receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Merger Event (I) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount this Note shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, multiplied by the price paid per share of Issuer Class A Shares in such Merger Event and (II) the Issuer shall satisfy the conversion obligations hereunder by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. The Issuer shall notify the Holder in writing of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the effective date of the Merger Event.

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The Note Supplement shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4. Notwithstanding any failure by the Issuer or a successor or purchasing Person to execute and deliver the Note Supplement, this Note shall be deemed to provide for such change in convertibility. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then an assumption of this Note shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holder as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 5.

(b)           When this Note is modified or amended pursuant to Section 4.10(a), the Issuer shall promptly provide to the Holder a notice briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such modification or amendment to this Note.

(c)           None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of the Holder to convert this Note into cash, Issuer Class A Shares or a combination of cash and Issuer Class A Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Article 3 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.

(d)           The above provisions of this Section 4.10 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

(e)           Upon the consummation of any Merger Event, references to “Issuer Class A Shares” shall be deemed to refer to any Reference Property that constitutes capital stock after giving effect to such Merger Event.

Section 4.11           Voluntary Increase; Nasdaq Compliance. The Issuer from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate, to the extent permitted by law and subject to any applicable shareholder approval requirements pursuant to the listing standards of Nasdaq or such other U.S. securities exchange on which the Issuer Class A Shares are traded, by any amount for any period of at least twenty (20) days, if the Board of Directors determines that such increase shall be in the Issuer’s best interests. The Issuer may (but is not required to) make such increase in the Conversion Rate as the Board of Directors deems advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Issuer Class A Shares resulting from a dividend or distribution of stock, or rights to acquire stock, or similar event. The Issuer shall provide at least fifteen (15) days’ written notice to the Holder of any increase under this Section 4.11, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

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Section 4.12           Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of this Note requires the Issuer to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Issuer shall make appropriate adjustments to the Last Reported Sale Prices to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date, effective date or expiration date of the event occurs at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated. The Issuer will provide a schedule of its calculations to the Holder.

Section 4.13           Rights Plan. To the extent that the Issuer has a Rights Plan in effect upon conversion of this Note into Issuer Class A Shares, the Holder shall receive upon conversion of this Note, the Rights under the Rights Plan, unless prior to conversion, the Rights have separated from the Issuer Class A Shares, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Issuer had distributed to all or substantially all holders of Issuer Class A Shares Distributed Property as described in Section 4.04 above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such Rights.

ARTICLE 5

OPTIONAL REDEMPTION BY ISSUER

Section 5.01           Right to Redeem. Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in this Article 5, at any time prior to the date that is sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have the right to repurchase (an “Optional Redemption”) all or any portion of the remaining principal amount of this Note then outstanding by paying the Make Whole Amount payable in respect of the principal amount that is the subject of the Optional Redemption (such Make Whole Amount, the “Redemption Price”).

Section 5.02           Redemption Date. The date for any Optional Redemption will be a Business Day of the Issuer’s choosing that is no more than sixty (60), nor less than thirty (30), calendar days after the date of the Optional Redemption Notice (each, an “Optional Redemption Date”).

Section 5.03           Optional Redemption Notice. To call this Note or any portion of this Note for Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall give a notice of repurchase to the Holder (an “Optional Redemption Notice”), which shall specify the Note to be repurchased and shall state:

(a)           the Optional Redemption Date, which shall be at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the Maturity Date;

(b)           the Optional Redemption Price;

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(c)           the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;

(d)           that a Note called for repurchase may be converted at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Optional Redemption Date unless the Issuer fails to pay the Optional Redemption Price (in which case the Note shall thereafter remain convertible);

(e)           that the Holders who elect to convert their Notes must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice; and

(f)           that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment of the Optional Redemption Price, interest, if any, will cease to accrue on and after payment in full of the Optional Redemption Price.

Section 5.04           Pro Rata Redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained herein, the Issuer may not deliver an Optional Redemption Notice unless (i) the Optional Redemption applies to all of the Notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement on a pro rata basis (based on the principal amounts thereof), (ii) the Issuer shall not have delivered an Optional Redemption Notice with respect to which the Pending Redemption Period as provided in Section 5.05 has not expired, (iii) at least thirty (30) days shall have elapsed since the expiration of the then most recent Pending Redemption Period, and (iv) the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed pursuant to such Optional Redemption Notice is not less than the lesser of $10,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement then outstanding.

Section 5.05           Pending Redemption Period. The Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable and, upon delivery of an Optional Redemption Notice, the Optional Redemption Price, less the sum of all Redemption Period Conversion Amounts (as defined below), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of payment thereof (and any other amounts payable thereon under the Notes, including, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount), shall become due and payable on the Optional Redemption Date. The failure to pay in full the amount payable to the Holder on the Optional Redemption Date shall constitute an Event of Default under this Note. The principal amount of Notes to be converted pursuant to each Conversion Notice delivered by a Holder during the Pending Redemption Period (a “Redemption Period Conversion Amount”) shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the principal amount to be converted until all of such principal amount shall have been converted.

Section 5.06           Note Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of the portion of this Note that is to be redeemed only in part in accordance with Section 5.01, and promptly after the Optional Redemption Date, the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Holder, without any charges, a New Note, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that has not been repurchased.

Section 5.07           Restrictions on Redemption. The Issuer may not redeem any portion of this Note on any date if the principal amount of this Note has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Note, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Optional Redemption Date (other than in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Issuer in relation to the payment of the Optional Redemption Price with respect to this Note).

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Section 5.08           Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Optional Redemption Date in connection with an Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Issuer or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price of all Notes to be redeemed (together with accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts payable thereon under the Notes, including, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount) on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for repurchase which on or prior thereto have been validly cancelled or converted. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Issuer any money not required for that purpose because of conversion of Notes pursuant to Article 3. If such money is then held by the Issuer in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.

Section 5.09           Termination of Obligations. If the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price with respect to any Notes for which an Optional Redemption Notice has been given, then, immediately on and after the Optional Redemption Date, interest on such Notes shall cease to accrue, whether or not the Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent, and all other rights of the Holder each other Holder of Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive the Optional Redemption Price, accrued and unpaid interest thereon and, if applicable, the Make Whole Amount in respect of such Note.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01           Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Note:

(a)           the Issuer fails to pay when due any Obligations hereunder (including, when due, the principal of this Note on the Maturity Date, any amounts payable in connection with an Optional Redemption, upon exercise of a repurchase right hereunder, or otherwise);

(b)           any representation or warranty of the Issuer or the Company under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, as applicable, is untrue, inaccurate or incorrect in any material respect as of the date made;

(c)           the Issuer breaches any covenant set forth in this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, taking into account applicable periods of notice and cure, if any; provided, however, that in the event no grace or cure period is so provided, the Issuer shall have a period of (a) three (3) days after the earlier of the Issuer’s actual knowledge thereof and written notice of non-compliance to cure such non-compliance to the extent it relates to any monetary default and (b) twenty (20) days after the earlier of the Issuer’s actual knowledge thereof and written notice of non-compliance to cure any other non-compliance;

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(d)           any default occurs under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Agent or the requisite percentage of lenders thereunder have declared all obligations thereunder due and payable;

(e)           any default occurs in respect of any debt of the Issuer, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than under the Existing Credit Agreement);

(f)           any Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding occurs;

(g)           an involuntary proceeding is commenced or an involuntary petition is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction against any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Bankruptcy Law; (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for itself or for a substantial part of its property or assets; or (iii) winding-up or liquidation; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed and unstayed for thirty (30) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(h)           one or more judgments is rendered against any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, and the same remains undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action is legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries, or to enforce any such judgment and such judgment either (i) is for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 or (ii) is for injunctive relief and could reasonably be expected to result in an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(i)            if any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs;

(j)            the Issuer fails to comply with any applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq or loses its status as a member in good standing with Nasdaq, unless it has chosen to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange; or

(k)           the occurrence of any event (financial or otherwise) resulting in, or which will likely result in, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect, as determined by the Holder in his reasonable discretion, and remains uncured for a period of fifteen (15) days following the earlier of the Issuer’s or the Company’s knowledge of such event, as the case may be, and written notice of such event by the Holder to the Issuer or the Company, as the case may be, (or, such longer period of time as reasonable given the circumstances if such occurrence is not reasonably curable within such fifteen- (15-) day period and provided that the Issuer or the Company is taking steps to cure such occurrence during such fifteen- (15-) day period and thereafter diligently pursues to completion).

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Section 6.02     Consequences of Events of Default. Subject to the Existing Credit Agreement, if any Event of Default occurs for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and continues beyond the expiration of any applicable cure period:

(a)            upon notice or demand, the Holder may declare the outstanding indebtedness under this Note (which shall be equal to the Make Whole Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon prior to the date of such declaration) and other obligations under this Note, to be due and payable, whereupon each of the foregoing shall be and become immediately due and payable, and the Issuer shall immediately pay to the Holder all such indebtedness, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Issuer, anything contained herein or in the Note Purchase Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any of the Issuer, the Company, or their respective Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code, then all indebtedness under this Note, together with all other amounts due or owing to the Holder pursuant to this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement, shall automatically be due immediately without notice of any kind; or

(b)            the Holder may (i) pursue any available remedy by proceeding at Law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, or interest on, this Note or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) exercise on behalf of itself all rights and remedies available to it under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement.

The Issuer agrees to pay the Holder all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Holder and the Holder in any effort to collect indebtedness under this Note and to exercise remedies under the Note Purchase Agreement, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and to pay interest at the Default Rate on such costs and expenses to the extent not paid when demanded. The Holder may exercise any and all of its remedies under this Note and the Note Purchase Agreement contemporaneously or separately from the exercise of any other remedies hereunder or under applicable Law.

Section 6.03     Default Interest. Upon any default pursuant to this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement, this Note and all overdue obligations thereunder shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to this Note pursuant to Section 2.01 and (ii) such maximum rate of interest allowable under the Laws of the State of New York (the “Default Rate”).

Section 6.04     Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holder may waive an existing Default or Event of Default. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Note; provided, however, that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

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Section 6.05     Unconditional Right of Holder to Receive Payment and to Convert. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Note, the Holder of this Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the Principal Amount and interest in respect of this Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in this Note, and to convert this Note in accordance with Article 3, and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective due dates or for the right to convert in accordance with Article 3, and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

Section 6.06     Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Note and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer and the Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.07     Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note in Section 9.01, no right or remedy conferred in this Note upon or reserved to the Holder of this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by Law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or hereafter existing at Law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.08     Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or any acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by Law to the Holder may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Holder.

Section 6.09     Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim to take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension Law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such Law and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such Law had been enacted.

ARTICLE 7

OTHER COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER

Section 7.01     Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer shall promptly make all payments in respect of this Note on the dates and in the manner provided in this Note. All such interest shall be payable on demand. Presentation of this Note is due at maturity.

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Section 7.02     Corporate Existence. The Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights (charter and statutory).

Section 7.03     Section 16 Matters. If the Issuer becomes a party to a consolidation, merger or other similar transaction that may result in the Holder, its Affiliates and/or any director reasonably likely to cause the Holder or any of its Affiliates to be treated as a director of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (any such director, a “Holder Affiliated Director”) to be deemed to make an acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Issuer or derivatives thereof for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including upon any determination of the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 9.03), and if any Holder Affiliated Director is serving on the Board of Directors at such time or has served on the Board of Directors during the preceding six (6) months:

(a)           the Board of Directors will pre-approve such acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Issuer or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the Holder’s, its Affiliates’ and any Holder Affiliated Director’s interests (to the extent the Holder or its Affiliates may be deemed to be “directors by deputization”) in such transaction from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder; and

(b)           if the transaction involves:

(i)

a merger or consolidation to which the Issuer is a party and the Issuer Class A Shares are, in whole or in part, converted into or exchanged for equity securities of a different issuer;

(ii)

a potential acquisition by the Holder, its Affiliates, and/or any Holder Affiliated Director of equity securities of such other issuer or derivatives thereof; and

(iii)

an Affiliate or Associate or other designee of the Holder or its Affiliates serving on the board of directors (or its equivalent) of such other issuer,

then if the Issuer requires that the other issuer (including its board of directors (or similar governing body if not a corporation)) pre-approve any acquisition of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of any director or officer of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder, the Issuer shall require that such other issuer pre-approve any such acquisitions of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of the Holder, its Affiliates and any Holder Affiliated Directors (for the Holder and/or its Affiliates, to the extent such persons are reasonably likely to be treated as a director of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder.

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Section 7.04     Acknowledgment of Registration Rights. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that the issuance and sale of this Note (and the issuance and sale of the Issuer Class A Shares that are issuable upon conversion or repurchase by the Issuer of this Note) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the Securities Laws of any state and that they may be sold or otherwise disposed of only in one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act and, where applicable, such Securities Laws, or as to which an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and, where applicable, such Securities Laws, is available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer acknowledges and agrees that this Note (and the Issuer Class A Shares that are issuable upon conversion or repurchase by the Issuer of this Note) shall constitute “Registrable Securities” and shall be subject to registration rights as provided under Section 7.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 7.05     Rule 144 Information Requirement and Annual Reports.

(a)            The Issuer, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Issuer after the Issue Date pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holder with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided, that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the SEC pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holder pursuant to this Section 7.05(a). The Issuer further covenants that it shall at its own expense take such further action as the Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holder to resell or otherwise dispose of this Note or Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144, including providing any customary legal opinions. Upon the request of the Holder, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

(b)            Without limiting the generality of Section 7.05(a), at any time the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall, so long as this Note or any Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof shall, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, make publicly available the information concerning the Issuer as described in Rule 144(c)(2) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of this Note or Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof pursuant to Rule 144.

(c)            The Issuer shall deliver to the Holder, within fifteen (15) days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC, copies of any documents or reports that the Issuer is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Issuer files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be delivered to the Holder for purposes of this Section 7.05(c) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system.

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Section 7.06     Transfers. In case this Note or any portion hereof shall be transferred by the Holder, with delivery of a duly completed Form of Assignment and Transfer in the form set forth in Schedule IV hereto by the Holder to the Issuer, the Issuer shall promptly upon written request (and in any event, within two (2) Business Days) execute and deliver to (a) the Holder a new note in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of this Note not transferred and (b) each such transferee a new note in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of this Note so transferred to such transferee, without payment of any service charge by the Holder or any such transferee but, if required by the Issuer, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by Law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new note being different from the name of the Holder of the old note.

Section 7.07     [Limitations on Conversion.]

(a)            [As used herein, “Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined pursuant to Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act or principals, (ii) any affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any other person who is a member of a group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other person whose beneficial ownership of any class of Issuer “equity securities” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-1(i) under the Exchange Act or any successor rule) (“Issuer Equity Securities”) includes shares of such Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the foregoing. For the purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the SEC.

(b)            Notwithstanding any other term of this Note, neither the Issuer nor its transfer agent shall effect the conversion pursuant to Article 3 of all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares, and the Holder shall not have the right to so convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares (and any such conversion shall be deemed null and void ab initio), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder and the other Attribution Parties would then beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of this Section 7.07, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the SEC, provided, for clarity, that for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall give effect to the issuance of Issuer Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares hereunder with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Issuer Class A Shares (and shares of any other Issuer Equity Securities, as applicable) that would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon held or owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties, and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other Issuer Equity Securities (including any warrants) held or beneficially owned by the Holder and any of the other Attribution Parties and subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For the purposes hereof, the percentage of any class of Issuer Equity Securities beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act after giving effect to the immediately preceding sentence.

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(c)            Subject to Section 7.07(e), if the issuance of Issuer Class A Shares upon the conversion pursuant to Article 3 of all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon results in the Holder or any other Attribution Party being deemed to beneficially own more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities then outstanding, then the number of Issuer Class A Shares so issued which would then cause the Holder’s or any other Attribution Party’s beneficial ownership to exceed the Maximum Percentage of any class of Issuer Equity Securities (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and neither the Holder nor any other Attribution Party shall have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares.

(d)            The Holder shall not have the right to convert pursuant to Section 3.01 all or any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest hereon into Issuer Class A Shares unless it provides a certification that, after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder and the other Attribution Parties would beneficially own no more than the Maximum Percentage of the shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion, as determined in accordance with this Section 7.07.

(e)            If any Issuer Conversion Notice proposes an issuance of Issuer Class A Shares pursuant to Section 3.02 that would result in the Holder or any other Attribution Party beneficially owning more than the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall elect by notice in writing to the Issuer to be delivered no later than ten (10) days after the delivery of the Issuer Conversion Notice:

(i)

to be issued the Excess Shares, which shall not be a breach of this Section 7.07 in connection with such issuance, provided that such Excess Shares will in no event be issued any earlier than the sixty-first (61st) day following the Conversion Date specified in the Issuer Conversion Notice; or

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(ii)

to be repaid in cash in an amount equal to the number of Excess Shares multiplied by the VWAP on the date of the Issuer Conversion Notice (or, if the Issuer Conversion Notice is not issued on a Trading Day, on the last Trading Day that preceded the date of the Issuer Conversion Notice).

If the Holder fails to deliver such notice, the Holder shall be deemed to have made an election to be issued the Excess Shares in accordance with sub-clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence.

(f)             In determining the number of outstanding shares of any class of Issuer Equity Securities, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (i) the Issuer’s then most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Issuer or (iii) any other more recent notice by the Issuer or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of such class of Issuer Equity Securities outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the Holder, the Issuer shall within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of each class of Issuer Equity Securities then outstanding, provided that in any case, the number of outstanding shares of any such class of Issuer Equity Securities shall be determined after giving effect to the issuance of any shares of Issuer Equity Securities to the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of such class of Issuer Equity Securities was reported.

(g)            No prior inability to convert this Note or any portion hereof into Issuer Class A Shares shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section 7.07 with respect to any subsequent determination of the extent of convertibility pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.07.

(h)          The Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage by delivering notice thereof to the Issuer, provided that no increase to the Maximum Percentage shall take effect until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice.]

ARTICLE 8

TAX TREATMENT

Section 8.01     Tax Treatment. Each of the Issuer and the Holder agrees to treat this Note as indebtedness for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes until such time as the Convertible Notes have been converted to Issuer Class A Shares and to perform all tax reporting, withholding and other tax compliance in manner consistent with such treatment unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

Section 8.02     Original Issue Discount. The Issuer and the Holder agree that the aggregate “original issue discount” (as determined pursuant to Sections 1271-1275 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) to the Principal Amount of this Note shall be the amount set forth next to the name of the original Holder of this Note on Exhibit A to the Note Purchase Agreement.

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Section 8.03     Taxes.

(a)Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Issuer under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Issuer to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such Laws.

(i)

If the Issuer shall be required by applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment described in Section 8.03(a), then:

(1)

the Issuer shall withhold or make such deductions as are required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to Section 8.03(f);

(2)

the Issuer shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority in accordance with the applicable Law, and

(3)

to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Issuer shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions with respect to such Indemnified Taxes (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 8.03), the Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b)Payment of Other Taxes by the Issuer. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.03(a), the Issuer shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Issuer timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c)Tax Indemnification. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b), the Issuer shall, and does hereby, on a joint and several basis indemnify the Holder (and its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents) and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 8.03) payable or paid or required to be withheld or deducted by the Holder (or the Holder’s directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents), as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and related expenses and losses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel or other tax advisor for the Holder), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Issuer by the Holder, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(d)Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Issuer or the Holder, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Issuer to a Governmental Entity or taxing authority as provided in this Section 8.03, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holder the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Entity or taxing authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer.

(e)Status of the Holder; Tax Documentation.

(i)

The Holder shall deliver to the Issuer, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws or when reasonably requested by the Issuer, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Issuer, as the case may be, to determine (1) whether or not payments made under this Note or the Note Purchase Agreement are subject to withholding or deduction in respect of any Taxes, (2) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (3) the Holder’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to the Holder by the Issuer pursuant to this Note or otherwise to establish the Holder’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction; provided, that the Holder shall only be required to deliver such documentation as it is legally permitted to provide. In addition, the Holder, if reasonably requested to do so by the Issuer, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Issuer as will enable the Issuer to determine whether or not the Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Holder’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Holder to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Holder.

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(ii)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(1)

if the Holder is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, it shall deliver to the Issuer executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Issuer as will enable the Issuer, as the case may be, to determine whether or not the Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

(2)

if the Holder is a Foreign Holder and is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder, the Holder shall deliver to the Issuer (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Holder under this Note (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Issuer, but only if the Holder is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(A)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

(B)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

(C)

executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation,

(D)

if the Holder is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Holder is not a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Issuer within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or

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(E)

executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Laws (including FATCA) as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Laws to permit the Issuer to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. For purposes of this Section 8.03(e)(ii)(2)(E), “applicable Law” shall include FATCA, and, solely for purposes of this Section 8.03(e)(ii)(2)(E), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(iii)

The Holder shall promptly (1) notify the Issuer of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (2) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in its reasonable judgment and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws of any jurisdiction that the Issuer make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to the Holder.

(f)Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Holder determines, in its sole discretion acting in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Issuer or with respect to which the Issuer has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 8.03, it shall pay to the Issuer an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Issuer under this Section 8.03 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) incurred by the Holder, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority with respect to such refund), provided, that the Issuer, upon the request of the Holder, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Issuer (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Entity or taxing authority) to the Issuer if the Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Entity or taxing authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.03(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 8.03(f) which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 8.03(f) shall not be construed to require the Holder to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Issuer or any other Person.

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Section 8.04     Survival. All of the Issuer’s obligations under this Article 8 shall survive the replacement of the Holder, termination of obligations pursuant to Section 5.09, or conversion of this Note pursuant to Article 3.

Section 8.05     Register. The Issuer shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holder and each other holder of Notes, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts and stated interest of the Note owing to, the Holder and each other holder of Notes (the Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Issuer and the Holder and each other holder of Notes may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms of this Note as a Holder for all purposes of this Note, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01     Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Note. In case this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Issuer shall issue a new Note of like date, tenor and denomination and deliver the same in exchange and substitution for and upon surrender and cancellation of any mutilated Note, or in lieu of any Note lost, stolen or destroyed, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of the loss, theft or destruction of such Note and an agreement from the Holder to indemnify the Issuer against any claim that may be made against the Issuer on account of the mutilation, loss, theft or destruction of this Note.

Section 9.02     Excessive Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, this Note is hereby expressly limited so that the interest rate charged hereunder shall at no time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law. If, for any circumstance whatsoever, the interest rate charged exceeds the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law, the interest rate shall be reduced to the maximum rate permitted, and if the Holder shall have received an amount that would cause the interest rate charged to be in excess of the maximum rate permitted, such amount that would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the Principal Amount owing hereunder (without charge for prepayment) and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of the Principal Amount, such excess shall be refunded to the Issuer.

Exhibit C - 38


Section 9.03     Change of Control.

(a)            In the event of a Change of Control Transaction occurring prior to the repayment or conversion of the Obligations under this Note pursuant to its terms, this Note, including all Obligations hereunder (calculated at the Make Whole Amount), shall be, at the option of the Holder, (i) repaid in cash as of the closing of such Change of Control Transaction (which election, if made, shall be irrevocable), or (ii) subject to applicable Nasdaq listing rule limitations (including, if applicable, approval by the Issuer’s stockholders), converted into Conversion Shares at the Conversion Price, to be issued to the Holder immediately prior to, but contingent upon, the closing of such Change of Control Transaction, or (iii) remain outstanding following the closing of such Change of Control Transaction; provided, however, that if the Change of Control Transaction is scheduled to close prior to the end of the Measurement Period, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, by notice in writing to the Issuer delivered no later than three (3) days prior to the scheduled closing of the Change of Control Transaction (A) elect to convert this Note into a number of Conversion Shares equal to the quotient of (1) the Forced Conversion Amount divided by (2) a Conversion Price of five U.S. dollars ($5.00) per share by delivery of an Issuer Conversion Notice, or (B) elect to be repaid in cash in an amount equal to the Make Whole Amount as of the closing of such Change of Control Transaction (which election, if made, shall be irrevocable), or (C) elect that this Note will remain outstanding following the closing of such Change of Control Transaction. The Issuer shall provide at least twenty (20) Business Days’ notice to the Holder of the closing of a Change of Control Transaction.

(b)            Prior to or concurrently with the Issuer consummating any Change of Control Transaction (i) after which this Note will remain outstanding and (ii) in which (A) the Issuer is not the surviving entity, or (B) the Issuer Class A Shares do not remain “equity securities” (as defined under the Exchange Act), or (C) the Issuer Class A Shares do not continue to be listed on a “national securities exchange” (as defined under the Exchange Act), the Issuer shall require the acquiring or successor entity of such Change of Control Transaction (the “Successor Entity”) to agree in writing to assume (or where the Issuer continues to exist, guarantee) the payment obligations hereunder and to honor the conversion terms and all of the obligations of the Issuer under this Note related thereto. At the option of the Holder, the Successor Entity (and, where the Issuer continues to exist, the Issuer) shall deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity (and, where the Issuer continues to exist, the Issuer) evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note that is convertible into shares (or equivalent) of the Successor Entity in exchange for the Reference Property with a conversion rate that applies the Conversion Rate hereunder to such Reference Property (but taking into account the relative value of Issuer Class A Shares, the Successor Entity shares (or equivalent) and the Conversion Price, in each case, for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control Transaction).

Section 9.04     GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH PROVISIONS WOULD RESULT IN THE SELECTION OF THE LAW OF A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION AS THE GOVERNING LAW OF THIS NOTE.

Exhibit C - 39


Section 9.05     Jurisdiction and Venue. The Issuer irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holder , that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Note may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of this Note have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues. The Issuer irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Note brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 9.06     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION 9.06 HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 9.07     Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Note shall not be amended, changed, terminated or waived except in writing and duly executed by the Issuer and the Holder. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver by any party to this Note will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.

Exhibit C - 40


Section 9.08     Notices. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Note shall be made in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.09     Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Note shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 9.10     Successors and Assigns; Assignment. The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Note, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any benefits, rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Note, except as set forth under the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 9.11     Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by Law, the Issuer hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note.

Section 9.12     Counterparts. This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 9.13     Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Note, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Note, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Note, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Note or by Law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 9.14     Entire Agreement. This Note (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) and the Note Purchase Agreement constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

Section 9.15     Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Note, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party, it being understood that the Required Investor Consent (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) shall constitute the prior written consent of the Holder for purposes of this Section 9.15. The Holder may, without the prior written consent of the Issuer, assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Note, in whole or in part, to one or more Affiliates of such Holder.

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Section 9.16     Make Whole Amount.

(a)Any Make Whole Amount payable in accordance with Section 5.01, Section 6.02 or Section 9.03 (each, “Make Whole Trigger Event”) shall be presumed to be equal to the liquidated damages sustained by the Holder as the result of the occurrence of the Make Whole Trigger Event, and the Issuer agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. THE ISSUER EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE FOREGOING MAKE WHOLE AMOUNT IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH MAKE WHOLE TRIGGER EVENT.

(b)The Issuer expressly agrees that:

(i)

the Make Whole Amount is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel;

(ii)

the Make Whole Amount shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made;

(iii)

there has been a course of conduct between the Holder and the Issuer giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Make Whole Amount;

(iv)

the Issuer shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 9.16;

(v)

the agreement to pay the Make Whole Amount is a material inducement to the Holder to enter into the Transaction; and

(vi)

the Make Whole Amount represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Holder and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Holder or profits lost by the Holder as a result of Make Whole Trigger Event.

Section 9.17     Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Note, upon the request of any the Issuer or the Holder, the Issuer and the Holder will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Note.

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Section 9.18     Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Note to be duly executed by its officers, thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

HOLDER:

 

 

 

[]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

[Signature Page to the Senior Convertible Promissory Note]


SCHEDULE I

OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE

Date

Amount of
Capitalized
Interest

Amount of
Principal Paid
or Prepaid

Unpaid Principal
Balance

Notation

Made By

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE II

FORM OF HOLDER CONVERSION NOTICE

To: United Homes Group, Inc.

Pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Note, the undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (provided, that (i) such portion is an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount and (ii) the portion of this Note not to be converted is not less than $1,000 in principal amount), below designated, and United Homes Group, Inc., shall deliver Issuer Class A Shares, together with a cash payment, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Issuer Class A Shares, in accordance with the terms of this Note and accrued and unpaid interest on the converted principal amount of this Note to, but excluding, the Conversion Date, and directs that any consideration issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, and the portion of this Note representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the Holder unless a different name has been indicated below.

Date:

Signature(s)

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15 if Issuer Class A Shares are to be issued, or Notes to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered Holder.

Fill in for registration of shares if to be issued, and Note if to be delivered, other than to the Holder:

(Name)

(Street Address)

(City, State and Zip Code)

Please print name and address

Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $[]

Conversion Date: []

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:


SCHEDULE III

FORM OF ISSUER CONVERSION NOTICE

To: [Holder] (the “Holder”)

Pursuant to Section 3.02 of that certain Senior Convertible Promissory Note dated as of [], 2023 (the “Note”) and issued by United Homes Group, Inc. (the “Issuer”) to the Holder, the Issuer hereby exercises the option to convert the Forced Conversion Amount specified below and calculated in accordance with the Note, and the Issuer shall deliver Issuer Class A Shares, together with a cash payment, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Issuer Class A Shares, in accordance with the terms of this Note and accrued and unpaid interest on the converted principal amount of this Note to, but excluding, the Conversion Date. Any consideration issuable and deliverable upon such conversion shall be issued and delivered to the Holder on the Conversion Date specified below unless the Holder otherwise notifies the Issuer prior to such Conversion Date.

Date:

Signature(s)

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15 if Issuer Class A Shares are to be issued, or Notes to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered Holder.

Forced Conversion Amount: $[]

Number of Conversion Shares to be issued: []

Conversion Date: []


SCHEDULE IV

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

For value received hereby, [assignor] sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto [assignee] [(please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)] the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints [attorney] to transfer the said Note on the books of the Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.

In connection with any transfer of the within Note, the undersigned shall comply with the requirements of this Note applicable to such transfer and confirms that this Note is being transferred:

Pursuant to the registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act, as amended; or

Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as amended; or

Pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act, as amended.

Date:

Signature(s)

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15 if Issuer Class A Shares are to be issued, or Notes to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered Holder.

NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.


EXHIBIT D

Issuer Disclosure Schedules

[See attached]

Exhibit D - 1


EXHIBIT E

Company Disclosure Schedules

[See attached]

Exhibit E - 1


EXHIBIT F

Conversant Subscription Agreement

AGREED FORM

SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.,

AND

CONVERSANT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LP

DATED AS OF [], 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

1

Section 1.1

Subscription for and Sale of Shares

1

Section 1.2

Closing

1

Section 1.3

Lock-up

1

Section 1.4

Permitted Transferees

2

Section 1.5

Change of Control

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

2

Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

2

Section 2.2

Authority

2

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

3

 

 

 

ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONVERSANT INVESTOR

3

Section 3.1

Authorization

3

Section 3.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

3

Section 3.3

Accredited Investor

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE MATTERS

4

Section 4.1

Board Matters

4

Section 4.2

Committees of the Board of Directors

5

 

 

 

ARTICLE V. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

5

Section 5.1

Preemptive Rights

5

Section 5.2

Conversant Investor Consent Rights

7

Section 5.3

Information Rights

9

Section 5.4

No Shorting; No Manipulation

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS

10

Section 6.1

Term and Termination

10

Section 6.2

Assignment

10

Section 6.3

Successors and Assigns

10

Section 6.4

Governing Law

11

Section 6.5

Counterparts

11

Section 6.6

Titles and Subtitles

11

Section 6.7

Notices

11

Section 6.8

Amendments and Waivers

12

Section 6.9

Severability

12

Section 6.10

Delays or Omissions

12

Section 6.11

Entire Agreement

13

Section 6.12

Further Assurances

13

Section 6.13

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

13

Section 6.14

Interpretation

14

i


SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [•], 2023, by and among (a) United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and (b) Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Conversant Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Conversant Investor, and the other Investors (as defined therein) party thereto are party to that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 21, 2023, pursuant to which the Investors agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to purchase from the Issuer and the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to the Investors the Convertible Notes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Conversant Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Issuer wishes to sell, and the Conversant Investor wishes to subscribe for, 535,173 Issuer Class A Shares (the “Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

Section 1.1       Subscription for and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing (which shall take place on the Closing Date) the Issuer shall issue to the Conversant Investor the Shares concurrently with the Issuer’s sale of the Convertible Notes to the Conversant Investor. No additional consideration shall be paid by the Conversant Investor for the Shares; provided, that the Issuer and the Conversant Investor (and any assignee of either) agree that the Shares shall be treated as having been issued for $5.00 per Share for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, including for purposes of determining the aggregate “original issue discount” on the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 1271-1275 of the Code.

Section 1.2       Closing. At the Closing, the Issuer shall provide the Conversant Investor with evidence that the Shares have been recorded in book-entry form on the Company’s register of stockholders maintained by its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the Conversant Investor’s or its nominee’s name.

Section 1.3       Lock-up. Except as permitted by Section 1.4 and Section 1.5, the Conversant Investor shall not (a) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (c) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a), (b), or (c) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b), or (c), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”).


Section 1.4       Permitted Transferees. The provisions of Section 1.3 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (a) to any Permitted Transferee, (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (c) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (a), (b) or (c), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Issuer an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Conversant Investor, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) the members of the Conversant Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (ii) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Conversant Investor or the immediate family of the Conversant Investor, (iii) if the Conversant Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (iv) if the Conversant Investor is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (v) any Affiliate of the Conversant Investor, or (vi) any other Investor. The Conversant Investor further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

Section 1.5       Change of Control. The provisions of Section 1.3 shall not apply to any transfer by the Conversant Investor pursuant to a Change of Control Transaction of the Issuer.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Section 2.1       Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2       Authority.

(a)            The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

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(b)            The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)            No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval and the Nasdaq Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONVERSANT INVESTOR

Section 3.1       Authorization. The Conversant Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Conversant Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Conversant Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Conversant Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.2       Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by the Conversant Investor in reliance upon the Conversant Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which the Conversant Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Shares will be acquired for investment for the Conversant Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. The Conversant Investor (a) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, the Conversant Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares.

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Section 3.3Accredited Investor. The Conversant Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MATTERS

Section 4.1Board Matters.

(a)            For as long as fifty percent (50%) of the original principal amount of the Convertible Notes are outstanding and have not been converted or cash settled, the Conversant Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) member of the Board of Directors, who shall initially be Robert Grove.

(b)            For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate at least one member of the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article IV (such designee, the “Conversant Board Representative”), the Issuer shall cause the Conversant Board Representative to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, including by taking all action as may be necessary to secure the favorable votes of the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Issuer, as applicable, in respect of the election or appointment such Conversant Board Representative at the time of any future director elections or appointments (including to fill any vacancy), whether at any annual or special meeting of the Board of Directors or stockholders or pursuant to any written consent of the Board of Directors or stockholders of the Issuer or, to the extent necessary, by expanding the size of the Board of Directors and appointing the Conversant Board Representative to the Board of Directors (and, to the extent necessary, calling a special meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders for the purpose of amending the Issuer’s Certificate of Incorporation to allow such expansion). Promptly following the Closing Date, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereof, the Issuer shall cause Robert Grove to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors as a Class III director (i.e., a member of the class of directors whose term of office expires at the Issuer’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026).

(c)            For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate a member of the Board of Directors, the Issuer shall not, without the prior written approval of the Conversant Board Representative:

(i)            increase the size of the Board of Directors in excess of eleven (11) members; or

(ii)           decrease the size of the Board of Directors (A) to fewer than eleven (11) members, or (B) if such decrease would require the resignation of the Conversant Board Representative from the Board of Directors.

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(d)            The Issuer will reimburse the Conversant Board Representative for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with travel to or from and attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors. The Conversant Board Representative will receive the same director compensation as each other non-executive director of the Board of Directors.

(e)            For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate a member of the Issuer Board of Directors, in the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal of the Conversant Board Representative, the Conversant Investor (and only the Conversant Investor) may designate another individual to be elected to fill the vacancy created thereby, and the Issuer hereby agrees to take, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.

(f)             If the Issuer reasonably determines that the Conversant Board Representative is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications (“Disqualification Events”) described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act, the Conversant Board Representative shall not be eligible for appointment to the Board of Directors. To the Conversant Investor’s knowledge, Robert Grove is not subject to a Disqualification Event.

Section 4.2Committees of the Board of Directors. For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate at least one Conversant Board Representative, the Conversant Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) member of each committee of the Board of Directors that may be established from the Board of Directors from time to time.

ARTICLE V.

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

Section 5.1Preemptive Rights.

(a)            Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.1 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to the Conversant Investor equal to the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that the Conversant Investor holds at such time, but before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance (such portion, the Conversant Investor’s “Equity Share”).

(b)            The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to the Conversant Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide the Conversant Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

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(c)            By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, the Conversant Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Equity Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that the Conversant Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 5.1 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

(d)            If the Conversant Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to the Conversant Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in the Conversant Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if the Conversant Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)            The election by the Conversant Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Conversant Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 5.1 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Conversant Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Conversant Investor, such that the issuance to the Conversant Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Conversant Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)            Notwithstanding Section 5.1(a) to Section 5.1(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Conversant Investor under this Section 5.1 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 5.1; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers the Conversant Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that the Conversant Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 5.1 by sending written notice to the Conversant Investor, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 5.1(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 5.1(a) to Section 5.1(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 5.1(g).

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Section 5.2Conversant Investor Consent Rights. During the term of this Agreement, the Issuer shall not, and shall cause each other Issuer Group Entity not to, without first obtaining the consent in writing of the Conversant Investor:

(a)            materially change the principal business of the Issuer Group Entities taken as a whole, enter into new lines of business or exit the Issuer Group Entities’ current line of business;

(b)           enter into an agreement with respect to (or otherwise consummate) a Change of Control Transaction involving the Issuer;

(c)            consummate any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of any Issuer Group Entity under any Debtor Relief Laws or file a petition under Bankruptcy Law;

(d)            change the Governing Documents or capital structure of any Issuer Group Entity in a manner that adversely affects the Conversant Investor;

(e)            authorize, create, classify, reclassify or issue any class or series of Equity Securities or other capital stock of the Issuer that expressly provides that, or has the effect that, such class or series ranks senior to the Shares with respect to rights to payment of dividends or distributions or rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Issuer;

(f)             incur or guaranty any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness:

(i)            incurred pursuant to that certain credit agreement by and among Great Southern Homes, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of July 9, 2021, as amended through the date of this Agreement (the “Current Credit Agreement”); or

(ii)           incurred pursuant to any line of credit similar to the Current Credit Agreement (including by reason of, among other similar characteristics and features, having an asset-based availability of total loan funding available at any time where the asset upon which loan funding availability is calculated – i.e., the borrowing base - is real property interests) and utilized for financing the operation of the Issuer’s business, including any such Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Issuer Group Entity’s acquisition of or investment in another company or business, so long as (A) the amount outstanding under any such similar line of credit cannot, at any time, exceed a ratio of Indebtedness to stockholders equity of the Issuer and the Issuer Group Entities on consolidated basis of 2.5 to 1 for the period from the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2023 and 2.25 to 1 thereafter regardless of whether the Current Credit Agreement has been amended or replaced, in each case and (B) in the case of any line of credit entered into in addition to the Current Credit Agreement, such line of credit shall not permit the aggregate value of the total borrowing base thereunder that is attributable to “Speculative Housing Units” and “Model Housing Units” (as each of the foregoing terms is defined in the Current Credit Agreement) to exceed 70% of the aggregate value of the total borrowing base and excludes any value of “Speculative Housing Units” and “Model Housing Units” in excess of the 70% limitation from the calculation of the aggregate value of the total borrowing base;

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(g)            pay or agree to pay any dividend, distribution, loan, advance, guaranty, extension of credit or other payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) to or for the benefit of any Person (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Issuer) that holds any Equity Securities in any Issuer Group Entity, whether or not such interest is evidenced by a security, and any other payment, whether in cash, securities or other property, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any capital stock of any Issuer Group Entity, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or of any options, warrants or similar rights to purchase such capital stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock except for the repurchase of options or other securities from employees upon the end of their employment with an Issuer Group Entity;

(h)            enter into an agreement with respect to, or consummate, any acquisition (whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or otherwise) of another business or Person requiring the payment of consideration greater than 400% of such business’s or Person’s EBITDA during the preceding calendar year;

(i)             amend, modify or supplement any existing equity incentive plan or enter into or adopt any new equity incentive plan except to the extent such new plan or supplement does not increase the number of shares issuable pursuant to all equity incentive plans to more than 10% of the then outstanding Company Shares on a fully-diluted basis or such amendment or modification is, in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of the Issuer after receiving advice of counsel, necessary or advisable to comply with any change in law;

(j)             enter into any agreement or arrangement that would restrict the Conversant Investor from having or exercising any consent right set forth in this Agreement, that would require any Issuer Group Entity to breach any obligations to the Conversant Investor under this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, or any applicable Convertible Note and/or that contain any non-competition provisions purporting to bind, limit or restrict any Issuer Group Entity or any of its Affiliates;

(k)            make any material tax decisions, elections or other determinations with respect to any Issuer Group Entity;

(l)             dissolve, liquidate, merge or sell the Issuer or all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer;

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(m)           issue, sell or otherwise Transfer Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of the Issuer to a Person other than the Issuer or a wholly owned Subsidiary or the Issuer;

  

(n)           select or change the independent auditor of the Issuer to an auditor other than a nationally recognized accounting firm;

(o)            make any changes or modifications to any Issuer Group Entity’s fiscal year; or

(p)            agree or resolve to take any of the actions listed in this Section 5.2.

Section 5.3Information Rights. The Issuer shall deliver or make available (for clarity, information publicly available on the Issuer’s website or the SEC website shall be deemed to have been made available) to the Conversant Investor:

(a)            no later than the earlier of (i) 135 days following the end of each fiscal year or (ii) the date on which such statements are required to be provided by any Issuer Group Entity to one or more of its lenders pursuant to any credit agreement or other similar arrangement, audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer Group Entities for such fiscal year (including balance sheet, statement of operations and comprehensive income, statement of changes in capital (deficit) and statement of cash flows), consisting of statements of (i) the consolidated financial condition of the Issuer Group Entities as of the end of such fiscal year and (ii) income and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP by a nationally-recognized audit firm;

(b)            no later than 60 days following the end of each fiscal quarter, unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Issuer Group Entities (including balance sheet, statement of operations and comprehensive income and statement of changes in capital (deficit)), prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c)            no later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year and, in any event, at least five Business Days prior to the date of any vote of the Board of Directors to approve the same, the drafts of each of the Issuer’s annual business plan and operating budget prepared in good faith; and

(d)            to the extent reasonably practicable and legally permissible, written notice as soon as any Issuer Group Entity receives a non-routine letter from any U.S. or non-U.S. securities regulatory body, including the SEC describing its findings from an examination conducted by such regulator that identifies any material deficiencies, together with a copy of any such letter.

Section 5.4No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)            During the Measurement Period, the Conversant Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Conversant Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)            During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

ARTICLE VI.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1Term and Termination.

(a)            This Agreement shall commence upon the Closing Date and shall terminate automatically upon the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Conversant Investor and its Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Conversant Investor at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

(b)            In the event of a termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (nor to any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, and all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party that occurred prior to such termination).

Section 6.2Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. For so long as the Conversant Investor is entitled to exercise the rights set forth in this Agreement, the Conversant Investor may assign those rights to Conversant Capital LLC or any Affiliate thereof upon written notice to the Issuer.

Section 6.3Successors and Assigns. The term and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

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Section 6.4       Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

Section 6.5       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 6.6       Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 6.7       Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail (unless the party sending such communication by electronic mail receives a hard bounce-back or delivery failure message), or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt or refusal. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto or to the e-mail address set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Issuer or any Issuer Group Entity, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Attention:

Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer 

 

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email:

tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

 

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

Attention:

Andy Tucker

 

Erin Reeves McGinnis

Email:

andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

 

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

if to the Conversant Investor, to:

c/o Conversant Capital LLC

25 Deforest Avenue

Summit, New Jersey 07901

Attention:

Keith O’Connor

 Email:

ko@conversantcap.com

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

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004-1980

Attention:

John M. Bibona

Email:

john.bibona@friedfrank.com

Section 6.8Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by each of the Issuer and the Conversant Investor. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 6.9Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 6.10Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

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Section 6.11     Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Convertible Notes constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

Section 6.12     Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of either party hereto, the other party will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 6.13     Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

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Section 6.14Interpretation. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)            a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)            an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)            references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

(d)            any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)            references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and the exhibit of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)            the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)            this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)            all monetary figures shall be in United States dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)             references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)             references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)            the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(l)             the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(m)           the word “or” is not exclusive.

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

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

[Signature Page to Conversant Subscription Agreement]


 

CONVERSANT INVESTOR:

 

 

CONVERSANT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LP

 

By: CONVERSANT GP HOLDINGS LLC

Its: General Partner

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

[Signature Page to Conversant Subscription Agreement]


EXHIBIT G

Investor Subscription Agreement

AGREED FORM

SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.,

AND

[INVESTOR]

DATED AS OF [], 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

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Section 1.1

Subscription for and Sale of Shares

1

Section 1.2

Closing

1

Section 1.3

Lock-up

1

Section 1.4

Permitted Transferees

2

Section 1.5

Change of Control

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

2

 

 

Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

2

Section 2.2

Authority

2

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations

3

 

 

 

ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

3

 

 

Section 3.1

Authorization

3

Section 3.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

3

Section 3.3

Accredited Investor

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

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Section 4.1

Preemptive Rights

4

Section 4.2

No Shorting; No Manipulation

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ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS

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Section 5.1

Term and Termination

6

Section 5.2

Assignment

6

Section 5.3

Successors and Assigns

6

Section 5.4

Governing Law

6

Section 5.5

Counterparts

7

Section 5.6

Titles and Subtitles

7

Section 5.7

Notices

7

Section 5.8

Amendments and Waivers

8

Section 5.9

Severability

8

Section 5.10

Delays or Omissions

8

Section 5.11

Entire Agreement

8

Section 5.12

Further Assurances

9

Section 5.13

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

9

Section 5.14

Interpretation

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [●], 2023, by and among (a) United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and (b) [Investor], a [●] (the “Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Investor, and the other Investors (as defined therein) party thereto are party to that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 21, 2023, pursuant to which the Investors (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to purchase from the Issuer and the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to the Investors the Convertible Notes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Issuer wishes to sell, and the Investor wishes to subscribe for, [●] Issuer Class A Shares (the “Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

Section 1.1Subscription for and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing (which shall take place on the Closing Date) the Issuer shall issue to the Investor the Shares concurrently with the Issuer’s sale of the Convertible Notes to the Investor. No additional consideration shall be paid by the Investor for the Shares; provided, that the Issuer and the Investor (and any assignee of either) agree that the Shares shall be treated as having been issued for $5.00 per Share for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, including for purposes of determining the aggregate “original issue discount” on the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 1271-1275 of the Code.

Section 1.2Closing. At the Closing, the Issuer shall provide the Investor with evidence that the Shares have been recorded in book-entry form on the Company’s register of stockholders maintained by its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the Investor’s or its nominee’s name.

Section 1.3Lock-up. Except as permitted by Section 1.4 and Section 1.5, none of the Investors shall (a) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (c) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a), (b), or (c) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b), or (c), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”).


Section 1.4Permitted Transferees. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (a) to any Permitted Transferee, (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (c) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (a), (b) or (c), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Issuer an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Investor, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) the members of the Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (ii) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Investor or the immediate family of the Investor, (iii) if the Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (iv) if the Investor is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (v) any Affiliate of the Investor, or (vi) any other Investor. The Investor further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

Section 1.5Change of Control. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to any transfer by the Investor pursuant to Change of Control Transaction of the Issuer.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Section 2.1Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2Authority.

(a)The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

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(b)The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval and the Nasdaq Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

Section 3.1Authorization. The Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.2Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by the Investor in reliance upon the Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which the Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Shares will be acquired for investment for the Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. The Investor (a) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, the Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares.

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Section 3.3Accredited Investor. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV.

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

Section 4.1Preemptive Rights.

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.1 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to the Investor equal to the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that the Investor holds at such time, but before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance (such portion, the Investor’s “Equity Share”).

(b)The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to the Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide the Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

(c)By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, the Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Equity Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that the Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.1 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

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(d)If the Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to the Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in the Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if the Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)The election by the Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 4.1 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Investor, such that the issuance to the Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)Notwithstanding Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Investor under this Section 4.1 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 4.1; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers the Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that the Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 4.1 by sending written notice to the Investor, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 4.1(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 4.1(g).

Section 4.2No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)During the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1Term and Termination.

(a)This Agreement shall commence upon the Closing Date and shall terminate automatically upon the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Investor and its Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Investor at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

(b)In the event of a termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 5.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (nor to any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, and all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party that occurred prior to such termination).

Section 5.2Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. For so long as the Investor is entitled to exercise the rights set forth in this Agreement, the Investor may assign those rights to any Affiliate upon written notice to the Issuer.

Section 5.3Successors and Assigns. The term and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 5.4Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

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Section 5.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 5.6Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 5.7Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail (unless the party sending such communication by electronic mail receives a hard bounce-back or delivery failure message), or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt or refusal. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto or to the e-mail address set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 5.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Issuer or any Issuer Group Entity, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Attention:

Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email:

tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

Attention:

Andy Tucker

Erin Reeves McGinnis

Email:

andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

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if to the Investor, to:

[●]

[●]

Attention:

[●]

Email:

[●]

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

[●]

[●]

[●]

Attention:

[●]

Email:

[●]

Section 5.8Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by each of the Issuer and the Investor. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 5.9Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 5.10Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 5.11Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Convertible Notes constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

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Section 5.12Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of either party hereto, the other party will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 5.13Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 5.14Interpretation. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

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(d)any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and the exhibit of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)all monetary figures shall be in United States dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(l)the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(m)the word “or” is not exclusive.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature pages follow.]

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

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


 

INVESTOR:

 

 

 

[●]  

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


Exhibit 10.7

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS

AND LOCKUP AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCKUP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 30, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) by and among United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as DiamondHead Holdings Corp.) (the “Company”), and the undersigned parties listed on Exhibit A hereto (each such party, together with any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).

WHEREAS, on September 10, 2022, the Company, Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“GSH”), entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “BCA”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with

and into GSH (the “Merger”), with GSH continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the BCA, shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company (the “Merger Shares”) were issued to certain Holders;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Initial Holders are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 25, 2021 (the “Existing Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Initial Holders desire to amend and restate the Existing Agreement in its entirety and, along with the other Holders, enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights relating to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more entities, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

Anchor Investors” means The Obsidian Master Fund, BlackRock Credit Alpha Master Fund L.P., HC NCBR Fund, and Riverview Group LLC, and any successors in interest thereto with respect to any Shares.

Anchor Investor Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company issued to the Anchor Investors at the Closing in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination.

Anchor Investor Shares Lock-up Period” means, with respect to the Anchor Investor Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (A) the date on which the last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing, (B) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property or (C) one year after the Closing.

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BCA” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Business Combination” means the business combination transaction contemplated by the BCA.

Business Day” means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to

accept filings or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, NY.

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

Class B Common Stock” means (a) prior to the Closing, the Class B common stock of the Company purchased by the Sponsor prior to the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering, and (b) following the Closing, Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Closing” shall have the meaning given in the BCA.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company, along with any equity securities paid as dividends or distributions after the Closing with respect to such shares or

into which such shares are exchanged or converted after the Closing.

Company” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Demand Registration” is defined in Section 3.2.1.

Demanding Holder” is defined in Section 3.2.1.

Effective Date” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Effectiveness Datemeans, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement, the 90th calendar day following the Filing Date (or in the event the Initial Registration Statement receives a “full review” by the Commission, the 120th day following the Filing Date) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3, the 90th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder; provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Business Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above; provided, further, that, if the Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday or Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal holiday or a day

on which the Commission is authorized or required by law or other government actions to close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the following Business Day.

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 45th calendar day following the date hereof; provided, however, that, if the Filing Date falls on a Saturday or Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which the Commission is authorized or required by law or other government actions to close, the Filing Date shall be the following Business Day.

Form S-3” is defined in Section 3.4.

Founder Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company into which the Class B Common Stock of the Company prior to the Closing has converted in connection with the Business Combination, held by the Initial Holders as of the Effective Date of this Agreement.

Founder Shares Lock-up Period” means, with respect to the Founder Shares held by the Initial Holders other than the Anchor Investors immediately following the Closing (A) first, for 50% of the Shares, the period

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ending one year following the Closing, and (B) second, for the remaining 50% of the Shares, the period ending two years following the Closing.

Holder” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 5.3.

Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 5.3.

Initial Holders” means the initial holders of Founders Shares following the Closing, including the Sponsor, David T. Hamamoto, Keith Feldman, Judith A. Hannaway, Jonathan A. Langer, Charles W. Schoenherr and Michael J. Bayles and The Obsidian Master Fund, BlackRock Credit Alpha Master Fund L.P., HC NCBR Fund, Riverview Group LLC, and any successors in interest thereto with respect to any Founder Shares.

Initial Registration Statement” means the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 3.1.

Holder Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 5.1.

Locked-up Holders” means the Initial Holders and the Nieri Parties.

Lock-up Period” is defined in Section 2.1.

Maximum Number of Shares” is defined in Section 3.2.4.

Merger Shares” means the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company issued or issuable to the Holders pursuant to the terms of the BCA.

Merger Sub” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Nieri Parties” means Michael Nieri, the PWN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/2018, the MEN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/ 2018, and the PMN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/2018 and any successors in interest thereto with respect to any Shares.

Nieri Shares Lock-up Period” means, with respect to the Shares held by the Nieri Parties immediately following the Closing (A) first, for 50% of the Shares, the period ending one year following the Closing, and (A) second, for the remaining 50% of the Shares, the period ending two years following the Closing.

Notices” is defined in Section 7.3.

Permitted Transferees” is defined in Section 2.2.

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

Piggy-Back Registration” is defined in Section 3.3.1.

Private Placement Warrants” means each one warrant of the Company entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock in accordance with terms described in the final prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering with respect to the private warrants of the Company.

Private Placement Lock-up Period” means, with respect to Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the Closing.

Pro Rata” is defined in Section 3.1.2.

Prohibited Transfer” is defined in Section 2.1.

Register,” “Registered”, and “Registration” 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.

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Registrable Securities” means (i) the Shares and any Common Stock held by the Holders and Initial Holders immediately following the closing of the Business Combination, (ii) the Private Placement Warrants and any Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants, and (iii) any warrants, shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company acquired by a Holder after the Closing, or issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of any of the foregoing securities. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of, or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (d) the Registrable Securities are freely saleable under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect) without volume or manner-of-sale limitations.

Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity).

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written guidance, or rule of general applicability of the Commission staff, or (ii) written comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff to the Company in connection with the review of the Registration Statement.

Shares” means the Merger Shares and the Founder Shares, along with any equity securities paid as dividends or distributions after the Closing with respect to such shares or into which such shares are exchanged or converted after the Closing.

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

Sponsor” means DHP SPAC-II Sponsor LLC.

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in Section 3.1.2.

Third Party Purchaser” means any Person who, immediately prior to the contemplated transaction, does not directly or indirectly own or have the right to acquire any outstanding Common Stock.

Underwriter” means, solely for the purposes of this Agreement, 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” means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

2.

LOCKUP.

2.1General Restrictions on Transfers. Except as permitted by Section 2.2, none of the Locked-up Holders shall (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by

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delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the Nieri Shares Lock-up Period, the Private Placement Lock-up Period, or the Anchor Investor Shares Lock-up Period (each, a “Lock-up Period”) applicable to such Locked-up Holder.

2.2

Permitted Transfers.

2.2.1Permitted Transferees. The provisions of Section 2.1 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (I) to any Permitted Transferee, (II) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (III) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (I), (II) or (III), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Company an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Locked-up Holder, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (1) the members of the Locked-up Holder’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (2) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Locked-up Holder or the immediate family of the Locked-up Holder, (3) if the Locked-up Holder is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (4) if the Locked-up Holder is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (5) any Affiliate of the Locked-up Holder; provided, however, that, during an applicable Lock-Up Period, the Nieri Parties shall not transfer Registrable Securities to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Sponsor, or (6) any other Locked-Up Holder. The Locked-up Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

2.2.2Change of Control. The provisions of Section 2.1 shall not apply to any transfer by any Locked-up Holder pursuant to a merger, stock sale, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Third Party Purchaser approved by the board of directors of the Company that results in a change in control of the Company.

2.3

Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Transfers.

2.3.1Legend. During the applicable Lock-up Period, each certificate evidencing any Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2023, BY AND AMONG UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC. (THE “ISSUER”) AND THE ISSUER’S SECURITYHOLDERS NAMED THEREIN, AS AMENDED. NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT. A COPY OF SUCH REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

2.3.1Prior Notice. Prior to the transfer of any Common Stock permitted by Section 2.2, the Holder of such Common Stock shall give the Company at least three (3) Business Days’ prior notice of such permitted transfer, other than in the case of transfers upon the death of an individual.

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Prior to the consummation of any such permitted transfer, or prior to any transfer pursuant to which rights and obligations of the transferor under this Agreement are assigned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferring Holder shall cause the transferee to agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall provide any documents required by the transfer agent for the Common Stock to consummate such transfer. Upon any transfer by any Holder of any of its Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and which is made in conjunction with the assignment of such Holder’s rights and obligations hereunder, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement, of the transferor thereof.

2.3.2Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Holder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, transfer any of its Common Stock except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities laws.

2.3.2Null and Void. If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose, and shall refuse to record any such purported Prohibited Transfer of the Shares in the books of the Company. In order to enforce Section 2.1, the Company may impose stop- transfer instructions with respect to the Shares of the Locked-up Holder (and Permitted Transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the applicable Lock-up Period.

2.3.3Stockholder Rights. For the avoidance of any doubt, the Locked-up Holder shall retain all of its rights as a stockholder of the Company during the applicable Lock-up Period, including the right to vote any Shares.

2.3.4Early Release of Lock-Up Restrictions. The foregoing notwithstanding, to the extent any Locked-up Holder is granted a release or waiver from the restrictions contained in Section 2.1 prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-up Period, then all Subject Parties shall be automatically granted a release or waiver from the restrictions contained in this Section 2.1 to the same extent, on substantially the same terms as and on a pro rata basis with, the Locked-up Holder to which such release or waiver is granted.

3.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

3.1

Shelf Registration.

3.1.1Initial Filing. As soon as practicable following the Closing, but no later than the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement for Shelf Registration on Form S-1 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the transfer agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of the Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Business Day. The Company shall promptly notify the Holders by e-mail of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on the same Business Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall, no later than the second Business Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424 of the Securities Act.

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3.1.2Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, as promptly as is reasonably practicable, cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein, and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form. In the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon request of a Holder, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered by either, at the Company’s option, any available Shelf Registration Statement (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement and causing the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Shelf Registration Statement or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof; provided, however, the Company shall only be required to cause such additional Registrable Securities to be so covered once annually after inquiry of the Holders.

3.1.3Commission Cutback. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), the number of Registrable Securities to be registered shall be reduced on a on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”). In the event of a reduction hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder, as applicable, at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. Promptly after such SEC Guidance is no longer applicable with respect to some or all of the remaining unregistered Registrable Securities, the Company shall file an additional Registration Statement in accordance with this Section 3 with respect to such shares.

3.1.3 Selling Stockholder Questionnaire. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, in the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto, within five (5) Business Days following the date of this Agreement. Each Holder further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time unless such Holder has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire. If a Holder of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire after the deadline specified in the previous sentence, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire; provided that the Company shall not be required to file an additional Registration Statement solely for such shares.

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3.2

Demand Registration.

3.2.1Request for Registration. At any time and from time to time on or after the date of this Agreement, the Holders of ten percent (10%) of the Registrable Securities may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their Registrable Securities, as the case may be (a “Demand Registration”). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of shares of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Company will within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of the demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such Holder including shares of Registrable Securities in such Demand Registration, a “Demanding Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such notice from a Demanding Holder(s), the Demanding Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, and the Company shall effect, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, but not more than forty five (45) days after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders pursuant to the Demand Registration, subject to Section 3.2.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 4.1.1. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of four (4) Demand Registrations under this Section 3.2.1 in respect of all Registrable Securities; provided that the Initial Holders shall have the right to demand at least one (1) of such four (4) Demand Registrations.

3.2.2Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.2.1 above, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration will not count as a Demand Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto and (iii) all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file a another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

3.2.3Underwritten Offering. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their written demand for a Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering. In such event, the right of any Demanding Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Demanding Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Demanding Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 3.2.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Underwritten Offering by a majority- in-interest of the Demanding Holders participating in the Demand Registration.

3.2.4Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an Underwritten Offering, in good faith, advises the Company and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by other stockholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares 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 Underwritten Offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of

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shares, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Shares” ), then the Company shall include in such Demand Registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (Pro Rata in accordance with the number of shares that each such Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Registration, regardless of the number of shares held by each such Demanding Holder) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

3.2.5Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever by giving written notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders withdraws from a proposed Underwritten Offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 3.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 3.2.5.

3.3

Piggy-Back Registration.

3.3.1Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time on or after the date of this Agreement the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for stockholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 3.2), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (iv) filed on Form S-4 or (v) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but in no event less than twenty (20) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the Holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of shares of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within ten (10) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration” ). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All Holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company for such Piggy-Back Registration.

3.3.2Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an Underwritten Offering advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar amount or number of Common Stock which the Company desires to sell, taken together with the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other than the

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Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Registrable Securities as to which Registration has been requested under this Section 3.3, and the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the Company shall include in any such Registration:

a)If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) first, the Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Common Stock or other securities, if any, comprised of Registrable Securities as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof, Pro Rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;

b)If the Registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, (A) first, the Common Stock or other securities for the account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Common Stock or other securities comprised of Registrable Securities, Pro Rata, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

3.3.3Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw, for any reason or for no reason whatsoever, such Holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of their intention to withdraw from such Piggy-Back Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggy-Back Registration. The Company (whether on its own good-faith determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Piggy-Back Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the Holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration.

3.3.4Unlimited Piggy-Back Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 3.2 hereof. The Holders shall have unlimited Piggy-Back Registration Rights.

3.4Registrations on Form S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time and from time to time, request in writing that the Company register the resale of any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration which may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the Registration of all or such portion of such Holder’s or Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable

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Securities or other securities of the Company, if any, of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to this Section 3.4 if Form S-3 is not available for such offering. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 3.2.

3.5

Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.

3.5.1Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.5, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf Registration is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering (whether firm commitment or otherwise) not involving a “road show” or other substantial marketing efforts prior to pricing (commonly referred to as a “Block Trade”) or (b) an otherwise coordinated “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), in each case, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, either (x) $10 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then such Demanding Holder shall notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, as applicable, is expected to commence, and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters, brokers, sales agents, or placement agents prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus, and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.

3.5.2The Company may facilitate a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering if it determines that sufficient shares shall be traded by any Holder or Holders that would be more efficiently traded as a block trade.

3.5.3Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to submit a notice to the Company and the Underwriter(s) if any, of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this Section 3.5.3.

3.5.4Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 3.3 shall not apply to a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to this Section 3.5.

3.5.5The Company shall have the right to select the Underwriters, and brokers, sale agents, or placement agents (if any) for such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment bank.

3.5.6A Holder in the aggregate may demand no more than two (2) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings pursuant to this Section 3.5 in any twelve (12) month period.

4.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

4.1Filings; Information. Whenever the Company is required to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:

4.1.1Filing Registration Statement. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission within the time frame required by Section 3.1 and Section 3.2, to the extent applicable, a

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Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and use its best efforts to keep it effective for the period required by Section 4.1.3; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to ninety (90) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable to deferment of any demand registration to which such Piggy-Back Registration relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time; provided further, however, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise the right set forth in this provision more than once in any 365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder.

4.1.2Copies. The Company shall, at least five (5) days prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to 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 Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders.

4.1.3Amendments and Supplements. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or such securities have been withdrawn.

4.1.4Notification. After the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify such Holders promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and promptly make available to the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and to the legal counsel for any such Holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such Holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, to which such Holders or their legal counsel shall object.

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4.1.5State Securities Laws Compliance. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.

4.1.6Agreements for Disposition. The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. The representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement. No Holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement shall be required to make any representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to such Holder’s organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such Holder’s material agreements and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating to such Holder that such Holder has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.

4.1.7Cooperation. The principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company, and all other officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants, and potential Holders.

4.1.8Records. The Company shall make available for inspection by the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant, or other professional retained by any Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents, and properties of the Company, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement.

4.1.9Opinions and Comfort Letters. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed counterpart, addressed to such Holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the Company’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Company shall furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, at any time that such Holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the Company to the effect that the Registration Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.

4.1.10Earnings Statement. The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its stockholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.

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4.1.11Listing. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner satisfactory to the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration.

4.1.12Road Show. If the registration involves the registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $25 million, the Company shall use its 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 any Underwritten Offering.

4.1.13Transfer Agent: The Company shall provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement.

4.2Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4.1.4(iv), or, in the case of a resale registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, upon any suspension by the Company, pursuant to a written insider trading compliance program adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, of the ability of all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in the Company’s securities because of the existence of material non-public information, each Holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact in the Company’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the Company, each such Holder will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.

4.3Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 3.1, Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.2, any Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 3.3, and any registration on Form S-3 effected pursuant to Section 3.3.5, and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 4.1.11; (v) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vi) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 4.1.9); and (vii) the reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration. The Company shall have no obligation to pay (i) any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by the Holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such Holders, or (ii) the fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing any Holders (other than the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Demanding Holders or the Initial Holders, as the case may be, in an Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering (not to exceed $75,000 for each offering without the prior written consent of the Company). Additionally, in an Underwritten Offering, all selling stockholders and the Company shall bear the incremental expenses of the Underwriter pro rata in proportion to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such offering.

4.4Information. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 3 and in connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with Federal and applicable state securities laws.

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In addition, the Holders of Registrable Securities shall comply with all prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act and applicable SEC regulations.

4.5Legend Removal Obligations. In connection with the written request of any Holder, the Company shall remove any restrictive legend included on the certificates (or, in the case of book-entry shares, any other instrument or record) representing such Holder’s or Permitted Transferee’s ownership of Registrable Securities, and promptly issue a certificate (or evidence of the issuance of securities in book-entry form) without such restrictive legend or any other restrictive legend to the Holder of the applicable shares of Registrable Securities upon which it is stamped, if (i) such Registrable Securities are registered for resale under the Securities Act and such Registration Statement for such Registrable Securities has not been suspended under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, (ii) such Registrable Securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or (iii) such Registrable Securities are eligible for sale pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 without volume or manner-of- sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (A) the effective date of a Registration Statement registering such Registrable Securities or (B) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of such Registrable Securities without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Company upon the written request of the Holder or its Permitted Transferee, shall instruct the Company’s transfer agent to remove the legend from such Registrable Securities (in whatever form) and shall cause the Company’s counsel to issue any legend removal opinion required by the transfer agent. Any reasonable and documented fees (with respect to the transfer agent, the Company’s counsel, or otherwise) associated with the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will, as soon as practicable following the delivery by any Holder or its Permitted Transferee to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate (if applicable) representing such Registrable Securities and, to the extent such sale is not pursuant to an effective registration statement, such other documentation as reasonably requested by the Company, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder of such Registrable Securities a certificate representing such Registrable Securities (or evidence of the issuance of such Registrable Securities in book-entry form) that is free from all restrictive legends; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to deliver any opinion, authorization, certificate, or direction to remove the restrictive legend pursuant to this Section 4.5 if (x) removal of the legend would result in or facilitate transfer of securities in violation of applicable law or (y) following receipt of instruction from the Company, the transfer agent refuses to remove the legend.

4.6Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to this Section 4.6. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect). Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

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5.

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

5.1Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers, employees, Affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys, and agents, and each person, if any, who controls a Holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an “Holder Indemnified Party” ), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages, or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration; and the Company shall promptly reimburse the Holder Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Holder Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such selling Holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, Affiliates, directors, partners, members, and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 5.1.

5.2Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each selling Holder will, in the event that any Registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such selling Holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each Underwriter (if any), and each other selling Holder and each other person, if any, who controls another selling Holder or such Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, judgments, damages, or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such selling Holder expressly for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers, and each other selling Holder or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action. Each selling Holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such selling Holder.

5.3Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage, or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, such person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “Indemnifying Party” ) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought

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against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.

5.4

Contribution.

5.4.1If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability, or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the 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 such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

5.4.2The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5.4 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 the immediately preceding Section 5.4.1.

5.4.3The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability, or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.4, no Holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions, or taxes) actually received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

5.5Survival. The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party or any officer, director, or controlling person of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of securities.

6.RULE 144. The Company covenants that it shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the Holders of Registrable Securities

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may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.

7.

MISCELLANEOUS.

7.1Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than the Holders of the Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any shares of the Company’s capital stock for sale or to include shares of the Company’s capital stock in any registration filed by the Company for the sale of shares of capital stock for its own account or for the account of any other person, other than the Existing Agreement, which is hereby terminated. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

7.2

Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

7.2.1This 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.

7.2.2Prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period to the Registrable Securities are subject, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided however, that no assignment by any Holder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) prior written notice of such assignment and (ii) a joinder to this Agreement executed by the assignee, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company. Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 7.2 shall be null and void.

7.2.3This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article 5 and this Section 7.2.

7.3Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, or other communications (collectively, “Notices” ) required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex, or facsimile; provided, that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.

To the Company before the Closing:

DiamondHead Holdings Corp.

250 Park Ave., 7th Floor

New York, New York 10177

Attention: David T. Hamamoto

Keith Feldman

Email: hamamoto@diamondheadpartners.com;

feldman@diamondheadpartners.com

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with a copy to:

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Robert Downes

Audra Cohen

E-mail: downesr@sullcrom.com

cohena@sullcrom.com

To the Company after the Closing:

Great Southern Homes, Inc.

90N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Attention: Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email: tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

with a copy to:

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900

Washington, D.C., 20001

Attention: Andrew M. Tucker

Erin Reeves McGinnis

Email: andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

To a Holder, to the address set forth below such Holder’s name on Exhibit A hereto.

7.4Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.

7.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

7.6Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations, and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written, including, but not limited to, the Existing Agreement.

7.7Modifications and Amendments. No amendment, modification, or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Company unless executed in writing by the Company. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Holders of the Registrable Securities unless executed in writing by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that (i) so long as the Initial Holders in the aggregate hold at least five percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, any amendment, modification or waiver under this Agreement shall require the prior written consent of the Sponsor and (ii) in the event any such amendment or modification would be adverse in any material respect to the material rights or obligations hereunder of a Holder of the Registrable Securities, the written consent of such Holder will also be required.

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7.8Titles and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.

7.9Waivers and Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach, or default which such party has the right to waive; provided that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.

7.10Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court therein in connection with any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

7.11Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE HOLDER IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE, OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

7.12Termination of Existing Agreement. The Existing Agreement is hereby terminated in its entirety and shall be null and void and of no further force or effect, without any action or notice on the part of the parties hereto.

7.13Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but 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)) or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale. The provisions of Section 4.6 and Article V shall survive any termination.

7.14Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested by the Company 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.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lockup Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

COMPANY:

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

By:

/s/ Michael Nieri

Name:

Michael Nieri

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

HOLDERS:

Michael Nieri

By:

/s/ Michael Nieri

Name:

Michael Nieri

Shelton Twine and Pennington West Nieri as Trustees of

The PWN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

By:

/s/ Shelton Twine

Name:

Shelton Twine, Trustee of PWN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

By:

/s/ Pennington West Nieri

Name:

Pennington West Nieri, Trustee of PWN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

Shelton Twine and Maigan Nieri Links as Trustees of

The MEN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

By:

/s/ Shelton Twine

Name:

Shelton Twine, Trustee of MEN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

By:

/s/ Maigan Nieri Links

Name:

Maigan Nieri Links, Trustee of MEN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

Shelton Twine and Patrick Michael Nieri as Trustees of

The PMN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

By:

/s/ Shelton Twine

Name:

Shelton Twine, Trustee of PMN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18

By:

/s/ Patrick Michael Nieri

Name:

Patrick Michael Nieri, Trustee of PMN Trust 2018 dated 7/17/18


David T. Hamamoto

By:

/s/ David T. Hamamoto

Name:

David T. Hamamoto

Keith Feldman

By:

/s/ Keith Feldman

Name:

Keith Feldman

Michael Bayles

By:

/s/ Michael Bayles

Name:

Michael Bayles

Judith A. Hannaway

By:

/s/ Judith A. Hannaway

Name:

Judith A. Hannaway

Charles Schoenherr

By:

/s/ Charles Schoenherr

Name:

Charles Schoenherr

Jonathan A. Langer

By:

/s/ Jonathan A. Langer

Name:

Jonathan A. Langer


Exhibit 10.10

SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.,

AND

CONVERSANT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LP

DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

1

Section 1.1

Subscription for and Sale of Shares

1

Section 1.2

Closing

1

Section 1.3

Lock-up

1

Section 1.4

Permitted Transferees

2

Section 1.5

Change of Control

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

2

Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

2

Section 2.2

Authority

2

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

3

 

 

 

ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONVERSANT INVESTOR

3

Section 3.1

Authorization

3

Section 3.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

3

Section 3.3

Accredited Investor

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE MATTERS

4

Section 4.1

Board Matters

4

Section 4.2

Committees of the Board of Directors

5

 

 

 

ARTICLE V. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

5

Section 5.1

Preemptive Rights

5

Section 5.2

Conversant Investor Consent Rights

7

Section 5.3

Information Rights

9

Section 5.4

No Shorting; No Manipulation

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS

10

Section 6.1

Term and Termination

10

Section 6.2

Assignment

10

Section 6.3

Successors and Assigns

10

Section 6.4

Governing Law

11

Section 6.5

Counterparts

11

Section 6.6

Titles and Subtitles

11

Section 6.7

Notices

11

Section 6.8

Amendments and Waivers

12

Section 6.9

Severability

12

Section 6.10

Delays or Omissions

12

Section 6.11

Entire Agreement

13

Section 6.12

Further Assurances

13

Section 6.13

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

13

Section 6.14

Interpretation

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 30, 2023, by and among (a) United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and (b) Conversant Opportunity Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Conversant Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Conversant Investor, and the other Investors (as defined therein) party thereto are party to that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 21, 2023, pursuant to which the Investors agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to purchase from the Issuer and the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to the Investors the Convertible Notes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Conversant Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Issuer wishes to sell, and the Conversant Investor wishes to subscribe for, 535,173 Issuer Class A Shares (the “Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

Section 1.1       Subscription for and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing (which shall take place on the Closing Date) the Issuer shall issue to the Conversant Investor the Shares concurrently with the Issuer’s sale of the Convertible Notes to the Conversant Investor. No additional consideration shall be paid by the Conversant Investor for the Shares; provided, that the Issuer and the Conversant Investor (and any assignee of either) agree that the Shares shall be treated as having been issued for $5.00 per Share for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, including for purposes of determining the aggregate “original issue discount” on the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 1271-1275 of the Code.

Section 1.2       Closing. At the Closing, the Issuer shall provide the Conversant Investor with evidence that the Shares have been recorded in book-entry form on the Company’s register of stockholders maintained by its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the Conversant Investor’s or its nominee’s name.

Section 1.3       Lock-up. Except as permitted by Section 1.4 and Section 1.5, the Conversant Investor shall not (a) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (c) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a), (b), or (c) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b), or (c), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”).


Section 1.4       Permitted Transferees. The provisions of Section 1.3 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (a) to any Permitted Transferee, (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (c) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (a), (b) or (c), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Issuer an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Conversant Investor, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) the members of the Conversant Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (ii) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Conversant Investor or the immediate family of the Conversant Investor, (iii) if the Conversant Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (iv) if the Conversant Investor is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (v) any Affiliate of the Conversant Investor, or (vi) any other Investor. The Conversant Investor further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

Section 1.5       Change of Control. The provisions of Section 1.3 shall not apply to any transfer by the Conversant Investor pursuant to a Change of Control Transaction of the Issuer.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Section 2.1       Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2       Authority.

(a)            The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

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(b)            The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3       Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)            No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval and the Nasdaq Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONVERSANT INVESTOR

Section 3.1       Authorization. The Conversant Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Conversant Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Conversant Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Conversant Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.2       Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by the Conversant Investor in reliance upon the Conversant Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which the Conversant Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Shares will be acquired for investment for the Conversant Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. The Conversant Investor (a) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, the Conversant Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares.

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Section 3.3       Accredited Investor. The Conversant Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MATTERS

Section 4.1       Board Matters.

(a)            For as long as fifty percent (50%) of the original principal amount of the Convertible Notes are outstanding and have not been converted or cash settled, the Conversant Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) member of the Board of Directors, who shall initially be Robert Grove.

(b)            For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate at least one member of the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article IV (such designee, the “Conversant Board Representative”), the Issuer shall cause the Conversant Board Representative to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, including by taking all action as may be necessary to secure the favorable votes of the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Issuer, as applicable, in respect of the election or appointment such Conversant Board Representative at the time of any future director elections or appointments (including to fill any vacancy), whether at any annual or special meeting of the Board of Directors or stockholders or pursuant to any written consent of the Board of Directors or stockholders of the Issuer or, to the extent necessary, by expanding the size of the Board of Directors and appointing the Conversant Board Representative to the Board of Directors (and, to the extent necessary, calling a special meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders for the purpose of amending the Issuer’s Certificate of Incorporation to allow such expansion). Promptly following the Closing Date, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereof, the Issuer shall cause Robert Grove to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors as a Class III director (i.e., a member of the class of directors whose term of office expires at the Issuer’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026).

(c)            For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate a member of the Board of Directors, the Issuer shall not, without the prior written approval of the Conversant Board Representative:

(i)            increase the size of the Board of Directors in excess of eleven (11) members; or

(ii)           decrease the size of the Board of Directors (A) to fewer than eleven (11) members, or (B) if such decrease would require the resignation of the Conversant Board Representative from the Board of Directors.

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(d)            The Issuer will reimburse the Conversant Board Representative for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with travel to or from and attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors. The Conversant Board Representative will receive the same director compensation as each other non-executive director of the Board of Directors.

(e)            For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate a member of the Issuer Board of Directors, in the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal of the Conversant Board Representative, the Conversant Investor (and only the Conversant Investor) may designate another individual to be elected to fill the vacancy created thereby, and the Issuer hereby agrees to take, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.

(f)             If the Issuer reasonably determines that the Conversant Board Representative is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications (“Disqualification Events”) described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act, the Conversant Board Representative shall not be eligible for appointment to the Board of Directors. To the Conversant Investor’s knowledge, Robert Grove is not subject to a Disqualification Event.

Section 4.2       Committees of the Board of Directors. For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate at least one Conversant Board Representative, the Conversant Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) member of each committee of the Board of Directors that may be established from the Board of Directors from time to time.

ARTICLE V.

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

Section 5.1       Preemptive Rights.

(a)            Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.1 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to the Conversant Investor equal to the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that the Conversant Investor holds at such time, but before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance (such portion, the Conversant Investor’s “Equity Share”).

(b)            The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to the Conversant Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide the Conversant Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

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(c)            By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, the Conversant Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Equity Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that the Conversant Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 5.1 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

(d)            If the Conversant Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to the Conversant Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in the Conversant Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if the Conversant Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)            The election by the Conversant Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Conversant Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 5.1 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Conversant Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Conversant Investor, such that the issuance to the Conversant Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Conversant Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)            Notwithstanding Section 5.1(a) to Section 5.1(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Conversant Investor under this Section 5.1 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 5.1; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers the Conversant Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that the Conversant Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 5.1 by sending written notice to the Conversant Investor, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 5.1(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 5.1(a) to Section 5.1(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 5.1(g).

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Section 5.2       Conversant Investor Consent Rights. During the term of this Agreement, the Issuer shall not, and shall cause each other Issuer Group Entity not to, without first obtaining the consent in writing of the Conversant Investor:

(a)            materially change the principal business of the Issuer Group Entities taken as a whole, enter into new lines of business or exit the Issuer Group Entities’ current line of business;

(b)           enter into an agreement with respect to (or otherwise consummate) a Change of Control Transaction involving the Issuer;

(c)            consummate any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of any Issuer Group Entity under any Debtor Relief Laws or file a petition under Bankruptcy Law;

(d)            change the Governing Documents or capital structure of any Issuer Group Entity in a manner that adversely affects the Conversant Investor;

(e)            authorize, create, classify, reclassify or issue any class or series of Equity Securities or other capital stock of the Issuer that expressly provides that, or has the effect that, such class or series ranks senior to the Shares with respect to rights to payment of dividends or distributions or rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Issuer;

(f)             incur or guaranty any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness:

(i)            incurred pursuant to that certain credit agreement by and among Great Southern Homes, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of July 9, 2021, as amended through the date of this Agreement (the “Current Credit Agreement”); or

(ii)           incurred pursuant to any line of credit similar to the Current Credit Agreement (including by reason of, among other similar characteristics and features, having an asset-based availability of total loan funding available at any time where the asset upon which loan funding availability is calculated – i.e., the borrowing base - is real property interests) and utilized for financing the operation of the Issuer’s business, including any such Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Issuer Group Entity’s acquisition of or investment in another company or business, so long as (A) the amount outstanding under any such similar line of credit cannot, at any time, exceed a ratio of Indebtedness to stockholders equity of the Issuer and the Issuer Group Entities on consolidated basis of 2.5 to 1 for the period from the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2023 and 2.25 to 1 thereafter regardless of whether the Current Credit Agreement has been amended or replaced, in each case and (B) in the case of any line of credit entered into in addition to the Current Credit Agreement, such line of credit shall not permit the aggregate value of the total borrowing base thereunder that is attributable to “Speculative Housing Units” and “Model Housing Units” (as each of the foregoing terms is defined in the Current Credit Agreement) to exceed 70% of the aggregate value of the total borrowing base and excludes any value of “Speculative Housing Units” and “Model Housing Units” in excess of the 70% limitation from the calculation of the aggregate value of the total borrowing base;

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(g)            pay or agree to pay any dividend, distribution, loan, advance, guaranty, extension of credit or other payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) to or for the benefit of any Person (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Issuer) that holds any Equity Securities in any Issuer Group Entity, whether or not such interest is evidenced by a security, and any other payment, whether in cash, securities or other property, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any capital stock of any Issuer Group Entity, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or of any options, warrants or similar rights to purchase such capital stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock except for the repurchase of options or other securities from employees upon the end of their employment with an Issuer Group Entity;

(h)            enter into an agreement with respect to, or consummate, any acquisition (whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or otherwise) of another business or Person requiring the payment of consideration greater than 400% of such business’s or Person’s EBITDA during the preceding calendar year;

(i)             amend, modify or supplement any existing equity incentive plan or enter into or adopt any new equity incentive plan except to the extent such new plan or supplement does not increase the number of shares issuable pursuant to all equity incentive plans to more than 10% of the then outstanding Company Shares on a fully-diluted basis or such amendment or modification is, in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of the Issuer after receiving advice of counsel, necessary or advisable to comply with any change in law;

(j)             enter into any agreement or arrangement that would restrict the Conversant Investor from having or exercising any consent right set forth in this Agreement, that would require any Issuer Group Entity to breach any obligations to the Conversant Investor under this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, or any applicable Convertible Note and/or that contain any non-competition provisions purporting to bind, limit or restrict any Issuer Group Entity or any of its Affiliates;

(k)            make any material tax decisions, elections or other determinations with respect to any Issuer Group Entity;

(l)             dissolve, liquidate, merge or sell the Issuer or all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer;

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(m)           issue, sell or otherwise Transfer Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of the Issuer to a Person other than the Issuer or a wholly owned Subsidiary or the Issuer;

  

(n)           select or change the independent auditor of the Issuer to an auditor other than a nationally recognized accounting firm;

(o)            make any changes or modifications to any Issuer Group Entity’s fiscal year; or

(p)            agree or resolve to take any of the actions listed in this Section 5.2.

Section 5.3       Information Rights. The Issuer shall deliver or make available (for clarity, information publicly available on the Issuer’s website or the SEC website shall be deemed to have been made available) to the Conversant Investor:

(a)            no later than the earlier of (i) 135 days following the end of each fiscal year or (ii) the date on which such statements are required to be provided by any Issuer Group Entity to one or more of its lenders pursuant to any credit agreement or other similar arrangement, audited consolidated financial statements of the Issuer Group Entities for such fiscal year (including balance sheet, statement of operations and comprehensive income, statement of changes in capital (deficit) and statement of cash flows), consisting of statements of (i) the consolidated financial condition of the Issuer Group Entities as of the end of such fiscal year and (ii) income and cash flows for such fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP by a nationally-recognized audit firm;

(b)            no later than 60 days following the end of each fiscal quarter, unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Issuer Group Entities (including balance sheet, statement of operations and comprehensive income and statement of changes in capital (deficit)), prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c)            no later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year and, in any event, at least five Business Days prior to the date of any vote of the Board of Directors to approve the same, the drafts of each of the Issuer’s annual business plan and operating budget prepared in good faith; and

(d)            to the extent reasonably practicable and legally permissible, written notice as soon as any Issuer Group Entity receives a non-routine letter from any U.S. or non-U.S. securities regulatory body, including the SEC describing its findings from an examination conducted by such regulator that identifies any material deficiencies, together with a copy of any such letter.

Section 5.4       No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)            During the Measurement Period, the Conversant Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Conversant Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)            During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

ARTICLE VI.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1       Term and Termination.

(a)            This Agreement shall commence upon the Closing Date and shall terminate automatically upon the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Conversant Investor and its Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Conversant Investor at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

(b)            In the event of a termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (nor to any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, and all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party that occurred prior to such termination).

Section 6.2       Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. For so long as the Conversant Investor is entitled to exercise the rights set forth in this Agreement, the Conversant Investor may assign those rights to Conversant Capital LLC or any Affiliate thereof upon written notice to the Issuer.

Section 6.3       Successors and Assigns. The term and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

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Section 6.4       Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

Section 6.5       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 6.6       Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 6.7       Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail (unless the party sending such communication by electronic mail receives a hard bounce-back or delivery failure message), or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt or refusal. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto or to the e-mail address set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Issuer or any Issuer Group Entity, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Attention: Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer 

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email: tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001

Attention: Andy Tucker

Erin Reeves McGinnis

Email: andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

if to the Conversant Investor, to:

c/o Conversant Capital LLC
25 Deforest Avenue
Summit, New Jersey 07901

Attention: Keith O’Connor

Email: ko@conversantcap.com

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

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004-1980

Attention: John M. Bibona

Email: john.bibona@friedfrank.com

Section 6.8       Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by each of the Issuer and the Conversant Investor. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 6.9       Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 6.10     Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

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Section 6.11     Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Convertible Notes constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

Section 6.12     Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of either party hereto, the other party will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 6.13     Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

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Section 6.14     Interpretation. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)            a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)            an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)            references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

(d)            any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)            references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and the exhibit of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)            the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)            this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)            all monetary figures shall be in United States dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)             references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)             references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)            the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(l)             the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(m)           the word “or” is not exclusive.

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

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Keith Feldman

 

 

Name: Keith Feldman

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Conversant Subscription Agreement]


 

CONVERSANT INVESTOR:

 

 

 

CONVERSANT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LP

By: CONVERSANT GP HOLDINGS LLC

Its: General Partner

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Michael Simanovsky

 

 

Name: Michael Simanovsky

 

 

Title: Managing Member

[Signature Page to Conversant Subscription Agreement]


Exhibit 10.11

SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.,

AND

HAZELVIEW SECURITIES INC.

DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

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Section 1.1

Subscription for and Sale of Shares

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Section 1.2

Closing

1

Section 1.3

Lock-up

1

Section 1.4

Permitted Transferees

2

Section 1.5

Change of Control

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ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

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Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

2

Section 2.2

Authority

2

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations

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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

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Section 3.1

Authorization

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Section 3.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

3

Section 3.3

Accredited Investor

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ARTICLE IV. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

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Section 4.1

Preemptive Rights

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Section 4.2

No Shorting; No Manipulation

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ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS

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Section 5.1

Term and Termination

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Section 5.2

Assignment

6

Section 5.3

Successors and Assigns

6

Section 5.4

Governing Law

6

Section 5.5

Counterparts

7

Section 5.6

Titles and Subtitles

7

Section 5.7

Notices

7

Section 5.8

Amendments and Waivers

8

Section 5.9

Severability

8

Section 5.10

Delays or Omissions

8

Section 5.11

Entire Agreement

8

Section 5.12

Further Assurances

9

Section 5.13

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

9

Section 5.14

Interpretation

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 30, 2023, by and among (a) United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and (b) Hazelview Securities Inc., a Canadian corporation (the “Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Investor, and the other Investors (as defined therein) party thereto are party to that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 21, 2023, pursuant to which the Investors (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to purchase from the Issuer and the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to the Investors the Convertible Notes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Issuer wishes to sell, and the Investor wishes to subscribe for, 23,268 Issuer Class A Shares (the “Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

Section 1.1Subscription for and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing (which shall take place on the Closing Date) the Issuer shall issue to the Investor the Shares concurrently with the Issuer’s sale of the Convertible Notes to the Investor. No additional consideration shall be paid by the Investor for the Shares; provided, that the Issuer and the Investor (and any assignee of either) agree that the Shares shall be treated as having been issued for $5.00 per Share for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, including for purposes of determining the aggregate “original issue discount” on the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 1271-1275 of the Code.

Section 1.2Closing. At the Closing, the Issuer shall provide the Investor with evidence that the Shares have been recorded in book-entry form on the Company’s register of stockholders maintained by its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the Investor’s or its nominee’s name.

Section 1.3Lock-up. Except as permitted by Section 1.4 and Section 1.5, none of the Investors shall (a) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (c) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a), (b), or (c) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b), or (c), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”).


Section 1.4Permitted Transferees. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (a) to any Permitted Transferee, (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (c) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (a), (b) or (c), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Issuer an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Investor, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) the members of the Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (ii) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Investor or the immediate family of the Investor, (iii) if the Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (iv) if the Investor is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (v) any Affiliate of the Investor, or (vi) any other Investor. The Investor further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

Section 1.5Change of Control. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to any transfer by the Investor pursuant to Change of Control Transaction of the Issuer.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Section 2.1Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2Authority.

(a)The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

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(b)The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval and the Nasdaq Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

Section 3.1Authorization. The Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.2Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by the Investor in reliance upon the Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which the Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Shares will be acquired for investment for the Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. The Investor (a) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, the Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares.

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Section 3.3Accredited Investor. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV.

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

Section 4.1Preemptive Rights.

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.1 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to the Investor equal to the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that the Investor holds at such time, but before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance (such portion, the Investor’s “Equity Share”).

(b)The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to the Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide the Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

(c)By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, the Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Equity Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that the Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.1 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

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(d)If the Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to the Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in the Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if the Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)The election by the Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 4.1 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Investor, such that the issuance to the Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)Notwithstanding Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Investor under this Section 4.1 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 4.1; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers the Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that the Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 4.1 by sending written notice to the Investor, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 4.1(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 4.1(g).

Section 4.2No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)During the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1Term and Termination.

(a)This Agreement shall commence upon the Closing Date and shall terminate automatically upon the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Investor and its Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Investor at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

(b)In the event of a termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 5.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (nor to any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, and all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party that occurred prior to such termination).

Section 5.2Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. For so long as the Investor is entitled to exercise the rights set forth in this Agreement, the Investor may assign those rights to any Affiliate upon written notice to the Issuer.

Section 5.3Successors and Assigns. The term and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 5.4Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

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Section 5.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 5.6Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 5.7Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail (unless the party sending such communication by electronic mail receives a hard bounce-back or delivery failure message), or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt or refusal. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto or to the e-mail address set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 5.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Issuer or any Issuer Group Entity, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063
Attention:     Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email:           tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001
Attention:     Andy Tucker

                     Erin Reeves McGinnis
Email:          andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

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if to the Investor, to:

Hazelview Securities Inc.
1133 Yonge Street, 4th Floor

Toronto, ON, M4T 2Y7
Attention: Peter Hawkings, General Counsel
Email:phawkings@hazelview.com

Section 5.8Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by each of the Issuer and the Investor. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 5.9Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 5.10Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 5.11Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Convertible Notes constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

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Section 5.12Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of either party hereto, the other party will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 5.13Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 5.14Interpretation. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

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(d)any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and the exhibit of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)all monetary figures shall be in United States dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(l)the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(m)the word “or” is not exclusive.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature pages follow.]

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

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Keith Feldman

 

 

Name: Keith Feldman

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


 

INVESTOR:

 

 

 

HAZELVIEW SECURITIES INC. 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Corrado Russo

 

 

Name: Corrado Russo

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


Exhibit 10.12

SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.,

AND

DENDUR MASTER FUND LTD.

DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

ARTICLE I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

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Section 1.1

Subscription for and Sale of Shares

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Section 1.2

Closing

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Section 1.3

Lock-up

1

Section 1.4

Permitted Transferees

2

Section 1.5

Change of Control

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ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

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Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

2

Section 2.2

Authority

2

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations

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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

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Section 3.1

Authorization

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Section 3.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

3

Section 3.3

Accredited Investor

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ARTICLE IV. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

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Section 4.1

Preemptive Rights

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Section 4.2

No Shorting; No Manipulation

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ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS

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Section 5.1

Term and Termination

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Section 5.2

Assignment

6

Section 5.3

Successors and Assigns

6

Section 5.4

Governing Law

6

Section 5.5

Counterparts

7

Section 5.6

Titles and Subtitles

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Section 5.7

Notices

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Section 5.8

Amendments and Waivers

8

Section 5.9

Severability

8

Section 5.10

Delays or Omissions

8

Section 5.11

Entire Agreement

8

Section 5.12

Further Assurances

9

Section 5.13

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

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Section 5.14

Interpretation

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 30, 2023, by and among (a) United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and (b) Dendur Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands limited company (the “Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Investor, and the other Investors (as defined therein) party thereto are party to that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 21, 2023, pursuant to which the Investors (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to purchase from the Issuer and the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to the Investors the Convertible Notes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Issuer wishes to sell, and the Investor wishes to subscribe for, 139,610 Issuer Class A Shares (the “Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

Section 1.1Subscription for and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing (which shall take place on the Closing Date) the Issuer shall issue to the Investor the Shares concurrently with the Issuer’s sale of the Convertible Notes to the Investor. No additional consideration shall be paid by the Investor for the Shares; provided, that the Issuer and the Investor (and any assignee of either) agree that the Shares shall be treated as having been issued for $5.00 per Share for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, including for purposes of determining the aggregate “original issue discount” on the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 1271-1275 of the Code.

Section 1.2Closing. At the Closing, the Issuer shall provide the Investor with evidence that the Shares have been recorded in book-entry form on the Company’s register of stockholders maintained by its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the Investor’s or its nominee’s name.

Section 1.3Lock-up. Except as permitted by Section 1.4 and Section 1.5, none of the Investors shall (a) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (c) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a), (b), or (c) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b), or (c), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”).


Section 1.4Permitted Transferees. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (a) to any Permitted Transferee, (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (c) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (a), (b) or (c), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Issuer an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Investor, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) the members of the Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (ii) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Investor or the immediate family of the Investor, (iii) if the Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (iv) if the Investor is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (v) any Affiliate of the Investor, or (vi) any other Investor. The Investor further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

Section 1.5Change of Control. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to any transfer by the Investor pursuant to Change of Control Transaction of the Issuer.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Section 2.1Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2Authority.

(a)The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

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(b)The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval and the Nasdaq Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

Section 3.1Authorization. The Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.2Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by the Investor in reliance upon the Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which the Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Shares will be acquired for investment for the Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. The Investor (a) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, the Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares.

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Section 3.3Accredited Investor. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV.

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

Section 4.1Preemptive Rights.

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.1 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to the Investor equal to the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that the Investor holds at such time, but before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance (such portion, the Investor’s “Equity Share”).

(b)The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to the Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide the Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

(c)By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, the Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Equity Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that the Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.1 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

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(d)If the Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to the Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in the Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if the Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)The election by the Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 4.1 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Investor, such that the issuance to the Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)Notwithstanding Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Investor under this Section 4.1 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 4.1; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers the Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that the Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 4.1 by sending written notice to the Investor, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 4.1(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 4.1(g).

Section 4.2No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)During the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1Term and Termination.

(a)This Agreement shall commence upon the Closing Date and shall terminate automatically upon the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Investor and its Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Investor at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

(b)In the event of a termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 5.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (nor to any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, and all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party that occurred prior to such termination).

Section 5.2Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. For so long as the Investor is entitled to exercise the rights set forth in this Agreement, the Investor may assign those rights to any Affiliate upon written notice to the Issuer.

Section 5.3Successors and Assigns. The term and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 5.4Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

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Section 5.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 5.6Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 5.7Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail (unless the party sending such communication by electronic mail receives a hard bounce-back or delivery failure message), or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt or refusal. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto or to the e-mail address set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 5.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Issuer or any Issuer Group Entity, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063
Attention:     Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email:           tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001
Attention:     Andy Tucker

                     Erin Reeves McGinnis
Email:          andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

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if to the Investor, to:

Dendur Master Fund Ltd.

250 W 55th St., Floor 26

New York, NY 10019
Attention: Michael Anastasio

Email: manastasio@dendurcap.com

Section 5.8Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by each of the Issuer and the Investor. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 5.9Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 5.10Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 5.11Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Convertible Notes constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

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Section 5.12Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of either party hereto, the other party will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 5.13Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 5.14Interpretation. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

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(d)any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and the exhibit of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)all monetary figures shall be in United States dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(l)the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(m)the word “or” is not exclusive.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature pages follow.]

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

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Keith Feldman

 

 

Name: Keith Feldman

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


 

INVESTOR:

 

 

 

DENDUR MASTER FUND LTD. 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Michael Anastasio

 

 

Name: Michael Anastasio

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Dendur Capital LP as Investment Manager

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


Exhibit 10.13

SHARE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.,

AND

JASPER LAKE VENTURES ONE LLC

DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2023


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

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Section 1.1

Subscription for and Sale of Shares

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Section 1.2

Closing

1

Section 1.3

Lock-up

1

Section 1.4

Permitted Transferees

2

Section 1.5

Change of Control

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

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Section 2.1

Organization and Qualification

2

Section 2.2

Authority

2

Section 2.3

Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations

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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

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Section 3.1

Authorization

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Section 3.2

Purchase Entirely for Own Account

3

Section 3.3

Accredited Investor

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ARTICLE IV. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

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Section 4.1

Preemptive Rights

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Section 4.2

No Shorting; No Manipulation

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ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS

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Section 5.1

Term and Termination

6

Section 5.2

Assignment

6

Section 5.3

Successors and Assigns

6

Section 5.4

Governing Law

6

Section 5.5

Counterparts

7

Section 5.6

Titles and Subtitles

7

Section 5.7

Notices

7

Section 5.8

Amendments and Waivers

8

Section 5.9

Severability

8

Section 5.10

Delays or Omissions

8

Section 5.11

Entire Agreement

8

Section 5.12

Further Assurances

9

Section 5.13

Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial

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Section 5.14

Interpretation

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 30, 2023, by and among (a) United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and (b) Jasper Lake Ventures One LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Investor, and the other Investors (as defined therein) party thereto are party to that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 21, 2023, pursuant to which the Investors (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to purchase from the Issuer and the Issuer agreed to issue and sell to the Investors the Convertible Notes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Notes, the Issuer wishes to sell, and the Investor wishes to subscribe for, 46,537 Issuer Class A Shares (the “Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

SUBSCRIPTION FOR AND SALE OF SHARES

Section 1.1Subscription for and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing (which shall take place on the Closing Date) the Issuer shall issue to the Investor the Shares concurrently with the Issuer’s sale of the Convertible Notes to the Investor. No additional consideration shall be paid by the Investor for the Shares; provided, that the Issuer and the Investor (and any assignee of either) agree that the Shares shall be treated as having been issued for $5.00 per Share for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, including for purposes of determining the aggregate “original issue discount” on the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 1271-1275 of the Code.

Section 1.2Closing. At the Closing, the Issuer shall provide the Investor with evidence that the Shares have been recorded in book-entry form on the Company’s register of stockholders maintained by its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the Investor’s or its nominee’s name.

Section 1.3Lock-up. Except as permitted by Section 1.4 and Section 1.5, none of the Investors shall (a) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option, or contract to purchase, purchase any option, or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, or (c) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a), (b), or (c) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b), or (c), a “Prohibited Transfer”), prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”).


Section 1.4Permitted Transferees. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Shares (a) to any Permitted Transferee, (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of an individual and (c) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in either of cases (a), (b) or (c), it shall be a condition to such transfer that such transfer complies with the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that the transferee executes and delivers to the Issuer an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Investor, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (i) the members of the Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse or domestic partner, the siblings of such person, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person), (ii) any trust solely for the direct or indirect benefit of the Investor or the immediate family of the Investor, (iii) if the Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (iv) if the Investor is an entity, officers, directors, general partners, limited partners, members, or stockholders of such entity that receive such transfer as a distribution, or related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective Affiliates, (v) any Affiliate of the Investor, or (vi) any other Investor. The Investor further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

Section 1.5Change of Control. The provisions of 0 shall not apply to any transfer by the Investor pursuant to Change of Control Transaction of the Issuer.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ISSUER

Section 2.1Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 2.2Authority.

(a)The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Issuer. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Issuer (assuming this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

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(b)The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall not give rise to preemptive rights or other rights of stockholders of the Issuer.

Section 2.3Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a)No Consent of, with or to be made to any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Issuer’s execution, delivery or performance of its applicable obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iii) the filing of the Issuer A&R Certificate of Incorporation with and acceptance thereof by the Delaware Secretary of State, (iv) the Issuer Stockholder Approval and the Nasdaq Approval or (v) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

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

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR

Section 3.1Authorization. The Investor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Investor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. No Consent or order of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any federal, state or local Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Investor in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.2Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made by the Investor in reliance upon the Investor’s representation to the Issuer, which the Investor confirms by its execution of this Agreement, that the Shares will be acquired for investment for the Investor’s own account, not as a nominee or agent. The Investor (a) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof and (b) does not have the present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Shares, in each case of clause (a) and (b), in violation of the Securities Act. By executing this Agreement, the Investor further represents that it does not presently have any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares.

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Section 3.3Accredited Investor. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and shall submit to the Issuer such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV.

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES

Section 4.1Preemptive Rights.

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.1 and applicable Securities Laws, from and after the Closing Date until such time as no Convertible Notes remain outstanding, if any Issuer Group Entity issues, sells, or authorizes the sale of any New Securities other than to the Issuer or a wholly-owned Issuer Group Entity (a “New Securities Issuance”), the Issuer shall offer a portion of such New Securities (and if more than one class of securities is included in the New Securities, then a portion of the amount of each such class of securities included in the New Securities) to the Investor equal to the portion of the outstanding Issuer Shares that the Investor holds at such time, but before giving effect to such New Securities Issuance (such portion, the Investor’s “Equity Share”).

(b)The Issuer shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the issuance of any New Securities in the applicable New Securities Issuance) to the Investor, setting forth the type and estimated number (which may be a range) of such New Securities to be issued, the estimated price per New Security (which may be a range), the estimated issuance date, and all of the other material terms and conditions of such issuance to the extent then known by the Issuer (the “Initial Offer Notice”). The Issuer shall provide the Investor with written notice of the final terms of the issuance of such New Securities described in the Initial Offer Notice on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the issuance of such New Securities (the “Final Offer Notice”).

(c)By notification to the Issuer (an “Election Notice”) within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Final Offer Notice is given, the Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire a number of New Securities up to its Equity Share, at the price and on the terms specified in the Final Offer Notice. On and after the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, the Issuer shall be permitted to proceed with the closing of the sale of such New Securities to the applicable third party(ies); provided, that if such closing has not occurred within thirty (30) days following the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice (it being agreed that the Investor making an election to purchase New Securities in response to a Final Offer Notice providing a range for the estimated number of New Securities or estimated range of price per New Security may proffer an election that is conditioned upon, or limited by, the actual price per New Security or actual number of New Securities, in each case, to be issued), the Issuer shall be required to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.1 as though such New Securities Issuance were a new New Securities Issuance.

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(d)If the Investor exercises its preemptive rights hereunder with respect to such New Securities Issuance, the Issuer shall (or shall cause such Subsidiary to) issue to the Investor (or its designated Affiliate(s)) the number of securities specified in the Investor’s Election Notice promptly thereafter; provided, that if the Investor shall have so notified the Issuer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the issuance date set forth in the Final Offer Notice, such purchase and sale shall occur on the same date as, or substantially concurrently with, the New Securities Issuance.

(e)The election by the Investor not to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder in any one instance shall not affect its rights with respect to future New Securities Issuances.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Investor exercises its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 4.1 and the purchase or issuance of such New Securities would require the applicable Issuer Group Entity to obtain approval of its stockholders pursuant to the listing rules of Nasdaq or such national securities exchange upon which such New Securities are listed, if any, then the applicable Issuer Group Entity and the Investor will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the terms of any such transaction in good faith, including, without limitation, the terms of any New Securities issued pursuant to such transaction to the Investor, such that the issuance to the Investor would not require such stockholder approval while providing the Investor and/or its Affiliates with substantially similar benefits and rights of such securities issued in the New Securities Issuance.

(g)Notwithstanding Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), if the Board of Directors of the Issuer reasonably determines that it is necessary or advisable to issue securities of such Issuer Group Entity that would otherwise be required to be offered to the Investor under this Section 4.1 prior to their issuance, such Issuer Group Entity may issue such securities without first complying with this Section 4.1; provided, that within thirty (30) days after such issuance, such Issuer Group Entity offers the Investor the opportunity to purchase the number of such Equity Securities that the Investor would be entitled to purchase pursuant to this Section 4.1 by sending written notice to the Investor, which notice shall contain the information required in the Initial Offer Notice. In the event of an offer made by any Issuer Group Entity pursuant to this Section 4.1(g), the timing and procedures for the exercise period and closing of such offer shall be the same as those set forth in Section 4.1(a) to Section 4.1(f), with appropriate modifications to reflect the post-issuance delivery of the notice as contemplated by this Section 4.1(g).

Section 4.2No Shorting; No Manipulation.

(a)During the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale, any put or call or other derivative transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive sale, short, or put, or any hedging, derivative, or other transaction with the same or similar effect, or enter into any contract, option, or other arrangement in respect thereof, or publicly announce an intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith without any reasonable basis designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

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(b)During the Measurement Period, the Issuer will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any purchase transaction or enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any put or call or other hedging, derivative or other transaction or engage in any similar transaction, including any constructive purchase, or publicly announce any intention or plan to engage in any of the foregoing, in each case with respect to the Issuer Shares, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Shares, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Issuer Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Measurement Period, the Issuer and its Affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action in bad faith or allow any trading designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of the Issuer Shares, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Issuer Shares.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1Term and Termination.

(a)This Agreement shall commence upon the Closing Date and shall terminate automatically upon the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) such time as the total of the Issuer Class A Shares and Underlying Shares held by the Investor and its Affiliates falls below 5% of the Issuer Shares that would be outstanding if all Convertible Notes held by the Investor at such time had been converted into Issuer Class A Shares at such time.

(b)In the event of a termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 5.1, no party (or any of its Affiliates) shall have any liability or obligation to the other parties (nor to any of their respective Affiliates) under or in respect of this Agreement, and all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will be terminated without further liability of any party to any other party (other than any liabilities arising from actions, omissions or breaches of such party that occurred prior to such termination).

Section 5.2Assignment. Except as set forth in the immediately following sentence, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. For so long as the Investor is entitled to exercise the rights set forth in this Agreement, the Investor may assign those rights to any Affiliate upon written notice to the Issuer.

Section 5.3Successors and Assigns. The term and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 5.4Governing Law. This Agreement and all controversies arising out of or relating to it (whether based in contract, tort, or statute) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law or conflict of law principles or rules (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

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Section 5.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

Section 5.6Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 5.7Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of (a) actual receipt and (b) any of (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail (unless the party sending such communication by electronic mail receives a hard bounce-back or delivery failure message), or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt or refusal. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto or to the e-mail address set forth below or on such party’s signature page hereto as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 5.7. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Issuer or any Issuer Group Entity, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063
Attention:     Tom O’Grady, Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Lenker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Email:           tomogrady@greatsouthernhomes.com

stevelenker@greatsouthernhomes.com

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20001
Attention:     Andy Tucker

                     Erin Reeves McGinnis
Email:          andy.tucker@nelsonmullins.com

erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com

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if to the Investor, to:

Jasper Lake Ventures One LLC

930 Sylvan Ave., Suite 115

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Attention: Noah Kolatch

Email:noah.kolatch@jasperlp.com

Section 5.8Amendments and Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by each of the Issuer and the Investor. No failure or delay by any party in 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. No waiver of any party to this Agreement will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by an officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 5.9Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Section 5.10Delays or Omissions. No delay in exercising or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

Section 5.11Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Convertible Notes constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

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Section 5.12Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of either party hereto, the other party will execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 5.13Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts or, if no such federal court shall exercise jurisdiction or have subject matter jurisdiction, the Delaware Superior Court, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Designated Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or other proceeding brought before a Designated Court may be enforced in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

Section 5.14Interpretation. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)a capitalized term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c)references in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself,” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;

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(d)any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;

(e)references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall refer to articles, sections and the exhibit of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;

(f)the headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;

(g)this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted;

(h)all monetary figures shall be in United States dollars unless otherwise specified;

(i)references to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified;

(j)references to “ordinary course of business” in this Agreement shall mean “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,” whether or not so specified;

(k)the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”;

(l)the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

(m)the word “or” is not exclusive.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signature pages follow.]

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

 

ISSUER:

 

 

 

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Keith Feldman

 

 

Name: Keith Feldman

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


 

INVESTOR:

 

 

 

JASPER LAKE VENTURES ONE LLC 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Noah Kolatch

 

 

Name: Noah Kolatch

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Investor Subscription Agreement]


Exhibit 10.14

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of _____, is by and between United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and _____ (the “Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an officer or director of the Company;

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that enhancing the ability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons is in the best interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to assure such persons that indemnification and insurance coverage is available; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure Indemnitee’s continued service as an officer or director of the Company and to enhance Indemnitee’s ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws (collectively, the “Governing Documents”), any change in the composition of the Board or any change in control or business combination transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of, and the advancement of Expenses (as defined in Section 1(f) below) to, Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement, and for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Indemnitee’s agreement to continue to provide services to the Company, the parties agree as follows:

1.Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to the term “beneficial owner” in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

(b)Change in Control” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

(i)any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more of the voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities unless the change in relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

(ii)the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, unless immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, all of the Beneficial Owners of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the entity resulting from such transaction;


(iii)during any period of two consecutive years, not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or

(iv)the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

provided, however, that the occurrence of any of the following  will not be deemed to result in a Change in Control:

I.

the replacement or appointment of a successor trustee for a trust that is a Class B stockholder of the Company; or

II.

a transfer of shares of stock among any of the trusts that are Class B stockholders of the Company, including any transfer to a beneficiary or trustee of such trust, whether as a result of the dissolution of a trust, consolidation of one or more trusts, or otherwise.

(c)Claim” means:

(i)any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; or

(ii)any inquiry, hearing or investigation that the Indemnitee determines might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

(d)Delaware Court” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9(e) below.

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

(f)Expenses” means any and all expenses, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees, court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Claim, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 5 only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this


Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

(g)Expense Advance” means any payment of Expenses advanced to Indemnitee by the Company pursuant to Section 4 or Section 5 hereof.

(h)Indemnifiable Event” means any event or occurrence, whether occurring on or after the date of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise (collectively with the Company, “Enterprise”) or by reason of an action or inaction by Indemnitee in any such capacity (whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any Loss is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement).

(i)Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently performs, nor in the past five (5) years has performed, as certified in writing by such Independent Counsel, services for either: (i) the Company or Indemnitee, or any of their affiliates (other than in connection with matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar agreements) or (ii) any other party to the Claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

(j)Losses” means any and all Expenses, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal or other), ERISA excise taxes, amounts paid or payable in settlement, including any interest, assessments, and all other charges paid or payable in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim.

(k)Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity and includes the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(l)Standard of Conduct Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9(b) below.

(m)Voting Securities” means any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

2.Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders [his/her] resignation or is no longer serving in such capacity. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment agreement between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that [his/her] service to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Enterprise is at will and the Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment agreement between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the


Board or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, by the Company’s Governing Documents or Delaware law.

3.Indemnification. Subject to Section 9 and Section 10 of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware in effect on the date hereof, or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, against any and all Losses if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Claim by reason of or arising in part out of an Indemnifiable Event, including, without limitation, Claims brought by or in the right of the Company, Claims brought by third parties, and Claims in which the Indemnitee is solely a witness.

4.Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to advancement by the Company, prior to the final disposition of any Claim by final adjudication to which there are no further rights of appeal, of any and all Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claim arising out of an Indemnifiable Event. Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any standard of conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within thirty (30) days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company shall, in accordance with such request, (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. In connection with any request for Expense Advances, Indemnitee shall not be required to provide any documentation or information to the extent that the provision thereof would undermine or otherwise jeopardize attorney-client privilege. Execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement by Indemnitee constitutes an undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay any amounts paid, advanced or reimbursed by the Company pursuant to this Section 4 in respect of Expenses relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Claim in respect of which it shall be determined, pursuant to Section 9, following the final disposition of such Claim, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. No other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

5.Indemnification for Expenses in Enforcing Rights. To the fullest extent allowable under applicable law, the Company shall also indemnify against, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 4, any Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action or proceeding by Indemnitee for (a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or provision of the Governing Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events, and/or (b) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. However, in the event that Indemnitee is ultimately determined not to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be, then all amounts advanced under this Section 5 shall be repaid. Indemnitee shall be required to reimburse the Company in the event that a final judicial determination is made that such action brought by Indemnitee was frivolous or not made in good faith.

6.Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for a portion of any Losses in respect of a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event but not for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

7.Notification and Defense of Claims.

(a)Notification of Claims. Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim which could relate to an Indemnifiable Event or for which


Indemnitee could seek Expense Advances, including a brief description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of the nature of, and the facts underlying, such Claim. The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company hereunder shall not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder, unless such failure materially prejudices the Company.  If at the time of the receipt of such notice, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect under which coverage for Claims related to Indemnifiable Events is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the applicable insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, and copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and such insurers regarding the Claim, in each case substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company.

(b)Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event at its own expense and, except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any such Claim, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently directly incurred by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitee’s defense of such Claim other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own legal counsel in such Claim, but all Expenses related to such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s own expense; provided, however, that if (i) Indemnitee’s employment of its own legal counsel has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of such Claim, (iii) after a Change in Control, Indemnitee’s employment of its own counsel has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Claim, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain its own separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any such Claim) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company.

8.Procedure upon Application for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Claim. Indemnification shall be made insofar as the Company determines Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification in accordance with Section 9 below.

9.Determination of Right to Indemnification.

(a)Mandatory Indemnification; Indemnification as a Witness.

(i)To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including without limitation dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses relating to such Claim in accordance with Section 3 to the fullest extent allowable by law.

(ii)To the extent that Indemnitee’s involvement in a Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event is to prepare to serve and serve as a witness, and not as a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses incurred in connection therewith to the fullest extent allowable by law.


(b)Standard of Conduct. To the extent that the provisions of Section 9(a) are inapplicable to a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under Delaware law that is a legally required condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Losses relating to such Claim and any determination that Expense Advances must be repaid to the Company (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made as follows:

(i)if no Change in Control has occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; and

(ii)if a Change in Control shall have occurred, (A) if the Indemnitee so requests in writing, by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board or (B) otherwise, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.

The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall reimburse Indemnitee for, or advance to Indemnitee, within thirty (30) days of such request, any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in cooperating with the person or persons making such Standard of Conduct Determination.

(c)Making the Standard of Conduct Determination. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Standard of Conduct Determination required under Section 9(b) to be made as promptly as practicable. If the person or persons designated to make the Standard of Conduct Determination under Section 9(b) shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after the later of (A) receipt by the Company of a written request from Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 8 (the date of such receipt being the “Notification Date”) and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel, if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, then Indemnitee shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided that such thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person or persons making such determination in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate information relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of any Claim.

(d)Payment of Indemnification. If, in regard to any Losses:

(i)Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a);

(ii)no Standard Conduct Determination is legally required as a condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder; or

(iii)Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 9(b) or Section 9(c) to have satisfied the Standard of Conduct Determination,


then the Company shall pay to Indemnitee, within five (5) days after the later of (A) the Notification Date or (B) the earliest date on which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is satisfied, an amount equal to such Losses.

(e)Selection of Independent Counsel for Standard of Conduct Determination. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9.1(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising [him/her] of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9.1(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within five (5) days after receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Section 1(i), and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit; and (ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences, the introductory clause of this sentence and numbered clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(e) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within fifteen (15) days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 9(e) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 9(e), as the case may be, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Court”) to resolve any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or to appoint as Independent Counsel a person to be selected by the Court or such other person as the Court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the Independent Counsel’s determination pursuant to Section 9(b).

(f)Presumptions and Defenses.

(i)Indemnitee’s Entitlement to Indemnification. In making any Standard of Conduct Determination, the person or persons making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption and establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled. Any Standard of Conduct Determination that is adverse to Indemnitee may be challenged by the Indemnitee in the Delaware Court. No determination by the Company (including by its directors or any Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not satisfied any applicable standard of conduct may be used as a defense to any legal proceedings brought by


Indemnitee to secure indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

(ii)No Other Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any applicable standard of conduct or have any particular belief, or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise not permitted.

(iii)Defense to Indemnification and Burden of Proof. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Losses incurred in defending against a Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any related Standard of Conduct Determination, the burden of proving such a defense or that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the applicable standard of conduct shall be on the Company.

10.Exclusions from Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to:

(a)indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Expenses or Losses with respect to proceedings initiated by Indemnitee, including any proceedings against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees and not by way of defense, except:

(i)proceedings referenced in Section 5 above (unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous); or

(ii)where the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such proceedings;

(b)indemnify Indemnitee if a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law; or

(c)indemnify Indemnitee for the disgorgement of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or any similar successor statute.

11.Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall not settle any Claim related to an Indemnifiable Event in any manner that would impose any Losses on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

12.Duration. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period that Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company (or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of another Enterprise) and shall continue thereafter (i) so long as Indemnitee may be subject to any possible Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event (including any rights of appeal thereto) and (ii) throughout the pendency of any proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) commenced by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret his


or her rights under this Agreement, even if, in either case, he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any such Claim or proceeding.

13.Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Governing Documents, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, “Other Indemnity Provisions”); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the date hereof, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder. The Company will not adopt any amendment to any of the Governing Documents the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement or any Other Indemnity Provision.

14.Liability Insurance. For the duration of Indemnitee’s service as a [director/officer] of the Company, and thereafter for so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any pending Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the scope and amount of coverage available relative to the cost thereof) to continue to maintain in effect policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing coverage that is at least substantially comparable in scope and amount to that provided by corporations of similar size and similarly situated to the Company in the Company’s industry.  In all policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are provided to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a director, or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is an officer (and not a director) by such policy. Upon request, the Company will provide to Indemnitee copies of all directors’ and officers’ liability insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations, endorsements and other related materials.

15.No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment under any insurance policy, the Governing Documents, Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable by the Company hereunder.

16.Subrogation. In the event of payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

17.Amendments. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

18.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or


otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substances satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

19.Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any portion thereof) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

20.Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, against receipt, or mailed, by postage prepaid, certified or registered mail:

(a)if to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

(b)if to the Company, to:

United Homes Group, Inc.

Attn: General Counsel

90 N Royal Tower Drive

Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Notice of change of address shall be effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of hand delivery or on the third business day after mailing.

21.Governing Law and Forum. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and (c) waive, and agree not to plead or make, any claim that the Delaware Court lacks venue or that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

22.Headings. The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation thereof.

23.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

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

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

INDEMNITEE

Name:

Address:


Exhibit 10.15

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1.Purpose.  The purpose of the United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide a means through which the Company and its Affiliates may attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (and prospective directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors) of the Company and its Affiliates can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, which may (but need not) be measured by reference to the value of Common Shares, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its Affiliates and aligning their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

2.Definitions.  The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan:

(a)Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, (i) any person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company and/or (ii) to the extent provided by the Committee, any person or entity in which the Company has a significant interest.  The term “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any person or entity, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.  The Committee will have the authority to determine the time or times at which “Affiliate” is determined within the forgoing definition.

(b)Award” means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Non-Qualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Bonus Award, and Performance Compensation Award granted under the Plan.

(c)Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d)Business Combination” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control.”

(e)Cause” means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise, (i) the Company or an Affiliate having “cause” to terminate a Participant’s employment or service, as defined in any employment or consulting or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting or similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), (A) gross misconduct by the Participant which results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any of its Affiliates, its goodwill, business or reputation; (B) the commission or attempted commission of an act of embezzlement, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty which results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any of its Affiliates, its goodwill, business or reputation; (C) the unauthorized disclosure or misappropriation of any trade secret or confidential information of the Company, any of its Affiliate or any third party who has a business relationship with the Company; (D) the Participant’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony under any state or federal law; (E) the violation (or potential violation) by the Participant, in any material respect, of a non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure or assignment of inventions covenant between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates; (F) the Participant’s failure to perform the Participant’s assigned duties and responsibilities to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company which


failure continues, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, after written notice given to the Participant by the Company; or (G) the use of controlled substances, illicit drugs, alcohol or other substances or behavior which interferes with the Participant’s ability to perform his or her services for the Company or any of its Affiliates or which otherwise results in loss, damage or injury to the Company, its goodwill, business or reputation. Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(f)Change in Control” shall, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise or contains a different definition of “Change in Control,” be deemed to occur upon:

(i)Any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

(ii)Any “Person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) becomes, directly or indirectly, the “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of securities of the Company that represent fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); providedhowever, that for purposes of this Section 2(f)(ii), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (I) any acquisition directly from the Company principally for bona fide equity financing purposes, (II) any acquisition by the Company, (III) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, (IV) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections 2(f)(iv)(A) and 2(f)(iv)(B), (V) any acquisition involving beneficial ownership of less than fifty percent (50%) of the then-outstanding Common Shares (the “Outstanding Company Common Shares”) or the Outstanding Company Voting Securities that is determined by the Board, based on review of public disclosure by the acquiring Person with respect to its passive investment intent, not to have a purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control of the Company; providedhowever, that for purposes of this clause (V), any such acquisition in connection with (x) an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or (y) any “Business Combination” (as defined below) shall be presumed to be for the purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Company;

(iii)During any period of not more than two (2) consecutive years, individuals who constitute the Board as of the beginning of the period (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such period, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) will be an Incumbent Director; providedhowever, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board will be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;

(iv)Consummation of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation (a “Business Combination”) of the Company with any other corporation, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners

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of the Outstanding Company Common Shares and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Shares and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, and (B) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination;

(v)Shareholder approval of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company.

(g)Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.  Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.

(h)Committee” means a committee of at least two people as the Board may appoint to administer the Plan or, if no such committee has been appointed by the Board, the Board.

(i)Common Shares” means the shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

(j)Company means United Homes Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(k)Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.

(l)Effective Date” means the date means the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company.

(m)Eligible Director” means a person who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

(n)Eligible Person” with respect to an Award denominated in Common Shares, means any (i) individual employed by the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) director of the Company or an Affiliate; (iii) consultant or advisor to the Company or an Affiliate; provided that if the Securities Act applies such persons must be eligible to be offered securities registrable on Form S-8 under the Securities Act; or (iv) prospective employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or its Affiliates (and would satisfy the provisions of clauses (i) through (iii) above once he or she begins employment with or begins providing services to the Company or its Affiliates).

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(o)Exchange Act” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control,” and any reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.

(p)Exercise Price” has the meaning given such term in Section 7(b) of the Plan.

(q)Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Shares determined as follows:

(i)If the Common Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system will be the closing sales price for such shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;

(ii)If the Common Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Shares on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or

(iii)In the absence of an established market for the Common Shares, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Committee.

(r)Good Reason” means, if applicable to any Participant in the case of a particular Award, as defined in the Participant’s employment agreement or the applicable Award agreement.

(s)Immediate Family Members” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b).

(t)Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Plan.

(u)Indemnifiable Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(e) of the Plan.

(v)Mature Shares” means Common Shares owned by a Participant that are not subject to any pledge or security interest and that have been either previously acquired by the Participant on the open market or meet such other requirements, if any, as the Committee may determine are necessary in order to avoid an accounting earnings charge on account of the use of such shares to pay the Exercise Price or satisfy a tax or deduction obligation of the Participant.

(w)Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.

(x)Option” means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.

(y)Option Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 7(c) of the Plan.

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(z)Outstanding Company Common Shares” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control.”

(aa)Outstanding Company Voting Securities” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control.”

(bb)Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.

(cc)Performance Compensation Award” shall mean any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

(dd)Performance Criteria” shall mean the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan.

(ee)Performance Formula” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more formulae applied against the relevant Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

(ff)Performance Goals” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria.

(gg)Performance Period” shall mean the one or more periods of time, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance Compensation Award.

(hh)Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of the Plan.

(ii)Person” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Change in Control.”

(jj)Plan” means this United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

(kk)Qualifying Termination” means, except as otherwise provided by the Committee as set forth in the Award, the occurrence of either a termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, in either case, occurring on or within the twelve (12) month period (or such other period specified in the applicable Award Agreement) following the consummation of a Change in Control.

(ll)Restricted Period” means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions or, as applicable, the period of time within which performance is measured for purposes of determining whether an Award has been earned.

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(mm)Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Common Shares, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain performance or time-based restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.

(nn)Restricted Stock” means Common Shares, subject to certain specified performance or time-based restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.

(oo)Retirement” means, in the case of a particular Award, the definition set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(pp)SAR Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 8(b) of the Plan.

(qq)Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto.  Reference in the Plan to any section of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.

(rr)Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR means an Award granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

(ss)Stock Bonus Award” means an Award granted under Section 10 of the Plan.

(tt)Strike Price” means, except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, (i) in the case of a SAR granted in tandem with an Option, the Exercise Price of the related Option, or (ii) in the case of a SAR granted independent of an Option, the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant.

(uu)Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(i)any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of shares (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) 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); and

(ii)any partnership (or any comparable foreign entity (a) the sole general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner of which is such Person or Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

(vv)Substitute Award” has the meaning given such term in Section 5(e).

3.Effective Date; Duration.  The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.  The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date; providedhowever, that such expiration shall not affect

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Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.

4.Administration.

(a)The Committee shall administer the Plan.  To the extent required to comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan), it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time he or she takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan, be an Eligible Director.  However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as an Eligible Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.

(b)Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan or by the Board, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Common Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the form of Award agreement and the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Common Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, Common Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, Awards, including, but not limited to, upon a Qualifying Termination; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

(c)The Committee may delegate to one (1) or more officers of the Company or any Affiliate the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Committee herein, and that may be so delegated as a matter of law, except for grants of Awards to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(d)Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award or any documents evidencing Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any shareholder of the Company.

 (e)No member of the Board, the Committee, delegate of the Committee or any employee or agent of the Company (each such person, an “Indemnifiable Person”) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the

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Plan or any Award hereunder.  Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award agreement and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, provided that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts or omissions of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold them harmless.

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards.  In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.

5.Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations.

(a)The Committee may, from time to time, grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and/or Performance Compensation Awards to one or more Eligible Persons. Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of 4,759,495 Common Shares  plus shares subject to outstanding equity awards granted under the Great Southern Homes, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan that will be converted into equity awards denominated in Common Shares under the Plan immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2022, by and among Diamondhead Holdings Corp., Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., and Great Southern Homes, Inc., plus an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year beginning in 2023 and ending in 2032, equal to the lesser of (A) four (4%) percent of the shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) such smaller number of shares as determined by the Board or the Committee.

(b)The maximum number of Common Shares that may be granted under the Plan during any single fiscal year to any Participant who is a non-employee director, when taken together with any cash fees paid to such non-employee director during such year in respect of his or her service as a non-employee director (including service as a member or chair of any committee of the Board), shall not exceed $750,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes); provided that the non-employee

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directors who are considered independent (under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market or other securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded) may make exceptions to this limit for a non-executive chair of the Board, if any, in which case the non-employee Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation.

(c)In the event that (i) any Option or other Award granted hereunder is exercised through the tendering of Common Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Common Shares by the Company, or (ii) tax or deduction liabilities arising from such Option or other Award are satisfied by the tendering of Common Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Common Shares by the Company, then in each such case the Common Shares so tendered or withheld shall be added to the Common Shares available for grant under the Plan on a one-for-one basis. Shares underlying Awards under this Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised, or are settled in cash are available again for Awards under the Plan.

(d)Common Shares delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares held in the treasury of the Company, shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase, or a combination of the foregoing.

(e)Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”).  The number of Common Shares underlying any Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Common Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

6.Eligibility.  Participation shall be limited to Eligible Persons who have entered into an Award agreement or who have received written notification from the Committee, or from a person designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.

7.Options.

(a)Generally.  Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.  All Options granted under the Plan shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.  The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued through the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan is 4,759,495 Common Shares.  Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of the Company and its Affiliates, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code.  No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code; provided that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained.  In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be

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subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code.  If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such non-qualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Non-Qualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.

(b)Exercise Price.  Except with respect to Substitute Awards, the exercise price (“Exercise Price”) per Common Share for each Option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such share determined as of the Date of Grant; providedhowever, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any related corporation (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.422-2(f)), the Exercise Price per share shall not be less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share on the Date of Grant and provided further, that, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value per Common Share.

(c)Vesting and Expiration.  Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten (10) years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “Option Period”); providedhowever, that the Option Period shall not exceed five (5) years from the Date of Grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who on the Date of Grant owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any related corporation (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.422-2(f)); providedfurther, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any Option, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such Option other than with respect to exercisability.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement: (i) the unvested portion of an Option shall expire upon the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company and its Affiliates, and the vested portion of such Option shall remain exercisable for (A) one (1) year following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s death or disability (as determined by the Committee), but not later than the expiration of the Option Period or (B) ninety (90) days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such Participant’s death or disability, and other than such Participant’s termination of employment or service for Cause, but not later than the expiration of the Option Period; and (ii) both the unvested and the vested portion of an Option shall expire upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company for Cause.  If the Option would expire at a time when the exercise of the Option would violate applicable securities laws, the expiration date applicable to the Option will be automatically extended to a date that is thirty (30) calendar days following the date such exercise would no longer violate applicable securities laws (so long as such extension shall not violate Section 409A of the Code); provided, that in no event shall such expiration date be extended beyond the expiration of the Option Period.

(d)Method of Exercise and Form of Payment.  No Common Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any taxes required to be withheld or paid.  Options that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price shall be payable (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent and/or Common Shares valued at the fair market value at the time the Option is

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exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of Common Shares in lieu of actual delivery of such shares to the Company); provided that such Common Shares are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and are Mature Shares and; (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit in accordance with applicable law, in its sole discretion, on a case by case basis, including without limitation: (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or (B) if there is a public market for the Common Shares at such time, by means of a broker-assisted “cashless exercise” pursuant to which the Company is delivered a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price or (C) by a “net exercise” method whereby the Company withholds from the delivery of the Common Shares for which the Option was exercised that number of Common Shares having a fair market value equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Common Shares for which the Option was exercised.  Fractional Common Shares may be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award in the sole discretion of the Committee, and in the event the Committee determines that no fractional shares may be issued or delivered, the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Common Shares, or whether such fractional Common Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

(e)Notification upon Disqualifying Disposition of an Incentive Stock Option.  Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he makes a disqualifying disposition of any Common Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option.  A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such Common Shares before the later of (A) two (2) years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option or (B) one (1) year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option.  The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession of any Common Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence.

(f)Compliance with Laws, etc.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner that the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, if applicable, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded.

8.Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a)Generally.  Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.  Any Option granted under the Plan may include tandem SARs.  The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option.

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(b)Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price per Common Share for each SAR shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such share determined as of the Date of Grant.

(c)Vesting and Expiration.  A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule and expiration provisions as the corresponding Option.  A SAR granted independent of an Option shall vest and become exercisable and shall expire in such manner and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “SAR Period”); providedhowever, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any SAR, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such SAR other than with respect to exercisability.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement: (i) the unvested portion of a SAR shall expire upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the SAR, and the vested portion of such SAR shall remain exercisable for (A) one (1) year following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s death or disability (as determined by the Committee), but not later than the expiration of the SAR Period or (B) ninety (90) days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such Participant’s death or disability, and other than such Participant’s termination of employment or service for Cause, but not later than the expiration of the SAR Period; and (ii) both the unvested and the vested portion of a SAR shall expire upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company for Cause.  If the SAR would expire at a time when the exercise of the SAR would violate applicable securities laws, the expiration date applicable to the SAR will be automatically extended to a date that is thirty (30) calendar days following the date such exercise would no longer violate applicable securities laws (so long as such extension shall not violate Section 409A of the Code); provided, that in no event shall such expiration date be extended beyond the expiration of the SAR Period.

(d)Method of Exercise.  SARs that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the last day of the Option Period (or in the case of a SAR independent of an option, the SAR Period), the fair market value exceeds the Strike Price, the Participant has not exercised the SAR or the corresponding Option (if applicable), and neither the SAR nor the corresponding Option (if applicable) has expired, such SAR shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such last day and the Company shall make the appropriate payment therefor.

(e)Payment.  Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that are being exercised multiplied by the excess, if any, of the fair market value of one Common Share on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any taxes required to be withheld or paid.  The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in Common Shares valued at fair market value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.  Fractional Common Shares may be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award in the sole discretion of the Committee, and in the event the Committee determines that no fractional shares may be issued or delivered, the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Common Shares, or whether such fractional Common Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

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9.Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

(a)Generally.  Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)). Each such grant shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

(b)Restricted Accounts; Escrow or Similar Arrangement.  Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, a book entry in a restricted account shall be established in the Participant’s name at the Company’s transfer agent and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than held in such restricted account pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable, and (ii) the appropriate share power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement.  If a Participant shall fail to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank share power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 and the applicable Award agreement, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder as to such Restricted Stock, including without limitation the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends, if applicable.  To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any share certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a shareholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company.

(c)Vesting; Acceleration of Lapse of Restrictions.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement the unvested portion of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall terminate and be forfeited upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the applicable Award.

(d)Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.

(i)Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award agreement.  If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, the share certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock that have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share).  Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock shall be distributed to the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in Common Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends (except as otherwise set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award agreement).

(ii)Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, one (1) Common Share

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for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; providedhowever, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (i) pay cash or part cash and part Common Share in lieu of delivering only Common Shares in respect of such Restricted Stock Units or (ii) defer the delivery of Common Shares (or cash or part Common Shares and part cash, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such delivery would result in a violation of applicable law until such time as is no longer the case.  If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering Common Shares, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the fair market value of the Common Shares as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, less an amount equal to any taxes required to be withheld or paid.

10.Stock Bonus Awards.  The Committee may issue unrestricted Common Shares, or other Awards denominated in Common Shares, under the Plan to Eligible Persons, either alone or in tandem with other awards, in such amounts as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine.  Each Stock Bonus Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)).  Each Stock Bonus Award so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

11.Performance Compensation Awards.

(a)Generally.  The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in Sections 7 through 10 of the Plan, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award.  The Committee shall have the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all Performance Compensation Awards shall be evidenced by an Award agreement.

(b)Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. The Committee shall have the discretion to establish the terms, conditions and restrictions of any Performance Compensation Award.  With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have sole discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type(s) of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal (s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goals(s) that is (are) to apply and the Performance Formula.

(c)Performance Criteria.  The Committee may establish Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s) for Performance Compensation Awards which may be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more Affiliates, divisions, business segments or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing) and may include, without limitation, any of the following: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii)  revenue or revenue growth (measured on a net or gross basis); (iv) gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, net cash provided by operations and cash flow return on capital); (viii) financing and other capital raising transactions (including, but not limited to, sales of the Company’s equity or debt securities); (ix) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (x) gross or operating margins; (xi) productivity ratios; (xii) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and

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total shareholder return); (xiii) expense targets; (xiv) margins; (xv) productivity and operating efficiencies; (xvi)  customer satisfaction; (xvii) customer growth; (xviii) working capital targets; (xix) measures of economic value added; (xx) inventory control; (xxi) enterprise value; (xxii) sales; (xxiii) debt levels and net debt; (xxiv) combined ratio; (xxv) timely launch of new facilities; (xxvi) client retention; (xxvii) employee retention; (xxviii) timely completion of rollouts of new products and services; (xxix) cost targets; (xxx) reductions and savings; (xxxi) productivity and efficiencies; (xxxii) strategic partnerships or transactions; and (xxxiii) personal targets, goals or completion of projects.  Any one (1) or more of the Performance Criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or one or more Affiliates as a whole or any business unit(s) of the Company and/or one or more Affiliates or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison or peer companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices.  The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph. Any Performance Criteria that are financial metrics, may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP.

(d)Modification of Performance Goal(s).  The Committee is authorized at any time to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period, based on and in order to appropriately reflect any specified circumstance or event that occurs during a Performance Period, including but not limited to the following: (i) asset write-downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) unusual and/or infrequently occurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; (vii) discontinued operations; (viii) any other specific unusual or infrequently occurring or non-recurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (ix) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (x) a change in the Company’s fiscal year.

(e)Terms and Conditions to Receipt of Payment.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and (B) all or some of the portion of such Participant’s Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period based on the application of the Performance Formula to such achieved Performance Goals.  Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall determine whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate the amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula.  The Committee shall then determine the amount of each Participant’s Performance Compensation Award actually payable for the Performance Period.

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soon as administratively practicable following the Committee’s determination in accordance with Section 11(e).

12.Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events.  In the event of (i) any dividend (other than ordinary cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, spin-off, split-up, split-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Common Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire Common Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) that affects the Common Shares, or (ii) unusual or infrequently occurring events (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, accounting principles or law, such that in either case an adjustment is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate, then the Committee shall make any such adjustments in such manner as it may deem equitable, including without limitation any or all of the following:

(a)adjusting any or all of (A) the number of Common Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) that may be delivered in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, without limitation, adjusting any or all of the limitations under Section 5 of the Plan) and (B) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (1) the number of Common Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate, (2) the Exercise Price or Strike Price with respect to any Award or (3) any applicable performance measures (including, without limitation, Performance Criteria and Performance Goals);

(b)providing for a substitution or assumption of Awards in a manner that substantially preserves the applicable terms of such Awards;

(c)accelerating the exercisability or vesting of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, Awards or providing for a period of time for exercise prior to the occurrence of such event;

(d)modifying the terms of Awards to add events, conditions or circumstances (including termination of employment within a specified period after a Change in Control) upon which the exercisability or vesting of or lapse of restrictions thereon will accelerate;

(e)deeming any performance measures (including, without limitation, Performance Criteria and Performance Goals) satisfied at target, maximum or actual performance through closing or such other level determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, or providing for the performance measures to continue (as is or as adjusted by the Committee) after closing;

(f)providing that for a period prior to the Change in Control determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any Options or SARs that would not otherwise become exercisable prior to the Change in Control will be exercisable as to all Common Shares subject thereto (but any such exercise will be contingent upon and subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control and if the Change in Control does not take place after giving such notice for any reason whatsoever, the

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exercise will be null and void) and that any Options or SARs not exercised prior to the consummation of the Change in Control will terminate and be of no further force and effect as of the consummation of the Change in Control; and

(g)       canceling any one or more outstanding Awards and causing to be paid to the holders thereof, in cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which if applicable may be based upon the price per Common Share received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in such event), including without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the Common Shares subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price of such Option or SAR, respectively (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or Strike Price equal to, or in excess of, the fair market value of a Common Share subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor); provided, however, that in the case of any “equity restructuring” (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring.  The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

13.Amendments and Termination.

(a)Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that (i) no amendment to Section 13(b) (to the extent required by the proviso in such Section 13(b)) shall be made without shareholder approval and (ii) no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or requirements of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Shares may be listed or quoted); providedfurther, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary.

(b)Amendment of Award Agreements.  The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable Award agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant; providedfurther, that without shareholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 12 of the Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR, (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR where the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares underlying such Option or SAR is less than its Exercise Price and replace it with a new Option or SAR, another Award or cash and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action that is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the shareholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted.

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14.General.

(a)Award Agreements.  Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)) and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including without limitation, the effect on such Award of the death, disability or termination of employment or service of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee.

(b)Nontransferability.

(i)Each Award shall be exercisable only by a Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative.  No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or an Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

(ii)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options) to be transferred by a Participant, without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award agreement to preserve the purposes of the Plan, to: (A) any person who is a “family member” of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act (collectively, the “Immediate Family Members”); (B) a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; (C) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or stockholders are the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; or (D) any other transferee as may be approved either (I) by the Board or the Committee in its sole discretion, or (II) as provided in the applicable Award agreement. (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Transferee”); provided that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply with the requirements of the Plan.

(iii)The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in the Plan, or in any applicable Award agreement, to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an appropriate form covering the Common Shares to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Option if the Committee determines, consistent with any applicable Award agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) the Committee or the Company shall not be required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under the Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of the termination of the Participant’s employment by, or services to, the Company or an Affiliate under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option shall be exercisable by the Permitted

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Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in the Plan and the applicable Award agreement.

(c)Tax Withholding and Deductions.

(i)A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to deduct and withhold, from any cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property deliverable under any Award or from any compensation or other amounts owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property) of any required taxes (up to the maximum statutory rate under applicable law as in effect from time to time as determined by the Committee) and deduction in respect of an Award, its grant, vesting or exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee or the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.

(ii)Without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determined on a case by case basis, permit a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing tax and deduction liability by (A) the delivery of Common Shares (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and are Mature Shares, except as otherwise determined by the Committee) owned by the Participant having a fair market value equal to such liability or (B) having the Company withhold from the number of Common Shares otherwise issuable or deliverable pursuant to the exercise or settlement of the Award a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such liability.

(d)No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Employment; Waiver.  No employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or other person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award.  There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards.  The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.  Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board.  The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award agreement, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Company and its Affiliates and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.

(e)Addenda.  The Committee may adopt such addenda to the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for the purpose of granting Awards, which Awards may contain such terms and conditions as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom, which may deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.  The terms of any such addenda shall supersede the terms of the Plan to the extent necessary to accommodate such differences but shall not otherwise affect the terms of the Plan as in effect for any

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other purpose.  With respect to Participants who reside or work outside of the United States of America, the Committee may in its sole discretion amend the terms of the Plan or outstanding Awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant, the Company or its Affiliates.

(f)Designation and Change of Beneficiary.  Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more persons as the beneficiary(ies) who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under the Plan upon his death.  A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee.  The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; providedhowever, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt.  If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, his or her estate.

(g)Termination of Employment/Service.  Unless determined otherwise by the Committee at any point following such event: (i) neither a temporary absence from employment or service due to illness, vacation or leave of absence nor a transfer from employment or service with the Company to employment or service with an Affiliate (or vice-versa) shall be considered a termination of employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate; and (ii) if a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company and its Affiliates in a non-employee capacity (or vice-versa), such change in status shall not be considered a termination of employment with the Company or an Affiliate.

(h)No Rights as a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or any Award agreement, no person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of Common Shares or other securities that are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to that person.

(i)Government and Other Regulations.

(i)The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in Common Shares or other consideration shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any Common Shares or other securities pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with.  The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the Common Shares or other securities to be offered or sold under the Plan.  The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all certificates for Common Shares or other securities of the Company or any Affiliate delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award agreement, the federal securities laws, or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which such shares or other securities are then listed or quoted and any other applicable federal, state, local or non-

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U.S. laws, and, without limiting the generality of Section 9 of the Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that it in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.

(ii)The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage and/or other market considerations would make the Company’s acquisition of Common Shares from the public markets, the Company’s issuance of Common Shares or other securities to the Participant, the Participant’s acquisition of Common Shares or other securities from the Company and/or the Participant’s sale of Common Shares to the public markets, illegal, impracticable or inadvisable. If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award denominated in Common Shares in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate fair market value of the Common Shares subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or delivered, as applicable), over (B) the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of delivery of Common Shares (in the case of any other Award).  Such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof.

(j)Payments to Persons Other Than Participants.  If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment.  Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.

(k)Nonexclusivity of the Plan.  Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options or other equity-based awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

(l)No Trust or Fund Created.  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate, on the one hand, and a Participant or other person or entity, on the other hand.  No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes.  Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other employees under general law.

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(m)Reliance on Reports.  Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of the Company and its Affiliates and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself.

(n)Relationship to Other Benefits.  No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.

(o)Governing Law.  The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.  Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts seated in Delaware (and any appellate courts thereof) in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Plan, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees not to commence any such action or proceeding except in such courts, (b) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court, and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.  Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Each party hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally irrevocably waives the right to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation, dispute, claim, legal action or other legal proceeding based hereon, or arising out of, under, or in connection with, this Plan.

(p)Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or entity or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or entity or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(q)Obligations Binding on Successors.  The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.

(r)Code Section 409A.

(i)Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, all Awards made under this Plan are intended to be exempt from or, in the alternative, comply with Code Section 409A and the interpretive guidance thereunder, including the exceptions for stock rights and short-term deferrals.  The Plan shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.  Each

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payment under an Award shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A and, if an Award includes “dividend equivalents” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(e) of Code Section 409A, the Participant’s right to receive the dividend equivalents will be treated separately from the right to other amounts under the Award.

(ii)If a Participant is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined for purposes of Code Section 409A) at the time of his or her termination of service, no amount that is non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A and that becomes payable by reason of such termination of service shall be paid to the Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s representative or estate) before the earlier of (x) the first business day after the date that is six months following the date of the Participant’s termination of service, and (y) within thirty (30) days following the date of the Participant’s death (in each case, without interest).  Any payments of non-qualified deferred compensation under any Award payable more than six months following the Participant’s termination of service will be paid at the time or times the payments are otherwise scheduled to be made.  For purposes of Code Section 409A, a termination of service shall be deemed to occur only if it is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and references in the Plan and any Award agreement to “termination of service” or similar terms shall mean a “separation from service”, whether such “separation from service” occurs upon or after the Participant’s termination of service.  If any Award is or becomes subject to Code Section 409A and if payment of such Award would be accelerated or otherwise triggered under a Change in Control, then the definition of Change in Control shall be deemed modified, only to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of an excise tax under Code Section 409A, to mean a “change in control event” as such term is defined for purposes of Code Section 409A.

(iii)Any adjustments made pursuant to Section 12 to Awards that are subject to Code Section 409A shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and any adjustments made pursuant to Section 12 to Awards that are not subject to Code Section 409A shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards either (x) continue not to be subject to Code Section 409A or (y) comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

(s)Expenses; Gender; Titles and Headings.  The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Affiliates.  Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender shall refer to both men and women.  The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings shall control.

(t)Other Agreements.  Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may require, as a condition to the grant of and/or the receipt of Common Shares or other securities under an Award, that the Participant execute lock-up, shareholder or other agreements, as it may determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

(u)PaymentsParticipants shall be required to pay, to the extent required by applicable law, any amounts required to receive Common Shares or other securities under any Award made under the Plan.

(v)Erroneously Awarded Compensation.  All Awards shall be subject (including on a retroactive basis) to (i) any clawback, forfeiture or similar incentive compensation recoupment policy established from time to time by the Company, including, without limitation, any such policy

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established to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (ii) applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), and/or (iii) the rules and regulations of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Shares or other securities are listed or quoted, and such requirements shall be deemed incorporated by reference into all outstanding Award agreements.

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan has been duly approved and adopted by the Company and the shareholders as of the dates set forth below.

Adopted by consent of the Board: September 9, 2022

Shareholder Approved: March 23, 2023

UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.

By:

/s/ Michael Nieri

Title:

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director

Date:

March 23, 2023

[Signature page to United Homes Group, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan]

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Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Name

Jurisdiction of Formation

Great Southern Homes, Inc.

South Carolina


Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM’S CONSENT

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement of United Homes Group, Inc. (formerly known as DiamondHead Holdings Corp.) on Form S-1 of our report dated March 28, 2023, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the ability of Diamondhead Holdings Corp. (now known as United Homes Group, Inc.) to continue as a going concern, with respect to our audits of the financial statements of Diamondhead Holdings Corp. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years then ended, which report appears in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We were dismissed as auditors on April 26, 2023 and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements appearing in such Prospectus for the periods after the date of our dismissal. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

/s/ Marcum LLP

Marcum LLP

New York, NY

April 28, 2023


Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement for Class A Common Shares and Warrants on Form S-1 of United Homes Group, Inc., of our report dated March 17, 2023, with respect to the carve-out financial statements of the homebuilding operations of Great Southern Homes, Inc., included in this Registration Statement as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this registration statement.

/s/ FORVIS, LLP (Formerly, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP)

Tysons, Virginia

April 28, 2023


Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form S-1

(Form Type)

United Homes Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

    

Security
Type

    

Security
Class
Title

    

Fee
Calculation
Rule

    

Amount
Registered(1)

    

Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share

    

Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price

    

Fee Rate

    

Amount of
Registration
Fee

 

Newly Registered Securities

Fees to be Paid

Equity

Primary Offering Class A Common Stock(2)

Other(3)

11,591,664

 $

11.50(3)

 $

133,304,136.00

0.00011020

 $

14,690.12

Equity

Secondary Offering Class A Common Stock(4)

Other(5)

2,966,664

 $

12.38(5)

 $

36,727,300.32

0.00011020

 $

4,047.35

Equity

Secondary Offering Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock(6)

Other(7)

2,966,664

Fees Previously Paid

Total Offering Amounts

 $

170,031,436.32

 $

18,737.47

Total Fees Previously Paid

Total Fee Offsets

Net Fee Due

 $

18,737.47

(1)Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)Consists of up to 11,591,664 shares of the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of United Homes Group, Inc. (f/k/a DiamondHead Holdings Corp.) (the “Company”), comprised of (i) up to 8,625,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise of the public warrants of the Company originally issued in the Company’s initial public offering, and (ii) up to 2,966,664 shares of Class A Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise of the private warrants of the Company.
(3)Pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share is based upon the exercise price per warrant of $11.50 per share.
(4)Consists of 2,966,664 shares of Class A Common Stock registered for sale by the selling stockholders named in this registration statement, comprised of shares of Class A Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise of the private warrants of the Company.
(5)Pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share is $12.38, which is the average of the high and low prices of the Class A Common Stock on April 25, 2023 on the Nasdaq Global Market.
(6)Represents the resale of up to 2,966,664 private warrants of the Company.
(7)No separate registration fee is required pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.