Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-38947
(Commission File Number)
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83-1476189
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
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08648
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Class 1 Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
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BTRS
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The Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class 1 Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
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BTRSW
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The Nasdaq Capital Market
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a) |
each share of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and
that were held by Legacy Billtrust stockholders who neither voted in favor of the First Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who demanded properly in writing appraisal for such shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock in accordance with
Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporate Law (the “DGCL”) and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the DGCL relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (the “Dissenting Shares”) and the
Cancelled Shares (as defined below)) was cancelled and converted into (i) the contingent right to receive a number of shares of South Mountain Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“South Mountain Class A Common Stock”) or
South Mountain Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“South Mountain Class C Common Stock”), as applicable (such shares, the “Earnout Shares”) (which may be zero (0)); provided, however that such contingent right to receive Earnout Shares will not be applicable for the corresponding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock exchanged in a Cash Election (as defined below), and (ii)
(A) if the holder of such shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock made a proper and timely election to receive cash (“Cash Election”) with respect to such shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock (each such share, a “Cash Electing
Share”), an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the quotient of $1,189,504,520 divided by the Legacy Billtrust Outstanding Shares (as defined below) (the “Per Share Merger
Consideration Value”) and (B) if the holder of such share of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock made a proper and timely election to receive shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock or South Mountain Class C Common Stock, as applicable
(a “Stock Election”), with respect to such share of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock, which election has not been revoked, or the holder of such share fails to make a Cash Election or Stock Election with respect to such share of Legacy
Billtrust Common Stock, the Per Share Stock Consideration (as defined below);
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each share of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock or Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock (together, “Legacy Billtrust Capital Stock”) held in the treasury of Billtrust was cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or
distribution was made with respect thereto (such shares of Legacy Billtrust Capital Stock, the “Cancelled Shares”);
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each share of common stock of First Merger Sub, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation;
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each option to purchase Legacy Billtrust Common Stock, whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested, that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Legacy Billtrust Option”) was assumed by South
Mountain and converted into (i) an option to purchase shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock (each, a “Converted Option”), and (ii) the contingent right to receive a number of Earnout Shares (or restricted stock units of South
Mountain denominated in a number of shares of the Company’s Class 1 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class 1 Common Stock”), with respect to unvested options to purchase Legacy Billtrust Common Stock) if certain share prices
of Class 1 Common Stock are achieved and other conditions are satisfied following the Closing. Each Converted Option will have and be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to
such Legacy Billtrust Option immediately before the Effective Time, except that (A) each Converted Option became exercisable for that number of shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest
whole number) of (1) the number of shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock subject to the Legacy Billtrust Option immediately before the Effective Time and (2) the Per Share Stock Consideration; and (B) the per share exercise price for each
share of South Mountain Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Converted Option will be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) obtained by dividing (1) the exercise price per share of Legacy Billtrust Common
Stock of such Legacy Billtrust Option immediately before the Effective Time by (2) the Per Share Stock Consideration; and
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The following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them below:
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approximately 138,724,644 shares of Class 1 Common Stock, including 2,375,000 shares that are subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions in the Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement (as defined in the Proxy Statement/Consent
Solicitation Statement/Prospectus);
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approximately 6,537,735 shares of Class 2 Common Stock; and
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approximately 12,500,000 warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class 1 Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share (the “Warrants”).
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the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of Class 1 Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market following the Business Combination;
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the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of the Company as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein;
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the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably;
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costs related to the Business Combination;
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changes in applicable laws or regulations;
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the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business;
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the ability of the Company to execute its business model;
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the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers and expand customers’ use of the Company’s products and services;
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risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial and operating information with respect to the Company;
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the Company’s ability to raise capital;
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the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; and
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other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 47 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
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each person who is known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Class 1 Common Stock;
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each current named executive officer and director of the Company; and
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all current executive officers and directors of the Company, as a group.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Number of Shares of
Class 1 Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
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Percentage of
Outstanding
Class 1 Common Stock
%
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Directors and Named Executive Officers:
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Flint A. Lane(1)
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23,466,832
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16.8
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Steven Pinado(2)
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1,043,097
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Mark Shifke(3)
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384,139
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Joe Eng(4)
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311,155
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Charles Bernicker
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Clare Hart(5)
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71,277
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Robert Farrell(6)
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279,089
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Lawrence Irving(7)
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279,089
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Matt Harris
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Juli Spottiswood(8)
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14,456
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Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (10 Individuals)
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25,849,134
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18.3
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Five Percent Holders:
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Bain Capital(9)
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28,417,307
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20.5
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Riverwood Capital(10)
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15,074,903
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10.9
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W Capital Partners(11)
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8,625,685
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6.2
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(1) |
Consists of (i) 15,750,081 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Mr. Lane at the Closing, (ii) 7,068,016 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for
outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Flint Lane 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust at the Closing and (iii) 648,735 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60
days of the Closing Date.
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Consists of (i) 3,614 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Mr. Pinado at the Closing and (ii) 1,039,483 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to
Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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(3) |
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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(4) |
Consists of (i) 144,565 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Mr. Eng at the Closing and (ii) 166,590 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted
Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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(5) |
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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(6) |
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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(7) |
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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(8) |
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.
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Consists of (i) 25,752,455 shares of Class 1 Common Stock to be issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Bain Capital Venture Fund 2012, L.P. (“Venture Fund 2012”) at the Closing, (ii)
2,515,082 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by BCIP Venture Associates (“BCIP VA”) at the Closing and (iii) 149,770 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in
exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by BCIP Venture Associates-b (“BCIP VA-B” and, together with Venture Fund 2012 and BCIP VA, the “Bain Capital Venture Entities”) at the Closing. Bain Capital
Venture Investors, LLC (“BCVI”), the Executive Committee of which consists of Enrique Salem and Ajay Agarwal, is the ultimate general partner of Venture Fund 2012 and governs the investment strategy and decision-making processes with
respect to investments held by BCIP VA and BCIP VA-B. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each of BCVI, Mr. Salem and Mr. Agarwal may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the Bain
Capital Venture Entities. The business address of the Bain Capital Venture Entities is 200 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116.
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Consists of (i) 3,126,471 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel-B) L.P. at the Closing and (ii) 11,948,432 shares of Class
1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by Riverwood Capital Partners II L.P. (together with Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel-B) L.P., “Riverwood Capital”) at the Closing.
Riverwood Capital II L.P. is the general partner of Riverwood Capital. The general partner of Riverwood Capital II L.P. is Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd. Riverwood Capital II L.P. and Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd. may be deemed to have shared
voting and dispositive power over, and be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of, shares directly held by Riverwood Capital. All investment decisions with respect to the shares held by Riverwood Capital are made by a majority vote of a
five-member investment committee, comprised of Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Jeffrey Parks, Thomas Smach, Christopher Varelas, and Harish Belur. All voting decisions over the shares held by Riverwood Capital are made by a majority vote of
Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.’s eleven shareholders. No single natural person controls investment or voting decisions with respect to the shares held by Riverwood Capital. The business address of Riverwood Capital is 70 Willow Road, Suite 100
Menlo Park CA 94025-3652.
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Consists of (i) 12,107 shares of Class 1 Common Stock to be issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by W Capital Greenwich LLC at the Closing, (ii) 2,443,400 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in
exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock held by W Capital Partners III, L.P. at the Closing and (iii) 6,170,178 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock
held by WCP Holdings IV, L.P. (together with W Capital Greenwich LLC and W Capital Partners III L.P., “W Capital Partners”) at the Closing. Stephen Wertheimer is the sole general partner and managing member of W Capital Greenwich, LLC, and
may be deemed to beneficially own and vote for the shares of Class 1 Common Stock held directly by W Capital Greenwich, LLC. WCP GP III, LLC is the sole general partner of WCP GP III, L.P., which is the sole general partner of W Capital
Partners III, L.P., and may be deemed to beneficially own and vote for the shares of Class 1 Common Stock held directly by W Capital Partners III, L.P. Robert Migliorino, David Wachter and Stephen Wertheimer are the Managing Members of WCP GP
III, LLC. WCP GP IV, LLC is the sole general partner of WCP GP IV, L.P., which is the sole general partner of WCP Holdings IV, L.P., and may be deemed to beneficially own and vote for the shares of Class 1 Common Stock held directly by WCP
Holdings IV, L.P. David Wachter, Blake Heston, Katherine Stitch, Alison Killilea and Todd Miller are the Managing Members of WCP GP IV, LLC. The business address of W Capital Partners is One East 52nd Street, 5th Floor New York NY 10022.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1+
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Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., BT Merger Sub I, Inc., BT Merger Sub II, LLC and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust).
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Amendment to Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., BT Merger Sub I, Inc., BT Merger Sub II, LLC and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust).
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Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated January 12, 2021.
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated January 12, 2021.
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Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Company.
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Form of Warrant Certificate of the Company.
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Warrant Agreement, dated June 19, 2019, by and between South Mountain Merger Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 filed on South Mountain Merger Corp.’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by the Registrant on June 25, 2019).
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Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 18, 2020, by and among the Company and certain stockholders of the Company.
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Form of Lock-Up Agreement.
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Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020, by and between the Company and the investors party thereto.
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Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and its directors and officers.
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10.3#
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BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
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10.4#
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BTRS Holdings Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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Lease Agreement, dated August 28, 2017, by and between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Lenox Drive Office Park LLC.
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First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated August 28, 2017, by and between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Lenox Drive Office Park LLC.
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10.7#
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Employment Agreement between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Flint A. Lane dated August 1, 2014, as amended by First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated May 18, 2017 and Second Amendment to Employment Agreement dated October
14, 2020.
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10.8#
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Employment Agreement between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Steven Pinado dated March 28, 2018, as amended by First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated October 14, 2020.
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10.9#
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Employment Agreement between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Mark Shifke dated March 10, 2020.
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Employment Agreement between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Joe Eng dated February 24, 2020.
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Letter from Marcum LLP to the SEC, dated January 14, 2020.
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Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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By:
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/s/ Flint A. Lane
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Flint A. Lane
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Chief Executive Officer
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Annex I
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Earnout Merger Consideration
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Exhibit A
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Form of Stockholder Support Agreement
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Exhibit B
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Form of SMMC Stockholder Support Agreement
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Exhibit C
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Form of Lock-Up Agreement
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Exhibit E
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Form of Subscription Agreements
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Exhibit F
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Form of Stockholders Agreement
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Exhibit G
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Form of Non-Redemption Agreement
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Exhibit H
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Form of SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
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Exhibit I
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Form of SMMC Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Exhibit J
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Form of SMMC Charter Amendment
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Exhibit K
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Form of SMMC A&R Bylaws
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Exhibit L
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Form of SMMC A&R Charter
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Exhibit M
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Form of Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment
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Term
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Section
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$12.50 Earnout Shares
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10.11
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$12.50 Share Price Milestone
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10.11
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$15.00 Earnout Shares
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10.11
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$15.00 Share Price Milestone
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10.11
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A&R Charter Proposal
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7.01(b)
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Acceleration Event
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10.11
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Additional Proposal
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7.01(b)
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Aggregate Cash Election Amount
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3.01(b)(i)
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Annual Financial Statements
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4.07(a)
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Antitrust Laws
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7.12(a)
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Blue Sky Laws
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4.05(b)
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Business Combination
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6.03
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Cancellation Agreement
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Recitals
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Cancelled Shares
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3.01(c)
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Cash Electing Share
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3.01(b)(i)
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Cash Election
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3.01(b)(i)
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Cash Fraction
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3.01(b)(i)
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Certificates
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3.03(b)
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Change of Control
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10.11
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Charter Amendment Proposal
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7.01(b)
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Closing
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2.02(b)
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Closing Date
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2.02(b)
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Code
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3.03(g)
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Company
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Preamble
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Company Acquisition Proposal
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7.05(a)(i)
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Company Affiliate Agreement
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4.19
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Company Board
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3.01(e)
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Company Board Recommendation
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7.03(a)
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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IV
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Company Intervening Event
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7.03(c)
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Company Modification in Recommendation
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7.03(a)
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Company Modification in Recommendation Notice Period
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7.03(a)
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Company Officer’s Certificate
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8.02(c)
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Company Software
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4.13(i)
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Company Permits
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4.06(a)
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Company Preferred Stock Conversion
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3.01(a)
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Company Share Awards
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4.03(a)
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Company Software
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4.13(i)
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Company Stockholder Approval
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4.18
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Term
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Section
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Company Superior Proposal
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7.03(b)(i)
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Converted Option
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3.01(e)
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Data Security Requirements
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4.13(k)
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DGCL
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Recitals
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Dissenting Shares
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3.06(a)
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DLLCA
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Recitals
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Earnout Pro Rata Portion
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3.03(j)
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Earnout Shares
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10.11
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Effect
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1.01
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Effective Time
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2.02(a)
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Election Date
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3.02(c)
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Environmental Permits
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4.15
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Equity Plan Proposals
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7.01(b)
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ERISA Affiliate
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4.10(c)
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ESPP Proposal
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7.01(b)
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Exchange Agent
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3.02(b)
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Exchange Fund
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3.03(a)
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First Certificate of Merger
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2.02(a)
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First Merger
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Recitals
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First Merger Sub
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Preamble
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First Merger Sub Common Stock
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5.03(b)
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Form of Election
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3.02(b)
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GAAP
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4.07(a)
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Governmental Authority
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4.05(b)
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Group
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10.11
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Health Plan
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4.10(k)
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Intended Tax Treatment
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Recitals
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Interim Financial Statements
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4.07(b)
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Interim Financial Statements Date
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4.07(b)
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Investment Company Act
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5.13
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IPO
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6.03
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IRS
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4.10(b)
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Law
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4.05(a)
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Lease
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4.12(b)
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Lease Documents
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4.12(b)
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Letter of Transmittal
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3.03(b)
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Lock-Up Agreements
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Recitals
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Material Contracts
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4.16(a)
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Maximum Annual Premium
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7.06(b)
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Merger Payment Schedule
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3.03(j)
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Mergers
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Recitals
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Nasdaq Proposal
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7.01(b)
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
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7.04(b)
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Nonparty Affiliate
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10.11
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Non-Redemption Agreement
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Recitals
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Offer
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Recitals
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Ordinary Commercial Agreement
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4.14(b)
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Outside Date
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9.01(b)
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Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses
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3.05(a)
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Outstanding SMMC Transaction Expenses
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3.05(b)
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Term
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Section
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PCAOB Audited Financials
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7.13
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Per Share Cash Consideration
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3.01(b)(i)
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Plans
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4.10(a)
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PPACA
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4.10(k)
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Private Placements
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Recitals
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Prospectus
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6.03
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Public Stockholders
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6.03
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Registration Rights Agreement
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Recitals
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Registration Statement
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7.01(a)
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Released Claims
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6.03
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Remedies Exceptions
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4.04
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Representatives
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7.04(a)
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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5.07(a)
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SEC
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5.07(a)
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Second Certificate of Merger
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2.02(a)
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Second Effective Time
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2.02(a)
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Second Merger
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Recitals
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Second Merger Sub
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Preamble
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SMMC
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Preamble
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SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
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Recitals
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SMMC A&R Bylaws
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Recitals
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SMMC A&R Charter
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Recitals
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SMMC Acquisition Proposal
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7.05(b)(i)
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SMMC Board
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2.05(b)
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SMMC Board Recommendation
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7.02(a)
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SMMC Charter Amendment
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Recitals
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SMMC Class A Common Stock
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5.03(a)
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SMMC Class B Common Stock
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5.03(a)
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SMMC Common Stock
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5.03(a)
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SMMC Disclosure Schedule
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Article V
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SMMC Equity Incentive Plan Proposal
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7.01(b)
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SMMC Intervening Event
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7.02(b)(ii)
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SMMC Modification in Recommendation
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7.02(a)
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SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice Period
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7.02(a)
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SMMC Preferred Stock
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5.03(a)
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SMMC Proposals
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7.01(b)
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SMMC Public Warrants
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5.16
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SMMC SEC Reports
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5.07(a)
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SMMC Stockholder Approval
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5.04(b)
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SMMC Stockholder Support Agreements
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Recitals
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SMMC Superior Proposal
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7.02(b)(i)
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SMMC Warrants
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5.03(a)
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Stock Election
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3.01(b)(ii)
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Stockholder Support Agreements
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Recitals
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Stockholders Agreement
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Recitals
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Subscription Agreements
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Recitals
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Surviving Corporation
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Recitals
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Surviving Entity
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Recitals
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Terminating Company Breach
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9.01(f)
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Terminating SMMC Breach
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9.01(g)
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Term
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Section
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Transaction Proposal
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7.01(b)
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Trust Account
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5.13
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Trust Agreement
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5.13
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Trust Fund
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5.13
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Trustee
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5.13
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Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
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7.13
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Written Consent
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7.03(a)
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South Mountain Merger Corp.
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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BT Merger Sub I, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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BT Merger Sub II, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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Title:
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Secretary
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Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust)
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By:
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/s/ Flint Lane
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Name:
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Flint Lane
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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Directors. Notwithstanding
anything to contrary in the Agreement or in any exhibit or schedule thereof, but subject to the nomination,
designation and/or appointment thereof in accordance with the Agreement (including Section 2.05(b) thereof), (i) Charles Bernicker shall serve as a Class II Director of SMMC and (ii) the “Independent Director” of SMMC identified in item 7 on Section
2.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be Juli Spottiswood, in each case, as of immediately following the Effective Time.
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2.
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Form of Election.
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a.
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The first sentence of Section 3.02(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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b.
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The second sentence of Section 3.02(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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c.
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Section 3.02(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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3.
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Continuing Effect. Other than as set forth in this Amendment, all of the contents of the Agreement and the Company Disclosure Schedule shall remain in full force and effect.
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4.
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Choice of Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Delaware, without regard to the choice of law rules utilized in that jurisdiction.
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5.
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Counterparts. This Amendment
may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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BT MERGER SUB I, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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BT MERGER SUB II, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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Title:
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| |
Secretary
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FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. (D/B/A BILLTRUST)
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By:
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/s/ Flint Lane
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Name:
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Flint Lane
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| |
Title:
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| |
Chief Executive Officer
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NUMBER
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NUMBER
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C‑
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SHARES
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SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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CUSIP 11778X 104
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Chief Executive Officer
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[Corporate Seal] Delaware
|
Chief Financial Officer
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TEN COM
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— as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
|
________________________Custodian
|
TEN ENT
|
— as tenants by the entireties
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(Cust)
|
JT TEN
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— as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
|
under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
(Minor)
(State)
|
Dated:
|
By
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BTRS Holdings Inc.
|
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By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
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CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
|
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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(Signature)
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(Address)
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COMPANY:
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
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Name:
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Charles B. Bernicker
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| |
Title:
|
| |
Chief Executive Officer
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FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. (D/B/A BILLTRUST)
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By:
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/s/ Flint Lane
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| |
Name: Flint Lane
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| |
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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HOLDERS:
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN LLC
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By:
|
| |
Harbour Reach Holdings, LLC, its managing member
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| |
By:
|
| |
Netherton Investments Limited, its managing member
|
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| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Mike Bell
|
|
| |
|
| |
Name: Mike Bell
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|
| |
|
| |
Title: Director
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|
| |
STOCKHOLDER:
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| |
W CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
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| |
By:WCP GP III, L.P.,
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|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:WCP GP III, LLC,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Blake Heston
|
|
| |
Name:
|
| |
Blake Heston
|
|
| |
Title:
|
| |
Managing Director
|
|
| |
WCP HOLDINGS IV, L.P.
|
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| |
By:WCP GP IV, L.P.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:WCP GP IV, LLC,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Blake Heston
|
|
| |
|
| |
Name: Blake Heston
|
|
| |
|
| |
Title: Member
|
|
| |
W CAPITAL GREENWICH LLC
|
|||
|
| |
|
| |
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|
| |
By:
|
| |
|
|
| |
Name: Stephen Wertheimer
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Managing Member
|
|
| |
STOCKHOLDER:
|
|
| |
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|
| |
W CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
|
|
| |
By:WCP GP III, L.P.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:WCP GP III, LLC,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
|
|
| |
Name: Blake Heston
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Managing Director
|
|
| |
WCP HOLDINGS IV, L.P.
|
|
| |
By:WCP GP IV, L.P.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:WCP GP IV, LLC,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Name: Blake Heston
|
|
| |
|
| |
Title: Member
|
|
| |
W CAPITAL GREENWICH LLC
|
|||
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Stephen Wertheimer
|
|
| |
Name: Stephen Wertheimer
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Managing Member
|
|
| |
STOCKHOLDER:
|
|||
|
| |
|
| |
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|
| |
Robert J Migliorino 2007 Trust
|
|||
|
| |
|
| |
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|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Mary F. Migliorino
|
|
| |
Name: Mary F Migliorino
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Trustee
|
|
| |
STOCKHOLDER:
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
BAIN CAPITAL VENTURE FUND 2012, L.P.
|
|
| |
By:Bain Capital Venture Partners 2012, L.P.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Matthew Harris
|
|
| |
Name: Matthew Harris
|
|||
|
| |
Title: A Duly Authorized Representative
|
|
| |
BCIP VENTURE ASSOCIATES
|
|
| |
By: Bain Capital Investors, LLC,
|
|
| |
its managing partner
|
|
| |
By:Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC,
|
|
| |
its Attorney-in-fact
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Matthew Harris
|
|
| |
Name: Matthew Harris
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Authorized Person
|
|
| |
BCIP VENTURE ASSOCIATES-B
|
|
| |
By:Bain Capital Investors, LLC,
|
|
| |
its managing partner
|
|
| |
By:Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC,
|
|
| |
its Attorney-in-fact
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Matthew Harris
|
|
| |
Name: Matthew Harris
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Authorized Person
|
|
| |
STOCKHOLDER:
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS II L.P.
|
|
| |
By:Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:Riverwood Capital II GP Ltd.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Francisco Alvarez-Demalde
|
|
| |
Name: Francisco Alvarez-Demalde
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Managing Partner
|
|
| |
RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS II
(PARALLEL-B) L.P.
|
|
| |
By:Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:Riverwood Capital II GP Ltd.,
|
|
| |
its general partner
|
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Francisco Alvarez-Demalde
|
|
| |
Name: Francisco Alvarez-Demalde
|
|||
|
| |
Title: Managing Partner
|
|
| |
STOCKHOLDER:
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
SPECIAL SITUATIONS INVESTING
GROUP II, LLC
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
By: /s/ Antoine Munfa
|
|
| |
Name: Antoine Munfa
|
|
| |
Title: Managing Director
|
|
| |
Date: 10/18/2020
|
|
| |
/s/ Flint Lane
|
|
| |
Flint Lane
|
|
| |
FLINT LANE 2009 GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST
|
|||
|
| |
By:
|
| |
/s/ Flint Lane
|
|
| |
|
| |
Name: Flint Lane
|
|
| |
|
| |
Title: Trustee
|
Printed Name of Holder:
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By:
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| |
Name:
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| |
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| |
Title:
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| |
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| |
|
Common Stock:
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|
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Aggregate Purchase Price:
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|
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Address:
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Date:
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|
| |
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
|
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| |
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| |
By:
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| |
Name:
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Title:
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[STOCKHOLDER PARTIES]
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| |
By:
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| |
Name:
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|
| |
Title:
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| |
with a copy to:
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|
| |
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|
| |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
|
|
| |
383 Madison Avenue
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|
| |
New York, New York 10179
|
|
| |
Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk
|
|
| |
Email: nadine.yang@jpmorgan.com
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| |
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|
| |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
|
|
| |
388 Greenwich Street
|
|
| |
New York, New York 10013
|
|
| |
Attention: General Counsel
|
|
| |
Email: ryan.browne@citi.com
|
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| |
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|
| |
and
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|
| |
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|
| |
Mayer Brown LLP
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|
| |
1221 Avenue of the Americas
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|
| |
New York, New York 10020
|
|
| |
Attention: Anna T. Pinedo, Esq.
|
|
| |
Email: apinedo@mayerbrown.com
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|
| |
South Mountain Merger Corp.
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|
| |
767 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
|
|
| |
New York, New York
|
|
| |
Attention: Nicholas Dermatas
|
|
| |
Email: ndermatas@smmergercorp.com
|
|
| |
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|
| |
with a copy to:
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|
| |
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|
| |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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|
| |
1285 Avenue of the Americas
|
|
| |
New York, New York 10019
|
|
| |
Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell; Raphael Russo; Michael Vogel
|
|
| |
Email: jmarell@paulweiss.com; rrusso@paulweiss.com; mvogel@paulweiss.com
|
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| |
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|
| |
Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust)
|
|
| |
1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101
|
|
| |
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
|
|
| |
Attention: Mark Shifke
|
|
| |
Email: mshifke@billtrust.com
|
|
| |
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|
| |
with a copy to:
|
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| |
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|
| |
Cooley LLP
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|
| |
500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor
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| |
Boston, MA 02116
|
|
| |
Attention: Nicole Brookshire
|
|
| |
Email: nbrookshire@cooley.com
|
Name of Subscriber:
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| |
State/Country of Formation or Domicile:
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Date: , 2020
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Telephone No.:
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Price Per Share: $[•]
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Email Address:
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
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By:
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A.
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QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
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1.
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☐ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act).
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B.
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INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
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1.
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☐ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities
Act), for one or more of the following reasons (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
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We are a bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in an individual or a fiduciary capacity.
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We are a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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We are an insurance company, as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act.
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We are an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company, as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that act.
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We are a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
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We are a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or
instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.
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We are an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is being made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, and the plan fiduciary is either a bank,
an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.
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We are a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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We are a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, or an organization
described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, and that
has total assets in excess of $5 million.
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We are a trust with total assets in excess of $5 million not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.
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We are an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
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AFFILIATE STATUS
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is not:
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To Indemnitee at the address on the books and records of the Company.
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To the Company at:
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BTRS Holdings Inc.
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Flint Lane
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Chief Executive Officer
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Name:
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Title:
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GENERAL.
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SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
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ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS.
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OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
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AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
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ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.
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ADMINISTRATION.
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TAX WITHHOLDING.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
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ADDITIONAL RULES FOR AWARDS SUBJECT TO SECTION 409A.
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SEVERABILITY.
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TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.
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DEFINITIONS.
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1.
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General; Purpose.
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2.
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Administration.
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3.
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Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan.
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4.
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Grant of Purchase Rights; Offering.
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5.
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Eligibility.
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6.
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Purchase Rights; Purchase Price.
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7.
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Participation; Withdrawal; Termination.
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8.
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Exercise of Purchase Rights.
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9.
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Covenants of the Company.
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10.
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Designation of Beneficiary.
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11.
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Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock; Corporate Transactions.
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12.
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Amendment, Termination or Suspension of the Plan.
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13.
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Effective Date of Plan.
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14.
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Miscellaneous Provisions.
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15.
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Definitions.
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ARTICLE 1
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DEFINITIONS
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4
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ARTICLE 2
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DEMISE; TERM
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4
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ARTICLE 3
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BASIC RENT; ADDITIONAL RENT
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6
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ARTICLE 4
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REAL ESTATE TAXES
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7
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ARTICLE 5
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OPERATING EXPENSES
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10
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ARTICLE 6
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ELECTRICITY
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ARTICLE 7
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MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS; REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES
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14
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ARTICLE 8
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USE OF PREMISES
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ARTICLE 9
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LANDLORD’S SERVICES
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ARTICLE 10
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COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS
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ARTICLE 11
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COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
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ARTICLE 12
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DISCHARGE OF LIENS
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ARTICLE 13
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PERMITTED CONTESTS
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ARTICLE 14
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INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION
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25
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ARTICLE 15
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ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES
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28
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ARTICLE 16
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ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
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30
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ARTICLE 17
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CASUALTY
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ARTICLE 18
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CONDEMNATION
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ARTICLE 19
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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ARTICLE 20
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CONDITIONAL LIMITATIONS, REMEDIES
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38
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ARTICLE 21
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ACCESS; RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS
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41
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ARTICLE 22
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ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
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ARTICLE 23
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SUBORDINATION
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42
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ARTICLE 24
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TENANT’S REMOVAL
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ARTICLE 25
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BROKERS
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ARTICLE 26
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NOTICES
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ARTICLE 27
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NONRECOURSE
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ARTICLE 28
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SECURITY DEPOSIT
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ARTICLE 29
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MISCELLANEOUS
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ARTICLE 30
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USA PATRIOT ACT
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ARTICLE 31
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EXTENSION OPTION
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ARTICLE 32
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RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
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ARTICLE 33
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EARLY TERMINATION OPTION
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ARTICLE 34
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PURCHASE OPTION
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ARTICLE 35
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TERMINATION OPTION
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ARTICLE 36
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GROW NJ INCENTIVE CONTINGENCY
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ARTICLE 37
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ROOF RIGHTS
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Schedule A
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Premises
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Schedule B
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Confirmation of Commencement Agreement
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Schedule C
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Janitorial Services
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Schedule D
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Finish Work
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Schedule E
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Rules and Regulations
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Schedule F
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Form of Letter of Credit
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Schedule G
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Green Building Standards Guidance For Potential GrowNJ Applicants
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Schedule H
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Affirmative Action & Prevailing Wage Addendum To Construction
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Appendix I
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Definitions
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(1)
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Land:
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Block 5101, Lot 12 on the official tax map of Lawrence Township, New Jersey.
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(2)
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Building:
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1009 Lenox Drive
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648.
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Premises:
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75,000 rentable square feet on the first (1st) and second (2nd floors of the Building, as shown on Schedule A attached hereto.
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(4)
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Term:
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Fifteen (15) years, six (6) months.
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(5)
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Estimated Commencement
Date:
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April 1, 2018.
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Expiration Date:
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11:59 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the fifteen (15) year and six (6) month anniversary of the Commencement Date (provided that, if the Term ends on a date other than the last day of a calendar month,
the Term shall extend to the last day of the month in which the fifteen (15) year and six (6) month anniversary of the Commencement Date occurs), or such earlier date upon which the Term may expire or be terminated.
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Basic Rent:
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Period or Months of Term
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Annual
Rate Per
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Annual Basic Rent
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Monthly Basic Rent
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$
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30.50
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2,287,500.00
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$
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190,625.00
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Months 13 through 24:
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$
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31.00
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2,325,000.00
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$
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193,750.00
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Months 25 through 36:
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$
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31.50
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$
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2,362,500.00
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$
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196,875.00
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Months 37 through 48:
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$
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32.00
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2,400,000.00
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Months 49 through 60:
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$
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32.50
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203,125.00
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Months 61 through 72:
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$
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33.00
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206,250.00
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Months 73 through 84:
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$
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33.50
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2,512,500.00
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209,375.00
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Months 85 through 96:
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$
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34.00
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2,550,000.00
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$
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212,500.00
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Months 97 through 108:
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$
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34.50
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2,587,500.00
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$
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215,625.00
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Months 109 through 120:
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$
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35.00
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2,625,000.00
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218,750.00
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Months 121 through 132:
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$
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35.50
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2,662,500.00
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$
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221,875.00
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Months 133 through 144:
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$
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36.00
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2,700,000.00
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225,000.00
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Months 145 through 156:
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$
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36.50
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$
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228,125.00
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Months 157 through 168:
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$
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37.00
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$
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231,250.00
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Months 169 through 180:
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$
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37.50
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$
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234,375.00
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Months 181 through 186:
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$
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38.00
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2,850,000.00
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$
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237,500.00
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(8)
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Rentable Size of Building:
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180,580 square feet.
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(9)
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Rentable Size of Premises:
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75,000 square feet.
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(10)
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Tenant’s Proportionate Share:
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41.53%.
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(11)
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Base Period:
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Calendar year 2018.
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(12)
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Parking Spaces:
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375 parking spaces, 360 of which shall be unassigned and 15 of which shall be marked as reserved by Tenant for Tenant’s use in front of the main entrance to the Building.
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From and after the Commencement Date:
At the Premises
Attention: Ed Jordan
With a copy to:
Sills Cummis & Gross, PC
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Attn: Jason L. Sobel, Esq.
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WITNESS:
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LANDLORD
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LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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WITNESS:
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TENANT
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FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
corporation, doing business as “Billtrust”
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/s/ John J. Jaculo
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By:
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/s/ Edward B. Jordan
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Name:
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Edward B. Jordan
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Title:
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CFO
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(a) |
Landlord hereby demises and lets to Tenant, and Tenant hereby hires and takes from Landlord, the Additional Premises, for a term to commence on the Commencement Date, and to end on the Expiration Date of the Original Lease, unless the Term
of the Original Lease shall sooner terminate pursuant to any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Original Lease or pursuant to law.
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Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has made no representations to Tenant as to the condition of the Additional Premises and Tenant agrees to accept possession of the Additional Premises in the condition which shall exist on the Commencement
Date “as is”, and further agrees that Landlord shall have no obligation to perform any work or make any installations in order to prepare the Additional Premises for Tenant’s occupancy, except for the Finish Work described in the Original
Lease.
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As of the Effective Date, the term “Premises” as used in the Original Lease shall be deemed to include both the Original Premises and the Additional Premises, and the “Premises” shall be deemed increased by 13,759 rentable square feet,
from 75,000 rentable square feet to 88,759 rentable square feet.
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Period or Months of Term
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Annual
Rate Per Square Foot |
Annual Basic Rent
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Monthly Basic Rent
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Commencement Date through the end of Month 12:
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$30.50
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$2,707,149.50
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$225,595.79
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Months 13 through 24:
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$31.00
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$2,751,529.00
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$229,294.08
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Months 25 through 36:
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$31.50
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$2,795,908.50
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$232,992.38
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Months 37 through 48:
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$32.00
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$2,840,288.00
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$236,690.67
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Months 49 through 60:
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$32.50
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$2,884,667.50
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$240,388.96
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Months 61 through 72:
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$33.00
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$2,929,047.00
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$244,087.25
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Months 73 through 84:
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$33.50
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$2,973,426.50
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$247,785.54
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Months 85 through 96:
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$34.00
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$3,017,806.00
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$251,483.83
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Months 97 through 108:
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$34.50
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$3,062,185.50
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$255,182.13
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Months 109 through 120:
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$35.00
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$3,106,565.00
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$258,880.42
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Months 121 through 132:
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$35.50
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$3,150,944.50
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$262,578.71
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Months 133 through 144:
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$36.00
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$3,195,324.00
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$266,277.00
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Months 145 through 156:
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$36.50
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$3,239,703.50
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$269,975.29
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Months 157 through 168:
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$37.00
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$3,284,083.00
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$273,673.58
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Months 169 through 180:
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$37.50
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$3,328,462.50
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$277,371.88
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Months 181 through 186:
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$38.00
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$3,372,842.00
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$281,070.17
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WITNESS:
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LANDLORD:
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LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
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By:
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Name: | ||
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Title:
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WITNESS:
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TENANT:
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FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, doing business as “Billtrust”
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/s/ John J. Jaculo
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By:
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/s/ Frank B. J
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John J. Jaculo
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Name: Frank B. J | ||
VP Vendor Relations |
Title: CIS
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Exhibit 10.7
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated this 1st day of August, 2014 by and between FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST, a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices at 100 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 150, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619 (the “Company”), and Flint Lane (“Executive”).
WITNESSETH:
The Company is desirous of employing Executive as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Executive is desirous of serving the Company in such capacity, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Employment.
The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
2. Term.
The employment of Executive as provided in Section 1 will be for a period of three (3) years commencing on the date hereof, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided (the “Term”) and shall automatically renew from year to year thereafter unless either party gives at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of termination.
3. Duties; Best Efforts; Indemnification; Place of Performance.
(a) Executive shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting to the Board of Directors for the Company and shall perform such duties as are customarily performed by the Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall also have such other powers and duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Board of Directors, provided that the nature of Executive’s powers and duties so prescribed shall not be inconsistent with Executive’s position and duties hereunder.
(b) Executive shall devote his full business time, attention and energies to the business and affairs of the Company, shall use his best efforts to advance the best interests of the Company and shall not during the Term be actively engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage; provided, however, that Executive may engage in charitable, educational, religious, civic and similar types of activities and serve on the board of directors of no more than one (1) external company, in each case to the extent that such activities do not interfere with the performance by Executive of his duties hereunder or Executive’s availability to perform such duties or that will adversely affect, or negatively reflect upon, the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, active engagement in other business activities, or service on the board of directors of any companies in excess of one (1) external company may be permitted with the prior approval of the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
(c) Subject to the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, each as amended from time to time, the Company shall indemnify Executive to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, for all amounts (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, settlement payments, expenses and attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred or paid by Executive in connection with any action, suit, investigation or proceeding arising out of or relating to the performance by Executive of services for, or the acting by Executive as a director, officer or employee of, the Company or any other person or enterprise at the Company’s request if Executive acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Company shall at all times during the Term maintain appropriate levels of Director and Officer Liability insurance and shall provide coverage thereunder to Executive.
(d) In connection with his employment by the Company, Executive shall be based at the principal executive offices of the Company currently located in Hamilton, New Jersey or such other place as the Board may authorize.
4. Compensation.
(a) Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive an annualized base salary (the “Base Salary”) of $315,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. Such Base Salary shall be subject to annual review and adjustment as may be determined by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board in its sole discretion.
(b) Annual Incentive Compensation. Executive will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan at an annual target bonus of $150,000 (the “Target Bonus”). Such bonus, if any, will be payable based upon the achievement of performance goals to be established in good faith by the Compensation Committee. Bonuses, if any, will accrue and become payable in accordance with the Compensation Committee’s standard practice for paying executive incentive compensation but in no event later than seventy-five (75) days after the end of each year.
(c) Participation in Benefit Plans. During the Term, Executive will be eligible to participate in all Company employee benefit plans, policies and arrangements that are applicable to senior executives of the Company as such plans, policies and arrangements may be in effect from time to time and subject to the terms thereof.
(d) Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation and paid holidays in accordance with the Company’s policy for executives of the Company.
(e) Out-of-Pocket Expenses. The Company shall promptly pay to Executive on a monthly basis the reasonable expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder, including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with business-related travel and entertainment, or, if such expenses are paid directly by Executive, shall promptly reimburse him for such payment, provided that Executive properly accounts therefor in accordance with the Company’s policy.
(f) Withholding. Payments made under this Section 4 shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local taxes and withholdings.
5. Termination.
Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated as follows:
(a) Upon Executive’s Death or by the Company due to Executive’s Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for Disability shall occur (i) upon the thirtieth (30th) day after the Board has provided a written termination notice to Executive supported by a written statement from a reputable independent physician to the effect that Executive shall have become so incapacitated as to be unable to resume, within the ensuing six (6) months, his employment hereunder by reason of physical or mental illness or injury or (ii) upon rendering of a written termination notice by the Board after Executive has been unable to substantially perform his duties hereunder for four (4) consecutive months or for six (6) months in any twelve (12) month period (exclusive of any vacation permitted under Section 4(e) hereof) by reason of any physical or mental illness. For purposes of this Section 5(a), Executive agrees to make himself available for, and to cooperate in, any reasonable examination by a reputable independent physician retained by the Company.
(b) By the Company for “Cause” or by Executive other than for “Good Reason”. A termination for “Cause” is a termination evidenced by a resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board finding that Executive has (i) willfully failed to comply with any of the material terms of this Agreement, (ii) willfully failed to perform his duties hereunder, (iii) engaged in gross misconduct injurious to the Company or (iv) been convicted of, or pleaded nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; provided, however, that, with the exception of clause (iv) above, the Board shall notify Executive of its finding and shall give Executive thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice in which to cure.
(c) By the Company without “Cause” upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive.
(d) By Executive for “Good Reason”. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any adverse, material respect with his position, authority, duties or responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, (ii) a material reduction in the aggregate of Executive’s Base Salary or incentive compensation or the termination of Executive’s rights to any employee benefits, except to the extent that any such benefit is replaced with a comparable benefit, or a reduction in scope or value thereof, other than as a result of across-the-board reductions or terminations affecting officers and employees of the Company generally, (iii) a change by the Company in the location at which Executive performs his principal duties for the Company to a new location that is both (A) outside a radius of forty (40) miles from Executive’s principal residence and (B) more than fifty (50) miles from the location at which Executive performed his principal duties immediately prior to such change or a requirement by the Company that Executive travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required previously [or (iv) prior to a “Change in Control”, the failure by the Company to effect the nomination of Executive for election to the Board upon the expiration of Executive’s then-current term as a director].
For the purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean (A) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s issued shares or securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization, (B) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (C) any transaction as a result of which any person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (e.g., issued shares). The term “person” in the preceding sentence shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company and (y) a company owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting securities of the Company.
6. Compensation upon Termination.
(a) In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment as a result of Executive’s death, (i) the Company shall (x) pay to Executive’s estate his Base Salary through the date of Executive’s death and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans, (y) continue to pay to Executive’s estate his Base Salary for the twelve (12) month period following Executive’s death and (z) for the twelve (12) month period following Executive’s death provide continuation coverage to the members of Executive’s family under all health plans and programs in which such family members participated immediately prior to Executive’s death, and (ii) all unvested Options that would have vested during the twelve (12) month period following Executive’s death (had Executive not died) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment as a result of Executive’s Disability, (i) the Company shall pay to Executive his Base Salary through the termination date and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans and for twelve (12) months following such termination provide continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination, and (ii) all unvested Options that would have vested during the twelve (12) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(b) In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause or by Executive other than for Good Reason, (i) the Company shall pay to Executive his Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans, and (ii) all unvested Options shall be forfeited and all vested Options shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid, Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(c) In the event that, absent a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death or Disability or for Cause or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall (x) pay to Executive his Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans, (y) continue to pay to Executive his Base Salary for three (3) months [six (6) months in the case of the CEO] following such termination if Executive was employed by the Company for less than one (1) year or for six (6) months [twelve (12) months in the case of the CEO] following such termination if Executive was employed by the Company for at least one (1) year and (z) for the same post-termination period as Executive’s Base Salary is being paid provide continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination. In addition, all unvested Options that would have vested during the period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(d) In the event that, within three (3) months prior to or twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death or Disability or for Cause or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall (x) pay to Executive his Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans, (y) continue to pay to Executive his Base Salary for twelve (12) months [twenty-four (24) months in the case of the CEO] following such termination and (z) for the same post-termination period as Executive’s Base Salary is being paid provide continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination. In addition, all unvested Options that would have vested during the period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(e) In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 5(a), (c) and (d), the Company shall also pay Executive his Target Bonus as follows: (i) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of interim objectives and Executive has met such objectives at the time of termination, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to such interim objectives regardless of whether such termination occurs before the end of the applicable year and the actual calculation of such Target Bonus for such year; (ii) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of year-end objectives and Executive has met such objectives, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to such year-end objectives as long as Executive was employed by the Company at the end of the applicable year regardless of when the Target Bonus is actually calculated and/or paid to Executive; and (iii) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of year-end objectives and Executive’s employment terminates before the end of the applicable year, then Executive shall not be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to such year-end objectives, except in the case of Executive’s death before the end of the applicable year. In such event, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to year-end objectives as if Executive was employed for the full year but pro rated for the number of days during the year that he actually worked prior to his death.
(f) If Executive disputes the termination of his employment by the Company pursuant to Section 5(b) and such dispute results in a final determination to the effect that the Company did not have a proper basis for such termination, the Company shall promptly pay to Executive all payments Executive would have been entitled to receive had his employment hereunder not been improperly terminated; provided, however, that any payments or benefits under this Section 6(e) shall be reduced by the amount of any payments or benefits provided under any other provision of Section 6 hereof.
(g) The continuation coverage under any health plans and programs for the periods provided in Section 6(a), (c) and (d) shall be provided (i) at the expense of the Company and (ii) in satisfaction of the Company’s obligation under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code (and any similar state law) with respect to the period of time such benefits are continued hereunder.
(h) This Section 6 sets forth the only obligations of the Company with respect to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, and Executive acknowledges that, upon the termination of his employment, he shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits from the Company which are not explicitly provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s obligations in this Section 6 are conditioned absolutely on Executive’s execution of a general release and waiver in favor of the Company and its affiliates of any and all claims Executive has or may have against the Company and its affiliates up through and including the date of Executive’s termination, including return/protection of Company property, confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement covenants, in a form acceptable to the Company.
7. Covenant Regarding Inventions and Copyrights.
Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company any and all inventions, discoveries, improvements and patentable or copyrightable works initiated, conceived or made by him, either alone or in conjunction with others, during the Term and related to the business or activities of the Company and he assigns all of his interest therein to the Company or its nominee; whenever requested to do so by the Company, Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments which the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain letters patent or copyrights of the United States or any foreign country, or otherwise protect the Company’s interest therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the conclusion of the Term with respect to inventions, discoveries, improvements or copyrightable works related to the business or activities of the Company initiated, conceived or made by Executive during the Term and shall be binding upon Executive’s assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
8. Protection of Confidential Information.
Executive acknowledges that he has been and will be provided with information about, and his employment by the Company will, throughout the Term, bring him into close contact with, many confidential affairs of the Company, including proprietary information about costs, profits, markets, sales, products, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, technical processes and other business affairs and methods, plans for future developments and other information not readily available to the public, all of which are highly confidential and proprietary and all of which were developed by the Company at great effort and expense. Executive further acknowledges that the services to be performed by him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character, that the business of the Company will be conducted throughout the world (the “Territory”), that its products and services are or will be marketed throughout the Territory, that the Company competes and will compete in all of its business activities with other organizations which are located in any part of the Territory and that the nature of the relationship of Executive with the Company is such that Executive is capable of competing with the Company from nearly any location in the Territory. In recognition of the foregoing, Executive covenants and agrees during the Term and for so long as the information referred to herein remains confidential:
(i) That he will keep secret all confidential matters of the Company and not disclose them to anyone outside of the Company, either during or after the Term, except with the Company’s prior written consent or as otherwise required by law, provided that Executive gives the Company prompt notice of any legal demand for disclosure and cooperates with the Company in attempting to quash such legal demand;
(ii) That he will not make use of any such confidential matters for his own purposes or the benefit of anyone other than the Company; and
(iii) That he will deliver promptly to the Company on termination of this Agreement, or at any time the Company may so request, all confidential memoranda, notes, records, reports and other confidential documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company, which he may then possess or have under his control.
The foregoing shall not apply to information or confidential matters of the Company to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information: (i) is already known to Executive free of any restriction at the time it is obtained from the Company; (ii) becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Executive; or (iii) is independently developed by Executive without reference to any confidential matters of the Company.
9. Restriction on Competition, Interference and Solicitation.
(a) In recognition of the considerations described in Section 8 hereof, Executive covenants and agrees that, during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter absent a Change in Control and twenty-four (24) months thereafter following a Change in Control, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, (A) enter into the employ of, or render any services to, any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business competitive with the business of the Company in any part of the Territory in which the Company is actively engaged in business on the date of termination or is actively planning to be so engaged; (B) engage in any such business for his own account; (C) become involved in any such business as a partner, shareholder, creditor, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor, franchisee or in any other relationship or capacity; or (D) interfere with the Company’s relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person, firm, corporation, governmental entity or other business organization who or which is or was a customer or supplier of, or maintained a business relationship with, the Company at any time during the Term, or which the Company has solicited or prepared to solicit (including, without limitation, by making any negative statements or communications about the Company); provided, however, that the provisions of clause (A) shall not be deemed to preclude Executive from engagement by a corporation some of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company if Executive’s engagement does not relate, directly or indirectly, to such competitive business, and nothing contained in this Section 9(a) shall be deemed to prohibit Executive from acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation some of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute two percent (2%) or more of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation.
(b) In recognition of the considerations described in Section 8 hereof, Executive covenants and agrees that, during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder and thereafter, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, interfere with the Company’s relationship with, or endeavor to employ or entice away from the Company, any person who is or was an employee of the Company at any time during the Term.
10. Specific Remedies.
For purposes of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement, references to the Company shall include all current and future majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company and all current and future joint ventures in which the Company shall have a significant ownership or operational interest. It is understood by Executive and the Company that the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof are essential elements of this Agreement and that, but for the agreement of Executive to comply with such covenants, the Company would not have agreed to enter into this Agreement. Executive agrees that the covenants of Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof are reasonable and valid. If Executive commits a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 7, 8 or 9 hereof, such breach shall be deemed to be grounds for termination for Cause. In addition, Executive acknowledges that the Company may have no adequate remedy at law if he violates any of the terms hereof. Executive therefore understands and agrees that the Company shall have (i) the right to have such provisions specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company, and (ii) the right to require Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 7, 8 or 9, and Executive hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company.
11. Independence, Severability and Non-Exclusivity.
Each of the rights enumerated in Sections 7, 8 or 9 hereof and the remedies enumerated in Section 10 hereof shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. If any of the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 or 9, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or right or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. The parties intend to and do hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 or 9 and the remedies enumerated in Section 10 upon the federal and state courts of New Jersey sitting in the City of Trenton. If any of the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 or 9 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall be the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form said provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in Section 10 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants.
12. Disputes.
If the Company or Executive shall dispute any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder or if a dispute concerning any payment hereunder shall exist:
(a) either party shall have the right (but not the obligation), in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, to compel binding, enforceable and non-appealable arbitration of the dispute in Mercer County, New Jersey under the rules of the American Arbitration Association by giving written notice of arbitration to the other party within thirty (30) days after notice of such dispute has been received by the party to whom notice has been given; and
(b) if such dispute (whether or not submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof) results in a determination that (i) the Company did not have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) the position taken by Executive concerning payments to Executive is correct, the Company shall promptly pay, or if theretofore paid by Executive, shall promptly reimburse Executive for, all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with such dispute. In the event that such dispute (whether or not submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof) results in a determination that (i) the Company did have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) the position taken by the Company concerning payments to Executive is correct, Executive shall promptly pay, or if theretofore paid by the Company, shall promptly reimburse the Company for, all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with such dispute.
13. Successors; Binding Agreement.
In the event of a future disposition by the Company (whether direct or indirect, by sale of assets or stock, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of its business and/or assets in a transaction to which Executive consents, the Company will require any successor, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such disposition had taken place.
This Agreement and all rights of Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, administrators cta, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s estate. This Agreement shall also be binding on the Company’s successors and assigns.
14. Notices.
All notices, consents and other communications required or permitted to be given by any party hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or other similar writing) and shall be given be personal delivery, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, email or facsimile transmission (or other similar writing) as follows:
To the Company:
100 American Metro Boulevard
Suite 150
Hamilton, New Jersey 08619
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to:
Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
885 Third Avenue – 20th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Michael Hirschberg, Esq.
To Executive at his residence address in the Company’s records,
or at such other address or facsimile number (or other similar number) as either party may from time to time specify to the other. Any notice, consent or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall have been deemed to be given on the date of mailing, personal delivery or facsimile or other similar means (provided the appropriate answer back is received) thereof and shall be conclusively presumed to have been received on the second business day following the date of mailing or, in the case of personal delivery or facsimile or other similar means, the day of delivery thereof, except that a change of address shall not be effective until actually received.
15. Modifications and Waivers.
No term, provision or condition of this Agreement may be modified or discharged unless such modification or discharge is authorized by the Compensation Committee and the Board and is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
16. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, together with the Competitive Information and Competitive Activities Agreement between the Company and Executive, constitute the entire understanding between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions, preliminary agreements and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof made prior to the date hereof
17. Law Governing.
Except as otherwise explicitly noted, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey (without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law).
18. Invalidity.
Except as otherwise specified herein, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or terms of this Agreement shall not invalidate, make unenforceable or otherwise affect any other term of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect.
19. Headings.
The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
20. Internal Revenue Code Section 409A Compliance.
(a) The parties agree that this Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder to the extent applicable (collectively, “Code Section 409A”), and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. In no event whatsoever will the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on Executive under Code Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply therewith.
(b) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “Separation from Service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), and for purposes of this Agreement, references to a “resignation”, “termination”, “termination of employment”, “expiration” or like terms shall mean Separation from Service.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if, at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service, Executive is a “Specified Employee (as hereinafter defined), then the Company will defer the payment or commencement of any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A payable upon Separation from Service (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six (6) months following the Separation from Service or, if earlier, the earliest other date as is permitted under Code Section 409A (and any amounts that otherwise would have been paid during this deferral period will be paid in a lump sum on the day after the expiration of the six (6) month period or such shorter period, if applicable). Executive will be a “Specified Employee” for purposes of this Agreement if, on the date of Executive’s Separation from Service, Executive is an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Company, designated as, or within the category of employees deemed to be, a “Specified Employee” within the meaning and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The Company shall determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a “Specified Employee” and the application and effects of the change in such determination.
(d) If, under this Agreement, an amount is to be paid in installments, for purposes of Code Section 409A, each installment shall be treated as a separate payment.
(e) To the extent any reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for under this Agreement constitutes taxable income to Executive for Federal income tax purposes, all such reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the costs or expenses to be reimbursed are incurred.
(f) In the event that the amounts Executive is entitled to receive upon a Separation from Service pursuant to Section 5(c) are subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the first payment of such amounts shall be made on the sixtieth (60th) day after Executive’s Separation from Service and shall include payment of any amounts that would otherwise be due prior thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year set forth above.
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Section 3(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 3(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 4(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 5(d) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby further amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 6(c) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby further amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 6(d) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby further amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 6(e) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby further amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 6(f) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 6(h) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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Section 9(b) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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A new Section 21 is hereby added to the Agreement to read as follows:
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Consistent with the amendment of Section 6(h) regarding attachment of a form of release, Exhibit A “Form of Release” is hereby attached as part
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Exhibit 10.8
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated this 28th day of March, 2018 by and between FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST, a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices at 100 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 150, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619 (the “Company”), and Steven L. Pinado (“Executive”).
WITNESSETH:
The Company is desirous of employing Executive as President of the Company, and Executive is desirous of serving the Company in such capacity, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
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1. | Employment. |
The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
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2. | Term. |
The employment of Executive as provided in Section 1 will be for a period of three (3) years commencing on the date hereof, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided (the “Term”) and shall automatically renew from year to year thereafter unless either party gives at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of termination.
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3. | Duties; Best Efforts; Indemnification; Place of Performance. |
(a) Executive shall serve as President of the Company, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall perform such duties as are customarily performed by the President. Executive shall also have such other powers and duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, provided that the nature of Executive’s powers and duties so prescribed shall not be inconsistent with Executive’s position and duties hereunder.
(b) Executive shall devote his full business time, attention and energies to the business and affairs of the Company, shall use his best efforts to advance the best interests of the Company and shall not during the Term be actively engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage; provided, however, that Executive may engage in charitable, educational, religious, civic and similar types of activities and serve on the board of directors of no more than one (1) external company, in each case to the extent that such activities do not interfere with the performance by Executive of his duties hereunder or Executive’s availability to perform such duties or that will adversely affect, or negatively reflect upon, the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, active engagement in other business activities, or service on the board of directors of any companies in excess of one (1) external company may be permitted with the prior approval of the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
(c) Subject to the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, each as amended from time to time, the Company shall indemnify Executive to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, for all amounts (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, settlement payments, expenses and attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred or paid by Executive in connection with any action, suit, investigation or proceeding arising out of or relating to the performance by Executive of services for, or the acting by Executive as a director, officer or employee of, the Company or any other person or enterprise at the Company’s request if Executive acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Company shall at all times during the Term maintain appropriate levels of Director and Officer Liability insurance and shall provide coverage thereunder to Executive.
(d) In connection with his employment by the Company, Executive shall be based at the principal executive offices of the Company currently located in Hamilton, New Jersey or such other place as the Board may authorize.
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(a) Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive an annualized base salary (the “Base Salary”) of $325,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. Such Base Salary shall be subject to annual review and adjustment as may be determined by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board in its sole discretion.
(b) Annual Incentive Compensation. Executive will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan at an annual target bonus of $150,000 (the “Target Bonus”). Such bonus, if any, will be payable based upon the achievement of performance goals to be established in good faith by the Compensation Committee. Bonuses, if any, will accrue and become payable in accordance with the Compensation Committee’s standard practice for paying executive incentive compensation but in no event later than seventy-five (75) days after the end of each year.
(c) Stock Options and Other Long-Term Incentive Awards. In connection with the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall award Executive an option (the “Option”) under the Company’s stock incentive plan to purchase 225,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of the current FMV at the date the Board approves the grant exercisable in eight (8) equal installments on each six (6) month anniversary following the grant date and otherwise in accordance with the separate Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Executive (the “Option Agreement”). At the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee or the Board, additional stock options or other long-term incentive awards may be granted to Executive from time to time and as deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee or the Board.
(d) Participation in Benefit Plans. During the Term, Executive will be eligible to participate in all Company employee benefit plans, policies and arrangements that are applicable to senior executives of the Company as such plans, policies and arrangements may be in effect from time to time and subject to the terms thereof.
(e) Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation and paid holidays in accordance with the Company’s policy for executives of the Company.
(f) Out-of-Pocket Expenses. The Company shall promptly pay to Executive on a monthly basis the reasonable expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder, including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with business-related travel and entertainment, or, if such expenses are paid directly by Executive, shall promptly reimburse him for such payment, provided that Executive properly accounts therefor in accordance with the Company’s policy.
(g) Withholding. Payments made under this Section 4 shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local taxes and withholdings.
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5. | Termination. |
Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated as follows:
(a) Upon Executive’s Death or by the Company due to Executive’s Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for Disability shall occur (i) upon the thirtieth (30th) day after the Board has provided a written termination notice to Executive supported by a written statement from a reputable independent physician to the effect that Executive shall have become so incapacitated as to be unable to resume, within the ensuing six (6) months, his employment hereunder by reason of physical or mental illness or injury or (ii) upon rendering of a written termination notice by the Board after Executive has been unable to substantially perform his duties hereunder for four (4) consecutive months or for six (6) months in any twelve (12) month period (exclusive of any vacation permitted under Section 4(e) hereof) by reason of any physical or mental illness. For purposes of this Section 5(a), Executive agrees to make himself available for, and to cooperate in, any reasonable examination by a reputable independent physician retained by the Company.
(b) By the Company for “Cause” or by Executive other than for “Good Reason”. A termination for “Cause” is a termination evidenced by a resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board finding that Executive has (i) willfully failed to comply with any of the material terms of this Agreement, (ii) willfully failed to perform his duties hereunder, (iii) engaged in gross misconduct injurious to the Company or (iv) been convicted of, or pleaded nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; provided, however, that, with the exception of clause (iv) above, the Board shall notify Executive of its finding and shall give Executive thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice in which to cure.
(c) By the Company without “Cause” upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive.
(d) By Executive for “Good Reason”. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any adverse, material respect with his position, authority, duties or responsibilities as President of the Company or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, (ii) a material reduction in the aggregate of Executive’s Base Salary or incentive compensation or the termination of Executive’s rights to any employee benefits, except to the extent that any such benefit is replaced with a comparable benefit, or a reduction in scope or value thereof; other than as a result of across-the-board reductions or terminations affecting officers and employees of the Company generally, (iii) a change by the Company in the location at which Executive performs his principal duties for the Company to a new location that is both (A) outside a radius of forty (40) miles from Executive’s principal residence and (B) more than fifty (50) miles from the location at which Executive performed his principal duties immediately prior to such change or a requirement by the Company that Executive travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required previously. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive will not be deemed to have Good Reason unless Executive provides the Company with written notice of the condition giving rise to Good Reason within ninety (90) days after its initial occurrence, the Company fails to cure such condition within thirty (30) days following the date the Company receives such written notice (the “Cure Period”) and such resignation is effective within thirty (30) days following the end of the Cure Period.
For the purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean (A) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s issued shares or securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization, (B) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (C) any transaction as a result of which any person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (e.g., issued shares). The term “person” in the preceding sentence shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company and (y) a company owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting securities of the Company.
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6. | Compensation upon Termination. |
(a) In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment as a result of Executive’s death, (i) the Company shall (x) pay to Executive’s estate his Base Salary through the date of Executive’s death and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans, (y) continue to pay to Executive’s estate his Base Salary for the twelve (12) month period following Executive’s death and (z) for the twelve (12) month period following Executive’s death provide continuation coverage to the members of Executive’s family under all health plans and programs in which such family members participated immediately prior to Executive’s death, and (ii) all unvested Options that would have vested during the twelve (12) month period following Executive’s death (had Executive not died) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment as a result of Executive’s Disability, (i) the Company shall pay to Executive his Base Salary through the termination date and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans and for twelve (12) months following such termination provide continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination, and (ii) all unvested Options that would have vested during the twelve (12) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(b) In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause or by Executive other than for Good Reason, (i) the Company shall pay to Executive his Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans, and (ii) all unvested Options shall be forfeited and all vested Options shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid, Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(c) In the event that, absent a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death or Disability or for Cause or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a general release of claims, which such release shall exclude, without limitation, any claims arising from or related to the Company’s severance obligations pursuant to this Section 6(c) or Section 6(d), as applicable, and Section 6(e) below (a “Release”) that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, the Company shall (x) pay to Executive his/her Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans (which shall not be contingent on Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a Release), (y) continue to pay to Executive his/her Base Salary for six (6) months following such termination in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, whereby the first of such payments shall commence on the first payroll period following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable and shall include any amount that would have been paid had the Release been effective and irrevocable on Executive’s termination date, and (z) for the same post-termination period as Executive’s Base Salary is being paid, provide COBRA continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination (to the extent permitted by applicable law). In addition, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, all unvested Options that would have vested during the six (6) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(d) In the event that, within three (3) months prior to or twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death or Disability or for Cause or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, the Company shall (x) pay to Executive his Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans (which shall not be contingent on Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a Release), (y) continue to pay to Executive his Base Salary for twelve (12) months following such termination in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, whereby the first of such payments shall commence on the first payroll period following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable and shall include any amount that would have been paid had the Release been effective and irrevocable on Executive’s termination date, and (z) for the same post-termination period as Executive’s Base Salary is being paid, provide COBRA continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination (to the extent permitted by applicable law). In addition, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, all unvested Options that would have vested during the twelve (12) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and, together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
(e) In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 5(a), (c) and (d), the Company shall also pay Executive his Target Bonus as follows, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination if such termination occurs under Section (c) or (d) above: (i) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of interim objectives and Executive has met such objectives at the time of termination, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to such interim objectives regardless of whether such termination occurs before the end of the applicable year and the actual calculation of such Target Bonus for such year; (ii) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of year-end objectives and Executive has met such objectives, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to such year-end objectives as long as Executive was employed by the Company at the end of the applicable year regardless of when the Target Bonus is actually calculated and/or paid to Executive; and (iii) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of year-end objectives and Executive’s employment terminates before the end of the applicable year, then Executive shall not be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to such year-end objectives, except in the case of Executive’s death before the end of the applicable year. In such event, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of his Target Bonus applicable to year-end objectives as if Executive was employed for the full year but prorated for the number of days during the year that he actually worked prior to his death.
(f) If Executive disputes the termination of his employment by the Company pursuant to Section 5(b) and such dispute results in a final determination to the effect that the Company did not have a proper basis for such termination, the Company shall promptly pay to Executive all payments Executive would have been entitled to receive had his employment hereunder not been improperly terminated; provided, however, that any payments or benefits under this Section 6(e) shall be reduced by the amount of any payments or benefits provided under any other provision of Section 6 hereof.
(g) The continuation coverage under any health plans and programs for the periods provided in Section 6(a), (c) and (d) shall be provided (i) at the expense of the Company and (ii) in satisfaction of the Company’s obligation under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code (and any similar state law) with respect to the period of time such benefits are continued hereunder.
(h) This Section 6 sets forth the only obligations of the Company with respect to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, and Executive acknowledges that, upon the termination of his employment, he shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits from the Company which are not explicitly provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s obligations in this Section 6 are conditioned absolutely on Executive’s execution of a general release and waiver in favor of the Company and its affiliates of any and all claims Executive has or may have against the Company and its affiliates up through and including the date of Executive’s termination, including return/protection of Company property, confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disparagement covenants, in a form acceptable to the Company.
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7. | Covenant Regarding Inventions and Copyrights. |
Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company any and all inventions, discoveries, improvements and patentable or copyrightable works initiated, conceived or made by him, either alone or in conjunction with others, during the Term and related to the business or activities of the Company and he assigns all of his interest therein to the Company or its nominee; whenever requested to do so by the Company, Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments which the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain letters patent or copyrights of the United States or any foreign country, or otherwise protect the Company’s interest therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the conclusion of the Term with respect to inventions, discoveries, improvements or copyrightable works related to the business or activities of the Company initiated, conceived or made by Executive during the Term and shall be binding upon Executive’s assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
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8. | Protection of Confidential Information. |
Executive acknowledges that he has been and will be provided with information about, and his employment by the Company will, throughout the Term, bring him into close contact with, many confidential affairs of the Company, including proprietary information about costs, profits, markets, sales, products, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, technical processes and other business affairs and methods, plans for future developments and other information not readily available to the public, all of which are highly confidential and proprietary and all of which were developed by the Company at great effort and expense. Executive further acknowledges that the services to be performed by him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character, that the business of the Company will be conducted throughout the world (the “Territory”), that its products and services are or will be marketed throughout the Territory, that the Company competes and will compete in all of its business activities with other organizations which are located in any part of the Territory and that the nature of the relationship of Executive with the Company is such that Executive is capable of competing with the Company from nearly any location in the Territory. In recognition of the foregoing, Executive covenants and agrees during the Term and for so long as the information referred to herein remains confidential:
(i) That he will keep secret all confidential matters of the Company and not disclose them to anyone outside of the Company, either during or after the Term, except with the Company’s prior written consent or as otherwise required by law, provided that Executive gives the Company prompt notice of any legal demand for disclosure and cooperates with the Company in attempting to quash such legal demand;
(ii) That he will not make use of any such confidential matters for his own purposes or the benefit of anyone other than the Company; and
(iii) That he will deliver promptly to the Company on termination of this Agreement, or at any time the Company may so request, all confidential memoranda, notes, records, reports and other confidential documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company, which he may then possess or have under his control.
The foregoing shall not apply to information or confidential matters of the Company to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information: (i) is already known to Executive free of any restriction at the time it is obtained from the Company; (ii) becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of Executive; or (iii) is independently developed by Executive without reference to any confidential matters of the Company.
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9. | Restriction on Competition, Interference and Solicitation. |
(a) In recognition of the considerations described in Section 8 hereof, Executive covenants and agrees that, during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter absent a Change in Control and twenty-four (24) months thereafter following a Change in Control, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, (A) enter into the employ of, or render any services to, any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business competitive with the business of the Company in any part of the Territory in which the Company is actively engaged in business on the date of termination or is actively planning to be so engaged; (B) engage in any such business for his own account; (C) become involved in any such business as a partner, shareholder, creditor, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor, franchisee or in any other relationship or capacity; or (D) interfere with the Company’s relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person, firm, corporation, governmental entity or other business organization who or which is or was a customer or supplier of, or maintained a business relationship with, the Company at any time during the Term, or which the Company has solicited or prepared to solicit (including, without limitation, by making any negative statements or communications about the Company); provided, however, that the provisions of clause (A) shall not be deemed to preclude Executive from engagement by a corporation some of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company if Executive’s engagement does not relate, directly or indirectly, to such competitive business, and nothing contained in this Section 9(a) shall be deemed to prohibit Executive from acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation some of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute two percent (2%) or more of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation.
(b) In recognition of the considerations described in Section 8 hereof, Executive covenants and agrees that, during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter absent a Change in Control and twenty-four (24) months thereafter following a Change in Control, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, interfere with the Company’s relationship with, or endeavor to employ or entice away from the Company, any person who is or was an employee of the Company at any time during the Term.
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10. | Specific Remedies. |
For purposes of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement, references to the Company shall include all current and future majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company and all current and future joint ventures in which the Company shall have a significant ownership or operational interest. It is understood by Executive and the Company that the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof are essential elements of this Agreement and that, but for the agreement of Executive to comply with such covenants, the Company would not have agreed to enter into this Agreement. Executive agrees that the covenants of Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof are reasonable and valid. If Executive commits a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 7, 8 or 9 hereof, such breach shall be deemed to be grounds for termination for Cause. In addition, Executive acknowledges that the Company may have no adequate remedy at law if he violates any of the terms hereof. Executive therefore understands and agrees that the Company shall have (i) the right to have such provisions specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company, and (ii) the right to require Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 7, 8 or 9, and Executive hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company.
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11. | Independence, Severability and Non-Exclusivity. |
Each of the rights enumerated in Sections 7, 8 or 9 hereof and the remedies enumerated in Section 10 hereof shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. If any of the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 or 9, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or right or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. The parties intend to and do hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 or 9 and the remedies enumerated in Section 10 upon the federal and state courts of New Jersey sitting in the City of Trenton. If any of the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8 or 9 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall be the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form said provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in Section 10 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants.
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12. | Disputes. |
If the Company or Executive shall dispute any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder or if a dispute concerning any payment hereunder shall exist:
(a) either party shall have the right (but not the obligation), in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, to compel binding, enforceable and non-appealable arbitration of the dispute in Mercer County, New Jersey under the rules of the American Arbitration Association by giving written notice of arbitration to the other party within thirty (30) days after notice of such dispute has been received by the party to whom notice has been given; and
(b) if such dispute (whether or not submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof) results in a determination that (i) the Company did not have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) the position taken by Executive concerning payments to Executive is correct, the Company shall promptly pay, or if theretofore paid by Executive, shall promptly reimburse Executive for, all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with such dispute. In the event that such dispute (whether or not submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof) results in a determination that (i) the Company did have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) the position taken by the Company concerning payments to Executive is correct, Executive shall promptly pay, or if theretofore paid by the Company, shall promptly reimburse the Company for, all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with such dispute.
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13. | Successors; Binding Agreement. |
In the event of a future disposition by the Company (whether direct or indirect, by sale of assets or stock, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of its business and/or assets in a transaction to which Executive consents, the Company will require any successor, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such disposition had taken place.
This Agreement and all rights of Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, administrators eta, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s estate. This Agreement shall also be binding on the Company’s successors and assigns.
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14. | Notices. |
All notices, consents and other communications required or permitted to be given by any party hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or other similar writing) and shall be given be personal delivery, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, email or facsimile transmission (or other similar writing) as follows:
To the Company:
100 American Metro Boulevard
Suite 150
Hamilton, New Jersey 08619
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to:
Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
885 Third Avenue — 20th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Michael Hirschberg, Esq.
To Executive at his residence address in the Company’s records,
or at such other address or facsimile number (or other similar number) as either party may from time to time specify to the other. Any notice, consent or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall have been deemed to be given on the date of mailing, personal delivery or facsimile or other similar means (provided the appropriate answer back is received) thereof and shall be conclusively presumed to have been received on the second business day following the date of mailing or, in the case of personal delivery or facsimile or other similar means, the day of delivery thereof, except that a change of address shall not be effective until actually received.
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15. | Modifications and Waivers. |
No term, provision or condition of this Agreement may be modified or discharged unless such modification or discharge is authorized by the Compensation Committee and the Board and is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
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16. | Entire Agreement. |
This Agreement, together with the Competitive Information and Competitive Activities Agreement between the Company and Executive, constitute the entire understanding between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions, preliminary agreements and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof made prior to the date hereof.
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17. | Law Governing. |
Except as otherwise explicitly noted, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey (without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law).
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18. | Invalidity. |
Except as otherwise specified herein, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or terms of this Agreement shall not invalidate, make unenforceable or otherwise affect any other term of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect.
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19. | Headings. |
The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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20. | Internal Revenue Code Section 409A Compliance. |
(a) The parties agree that this Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder to the extent applicable (collectively, “Code Section 409A”), and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. In no event whatsoever will the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on Executive under Code Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply therewith.
(b) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “Separation from Service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), and for purposes of this Agreement, references to a “resignation”, “termination”, “termination of employment”, “expiration” or like terms shall mean Separation from Service.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if, at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service, Executive is a “Specified Employee (as hereinafter defined), then the Company will defer the payment or commencement of any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A payable upon Separation from Service (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six (6) months following the Separation from Service or, if earlier, the earliest other date as is permitted under Code Section 409A (and any amounts that otherwise would have been paid during this deferral period will be paid in a lump sum on the day after the expiration of the six (6) month period or such shorter period, if applicable). Executive will be a “Specified Employee” for purposes of this Agreement if, on the date of Executive’s Separation from Service, Executive is an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Company, designated as, or within the category of employees deemed to be, a “Specified Employee” within the meaning and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The Company shall determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a “Specified Employee” and the application and effects of the change in such determination.
(d) If, under this Agreement, an amount is to be paid in installments, for purposes of Code Section 409A, each installment shall be treated as a separate payment.
(e) To the extent any reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for under this Agreement constitutes taxable income to Executive for Federal income tax purposes, all such reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the costs or expenses to be reimbursed are incurred.
(f) In the event that the amounts Executive is entitled to receive upon a Separation from Service pursuant to Section 5(c) are subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the first payment of such amounts shall be made on the sixtieth (60th) day after Executive’s Separation from Service and shall include payment of any amounts that would otherwise be due prior thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year set forth above.
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a/ BILLTRUST
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/s/ Flint Lane | |
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/s/ Steven L. Pinado
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Steven L. Pinado
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FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 14, 2020, is by and between Factor Systems, Inc. d/b/a Billtrust, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Steven L. Pinado (“Executive” and, together with the Company, the “Parties” and, each individually, a “Party”).
RECITALS
Reference is hereby made to that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2019, by and between the Company and Executive (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to further amend the Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Amendment.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Amendment, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
21. Amendments to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows (all such amendments, collectively, the “Employment Agreement Amendments”):
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(a) | Section 3(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
(c) Subject to the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By- Laws, each as amended from time to time, the Company shall indemnify Executive (and provide reimbursement of reasonable expenses as incurred) to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, for all amounts (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, settlement payments, expenses and attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred or paid by Executive in connection with any action, suit, investigation or proceeding arising out of or relating to the performance by Executive of services for, or the acting by Executive as a director, officer or employee of, the Company or any other person or enterprise at the Company’s request if Executive acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Company shall at all times during the Term maintain appropriate levels of Director and Officer Liability insurance and shall provide coverage thereunder to Executive.
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(b) | Section 3(d) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows” |
(d) In connection with his employment by the Company, Executive shall be based at the principal executive offices of the Company currently located in Lawrence Township, New Jersey or, subject to the provisions of section 5(c), such other place as the Board may authorize.
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(c) | Section 4(b) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(b) Annual Incentive Compensation. Executive will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan at an annual target bonus of $175,000 (the “Target Bonus”). Such bonus, if any, will be payable based upon the achievement of individual and corporate performance goals to be established in good faith by the Compensation Committee (the “Target”). In the event that Executive is employed at any time during a calendar year for which a Target Bonus could be paid, regardless of whether Executive remains employed by the Company as of (x) the date upon which the Target has been met, (y) the date upon which the determination is made that the Target has been met or (z) the date of the applicable bonus payment, within seventy-five (75) days after the first day of the following calendar year for which the target bonus could have been earned Executive shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay to Executive, a cash bonus calculated in accordance with Section 6(e) below.”
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(d) | Section 5(d) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(d) By Executive for “Good Reason”. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any adverse, material respect with his position, authority, duties or responsibilities as President of the Company or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, (ii) a reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary or Target Bonus or the termination of Executive’s rights to any employee benefits, except to the extent that any such benefit is replaced with a comparable benefit, or a reduction in scope or value thereof, other than as a result of across-the-board reductions or terminations that apply to officers and employees of the Company generally and such reductions or terminations are proportionate for Executive as compared to all other officers and employees of the Company generally, (iii) a change by the Company in the location at which Executive performs his principal duties for the Company to a new location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the location at which Executive performed his principal duties immediately prior to such change or a requirement by the Company that Executive travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required previously. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive will not be deemed to have Good Reason unless Executive provides the Company with written notice of the condition giving rise to Good Reason within ninety (90) days after its initial occurrence, the Company fails to cure such condition within thirty (30) days following the date the Company receives such written notice (the “Cure Period”) and such resignation is effective within thirty (30) days following the end of the Cure Period.
For the purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean (A) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s issued shares or securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization, (B) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (C) any transaction as a result of which any person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (e.g., issued shares). The term “person” in the preceding sentence shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company and (y) a company owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting securities of the Company.
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(e) | Section 6(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(c) In the event that, absent a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than for Cause, Executive’s death, Disability or Permanent Disability (as defined in the Plan) or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a general release of claims, which such release shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and shall exclude, without limitation, a release of any claims arising from or related to the Company’s severance obligations pursuant to this Section 6(c) or Section 6(d), as applicable, and Section 6(e) below (a “Release”) that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, the Company shall (x) pay to Executive his/her Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans (which shall not be contingent on Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a Release), (y) continue to pay to Executive his/her Base Salary for six (6) months following such termination in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, whereby the first of such payments shall commence on the first payroll period following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable and shall include any amount that would have been paid had the Release been effective and irrevocable on Executive’s termination date, and (z) for the same post-termination period as Executive’s Base Salary is being paid, provide COBRA continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination (to the extent permitted by applicable law). In addition, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, (1) all unvested Options that would have vested during the six (6) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested and (2) together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement through the earlier of (x) twelve (12) months following the date of such termination and (y) the expiration date noted in the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.
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(f) | Section 6(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(d) In the event that, within three (3) months prior to or twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than for Cause, Executive’s death, Disability or Permanent Disability (as defined in the Plan) or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, the Company shall (x) pay to Executive his Base Salary through the date of such termination and any benefits that have accrued to such date under the Company’s standard benefit plans (which shall not be contingent on Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a Release), (y) continue to pay to Executive his Base Salary for twelve (12) months following such termination in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, whereby the first of such payments shall commence on the first payroll period following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable and shall include any amount that would have been paid had the Release been effective and irrevocable on Executive’s termination date, and (z) for the same post- termination period as Executive’s Base Salary is being paid, provide COBRA continuation coverage to Executive under all health plans and programs in which Executive participated immediately prior to such termination (to the extent permitted by applicable law). In addition, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination, (1) all unvested Options that would have vested during the twenty-four (24) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested on the later of (a) the date of such termination of Executive’s employment or (b) the effective date of the Change in Control and, (2) together with any vested Options, shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement through the earlier of (x) twelve (12) months following the date of such termination and (y) the expiration date noted in the Option Agreement. Except as aforesaid and as provided in Section 6(e), Executive shall have no further entitlement to any other compensation or benefits from the Company.”
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(g) | Section 6(e) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(e) In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 5(a), (c) and (d), the Company shall also pay Executive’s Target Bonus as follows, subject to Executive’s delivery to the Company of a Release that becomes effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination: (i) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on the achievement of individual interim or year-end objectives and Executive has met such objectives at the time of termination, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of the Target Bonus applicable to such interim or year-end objectives regardless of whether such termination occurs before the end of the applicable year and the actual calculation of such Target Bonus for such year; (ii) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on subjective performance that portion of the Target Bonus will be paid in accordance with the applicable bonus policy; and (iii) if the Target Bonus is based, in whole or in part, on corporate performance the executive will receive a pro-rata portion of that portion of the Target Bonus (in accordance with the allocation of the corporate bonus plan), such pro-ration will be allocated based upon the number of days the Executive worked during the applicable calendar year divided by 365. In the event the corporate portion is calculated at less than 100% attainment, such proration will be applied to the actual corporate attainment; and in such event, Executive shall be entitled to that portion of the Target Bonus applicable to year-end objectives as if Executive was employed for the full year but pro-rated for the number of days during the year that the Executive actually worked prior to termination.”
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(h) | Section 6(f) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(f) If Executive disputes the termination of his employment by the Company pursuant to Section 5(b) and such dispute results in a final determination to the effect that the Company did not have a proper basis for such termination, the Company shall promptly pay to Executive all payments Executive would have been entitled to receive had his employment hereunder not been improperly terminated; provided, however, that (i) any payments or benefits under this Section 6(e) shall be reduced by the amount of any payments or benefits provided under any other provision of Section 6 hereof and (ii) any bonus due to the Executive pursuant to Section 4(b) shall be due and paid in accordance with the timing described in such Section 4(b).
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(i) | Section 6(h) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
“(h) This Section 6 sets forth the only obligations of the Company with respect to the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, and Executive acknowledges that, upon the termination of his employment, he shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits from the Company which are not explicitly provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s obligations in this Section 6 are conditioned absolutely on Executive’s delivery to the Company of an effective general release of claims, which such release shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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(j) | Consistent with the amendment of Section 6 (h) regarding attachment of a form of release, Exhibit A “Form of Release” is hereby attached as part of this Amendment and made a part of the Agreement. |
22. This Amendment, together with the Agreement, as amended hereby, sets forth the Parties’ entire understanding and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of the Company in respect of the subject matter hereof.
23. All terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended hereby, either expressly or by necessary implication, shall remain in full force and effect. From and after the date of this Amendment, all references to the term “Agreement” in the Agreement shall include the terms contained in this Amendment.
24. This Amendment may not be amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or expanded, or any terms or covenants hereof waived, except by a writing executed by each of the Parties hereto or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.
25. If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Amendment, each Party hereto shall bear its own legal fees and expenses.
26. This Amendment and all disputes relating to this Amendment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New Jersey as such laws are applied to agreements between New Jersey residents entered into and performed entirely in New Jersey. The Parties hereto acknowledge that this Amendment constitutes the minimum contacts to establish personal jurisdiction in New Jersey and agree to a New Jersey court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction. The Parties hereto further agree that any disputes relating to this Amendment shall be brought in courts located in the State of New Jersey.
27. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The execution of this Amendment may be by actual or facsimile signature.
(signature page follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed, or have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute, this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST
By: /s/ Flint Lane
Name: Flint Lane
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXECUTIVE:
/s/ Steven L. Pinado
Steven L. Pinado
By:
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/s/ Flint Lane
|
|
Flint Lane
|
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Chief Executive Officer
|
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/s/ Mark Shifke
|
||
Mark Shifke
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By:
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/s/ Flint Lane
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Flint Lane
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Chief Executive Officer
|
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/s/ Joseph Eng
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||
Joseph Eng |
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• |
the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements;
|
|
• |
the historical unaudited interim financial statements of South Mountain as of September 30, 2020, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and the historical audited financial statements of South Mountain
as of December 31, 2019, and for the period from February 28, 2019 (inception) through December 31, 2019, and the related notes, in each case, included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K or in the Proxy Statement;
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|
• |
the historical unaudited condensed financial statements of Billtrust as of September 30, 2020, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and the historical consolidated financial statements of Billtrust as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes, in each case, included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K or in the Proxy Statement; and
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|
• |
other information relating to South Mountain and Billtrust contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K or in the Proxy Statement, including the BCA and the description of certain terms thereof set forth under “The Business Combination Agreement,” as well as the disclosures contained in the sections titled “South Mountain Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” and “Billtrust’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.
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South Mountain
|
Billtrust
|
Business
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Combination*
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction
Accounting
|
|
Transaction
Accounting
|
|
Transaction
Accounting
|
|
Combined
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical
|
Adjustments
|
Note 3
|
As Adjusted
|
Historical
|
Adjustments
|
Note 3
|
As Adjusted
|
Adjustments
|
Note 3
|
Pro Forma
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,438
|
$
|
452,267
|
(a)
|
$
|
453,705
|
$
|
10,219
|
$
|
(1,779
|
)
|
(a)
|
$
|
8,440
|
$
|
(168,493
|
)
|
(a)
|
$
|
293,652
|
||||||||||||||
Restricted cash
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
3,276
|
-
|
|
3,276
|
-
|
|
3,276
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer funds
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
22,654
|
- |
|
22,654
|
-
|
|
22,654
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
20,075
|
- |
|
20,075
|
-
|
|
20,075
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
121
|
- |
|
121
|
3,785
|
- |
|
3,785
|
-
|
|
3,906
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid income taxes
|
144
|
- |
|
144
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
-
|
|
144
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred implementation, commission and other costs, current
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
4,687
|
- |
|
4,687
|
-
|
|
4,687
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other current assets
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
762
|
- |
|
762
|
-
|
|
762
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total current assets
|
1,703
|
452,267
|
|
453,970
|
65,458
|
(1,779
|
)
|
|
63,679
|
(168,493
|
)
|
|
349,156
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
17,241
|
- |
|
17,241
|
-
|
|
17,241
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
36,956
|
- |
|
36,956
|
-
|
|
36,956
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
10,091
|
- |
|
10,091
|
-
|
|
10,091
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred implementation and commission costs, non-current
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
8,165
|
- |
|
8,165
|
-
|
|
8,165
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
252,287
|
(252,287
|
)
|
(b)
|
-
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
1,645
|
1,032
|
(g)
|
2,677
|
(1,779
|
)
|
(j)
|
898
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
253,990
|
$
|
199,980
|
|
$
|
453,970
|
$
|
139,556
|
$
|
(747
|
)
|
|
$
|
138,809
|
$
|
(170,272
|
)
|
|
$
|
422,507
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and commitments and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
2,192
|
- |
|
2,192
|
-
|
|
2,192
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer funds payable
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
22,654
|
- |
|
22,654
|
-
|
|
22,654
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other
|
577
|
- |
|
577
|
20,051
|
(747
|
)
|
(f)
|
19,304
|
-
|
|
19,881
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations, net of deferred financing costs
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
425
|
- |
|
425
|
(195
|
)
|
(k)
|
230
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
10,199
|
- |
|
10,199
|
-
|
|
10,199
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
915
|
- |
|
915
|
-
|
|
915
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities
|
577
|
-
|
|
577
|
56,436
|
(747
|
)
|
|
55,689
|
(195
|
)
|
|
56,071
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion and deferred financing costs
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
43,344
|
- |
|
43,344
|
(43,286
|
)
|
(k)
|
58
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer postage deposits
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
10,420
|
- |
|
10,420
|
-
|
|
10,420
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
13,800
|
- |
|
13,800
|
-
|
|
13,800
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred taxes
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
714
|
- |
|
714
|
-
|
|
714
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrual for cash consideration to Billtrust stockholders at the Business Combination
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
-
|
90,061
|
(h)
|
90,061
|
(90,061
|
)
|
(a)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
7,970
|
- |
|
7,970
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
(7,970
|
)
|
(j)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
8,803
|
- |
|
8,803
|
-
|
|
8,803
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
8,547
|
-
|
|
8,547
|
133,517
|
89,314
|
|
222,831
|
(141,512
|
)
|
|
89,866
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
- |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock subject to possible redemption
|
240,443
|
(240,443
|
)
|
(c)
|
-
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
156,862
|
(156,862
|
)
|
(i)
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
5
|
10
|
(d)(i)
|
15
|
(15
|
)
|
(d)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
South Mountain Class A Common Stock
|
-
|
5
|
(d)(e)
|
5
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
8
|
(d)
|
13
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Mountain Class B Common Stock
|
1
|
(1
|
)
|
(d)
|
-
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
South Mountain Class C Common Stock
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
-
|
- |
|
-
|
1
|
(d)
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
3,432
|
440,419
|
(d)(e)
|
443,851
|
14,220
|
66,791
|
(d)(i)
|
81,011
|
(25,441
|
)
|
(d)
|
499,421
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)
|
1,567
|
- |
|
1,567
|
(165,048
|
)
|
- |
|
(165,048
|
)
|
(3,313
|
)
|
(d)
|
(166,794
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
5,000
|
440,423
|
|
445,423
|
(150,823
|
)
|
66,801
|
|
(84,022
|
)
|
(28,760
|
)
|
|
332,641
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and
commitments and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
$
|
253,990
|
$
|
199,980
|
|
$
|
453,970
|
$
|
139,556
|
$
|
(747
|
)
|
|
$
|
138,809
|
$
|
(170,272
|
)
|
|
$
|
422,507
|
* |
Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization for purposes of unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
|
South
Mountain
(Historical) |
Billtrust
(Historical) |
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
|
Note 3
|
Pro Forma
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Subscription, transaction and services
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
78,978
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
78,978
|
|||||||||
Reimbursable costs
|
-
|
28,052
|
-
|
28,052
|
|||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
-
|
107,030
|
-
|
107,030
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cost of subscription, transaction and services
|
-
|
24,100
|
-
|
24,100
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of reimbursable costs
|
-
|
28,052
|
-
|
28,052
|
|||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization
|
-
|
52,152
|
-
|
52,152
|
|||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Research and development
|
-
|
27,260
|
-
|
27,260
|
|||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
-
|
17,295
|
-
|
17,295
|
|||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
-
|
15,226
|
-
|
15,226
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
-
|
4,223
|
-
|
4,223
|
|||||||||||||
Operation and formation costs
|
698
|
-
|
-
|
698
|
|||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
698
|
64,004
|
-
|
64,702
|
|||||||||||||
Loss from operations
|
(698
|
)
|
(9,126
|
)
|
-
|
(9,824
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest income
|
-
|
18
|
-
|
18
|
|||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
-
|
(3,405
|
)
|
3,314
|
(l)
|
(91
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other income (expense), net
|
-
|
(51
|
)
|
-
|
(51
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
904
|
-
|
(904
|
)
|
(m)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total other income (expense)
|
904
|
(3,438
|
)
|
2,410
|
(124
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
206
|
(12,564
|
)
|
2,410
|
(9,948
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Provision for income taxes
|
(43
|
)
|
(150
|
)
|
43
|
(m)
|
(150
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
163
|
$
|
(12,714
|
)
|
$
|
2,453
|
$
|
(10,098
|
)
|
|||||||
Net loss per share
|
|||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
7,403,146
|
4,357,002
|
(n)
|
142,887,379
|
|||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(4.41
|
)
|
(n)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
South
Mountain
(Historical) |
Billtrust
(Historical) |
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
|
Note 3
|
Pro Forma
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Subscription, transaction and services
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
96,460
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
96,460
|
|||||||||
Reimbursable costs
|
-
|
40,008
|
-
|
40,008
|
|||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
-
|
136,468
|
-
|
136,468
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cost of subscription, transaction and services
|
-
|
32,015
|
-
|
32,015
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of reimbursable costs
|
-
|
40,008
|
-
|
40,008
|
|||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization
|
-
|
72,023
|
-
|
72,023
|
|||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Research and development
|
-
|
34,285
|
-
|
34,285
|
|||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
-
|
22,098
|
-
|
22,098
|
|||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
-
|
23,297
|
-
|
23,297
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
-
|
5,881
|
-
|
5,881
|
|||||||||||||
Operation and formation costs
|
562
|
-
|
-
|
562
|
|||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
562
|
85,561
|
-
|
86,123
|
|||||||||||||
Loss from operations
|
(562
|
)
|
(21,116
|
)
|
-
|
(21,678
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest income
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
-
|
(1,507
|
)
|
1,476
|
(l)
|
(31
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other income (expense), net
|
-
|
(21
|
)
|
-
|
(21
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
2,338
|
-
|
(2,338
|
)
|
(m)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total other income (expense)
|
2,338
|
(1,527
|
)
|
(862
|
)
|
(51
|
)
|
||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
1,776
|
(22,643
|
)
|
(862
|
)
|
(21,729
|
)
|
||||||||||
Provision for income taxes
|
(373
|
)
|
(160
|
)
|
373
|
(m)
|
(160
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
1,403
|
$
|
(22,803
|
)
|
$
|
(489
|
)
|
$
|
(21,889
|
)
|
||||||
Net loss per share
|
|||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
6,908,855
|
4,257,300
|
(n)
|
142,887,379
|
|||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(7.40
|
)
|
(n)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
Including dilutive effect of
Billtrust options outstanding
|
Excluding dilutive effect of
Billtrust options outstanding
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
%
|
Shares1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Billtrust’s existing stockholders
|
109,944,090
|
69.56
|
%
|
94,764,394
|
66.32
|
%
|
||||||||||
South Mountain’s existing public stockholders
|
24,997,985
|
15.81
|
%
|
24,997,985
|
17.49
|
%
|
||||||||||
PIPE Investors
|
20,000,000
|
12.65
|
%
|
20,000,000
|
14.00
|
%
|
||||||||||
South Mountain’s Sponsor shares
|
3,125,000
|
1.98
|
%
|
3,125,000
|
2.19
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
|
158,067,075
|
100
|
%
|
142,887,379
|
100
|
%
|
• |
Pre-Business Combination stockholders of Billtrust will own a relatively larger portion in the Combined Company compared to the ownership to be held by the pre-Business Combination shareholders of South Mountain;
|
• |
Billtrust has the right to appoint a majority of BTRS Holdings Inc. Board members;
|
• |
Senior management of Billtrust will comprise the senior management of the Combined Company; and
|
• |
The operations of Billtrust prior to the transaction will comprise the only ongoing operations of the Combined Company.
|
|
a) |
Cash. Represents the impact of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, on the cash balance of the Combined Company.
|
(in thousands)
|
Note
|
|||||||
Cash balance of Billtrust prior to Business Combination*
|
$
|
10,219
|
||||||
Cash balance of South Mountain prior to Business Combination*
|
1,438
|
|||||||
Total cash balance prior to Business Combination*
|
11,657
|
|||||||
South Mountain pro forma cash adjustments:
|
||||||||
South Mountain cash held in Trust Account
|
(1)
|
|
252,287
|
|||||
PIPE Financing
|
(2)
|
|
200,000
|
|||||
Payment to redeeming South Mountain public stockholders
|
(3)
|
|
(20
|
)
|
||||
Total South Mountain pro forma cash adjustments
|
|
452,267
|
||||||
|
||||||||
Billtrust pro forma cash adjustment:
|
|
|||||||
Payment of the accrued transaction cost prior to the Close of the Business Combination*
|
(4)
|
|
(747
|
)
|
||||
Payment of the incremental transaction cost prior to the Close of the Business Combination*
|
(4)
|
|
(1,032
|
)
|
||||
Total Billtrust pro forma cash adjustment
|
|
(1,779
|
)
|
|||||
|
||||||||
Business Combination* pro forma cash adjustments:
|
|
|||||||
Cash consideration to existing Billtrust stockholders at the Business Combination*
|
(5)
|
|
(90,061
|
)
|
||||
Repayment of principal of Billtrust’s historical debt
|
(6)
|
|
(44,663
|
)
|
||||
Reypayment of accrued interest on Billtrust’s historical debt
|
(6)
|
|
(127
|
)
|
||||
Fees related to payment of Billtrust’s historical debt
|
(7)
|
|
(1,569
|
)
|
||||
Payment of deferred underwriting fees
|
(8)
|
|
(7,970
|
)
|
||||
Payment of Billtrust transaction costs
|
(9)
|
|
(10,286
|
)
|
||||
Payment of additional Billtrust costs
|
(9)
|
|
(437
|
)
|
||||
Payment of SMMC transaction costs
|
(10)
|
|
(13,380
|
)
|
||||
Total Business Combination* pro forma cash adjustments
|
(168,493
|
)
|
||||||
|
||||||||
Pro forma cash balance
|
$
|
293,652
|
* |
Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization for purposes of unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
|
(1) |
Represents the amount of the restricted investments and cash held in the Trust Account upon consummation of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, at Closing (see Note 3(b) Trust Account).
|
(2) |
Represents the issuance, in the PIPE Financing, to third-party investors of up to 20,000,000 shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock assuming stock price of $10 per share (see Note 3(e) PIPE Financing).
|
(3) |
Represents the amount paid to Public Stockholders who are assumed to exercise redemption rights under the maximum redemption scenario, including payment of accrued interest (see Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
(4) |
Represents payment of Billtrust transaction costs accrued as of September 30, 2020 and payment of incremental Billtrust transaction costs prior to the Close of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse
recapitalization (see Note 3(f) Payment of Billtrust accrued transaction costs prior to the Close and Note 3(g) Payment of Billtrust incremental transaction costs
prior to the Close).
|
(5) |
Represents the amount of cash consideration paid to existing Billtrust stockholders in the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (see Note 3(d) Impact
on equity and Note 3(h) Accrual for cash consideration to Billtrust stockholders at the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization).
|
(6) |
Represents repayment of Billtrust’s term loan, including accrued interest, under the terms of the BCA in the amount of $44,789,044 (see Note 3(k) Long-term debt).
|
(7) |
Represents payment of fees associated with repayment of Billtrust’s term loan (see Note 3(k) Long-term debt and Note 3(d) Impact to equity).
|
(8) |
Represents the payment of deferred underwriting fees incurred as part of the IPO committed to be paid upon the consummation of a Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (see Note 3(j)(1) Transaction costs).
|
(9) |
Represents payment of Billtrust incremental transaction costs and additional Billtrust costs at the close of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (see Note 3(j)(4) Transaction costs and Note 3(j)(5) Transaction costs).
|
(10) |
Represents payment of South Mountain transaction costs (see Note 3(j)(2) Transaction costs).
|
|
b) |
Trust Account. Represents release of the restricted investments and cash held in the Trust Account upon consummation of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse
recapitalization, to fund the Closing of the Business Combination (see Note 3(a)(1) Cash).
|
|
c) |
South Mountain’s Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption. Represents reclassification of South Mountain’s redeemable shares into South Mountain Class A Common Stock in
connection with the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (see Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
d) |
Impact on equity. The following table represents the impact of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, on the number of shares of South
Mountain Class A Common Stock and South Mountain Class C Common Stock and represents the total equity section (in thousands, except share amounts):
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
Par Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A
Common
Stock -
Sponsor
|
Class A
Common
Stock -
Others
|
Class B
Common
Stock
|
Class C
Common
Stock
|
Sponsor
Vesting Shares
|
Common
stock,
subject to
possible
redemption
|
Class A
Common
Stock
|
Class B
Common
Stock
|
Class C
Common
Stock
|
South
Mountain’s
Common
stock, subject
to possible
redemption
|
Billtrust’s
Common
Stock
|
Billtrust’s
Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred stock
|
Additional
paid in
capital
|
Retained
earnings
(Accumulated
deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Mountain equity as of September 30,2020 - prior to Business Combination*
|
-
|
1,179,479
|
6,250,000
|
-
|
-
|
23,820,521
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
240,443
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,432
|
$
|
1,567
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Billtrust equity as of September 30,2020 - prior to Business Combination*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
156,862
|
14,220
|
(165,048
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity balance prior to Business Combination*
|
-
|
1,179,479
|
6,250,000
|
-
|
-
|
23,820,521
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
240,443
|
5
|
156,862
|
17,652
|
(163,481
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Mountain pro forma equity adjustments:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of redeemable shares to Class A Stock
|
-
|
23,820,521
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(23,820,521
|
)
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
(240,443
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
240,441
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Redemption of redeemable stock
|
-
|
(2,015
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(20
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Base Forfeited Shares
|
-
|
-
|
(1,250,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of Sponsor-held Class B stock
|
5,000,000
|
-
|
(5,000,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
(1
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsor Vesting Shares
|
(1,875,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,875,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PIPE Financing
|
-
|
20,000,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
199,998
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total South Mountain pro forma equity adjustments
|
3,125,000
|
43,818,506
|
(6,250,000
|
)
|
-
|
1,875,000
|
(23,820,521
|
)
|
5
|
(1
|
)
|
-
|
(240,443
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
440,419
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Billtrust pro forma equity adjustments:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Billtrust’s redeemable convertible Preferred stock into common stock
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
(156,862
|
)
|
156,852
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash to existing Billtrust stockholders at the Business Combination*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(90,061
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Billtrust pro forma equity adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
(156,862
|
)
|
66,791
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business Combination pro forma equity adjustments:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued to Billtrust stockholders as consideration
|
-
|
85,733,177
|
-
|
9,031,217
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(9
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMMC transaction costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(13,380
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Billtrust incremental transaction costs and additional Billtrust costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(10,286
|
)
|
(437
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Billtrust’s capitalized expenses related to Business Combination*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,779
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payment of fees related to repayment of historical debt of Billtrust and write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,569
|
)
|
(1,309
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination of historical retained earnings of South Mountain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,567
|
(1,567
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination of historical shareholder shares of Billtrust
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(15
|
)
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Business Combination* pro forma equity adjustments
|
-
|
85,733,177
|
-
|
9,031,217
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
(15
|
)
|
-
|
(25,441
|
)
|
(3,313
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Post-Business Combination*
|
3,125,000
|
130,731,162
|
-
|
9,031,217
|
1,875,000
|
-
|
$
|
13
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
499,421
|
$
|
(166,794
|
)
|
* |
Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization for purposes of unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
|
|
e) |
PIPE Financing. Represents the issuance, in the PIPE Financing, to third-party investors of up to 20,000,000 shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock at a price of $10
per share (see Note 3(a)(2) Cash and Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
f) |
Payment of Billtrust accrued transaction costs prior to the Close. Represents payment of Billtrust accrued transaction costs related to the Business Combination, accounted
for as a reverse recapitalization, accrued as of September 30, 2020 in the amount of $746,946 (see Note 3(a)(4) Cash). These costs were paid from Billtrust funds prior to the Close of the Business
Combination. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet reflects these costs as a decrease in cash with a corresponding decrease in accrued expenses and other.
|
|
g) |
Payment of Billtrust incremental transaction costs prior to the Close. Represents payment of Billtrust incremental transaction costs related to the Business Combination,
accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, in the amount of $1,031,716 (see Note 3(a)(4) Cash). These costs were paid from Billtrust funds prior to the Close of the Business Combination. The
unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet reflects these costs as a decrease in cash with a corresponding increase in other assets.
|
|
h) |
Accrual for cash consideration to Billtrust stockholders at the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Represents accrual of liability related to
cash consideration payable to Billtrust stockholders in connection with the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization (see Note 3(a)(5) Cash and 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
i) |
Billtrust’s Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock. Represents conversion of Billtrust Preferred Stock into 9,637,547 Billtrust Common Stock in connection with the Business
Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, (see Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
j) |
Transaction costs.
|
|
(1) |
Payment of deferred underwriting fees incurred by South Mountain in the amount of $7,970,375 (see Note 3(a)(8) Cash). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance
sheet reflects payment of these costs as a reduction of cash with a corresponding decrease in deferred underwriting fee payable.
|
|
(2) |
Payment of South Mountain incremental transaction costs related to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, incurred through the close of the Business Combination in the amount of
$13,379,367 (see Note 3(a)(10) Cash). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet reflects these costs as a reduction of cash with a corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital
(see Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
(3) |
Recognition of Billtrust’s capitalized transaction costs related to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, in the amount of $1,778,994 as a reduction to equity proceeds. The
unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet reflects these costs as a decrease in other assets with a corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital (see Note 3(d) Impact on
equity).
|
|
(4) |
Payment of Billtrust incremental transaction costs related to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, incurred through the close of the Business Combination in the amount of
$10,286,337 (see Note 3(a)(9) Cash). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet reflects these costs as a reduction of cash with a corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital
(See Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
(5) |
Payment of additional Billtrust costs at the close of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, in the amount of $436,631 determined to be not directly attributable and incremental to
the Business Combination (see Note 3(a)(9) Cash). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet reflects these costs as a reduction of cash with a corresponding decrease in retained
earnings (accumulated deficit) (See Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
k) |
Long-term debt. Represents funds from the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, used to repay Billtrust’s term loan, including accrued interest,
under the terms of the BCA in the amount of $44,789,044 (see Note 3(a)(6) Cash) and write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs in the amount of $1,308,962 (see Note 3(d) Impact on equity).
|
|
l) |
Interest expense. Represents elimination of historical interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs in connection with repayment of Billtrust’s term loan
under the terms of the BCA (see Note 3(k) Long-term debt).
|
|
m) |
Exclusion of interest income and related income tax expense. Represents elimination of interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account and elimination of
related income tax expense.
|
|
n) |
Net loss per share. Represents pro forma net loss per share based on pro forma net loss and 142,887,379 total shares outstanding upon consummation of the Business
Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. For each period presented, there is no difference between basic and diluted pro forma net loss per share as the inclusion of all potential shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock
and South Mountain Class C Common Stock of the Combined Company, as well as the Billtrust stock options outstanding at closing, would have been anti-dilutive.
|