Cayman Islands
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6770
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98-1554598
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Paul D. Tropp, Esq.
Michael S. Pilo, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Tel: (212) 596-6000
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Christian O. Nagler, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: (212) 446-4800
Fax: (212) 446-4900
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Fax: (212) 596-9090
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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Title of Each Class of
Security Being Registered
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Amount Being
Registered
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Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Security(1)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant(2)
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50,000,000 units
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$10.00
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$500,000,000
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$64,900
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Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units(3)
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50,000,000 shares
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—
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—(4)
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Redeemable warrants included as part of the units(3)
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12,500,000 warrants
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—(4)
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Total
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$500,000,000
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$64,900(5)
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(1) |
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
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(2) |
Includes 5,000,000 units, consisting of 5,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 1,250,000 redeemable warrants, which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments,
if any.
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(3) |
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from share sub-division, share dividend, or
similar transactions.
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(4) |
No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g).
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(5) |
Previously paid.
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Item 16. |
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
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(a) |
The Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Form of Underwriting Agreement.
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Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.*
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Form of Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
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Specimen Unit Certificate.
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Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate.
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Specimen Warrant Certificate.
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Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.
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Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP.
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Opinion of Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands Legal Counsel to the Registrant.
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Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.
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Form of Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement among the Registrant, the Sponsor and the Holders signatory thereto.
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Form of Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and the Sponsor.
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Form of Indemnity Agreement.
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Promissory Note, dated as of August 27, 2020, between the Registrant and the Sponsor.*
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Securities Subscription Agreement, dated August 27, 2020, between the Registrant and the Sponsor.*
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Form of Letter Agreement between the Registrant, the Sponsor and each director and executive officer of the Registrant.
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Form of Administrative Services Agreement.
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Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2020, between the Registrant and Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P.
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Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2020, between the Registrant and JS Capital LLC.
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Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC.*
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Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included on Exhibit 5.1).
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Consent of Maples and Calder (included on Exhibit 5.2).
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the initial filing of this Registration Statement).*
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Consent of Richard Barton.*
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Consent of Aishetu Fatima Dozie.*
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Consent of Dev Ittycheria.*
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Previously filed.
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ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Brad Gerstner | |||
Name:
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Brad Gerstner
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Brad Gerstner
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Brad Gerstner
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Chief Executive Officer,
(Principal Executive Officer) President and Chairman
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September 17, 2020
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/s/ Hab Siam
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September 17, 2020
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Hab Siam
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General Counsel
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
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Plus an option to purchase from the Company up to 5,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any.
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ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Underwriters
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Number of Underwritten Securities to be Purchased
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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[●]
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC
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[●]
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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Total
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45,000,000
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1. |
The initial price to the public of the Securities: $10.00 per Unit.
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2. |
Number of Underwritten Securities offered: 45,000,000.
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3. |
The Company has granted an option to the Underwriters to purchase an aggregate of not more than 5,000,000 Option Securities.
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1 |
The name of the Company is Altimeter Growth Corp.
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2 |
The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may
decide.
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3 |
The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member's shares.
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The share capital of the Company is US$22,100 divided into 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 1,000,000 preference shares of a par
value of US$0.0001 each.
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The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.
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Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.
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Interpretation
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1.1
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In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
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"Affiliate"
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in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case
of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such
person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a
corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity.
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"Applicable Law"
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means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to
such person.
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"Articles"
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means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company.
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"Audit Committee"
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means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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"Auditor"
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means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
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"Business Combination"
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means a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the "target business"), which Business Combination: (a) as long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an
aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the
definitive agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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"business day"
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means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City.
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"Clearing House"
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means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such
jurisdiction.
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"Class A Share"
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means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Class B Share"
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means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Company"
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means the above named company.
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"Company’s Website"
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means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any).
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"Compensation Committee"
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means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
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"Designated Stock Exchange"
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means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the Nasdaq Capital Market.
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"Directors"
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means the directors for the time being of the Company.
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"Dividend"
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means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.
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"Electronic Communication"
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means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and
Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors.
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"Electronic Record"
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has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law.
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"Electronic Transactions Law"
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means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Equity-linked Securities"
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means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with a Business Combination, including but not limited
to a private placement of equity or debt.
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"Exchange Act"
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means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same
shall be in effect at the time.
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"Forward Purchase Agreement"
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means an agreement that provides for the sale of equity securities in a private placement that will close substantially concurrently with the closing of any Business Combination.
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"Forward Purchase Securities"
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means any equity securities to be issued pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement.
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"Founders"
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means all Members immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO.
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"Independent Director"
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has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as the case may be.
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"IPO"
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means the Company's initial public offering of securities.
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"Member"
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has the same meaning as in the Statute.
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"Memorandum"
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means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company.
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"Officer"
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means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company.
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"Ordinary Resolution"
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means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written
resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.
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"Over-Allotment Option"
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means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 11.11 per cent of the firm units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO at a price equal to US$10 per unit, less underwriting
discounts and commissions.
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"Preference Share"
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means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company.
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"Public Share"
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means a Class A Share issued as part of the units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO.
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"Redemption Notice"
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means a notice in a form approved by the Company by which a holder of Public Shares is entitled to require the Company to redeem its Public Shares, subject to any conditions contained therein.
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"Register of Members"
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means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members.
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"Registered Office"
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means the registered office for the time being of the Company.
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"Representative"
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means a representative of the Underwriters.
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"Seal"
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means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.
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"Securities and Exchange Commission"
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means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Share"
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means a Class A Share, a Class B Share or a Preference Share and includes a fraction of a share in the Company.
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"Special Resolution"
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subject to Article 29.4, has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.
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"Sponsor"
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means Altimeter Growth Holdings, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, and its successors or assigns.
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"Statute"
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means the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.
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"Treasury Share"
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means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute.
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"Trust Account"
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means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of its IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the proceeds of a private
placement of warrants simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited.
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"Underwriter"
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means an underwriter of the IPO from time to time and any successor underwriter.
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In the Articles:
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(a) |
words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;
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(b) |
words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
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(c) |
words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;
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"written" and "in writing" include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;
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"shall" shall be construed as imperative and "may" shall be construed as permissive;
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references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
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any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;
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the term "and/or" is used herein to mean both "and" as well as "or." The use of "and/or" in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms "and" or "or" in others. The term "or" shall not be interpreted to be
exclusive and the term "and" shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);
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headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;
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(j) |
any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;
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(k) |
any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Law;
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sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply;
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(m) |
the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and
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the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.
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Commencement of Business
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2.1 |
The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.
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2.2 |
The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.
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Issue of Shares and other Securities
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3.1 |
Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and
Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise
dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividends or other distributions, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at
such times and on such other terms as they think proper, and may also (subject to the Statute and the Articles) vary such rights, save that the Directors shall not allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including
fractions of a Share) to the extent that it may affect the ability of the Company to carry out a Class B Share Conversion set out in the Articles.
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The Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the
Company on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine.
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The Company may issue units of securities in the Company, which may be comprised of whole or fractional Shares, rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders
thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company, upon such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine. The securities comprising any such units which are issued pursuant to
the IPO can only be traded separately from one another on the 52nd day following the date of the prospectus relating to the IPO unless the Representative(s) determines that an earlier date is acceptable, subject to the Company having filed
a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Prior to such date, the units can be traded, but the securities comprising such units cannot be
traded separately from one another.
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The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.
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Register of Members
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4.1 |
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.
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4.2 |
The Directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Directors may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and
which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time.
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Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date
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5.1 |
For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a
determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period
which shall not in any case exceed forty days.
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In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or
any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.
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If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other
distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such
determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
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Certificates for Shares
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6.1 |
A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share
certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for
Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to the Articles, no new certificate
shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.
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6.2 |
The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.
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6.3 |
If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as
the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.
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6.4 |
Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course
of delivery.
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Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other
competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law may from time to time determine, whichever is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to
refuse to register and does not register, after lodgement of a Share transfer with the Company.
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Transfer of Shares
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7.1 |
Subject to the terms of the Articles, any Member may transfer all or any of his Shares by an instrument of transfer provided that such transfer complies with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and
Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. If the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options or warrants issued pursuant to the Articles on terms that one
cannot be transferred without the other, the Directors shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to them of the like transfer of such option or warrant.
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7.2 |
The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other
competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law or in any other form approved by the Directors and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the
transferee) and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Directors may approve from time to time. The
transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.
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Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares
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8.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law, the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares, except Public Shares, shall be effected in such manner and upon
such other terms as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of such Shares. With respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares:
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Members who hold Public Shares are entitled to request the redemption of such Shares in the circumstances described in the Business Combination Article hereof;
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(b) |
Class B Shares held by the Sponsor shall be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration to the extent that the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised in full so that the Founders will own 20 per cent of the Company's issued Shares
after the IPO (exclusive of any securities purchased in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO); and
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Public Shares shall be repurchased by way of tender offer in the circumstances set out in the Business Combination Article hereof.
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8.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member. For the avoidance of doubt, redemptions, repurchases and
surrenders of Shares in the circumstances described in the Article above shall not require further approval of the Members.
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8.3 |
The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.
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8.4 |
The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.
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Treasury Shares
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9.1 |
The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.
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9.2 |
The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).
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10 |
Variation of Rights of Shares
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10.1 |
Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that
class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such
rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class (other than with respect to a waiver of the provisions of the Class B Share
Conversion Article hereof, which as stated therein shall only require the consent in writing of the holders of a majority of the issued Shares of that class), or with the approval of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two
thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to
obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the
necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.
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10.2 |
For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the
proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.
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10.3 |
The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the
creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights.
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11 |
Commission on Sale of Shares
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12 |
Non Recognition of Trusts
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13 |
Lien on Shares
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13.1 |
The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company
(whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions
of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company's lien thereon. The Company's lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.
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13.2 |
The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has
been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the
Shares may be sold.
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13.3 |
To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered
as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the
exercise of the Company's power of sale under the Articles.
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13.4 |
The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently
payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.
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14 |
Call on Shares
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14.1 |
Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to
receiving at least fourteen clear days' notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the
Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was
made.
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14.2 |
A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.
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14.3 |
The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.
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14.4 |
If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and
in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.
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14.5 |
An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the
Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.
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14.6 |
The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.
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14.7 |
The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay
interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.
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14.8 |
No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment,
become payable.
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15 |
Forfeiture of Shares
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15.1 |
If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days' notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with
any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect
of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
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15.2 |
If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends,
other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.
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15.3 |
A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as
the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.
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15.4 |
A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all
monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have
received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.
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15.5 |
A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or Officer that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share.
The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the
purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.
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15.6 |
The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of
premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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16 |
Transmission of Shares
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16.1 |
If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder), or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The
estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder.
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16.2 |
Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the
Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as
the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of
the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.
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16.3 |
A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other
advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to
general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the
Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any
other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles), the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of
all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.
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17 |
Class B Ordinary Share Conversion
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17.1 |
The rights attaching to the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects, and the Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall vote together as a single class on all matters
(subject to the Variation of Rights of Shares Article and the Appointment and Removal of Directors Article hereof) with the exception that the holder of a Class B Share shall have the Conversion Rights referred to in this Article.
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17.2 |
Class B Shares shall automatically convert into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "Initial Conversion Ratio"): (a) at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof;
and (b) automatically on the day of the closing of a Business Combination.
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17.3 |
Notwithstanding the Initial Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional Class A Shares or any other Equity-linked Securities, are issued, or deemed issued, by the Company in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and related to the
closing of a Business Combination, all Class B Shares in issue shall automatically convert into Class A Shares at the time of the closing of a Business Combination at a ratio for which the Class B Shares shall convert into Class A Shares
will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the Class B Shares in issue agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A Shares issuable upon
conversion of all Class B Shares will equal, on an as-converted basis, in the aggregate, 20 per cent of the sum of all Class A Shares and Class B Shares in issue upon completion of the IPO plus all Class A Shares and Equity-linked
Securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination, excluding any Shares, Equity-linked Securities, Forward Purchase Securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private
placement warrants issued to the Sponsor or its Affiliates upon conversion of working capital loans made to the Company.
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17.4 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional Class A Shares or Equity-linked Securities
by the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the Class B Shares then in issue consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided in the Variation of Rights of Shares Article hereof.
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17.5 |
The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share split, subdivision, exchange, capitalisation, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or combination (by reverse share
split, share consolidation, exchange, reclassification, recapitalisation or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class A Shares in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original
filing of the Articles without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalisation of the Class B Shares in issue.
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17.6 |
Each Class B Share shall convert into its pro rata number of Class A Shares pursuant to this Article. The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Shares will be determined as follows: each Class B Share shall convert into such number
of Class A Shares as is equal to the product of 1 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Class A Shares into which all of the Class B Shares in issue shall be converted pursuant to this Article and the
denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Shares in issue at the time of conversion.
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17.7 |
References in this Article to "converted", "conversion" or "exchange" shall mean the compulsory redemption without
notice of Class B Shares of any Member and, on behalf of such Members, automatic application of such redemption proceeds in paying for such new Class A Shares into which the Class B Shares have been converted or exchanged at a price per
Class B Share necessary to give effect to a conversion or exchange calculated on the basis that the Class A Shares to be issued as part of the conversion or exchange will be issued at par. The Class A Shares to be issued on an exchange or
conversion shall be registered in the name of such Member or in such name as the Member may direct.
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17.8 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, in no event may any Class B Share convert into Class A Shares at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.
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18 |
Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital
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18.1 |
The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:
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(a) |
increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;
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(b) |
consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;
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(c) |
convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;
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(d) |
by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and
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(e) |
cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.
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18.2 |
All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as
the Shares in the original share capital.
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18.3 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution and Article 29.4, the Company may by Special Resolution:
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(a) |
change its name;
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(b) |
alter or add to the Articles;
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(c) |
alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and
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(d) |
reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.
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19 |
Offices and Places of Business
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20 |
General Meetings
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20.1 |
All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.
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20.2 |
The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting
shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.
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20.3 |
The Directors, the chief executive officer or the chairman of the board of Directors may call general meetings, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Members shall not have the ability to call general meetings.
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20.4 |
Members seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting or to nominate candidates for appointment as Directors at the annual general meeting must deliver notice to the principal executive offices of the Company not less than
120 calendar days before the date of the Company’s proxy statement released to Members in connection with the previous year’s annual general meeting or, if the Company did not hold an annual general meeting the previous year, or if the date
of the current year's annual general meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date of the previous year’s annual general meeting, then the deadline shall be set by the board of Directors with such deadline being a reasonable
time before the Company begins to print and send its related proxy materials.
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21 |
Notice of General Meetings
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21.1 |
At least five clear days' notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be
given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and
whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:
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(a) |
in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
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(b) |
in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety-five per cent in par value of the Shares giving that right.
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21.2 |
The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.
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22 |
Proceedings at General Meetings
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22.1 |
No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly
authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum.
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22.2 |
A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a
general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.
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22.3 |
A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being
corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.
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22.4 |
If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place
as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum.
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22.5 |
The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if
any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to
act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
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22.6 |
If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
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22.7 |
The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned
meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
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22.8 |
When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting.
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22.9 |
If, prior to a Business Combination, a notice is issued in respect of a general meeting and the Directors, in their absolute discretion, consider that it is impractical or undesirable for any reason to hold that general meeting at the
place, the day and the hour specified in the notice calling such general meeting, the Directors may postpone the general meeting to another place, day and/or hour provided that notice of the place, the day and the hour of the rearranged
general meeting is promptly given to all Members. No business shall be transacted at any postponed meeting other than the business specified in the notice of the original meeting.
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22.10 |
When a general meeting is postponed for thirty days or more, notice of the postponed meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of a postponed meeting. All
proxy forms submitted for the original general meeting shall remain valid for the postponed meeting. The Directors may postpone a general meeting which has already been postponed.
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22.11 |
A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.
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22.12 |
A poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.
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22.13 |
A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and
any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.
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22.14 |
In the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
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23 |
Votes of Members
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23.1 |
Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, including as set out at Article 29.4, every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.
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23.2 |
In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be
accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.
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23.3 |
A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member's behalf appointed by that court, and
any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.
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23.4 |
No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.
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23.5 |
No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid.
Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
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23.6 |
Votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more
instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.
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23.7 |
A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from
voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either
for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed.
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24 |
Proxies
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24.1 |
The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand
of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member.
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24.2 |
The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the
time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the
Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before
the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.
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24.3 |
The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have
been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid.
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24.4 |
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An
instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.
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24.5 |
Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the
transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or
adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.
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25 |
Corporate Members
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25.1 |
Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it
thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation
could exercise if it were an individual Member.
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25.2 |
If a Clearing House (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorise such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that
the authorisation shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised
without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the Clearing House (or its
nominee(s)).
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26 |
Shares that May Not be Voted
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27 |
Directors
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27.1 |
There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors.
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28 |
Powers of Directors
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28.1 |
Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No
alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of
Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.
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28.2 |
All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be
in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.
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28.3 |
The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make
contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.
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28.4 |
The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture
stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
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29 |
Appointment and Removal of Directors
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29.1 |
Prior to the closing of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution of the holders of the Class B Shares remove any
Director. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the closing of a Business Combination, holders of Class A Shares shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any Director.
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29.2 |
The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the
Articles as the maximum number of Directors.
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29.3 |
After the closing of a Business Combination, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.
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29.4 |
Prior to the closing of a Business Combination, Article 29.1 may only be amended by a Special Resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by
proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given which shall include the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of Class B Shares, or by way
of unanimous written resolution.
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30 |
Vacation of Office of Director
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(a) |
the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or
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(b) |
the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a
resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or
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(c) |
the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or
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(d) |
the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or
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(e) |
all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in
accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.
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31 |
Proceedings of Directors
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31.1 |
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be a majority of the Directors then in office.
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31.2 |
Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall
have a second or casting vote.
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31.3 |
A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or any committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other
at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors, the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman
is located at the start of the meeting.
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31.4 |
A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of
office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be,
duly convened and held.
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31.5 |
A Director may, or other Officer on the direction of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days' notice in writing to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be
considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to
the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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31.6 |
The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the
necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
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31.7 |
The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed
for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
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31.8 |
All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director, and/or that they or any of them were
disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been
entitled to vote, as the case may be.
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31.9 |
A Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the
appointing Director.
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32 |
Presumption of Assent
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33 |
Directors' Interests
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33.1 |
A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors
may determine.
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33.2 |
A Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.
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33.3 |
A Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director
shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.
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33.4 |
No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into
by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by
or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction
in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.
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33.5 |
A general notice that a Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the
purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.
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34 |
Minutes
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35 |
Delegation of Directors' Powers
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35.1 |
The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee and the
Compensation Committee). Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the
Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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35.2 |
The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or
agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject
to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.
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35.3 |
The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee set forth in the Articles and shall have such powers as the
Directors may delegate pursuant to the Articles and as required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under
Applicable Law. Each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, if established, shall consist of such number of Directors as the Directors shall from time to time determine (or such minimum number as may be required from time to
time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law). For so long as any class of Shares is listed on
the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as is required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the rules and regulations of the
Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law.
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35.4 |
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be
revoked by the Directors at any time.
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35.5 |
The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such
purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of
attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or
authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.
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35.6 |
The Directors may appoint such Officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless
otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an Officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An Officer may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.
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36 |
No Minimum Shareholding
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37 |
Remuneration of Directors
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37.1 |
The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine, provided that no cash remuneration shall be paid to any Director by the Company prior to the consummation of a Business
Combination. The Directors shall also, whether prior to or after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at
meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or
the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.
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37.2 |
The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel,
attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.
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38 |
Seal
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38.1 |
The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been
affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some Officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.
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38.2 |
The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its
face of the name of every place where it is to be used.
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38.3 |
A Director or Officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to
be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.
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39 |
Dividends, Distributions and Reserve
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39.1 |
Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends
or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend
specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by
law.
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39.2 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall
rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.
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39.3 |
The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.
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39.4 |
The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any
other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value
for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific
assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.
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39.5 |
Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and
how any costs involved are to be met.
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39.6 |
The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the
Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.
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39.7 |
Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or,
in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant
shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by
them as joint holders.
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39.8 |
No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.
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39.9 |
Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be
paid into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or
other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.
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40 |
Capitalisation
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41 |
Books of Account
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41.1 |
The Directors shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the
matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years
from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its
transactions.
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41.2 |
The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being
Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.
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41.3 |
The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.
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42 |
Audit
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42.1 |
The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.
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42.2 |
Without prejudice to the freedom of the Directors to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the rules and regulations of
the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Directors shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the
Directors and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall comply with the rules
and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once every financial
quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.
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42.3 |
If the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilise the Audit
Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.
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42.4 |
The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).
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42.5 |
If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services are required, the Directors shall fill the
vacancy and determine the remuneration of such Auditor.
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42.6 |
Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and Officers such information and explanation as may be
necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.
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42.7 |
Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with
the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any
other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.
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42.8 |
At least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an "audit committee financial expert" as determined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent
regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The "audit committee financial expert" shall have such past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable
experience or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication.
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43 |
Notices
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43.1 |
Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice
is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Notice may also be served by Electronic Communication in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and
Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or by placing it on the Company’s Website.
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43.2 |
Where a notice is sent by:
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(a) |
courier; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following
the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier;
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(b) |
post; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or
public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted;
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(c) |
cable, telex or fax; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted;
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(d) |
e-mail or other Electronic Communication; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day
that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient; and
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(e) |
placing it on the Company’s Website; service of the notice shall be deemed to have been effected one hour after the notice or document was placed on the Company’s Website.
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43.3 |
A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are
required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the
persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.
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43.4 |
Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders
the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in
bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
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44 |
Winding Up
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44.1 |
If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors' claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a
winding up:
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(a) |
if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the
Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or
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(b) |
if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company's issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the
Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls
or otherwise.
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44.2 |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the approval of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other approval required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in
kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the
Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like approval, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like approval, shall
think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.
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45 |
Indemnity and Insurance
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45.1 |
Every Director and Officer (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former Officer (each an "Indemnified Person") shall
be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure
to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage
incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be
found to have committed actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.
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45.2 |
The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for
which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment
or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled
to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the
Indemnified Person.
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45.3 |
The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.
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46 |
Financial Year
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47 |
Transfer by Way of Continuation
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48 |
Mergers and Consolidations
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49 |
Business Combination
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49.1 |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles, this Article shall apply during the period commencing upon the adoption of the Articles and terminating upon the first to occur of the consummation of a Business Combination and the
full distribution of the Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In the event of a conflict between this Article and any other Articles, the provisions of this Article shall prevail.
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49.2 |
Prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall either:
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(a) |
submit such Business Combination to its Members for approval; or
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(b) |
provide Members with the opportunity to have their Shares repurchased by means of a tender offer for a per-Share repurchase price payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two
business days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account ((net of taxes paid or payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued Public Shares, provided that the Company
shall not repurchase Public Shares in an amount that would cause the Company's net tangible assets to be less than US$5,000,001 upon consummation of such Business Combination.
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49.3 |
If the Company initiates any tender offer in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act in connection with a proposed Business Combination, it shall file tender offer documents with the Securities and Exchange
Commission prior to completing such Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about such Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act.
If, alternatively, the Company holds a general meeting to approve a proposed Business Combination, the Company will conduct any redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, and not
pursuant to the tender offer rules, and file proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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49.4 |
At a general meeting called for the purposes of approving a Business Combination pursuant to this Article, in the event that such Business Combination is approved by Ordinary Resolution, the Company shall be authorised to consummate such
Business Combination, provided that the Company shall not consummate such Business Combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least US$5,000,001 immediately prior to, or upon such consummation of, or any greater net
tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to, such Business Combination.
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49.5 |
Any Member holding Public Shares who is not the Sponsor, a Founder, Officer or Director may, in connection with any vote on a Business Combination, elect to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash, in accordance with any applicable
requirements provided for in the related proxy materials (the "IPO Redemption"), provided that no such Member acting together with any Affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in
concert or as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring, holding, or disposing of Shares may exercise this redemption right with respect to more than 15 per cent of the Public Shares in the
aggregate without the prior consent of the Company and provided further that any beneficial holder of Public Shares on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself to the Company in connection with any redemption
election in order to validly redeem such Public Shares. If so demanded, the Company shall pay any such redeeming Member, regardless of whether he is voting for or against such proposed Business Combination, a per-Share redemption price
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account (such interest
shall be net of taxes payable) and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then issued Public Shares (such redemption price being referred to herein as the "Redemption
Price"), but only in the event that the applicable proposed Business Combination is approved and consummated. The Company shall not redeem Public Shares that would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than
US$5,000,001 following such redemptions (the "Redemption Limitation").
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49.6 |
A Member may not withdraw a Redemption Notice once submitted to the Company unless the Directors determine (in their sole discretion) to permit the withdrawal of such redemption request (which they may do in whole or in part).
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In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by 24 months from the consummation of the IPO (or up to 27 months if such date is extended as described in the prospectus relating to the IPO), or such later time
as the Members may approve in accordance with the Articles, the Company shall:
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cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up;
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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 (less taxes payable and up to US$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then Public Shares in issue, which
redemption will completely extinguish public Members' rights as Members (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and
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as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining Members and the Directors, liquidate and dissolve,
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In the event that any amendment is made to this Article:
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to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or redeem 100 per cent of the Public Shares if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 24
months from the consummation of the IPO (or up to 27 months if such date is extended as described in the prospectus relating to the IPO); or
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with respect to any other provision relating to Members’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity,
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A holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account only in the event of an IPO Redemption, a repurchase of Shares by means of a tender offer pursuant to this Article, or a distribution of the
Trust Account pursuant to this Article. In no other circumstance shall a holder of Public Shares have any right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account.
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After the issue of Public Shares, and prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company shall not issue additional Shares or any other securities that would entitle the holders thereof to:
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receive funds from the Trust Account; or
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vote as a class with Public Shares on a Business Combination.
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49.11 |
A Director may vote in respect of a Business Combination in which such Director has a conflict of interest with respect to the evaluation of such Business Combination. Such Director must disclose such interest or conflict to the other
Directors.
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As long as the securities of the Company are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company must complete one or more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust
Account (net of amounts previously disbursed to the Company's management for taxes and excluding the amount of deferred underwriting discounts held in the Trust Account) at the time of the Company's signing a definitive agreement in
connection with a Business Combination. A Business Combination must not be effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations.
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The Company may enter into a Business Combination with a target business that is Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer. In the event the Company seeks to complete a Business Combination with a target that is
Affiliated with the Sponsor, a Founder, a Director or an Officer, the Company, or a committee of Independent Directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another valuation or appraisal firm that regularly
renders fairness opinions on the type of target business the Company is seeking to acquire that is a member of the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an independent accounting firm that such a Business Combination is
fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
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Business Opportunities
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To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no individual serving as a Director or an Officer ("Management") shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to
refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company
in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for Management, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the extent expressly assumed by
contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Management shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach of any
fiduciary duty as a Member, Director and/or Officer solely by reason of the fact that such party pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, himself or herself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does
not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.
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Except as provided elsewhere in this Article, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate
opportunity for both the Company and Management, about which a Director and/or Officer who is also a member of Management acquires knowledge.
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To the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities conducted in
the future and that have been conducted in the past.
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THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULES).
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Date: [ ], 20
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Redemption Date
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Redemption Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares
(period to expiration of warrants)
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10.00
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11.00
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12.00
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13.00
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14.00
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15.00
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16.00
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17.00
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18.00
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60 months
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0.261
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0.280
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0.297
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0.311
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0.324
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0.337
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0.348
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0.358
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0.361
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57 months
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0.257
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0.277
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0.294
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0.310
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0.324
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0.337
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0.348
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0.358
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0.361
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54 months
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0.252
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0.272
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0.291
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0.307
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0.322
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0.335
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0.347
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0.357
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0.361
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|||||||||||||||||||
51 months
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0.246
|
0.268
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0.287
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0.304
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0.320
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0.333
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0.346
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0.357
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0.361
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48 months
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0.241
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0.263
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0.283
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0.301
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0.317
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0.332
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0.344
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0.356
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0.361
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45 months
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0.235
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0.258
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0.279
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0.298
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0.315
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0.330
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0.343
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0.356
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0.361
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|||||||||||||||||||
42 months
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0.228
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0.252
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0.274
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0.294
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0.312
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0.328
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0.342
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0.355
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0.361
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|||||||||||||||||||
39 months
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0.221
|
0.246
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0.269
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0.290
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0.309
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0.325
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0.340
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0.354
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0.361
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36 months
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0.213
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0.239
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0.263
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0.285
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0.305
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0.323
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0.339
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0.353
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0.361
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33 months
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0.205
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0.232
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0.257
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0.280
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0.301
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0.320
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0.337
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0.352
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0.361
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30 months
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0.196
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0.224
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0.250
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0.274
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0.297
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0.316
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0.335
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0.351
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0.361
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27 months
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0.185
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0.214
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0.242
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0.268
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0.291
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0.313
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0.332
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0.350
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0.361
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24 months
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0.173
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0.204
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0.233
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0.260
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0.285
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0.308
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0.329
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0.348
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0.361
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21 months
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0.161
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0.193
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0.223
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0.252
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0.279
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0.304
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0.326
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0.347
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0.361
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18 months
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0.146
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0.179
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0.211
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0.242
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0.271
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0.298
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0.322
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0.345
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0.361
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15 months
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0.130
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0.164
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0.197
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0.230
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0.262
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0.291
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0.317
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0.342
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0.361
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12 months
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0.111
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0.146
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0.181
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0.216
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0.250
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0.282
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0.312
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0.339
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0.361
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9 months
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0.090
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0.125
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0.162
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0.199
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0.237
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0.272
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0.305
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0.336
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0.361
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6 months
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0.065
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0.099
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0.137
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0.178
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0.219
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0.259
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0.296
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0.331
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0.361
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3 months
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0.034
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0.065
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0.104
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0.150
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0.197
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0.243
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0.286
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0.326
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0.361
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0 months
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—
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—
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0.042
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0.115
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0.179
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0.233
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0.281
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0.323
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0.361
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Ropes & Gray LLP
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1211 Avenue of the Americas
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New York, New York 10036
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Attn:
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Paul D. Tropp
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Michael S. Pilo
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ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP.
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CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
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ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP.
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, AS WARRANT AGENT
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Title:
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Ropes & Gray LLP
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Ropes & Gray LLP
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(a)
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up to 50,000,000 units (including 5,000,000 units, which the several underwriters, for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co, LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as
representatives (“Representatives”), will have a 45-day option to purchase from the Company to cover over-allotments, if any) (“Units”) at an offering price of
US$10 per Unit, each Unit consisting of:
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one Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”); and
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one-fourth of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of US$11.50 per Ordinary Share (“Warrants”);
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all Ordinary Shares and Warrants issued as part of the Units; and
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all Ordinary Shares that may be issued upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Units.
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Documents Reviewed
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1.1
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The certificate of incorporation dated 25 August 2020, the certificate of incorporation on change of name dated 1 September 2020 and the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the
Company as registered or adopted on 1 September 2020 (the “Memorandum and Articles”).
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The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 2 September 2020, 3 September 2020 and 27 August 2020 (together, the “Resolutions”) and the
corporate records of the Company maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands.
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1.3
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A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies (the “Certificate of Good Standing”).
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1.4
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A certificate from a director of the Company a copy of which is attached to this opinion letter (the “Director’s Certificate”).
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1.5
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The Registration Statement.
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1.6
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A draft of the form of the unit certificate representing the Units (the “Unit Certificate”).
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1.7
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A draft of the form of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate constituting the Warrants (the “Warrant Documents”).
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1.8
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A draft of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the Representatives (the “Underwriting Agreement”).
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Assumptions
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2.1
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The Documents have been or will be authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the
Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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2.2
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The Documents are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York (the “Relevant
Law”) and all other relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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2.3
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The choice of the Relevant Law as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New
York and any other relevant jurisdiction (other than the Cayman Islands) as a matter of the Relevant Law and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands).
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2.4
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Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals.
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2.5
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All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.
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2.6
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The capacity, power, authority and legal right of all parties under all relevant laws and regulations (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands) to enter into,
execute, unconditionally deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Documents.
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2.7
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No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Units, the Warrants or the Ordinary Shares.
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2.8
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There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its
obligations under the Documents.
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2.9
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No monies paid to or for the account of any party under the Documents or any property received or disposed of by any party to the Documents in each case in connection with the Documents or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby represent or will represent proceeds of criminal conduct or criminal property or terrorist property (as defined in the Proceeds of Crime Law (2020 Revision) and the Terrorism Law (2018 Revision),
respectively).
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There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the Relevant Law.
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2.11
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The Company will receive money or money’s worth in consideration for the issue of the Ordinary Shares and none of the Ordinary Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.
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Opinions
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3.1
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The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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3.2
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The Ordinary Shares to be offered and issued by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement have been duly authorised for issue, and when issued by the Company against payment in full of the
consideration as set out in the Registration Statement and in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement, such Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a
share is only issued when it has been entered in the register of members (shareholders).
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The execution, delivery and performance of the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have been authorised by and on behalf of the Company and, once the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents have
been executed and delivered by any director or officer of the Company, the Unit Certificate and the Warrant Documents will be duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.
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Qualifications
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4.1
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The term “enforceable” as used above means that the obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents are of a type which the courts of the Cayman Islands will
enforce. It does not mean that those obligations will necessarily be enforced in all circumstances in accordance with their terms. In particular:
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enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights of creditors;
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(b)
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enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity. For example, equitable remedies such as specific performance may not be available, inter alia, where
damages are considered to be an adequate remedy;
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where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands, they may not be enforceable in the Cayman Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that
jurisdiction; and
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some claims may become barred under relevant statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences of set off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences.
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4.2
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To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies within the time
frame prescribed by law.
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4.3
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Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title to shares and this register would not record a third party interest
in such shares. However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman
Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. As far as we are aware, such
applications are rarely made in the Cayman Islands and for the purposes of the opinion given in paragraph 3.2, there are no circumstances or matters of fact known to us on the date of this opinion letter which would properly form the basis
for an application for an order for rectification of the register of members of the Company, but if such an application were made in respect of the Ordinary Shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a
Cayman Islands court.
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Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or instruments cited in
this opinion letter or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions the subject of this opinion letter.
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4.5
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In this opinion letter, the phrase “non-assessable” means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant shares and in the absence of a contractual
arrangement, or an obligation pursuant to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company’s assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud,
the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
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To:
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Maples and Calder
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PO Box 309, Ugland House
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Grand Cayman
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KY1-1104
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Cayman Islands
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The Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended.
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2
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The Company has not entered into any mortgages or charges over its property or assets other than those entered in the register of mortgages and charges of the Company.
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3
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The Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles (including, without limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and
have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect.
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4
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The authorised share capital of the Company is US$22,100 divided into 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each
and 1,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each. Immediately prior to the sale of the Units, the issued share capital of the Company is 12,500,000 Class B ordinary shares, which have been duly authorised and are validly
issued as fully-paid and non-assessable.
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The shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) have not restricted the powers of the directors of the Company in any way.
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The directors of the Company at the date of the Resolutions and at the date of this certificate were and are as follows: Brad Gerstner and Hab Siam.
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The minute book and corporate records of the Company as maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands and made available to you are complete and accurate in all material respects, and all minutes
and resolutions filed therein represent a complete and accurate record of all meetings of the Shareholders and directors (or any committee thereof) of the Company (duly convened in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles) and all
resolutions passed at the meetings or passed by written resolution or consent, as the case may be.
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Prior to, at the time of, and immediately following the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Company was, or will be, able to pay its debts as they fell, or fall, due
and has entered, or will enter, into the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement for proper value and not with an intention to defraud or wilfully defeat an obligation owed to any creditor or with a view to giving a creditor
a preference.
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Each director of the Company considers the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement to be of commercial benefit to the Company and has acted in good faith in the best interests of the Company,
and for a proper purpose of the Company, in relation to the transactions which are the subject of the Opinion.
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To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, the Company is not the subject of legal, arbitral, administrative or other proceedings in any jurisdiction. Nor have the directors or
Shareholders taken any steps to have the Company struck off or placed in liquidation, nor have any steps been taken to wind up the Company. Nor has any receiver been appointed over any of the Company’s property or assets.
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To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, there are no circumstances or matters of fact existing which may properly form the basis for an application for an order for rectification of
the register of members of the Company.
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The Registration Statement has been, or will be, authorised and duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws.
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No invitation has been made or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Ordinary Shares.
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The Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement have been, or will be, duly registered, and will continue to be registered, in the Company’s register of members (shareholders).
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The Company is not a central bank, monetary authority or other sovereign entity of any state and is not a subsidiary, direct or indirect, of any sovereign entity or state.
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There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its
obligations under the Documents.
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Signature:
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Hab Siam
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CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
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Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)
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Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)
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Prevailing rates
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Very truly yours,
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Altimeter Growth Corp.
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
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Morgan Stanley &Co. LLC
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Very truly yours,
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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SERVICES TO THE COMPANY
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DEFINITIONS
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INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS
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INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY
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INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL
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INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS
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ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS
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CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY
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EXCLUSIONS
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ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION
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PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
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REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE
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SECURITY
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NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION; PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS
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DURATION OF AGREEMENT
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SEVERABILITY
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ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT
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MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
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NOTICES
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APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
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IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS
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MISCELLANEOUS
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PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS
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ADDITIONAL ACTS
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Sale and Purchase.
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Forward Purchase Securities.
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The Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to the number of Forward Purchase Securities set forth on the Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement next to the line item “Maximum
Number of Forward Purchase Securities,” for an aggregate purchase price of $10.00 multiplied by the number of Forward Purchase Securities issued and sold hereunder (the “FPS Purchase Price”). No fractional Forward Purchase
Warrants will be issued. The amounts actually sold pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i) shall be determined solely by the Company, subject to Section 1(a)(iv). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company is not obligated to issue or sell any
Forward Purchase Securities.
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Each Forward Purchase Warrant, if any, will have the same terms as each Warrant sold as part of the Units in the IPO (“Public Warrants”) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Warrant Agreement to be entered into
between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, in connection with the IPO (the “Warrant Agreement”). Each whole Forward Purchase Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Class
A Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in the Warrant Agreement, and only whole Forward Purchase Warrants will be exercisable. The Forward Purchase Warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days
after the Business Combination Closing and 12months from the closing of the IPO, and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five (5) years after the Business Combination Closing or earlier upon redemption or the liquidation of the
Company, as described in the Warrant Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent no Warrants are issued in the Units sold in the IPO, no Forward Purchase Warrants will be issued.
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The Company shall require the Purchaser to purchase the Forward Purchase Securities pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) hereof by delivering notice (the “Company Notice”) to the Purchaser, at least five Business Days before the funding of
the FPS Purchase Price to an account specified by the Company, specifying the anticipated date of the Business Combination Closing, the number of Forward Purchase Securities being sold by the Company to the Purchaser (which will not exceed
the number of Forward Purchase Securities that Purchaser has agreed to purchase pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) the aggregate purchase price for the Forward Purchase Securities (the “FPS Purchase Price”) to be purchased by the Purchaser
and instructions for wiring the FPS Purchase Price to an account designated by the Company. At least two Business Days before the anticipated date of the Business Combination Closing specified in the Company Notice, the Purchaser shall
deliver the FPS Purchase Price in cash via wire transfer to the account specified in such notice, to be held in escrow pending the Business Combination Closing. If the Business Combination Closing does not occur within thirty (30) days
after the Purchaser delivers the FPS Purchase Price to such account, the Company shall return to the Purchaser the FPS Purchase Price, provided that the return of the FPS Purchase Price placed in escrow shall not terminate this Agreement or
otherwise relieve either party of any of its obligations hereunder and the Company may provide a subsequent Company Notice pursuant to this Section 1(a)(iii). For the purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” means any day, other
than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
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In the event that the total number of Forward Purchase Securities determined to be sold by the Company, at the Company’s sole discretion, is less than the aggregate amount of Forward Purchase Securities the Forward Contract Parties
collectively have agreed to purchase, then the Company shall notify the Purchaser as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and no later than five Business Days before such time as any definitive agreement with respect to a Business
Combination is executed by the Company (the “Allocation Notice”), with such Allocation Notice to include the exact number of Forward Purchase Securities each Forward Contract Party is obligated to purchase. The Forward Purchase
Securities sold by the Company which shall be allocated to each of the Forward Contract Parties on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate amount of Forward Purchase Securities each of the Forward Contract Parties have agreed to purchase; provided that,
if Altimeter Growth Holdings (the “Sponsor”) and/or its affiliates collectively hold 25% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares as of the date on which the Allocation Notice is delivered to the Purchaser, then the Purchaser may,
in its sole discretion, decline to purchase some or all of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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The closing of the sale of the Forward Purchase Securities (the “FPS Closing”) shall be held on the same date as, and immediately prior to, the Business Combination Closing (such date being referred to as the “Closing Date”).
At the FPS Closing, the Company will issue to the Purchaser the number of Forward Purchase Securities registered in the name of the Purchaser.
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Delivery of Forward Purchase Securities.
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The Company shall register the Purchaser as the owner of the number of Forward Purchase Securities with the Company’s transfer agent by book entry on or promptly after (but in no event more than two Business Days after) the FPS Closing
Date.
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Each book entry for the Forward Purchase Securities shall contain a notation, and each certificate (if any) evidencing the Forward Purchase Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend, in substantially the following
form:
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Legend Removal. If the Forward Purchase Securities are eligible to be sold without restriction under, and without the Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of the Forward Purchase Securities (and the Purchaser provides the Company with a written undertaking to sell its
Forward Purchase Securities only in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in such registration statement and only if the Purchaser has not been informed that the prospectus in such registration statement is not current or the
registration statement is no longer effective), then at the Purchaser’s request, the Company will cause the Company’s transfer agent to remove the legend set forth in Section 1(b)(ii). In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s
transfer agent, the Company will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent that
authorize and direct the transfer agent to transfer such Forward Purchase Securities without any such legend; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to deliver any such opinion, authorization,
certificate or direction if it reasonably believes that removal of the legend could result in or facilitate transfers of Forward Purchase Securities in violation of applicable law.
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Registration Rights. The Purchaser shall have registration rights as set forth on Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights”).
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows, as of the date hereof:
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Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the offer and sale of the Forward Purchase Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of
the Securities Act that depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations as expressed herein. The Purchaser understands that the Forward Purchase Securities
are “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, the Purchaser must hold the Forward Purchase Securities indefinitely unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified
by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Forward Purchase Securities, or any Class A
Shares into which they may be converted into or exercised for, for resale, except pursuant to the Registration Rights. The Purchaser further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be
conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and manner of sale, the holding period for the Forward Purchase Securities, and on requirements relating to the Company that are outside of the Purchaser’s control,
and which the Company is under no obligation and may not be able to satisfy. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has confidentially submitted the Registration Statement for its proposed IPO to the SEC for review. The Purchaser
understands that the offering to the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Securities is not, and is not intended to be, part of the IPO, and that the Purchaser will not be able to rely on the protection of Section 11 of the Securities Act with
respect to such Forward Purchase Securities.
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No General Solicitation. Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders or partners, has either directly or indirectly, including, through a broker or finder (i) to its knowledge,
engaged in any general solicitation, or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific representations and warranties contained in this Section 2 and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, none of the Purchaser nor any
person acting on behalf of the Purchaser nor any of the Purchaser’s affiliates (the “Purchaser Parties”) has made, makes or shall be deemed to make any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Purchaser
and this offering, and the Purchaser Parties disclaim any such representation or warranty. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Section 3 of this Agreement and in any certificate or
agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Purchaser Parties specifically disclaim that they are relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made by the Company.
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Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
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Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry
on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company has no subsidiaries.
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Capitalization. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized share capital of the Company consists of:
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200,000,000 Class A Shares, none of which are issued and outstanding.
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20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Share(s)”), 12,500,000 of which are issued and outstanding (1,250,000 of which are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’
over-allotment option in connection with the IPO is not exercised in full). All of the issued and outstanding Class B Shares have been duly authorized, are fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in compliance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws.
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1,000,000 preference shares, none of which are issued and outstanding.
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Authorization. All corporate action required to be taken by the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders in order to authorize the Company to enter into this Agreement, and to issue the Forward Purchase Securities at the FPS
Closing, and the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities, has been taken or will be taken before the FPS Closing. All action on the part of the shareholders, directors and officers of the Company
necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations of the Company under this Agreement to be performed as of the FPS Closing and the issuance and delivery of the Forward Purchase Securities and
the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities has been taken or will be taken before the FPS Closing. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute the valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (iii) to the extent the
indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.
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Valid Issuance of Forward Purchase Securities. The Forward Purchase Securities, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement and the Company’s memorandum and
articles of association (the “Charter”), and the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and registered in the register of
members of the Company, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, encumbrances and charges with respect to the issue thereof and restrictions on transfer other than
restrictions on transfer specified under this Agreement, applicable state and federal securities laws and liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by the Purchaser. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchaser in this
Agreement and subject to the filings described in Section 3(e) below, the Forward Purchase Securities will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
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Governmental Consents and Filings. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for applicable requirements
of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
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Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions
of its Charter or other governing documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound,
(iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, in each case (other than clause
(i)) which would have a material adverse effect on the Company or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Operations. As of the date hereof, the Company has not conducted, and before the IPO Closing the Company will not conduct, any operations other than organizational activities and activities in connection with offerings of its
securities.
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Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate
funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate
funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign
or domestic government official or employee.
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Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and all other applicable U.S. and
non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the applicable money laundering statutes
of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”),
and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened.
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Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Company’s officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such.
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No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or shareholders has either directly or indirectly, including, through a broker or finder (i) engaged in any general solicitation,
or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific representations and warranties contained in this Section 3 and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Company has not made and
does not make nor shall be deemed to make any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company, this offering, the proposed IPO or a potential Business Combination, and the Company disclaims any such
representation or warranty. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by the Purchaser in Section 2 of this Agreement and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Company specifically
disclaims that it is relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made by the Purchaser Parties.
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Unit Composition. The number of Forward Purchase Warrants included in each Forward Purchase Security will be identical among all Forward Contract Parties and will be the same as the number of Warrants included in each Unit sold in
the IPO.
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Additional Agreements and Acknowledgements and Waivers of the Purchaser.
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Trust Account.
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The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it is aware that the Company will establish a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of its public shareholders upon the closing of the IPO. The Purchaser, for itself and its
affiliates, hereby agrees that it has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company, except for redemption and
liquidation rights, if any, the Purchaser may have in respect of any Class A Shares held by it.
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The Purchaser hereby agrees that it shall have no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any
monies in, the Trust Account that it may have now or in the future, except for redemption and liquidation rights, if any, the Purchaser may have in respect of any Class A Shares held by it. In the event the Purchaser has any Claim against
the Company under this Agreement, the Purchaser shall pursue such Claim solely against the Company and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the property or any monies in the Trust Account, except for redemption and
liquidation rights, if any, the Purchaser may have in respect of any Class A Shares held by it.
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Redemption and Liquidation. The Purchaser hereby waives, with respect to any Forward Purchase Securities held by it, any redemption rights it may have in connection with (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, including
any such rights available in the context of a shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination and (ii) any shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to
redeem 100% of the Company’s Class A Shares if the Company does not complete its Business Combination within 24 months (or 27 months, as applicable) after the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provisions relating to the
rights of the Company’s Class A Shares, it being understood that the Purchaser shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any Class A Shares held by it.
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Voting. The Purchaser hereby agrees that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, the Purchaser shall vote any Class A Shares owned
by it in favor of any proposed Business Combination. If the Purchaser fails to vote any Class A Shares it is required to vote hereunder in favor of a Proposed Business Combination, the Purchaser hereby grants to the Company and any
representative designated by the Company without further action by the Purchaser a limited irrevocable power of attorney to effect such vote on behalf of the Purchaser, which power of attorney shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest.
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[Reserved].
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Transfer. This Agreement and all of the Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder (including the Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Forward Purchase Securities) may be transferred or assigned, at any time and from time to
time, in whole or in part, to one or more affiliates of Purchaser, but not to other third parties (each such transferee, a “Transferee”).
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the applicable Transferee shall execute a signature page to this Agreement, substantially in the form of the Purchaser’s signature page hereto (the “Joinder Agreement”), which shall reflect the maximum number of Forward Purchase Units to
be purchased by such Transferee (the “Transferee Securities”), and, upon such execution, such Transferee shall have all the same rights and obligations of the Purchaser hereunder with respect to the Transferee Securities, and
references herein to the “Purchaser” shall be deemed to refer to and include any such Transferee with respect to such Transferee and to its Transferee Securities; provided, that any representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of
the Purchaser and any such Transferee shall be several and not joint and shall be made as to the Purchaser or any such Transferee, as applicable, as to itself only; and
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upon a Transferee’s execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement, the maximum number of Forward Purchase Units to be purchased by the Purchaser hereunder shall be reduced by the maximum number of Forward Purchase Units to be purchased
by the applicable Transferee pursuant to the applicable Joinder Agreement, which reduction shall be evidenced by the Purchaser and the Company amending Schedule A to this Agreement to reflect each transfer and updating the “Maximum Number
of Forward Purchase Units” and “Aggregate Purchase Price for Forward Purchase Securities” on the Purchaser’s signature page hereto to reflect such reduced number of Forward Purchase Securities, and each of the Transferee’s and the
Purchaser’s purchase obligations shall be subject to allocation pursuant to Section 1(a)(iv) herein. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement need not be amended and restated in its entirety, but only Schedule A and the Purchaser’s
signature page hereto need be so amended and updated and executed by each of the Purchaser and the Company upon the occurrence of any such transfer of Transferee Securities.
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Allocation Notice. The Purchaser shall deliver the Allocation Notice to the Company as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, and in any event no later than five Business Days before such time as any definitive agreement
with respect to a Business Combination is executed by the Company.
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Additional Agreement of the Company.
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Exchange Listing. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the listing of the Class A Shares and Warrants on the a national securities exchange.
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QEF Election Information. Until the Business Combination, the Sponsor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to determine whether, in any year, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is deemed to be a “passive foreign
investment company” (a “PFIC”) within the meaning of U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Code”). Until the Business Combination, if the Sponsor
determines that the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a PFIC in any year, for the year of determination and for each year thereafter during which the Purchaser holds an equity interest in the Company, including warrants, the
Company or its subsidiary shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) make available to the Purchaser the information that may be required to make or maintain a “qualified electing fund” election under the Code with respect to the
Company and (ii) furnish the information required to be reported under Section 1298(f) of the Code and/or, upon request, necessary in order to make the election described in Section 1291(d)(2)(B) of the Code.
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FPS Closing Conditions.
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The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Forward Purchase Securities at the FPS Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or before the FPS Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which, to
the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Purchaser:
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the Business Combination shall be consummated substantially concurrently with, and immediately following, the purchase of Forward Purchase Securities;
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The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate evidencing the Company’s good standing as a Cayman Islands exempted limited company, as of a date within 10Business Days of the FPS Closing;
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the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct, in the case of the Company, as of the FPS Closing, as
applicable, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (other than any such representation or warranty that is made by its terms as of a specified date, which shall be true and
correct as of such specified date), except, in the case of the Company, where the failure to be so true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or before the FPS
Closing; and
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no order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body, and no other legal
restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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The obligation of the Company to sell the Forward Purchase Securities at the FPS Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or before the FPS Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which, to the
extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Company:
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the Business Combination shall be consummated substantially concurrently with, and immediately following, the purchase of Forward Purchase Securities;
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the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct as of the FPS Closing, as applicable, with the same effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (other than any such representation or warranty that is made by its terms as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date),
except where the failure to be so true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or before the
FPS Closing; and
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no order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body, and no other legal
restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time before the FPS Closing:
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by mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchaser;
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automatically
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if the IPO is not consummated on or before December 31, 2020;
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if the Business Combination is not consummated within 24 months from the closing of the IPO (or 27 months from the closing of the IPO if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for the
Business Combination within 24 months from the IPO’s closing of the IPO but has not completed the Business Combination within such 24-month period), unless extended upon approval of the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Charter;
or
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if the Company becomes subject to any voluntary or involuntary petition under the United States federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, in each case which is not withdrawn within 60 days after being filed, or a receiver,
fiscal agent or similar officer is appointed by a court for business or property of the Company, in each case which is not removed, withdrawn or terminated within 60 days after such appointment;
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General Provisions.
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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 actual receipt, and (a) personal delivery to the party to be
notified, (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile (if any) during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next Business Day, (c) five Business Days after
having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next Business Day delivery, with
written verification of receipt. All communications sent to the Company shall be sent to: Altimeter Growth Corp., c/o Altimeter Capital Management, LP, 2550 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Attn: Hab Siam, hab@altimeter.com,
with a copy to the Company’s counsel at: Ropes & Gray LLP, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-8704, Attn: Paul Tropp, Esq., email: paul.tropp@ropesgray.com.
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No Finder’s Fees. Each of the parties represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company
from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Purchaser
or its respective officers, employees or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee
arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.
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Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the FPS Closing.
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any documents, instruments and writings that are delivered pursuant hereto or referenced herein, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect
of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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Successors. All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective
successors. 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 provided in this Agreement.
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Assignments. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties.
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
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Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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Governing Law. This Agreement, the entire relationship of the parties hereto, and any dispute between the parties (whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and
interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its choice of laws principles.
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Jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of New York and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in state courts of
New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (c) hereby waive, and agree 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.
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(k) |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except with the written consent of the Company and the Purchaser.
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Severability. The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof; provided that if any
provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party hereto or to any circumstance, is adjudged by a governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with its terms, the parties hereto agree that the
governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator making such determination will have the power to modify the provision in a manner consistent with its objectives such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in
its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable and will be enforced.
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Expenses. Each of the Company and the Purchaser will bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, financial advisors, legal counsel and accountants. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent; stamp taxes and all The Depository Trust Company
fees associated with the issuance of the Securities and the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly
by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign law will be
deemed also to refer to law as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.”
Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this
Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation,
warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation,
warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first
representation, warranty, or covenant.
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(p) |
Waiver. No waiver by any party hereto of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, may be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising because of any prior or subsequent occurrence.
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Confidentiality. Except as may be required by law, regulation or applicable stock exchange listing requirements, unless and until the transactions contemplated hereby and the terms hereof are publicly announced or otherwise
publicly disclosed by the Company, the parties hereto shall keep confidential and shall not publicly disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement.
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PURCHASER:
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Notice/Contact Information:
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ALTIMETER PARTNERS FUND, L.P.
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Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P.
c/o Altimeter Capital Management, LP
Attn: John Kiernan
One International Place, Suite 4610 Boston, MA 02110
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By:
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/s/ John Kiernan | |||
Name:
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John Kiernan III
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Title:
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Member of the General Partner
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COMPANY:
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ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP.
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Hab Siam
Altimeter Capital Management, LP, 2550 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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/s/ Hab Siam
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Hab Siam
General Counsel
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Forward Purchase Securities:
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17,500,000
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Aggregate Purchase Price for Forward Purchase Securities:
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$175,000,000
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1. |
The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) within 30 days after the Business Combination Closing, file a registration statement for a secondary offering (including any successor registration statement covering the resale of
the Registrable Securities, a “Resale Shelf”) of (x) the Class A Shares and Warrants (and underlying Class A Shares) comprising the Forward Purchase Securities, (y) any other Class A Shares or Warrants that may be acquired by the
Purchaser after the date of this Agreement, including any time after the Business Combination Closing and (z) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (x) and (y) by
way of a share capitalization or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”) for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time; provided, that if Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall register the
resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, (ii) cause the Resale Shelf to be declared effective under the Securities
Act promptly thereafter, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the closing of the Business Combination and (iii) maintain the effectiveness of such Resale Shelf with respect to the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities and to
ensure the Resale Shelf does not contain a material omission or misstatement, including by way of amendment or other update, as required, until the earlier of (A) the date on which the Purchaser ceases to hold Registrable Securities covered
by such Resale Shelf and (B) the date all of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf can be sold publicly without restriction or limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and without the requirement to be
in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act; and provided, further, with respect to Registrable Securities acquired after the Business Combination Closing, the Company shall only be obligated to amend the
Resale Shelf or file a new registration statement that will constitute a Resale Shelf to include such Registrable Securities on two occasions, each upon the written request of the Purchaser with respect to at least 1,000,000 Registrable
Securities.
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In the event the Company is prohibited by applicable rule, regulation or interpretation by the staff (“Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from registering all of the Registrable Securities on the
Resale Shelf or the Staff requires that the Purchaser be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such registration statement to become effective, and the Purchaser does not consent in writing to being so named as an
underwriter in such registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the holders thereof and use its reasonable best efforts to file amendments to the Resale Shelf as required by the SEC and/or (ii) withdraw the
Resale Shelf and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), on Form S-3, or if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company for such registration statement, on such other form available to register for
resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on the Resale Shelf will be reduced on a pro rata basis among all the holders of Registrable Securities to be so included,
unless otherwise required by the Staff, so that the number of Registrable Securities to be registered is permitted by Staff and the Purchaser is not required to be named as an “underwriter”; provided, that any Registrable Securities
not registered due to this paragraph 2 shall thereafter as soon as allowed by the SEC guidance be registered to the extent the prohibition no longer is applicable.
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If at any time the Company proposes to file a registration statement (a “Registration Statement”) on its own behalf, or on behalf of any other Persons who have registration rights (“Other Holders”), relating to an
underwritten offering of ordinary shares, or engage in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown (as defined below) off an existing registration statement (a “Company Offering”), then the Company will provide the Purchaser with notice in
writing (an “Offer Notice”) at least five Business Days before such filing, which Offer Notice will offer to include in the Registration Statement, the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities. Within five Business Days (or, in the case of
an Offer Notice delivered to the Purchaser in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, within three Business Days) after receiving the Offer Notice, the Purchaser may make a written request to the Company to include some or all of
the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement. If the underwriter(s) for any Company Offering advise the Company that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of securities that may be included in the
Company Offering, the number of securities to be so included shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, to the Company and the Other Holders, if any; and (ii) second, to the requesting Purchaser.
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At any time during which the Company has an effective Resale Shelf with respect to any Purchaser’s Registrable Securities, any such Purchaser may make a written request (which request shall specify the intended method of disposition
thereof) (a “Shelf Takedown Request”) to the Company to effect a sale, of all or a portion of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities that are covered by the Resale Shelf, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
file, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, a prospectus supplement (a “Shelf Takedown Prospectus Supplement”) for such purpose as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of a Shelf Takedown Request. Such
Purchaser may request that any such sale be conducted as an underwritten public offering (an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”).
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The determination of whether any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf or a Shelf Takedown Prospectus Supplement will be an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be made in the sole discretion of the Purchaser(s),
after consultation with the Company, and the Purchaser(s) shall have the right, after consultation with the Company, to determine the plan of distribution, including the price at which the Registrable Securities are to be sold and the
underwriting commissions, discounts and fees. The Purchaser(s) shall select the investment banker or bankers and managers to administer the offering, including the lead managing underwriter (provided that such investment banker or bankers
and managers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company).
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In connection with any Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company shall enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Purchasers) in order to facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities as are reasonably necessary or required, and in such connection enter into a customary underwriting agreement that provides for customary opinions, comfort letters and officer’s certificates and
other customary deliverables.
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The Company shall pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with its obligation to prepare, file and maintain the Resale Shelf (including the fees of its counsel and accountants). The Company shall also pay
all Registration Expenses. For purposes of this paragraph 7, “Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Company Offering or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, including, without limitation, the following: (i) all
registration, qualification and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with FINRA) and any securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are then listed; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with
securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel to the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery
expenses; (iv) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; (v) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Underwritten
Shelf Takedown; (vi) reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the Purchaser and (vii) and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company also shall pay all of its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries
and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be
registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed; provided, that it is understood and agreed that the Company shall not be responsible for any
underwriting fees, discounts, selling commissions, underwriter expenses and share transfer taxes relating to the registration and sale of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities.
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The Company may suspend the use of a prospectus included in the Resale Shelf by furnishing to the Purchaser a written notice (“Suspension Notice”) stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company, it would be either (i)
prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (as if the Purchaser were covered by such policy) or (ii) materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such prospectus to be used at such time. The Company’s right to
suspend the use of such prospectus under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence may be exercised for a period of not more than 60 days after the date of such notice to the Purchaser; provided such period may be extended for an additional 30
days with the consent of a majority-in-interest of the holders of Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf; provided further, that such right to suspend the use of a prospectus shall be exercised by the Company not more than once
in any 12 month period. A holder of Registrable Securities shall not effect any sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf at any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the Company and before receipt of an End
of Suspension Notice (as defined below). The holders may recommence effecting sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf following further written notice to such effect (an “End of Suspension Notice”) from the
Company to the holders. The Company shall act in good faith to permit any suspension period contemplated by this paragraph to be concluded as promptly as reasonably practicable.
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The Purchaser agree that, except as required by applicable law, the Purchaser shall treat as confidential the receipt of any Suspension Notice (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material nonpublic information of the
Company) hereunder and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such Suspension Notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes public, other than as a
result of disclosure by a holder of Registrable Securities in breach of the terms of this Agreement.
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10. |
The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, their directors and officers, partners, members, managers, affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives of the Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls any
Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, agents, affiliates, employees and investment
advisers of each such controlling person (collectively, “Indemnified Persons”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including
reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (collectively, “Losses”), promptly as
incurred, arising out of, based upon or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Resale Shelf (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the related prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of, are based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case or to any Indemnified Person to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such Loss arises out of, is based upon or results
from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission or so made in reliance upon or in conformity with information furnished by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the
preparation of the Resale Shelf, the related prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person, and shall
survive the transfer of such securities by the Purchaser or any termination of this Agreement.
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The Company’s obligation under paragraph (1) of this Exhibit A is subject to the Purchaser furnishing to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with the Resale Shelf, the related
prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. The Purchaser shall severally, and not jointly with any other selling stockholder named in the Resale Shelf, indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and
representatives, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of material
fact contained in the Resale Shelf, the related prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by the Purchaser expressly for inclusion in such document; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be
individual, not joint and several, for the Purchaser and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by the Purchaser from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf.
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The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser, to the extent the Registrable Securities become freely tradable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Resale Shelf and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Purchaser may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Purchaser
may request.
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If requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall as soon as practicable, subject to any Suspension Notice, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Purchaser reasonably requests to be
included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor
and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated
in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by the Purchaser holding any Registrable Securities.
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As long as the Purchaser shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act shall 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 shall promptly furnish the Purchaser with true and complete copies of all such filings, unless filed
through the SEC’s EDGAR system. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as the Purchaser may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time, to enable the Purchaser to sell the Class A Shares
held by the Purchaser without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of the
Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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The rights, duties and obligations of the Purchaser under this Exhibit A may be assigned or delegated by the Purchaser in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer or assignment of Registrable Securities by the Purchaser to any
transferee or assignee.
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Without limitation of the foregoing, in the event that the Company enters into a registration rights agreement with the Purchaser at or before the consummation of the Business Combination, the Purchaser will be entitled to the
registration rights agreed to at the time of the Business Combination, which may replace the terms set forth on this Exhibit A.
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1.
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Sale and Purchase.
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(a)
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Forward Purchase Securities.
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The Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to the number of Forward Purchase Securities set forth on the Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement next to the line item “Maximum
Number of Forward Purchase Securities,” for an aggregate purchase price of $10.00 multiplied by the number of Forward Purchase Securities issued and sold hereunder (the “FPS Purchase Price”). No fractional Forward Purchase
Warrants will be issued. The amounts actually sold pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i) shall be determined solely by the Company, subject to Section 1(a)(iv). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company is not obligated to issue or sell any
Forward Purchase Securities.
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Each Forward Purchase Warrant, if any, will have the same terms as each Warrant sold as part of the Units in the IPO (“Public Warrants”) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Warrant Agreement to be entered into
between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, in connection with the IPO (the “Warrant Agreement”). Each whole Forward Purchase Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Class
A Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in the Warrant Agreement, and only whole Forward Purchase Warrants will be exercisable. The Forward Purchase Warrants will become exercisable on the later of thirty
(30) days after the Business Combination Closing and twelve (12) months from the closing of the IPO, and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five (5) years after the Business Combination Closing or earlier upon redemption or the
liquidation of the Company, as described in the Warrant Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent no Warrants are issued in the Units sold in the IPO, no Forward Purchase Warrants will be issued.
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The Company shall require the Purchaser to purchase the Forward Purchase Securities pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) hereof by delivering notice (the “Company Notice”) to the Purchaser, at least five (5) Business Days before the
funding of the FPS Purchase Price to an account specified by the Company, specifying: the anticipated date of the Business Combination Closing, the number of Forward Purchase Securities being sold by the Company to the Purchaser (which will
not exceed the number of Forward Purchase Securities that Purchaser has agreed to purchase pursuant to Section 1(a)(i), the aggregate purchase price for the Forward Purchase Securities (the “FPS Purchase Price”) to be purchased by
the Purchaser and instructions for wiring the FPS Purchase Price to an account designated by the Company. At least two (2) Business Days before the anticipated date of the Business Combination Closing specified in the Company Notice, the
Purchaser shall deliver the FPS Purchase Price in cash via wire transfer to the account specified in such notice, to be held in escrow pending the Business Combination Closing. If the Business Combination Closing does not occur within
thirty (30) days after the Purchaser delivers the FPS Purchase Price to such account, the Company shall return to the Purchaser the FPS Purchase Price, provided that the return of the FPS Purchase Price placed in escrow shall not terminate
this Agreement or otherwise relieve either party of any of its obligations hereunder and the Company may provide a subsequent Company Notice pursuant to this Section 1(a)(iii). For the purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” means
any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
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(iv)
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In the event that the total number of Forward Purchase Securities determined to be sold by the Company, at the Company’s sole discretion, is less than the aggregate amount of Forward Purchase Securities the Forward Contract Parties have
agreed to purchase, then the Company shall notify the Purchaser as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and no later than five (5) Business Days prior to such time as any definitive agreement with respect to a Business Combination
is executed by the Company (the “Allocation Notice”), with such Allocation Notice to include the exact number of Forward Purchase Securities each Forward Contract Party is obligated to purchase. The Forward Purchase Securities sold
by the Company which shall be allocated to each of the Forward Contract Parties on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate amount of Forward Purchase Securities each of the Forward Contract Parties have agreed to purchase.
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The Company will not sell for cash any equity securities, or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for equity securities, other than the Units (and their component Class A Shares and Warrants) sold in IPO and the
Excluded Securities (as defined below) (“New Equity Securities”), until the Company has first sold the maximum aggregate Forward Purchase Securities to Purchaser. For purposes hereof, the term “Excluded Securities” means Class
B Shares (and Class A Shares for which such Class B Shares are convertible) issued to the Sponsor prior to the IPO, private placement warrants issued by the Company in connection with the IPO issued pursuant to a private placement agreement
by and among the Company and the parties thereto (the “Private Placement Warrant Agreement”), working capital loans to the Company to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination to the extent
they may be convertible at the option of the lender into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity (“Working Capital Loans”)), warrants issued upon the conversion of Working Capital Loans, any securities issued by the Company
as consideration to any seller in the Business Combination and any Class A Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement or the Altimeter FPA.
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The closing of the sale of the Forward Purchase Securities (the “FPS Closing”) shall be held on the same date as, and immediately prior to, the Business Combination Closing (such date being referred to as the “Closing Date”).
At the FPS Closing, the Company will issue to the Purchaser the number of Forward Purchase Securities registered in the name of the Purchaser.
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(b)
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Delivery of Forward Purchase Securities.
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(i)
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The Company shall register the Purchaser as the owner of the number of Forward Purchase Securities with the Company’s transfer agent by book entry on or promptly after (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days after) the FPS
Closing Date.
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(ii)
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Each book entry for the Forward Purchase Securities shall contain a notation, and each certificate (if any) evidencing the Forward Purchase Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend, in substantially the following
form:
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(c)
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Legend Removal. If the Forward Purchase Securities are eligible to be sold without
restriction under, and without the Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of the Forward Purchase Securities (and the Purchaser provides the Company with a written undertaking to sell its Forward Purchase Securities only
in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in such registration statement and only if the Purchaser has not been informed that the prospectus in such registration statement is not current or the registration statement is no
longer effective), then at the Purchaser’s request, the Company will cause the Company’s transfer agent to remove the legend set forth in Section 1(b)(ii). In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company
will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent that authorize and direct the transfer
agent to transfer such Forward Purchase Securities without any such legend; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to deliver any such opinion, authorization, certificate or direction if it
reasonably believes that removal of the legend could result in or facilitate transfers of Forward Purchase Securities in violation of applicable law.
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(d)
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Registration Rights. The Purchaser shall have registration rights as set forth on Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights”).
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2.
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and
warrants to the Company as follows, as of the date hereof:
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(a)
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Organization and Power. The Purchaser is duly formed and validly existing and in good
standing (if the concept of “good standing” is a recognized concept in just jurisdiction) in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and
as proposed to be conducted.
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(b)
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Authorization. The Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This
Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Purchaser, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, or (c) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.
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(c)
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Governmental Consents and Filings. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser
of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions of its organizational documents, (ii) of any instrument,
judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to
which it is a party or by which it is bound or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Purchaser, in each case (other than clause (i)), which would have a material adverse effect on the
Purchaser or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e)
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Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made with the Purchaser in reliance
upon the Purchaser’s representation to the Company, which by the Purchaser’s execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby confirms, that the Forward Purchase Securities to be acquired by the Purchaser will be acquired for investment
for the Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise
distributing the same in violation of law. By executing this Agreement, the Purchaser further represents that the Purchaser does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or
grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Forward Purchase Securities. The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined by Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or any government or any department or agency
thereof.
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(f)
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Disclosure of Information. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s
business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Forward Purchase Securities, as well as the terms of the Company’s proposed IPO, with the Company’s management.
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(g)
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Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the offer and sale of the Forward
Purchase Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act that depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment
intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations as expressed herein. The Purchaser understands that the Forward Purchase Securities are “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that,
pursuant to these laws, the Purchaser must hold the Forward Purchase Securities indefinitely unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements
is available. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Forward Purchase Securities, or any Class A Shares into which they may be converted into or exercised for, for resale, except pursuant
to the Registration Rights. The Purchaser further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and manner of sale,
the holding period for the Forward Purchase Securities, and on requirements relating to the Company that are outside of the Purchaser’s control, and which the Company is under no obligation and may not be able to satisfy. The Purchaser
acknowledges that the Company has confidentially submitted the Registration Statement for its proposed IPO to the SEC for review. The Purchaser understands that the offering to the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Securities is not, and
is not intended to be, part of the IPO, and that the Purchaser will not be able to rely on the protection of Section 11 of the Securities Act with respect to such Forward Purchase Securities.
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(h)
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No Public Market. The Purchaser understands that no public market now exists for the Forward
Purchase Securities, and that the Company has made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Forward Purchase Securities.
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(i)
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High Degree of Risk. The Purchaser understands that its agreement to purchase the Forward
Purchase Securities involves a high degree of risk, which could cause the Purchaser to lose all or part of its investment.
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(j)
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Foreign Investor. The Purchaser 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 Forward Purchase Securities or any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase
of the Forward Purchase Securities, (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 Securities. The Purchaser’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities
or other laws of the Purchaser’s jurisdiction.
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(k)
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No General Solicitation. Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents, shareholders or partners, has either directly or indirectly, including, through a broker or finder (i) to its knowledge, engaged in any general solicitation, or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the
offer and sale of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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(l)
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Non-Public Information. The Purchaser acknowledges its obligations under applicable
securities laws with respect to the treatment of material non-public information relating to the Company.
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(m)
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Affiliation of Certain FINRA Members. The Purchaser is neither a person associated nor affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC or, to its actual knowledge, any other member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) that is participating in the IPO.
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(n)
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No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific
representations and warranties contained in this Section 2 and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, none of the Purchaser nor any person acting on behalf of the Purchaser nor any of the Purchaser’s affiliates (the “Purchaser Parties”) has made, makes or shall be deemed to make any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Purchaser and this offering,
and the Purchaser Parties disclaim any such representation or warranty. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Section 3 of this Agreement and in any certificate or agreement delivered
pursuant hereto, the Purchaser Parties specifically disclaim that they are relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made by the Company.
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3.
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Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and
warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
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(a)
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Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing and
in good standing as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company has no
subsidiaries.
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(b)
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Capitalization. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized share capital of the
Company consists of:
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(i)
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200,000,000 Class A Shares, none of which are issued and outstanding.
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(ii)
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20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Share(s)”), 12,500,000 of which are issued and outstanding (1,250,000 of which are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’
over-allotment option in connection with the IPO is not exercised in full). All of the issued and outstanding Class B Shares have been duly authorized, are fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in compliance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws.
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(c)
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Authorization. All corporate action required to be taken by the Company’s Board of Directors
(the “Board”) and shareholders in order to authorize the Company to enter into this Agreement, and to issue the Forward Purchase Securities at the FPS Closing, and
the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities, has been taken or will be taken prior to the FPS Closing. All action on the part of the shareholders, directors and officers of the Company necessary
for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations of the Company under this Agreement to be performed as of the FPS Closing and the issuance and delivery of the Forward Purchase Securities and the
securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities has been taken or will be taken prior to the FPS Closing. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute the valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of
general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (iii) to the
extent the indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.
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(d)
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Valid Issuance of Forward Purchase Securities. The Forward Purchase Securities, when issued,
sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement and the Company’s memorandum and articles of association (the “Charter”),
and the securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and registered in the register of members of the Company, will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, encumbrances and charges with respect to the issue thereof and restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer specified under this
Agreement, applicable state and federal securities laws and liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by the Purchaser. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchaser in this Agreement and subject to the filings described
in Section 3(e) below, the Forward Purchase Securities will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
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(e)
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Governmental Consents and Filings. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties made by the Purchaser in this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required
on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for applicable requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
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(f)
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Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions of its Charter or other governing documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree
to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it
is bound or (v) of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, in each case (other than clause (i)) which would have a material adverse effect on the Company or its ability to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(g)
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Operations. As of the date hereof, the Company has not conducted, and prior to the IPO
Closing the Company will not conduct, any operations other than organizational activities and activities in connection with offerings of its securities.
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(h)
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Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any director, officer, agent, employee
or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
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(i)
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Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those of the
Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the applicable money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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(j)
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Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Company’s officers or directors, whether
of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such.
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(k)
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No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its officers, directors, employees,
agents or shareholders has either directly or indirectly, including, through a broker or finder (i) engaged in any general solicitation, or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Forward Purchase
Securities.
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(l)
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No Other Representations and Warranties; Non-Reliance. Except for the specific
representations and warranties contained in this Section 3 and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Company has not made and does not make nor shall be deemed to make any other express or implied representation
or warranty with respect to the Company, this offering, the proposed IPO or a potential Business Combination, and the Company disclaims any such representation or warranty. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly
made by the Purchaser in Section 2 of this Agreement and in any certificate or agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the Company specifically disclaims that it is relying upon any other representations or warranties that may have been made
by the Purchaser Parties.
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(m)
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Unit Composition. The number of Forward Purchase Warrants included in each Forward Purchase Security will be identical among all Forward Contract Parties and will be
the same as the number of Warrants included in each Unit sold in the IPO.
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4.
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Additional Agreements and Acknowledgements and Waivers of the Purchaser.
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(a)
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Trust Account.
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(i)
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The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it is aware that the Company will establish a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of its public shareholders upon the closing of the IPO. The Purchaser, for itself and its
affiliates, hereby agrees that it has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company, except for redemption and
liquidation rights, if any, the Purchaser may have in respect of any Class A Shares held by it.
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(ii)
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The Purchaser hereby agrees that it shall have no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any
monies in, the Trust Account that it may have now or in the future, except for redemption and liquidation rights, if any, the Purchaser may have in respect of any Class A Shares held by it. In the event the Purchaser has any Claim against
the Company under this Agreement, the Purchaser shall pursue such Claim solely against the Company and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the property or any monies in the Trust Account, except for redemption and
liquidation rights, if any, the Purchaser may have in respect of any Class A Shares held by it.
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(b)
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Redemption and Liquidation. The Purchaser hereby waives, with respect
to any Forward Purchase Securities held by it, any redemption rights it may have in connection with (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, including any such rights available in the context of a shareholder vote to approve such
Business Combination and (ii) any shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Company’s Class A Shares if the Company does not complete
its Business Combination within 24 months (or 27 months, as applicable) after the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provisions relating to the rights of the Company’s Class A Shares, it being understood that the
Purchaser shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any Class A Shares held by it.
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(c)
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Voting. The Purchaser hereby agrees that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a
proposed Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, the Purchaser shall vote any Class A Shares owned by it in favor of any proposed Business Combination. If the Purchaser fails to vote any Class A
Shares it is required to vote hereunder in favor of a Proposed Business Combination, the Purchaser hereby grants to the Company and any representative designated by the Company without further action by the Purchaser a limited irrevocable
power of attorney to effect such vote on behalf of the Purchaser, which power of attorney shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest.
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(d)
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Transfer. This Agreement and all of the Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder
(including the Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Forward Purchase Securities) may be transferred or assigned, at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, to one or more affiliates of Purchaser, but not to other third
parties (each such transferee, a “Transferee”). Upon any such assignment:
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(i)
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the applicable Transferee shall execute a signature page to this Agreement, substantially in the form of the Purchaser’s signature page hereto (the “Joinder Agreement”), which shall reflect the maximum number of Forward Purchase
Units to be purchased by such Transferee (the “Transferee Securities”), and, upon such execution, such Transferee shall have all the same rights and obligations of the Purchaser hereunder with respect to the Transferee Securities,
and references herein to the “Purchaser” shall be deemed to refer to and include any such Transferee with respect to such Transferee and to its Transferee Securities; provided, that any representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
of the Purchaser and any such Transferee shall be several and not joint and shall be made as to the Purchaser or any such Transferee, as applicable, as to itself only; and
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(ii)
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upon a Transferee’s execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement, the maximum number of Forward Purchase Units to be purchased by the Purchaser hereunder shall be reduced by the maximum number of Forward Purchase Units to be purchased
by the applicable Transferee pursuant to the applicable Joinder Agreement, which reduction shall be evidenced by the Purchaser and the Company amending Schedule A to this Agreement to reflect each transfer and updating the “Maximum Number
of Forward Purchase Units” and “Aggregate Purchase Price for Forward Purchase Securities” on the Purchaser’s signature page hereto to reflect such reduced number of Forward Purchase Securities, and each of the Transferee’s and the
Purchaser’s purchase obligations shall be subject to allocation pursuant to Section 1(a)(iv) herein. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement need not be amended and restated in its entirety, but only Schedule A and the Purchaser’s
signature page hereto need be so amended and updated and executed by each of the Purchaser and the Company upon the occurrence of any such transfer of Transferee Securities.
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(e)
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Allocation Notice. The Purchaser shall deliver the Allocation Notice to the Company as
promptly as practicable after the date hereof, and in any event no later than five (5) Business Days prior to such time as any definitive agreement with respect to a Business Combination is executed by the Company.
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5.
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Additional Agreement of the Company.
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(a)
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Exchange Listing. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the listing
of the Class A Shares and Warrants on a national securities exchange.
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(b)
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QEF Election Information. Until the Business Combination, Altimeter Growth Holdings (the “Sponsor”) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to determine whether, in any year, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is deemed to be a “passive foreign
investment company” (a “PFIC”) within the meaning of U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Code”). Until the Business Combination, if the Sponsor determines that the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a PFIC in any year, for the year of determination
and for each year thereafter during which the Purchaser holds an equity interest in the Company, including warrants, the Company or its subsidiary shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) make available to the Purchaser the
information that may be required to make or maintain a “qualified electing fund” election under the Code with respect to the Company and (ii) furnish the information required to be reported under Section 1298(f) of the Code and/or, upon
request, necessary in order to make the election described in Section 1291(d)(2)(B) of the Code.
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(c)
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Initial Public Offering. The Company will reserve up to 2,500,000 Units in the IPO for
purchase by the Purchaser at the IPO price.
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6.
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FPS Closing Conditions.
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(a)
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The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Forward Purchase Securities at the FPS Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the FPS Closing
of each of the following conditions, any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Purchaser:
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(i)
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the Business Combination shall be consummated substantially concurrently with, and immediately following, the purchase of Forward Purchase Securities;
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(ii)
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The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate evidencing the Company’s good standing as a Cayman Islands exempted limited company, as of a date within ten (10) Business Days of the FPS Closing;
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(iii)
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the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct, in the case of the Company, as of the FPS Closing, as
applicable, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (other than any such representation or warranty that is made by its terms as of a specified date, which shall be true and
correct as of such specified date), except, in the case of the Company, where the failure to be so true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(iv)
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the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the FPS
Closing; and
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(v)
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no order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body, and no other legal
restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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(b)
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The obligation of the Company to sell the Forward Purchase Securities at the FPS Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the FPS Closing of each
of the following conditions, any of which, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, may be waived by the Company:
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(i)
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the Business Combination shall be consummated substantially concurrently with, and immediately following, the purchase of Forward Purchase Securities;
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(ii)
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the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct as of the FPS Closing, as applicable, with the same effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (other than any such representation or warranty that is made by its terms as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct as of such specified date),
except where the failure to be so true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(iii)
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the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to the
FPS Closing; and
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(iv)
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no order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award shall have been entered by or with any governmental, regulatory, or administrative authority or any court, tribunal, or judicial, or arbitral body, and no other legal
restraint or prohibition shall be in effect, preventing the purchase by the Purchaser of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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7.
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Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the FPS
Closing:
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(a)
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by mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchaser;
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(b)
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automatically
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(i)
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if the IPO is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 2020;
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(ii)
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if the Business Combination is not consummated within twenty-four (24) months from the closing of the IPO (or twenty-seven (27) months from the closing of the IPO if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or
definitive agreement for the Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months from the closing of the IPO but has not completed the Business Combination within such twenty-four (24) month period), unless extended upon approval of the
Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Charter; or
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(iii)
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if the Company becomes subject to any voluntary or involuntary petition under the United States federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, in each case which is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days after being filed, or a
receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer is appointed by a court for business or property of the Company, in each case which is not removed, withdrawn or terminated within sixty (60) days after such appointment;
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8.
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Board Representation. Effective upon the closing of the IPO and at any
time prior to the date of the Business Combination Closing, the Purchaser shall have the right to designate one individual non-voting observer (a “Board Observer”) to
the Board; provided that each of the Purchaser and the Board Observer enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Company with standard commercial terms for a term of no less than 27 months from the date of the IPO. The Board Observer
shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Board, and to receive all information provided to the members of the Board during the period in which such person is a Board Observer; provided, that the Board Observer shall not be entitled to
vote on any matter submitted to the Board or any of its committees nor to offer any motions or resolutions to the Board or such committees. In the event of the Board Observer’s death, disability or resignation from the Board prior to the
Business Combination Closing, the Purchaser shall have the right to designate a replacement Board Observer. The Company may exclude the Board Observer from access to any material or meeting or portion thereof if the Board concludes in
good faith, upon advice of the Company’s counsel, that such exclusion is reasonably necessary. The Board Observer shall have no duties, fiduciary or otherwise, to the Company. The Purchaser’s and Board Observer’s rights pursuant to this
Section 8 shall terminate immediately prior to the Business Combination Closing.
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9.
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General Provisions.
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(a)
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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 actual receipt, and (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile (if any) during normal business hours of
the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next Business Day, (c) five (5) Business Days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d)
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 sent to the Company shall be sent to:
Altimeter Growth Corp., c/o Altimeter Capital Management, LP, 2550 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Attn: Hab Siam, hab@altimeter.com, with a copy to the Company’s counsel at: Ropes & Gray LLP, 1211 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10036-8704, Attn: Paul Tropp, Esq., email: paul.tropp@ropesgray.com.
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(b)
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No Finder’s Fees. Each of the parties represents that it neither is nor will be obligated
for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee
arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Purchaser or its respective officers, employees or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or
asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.
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(c)
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Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties
contained herein shall survive the FPS Closing.
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(d)
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any documents, instruments and writings that
are delivered pursuant hereto or referenced herein, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or
among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(e)
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Successors. All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and
conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors. 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 provided in this Agreement.
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(f)
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Assignments. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no party hereto may assign
either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties.
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(g)
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will
be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
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(h)
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Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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(i)
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Governing Law. This Agreement, the entire relationship of the parties hereto, and any
dispute between the parties (whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its
choice of laws principles.
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(j)
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Jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the
jurisdiction of the state courts of New York and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this
Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in state courts of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (c)
hereby waive, and agree 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.
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(k)
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY
TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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(l)
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Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular
provision, except with the written consent of the Company and the Purchaser.
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(m)
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Severability. The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof; provided that if any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party hereto or to any circumstance, is adjudged by a governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator not to be enforceable
in accordance with its terms, the parties hereto agree that the governmental authority, arbitrator, or mediator making such determination will have the power to modify the provision in a manner consistent with its objectives such that it is
enforceable, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable and will be enforced.
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(n)
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Expenses. Each of the Company and the Purchaser will bear its own costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, financial advisors, legal
counsel and accountants. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent; stamp taxes and all The Depository Trust Company fees associated with the issuance of the Securities and the securities issuable upon conversion
or exercise of the Forward Purchase Securities.
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(o)
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Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting
of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any
party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign law will be deemed also to refer to law as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
unless the context requires otherwise. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other
gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party
hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels
of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.
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(p)
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Waiver. No waiver by any party hereto of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of
warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, may be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising because of any
prior or subsequent occurrence.
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(q)
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Confidentiality. Except as may be required by law, regulation or applicable stock exchange
listing requirements, unless and until the transactions contemplated hereby and the terms hereof are publicly announced or otherwise publicly disclosed by the Company, the parties hereto shall keep confidential and shall not publicly
disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees that no information provided to the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement will, upon the IPO Closing, constitute material non-public information of the Company.
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PURCHASER:
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JS CAPITAL LLC
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Address for Notices:
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JS Capital Management LLC
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By:
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/s/ Richard D. Holahan, Jr.
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888 Seventh Avenue
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Name:
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Richard D. Holahan, Jr.
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New York, NY 10106
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Title:
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Vice President
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rholahan@jsoros.com
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COMPANY:
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ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP.
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Address for Notices:
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Altimeter Growth Corp.
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By:
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/s/ Hab Siam
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2550 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150
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Name:
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Hab Siam
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Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Title:
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General Counsel
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hab@altimeter.com
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Maximum Number of Forward Purchase Securities:
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2,500,000
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Aggregate Purchase Price for Forward Purchase Securities:
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$25,000,000
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1.
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The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) within thirty (30) days after the Business Combination Closing, file a registration statement for a secondary offering
(including any successor registration statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities, a “Resale Shelf”) of (x) the Class A Shares and Warrants (and underlying Class A Shares) comprising the Forward Purchase Securities,
(y) any other Class A Shares or Warrants that may be acquired by the Purchaser after the date of this Agreement, including any time after the Business Combination Closing and (z) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable
with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (x) and (y) by way of a share capitalization or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization (collectively, the
“Registrable Securities”) for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time; provided, that if Form S-3 is
unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, (ii)
cause the Resale Shelf to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly thereafter, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the closing of the Business Combination and (iii) maintain the effectiveness of such Resale
Shelf with respect to the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities and to ensure the Resale Shelf does not contain a material omission or misstatement, including by way of amendment or other update, as required, until the earlier of (A) the
date on which the Purchaser ceases to hold Registrable Securities covered by such Resale Shelf and (B) the date all of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf can be sold publicly without restriction or
limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act; and provided, further, with respect to Registrable Securities acquired after
the Business Combination Closing, the Company shall only be obligated to amend the Resale Shelf or file a new registration statement that will constitute a Resale Shelf to include such Registrable Securities on two (2) occasions, each
upon the written request of the Purchaser with respect to at least 1,000,000 Registrable Securities.
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2.
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In the event the Company is prohibited by applicable rule, regulation or interpretation by the staff (“Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from
registering all of the Registrable Securities on the Resale Shelf or the Staff requires that the Purchaser be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such registration statement to become effective, and the
Purchaser does not consent in writing to being so named as an underwriter in such registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the holders thereof and use its reasonable best efforts to file amendments to the
Resale Shelf as required by the SEC and/or (ii) withdraw the Resale Shelf and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), on Form S-3, or if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company for such
registration statement, on such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on the Resale Shelf will be reduced on a pro rata basis
among all the holders of Registrable Securities to be so included, unless otherwise required by the Staff, so that the number of Registrable Securities to be registered is permitted by Staff and the Purchaser is not required to be named
as an “underwriter”; provided, that any Registrable Securities not registered due to this paragraph 2 shall thereafter as soon as allowed by the SEC guidance be registered to the extent the prohibition no longer is applicable.
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3.
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If at any time the Company proposes to file a registration statement (a “Registration Statement”) on its own behalf, or on behalf of any other Persons who have registration
rights (“Other Holders”), relating to an underwritten offering of ordinary shares (a “Company Offering”), then the Company will provide the Purchaser with notice in writing (an “Offer Notice”) at least five (5)
Business Days prior to such filing, which Offer Notice will offer to include in the Registration Statement, the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities. Within five (5) Business Days after receiving the Offer Notice, the Purchaser may make a
written request to the Company to include some or all of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement. If the underwriter(s) for any Company Offering advise the Company that marketing factors require a limitation
on the number of securities that may be included in the Company Offering, the number of securities to be so included shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, to the Company and the Other Holders, if any; and (ii) second, to the
requesting Purchaser.
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4.
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The Company shall pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with its obligation to prepare, file and maintain the Resale Shelf (including the fees of its
counsel and accountants). The Company shall also pay all Registration Expenses. For purposes of this paragraph 7, “Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Company Offering, including, without limitation,
the following: (i) all registration, qualification and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with FINRA) and any securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are then listed; (ii) fees and
expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel to the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing, messenger,
telephone and delivery expenses; (iv) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; (v) reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the Purchaser and (vi) and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company also
shall pay all of its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any
liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed; provided,
that it is understood and agreed that the Company shall not be responsible for any selling commission and share transfer taxes relating to the registration and sale of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities.
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5.
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The Company may suspend the use of a prospectus included in the Resale Shelf by furnishing to the Purchaser a written notice (“Suspension Notice”) stating that in the good
faith judgment of the Company, it would be either (i) prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (as if the Purchaser were covered by such policy) or (ii) materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such
prospectus to be used at such time. The Company’s right to suspend the use of such prospectus under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence may be exercised for a period of not more than sixty (60) days after the date of such notice to the
Purchaser; provided such period may be extended for an additional thirty (30) days with the consent of a majority-in-interest of the holders of Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf; provided further, that such right to
suspend the use of a prospectus shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any twelve (12) month period. A holder of Registrable Securities shall not effect any sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf at
any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the Company and prior to receipt of an End of Suspension Notice (as defined below). The holders may recommence effecting sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale
Shelf following further written notice to such effect (an “End of Suspension Notice”) from the Company to the holders. The Company shall act in good faith to permit any suspension period contemplated by this paragraph to be
concluded as promptly as reasonably practicable.
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6.
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The Purchaser agree that, except as required by applicable law, the Purchaser shall treat as confidential the receipt of any Suspension Notice (provided that in no event shall such
notice contain any material nonpublic information of the Company) hereunder and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such Suspension Notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the
information contained therein is or becomes public, other than as a result of disclosure by a holder of Registrable Securities in breach of the terms of this Agreement.
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7.
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The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, their directors and officers, partners, members, managers, affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives of the
Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls any Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the officers, directors, partners, members,
managers, agents, affiliates, employees and investment advisers of each such controlling person (collectively, “Indemnified Persons”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands,
actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise
(collectively, “Losses”), promptly as incurred, arising out of, based upon or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Resale Shelf (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), the related prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of, are based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case or to any Indemnified Person to the extent, but only to the
extent, that any such Loss arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission or so made in reliance upon or in conformity with information furnished by or on
behalf of such Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the preparation of the Resale Shelf, the related prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by the Purchaser or any termination of this Agreement.
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8.
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The Company’s obligation under paragraph (1) of this Exhibit A is subject to the Purchaser furnishing to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for
use in connection with the Resale Shelf, the related prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. The Purchaser shall severally, and not jointly with any other selling stockholder named in the Resale Shelf, indemnify the Company,
its officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and representatives, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Resale Shelf, the related prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by the Purchaser expressly for inclusion in such
document; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for the Purchaser and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by the Purchaser from the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Resale Shelf.
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9.
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The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser, to the extent the Registrable Securities become freely tradable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not
bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Resale Shelf and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Purchaser may reasonably
request and registered in such names as the Purchaser may request.
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10.
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If requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall as soon as practicable, subject to any Suspension Notice, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as the Purchaser reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being
offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by the Purchaser
holding any Registrable Securities.
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11.
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As long as the Purchaser shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act shall 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 shall promptly furnish the Purchaser with true
and complete copies of all such filings, unless filed through the SEC’s EDGAR system. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as the Purchaser may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to
time, to enable the Purchaser to sell the Class A Shares held by the Purchaser without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including
providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of the Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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12.
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The rights, duties and obligations of the Purchaser under this Exhibit A may be assigned or delegated by the Purchaser in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer or
assignment of Registrable Securities by the Purchaser to any transferee or assignee.
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