UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 26, 2024 ( February 25, 2024)
Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41100 | 86-2485792 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
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4041 MacArthur Blvd Newport Beach, California |
92660 | |||
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(949) 610-0835
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication relates to the proposed Business Combination (as defined in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2023) between Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) and Unifund Financial Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“New PubCo”), Unifund Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New PubCo, Unifund Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Credit Card Receivables Fund Incorporated, an Ohio corporation (“CCRF”), USV, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“USV” and, together with Holdings and CCRF, the “Target Companies”), and Everest Consolidator Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
In connection with the Business Combination, New PubCo has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-273362) relating to the Business Combination with the SEC (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), which includes a proxy statement/prospectus that will be sent to all of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by the Company’s stockholders regarding the proposed Business Combination and related matters, as is described in the Registration Statement, and including a prospectus relating to, among other things, the securities to be issued by New PubCo in connection with the proposed Business Combination. Each of New PubCo and the Company will file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CONTAINED THEREIN AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC BY THE COMPANY OR NEW PUBCO IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by the Company or New PubCo through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by the Company may be obtained free of charge from the Company’s website at www.belayoneverest.com or by written request to the Company at Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation, 4041 MacArthur Boulevard, 4th Floor, Newport Beach, California 92660.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination is included in the Registration Statement. For information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the other documents filed (or to be filed) by the Company and New PubCo from time to time with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed Business Combination between the Target Company group (referred to herein, collectively, as “Unifund”) and the Company, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the future financial condition and performance of Unifund and the expected financial impacts of the Business Combination (including future revenue and pro forma enterprise value) on Unifund and its platforms, markets, expected future growth and market opportunities. Unifund’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections (which, in part, are based on certain assumptions) and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. When used in this Report, the words “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “future,” “propose,” “continue,” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although these forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Unifund and the Company believe are reasonable, these assumptions may be incorrect and are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond Unifund’s or the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include (i) the inability to complete the Business Combination in a timely manner or at all (including due to the failure to receive required stockholder approvals, failure to receive governmental or regulatory approvals or the failure of other closing conditions); (ii) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed by the Company’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by the Company; (iii) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination or the failure or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions; (iv) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the Company’s securities on a national securities exchange; (v) costs related to the Business Combination; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Business Combination on Unifund’s business or employee relationships, operating results and business generally; (vii) the risk of difficulties in retaining employees of Unifund as a result of the Business Combination; (viii) the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Unifund; (ix) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement relating to the Business Combination; (x) the potential inability of Unifund to manage growth effectively and execute business plans and meet projections; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the transaction, and the ability to identify and realize additional opportunities; (xii) potential litigation involving the Company or Unifund, including the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Unifund or the Company related to the business combination agreement or the Business Combination; (xiii) changes in applicable laws or regulations affecting Unifund’s business, particularly with respect to regulations enacted by the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; (xiv) risks related to the uncertainty of Unifund’s projected financial information; (xv) general economic and market conditions impacting demand for Unifund’s services, and in particular economic and market conditions in the financial services industry in the markets in which Unifund operates; and (xvi) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. Neither the Company nor Unifund gives any assurance that any of the Company, Unifund or the combined company will achieve expectations. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the proxy statement/prospectus related to the transaction, when it becomes available, and other documents filed (or to be filed) by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rising levels of inflation and interest rates and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which have caused significant economic uncertainty. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Unifund and the Company assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Waiver and Consent to Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger
As previously disclosed, on May 19, 2023, the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement with Unifund Financial Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“New PubCo”), Unifund Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New PubCo (“Merger Sub”), Unifund Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Credit Card Receivables Fund Incorporated, an Ohio corporation (“CCRF”), USV, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“USV” and together with New PubCo, Merger Sub, Holdings and CCRF, the “Unifund Entities”), and, solely for limited purposes set forth therein, Everest Consolidator Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”) (the “Business Combination Agreement”).
On February 25, 2024, the Company, Sponsor and Holdings entered into a Waiver and Consent to Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Waiver and Consent”). The Waiver and Consent, among other things, permits the solicitation of, exploration and negotiation of, entry into, and consummation of (a) one or more potential sales, whether structured as a sale of equity of some or all of the Unifund Entities, a sale of some, all or substantially all of the assets of some or all of the Unifund Entities or as a merger, consolidation or otherwise, including, without limitation, sales of one or more of the receivables portfolios held by any of the Unifund Entities, which may or may not be made in the ordinary course of their respective business and (b) one or more financing transactions whether structured as debt, equity or a combination thereof, to provide for among other things the refinancing of the Unifund Entities’ existing senior secured credit facility. The Waiver and Consent further waives any past, current, or future defaults under the Business Combination Agreement caused by, arising from, or in connection with, any Strategic Transaction and further waives any and all defaults or breaches of the Business . Combination Agreement by the Unifund Entities that may have occurred prior to or on the date of signing the Waiver and Consent.
A copy of the Waiver and Consent is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment No. 2 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement
As approved by its stockholders at the special meeting of stockholders held on February 26, 2024 (the “Special Meeting”), the Company entered into a second amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2021, as amended by the First Amendment to the Investment Trust Agreement, dated August 25, 2023 (the “Trust Agreement”), with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, on February 26, 2024 (the “Trust Amendment”). The Trust Amendment allows the Company to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”) up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time from February 28, 2024 to August 28, 2024 by depositing into the trust account, for each one-month extension, the lesser of (a) $150,000 and (b) $0.030 per share (the “Extension Payment”) for each then-outstanding share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued in the IPO (the “Public Shares”) after giving effect to the redemption of the Public Shares for the redemption price. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Trust Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
The information disclosed in Item 5.07 of this Report under the headings “The Extension Amendment Proposal” is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03 to the extent required. On February 26, 2024, to effectuate the Extension Amendment, the Company filed an amendment (the “Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Charter”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The foregoing description of the Extension Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Extension Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On February 26, 2024, the Company convened the Special Meeting. As of the close of business on February 6, 2024, the record date for the Special Meeting, there was an aggregate of 17,736,631 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding (consisting of 13,424,131 Public Shares and 4,312,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Public Shares, the “Common Stock”)), each of which was entitled to one vote with respect to the proposals presented at the Special Meeting. A total of 14,499,066 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 81.7% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The proposals listed below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2024. A summary of the proposals presented to and considered by the stockholders of the Company and the voting results at the Special Meeting is set forth below:
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The Extension Amendment Proposal – To amend the Company’s Charter to provide the Company’s board of directors with the right to extend (the “Extension”) the Combination Period up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time, from February 28, 2024 to August 28, 2024 (as extended, the “Extended Date”) (i.e., for a period of time ending 33 months after the consummation of its initial public offering (the “IPO”)) (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||
| 14,438,137 | 60,929 | 0 |
The Trust Amendment Proposal – To approve the adoption of the Trust Amendment to the Trust Agreement, to allow the Company to extend the Combination Period up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time from February 28, 2024 to August 28, 2024, the Extended Date, by depositing into the Company’s trust account, for each one-month extension, the Extension Payment for each then-outstanding share of the Company’s Public Shares after giving effect to the redemption of the Public Shares for the redemption price (the “Trust Amendment Proposal” and, together with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the “Extension Proposals”).
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||
| 14,438,137 | 60,929 | 0 |
The Adjournment Proposal – The proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes to approve the Extension Proposals or if we determine that additional time is necessary to effectuate the Extension, was not presented at the Special Meeting, as the Extension Proposals received a sufficient number of votes for approval.
Stockholders holding 6,032,023 Public Shares, representing 44.9% of the Public Shares outstanding, exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s trust account. As a result, approximately $67.4 million (approximately $11.17 per Public Share) will be removed from the Company’s trust account to pay such redeeming holders of Public Shares. Following the redemptions, a total of 7,392,108 Public Shares will remain outstanding and eligible for redemption.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation | ||
| Date: February 26, 2024 | By: | /s/ Adam Dooley |
| Name: | Adam Dooley | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 2.1
WAIVER and consent to business combination agreement and PLAN OF merger
This WAIVER AND CONSENT TO BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Waiver”), dated as of February 25, 2024, is made by and among Unifund Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company on behalf of the Target Companies and the Acquisition Entities (“Holdings”), Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “SPAC”), and Everest Consolidator Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Holdings, the SPAC, the Sponsor and such other parties party thereto entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger on May 19, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”);
WHEREAS, the Target Companies and the Acquisition Entities have determined it is in their respective best interest to explore strategic alternatives to the Transactions contemplated by the BCA and the Ancillary Agreements, including, without limitation, (a) one or more potential sales, whether structured as a sale of equity of some or all of the Target Companies and/or the Acquisition Entities, a sale of some, all or substantially all of the assets of some or all of the Target Companies and/or the Acquisition Entities or as a merger, consolidation or otherwise, including, without limitation, sales of one or more of the receivables portfolios held by any Target Company or Acquired Company, which may or may not be made in the ordinary course of their respective business (each, a “Sale Transaction”) and (b) one or more financing transactions, whether structured as debt, equity or a combination thereof, to provide for among things the refinancing of the Target Companies and Acquisition Entities’ existing senior secured credit facility (each, a “Financing Transaction” and together with any Sale Transaction, each, a “Strategic Transaction”);
WHEREAS, the Target Companies’ and the Acquisition Entities’ proposed participation in, and acts in furtherance of, a Strategic Transaction may currently or in the future breach certain provisions of the BCA, including, without limitation, Sections 7.1, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 10.1, 10.2, 10.6 and/or 10.11 (each, a “Specified Section” and collectively, the “Specified Sections”); and
WHEREAS, the SPAC and the Sponsor desire to consent to each of the Target Companies and the Acquired Entities exploration and negotiation of, and entry into, and consummation of, any and all Strategic Transactions and further desire to waive any breach under the BCA, including any breach of the Specified Section, or the other Ancillary Agreements caused by, arising from, or in connection with any Strategic Transaction; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Except as otherwise defined in this Waiver, each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as specified in the BCA.
2. Termination. Each of the SPAC and the Sponsor hereby acknowledge and agree that the Agreement End Date is December 31, 2023, and pursuant to Section 12.1(g)(ii), the Target Companies may, upon notice to the SPAC and the Sponsor, terminate the BCA at any time in their sole and absolute discretion if the Transactions contemplated by the BCA have not been consummated by the Agreement End Date. The SPAC and Sponsor further acknowledge and agree that Transactions have not been consummated by the Agreement End Date, and, accordingly, the Target Companies may terminate the BCA in accordance with Section 12.1(g)(ii) at any time without payment of any fee or penalty, including, without limitation, payment of the Target Company Termination Fee, nor will such termination limit the SPAC and Sponsor’s obligations to the Target Companies, including for the payment of fees and expenses of the Target Companies under Section 13.6 of the BCA, and nothing herein or otherwise is or shall be construed as a waiver of the Target Companies’ right to terminate on such basis.
3. Expenses. The SPAC and the Sponsor hereby acknowledge and agree that (a) pursuant to Section 13.6 of the BCA they are jointly and severally liable for the fees and expenses of the Target Companies in connection the BCA and the Transactions and (b) the SPAC and the Sponsor have not paid certain such expenses to date upon Holdings’ request. The SPAC and the Sponsor hereby acknowledge and agree that nothing herein shall alter, limit or be construed as a waiver of any such liability or their obligations to make all such payments.
4. Waiver and Consent. The SPAC and the Sponsor hereby consent to each of the Target Companies and the Acquired Entities solicitation of, exploration and negotiation of, and entry into, and consummation of, any and all Strategic Transactions and waive any past, current or future defaults under the BCA or any other Ancillary Document caused by, arising from, or in connection with, any Strategic Transaction, including, without limitation, any breach of the Specified Sections. The SPAC and Sponsor further waive any and all other defaults or breaches of the BCA by any Target Company or Acquired Entity that may have occurred prior to or on the date hereof.
5. Miscellaneous. Except as provided herein, the terms and provisions of each of the BCA and the Ancillary Agreements shall remain unmodified and continue in full force and effect. This Waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or restrict in any manner whatsoever, the rights of the Target Companies or the Acquisition Entities with respect to any matters not described in this Waiver or any other rights of the Target Companies or their respective Affiliates under either the BCA or the Ancillary Agreements.
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Waiver has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| HOLDINGS: | ||
| UNIFUND HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ David Rosenberg | |
| Name: David Rosenberg | ||
| Title: President | ||
| SPAC: | ||
| EVEREST CONSOLDATOR ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/Adam Dooley | |
| Name: Adam Dooley | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| SPONSOR: | ||
| EVEREST CONSOLDATOR SPONSOR, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/Adam Dooley | |
| Name: Adam Dooley | ||
| Title: Manager | ||
[Signature page to Waiver and Consent to Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger]
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION OF
EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify:
1. The name of the corporation is Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation. The corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the DGCL on March 8, 2021, under the name of Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation.
2. The date of filing of the corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was March 8, 2021, and the date of filing the corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was November 23, 2021.
3. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was further amended by the Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on August 24, 2024
4. The Board of Directors of the corporation has duly adopted resolutions setting forth proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation (as amended and restated prior to the date hereof), declaring said amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the corporation and its stockholders and authorizing the appropriate officers of the corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolutions setting forth the proposed amendment are substantially as follows:
RESOLVED, that Section 9.2(d) of Article IX of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“In the event that the Corporation has not completed an initial Business Combination by February 28, 2024, the Board may extend the period of time to consummate an initial Business Combination by six additional one month periods, up to August 28, 2024 (the latest such date being referred to as the “Termination Date”); provided that, in each case, the Corporation (or its affiliates or designees), after providing five business days advance notice prior to the date that the period of time would otherwise expire, has deposited into the Trust Account the lesser of (a) $150,000 and (b) $0.030 per share (the “Extension Payment”) for each then-outstanding share of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock. The gross proceeds from such Extension Payments will be added to the proceeds from the Offering held in the Trust Account and shall be used to fund the redemption of the Offering Shares in accordance with this clause (d). In the event that the Corporation has not consummated an initial Business Combination by or before the Termination Date, the Corporation shall (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Offering Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) 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 Corporation to pay its taxes, if any, and expenses related to the administration of the Trust Account (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), by (B) the number of then outstanding Offering Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public 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 remaining stockholders and the Board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Corporation’s obligations under the DGCL to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.”
5. That thereafter, said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL by written consent of stockholders holding the requisite number of shares required by statute given in accordance with and pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed this 26th day of February, 2024.
| /s/ Adam Dooley | |
| Adam Dooley | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 26, 2024, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (“Trustee”). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of November 23, 2021 (the “Initial Trust Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into the Amendment to the Initial Trust Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2024 (the “First Amendment” and, the Initial Trust Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, the “Trust Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein;
WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting of stockholders of the Company held on February 26, 2024, the Company stockholders approved a proposal to amend (the “Extension Amendment”) the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Company’s Board of Directors with the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination up to an additional six (6) times for one (1) month each time, from February 28, 2024 to August 28, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company is filing the Extension Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
The Trust Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Preamble. The text below hereby replaces the fifth WHEREAS clause in the preamble of the Trust Agreement:
“WHEREAS, if a Business Combination (as defined below) is not consummated by February 28, 2024, 27 months following the closing of the Offering, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) may extend such period by six (6) one-month periods, up to a maximum of 33 months in the aggregate following the closing of the Offering, by depositing the lesser of (a) $150,000 and (b) $0.030 per share issued at the Offering that have not been redeemed into the Trust Account no later than February 28, 2024 (the 27-month anniversary of the Offering, and each succeeding one-month anniversary through and up to August 28, 2024 (each, an “Applicable Deadline”); and”
2. Section 1(i). Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (“Termination Letter”), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, signed on behalf of the Company by its President, Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company or other authorized officer of the Company and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however, that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by the 27-month anniversary of the closing of the Offering or, in the event that the Company extended the time to complete the Business Combination for up to 33-months from the closing of the Offering but has not completed the Business Combination within the applicable monthly anniversary of the Closing, (“Last Date”), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the Public Stockholders as of the Last Date.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.
| AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS TRUSTEE | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Legregin | |
| Name: Michael Legregin | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| EVEREST CONSOLIDATOR ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Adam Dooley | |
| Name: Adam Dooley | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to IMTA]