UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 12, 2021

BTRS HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-38947
(Commission File Number)
83-1476189
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
08648
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(609) 235-1010
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

South Mountain Merger Corp.
767 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10153
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class 1 Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
BTRS
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class 1 Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
BTRSW
The Nasdaq Capital Market

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

Emerging growth company ☒

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

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

On January 12, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), BTRS Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (f/k/a South Mountain Merger Corp. (“South Mountain”)), consummated the previously announced mergers (the “Closing”) pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated October 18, 2020 (as amended on December 13, 2020, the “BCA”), by and among South Mountain, BT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of South Mountain (“First Merger Sub”), BT Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of South Mountain (“Second Merger Sub”), and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Billtrust”). The Company’s stockholders approved the Business Combination at a special meeting of stockholders held on January 12, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”).

Pursuant to the terms of the BCA, a business combination between South Mountain and Legacy Billtrust was effected through the merger of (a) First Merger Sub with and into Legacy Billtrust with Legacy Billtrust surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Mountain (Legacy Billtrust, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the merger, the “Surviving Corporation”) (the “First Merger”) and (b) the Surviving Corporation with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger, which ultimately resulted in Legacy Billtrust becoming a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of South Mountain (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the BCA, the “Business Combination”). On the Closing Date, the registrant changed its name from South Mountain Merger Corp. to BTRS Holdings Inc.

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Mergers (the “Effective Time”), each share of preferred stock of Legacy Billtrust (the “Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock”) that was issued and outstanding was automatically converted into a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Legacy Billtrust Common Stock”), of Legacy Billtrust at the then-effective conversion rate as calculated pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Legacy Billtrust (as amended), such that each converted share of Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock was no longer outstanding and ceased to exist, and each holder of Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock thereafter ceased to have any rights with respect to such securities (the “Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock Conversion”).

At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of South Mountain, First Merger Sub, Legacy Billtrust or the holders of any of the following securities:


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);


b)
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”);


c)
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;


d)
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


e)
The following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them below:

Legacy Billtrust Outstanding Shares” means the total number of shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock and Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock (on an “as-converted” to Legacy Billtrust Common Stock basis) on a fully diluted basis as of the Closing Date using the treasury method of accounting, including, without duplication, the number of shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock issued upon the Legacy Billtrust Preferred Stock Conversion, the number of shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of all Legacy Billtrust Options and the shares of Legacy Billtrust Common Stock underlying that certain warrant of Legacy Billtrust exercisable into 14,527 shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued to Square 1 Bank on July 10, 2014 (the “Billtrust Warrant”) or any other Equity Equivalents (as defined in the BCA).

Per Share Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value divided by (ii) 10.

SMMC Elected Common Stock” means South Mountain Class A Common Stock; provided, that “SMMC Elected Common Stock” means South Mountain Class C Common Stock with respect to one Legacy Billtrust stockholder that has elected to receive South Mountain Class C Common Stock.

At the effective time of the Second Merger (the “Second Effective Time”), by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of South Mountain, Surviving Corporation, Second Merger Sub or the holders of any securities of South Mountain or the Surviving Corporation or the Second Merger Sub: (x) each share of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time was canceled and ceased to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor; and (y) each membership interest in Second Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time was converted into and became one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable membership interest in the Surviving Entity, which constitutes the only outstanding equity of the Surviving Entity. From and after the Second Effective Time, all certificates, if any, representing membership interests in Second Merger Sub have been deemed for all purposes to represent the number of membership interests of the Surviving Entity into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

A description of the Business Combination and the terms of the BCA are included in the definitive proxy statement, consent solicitation statement and final prospectus, dated December 22, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in the section entitled “Proposal No. 2—The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 114 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus.

On October 18, 2020, a number of purchasers (each, a “Subscriber”) agreed to purchase from the Company an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $200,000,000, pursuant to separate subscription agreements (each, a “Subscription Agreement”) entered into effective as of October 18, 2020. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company gave certain registration rights to the Subscribers with respect to the PIPE Shares. The sale of PIPE Shares was consummated concurrently with the Closing. A description of the Subscription Agreements is included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus” beginning on page 22 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus.

Following the consummation of the Business Combination, all outstanding shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as shares of Class 1 Common Stock on a one-to-one basis and all outstanding shares of South Mountain Class C Common Stock will be reclassified as shares Class 2 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class 2 Common Stock”) on a one-to-one basis. As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Business Combination, the Company had the following outstanding securities:


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);


approximately 6,537,735 shares of Class 2 Common Stock; and


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”).

The foregoing description of each of the BCA and the Subscription Agreements is a summary only and is qualified in their entirety by the full text of the BCA, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, as amended by the Amendment to Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2020, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2, and by the Subscription Agreements, a copy of the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.01          Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the BCA (the “Transactions”), on the Closing Date, that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 19, 2019, was amended and restated on October 18, 2020 and certain persons and entities receiving shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock and South Mountain Class C Common Stock pursuant to the Business Combination (the “New Holders” and, collectively with the parties listed under Holder on the signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement dated June 19, 2019, the “Holders”) entered into the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”). The terms of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement are described in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 2—The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 114 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus.

The foregoing description of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

Lock-Up Agreements

In connection with the Transactions, prior to the Closing Date, South Mountain  and certain stockholders of Legacy Billtrust and directors and executive officers of the Company (the “Legacy Holders”) entered into a Lock-Up Agreement (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”). The terms of the Lock-Up Agreements provide for the Class 1 Common Stock or Class 2 Common Stock, as applicable, held by the Legacy Holders as of immediately after the Effective Time to be locked-up for a period of 180 days after the Closing Date, subject to certain exceptions.

The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreements is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.5 and incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification Agreements

In connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements require the Company to indemnify its directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company’s request.

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01          Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

FORM 10 INFORMATION

Prior to the Closing, the Company was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with no operations, formed as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. After the Closing, the Company became a holding company whose only assets consist of equity interests in Legacy Billtrust.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Company makes forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in documents incorporated herein by reference. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, regarding the Company’s future financial performance, as well as the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, beliefs, intentions and strategies regarding future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, incident to its business.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in any document incorporated herein by reference should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, the Company’s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:


the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of Class 1 Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market following the Business Combination;


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;


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;


costs related to the Business Combination;


changes in applicable laws or regulations;


the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business;


the ability of the Company to execute its business model;


the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers and expand customers’ use of the Company’s products and services;


risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial and operating information with respect to the Company;


the Company’s ability to raise capital;


the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; and


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.

Business and Properties

The business and properties of South Mountain and Legacy Billtrust prior to the Business Combination are described in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Information About South Mountain” beginning on page 234 and “Information About Billtrust” beginning on page 183 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Risk Factors

The risks associated with the Company’s business are described 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.

Selected Historical Financial Information

The selected historical financial information and other data for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 for Legacy Billtrust is included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Selected Historical Financial Information of Billtrust” beginning on page 39 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

The unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 of Legacy Billtrust have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and pursuant to the regulations of the SEC and are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-44 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical audited financial statements of Legacy Billtrust as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the related notes included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-2 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

The 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 is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Directors and Executive Officers

Information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers after the Closing is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Management After the Business Combination” beginning on page 252 and “Billtrust’s Executive and Director Compensation” beginning on page 193 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Directors

Effective as of the Effective Time, in connection with the Business Combination, the size of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) was set at seven members. Effective as of the Effective Time, Flint A. Lane, Charles Bernicker, Clare Hart, Robert Farrell, Lawrence Irving, Matt Harris and Juli Spottiswood were appointed to serve as directors on the Board.

Flint A. Lane and Lawrence Irving were appointed to serve as Class I directors, with terms expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders; Charles B. Bernicker, Matt Harris and Clare Hart were appointed to serve as Class II directors, with terms expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders; and Robert Farrell and Juli Spottiswood were appointed to serve as Class III directors, with terms expiring at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Biographical information for these individuals is set forth in the section entitled “Management After the Business Combination” beginning on page 252 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Independence of Directors

The Board has determined that each of the directors of the Company other than Flint A. Lane qualify as independent directors, as defined under the listing rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq listing rules”), and that the Board consists of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq listing rules relating to director independence requirements.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Effective as of as of the Effective Time, the standing committees of the Board consist of an audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), a compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”), a nominating and corporate governance committee (the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”) and a risk management committee (the “Risk Management Committee”). Each of the committees reports to the Board.

Effective as of the Effective Time, the Board appointed Charles B. Bernicker, Lawrence Irving and Juli Spottiswood to serve on the Audit Committee, with Lawrence Irving as chair of the Audit Committee. The Board appointed Charles B. Bernicker, Robert Farrell and Clare Hart to serve on the Compensation Committee, with Robert Farrell as chair of the Compensation Committee. The Board appointed Charles B. Bernicker, Robert Farrell and Matt Harris to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with Charles B. Bernicker as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board appointed Clare Hart, Lawrence Irving and Juli Spottiswood to serve on the Risk Management Committee, with Clare Hart as chair of the Risk Management Committee.

Executive Officers

Effective as of the Effective Time, in connection with the Business Combination, the Board appointed Flint A. Lane to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Steven Pinado to serve as President, Mark Shifke to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Joe Eng to serve as Chief Information Officer, respectively. Biographical information for the new executive officers are set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management After the Business Combination” beginning on page 252 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Director Compensation

Information with respect to the compensation of the Company’s directors is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Billtrust’s Executive and Director Compensation” beginning on page 193 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, concurrent with the Closing, the Board adopted a director compensation policy for non-employee directors (excluding Matt Harris) to be effective immediately. Each eligible director will receive an annual cash retainer of $30,000 for serving on our board of directors. The chairperson of the audit committee of the Board will be entitled an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000 and the chairperson of each of the compensation, nominating and corporate governance and risk management committees of the Board will be entitled an additional annual cash retainer of $7,500. All annual cash fees are vested upon payment.

In addition, each eligible director (other than Charles Bernicker) will be granted on the first business day of each fiscal quarter a number of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) equal to $25,000 (or, in the case of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, $50,000) divided by the closing price of the Class 1 Common Stock on the date of grant, with all such  RSUs vesting on the date of grant.

Executive Compensation

Information with respect to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Billtrust’s Executive and Director Compensation” beginning on page 193 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing description of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the employment agreements of Flint A. Lane, Steven Pinado, Mark Shifke and Joe Eng, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.7, Exhibit 10.8, Exhibit 10.9 and Exhibit 10.10, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of the Class 1 Common Stock as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Closing, by:


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;


each current named executive officer and director of the Company; and


all current executive officers and directors of the Company, as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

The beneficial ownership percentages set forth in the table below are based on approximately 138,724,644 shares of Class 1 Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date and do not take into account the issuance of any shares of Class 1 Common Stock upon the exercise of warrants to purchase up to approximately 12,500,000 shares of Class 1 Common Stock that remain outstanding.

Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the following table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to their beneficially owned Class 1 Common Stock and their business address is c/o Billtrust, 1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
 
Number of Shares of
Class 1 Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
   
Percentage of
Outstanding
Class 1 Common Stock
%
 
Directors and Named Executive Officers:
           
Flint A. Lane(1)
   
23,466,832
     
16.8
 
Steven Pinado(2)
   
1,043,097
     
*
 
Mark Shifke(3)
   
384,139
     
*
 
Joe Eng(4)
   
311,155
     
*
 
Charles Bernicker
   
-
     
-
 
Clare Hart(5)
   
71,277
     
*
 
Robert Farrell(6)
   
279,089
     
*
 
Lawrence Irving(7)
   
279,089
     
*
 
Matt Harris
   
-
     
-
 
Juli Spottiswood(8)
   
14,456
     
*
 
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (10 Individuals)
   
25,849,134
     
18.3
 
                 
Five Percent Holders:
               
Bain Capital(9)
   
28,417,307
     
20.5
 
Riverwood Capital(10)
   
15,074,903
     
10.9
 
W Capital Partners(11)
   
8,625,685
     
6.2
 


* Less than one percent.

(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.

(2)
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.

(3)
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(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.

(5)
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(6)
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(7)
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(8)
Consists of shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable pursuant to Converted Options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(9)
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.

(10)
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.

(11)
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.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The certain relationships and related party transactions of the Company are described in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Certain Billtrust Relationships and Related Party Transactions” beginning on page 233 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Legal Proceedings

Information about legal proceedings is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section “Information About Billtrust” beginning on page 183 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Market Information and Holders

The South Mountain Class A Common Stock and the public warrrants were historically quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols “SMMC” and “SMMCW,” respectively. On January 13, 2021, the Class 1 Common Stock and Warrants began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the new trading symbols “BTRS” and “BTRSW,” respectively.

As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Business Combination, the Company had approximately 138,724,644 shares of the Class 1 Common Stock issued and outstanding held of record by 203 holders, and approximately 12,500,000 Warrants outstanding held of record by 1 holder.

Dividends

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on the Class 1 Common Stock or Class 2 Common Stock to date. The Company may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and has no current plans to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of the Board and will depend on, among other things, the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board may deem relevant. In addition, the Company’s ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness the Company or its subsidiaries incur. The Company does not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of the Class 1 Common Stock or Class 2 Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth below under Item 3.02 of this Report concerning the issuance and sale by the Company of certain unregistered securities, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

Class 1 Common Stock

A description of the Class 1 Common Stock is included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Description of South Mountain’s Securities” beginning on page 259 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Warrants

A description of the Company’s warrants is included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Description of South Mountain’s Securities” beginning on page 259 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Information about indemnification of the Company’s directors and officers is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management After the Business Combination” beginning on page  of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the section entitled “Indemnification Agreements” is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02          Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The disclosure set forth in the seventh paragraph of the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

The securities issued in connection with the Subscription Agreements have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 3.03          Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.01          Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On January 12, 2021, the Board informed Marcum LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the Transactions, that Marcum will be dismissed effective following the completion of the Company’s audit for the year ended December 31, 2020, which consists only of the pre-Transations accounts of South Mountain.

The report of Marcum on South Mountain’s financial statements as of December 31, 2019, and for the period from February 28, 2019 (inception) through December 31, 2019, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the period from February 28, 2019 (inception) through December 31, 2019, and the subsequent period through January 12, 2021, there were no disagreements with Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report covering such period. In addition, no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, occurred within the period of Marcum’s engagement and the subsequent period through January 12, 2021.

The Company provided Marcum with a copy of the foregoing disclosures prior to the filing of this Current Report and requested that Marcum furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1, stating whether it agrees with such disclosures, and, if not, stating the respects in which is does not agree.

On January 12, 2021, the Board approved the engagement of BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2021. BDO served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Legacy Billtrust prior to the Transactions.

Item 5.01          Changes in Control of the Registrant.

The information set forth in the section entitled “Introductory Note” and in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information set forth in the sections entitled “Directors and Executive Officers” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company considered and approved the BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Board on October 18, 2020, and an amendment to the 2020 Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, on December 18, 2020. The 2020 Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing.

A description of the 2020 Plan is included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 8—The Equity Incentive Plan Proposal” beginning on page 170 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the 2020 Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2020 Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

Billtrust Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company considered and approved the BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”). The 2020 ESPP was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Board on October 18, 2020. The 2020 ESPP became effective immediately upon the Closing.

A description of the 2020 ESPP is included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 9—The Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal“ beginning on page 175 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the 2020 ESPP is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2020 ESPP, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 Item 5.03          Amendments to Certificates of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted and approved, among other things, Proposal No. 1—The Pre-Mergers Charter Proposal (“Proposal No. 1”) and Proposals No.  3 – 6—The Post-Mergers Charter Proposal (“Proposals No. 3 - 6”), each of which is described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus.

The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), which became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 12, 2021 includes the amendments proposed by Proposals No. 3 - 6. On January 12, 2021, the Board approved and adopted the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which became effective as of the date thereof.

Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

The description of the Certificate of Incorporation and the general effect of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws upon the rights of holders of the Company’s capital stock are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus under the sections entitled “Description of South Mountain’s Securities“ beginning on page 259 and “Comparison of Stockholders’ Rights” beginning on page 272 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.05          Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

In connection with the Transactions, on January 12, 2021, the Board approved and adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees, officers and directors of the Company.

Item 5.06          Change in Shell Company Status.

As a result of the Mergers, which fulfilled the definition of a business combination as required by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Closing, the Company ceased to be a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) as of the Closing. A description of the Business Combination and the terms of the BCA are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 2—The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 114 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)          Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

The unaudited condensed financial statements of Legacy Billtrust as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-44 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

The historical audited financial statements of Legacy Billtrust as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-2 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

The unaudited condensed financial statements of South Mountain as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the period from February 28, 2019 (inception) to September 30, 2019 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-85 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

The historical audited financial statements of South Mountain as of and for the period from February 28, 2019 (inception) to December 31, 2019 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-69 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

 (b)          Pro Forma Financial Information.

The 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 is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d)          Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
2.1+
 
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).
2.2+
 
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).
3.1
 
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated January 12, 2021.
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated January 12, 2021.
4.1
 
Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Company.
4.2
 
Form of Warrant Certificate of the Company.
4.3
 
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).
4.4
 
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 18, 2020, by and among the Company and certain stockholders of the Company.
4.5
 
Form of Lock-Up Agreement.
 
Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020, by and between the Company and the investors party thereto.
 
Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and its directors and officers.
10.3#
 
BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.4#
 
BTRS Holdings Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
 
Lease Agreement, dated August 28, 2017, by and between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Lenox Drive Office Park LLC.
 
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.
10.7#
 
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.
10.8#
 
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.
10.9#
 
Employment Agreement between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Mark Shifke dated March 10, 2020.
 
Employment Agreement between Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust) and Joe Eng dated February 24, 2020.
 
Letter from Marcum LLP to the SEC, dated January 14, 2020.
 
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.


+ The schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request.

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: January 14, 2021

 
BTRS HOLDINGS INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Flint A. Lane
   
Flint A. Lane
   
Chief Executive Officer



Exhibit 2.1

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

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)

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2020
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INDEX OF ANNEX AND EXHIBITS
Annex I
Earnout Merger Consideration
 
 
Exhibit A
Form of Stockholder Support Agreement
 
 
Exhibit B
Form of SMMC Stockholder Support Agreement
 
 
Exhibit C
Form of Registration Rights Agreement
 
 
Exhibit D
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
 
 
Exhibit E
Form of Subscription Agreements
 
 
Exhibit F
Form of Stockholders Agreement
 
 
Exhibit G
Form of Non-Redemption Agreement
 
 
Exhibit H
Form of SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
 
 
Exhibit I
Form of SMMC Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
 
Exhibit J
Form of SMMC Charter Amendment
 
 
Exhibit K
Form of SMMC A&R Bylaws
 
 
Exhibit L
Form of SMMC A&R Charter
 
 
Exhibit M
Form of Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment
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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
This BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 18, 2020 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SMMC”), BT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Merger Sub”), BT Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Second Merger Sub”) and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”), SMMC and the Company will enter into a business combination transaction pursuant to which (a) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “First Merger”), with the Company surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SMMC (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the First Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”) and (b) as soon as practicable, but in any event within 10 days following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger (Second Merger Sub, in its capacity as the surviving entity of the Second Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”);
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors or similar governing bodies of each of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company have each approved, declared advisable and resolved to recommend to their respective stockholders or sole member, as applicable, the Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL and the DLLCA, as applicable;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SMMC and the Requisite Stockholders are entering into Stockholder Support Agreements, dated as of the date hereof (the “Stockholder Support Agreements”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, providing that, among other things, the Requisite Stockholders will vote their Company Shares in favor of this Agreement, the First Merger and the other Transactions;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, the Company and certain stockholders of SMMC are entering into Stockholder Support Agreements, dated as of the date hereof (the “SMMC Stockholder Support Agreements”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, providing that, among other things, the SMMC stockholders party to the SMMC Stockholder Support Agreements will vote their shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock in favor of this Agreement and the Transactions;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SMMC, certain stockholders of the Company and certain stockholders of SMMC, shall enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to be effective upon the Closing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SMMC and certain stockholders of the Company who will receive SMMC Class A Common Stock have entered into Lock-Up Agreements (the “Lock-Up Agreements”) to be effective upon the Closing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SMMC and each of the parties subscribing for shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock thereunder have entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”), each substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, pursuant to which such parties, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, shall purchase shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock at $10.00 per share in a private placement or placements (the “Private Placements”), to be consummated concurrently with the Closing;
WHEREAS, shares of SMMC Class B Common Stock shall automatically convert into shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock at the Effective Time in accordance with the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation, SMMC shall provide an opportunity to its stockholders to have their shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement, the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation, the
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Trust Agreement, and the Proxy Statement in conjunction with, inter alia, obtaining approval from the SMMC Stockholders for the Business Combination (the “Offer”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, SMMC and South Mountain LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) are entering into a Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement (the “Cancellation Agreement”), whereby, among other things (i) the Sponsor has agreed that immediately prior to the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein the Sponsor shall transfer to SMMC for cancellation, the Sponsor Cancelled Shares and the Sponsor Cancelled Warrants and (ii) the Sponsor has agreed to vote its SMMC Class B Common Stock in favor of the Transactions and the SMMC Proposals;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SMMC and Sponsor have entered into that certain Stockholders Agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) to be effective upon the Closing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SMMC and the Non-Redemption Stockholders have entered into Non-Redemption Agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
WHEREAS, prior to the consummation of the Transactions, SMMC shall, subject to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, adopt an omnibus incentive plan (the “SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan”) and an employee stock purchase plan (the “SMMC Employee Stock Purchase Plan”), substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit H and Exhibit I, respectively;
WHEREAS, prior to the consummation of the Transactions, SMMC shall, subject to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, amend the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation (the “SMMC Charter Amendment”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, to provide for, among other things, an increase to the number of SMMC’s authorized shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock in connection with the Transactions;
WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, the bylaws of SMMC shall be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K (the “SMMC A&R Bylaws”);
WHEREAS, immediately following the consummation of the Transactions, SMMC shall, subject to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, adopt the amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “SMMC A&R Charter”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L; and
WHEREAS, for United States federal and applicable state income Tax purposes, it is intended that the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, shall be viewed as a single integrated transaction that shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”) and that this Agreement constitutes a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement
Action” means any litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding, audit or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.
Affiliate” of a specified person means a person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person.
Ancillary Agreements” means the Stockholder Support Agreements, the SMMC Stockholder Support Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements, the Non-Redemption Agreements, the Cancellation Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Company in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.
Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as applicable, (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (ii) the UK Bribery Act 2010, (iii) anti-bribery legislation promulgated by the European Union and implemented by its
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member states, (iv) legislation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and (v) similar legislation applicable to the Company from time to time.
Applicable Redemption Amount” means (a) in the event the Redemption Amount is equal to or less than $50,000,000, 100% of the Redemption Amount; (b) in the event the Redemption Amount is greater than $50,000,000 but less than $100,000,000, $50,000,000; or (c) in the event the Redemption Amount equals or exceeds $100,000,000, the sum of (i) $50,000,000 plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the amount by which the Redemption Amount exceeds $100,000,000.
Business Data” means all confidential business information and data that is accessed, collected, used, stored, shared, distributed, transferred, destroyed, or otherwise processed by any of the Business Systems or otherwise in the course of the conduct of the business of the Company.
Business Day” means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, NY; provided, that banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or obligated to be closed due to a “shelter in place” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.
Business Systems” means all Software, firmware, middleware, equipment, workstations, routers, hubs, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), electronic data processors, databases, communications, telecommunications, networks, interfaces, platforms, servers, peripherals, and computer systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, and any Software and systems provided via the cloud or “as a service,” that the Company owns or uses in the conduct of the business of the Company.
Cap Adjustment Amount” means: (i) if Closing Available Cash is equal to or in excess of two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000) then an amount equal to $0; and (ii) if Closing Available Cash is less than two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000) then an amount equal to such shortfall.
Cash and Cash Equivalents” shall mean the cash and cash equivalents, including checks, money orders, marketable securities, short-term instruments, negotiable instruments, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts on hand, in lock boxes, in financial institutions or elsewhere, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and all bank, brokerage or other similar accounts.
Cash Consideration Cap” means an amount equal to (a) the amount that is one hundred seventy eight million dollars ($178,000,000) minus (b) the Cap Adjustment Amount minus (c) the Applicable Redemption Amount.
Closing Available Cash” means, without duplication, an amount equal to (a) Closing SMMC Cash minus (b) the lesser of: (i) one hundred seventy eight million dollars ($178,000,000) and (ii) the Aggregate Cash Election Amount.
Closing SMMC Cash” means, without duplication, an amount equal to (a) the funds contained in the Trust Account as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; plus (b) all other Cash and Cash Equivalents of SMMC; minus (c) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds that will be required to satisfy the redemption of any shares of SMMC Common Stock pursuant to the Offer (to the extent not already paid) (the “Redemption Amount”); plus (d) the aggregate amount of cash committed to purchase shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (and that has been funded to the escrow account in accordance with the Subscription Agreements solely to the extent such Subscription Agreement expressly contemplates the funding of such committed cash into an escrow account prior to the Closing). For the avoidance of doubt, the Closing SMMC Cash shall not be reduced by, and shall include, amounts necessary to pay any and all of the aggregate Per Share Cash Consideration, any Tax payments and the Funded Indebtedness.
Company Charter” means the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as in effect as of the date of this Agreement and as amended by the Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment.
Company Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share.
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Company Expense Reimbursement Amount” means an amount equal to the actual fees and expenses incurred by SMMC or the Sponsor in connection with this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions, but excluding any underwriting fees and discounts, in an amount not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).
Company IP” means, collectively, all Company Owned IP and Company Licensed IP.
Company Licensed IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by a third party and licensed to the Company or that the Company otherwise has a right to use.
Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other Effects, (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets or results of operations of the Company or (ii) prevents, materially impairs, materially delays or materially impedes the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions on a timely basis and in any event before the Outside Date; provided, however, that with respect to clause (i) only, no Effect relating to or resulting or arising from any of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which the Company operates; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing); (e) any actions taken or not taken by the Company as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any event, circumstance, change or effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions (provided that clause (e) and this clause (f) shall not apply to any representations or warranty set forth in Section 4.04 or Section 4.05 but subject to any disclosures set forth in Section 4.04 or Section 4.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the closing condition relating thereto); or (g) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which SMMC has requested or to which it has consented, in each case, after the date of this Agreement, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d), in each case, to the extent that the Company is disproportionately and adversely affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Company operates.
Company Option Plans” means the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the Company’s 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan.
Company Options” means all outstanding options to purchase Company Common Stock, whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested, immediately prior to the Closing under the Company Option Plans or otherwise.
Company Outstanding Shares” means the total number of shares of Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock (on an “as-converted” to Company Common Stock basis) on a fully diluted basis as of the Closing Date using the treasury method of accounting, including, without duplication, the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the Company Preferred Stock Conversion, the number of shares of Company Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of all Company Options and the shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Company Warrant or any other Equity Equivalents.
Company Owned IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by the Company.
Company Preferred Stock” means the Company Series A Preferred Stock, the Company Series A-1 Preferred Stock, the Company Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the Company Series B Preferred Stock, the Company Series C Preferred Stock, the Company Series D Preferred Stock and the Company Series E Preferred Stock.
Company Securities” means the Company Common Stock, the Company Preferred Stock, the Company Options, and the Company Warrant.
Company Securityholder” means a holder of Company Shares and/or a holder of Company Options.
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Company Series A Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series A Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Series A-1 Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Series A-2 Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series A-2 Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Series B Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series B Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Series C Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series C Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Series D Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series D Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Series E Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as Series E Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.
Company Shares” means the shares of Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.
Company Stockholder” means a holder of a share of Company Common Stock and/or a share of Company Preferred Stock.
Company Warrant” means that certain warrant exercisable into 14,527 shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued to Square 1 Bank on July 10, 2014.
Confidential Information” means any information, knowledge or data concerning the businesses and affairs of the Company, or any Suppliers or customers of the Company or SMMC or its subsidiaries (as applicable) that is not already generally available to the public and subject to a written obligation of confidentiality, including any Intellectual Property rights.
Consent Solicitation Statement” means the consent solicitation statement included as part of the Registration Statement with respect to the solicitation by the Company of the Company Stockholder Approval.
Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, leases, and purchase orders (other than any Employee Benefit Plans).
control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.
Disabling Devices” means Software, viruses, time bombs, logic bombs, trojan horses, trap doors, back doors, spyware, malware, worms, other computer instructions, intentional devices, techniques, other technology, disabling codes, instructions, or other similar code or software routines or components that are designed to threaten, infect, assault, vandalize, defraud, disrupt, damage, disable, delete, maliciously encumber, hack into, incapacitate, perform unauthorized modifications, infiltrate or slow or shut down a computer system or data, software, system, network, other device, or any component of such computer system, including any such device affecting system security or compromising or disclosing user data in an unauthorized manner, other than those incorporated by the Company or the applicable third party intentionally to protect Company IP, or Business Systems from misuse.
Earnout Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to:
(a) each holder of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the number of SMMC Elected Common Stock into which such holder’s shares of Company Common Stock are converted into in accordance with Section 3.01(b) divided by (ii) the sum of (x) the total number of shares of SMMC’s Elected Common Stock into which all outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are converted into in accordance with Section 3.01(b), plus (y) the total number of shares of SMMC’s Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Converted Options; and
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(b) each holder of outstanding Company Options as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the number of shares of SMMC’s Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of such holders Converted Options, divided by (ii) the sum of (x) the total number of shares of SMMC’s Elected Common Stock into which all outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are converted into in accordance with Section 3.01(b), plus (y) the total number of shares of SMMC’s Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Converted Options.
For the avoidance of doubt, the amounts set forth in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this definition shall include the shares of SMMC’s Elected Common Stock contemplated by Section 3.01(b)(i) and shall take into account each share of Company Common Stock delivered in satisfaction of the Company Warrant in accordance with Section 7.18. In no event shall the aggregate Earnout Pro Rata Portion exceed 100%.
Earnout RSUs” means the restricted stock units of SMMC denominated in a number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Section 3.07 and Annex I.
Earnout Securities” means the Earnout RSUs and the Earnout Shares.
Earnout Shares” means the shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Section 3.07 and Annex I.
Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), any nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, and each other retirement, health, welfare, cafeteria, bonus, commission, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, other equity or equity-based compensation, performance award, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, death or disability benefit, supplemental retirement, severance, retention, change in control, employment, consulting, fringe benefit, sick pay, vacation, and similar plan, program, policy, practice, agreement, or arrangement, whether written or unwritten.
Environmental Laws” means any United States federal, state or local or non-United States Laws relating to: (i) releases or threatened releases of, or exposure of any person to, Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; (ii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; or (iii) pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or human health and safety.
Equity Equivalents” means options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other equity securities or rights relating to the issued or unissued share capital of the Company.
Equity Value” means $1,189,504,520.
ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Ex-Im Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to export, re-export, transfer, and import controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the customs and import Laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the EU Dual Use Regulation.
Exchange Act” means the Exchange Act of 1934.
First Merger Sub Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of First Merger Sub.
Formation Date” means September 4, 2001.
Hazardous Substance(s)” means (i) any substances, wastes, or materials defined, identified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or a contaminant under any Environmental Law; (ii) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof; (iii) natural gas, synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof; (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, asbestos and radon; and (v) any other substance, material or waste regulated by, or for which standards of care may be imposed under any Environmental Law.
HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Company, any liabilities in respect of: (a) borrowed money, whether current, short-term, secured or unsecured or indebtedness issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) indebtedness evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, mortgages or similar
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instruments; (c) lease obligations that are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; (d) deferred payments, the deferred purchase price of assets, services or securities (including all seller notes and “earn outs” but excluding ordinary trade accounts payable); (e) conditional sale or other title retention agreements; (f) reimbursement obligations, whether contingent or matured, with respect to letters of credit, including standby letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances (to the extent drawn), surety bonds (to the extent drawn), other financial guarantees and interest rate protection agreements (to the extent drawn, and without duplication of other indebtedness supported or guaranteed thereby); (g) currency or interest rate swaps, collars, caps, hedges, derivatives or similar arrangements; (h) bank overdrafts and deferred liabilities; (i) all Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (h) guaranteed by the Company or secured by any Lien upon any property or asset owned by the Company or guarantees in respect of the purchase or lease of real property; and (j) accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, penalties, breakage costs, redemption fees or pre-payment costs and other amounts owing in respect of the items described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (i). For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include Taxes.
Intellectual Property” means (i) patents, patent applications (including provisional and non-provisional applications) and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions, extensions or reexaminations thereof, (ii) trademarks and service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, brands, slogans, and other source identifiers together with all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, together with all of the goodwill associated with the foregoing, (iii) copyrights, and other works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), and moral rights, and registrations and applications for registration, renewals and extensions thereof, (iv) trade secrets, know-how and confidential and proprietary information, (v) rights in Internet domain names and social media accounts, (vi) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind or description, (vii) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, including all Software, and (viii) all legal rights arising from items (i) through (vi), including the right to prosecute, enforce and perfect such interests and rights to sue, oppose, cancel, interfere, enjoin and collect damages based upon such interests, including such rights based on past infringement, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing.
knowledge” or “to the knowledge” of a person means in the case of the Company, the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Section 1.01(F) of the Company Disclosure Schedule after reasonable inquiry (and for all purposes of Section 4.13 hereof, “reasonable inquiry” shall not require Company to have conducted patent clearance or similar freedom to operate searches, or other Intellectual Property searches), and in the case of SMMC, the actual knowledge of Charles Bernicker and Nicholas Dermatas after reasonable inquiry.
Leased Real Property” means the real property leased, subleased, licensed or occupied by the Company as tenant, subtenant, licensee or occupant, together with, to the extent leased, subleased, licensed or occupied by the Company, all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements located thereon and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances of the Company relating to the foregoing.
Lien” means any charge, lien, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, defect of title, easement, right of way, pledge, adverse claim or other encumbrance of any kind (other than those created under applicable securities Laws).
Milestone” means each of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone and the $15.00 Share Price Milestone.
Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
Non-Redemption Stockholders” means the stockholders of SMMC party to the Non-Redemption Agreements and each, a “Non-Redemption Stockholder.”
Open Source Software” means any Software in source code form that is licensed pursuant to (i) any license that is a license approved by the open source initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses, which licenses include all versions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the GNU Affero GPL, the MIT license, the Eclipse Public License, the Common Public License, the CDDL, the Mozilla Public License (MPL), the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), and the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), (ii) any license to Software that is considered “free” or “open source software” by the open source foundation or the free software foundation, (iii) the Server Side Public License, or (iv) any Reciprocal License.
PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and any division or subdivision thereof.
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Permitted Liens” means (i) such imperfections of title, easements, encumbrances, Liens or restrictions that do not materially impair or interfere with the current use of the Company’s assets that are subject thereto, (ii) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the release of such Liens, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and delinquent, or if delinquent, being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been made, (iv) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations promulgated by Governmental Authorities that are not violated in any material respect by the Company’s current use of the assets that are subject thereto, (v) revocable, non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses) of Company Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business, (vi) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (vii) Liens identified in the Annual Financial Statements, and (viii) Liens on leases, subleases, easements, licenses, rights of use, rights to access and rights of way arising from the provisions of such agreements or benefiting or created by any superior estate, right or interest.
Per Share Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value divided by (ii) 10.
Per Share Merger Consideration Value” means (a) the Equity Value divided by (b) the Company Outstanding Shares.
person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including, without limitation, a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
Personal Information” means “personal information,” “personal data,” “personally identifiable information” or equivalent terms as defined by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws.
Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment” means the amendment to the Company Charter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M.
Privacy/Data Security Laws” means all Laws governing the receipt, collection, use, storage, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer of Personal Information.
Products” means any products or services under development, developed, manufactured, performed, out-licensed, sold, distributed, or other otherwise made available by or on behalf of the Company, from which the Company has derived previously, is currently deriving or is scheduled to derive, revenue from the sale or provision thereof.
Proxy Statement” means the proxy statement filed by SMMC as part of the Registration Statement with respect to the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SMMC Stockholders to approve the SMMC Proposals (which shall also provide the SMMC Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of SMMC Common Stock in connection with a stockholder vote on the Business Combination).
Reciprocal License” means a license of an item of Software that requires or that conditions any rights granted in such license upon (i) the disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of licensed Software as provided by a third party in its unmodified form), (ii) a requirement that any disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of licensed Software in its unmodified form) be at no charge, (iii) a requirement that any other licensee of the licensed Software be permitted to access the source code of, modify, make derivative works of, or reverse-engineer any other Software, (iv) a requirement that such other Software be redistributable by other licensees, or (v) the grant of any patent rights (other than patent rights in such item of licensed Software), including non-assertion or patent license obligations (other than patent obligations relating to the use of such item of licensed Software).
Redemption Rights” means the redemption rights provided for in Article IX of the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation.
Registered Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is the subject of an issued patent or registration (or a patent application or an application for registration), including domain names.
Requisite Approval” means the written consent or affirmative vote of (i) the holders of at least seventy-eight percent (78%) of the Company Preferred Stock (voting together as a separate class on an “as-converted” to Company
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Common Stock basis), given in writing or by vote at a meeting, (ii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Series E Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class), given in writing or vote at a meeting and (iii) the holders of a majority of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock outstanding voting together on an “as-converted” to Company Common Stock basis.
Requisite Stockholders” means the persons or entities listed on Section 1.01(E) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Sanctioned Person” means at any time any person (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked persons, (ii) the government of, resident in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive restrictive Sanctions from time to time (which includes, as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region), or (iii) majority-owned or otherwise controlled by any of the foregoing.
Sanctions” means those applicable, economic and financial sanctions Laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures administered or enforced by (i) the United States (including without limitation the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control), (ii) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (iii) the United Nations, (iv) Her Majesty’s Treasury, or (v) any other similar governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Company from time to time.
Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and operating agreement of Second Merger Sub.
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
SMMC Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SMMC, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 19, 2019.
SMMC Elected Common Stock” means SMMC Class A Common Stock; provided, that “SMMC Elected Common Stock” means SMMC Class C Common Stock with respect to each Requisite Stockholder that has elected to be issued SMMC Class C Common Stock as set forth in such Requisite Stockholder’s Stockholder Support Agreement.
SMMC Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other Effects, (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets or results of operations of SMMC or (ii) prevents, materially impairs, materially delays or materially impedes the performance by SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub of their respective obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions on a timely basis and in any event before the Outside Date; provided, however, that with respect to clause (i) only, no Effect relating to or resulting or arising from any of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a SMMC Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which SMMC operates; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing); (e) any actions taken or not taken by SMMC as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (f) any event, circumstance change or effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions (provided that clause (e) and this clause (f) shall not apply to any representations or warranty set forth in Section 5.04 or Section 5.05 but subject to any disclosures set forth in Section 5.04 or Section 5.05 of the SMMC Disclosure Schedule or the closing condition relating thereto); or (g) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which the Company has requested or to which it has consented, in each case, after the date of this Agreement, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d), in each case, to the extent that SMMC is disproportionately and adversely affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which SMMC operate.
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SMMC Organizational Documents” means the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws, in each case as amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
SMMC Stockholder” means a holder of SMMC Common Stock.
SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting” means a meeting of the holders of SMMC Common Stock to be held for the purpose of approving the SMMC Proposals.
SMMC Units” means the units issued in the IPO or the overallotment consisting of one (1) share of SMMC Class A Common Stock and one-half (1/2) of one (1) SMMC Warrant.
Software” means all computer software (in object code or source code format), data and databases, and related documentation and materials.
Sponsor Cancelled Shares” means the number of Sponsor Shares to be forfeited to SMMC by the Sponsor in accordance with the Cancellation Agreement, such number being 1,250,000 which such number may be increased pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Cancellation Agreement.
Sponsor Cancelled Warrants” means the number of Sponsor Warrants to be forfeited to SMMC by the Sponsor in accordance with the Cancellation Agreement, such number being 4,166,667.
Sponsor Shares” means the shares of the SMMC Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor as of immediately prior to the Closing.
Sponsor Warrants” means the private placement warrants exercisable for SMMC Class A Common Stock held by the Sponsor as of immediately prior to the Closing.
Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the Equity Value minus the aggregate amount of cash payable by SMMC pursuant to Section 3.01(b) divided by (ii) 10.
stockholder” means a holder of stock or shares, as appropriate.
Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, SMMC or any other person means an Affiliate controlled by such person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.
Supplier” means any person that supplies inventory or other materials or personal property, components, or other goods or services (including, design, development and manufacturing services) that comprise or are utilized in, including in connection with the design, development, manufacture or sale of, the Products of the Company.
Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes (including any charges, duties, levies or other similar governmental assessments in the nature of taxes), including, but not limited to, income, estimated, business, occupation, corporate, capital, gross receipts, transfer, stamp, registration, employment, payroll, unemployment, insurance, social security, national insurance, business license, business organization, environmental, workers compensation, withholding, occupancy, license, lease, service use, severance, capital, production, premium, net worth, capital stock, capital gains, documentary, recapture, alternative or add-on minimum, disability, recording, ad valorem, excise, commercial rent, escheat, windfall profits, customs duties, real property, personal property, sales, use, turnover, value added and franchise taxes, in each case imposed by any Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not, together with all and any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax imposed with respect thereto.
Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, in each case filed or required to be filed with a Tax authority.
Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Ancillary Agreements, and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Company in connection with the Transaction and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.
Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Treasury Regulations” means the United States Treasury regulations issued pursuant to the Code.
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Virtual Data Room” means the virtual data room established by the Company or its Representatives, hosted by ShareFile, with access made available to SMMC and its Representatives.
Willful Breach” means, with respect to any agreement, a party’s knowing and intentional material breach of any of its representations or warranties as set forth in such agreement, or such party’s material breach of any of its covenants or other agreements set forth in such agreement, which material breach constitutes, or is a consequence of, a purposeful act or failure to act by such party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or failure to take such act would cause a material breach of such agreement.
SECTION 1.02 Further Definitions. The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth below:
Term
Section
$12.50 Earnout Shares
10.11
$12.50 Share Price Milestone
10.11
$15.00 Earnout Shares
10.11
$15.00 Share Price Milestone
10.11
A&R Charter Proposal
7.01(b)
Acceleration Event
10.11
Additional Proposal
7.01(b)
Aggregate Cash Election Amount
3.01(b)(i)
Agreement
Preamble
Annual Financial Statements
4.07(a)
Antitrust Laws
7.12(a)
Blue Sky Laws
4.05(b)
Business Combination
6.03
Cancellation Agreement
Recitals
Cancelled Shares
3.01(c)
Cash Electing Share
3.01(b)(i)
Cash Election
3.01(b)(i)
Cash Fraction
3.01(b)(i)
Certificates
3.03(b)
Change of Control
10.11
Charter Amendment Proposal
7.01(b)
Closing
2.02(b)
Closing Date
2.02(b)
Code
3.03(g)
Company
Preamble
Company Acquisition Proposal
7.05(a)(i)
Company Affiliate Agreement
4.19
Company Board
3.01(e)
Company Board Recommendation
7.03(a)
Company Disclosure Schedule
IV
Company Intervening Event
7.03(c)
Company Modification in Recommendation
7.03(a)
Company Modification in Recommendation Notice Period
7.03(a)
Company Officer’s Certificate
8.02(c)
Company Software
4.13(i)
Company Permits
4.06(a)
Company Preferred Stock Conversion
3.01(a)
Company Share Awards
4.03(a)
Company Software
4.13(i)
Company Stockholder Approval
4.18
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Term
Section
Company Superior Proposal
7.03(b)(i)
Converted Option
3.01(e)
Data Security Requirements
4.13(k)
DGCL
Recitals
Dissenting Shares
3.06(a)
DLLCA
Recitals
Earnout Pro Rata Portion
3.03(j)
Earnout Shares
10.11
Effect
1.01
Effective Time
2.02(a)
Election Date
3.02(c)
Environmental Permits
4.15
Equity Plan Proposals
7.01(b)
ERISA Affiliate
4.10(c)
ESPP Proposal
7.01(b)
Exchange Agent
3.02(b)
Exchange Fund
3.03(a)
First Certificate of Merger
2.02(a)
First Merger
Recitals
First Merger Sub
Preamble
First Merger Sub Common Stock
5.03(b)
Form of Election
3.02(b)
GAAP
4.07(a)
Governmental Authority
4.05(b)
Group
10.11
Health Plan
4.10(k)
Intended Tax Treatment
Recitals
Interim Financial Statements
4.07(b)
Interim Financial Statements Date
4.07(b)
Investment Company Act
5.13
IPO
6.03
IRS
4.10(b)
Law
4.05(a)
Lease
4.12(b)
Lease Documents
4.12(b)
Letter of Transmittal
3.03(b)
Lock-Up Agreements
Recitals
Material Contracts
4.16(a)
Maximum Annual Premium
7.06(b)
Merger Payment Schedule
3.03(j)
Mergers
Recitals
Nasdaq Proposal
7.01(b)
Non-Disclosure Agreement
7.04(b)
Nonparty Affiliate
10.11
Non-Redemption Agreement
Recitals
Offer
Recitals
Ordinary Commercial Agreement
4.14(b)
Outside Date
9.01(b)
Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses
3.05(a)
Outstanding SMMC Transaction Expenses
3.05(b)
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Term
Section
PCAOB Audited Financials
7.13
Per Share Cash Consideration
3.01(b)(i)
Plans
4.10(a)
PPACA
4.10(k)
Private Placements
Recitals
Prospectus
6.03
Public Stockholders
6.03
Registration Rights Agreement
Recitals
Registration Statement
7.01(a)
Released Claims
6.03
Remedies Exceptions
4.04
Representatives
7.04(a)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
5.07(a)
SEC
5.07(a)
Second Certificate of Merger
2.02(a)
Second Effective Time
2.02(a)
Second Merger
Recitals
Second Merger Sub
Preamble
SMMC
Preamble
SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
Recitals
SMMC A&R Bylaws
Recitals
SMMC A&R Charter
Recitals
SMMC Acquisition Proposal
7.05(b)(i)
SMMC Board
2.05(b)
SMMC Board Recommendation
7.02(a)
SMMC Charter Amendment
Recitals
SMMC Class A Common Stock
5.03(a)
SMMC Class B Common Stock
5.03(a)
SMMC Common Stock
5.03(a)
SMMC Disclosure Schedule
Article V
SMMC Equity Incentive Plan Proposal
7.01(b)
SMMC Intervening Event
7.02(b)(ii)
SMMC Modification in Recommendation
7.02(a)
SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice Period
7.02(a)
SMMC Preferred Stock
5.03(a)
SMMC Proposals
7.01(b)
SMMC Public Warrants
5.16
SMMC SEC Reports
5.07(a)
SMMC Stockholder Approval
5.04(b)
SMMC Stockholder Support Agreements
Recitals
SMMC Superior Proposal
7.02(b)(i)
SMMC Warrants
5.03(a)
Stock Election
3.01(b)(ii)
Stockholder Support Agreements
Recitals
Stockholders Agreement
Recitals
Subscription Agreements
Recitals
Surviving Corporation
Recitals
Surviving Entity
Recitals
Terminating Company Breach
9.01(f)
Terminating SMMC Breach
9.01(g)
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Term
Section
Transaction Proposal
7.01(b)
Trust Account
5.13
Trust Agreement
5.13
Trust Fund
5.13
Trustee
5.13
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
7.13
Written Consent
7.03(a)
SECTION 1.03 Construction.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the definitions contained in this agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms, (iv) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (v) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (vi) the word “including” means “including without limitation,” (vii) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive, (viii) references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto except with respect to the Company Disclosure Schedule, the SMMC Disclosure Schedule and any amendments to agreements or other documents following the date of this Agreement and (ix) references to any Law shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall be construed as including all statutory, legal, and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such Law.
(b) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.
(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified, and when counting days, the date of commencement will not be included as a full day for purposes of computing any applicable time periods (except as otherwise may be required under any applicable Law). If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(d) Any reference in this Agreement to “made available” or similar term means a document or other item of information that was provided or made available to SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub by the Company or its Representatives or uploaded to the Virtual Data Room, in each case, at least two (2) days prior to the date of this Agreement.
(e) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.
ARTICLE II

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
SECTION 2.01 The Mergers.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article VIII, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, First Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the First Merger, the separate corporate existence of First Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation (provided that references to the Company for periods after the Effective Time until the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Corporation).
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article VIII, and in accordance with the DLLCA, at the Second Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall be merged with and into the Second Merger Sub. As a result of the Second Merger Sub, the separate corporate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease and the Second Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity of the Second Merger (provided that references to the Company or the Surviving Corporation for periods after the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Entity).
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SECTION 2.02 Effective Times; Closing.
(a) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days, after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of such conditions at the Closing), the parties hereto shall cause the First Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “First Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such First Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such First Certificate of Merger) being the “Effective Time”). As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, but in any event within 10 days of the Effective Time, the parties hereto shall cause the Second Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Second Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA and mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such Second Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Second Certificate of Merger) being the “Second Effective Time”).
(b) Immediately prior to such filing of the First Certificate of Merger in accordance with Section 2.02(a), a closing (the “Closing”) shall be held by electronic exchange of deliverables and release of signatures for the purpose of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth in Article VIII. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
SECTION 2.03 Effect of the Mergers.
(a) At the Effective Time, the effect of the First Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Company and First Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and First Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) At the Second Effective Time, the effect of the Second Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Surviving Corporation and Second Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Entity, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Surviving Corporation and Second Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Entity.
SECTION 2.04 Governing Documents.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Company Charter, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in its entirety in the form of the certificate of incorporation of First Merger Sub, and as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter supplemented or amended as provided by the DGCL (subject to Section 7.06).
(b) At the Second Effective Time, the certificate of formation of Second Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Second Effective Time, shall be amended to change the name of the Surviving Entity to such name as is determined by the Company no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, but otherwise shall continue to be the certificate of formation of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms and as provided by DLLCA (subject to Section 7.07).
(c) At the Effective Time, the bylaws of SMMC shall be amended and restated to be the SMMC A&R Bylaws.
(d) Subject to the receipt of the SMMC Stockholder Approval, SMMC shall file (i) the SMMC Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware prior the Closing to be effective once filed and (ii) the SMMC A&R Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware promptly following the Effective Time to be effective once filed.
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SECTION 2.05 Directors and Officers.
(a) The parties will take all requisite actions such that the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time shall be the individuals indicated on Section 2.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and until their respective successors are, in the case of the initial directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the initial officers, duly appointed. The parties will take all requisite actions such that the initial managers of the Surviving Entity and the initial officers of the Surviving Entity immediately after the Second Effective Time shall be the individuals indicated on Section 2.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the DLLCA and the certificate of formation and operating agreement of the Surviving Entity and until their respective successors are, in the case of the initial managers, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the initial officers, duly appointed.
(b) The parties shall cause the Board of Directors of SMMC (the “SMMC Board”) and the officers of SMMC as of immediately following the Effective Time to be comprised of the individuals set forth on Section 2.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each to hold office in accordance with the DGCL and the SMMC A&R Charter, the SMMC A&R Bylaws and the Stockholders Agreement and until their respective successors are, in the case of the directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the officers, duly appointed.
ARTICLE III

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF COMPANY SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01 Conversion of Securities.
(a) The Company shall take all actions necessary to cause each share of Company Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time to be automatically converted immediately prior to the Effective Time into (i) a number of shares of Company Common Stock at the then-effective conversion rate as calculated pursuant to the Company Charter in accordance with the terms of the Company Charter and (ii) a number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable with respect to any accrued dividends in accordance with the terms of the Company Charter ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Company Preferred Stock Conversion”). All of the shares of Company Preferred Stock converted into shares of Company Common Stock shall be canceled, shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto, and each holder of shares of Company Preferred Stock shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities.
(b) At the Effective Time (and, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Company Preferred Stock Conversion), by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of SMMC, First Merger Sub, the Company or the Company Stockholders, each share of Company Common Stock (including Company Common Stock resulting from the Company Preferred Stock Conversion) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Dissenting Shares and the Cancelled Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive (A) subject to the provisions of Annex I, the contingent right to receive a number of Earnout Shares (which may be zero (0)) following the Closing in accordance with Section 3.07 and Annex I and (B) the following:
(i) if the holder of such share of Company Common Stock makes a proper and timely election in accordance with Section 3.02 to receive cash (a “Cash Election”) with respect to such share of Company Common Stock, which election has not been revoked pursuant to Section 3.02 (each such share, a “Cash Electing Share”), an amount in cash for such Cash Electing Share, without interest, equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration Value (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”), except that if (x) the sum of the aggregate number of Dissenting Shares and the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares, multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value (such product, the “Aggregate Cash Election Amount”) exceeds the Cash Consideration Cap, then each Cash Electing Share shall be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Cash Consideration Cap and
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the denominator of which shall be the Aggregate Cash Election Amount (such fraction, the “Cash Fraction”) and (B) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock equal to the product of (1) the Per Share Stock Consideration and (2) one minus the Cash Fraction; and
(ii) if the holder of such share makes a proper election to receive shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock (a “Stock Election”) with respect to such share of Company Common Stock, which election has not been revoked pursuant to Section 3.02, or the holder of such share fails to make a Cash Election or Stock Election with respect to such share in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.02, the Per Share Stock Consideration.
All of the shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive consideration as described in this Section 3.01(b) shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each holder of shares of Company Common Stock shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the applicable consideration described in this Section 3.01(b) into which such share of Company Common Stock shall have been converted.
(c) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each Company Share held in the treasury of the Company shall be canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto (such Company Shares, the “Cancelled Shares”).
(d) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each share of First Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be 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.
(e) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each Company Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by SMMC and converted into (A) an option to purchase shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock (each, a “Converted Option”), provided that the assumption and conversion of any such Company Options that are incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code will be effected in a manner that is intended to be consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 424 of the Code and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, and (B) the contingent right to receive a number of Earnout Securities following the Closing in accordance with Section 3.07 and Annex I. Each Converted Option will have and be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to such Company Option immediately before the Effective Time, except that (x) each Converted Option will be exercisable for that number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Option immediately before the Effective Time and (2) the Per Share Stock Consideration; and (y) the per share exercise price for each share of SMMC 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 Company Common Stock of such Company Option immediately before the Effective Time by (2) the Per Share Stock Consideration; provided, however, that the exercise price and the number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock purchasable under each Converted Option will be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. In connection with the assumption of the Converted Options pursuant to this Section 3.01(e), the Company and SMMC shall cause SMMC to assume the Company Option Plan as of the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time and subject to the prior reasonable review and approval of SMMC (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to effect the transactions anticipated by this Section 3.01(e) under the Company Option Plan and any Contract applicable to any Company Option (whether written or oral, formal or informal), including delivering all required notices, obtaining all necessary approvals and consents, and delivering evidence reasonably satisfactory to SMMC that all necessary determinations by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) or applicable committee of the Company Board to assume and convert Company Options in accordance with this Section 3.01(e) have been made.
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(f) At the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of SMMC, Surviving Corporation, Second Merger Sub, or the holders of any securities of SMMC or the Surviving Corporation or the Second Merger Sub: (i) each share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be canceled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor; and (ii) each membership interest in Second Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable membership interest in the Surviving Entity, which shall constitute the only outstanding equity of the Surviving Entity.
SECTION 3.02 Consideration Election Procedure.
(a) On or prior to the Election Date, each Company Stockholder (i) entitled to receive consideration pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and (ii) who was a Company Stockholder on the date of the delivery of the Consent Solicitation Statement, shall be entitled to specify the number of such holder’s Company Shares with respect to which such holder makes a Cash Election or a Stock Election by complying with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.02. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth herein, each Cash Election or Stock Election made pursuant to this Section 3.02 shall be deemed to be made with respect to each applicable Company Stockholder on an “as-converted” to Company Common Stock basis.
(b) SMMC shall prepare and file as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, a form of election (the “Form of Election”) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company. Not less than twenty (20) days prior to the Election Date, the Company shall mail or otherwise deliver the Form of Election to each holder of record (as of such mailing) of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock. Each Company Stockholder entitled to receive consideration pursuant to Section 3.01(b) shall use the Form of Election to make a Cash Election or a Stock Election. In the event that any such Company Stockholder fails to make a Cash Election or a Stock Election with respect to any or all Company Shares held or beneficially owned by such holder, then such holder shall be automatically deemed to have made a Stock Election with respect to those shares.
(c) Any applicable Company Stockholder’s election pursuant to the Form of Election will be deemed properly made only if the Company has received at its designated office, by 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the business day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date or such other date as SMMC and the Company will, prior to the Closing, mutually agree (the “Election Date”), a Form of Election duly, completely and validly executed and accompanied by (A) Certificates to which such Form of Election relates or (B) in the case such shares are uncertificated, any additional documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election, and in each case, together with any additional documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election. SMMC and the Company shall publicly announce the anticipated Election Date at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date. If the Closing Date is delayed to a subsequent date, the Election Date shall be similarly delayed to a subsequent date, and SMMC and the Company shall promptly announce any such delay and, when determined, the rescheduled Election Date; provided, that such subsequent announcement may be made five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and the Election Date may be four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Any election made pursuant to this Section 3.02 will have been properly made only if the Company will have actually received a properly completed Form of Election prior to the Election Date. Any Form of Election may be revoked or changed by the person submitting it, by written notice received by the Company prior to the Election Date. In the event an Form of Election is validly revoked prior to the Election Date, the holders of the shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock represented by such Form of Election then such holder shall be deemed to have made a Stock Election with respect to those shares, except to the extent a subsequent election is properly made prior to the Election Date. Any Cash Election or Stock Election as of the Election Date is final and irrevocable, unless (i) otherwise consented to in writing by the Company (which such consent may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be provided or denied), or (ii) this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Article IX, in which case all Cash Elections and Stock Elections shall automatically be revoked concurrently with the termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the application of any other transfer restrictions that may otherwise exist, after a Cash Election or a Stock Election is validly made or deemed to be made with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock (or
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Company Preferred Stock on an “as-converted” to Company Common Stock basis), no further registration of transfers of such shares shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Company until the Closing, unless and until such Cash Election or Stock Election is validly revoked in accordance with this Section 3.02.
(e) The determination of the Company shall be final, conclusive and binding in the event of ambiguity or uncertainty as to whether or not a Cash Election or a Stock Election has been properly made or revoked pursuant to this Section 3.02. None of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company or the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any person of any defect in a Form of Election.
SECTION 3.03 Exchange of Company Securities.
(a) Exchange Agent. On the Closing Date, SMMC shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company that shall be designated by SMMC and is reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock, for exchange in accordance with this Article III, an amount in cash payable by SMMC pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and Section 3.03(i) (in any event, not to exceed the Cash Consideration Cap) and the number of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock sufficient to deliver the Stock Consideration payable by SMMC pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as set forth in the Merger Payment Schedule (such amount of cash and such shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund”). Upon the completion of such deposit, SMMC shall have no liability with respect to the amount in cash payable by SMMC pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and Section 3.03(i) or the Stock Consideration. SMMC shall cause the Exchange Agent, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, to pay the amount in cash payable by SMMC pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and Section 3.03(i) or the Per Share Stock Consideration, as applicable, out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with the Merger Payment Schedule and the other applicable provisions contained in this Agreement. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The cash portion of the Exchange Fund shall be invested by the Exchange Agent as directed by SMMC; provided that such investments shall be in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion, or in money market funds having a rating in the highest investment category granted by a recognized credit rating agency at the time of acquisition or a combination of the foregoing and, in any such case, no such instrument shall have a maturity exceeding three (3) months. To the extent such fund increases for any reason above the level required to make prompt payment of any outstanding Per Share Cash Consideration to be paid in pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(i), SMMC shall, following such prompt payment, be the sole owner of any amounts left over in such Exchange Fund.
(b) Exchange Procedures. Concurrently with the mailing of the Consent Solicitation Statement, SMMC shall direct the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock evidenced by certificates (the “Certificates”) entitled to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.01: a letter of transmittal, which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to SMMC and the Company (the “Letter of Transmittal”) and which shall (A) have customary representations and warranties as to title, authorization, execution and delivery, (B) have a customary release of all claims against SMMC and the Company arising out of or related to such holder’s ownership of shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, (C) specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and (D) include instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal. Within two (2) Business Days (but in no event prior to the Effective Time) after the surrender to the Exchange Agent of all Certificates held by such holder for cancellation (to the extent such shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock are or were certificated), together with a Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore, and SMMC shall direct the Exchange Agent to deliver the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 and Section 3.02, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.03, each Certificate entitled to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration or
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the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, in accordance with Section 3.01 shall be deemed at all times after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01.
(c) No Further Rights in Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock. The Per Share Stock Consideration and the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, payable upon conversion of the Company Shares (including Company Shares resulting from the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock and the Company Warrant) in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid and issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Shares.
(d) Adjustments to Per Share Consideration. The Per Share Stock Consideration and the Per Share Cash Consideration shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to SMMC Elected Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(e) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of Company Common Stock for one-year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to SMMC, upon demand, and any holders of Company Shares who have not theretofore complied with this Section 3.03 shall thereafter look only to SMMC for the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by holders of Company Shares as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of SMMC free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.
(f) No Liability. None of the Exchange Agent, SMMC, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity shall be liable to any holder of Company Shares (including shares of Company Common Stock resulting from the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock and the Company Warrant) for any such Company Shares (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law in accordance with this Section 3.03.
(g) Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of the Surviving Corporation, the Surviving Entity, SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts (including shares, options or other property) otherwise payable, issuable or transferable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Company Options or Company Shares (including shares of Company Common Stock resulting from the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock and the Company Warrant) such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment, issuance or transfer under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) or any provision of state, local or non U.S. Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and timely paid to the applicable Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid, issued or transferred to the holder of the Company Securities (or intended recipients of compensatory payments) in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
(h) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, that such holder is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Section 3.01 and Section 3.02(b).
(i) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip or shares representing fractional shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock shall be issued upon the exchange of Company Shares and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to have any rights of a stockholder of SMMC or a holder of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock. Each holder of Company Shares who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of SMMC Common Stock (after taking into account all Certificates surrendered by such holder and after aggregating all fractional shares that would otherwise be received by such holders into whole shares) shall receive, in lieu thereof, an amount equal to such fractional amount multiplied by the average
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weighted price per share of SMMC Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq (as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. or, if not reported by Bloomberg, L.P., in another authoritative source mutually selected by SMMC and the Company) on each of the five (5) consecutive trading days ending with the last complete trading day prior to the Closing Date.
(j) Merger Payment Schedule. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to SMMC and the Exchange Agent a schedule (the “Merger Payment Schedule”) that is true, correct and consistent with the Forms of Election received by the Company pursuant to Section 3.02 showing (i) the percentage allocation of the Stock Consideration to each of the holders of Company Securities at the Closing as well as the corresponding number (and class) of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock to be issued to such holders of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.01 and the Company Charter, (ii) the Per Share Cash Consideration to be paid to each of the holders of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.01 and the Company Charter and (iii) with respect to each holder of Company Securities, the Earnout Pro Rata Portion in respect of such holder’s Company Common Stock and the Earnout Pro Rata Portion in respect of such holder’s Company Options. The Merger Payment Schedule shall also include (A) the name of each Company Securityholder and any other holder of Equity Equivalents and (B) the number and type of Company Shares, Company Options and other Equity Equivalents held by each holder thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, SMMC and the Company agree that (1) if no Company Stockholder makes a Cash Election or receives cash pursuant to Section 3.03(i), the aggregate number of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock to be issued in respect of Company Shares and issuable in respect of converted Company Options pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be 118,950,452 and the Merger Payment Schedule shall reflect the same, (2) if Company Stockholders make a number of Cash Elections that result in the Aggregate Cash Election Amount equaling or exceeding the Cash Consideration Cap (assuming a Cap Adjustment Amount and Applicable Redemption Amount equal to zero (0)), the number of shares of SMMC Elected Common Stock to be issued as Per Share Stock Consideration shall be 101,150,452 and (3) in no event shall the cash payable by SMMC or any other person in respect of Company Shares and the Company Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement exceed the Cash Consideration Cap and the Merger Payment Schedule shall reflect the same.
SECTION 3.04 Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Shares thereafter on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Certificates representing Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by Law. On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or SMMC for any reason shall be converted into the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01.
SECTION 3.05 Payment of Expenses.
(a) No sooner than five (5) nor later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide to SMMC a written report setting forth a list of all of the following fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions (together with written invoices and wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof), solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and expected to remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date: (i) the fees and disbursements of outside counsel to the Company incurred in connection with the Transactions and (ii) the fees and expenses of any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts, financial advisors and other service providers engaged by the Company in connection with the Transactions (collectively, the “Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses”). On the Closing Date, following the Closing, SMMC shall pay or cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, all such Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses shall not include any fees and expenses of the Company Stockholders.
(b) No sooner than five (5) nor later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, SMMC shall provide to the Company a written report setting forth a list of all fees, expenses and disbursements incurred by or on behalf of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or Sponsor for outside counsel, agents, advisors, consultants, experts, financial advisors and other service providers engaged by or on behalf of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or Sponsor in connection with the Transactions or otherwise in connection with
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SMMC’s operations (together with written invoices and wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof) (collectively, the “Outstanding SMMC Transaction Expenses”). On the Closing Date, SMMC shall pay or cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, all such Outstanding SMMC Transaction Expenses.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Mergers or any other Transaction are consummated, except that SMMC and the Company shall each pay fifty percent (50%) of all filing fees relating to all SEC and other regulatory filing fees (including those incurred in connection with the Registration Statement and the filing fee for the Notification and Report Forms filed under the HSR Act).
SECTION 3.06 Appraisal Rights.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the DGCL, Company Shares that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by Company Stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the First Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such Company Shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the DGCL relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (such Company Shares, the “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into, and such stockholders shall have no right to receive, the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, unless and until such stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its right to appraisal and payment under the DGCL. Any stockholder of the Company who fails to perfect or who effectively withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its rights to appraisal of his, her or its Dissenting Shares under Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, without any interest thereon, upon surrender, if applicable, in the manner provided in Section 3.03(b), of the Certificate or Certificates that formerly evidenced such Company Shares.
(b) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall give SMMC (i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company and any withdrawals of such demands, and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of SMMC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands.
SECTION 3.07 Earnout Securities. In accordance with Annex I hereto, SMMC will issue (a) within five (5) Business Days following the occurrence of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone and/or the $15.00 Share Price Milestone, as applicable, to each holder of Company Common Stock that had an Earnout Pro Rata Portion exceeding zero (0) and each holder of a Company Option that was assumed and has vested pursuant to, and without duplication with, Section 3.01(e), the $12.50 Earnout Shares and/or the $15.00 Earnout Shares, as applicable, and (b) as soon as practicable following the later of (1) the occurrence of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone and/or the $15.00 Share Price Milestone, as applicable, and (2) SMMC’s filing of a Form S-8 Registration Statement, to each holder of a 12.50 Unvested Converted Option or a 15.00 Unvested Converted Option, as applicable, the $12.50 Earnout RSUs and/or the $15.00 Earnout RSUs, as applicable, which Earnout Securities shall be fully paid and free and clear of all Liens other than applicable securities Law restrictions, as applicable; provided, however, that in the case of Section 3.07(a), shares of Class 2 Common Stock (as defined in the SMMC A&R Charter) may be issued with respect to each Requisite Stockholder that has agreed to receive shares of Class 2 Common Stock as set forth in such Requisite Stockholder’s Support Agreement in lieu of $12.50 Earnout Shares and/or the $15.00 Earnout Shares as further set forth in Annex I. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of the Earnout Securities shall be subject to withholding pursuant to Section 3.03(g).
ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Company’s disclosure letter delivered by the Company to SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”) (each section of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant specified therein and (b) such
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other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face or cross-referenced), the Company hereby represents and warrants to SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub as follows:
SECTION 4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company has no subsidiaries. The Company does not directly or indirectly own, and has never owned, any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other entity.
SECTION 4.02 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room a complete and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company. Such certificates of incorporation and bylaws are in full force and effect. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Company is not in violation of any stockholders agreement, voting agreement or similar organizational document to which it is a party and, to the Company’s knowledge, no other party to any such agreement is in violation thereof.
SECTION 4.03 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of15,894,857 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 4,384,752 shares are issued and outstanding and of which 9,652,074 are reserved for issuance upon the Company Preferred Stock Conversion, 1,626,343 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, of which 1,626,343 shares are issued and outstanding, 208,846 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, of which 208,846 shares are issued and outstanding, 325,263 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, of which 325,263 shares are issued and outstanding, 2,875,755 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, of which 2,875,755 shares are issued and outstanding, 522,960 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, of which 508,433 shares are issued and outstanding and of which 14,527 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Warrant, 1,259,965 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, of which 1,259,965 shares are issued and outstanding and 2,447,323 shares of Series E Preferred Stock, of which 2,447,323 shares are issued and outstanding. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Company Preferred Stock are as stated in the Company Charter. No Company Shares are held in the treasury of the Company and 2,265,228 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Options and other purchase rights (the “Company Share Awards”) granted pursuant to the Company Option Plans or otherwise.
(b) Other than the Company Options and the Company Warrant, there are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued share capital of the Company or obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of, or other equity or voting interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares or other equity or other voting interests in, the Company. Except as set forth on Section 4.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party to, or otherwise bound by, and the Company has not granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance shares, contingent value rights or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any shares, or other securities or ownership interests in, the Company. There are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements to which the Company is a party, or to the Company’s knowledge, among any holder of Company Shares or any other equity interests or other securities of the Company to which the Company is not a party, with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company Shares or any of the equity interests or other securities of the Company.
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(c) Section 4.03(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Share Award outstanding, if applicable: (i) the name of the Company Share Award recipient; (ii) whether the Company Share Award was granted pursuant to the Company Option Plans; (iii) the number and type of shares of the Company outstanding with respect to such Company Share Award; (iv) the exercise or purchase price of such Company Share Award; (v) the date on which such Company Share Award was granted; and (vi) the date on which such Company Share Award expires. The Company has made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room an accurate and complete copy of the Company Option Plan and all forms of award agreements evidencing all outstanding Company Share Awards. No Company Option was granted with an exercise price per share less than the fair market value of the underlying shares of Company Common Stock as of the date such Company Option was granted. All shares of the Company subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(d) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the Company or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any person.
(e) (i) There are no commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company is bound obligating the Company to accelerate the vesting of any Company Share Award or Company Option as a result of the proposed transactions herein, and (ii) all outstanding Company Shares, all outstanding Company Share Awards and Company Options, have been issued and granted in compliance with (A) all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (B) all preemptive rights and other requirements set forth in applicable Contracts to which the Company is a party and the organizational documents of the Company.
(f) Except for the Company Shares held by the stockholders of the Company, no shares or other equity or voting interest of the Company, or options, warrants or other rights to acquire any such shares or other equity or voting interest, of the Company is authorized or issued and outstanding.
(g) All outstanding Company Shares have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (ii) any preemptive rights and other similar requirements set forth in applicable Contracts to which the Company is a party.
SECTION 4.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receiving the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (other than, with respect to the Mergers, the Company Stockholder Approval, which the Written Consent shall satisfy, and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (the “Remedies Exceptions”). No state takeover Law or similar restrictions are applicable to the Mergers or the other Transactions.
SECTION 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and subject to receipt of the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and DLLCA and of the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, filings and notifications, expiration or termination of waiting periods after filings and other actions set forth on Section 4.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, including the Written Consent, being made, obtained or given, the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any equivalent organizational documents of the Company, (ii) conflict with or violate any United States or non-United States statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order (“Law”) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
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would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material property or asset of the Company pursuant to, any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which its assets are bound, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any United States federal, state, county or local or non-United States government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body (a “Governmental Authority”), except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws (“Blue Sky Laws”) and state takeover Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.06 Permits; Compliance.
(a) The Company is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary the Company to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (the “Company Permits”), except where the failure to have such Company Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Company Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing. To the knowledge of the Company, none of such Company Permits upon its termination or expiration in the ordinary due course will not be renewed or reissued in the ordinary course of business upon terms and conditions substantially similar to its existing terms and conditions. There are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that seek the revocation, cancellation, limitation, restriction or termination of any Company Permit. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all Company Permits applicable to the Company.
(b) Except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected be material to the Company, the Company is, and since December 31, 2017 has been, in compliance with all applicable Laws. The Company has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of any violation of any applicable Law by the Company or its Subsidiaries at any time since December 31, 2017, which violation would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
(c) The Company is not in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, and to the Company’s knowledge, there is no an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default of, any Material Contract, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
SECTION 4.07 Financial Statements; Internal Controls.
(a) The Company has made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies of the audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2019, and the related statements of operations and cash flows of the Company for each of the years then ended (collectively, the “Annual Financial Statements”), and which contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors. Each of the Annual Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (i) was prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (ii) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of and at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein.
(b) The Company has made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies of the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2020 (the “Interim Financial Statements Date”), and the related unaudited statements of operations and cash flows of the Company for the six-month period then
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ended (collectively, the “Interim Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 4.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Interim Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except for the omission of footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of and at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements, the Company does not have any liability, debt or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice, except for: (i) liabilities that were incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Interim Financial Statements Date, (ii) liabilities or obligations disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule or (iii) such other liabilities and obligations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to be material to the Company. The Company is not a party to, and does not have any commitment to become a party to, any contract or arrangement that would constitute an “off balance sheet arrangement” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such contract or arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company on the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements.
(d) Since the Formation Date, (i) neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or Representative of the Company, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or their respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, the Company Board or any committee thereof.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law. None of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company in the terms and conditions of employment because of any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1514A(a).
(f) All accounts receivable of the Company reflected on the Interim Financial Statements or arising thereafter have arisen from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and in accordance with GAAP and are collectible, subject to bad debts reserved in the Interim Financial Statements. To the knowledge of the Company, such accounts receivables are not subject to valid defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, other than routine credits granted for errors in ordering, shipping, pricing, discounts, rebates, returns in the ordinary course of business and other similar matters. The Company’s reserve for contractual allowances and doubtful accounts is adequate in all material respects and has been calculated in a manner consistent with past practices. Since December 31, 2019, the Company has not modified or changed in any material respect its sales practices or methods including, without limitation, such practices or methods in accordance with which the Company sells goods, fills orders or record sales.
(g) All accounts payable of the Company reflected on the Interim Financial Statements or arising thereafter are the result of bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business and have been paid or are not yet due or payable. Since December 31, 2019, the Company has not altered in any material respects its practices for the payment of such accounts payable, including the timing of such payment.
(h) The Company maintains systems of internal control over financial reporting that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that the Company maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and
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fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP; (iii) that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and the Company Board; and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. The Company has made available to SMMC a true and complete copy of any disclosure (or, if unwritten, a summary thereof) by any representative of the Company to the Company’s independent auditors relating to any material weaknesses in internal controls and any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that would adversely affect the ability of the Company to record, process, summarize and report financial data. The Company has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involve management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of the Company. Since December 31, 2019, there have been no material changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(i) Neither the Company (including any employee thereof) nor the Company’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
SECTION 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(a) Since December 31, 2019 and prior to the date of this Agreement, except as otherwise reflected in the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company has conducted its businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, (b) the Company has not sold, assigned, transferred, permitted to lapse, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of any right, title or interest in or to any of their respective material assets (including Company Owned IP) other than revocable non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses of Company Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business), and (c) the Company has not taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.01.
(b) Since December 31, 2019, there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, or any property or asset of the Company. Neither the Company nor any property or asset of the Company is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority.
SECTION 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all Employee Benefit Plans that are maintained, contributed to, required to be contributed to, or sponsored by the Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant, or under which the Company has or could incur any liability (contingent or otherwise) (collectively, whether or not material, the “Plans”).
(b) With respect to each Plan, the Company has made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room, if applicable (i) a true and complete copy of the current plan document and all amendments thereto and each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) copies of the most recent summary plan description and any summaries of material modifications, (iii) a copy of the 2019 filed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 5500 annual report and accompanying schedules (or, if not yet filed, the most recent draft thereof), (iv) copies of the most recently received IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, and (v) any material, non-routine correspondence from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan since the Formation Date. The Company does not have any express commitment to modify, change or terminate any Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code, or other applicable Law.
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(c) None of the Plans is or was since the Formation Date, nor does the Company or any ERISA Affiliate have or reasonably expect to have any liability or obligation under (i) a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), (ii) a single employer pension plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, (iii) a multiple employer plan subject to Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement under ERISA. For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that together with the Company would be deemed a “single employer” for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code.
(d) The Company is not, nor will be obligated, whether under any Plan or otherwise, to pay separation, severance, termination or similar benefits to any person directly as a result of any Transaction, nor will any such Transaction accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of any benefit or other compensation due to any individual. The Transactions shall not be the direct or indirect cause of any amount paid or payable by the Company being classified as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code.
(e) None of the Plans provides, nor does the Company have or reasonably expect to have any obligation to provide, medical or other welfare benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company after termination of employment or service except as may be required under Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.
(f) Each Plan is and has been since the Formation Date in compliance, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code. The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have performed, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed by them under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation in any material respect by any party to, any Plan. No Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event exists that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Action.
(g) Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has (i) timely received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering all of the provisions applicable to the Plan for which determination letters are currently available that the Plan is so qualified and each trust established in connection with such Plan is exempt from federal income Tax under Section 501(a) of the Code or (ii) is entitled to rely on a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS, and to the knowledge of Company, no fact or event has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter or letters from the IRS that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Plan or the exempt status of any such trust.
(h) There has not been any prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) nor any reportable events (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company. There have been no acts or omissions by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that have given or could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material fines, penalties, Taxes or related charges under Sections 502 or 4071 of ERISA or Section 511 or Chapter 43 of the Code for which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may be liable.
(i) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any Plan have been timely made to the extent due or properly accrued on the consolidated financial statements of the Company, except as would not result in material liability to the Company.
(j) The Company and each ERISA Affiliate has complied in all material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements, and all other requirements, of Section 4980B of the Code and Parts 6 and 7 of Title I of ERISA, and the regulations thereunder, with respect to each Plan that is, or was during any taxable year for which the statute of limitations on the assessment of federal income Taxes remains open, by consent or otherwise, a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code.
(k) The Company and each Plan that is a “group health plan” as defined in Section 733(a)(1) of ERISA (each, a “Health Plan”) is and has been in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patient Protection and
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Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA”), and no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that could reasonably be expected to subject the Company, any ERISA Affiliate or any Health Plan to any material liability for penalties or excise Taxes under Code Section 4980D or 4980H or any other provision of the PPACA.
(l) Each Plan that constitutes a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code has been administered and operated, in all material respects, in compliance with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and no additional Tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code has been or could reasonably be expected to be incurred by a participant in any such Plan.
SECTION 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters.
(a) Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all employees of the Company as of the date hereof, including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each such individual the following, on a no name basis: (i) title or position (including whether full or part time); (ii) hire date and service date (if different); (iii) current annualized base salary or (if paid on an hourly basis) hourly rate of pay; and (iv) commission, bonus or other incentive based compensation. As of the date hereof, all compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses, due and payable to all employees of the Company for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full (or accrued in full in the Company’s financial statements).
(b) (i) There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by any of their respective current or former employees; (ii) the Company is not, nor has the Company been since the Formation Date, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a union, works council or labor organization applicable to persons employed by the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Company before the National Labor Relations Board; and (iv) there has never been, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company.
(c) The Company is and has been since the Formation Date in material compliance in all respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment, employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, mass layoffs and plant closings (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar state or local Laws), immigration, employee classification, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, and occupational safety and health requirements, payment of wages, hours of work, and collective bargaining as required by the appropriate Governmental Authority and are not liable for any material arrears of wages, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
(d) (i) All individuals who perform or have performed services for the Company have been properly classified under applicable Law (A) as employees or individual independent contractors and (B) for employees, as an “exempt” employee or a “non-exempt” employee (within the meaning of the FLSA and state Law), (ii) no such individual has been improperly included or excluded from any Plan, and (iii) the Company does not have notice of any pending or threatened inquiry or audit from any Governmental Authority concerning any such classifications.
SECTION 4.12 Real Property; Title to Assets.
(a) The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the street address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and sets forth a list of each lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement pursuant to which the Company leases, subleases, licenses or occupies any real property (each, a “Lease”), with the name of the lessor or any other party thereto, and the date of the Lease in connection therewith and each material amendment, extension, renewal or guaranty to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Lease Documents”). True, correct and complete copies of all Lease Documents have been made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) there are
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no leases, licenses, subleases, sublicenses, concessions or other Contracts granting to any person other than the Company the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property, and (ii) all such Leases are in full force and effect, are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions, and there is not, under any of such Leases, any existing default or event of default (or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, by the other party to such Leases, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company. The Company, has not subleased, sublicensed or otherwise granted to any person any right to use, occupy or possess any portion of the Leased Real Property.
(c) Other than any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, there are no contractual or legal restrictions that preclude or restrict the ability of the Company to use any Leased Real Property by such party for the purposes for which it is currently being used, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company. There are no latent defects or adverse physical conditions affecting the Leased Real Property, and improvements thereon, other than those that would not, individual or in the aggregate, be material to the Company.
(d) The Company has legal and valid title to, or, in the case of Leased Real Property and assets, valid leasehold or subleasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, tangible and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company.
SECTION 4.13 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list of all of the following that are (as applicable) owned or purported to be owned, used or held for use by the Company: (1) Registered Intellectual Property constituting Company Owned IP (showing in each, as applicable, the filing date, date of issuance, and registration or application number, and registrar), and (2) all Contracts or agreements to use any material Company Licensed IP (other than Contracts for (x) commercially available, “off-the-shelf” Software and Open Source Software, and (y) commercially available Business Systems). The Company IP constitutes all Intellectual Property rights necessary for, or to the knowledge of the Company, otherwise used in, the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted and is sufficient for the conduct of such business as currently conducted as of the date hereof; for clarity, the Company’s only representations of non-infringement are as set out in Section 4.13(d) hereof.
(b) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company owns and possesses, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all right, title and interest in and to the Company Owned IP and has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written contract or license, all material Company Licensed IP. All material Company Owned IP is subsisting, and to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable, and payment of all renewal and maintenance fees and expenses in respect thereof, and all filing related thereto, in each case due prior to the date hereof, have been duly made. No loss or expiration of any of the Company Owned IP is threatened in writing, or, to the Company’s knowledge, pending.
(c) The Company has taken and takes commercially reasonable actions to maintain, protect and enforce the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its trade secrets and other material Confidential Information. The Company has not disclosed any trade secrets or other Confidential Information that relates to the Products or is otherwise material to the business of the Company to any other person other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement under which such other person agrees to maintain the confidentiality and protect such Confidential Information.
(d) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) there have been no claims filed and served or material claims threatened in writing, against the Company, by any person (A) contesting the validity, use, ownership, enforceability, patentability or registrability of any of the Company IP, or (B) alleging any infringement or misappropriation of, or other violation of, any Intellectual Property rights of other persons (including any unsolicited written demands or written offers to license any Intellectual Property rights from any other person); (ii) the operation of the business of the Company (including the Products) has not and does not infringe, misappropriate or violate, any Intellectual Property rights of other persons; provided, that,
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with respect to patents and trademarks, such representation is made only to the Company’s knowledge; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other person has infringed, misappropriated or violated any of the Company Owned IP; and (iv) the Company has not received written notice of any of the foregoing or received any formal written opinion of counsel regarding the foregoing.
(e) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all persons who have contributed, developed or conceived any Company Owned IP have executed valid and enforceable written agreements with the Company, substantially in the form made available to First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or SMMC in the Virtual Data Room, pursuant to which each person (i) conveys to the Company any and all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property developed by such person specifically for the Company and (ii) obligates such person to keep any confidential information, including trade secrets, of the Company confidential both during and after the term of employment or engagement.
(f) Section 4.13(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Open Source Software that has been used in, incorporated into, integrated or bundled with any Products by the Company, and for each such item of Open Source Software, the name and version number of the applicable license.
(g) The Company does not use and have not used any Open Source Software or any modification or derivative thereof (i) in a manner that would grant or purport to grant to any other person any rights to or immunities under any of the Company Owned IP, or (ii) under any Reciprocal License.
(h) The Company owns, leases, licenses, or otherwise has the legal right to use all Business Systems, and such Business Systems are sufficient in all material respects for the current needs of the business of the Company as currently conducted by the Company. The Company maintains commercially reasonable data backup, data storage, system redundancy, disaster recovery, business continuity and risk assessment plans, procedures and facilities. The Business Systems controlled by the Company (i) are in operating condition and in a good state of maintenance and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and perform the functions necessary to carry on the conduct of the business of the Company, (ii) conform in all material respects with all specifications, representations and warranties established by the Company or to its customers pursuant to its contractual obligations to its customers, and (iii) have been maintained by the Company in accordance with its contractual obligations to its customers. To the Company’s knowledge since the Formation Date, there has not been any material failure, breakdown, or other adverse event with respect to any of the Business Systems that are material to the conduct of the Company’s business that has not been remedied or replaced in all material respects.
(i) The Company has possession of or access to the source code for each material version of Software owned or purported to be owned by the Company (“Company Software”), as well as all documentation related thereto, sufficient to enable a software developer of reasonable skill to understand, debug, repair, revise, modify, enhance, compile, support and otherwise utilize such Software. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company, no person other than the Company and its contractors engaged to provide services relating to the Company Software has possession of or access to or rights in the source code of any Company Software. With respect to all material Company Software, the Company is in actual possession and control of the applicable source code, object code, code writes, notes, documentation, and know-how to the extent required for use, distribution, development, enhancement, maintenance and support of such Company Software. The Company has not disclosed source code for Company Software to a third party outside of the scope of a written agreement that reasonably protects the Company’s rights in such source code. Other than pursuant to agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, no person other than the Company has any rights to use any Company Software.
(j) The server hardware and supporting equipment (including communications equipment, terminals and hook-ups that interface with third party software or systems) used in the Company’s networks provide sufficient redundancy and speed to meet industry standards relating to availability.
(k) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in liability material to the Company, the Company currently and since the Formation Date has complied with (i) all Privacy/Data Security Laws applicable to the Company, (ii) any applicable written privacy or other policies of the Company, respectively, published on a Company website or otherwise made publicly available by the Company concerning the collection, dissemination, storage or use of Personal Information in the Company’s possession, custody or control, (iii) industry standards to which the Company is contractually bound to adhere with respect to Personal
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Information in the Company’s possession, custody or control, and (iv) all contractual commitments that the Company has entered into or is otherwise bound with respect to privacy or data security (collectively, the “Data Security Requirements”). The Company has implemented commercially reasonable data security safeguards to protect the security and integrity of the Business Systems constituting Company Owned IP and any Personal Information in the Company’s possession, custody or control. The Company’s employees and contractors receive commercially reasonable training on information security issues. To the Company’s knowledge there is no Disabling Device in any of the Business Systems constituting Company Owned IP or Product components. Since the Formation Date, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in liability material to the Company, the Company has not (i) to the Company’s knowledge, experienced any data security breaches, unauthorized access or use of any of the Business Systems constituting Company Owned IP, or unauthorized acquisition, destruction, damage, disclosure, loss, corruption, alteration, or use of any Personal Information in the Company’s possession, custody or control; or (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, been subject to or received written notice of any audits, proceedings or investigations by any Governmental Authority or any customer, or received any material claims or complaints regarding the collection, dissemination, storage or use of Personal Information in the Company’s possession, custody or control, or the violation of any applicable Data Security Requirements.
(l) The Company (i) owns the Business Data constituting Company Owned IP free and clear of any restrictions other than those imposed by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws, or (ii) has the right, as applicable, to use, exploit, publish, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, and create derivative works of the other Business Data, in whole or in part, in the manner in which the Company receives and uses such Business Data prior to the Closing Date.
(m) The Company is not, nor has it ever been, a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or similar standard setting organization that could require or obligate the Company to grant or offer to any other person any license or right to any Company Owned IP.
SECTION 4.14 Taxes.
(a) The Company: (i) has duly and timely filed all material Tax Returns it is required to have filed as of the date hereof (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) or has adequately reserved in its Annual Financial Statements and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects and were prepared in substantial compliance with all applicable Laws; (ii) has paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that it is required to have paid as of the date hereof to avoid penalties or charges for late payment or has adequately reserved in its Annual Financial Statements; (iii) has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than pursuant to customary extensions of the due date for filing a Tax Return obtained in the ordinary course of business); (iv) does not have any deficiency, assessment, claim, audit, examination, investigation, litigation or other proceeding in respect of Taxes or Tax matters pending or asserted, proposed or threatened in writing, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open. The probable and estimable unpaid Taxes of the Company as of the date of the Interim Financial Statements did not exceed the reserves for Taxes of the Company set forth in the Interim Financial Statements.
(b) The Company is not a party to, is not bound by and does not have an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement, and does not have any liability or obligation to any person as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment, in each case other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes (an “Ordinary Commercial Agreement”).
(c) The Company will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing under Code Section 481(c) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law); (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) executed prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (iv) intercompany transaction or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under
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Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) entered into or created prior to the Closing; (v) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing outside the ordinary course of business; or (vi) any election made pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) The Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party.
(e) The Company has never been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Return.
(f) The Company does not have any liability for the Taxes of any other person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law), as a transferee or successor, or, except pursuant to an Ordinary Commercial Agreement, by contract or otherwise pursuant to applicable Law.
(g) The Company does not have any request for a closing agreement, private letter ruling, or similar ruling in respect of Taxes pending between the Company, on the one hand, and any Tax authority, on the other hand.
(h) The Company has made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room true, correct and complete copies of the U.S. federal income Tax Return filed by the Company for its 2018 tax year.
(i) The Company has not, in any year for which the applicable statute of limitations remains, open distributed stock of another person, or has had its stock distributed by another person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.
(j) The Company has not engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(k) Neither the IRS nor any other U.S. or non-U.S. taxing authority or agency has asserted in writing against the Company any deficiency or claim for any Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith that has not been paid or otherwise resolved in full.
(l) There are no Tax Liens upon any assets of the Company except for Permitted Liens.
(m) The Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. The Company has not received written notice from a non-United States Tax authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.
(n) The Company has not received written notice of any claim from a Tax authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company does not file Tax Returns stating that the Company is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.
(o) For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company is, and has been since its formation, classified as a corporation.
(p) The Company, after consultation with its tax advisors, is not aware of the existence of any fact, or any action it has taken (or failed to take) or agreed to take, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
SECTION 4.15 Environmental Matters. (a) The Company is in compliance with, and since the Formation Date has not materially violated, applicable Environmental Laws; (b) none of the properties currently or, to the knowledge of the Company, formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company (including, without limitation, soils and surface and ground waters) are contaminated with, and the Company has not used, handled, stored, released, transported or disposed of, any Hazardous Substance in a quantity or manner requiring reporting, investigation, remediation, monitoring or other response action by the Company pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws; (c) the Company is not, in any material respect, actually, potentially or allegedly liable pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws for any off-site contamination by Hazardous Substances; (d) the Company has all permits, licenses and other authorizations required of the Company under applicable Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”), and the
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Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with such Environmental Permits; and (e) the Company is not the subject of any pending or, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened Action, nor has the Company received any written notice, alleging any material violation of or, or material liability under, Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Substances.
SECTION 4.16 Material Contracts.
(a) Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the following types of Contracts and agreements to which the Company is a party, excluding for this purpose, any purchase orders submitted by customers (such contracts and agreements as are required to be set forth in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, along with any Plan listed on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, being the “Material Contracts”):
(i) all Contracts and agreements with consideration payable to or by the Company, exclusive of postage or interchange and based on the prior 12-months of revenue, of more than $500,000, in the aggregate, over any 12-month period;
(ii) all Contracts and agreements with suppliers to the Company, including those relating to the design, development, manufacture or sale of Products of the Company, for expenditures paid or payable by the Company of more than $500,000, in the aggregate, over the 12-month period prior to the date hereof, other than purchase orders on the form of such purchase order made available in the Virtual Data Room;
(iii) all broker, distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, franchise, agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing consulting and advertising Contracts and agreements to which the Company is a party that are material to the business of the Company;
(iv) all management Contracts (excluding Contracts for employment) to the extent material to the business of the Company;
(v) all Contracts or agreements involving the payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon the revenues or income of the Company or income or revenues related to any Product of the Company to which the Company is a party;
(vi) all Contracts and agreements evidencing Indebtedness in an amount greater than $250,000, and any pledge agreements, security agreements or other collateral agreements in which the Company granted to any person a security interest in or Lien on any of the property or assets of the Company, and all agreements or instruments guaranteeing the debts or other obligations of any person;
(vii) all Contracts establishing any joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance or other collaboration that is material to the business of the Company;
(viii) all Contracts and agreements with any Governmental Authority to which the Company is a party, other than any Company Permits;
(ix) all Contracts and agreements that limit, or purport to limit, the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any person or entity or in any geographic area or during any period of time, excluding customary confidentiality agreements and agreements that contain customary confidentiality clauses;
(x) all Contracts or arrangements that result in any person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company that materially relates to the Company, or materially impacts its business;
(xi) all Leases, and all leases or master leases of personal property, reasonably likely to result in annual payments of $500,000 or more in a 12-month period;
(xii) all Contracts required to be listed in Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(xiii) all Contracts which involve the license or grant of rights to Company Owned IP by the Company that are material to the business of the Company, other than revocable, non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses) granted in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) all Contracts or agreements under which the Company has agreed to purchase goods or services from a vendor, supplier or other person on a preferred supplier or “most favored supplier” basis;
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(xv) all Contracts or agreements for the development of Company Owned IP for the benefit of the Company that are material to the Company, other than employment and consulting agreements entered into on the form of such agreement made available in the Virtual Data Room, without material modification;
(xvi) all Contracts or agreements under which any broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions, or which has a fee tail still in effect, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company;
(xvii) any Company Affiliate Agreement that will not be terminated at or prior to the Closing;
(xviii) any Contract that contains an existing obligation (contingent or otherwise) to pay any amounts in respect of indemnification obligations, purchase price adjustment, earn-outs, backend payment, deferred payments or similar obligation;
(xix) any Contract that grants to any person any option, right of first offer or right of first refusal or similar right to purchase, lease, sublease, license, use, possess or occupy any securities, assets or other interest of the Company; and
(xx) any principal transaction Contract entered into in connection with a completed acquisition or disposition by the Company since December 31, 2017 involving consideration in excess of $1,000,000 of any person or other business organization, division or business of any person (including through merger or consolidation or the purchase of a controlling equity interest in or substantially all of the assets of such person or by any other manner).
(b) Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company (i) each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, and the Company is not in material breach or violation of, or material default, or would be in material breach or violation of, or material default, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, under, any Material Contract nor has any Material Contract been canceled by the other party; (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other party is in material breach or violation of, or material default, or would be in material breach or violation of, or material default, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, under, any Material Contract; and (iii) the Company has not received any written, or to the knowledge of the Company, oral claim of any material default under any such Material Contract. The Company has furnished or made available to SMMC in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies, in all respects, of all Material Contracts, including amendments thereto that are material in nature.
SECTION 4.17 Insurance.
(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to each material insurance policy under which the Company is an insured, a named insured or otherwise the principal beneficiary of coverage as of the date of this Agreement (i) the names of the insurer, the principal insured and each named insured, (ii) the policy number, (iii) the period, scope and amount of coverage and (iv) the premium most recently charged.
(b) With respect to each such insurance policy, except as would not be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Remedies Exceptions) and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect; (ii) the Company is not in material breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no insurer on the policy has been declared insolvent or placed in receivership, conservatorship or liquidation.
SECTION 4.18 Board Approval; Vote Required. The Company Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, or by unanimous written consent, has duly (a) determined that this Agreement and the Mergers are fair to and in the best interests of the Company, (b) approved this Agreement and the Mergers and declared their advisability, and (c) recommended that the stockholders of the Company approve and adopt this Agreement and approve the Mergers and directed that this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Mergers) be submitted for consideration by the Company’s stockholders. The Requisite Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital
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stock or other securities of the Company necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions. The Written Consent, if executed and delivered by the Company Stockholders that have executed Stockholder Support Agreements, would satisfy the Company Stockholder Approval and no additional approval or vote from any holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company would then be necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions.
SECTION 4.19 Interested Party Transactions. Except for employment relationships and the payment of compensation, benefits and expense reimbursements and advances in the ordinary course of business, no stockholder, director, employee, officer or other affiliate of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or immediate family members, to the Company’s knowledge, has or has had, directly or indirectly: (a) an economic interest in any person that has furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services or Products that the Company furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell; (b) an economic interest in any person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company, any goods or services; (c) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement disclosed in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; (d) beneficial ownership interest (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 5% or more of the capital stock or equity interests of any of the Company or (e) any contractual or other arrangement with the Company, other than customary indemnity arrangements; provided, however, that ownership of no more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any person” for purposes of this Section 4.19 (each of the foregoing, a “Company Affiliate Agreement”). The Company has not, since the Formation Date, (i) extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit or renewed an extension of credit in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company, or (ii) materially modified any term of any such extension or maintenance of credit.
SECTION 4.20 Exchange Act. The Company is not currently (nor has either previously been) subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
SECTION 4.21 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
SECTION 4.22 Certain Business Practices.
(a) In the last five (5) years, none of the Company, any of its directors, officers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, agents, while acting on behalf of the Company, has: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to political activity; or (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any applicable Anti-Corruption Law.
(b) In the last five (5) years, none of the Company, any of its directors, officers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, agents (i) is or has been a Sanctioned Person; or (ii) has transacted business with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person or has otherwise violated applicable Sanctions, while acting on behalf of the Company. In the last five (5) years, the Company and its directors, officers, and employees, and, to the Company’s knowledge, agents, while acting on behalf of the Company, have been in compliance in all material respects with applicable Ex-Im Laws.
(c) In the last five (5) years, there are no, and since the Formation Date, there have not been any material internal investigations, external investigations to which the Company has knowledge of, audits, actions or proceedings pending, or any voluntary or involuntary disclosures made to a Governmental Authority, with respect to any apparent or suspected violation by the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, or agents with respect to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions, or Ex-Im Laws.
SECTION 4.23 Registration Statement. The Company represents that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of SMMC, (iii) the time of the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting, and (iv) the Effective Time;
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provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.23, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company for use therein.
SECTION 4.24 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties; Company’s Investigation and Reliance. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Company hereby expressly disclaims and negates, any other express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever (whether at Law or in equity) with respect to the Company, its Affiliates, and any matter relating to any of them, including their affairs, the condition, value or quality of the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations, or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information made available to SMMC, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives by, or on behalf of, the Company, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or any other Ancillary Agreement or in the Company Officer’s Certificate, neither the Company nor any other person on behalf of the Company has made or makes, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates or budgets made available to SMMC, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Company (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing), whether or not included in any management presentation or in any other information made available to SMMC, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives or any other person, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed. The Company and its Representatives have been provided with full and complete access to the Representatives, properties, offices and other facilities, books and records of SMMC and other information that they have requested in connection with their investigation of SMMC and the Transactions. The Company is not relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, made by SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the SMMC Disclosure Schedule) or the other Transaction Documents. None of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub nor any of its respective shareholders, Affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability to the Company or any of their respective stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives resulting from the use of any information, documents or materials provided to the Company in any form in expectation of the Transactions.
ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SMMC, FIRST MERGER SUB
AND SECOND MERGER SUB
Except as set forth in SMMC’s disclosure letter delivered by SMMC to the Company in connection with this Agreement (the “SMMC Disclosure Schedule”) (each section of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face or cross-referenced) and in SMMC SEC Reports (excluding disclosures referred to in “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements), SMMC hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
SECTION 5.01 Corporate Organization.
(a) Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate or limited liability power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not result in a SMMC Material Adverse Effect.
(b) First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub are the only subsidiaries of SMMC. Except for First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, SMMC does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business association or other person.
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SECTION 5.02 Governing Documents. Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub has heretofore furnished to the Company complete and correct copies of the SMMC Organizational Documents, First Merger Sub Organizational Documents and the Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents. The SMMC Organizational Documents, First Merger Sub Organizational Documents and Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub, nor Second Merger Sub is in violation of any of the provisions of the SMMC Organizational Documents, the First Merger Sub Organizational Documents or the Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents.
SECTION 5.03 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of SMMC consists of (i) 220,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“SMMC Common Stock”) or, upon the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, will consist of 540,000,000 shares of SMMC Common Stock, consisting of (A) 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (“SMMC Class A Common Stock”) or, upon the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, 493,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (B) 20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (“SMMC Class B Common Stock”), and, upon the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, (C) 27,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock (“SMMC Class C Common Stock”) and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“SMMC Preferred Stock”). As of the date of this Agreement (i) 25,000,000 shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock and 6,250,000 shares of SMMC Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (ii) no shares of SMMC Common Stock are held in the treasury of SMMC, (iii) 6,954,500 private placement warrants (as described in the Prospectus) are issued and outstanding and 6,954,500 shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock are issuable in respect of such private placement warrants, and (iv) 12,500,000 SMMC Public Warrants are issued and outstanding and 12,500,000 shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock are issuable in respect of the SMMC Public Warrants (the warrants described in clauses (iii) and (iv), the “SMMC Warrants”). As of the date of this Agreement, there are no shares of SMMC Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each SMMC Warrant is exercisable for one share of SMMC Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of First Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “First Merger Sub Common Stock”). As of the date hereof, 100 shares of First Merger Sub Common Stock are issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of First Merger Sub Common Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights, and are held by SMMC free and clear of all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the First Merger Sub Organizational Documents. All membership interests of Second Merger Sub have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights, and are held by SMMC free and clear of all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and the Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents.
(c) All outstanding shares of SMMC Common Stock and SMMC Warrants have been issued and granted in compliance with all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and were issued free and clear of all Liens other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and the SMMC Organizational Documents.
(d) The Per Share Stock Consideration being delivered by SMMC hereunder shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and each such share or other security shall be issued free and clear of preemptive rights and all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and the SMMC Organizational Documents and any other Ancillary Agreement. The Per Share Stock Consideration will be issued in compliance with all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and without contravention of any other person’s rights therein or with respect thereto.
(e) Except for securities issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, securities issued by SMMC as permitted by this Agreement and the Sponsor Warrants, SMMC has not issued any options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of SMMC or obligating SMMC to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, SMMC. All shares of SMMC Common Stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are
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issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Neither SMMC nor any subsidiary of SMMC is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and neither SMMC nor any subsidiary of SMMC has granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity or similar rights. Except for the Transaction Documents, SMMC is not a party to any voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements with respect to the voting or transfer of SMMC Common Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of SMMC or any of its subsidiaries. Except with respect to the Redemption Rights and the SMMC Warrants, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of SMMC to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of SMMC Common Stock. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of SMMC to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any person.
SECTION 5.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement; Vote Required.
(a) Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub have all necessary corporate power and authority or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and, upon receipt of the SMMC Stockholder Approval and the sole stockholder approval of First Merger Sub and the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, to perform its respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub and the consummation by each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, and, except for the SMMC Stockholder Approval and the sole stockholder approval of First Merger Sub and the effectiveness of the SMMC Amendment, no other corporate proceedings on the part of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (other than the filing and effectiveness of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and DLLCA,). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, enforceable against SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub in accordance with its terms subject to the Remedies Exceptions.
(b) The affirmative vote of (i) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock and SMMC Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, cast at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting shall be required to approve the Transaction Proposal, (ii) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock and SMMC Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, cast at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting shall be required to approve the Nasdaq Proposal, (iii) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock and SMMC Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal, (iv) (A) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock and SMMC Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, and (B) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, voting separately as a single class, shall be required to approve the A&R Charter Proposal, and (v) holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock and SMMC Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, cast at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting shall be required to approve the Equity Plan Proposals, in each case, assuming a quorum is present, to approve. The SMMC Proposals are the only votes of any of SMMC’s capital stock necessary in connection with the entry into this Agreement by SMMC, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Closing (the approval by SMMC Stockholders of all of the foregoing, collectively, the “SMMC Stockholder Approval”).
SECTION 5.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub do not, and (in the case of SMMC), upon the receipt of the SMMC Stockholder Approval and the sole stockholder approval of First Merger Sub and the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, the performance of this Agreement by each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub will not, (i) conflict with or violate the SMMC Organizational Documents, the First Merger Sub Organizational Documents or the Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations, expiration or termination of waiting periods and other actions described in Section 5.05(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 5.05(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to each of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or by which any of their
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property or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of each of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which each of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub is a party or by which each of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or any of their property or assets is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a SMMC Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws and state takeover Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and DLLCA, (ii) the filing and effectiveness of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and DLLCA, (iii) the filing and effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment and (iv) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub from performing its material obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 5.06 Compliance. Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub is or has been in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or by which any property or asset of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub is a party or by which SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or any property or asset of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub is bound, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or reasonably be expected to have a SMMC Material Adverse Effect. Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.
SECTION 5.07 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley.
(a) SMMC has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since June 19, 2019, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (collectively, the “SMMC SEC Reports”). SMMC has heretofore furnished to the Company true and correct copies of all material amendments and modifications that have not been filed by SMMC with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by SMMC with the SEC and are currently in effect. As of their respective dates, the SMMC SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each director and executive officer of SMMC has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all documents required with respect to SMMC by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the SMMC SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP (applied on a consistent basis) and Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K, as applicable, throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash
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flows of SMMC as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate be material). SMMC has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the SMMC SEC Reports. No financial statements other than those of SMMC are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of SMMC.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth in the SMMC SEC Reports, neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has any liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for (i) liabilities that were incurred in the ordinary course of SMMC’s, First Merger Sub’s or Second Merger Sub’s business, (ii) liabilities or obligations disclosed in the SMMC Disclosure Schedule or (iii) such other liabilities and obligations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to SMMC.
(d) SMMC is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the Nasdaq.
(e) SMMC has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to SMMC and other material information required to be disclosed by SMMC in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to SMMC’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting SMMC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in SMMC’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.
(f) SMMC maintains systems of internal control over financial reporting that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that SMMC maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP; (iii) that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and its board of directors; and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. SMMC has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of any disclosure (or, if unwritten, a summary thereof) by any representative of SMMC to SMMC’s independent auditors relating to any material weaknesses in internal controls and any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that would adversely affect the ability of SMMC to record, process, summarize and report financial data. SMMC has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involve management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of SMMC. Since March 31, 2020, there have been no material changes in SMMC internal control over financial reporting.
(g) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by SMMC to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of SMMC and SMMC has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(h) Neither SMMC (including any employee thereof) nor SMMC’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by SMMC, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves SMMC’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by SMMC or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
(i) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the SMMC SEC Reports. To the knowledge of SMMC, none of the SMMC SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
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SECTION 5.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2019, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) SMMC has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority and (b) there has not been any SMMC Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of SMMC, threatened against SMMC, or any property or asset of SMMC, before any Governmental Authority. Neither SMMC nor any material property or asset of SMMC is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of SMMC, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority.
SECTION 5.10 Board Approval.
(a) The SMMC Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of SMMC and its stockholders, (ii) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts withdrawn to fund regulatory compliance costs and to pay Taxes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount), (iii) approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a Business Combination, (iv) approved this Agreement and the Transactions and declared their advisability, and (v) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of SMMC approve each of the matters requiring SMMC Stockholder Approval and directed that this Agreement and the Mergers, be submitted for consideration by the stockholders of SMMC at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting.
(b) The board of directors of First Merger Sub has approved and declared advisable, this Agreement and the Transactions, and SMMC, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of First Merger Sub shall approve and adopt this Agreement by written consent immediately following its execution. The board of managers of Second Merger Sub has approved and declared advisable, this Agreement and the Transactions, and SMMC, in its capacity as the sole member of Second Merger Sub has approved and adopted this Agreement by written consent.
SECTION 5.11 No Prior Operations of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub. Each of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the Mergers and have not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations or incurred any obligation or liability, other than as contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 5.12 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 5.12 of the SMMC Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub.
SECTION 5.13 SMMC Trust Fund. As of the date of this Agreement, SMMC has no less than two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) in the trust fund established by SMMC for the benefit of its public stockholders (the “Trust Fund”) maintained in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). The monies of such Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), having a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act and held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York Corporation (the “Trustee”) pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2019, between SMMC and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and is a valid and binding obligation of SMMC and is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions. SMMC has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in material breach thereof or material default thereunder and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach or material default by SMMC or the Trustee. There are no separate Contracts, side letters or other understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied): (i) between SMMC and the Trustee that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SMMC SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect; or (ii) to the knowledge of SMMC, that would entitle any person (other than stockholders of SMMC who shall have elected to redeem their
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shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Offer) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except: (A) to pay income and franchise Taxes from any interest income earned in the Trust Account or fund regulatory compliance costs; and (B) upon the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the provisions of the SMMC Organizational Documents. As of the date hereof, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of SMMC, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account. Upon consummation of the First Merger and notice thereof to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, SMMC shall cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, release to SMMC as promptly as practicable, the Trust Funds in accordance with the Trust Agreement at which point the Trust Account shall terminate; provided, however, that the liabilities and obligations of SMMC due and owing or incurred at or prior to the Effective Time shall be paid as and when due, including all amounts payable (a) to stockholders of SMMC who shall have exercised their Redemption Rights and (b) to the Trustee for fees and costs incurred in accordance with the Trust Agreement. As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein and the compliance by the Company with its respective obligations hereunder, SMMC has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to SMMC at the Effective Time (other than any funds to be distributed to stockholders of SMMC who have elected to redeem their shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Offer).
SECTION 5.14 Employees. Other than any officers as described in the SMMC SEC Reports and consultants and advisors in the ordinary course of business or in connection with SMMC’s or Sponsor’s identification, evaluation, negotiation or consummation of a Business Combination, SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub have never employed any employees or retained any contractors. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by SMMC’s officers and directors in connection with activities on SMMC’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by SMMC outside of the Trust Account, SMMC has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any officer or director. SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub have never and do not currently maintain, sponsor, or contribute to or have any direct or material liability under any Employee Benefit Plan.
SECTION 5.15 Taxes.
(a) SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub (i) have duly and timely filed all material Tax Returns they are required to have filed as of the date hereof (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects and were prepared in substantial compliance with all applicable Laws; (ii) have paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that they are required to have paid as of the date hereof to avoid penalties or charges for late payment; (iii) have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than pursuant to customary extensions of the due date for filing a Tax Return obtained in the ordinary course of business); (iv) do not have any deficiency, assessment, claim, audit, examination, investigation, litigation or other proceeding in respect of Taxes or Tax matters pending or asserted, proposed or threatened in writing, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open; and (v) have provided adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP in the most recent consolidated financial statements of SMMC, for any Taxes of SMMC as of the date of such financial statements that have not been paid.
(b) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub is a party to, is bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement or has a liability or obligation to any person as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment, in each case other than an Ordinary Commercial Agreement.
(c) None of SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing under Code Section 481(c) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law); (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) executed prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (iv) intercompany transaction or any excess loss account
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described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) entered into or created prior to the Closing; (v) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing outside the ordinary course of business; or (vi) any election made pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party.
(e) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Return.
(f) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law), as a transferee or successor, or, except pursuant to an Ordinary Commercial Agreement, by contract or otherwise pursuant to applicable Law.
(g) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has any request for a closing agreement, private letter ruling, or similar ruling in respect of Taxes pending between SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, on the one hand, and any Tax authority, on the other hand.
(h) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has in any year for which the applicable statute of limitations remains open distributed stock of another person, or has had its stock distributed by another person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.
(i) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(j) Neither the IRS nor any other U.S. or non-U.S. taxing authority or agency has asserted in writing against SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub any deficiency or claim for any Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith that has not been paid or otherwise resolved in full.
(k) There are no Tax Liens upon any assets of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub except for Permitted Liens.
(l) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has received written notice from a non-United States Tax authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.
(m) Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has received written notice of any claim from a Tax authority in a jurisdiction in which SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub does not file Tax Returns stating that SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.
(n) For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each of SMMC and First Merger Sub is, and has been since its formation, classified as a corporation, and Second Merger Sub is, and has been since its formation, classified as an entity disregarded as separate from SMMC.
(o) SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, after consultation with their tax advisors, are not aware of the existence of any fact, or any action it has taken (or failed to take) or agreed to take, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
SECTION 5.16 Registration and Listing. The issued and outstanding SMMC Units are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SMMCU.” The issued and outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SMMC.” The issued and outstanding SMMC Warrants that were included as part of the SMMC Units (the “SMMC Public Warrants”) are registered pursuant to
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Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SMMCW.” As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of SMMC, threatened in writing against SMMC by the Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the SMMC Units, the shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock, or SMMC Warrants or terminate the listing of SMMC on the Nasdaq Capital Market. None of SMMC or any of its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the SMMC Units, the shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock, or the SMMC Warrants under the Exchange Act.
SECTION 5.17 Registration Statement. SMMC represents that the information supplied by SMMC for inclusion in the Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of SMMC, (iii) the time of the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting, and (iv) the Effective Time; provided, however, that SMMC makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to SMMC by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement.
SECTION 5.18 SMMC’s, First Merger Sub’s and Second Merger Sub’s Investigation and Reliance. Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub is a sophisticated purchaser and has made its own independent investigation, review and analysis regarding the Company and the Transactions, which investigation, review and analysis were conducted by SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub together with expert advisors, including legal counsel, that they have engaged for such purpose. Neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub is relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, made by the Company or any of their respective Representatives, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or the other Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its respective shareholders, Affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability to SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or any of their respective stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives resulting from the use of any information, documents or materials made available to SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub or any of their Representatives, whether orally or in writing, in any confidential information memoranda, “data rooms,” management presentations, due diligence discussions or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions except as set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives is making, directly or indirectly, any representation or warranty with respect to any estimates, projections or forecasts involving the Company and the other Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE VI
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGERS
SECTION 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Mergers.
(a) The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, except as (1) expressly required by any other provision of this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, (2) expressly set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and (3) as required by applicable Law, unless SMMC shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):
(i) the Company shall conduct its business in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and
(ii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (A) preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and to preserve the current relationships of the Company with customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company has significant business relations and (B) maintain all insurance policies of the Company or substitutes therefor.
(b) By way of amplification and not limitation, except as (1) expressly required by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as expressly set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company
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Disclosure Schedule, and (3) as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of SMMC (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):
(i) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws other than with respect to the Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment;
(ii) issue, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, transfer, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, (A) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company, or any options, warrants, restricted share units, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or that derive their value therefrom, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of the Company; provided that the exercise or settlement of any Company Options in the ordinary course of business shall not require the consent of SMMC; provided, further, that the Company may grant equity compensation pursuant to the Company Option Plans in respect of an amount of shares of Company Common Stock not to exceed eighty thousand (80,000) shares of Company Common Stock in the aggregate; or (B) any material assets of the Company;
(iii) acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other entity or enter into a joint venture or business association with any other person;
(iv) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock;
(v) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other than redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities;
(vi) (A) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof or purchase a material portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof; or (B) incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money or otherwise or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any person, or make any loans or advances, or intentionally grant any security interest in any of its assets except, with respect to this clause (B), the incurrence of Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to the instruments listed on Section 6.01(b)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Schedule in an amount not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate;
(vii) (A) grant any material increase in the compensation, incentives or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant Company; provided, that, other than any equity compensation granted pursuant to the second proviso of Section 6.01(b)(ii), any such increase shall only take the form of cash and shall not include any Equity Equivalents or any increase that would be required to be disclosed in a filing with the SEC if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Sections 12(g) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (B) enter into any new, or materially amend any existing, employment, retention, bonus, change in control, or termination agreement with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (C) accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (D) establish or become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with a labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees, (E) hire any new employee whose individual annual compensation shall exceed $250,000, except that the Company may (1) provide increases in salary, wages, bonuses or benefits to employees as required or permitted under any Plan or other employment or consulting agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement, (2) change the title of its employees in the ordinary course of business, (3) make annual or quarterly bonus or commission payments in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the bonus or commission plans existing on the date of this Agreement, and (4) enter into the retention agreements with executive officers, key employees or directors set forth on Section 6.01(b)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
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(viii) other than as required by Law or pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement and reflected on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or that the Company is not prohibited from entering into after the date hereof, grant any severance or termination pay to, any employee or director or officer of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) adopt, amend or terminate any material Plan or any Employee Benefit Plan that would be a Plan if in effect as of the date hereof except as may be required by applicable Law, is necessary in order to consummate the Transactions, or health and welfare plan renewals in the ordinary course of business;
(x) make any material tax election, amend a material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income Tax liability;
(xi) materially amend, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of the Company’s material rights thereunder, in each case in a manner that is adverse to the Company;
(xii) intentionally permit any material item of Company IP to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed, or otherwise become unenforceable or fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings, or fail to pay all required fees and Taxes required or advisable to maintain and protect its interest in each and every material item of Company IP;
(xiii) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action, other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that are solely monetary in nature and do not exceed $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
(xiv) enter into, amend, modify or terminate or waive, assign or transfer any rights under any Lease;
(xv) acquire or dispose of any interest in real property or fail to exercise any rights of renewal under any Lease that by its terms would otherwise expire;
(xvi) enter into any material new line of business outside of the business currently conducted by the Company as of the date of this Agreement;
(xvii) enter into, renew or amend in any material respect any Company Affiliate Agreement;
(xviii) fail to maintain its existence or adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); or
(xix) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
Nothing herein shall require the Company to obtain consent from SMMC to do any of the foregoing if obtaining such consent would reasonably be expected to violate applicable Law, and nothing contained in this Section 6.01 shall give to SMMC, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of the Company prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of SMMC and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.
SECTION 6.02 Conduct of Business by SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub Pending the Merger. Except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placements), and except as set forth on Section 6.02 of SMMC’s Disclosure Schedule and as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), SMMC agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the businesses of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placements or the transactions contemplated by the Cancellation Agreement), or in connection with the terms and conditions of, any Subscription Agreement, as set forth on
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Section 6.02 of the SMMC Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), neither SMMC, First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned:
(a) amend or otherwise change the SMMC Organizational Documents, First Merger Sub Organizational Documents or Second Merger Sub Organizational Documents or form any subsidiary of SMMC other than First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, other than to effectuate the SMMC Charter Amendment, SMMC A&R Charter and the SMMC A&R Bylaws;
(b) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, other than redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the SMMC Organizational Documents;
(c) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the SMMC Common Stock or SMMC Warrants except for redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the SMMC Organizational Documents;
(d) issue, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, transfer, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock or other securities of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or that derive their value therefrom, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, except (i) in connection with conversion of the SMMC Class B Common Stock pursuant to the SMMC Organizational Documents or (ii) in connection with the Transactions (including the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements);
(e) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof, purchase a material portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof, or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other person;
(f) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become responsible for any such indebtedness of another person or persons, make any loans or advances, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of SMMC, as applicable, enter into any “keep well” or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, in each case, except in the ordinary course of business;
(g) make any material tax election, amend a material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income Tax liability;
(h) liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub;
(i) amend the Trust Agreement; or
(j) other than as set forth in the SMMC A&R Charter, enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
Nothing in this Section 6.02 shall give to the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of SMMC prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of SMMC and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.
SECTION 6.03 Claims Against Trust Account. Reference is made to the final prospectus of SMMC, dated as of June 20, 2019 and filed with the SEC (Registration No. 333-231881) on June 20, 2019 (the “Prospectus”). The Company hereby represents and warrants that it has read the Prospectus and understands that SMMC has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the overallotment shares
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acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of SMMC’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by SMMC’s underwriters the “Public Stockholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, SMMC may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their SMMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Offer in connection with the consummation of SMMC’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Stockholders if SMMC fails to consummate a Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months after the closing of the IPO, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, as necessary to pay any Taxes, or (d) to SMMC after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of SMMC entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or any proposed or actual business relationship between SMMC or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”). The Company on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Company or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations or Contracts with SMMC or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with SMMC or its Affiliates). The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by SMMC and its Affiliates to induce SMMC to enter in this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent the Company or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to SMMC or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against SMMC or its Representatives, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Company or its Affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event the Company or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to SMMC or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Stockholders of SMMC, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, SMMC and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Company and its Affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event SMMC or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this paragraph shall survive indefinitely with respect to the obligations set forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 7.01 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement; Consent Solicitation Statement.
(a) After the execution of this Agreement, SMMC (with the assistance and cooperation of the Company as reasonably requested by SMMC) shall use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the Proxy Statement and the Consent Solicitation Statement contained therein, the “Registration Statement”) within five (5) Business Days after SMMC’s receipt of the PCAOB Audited Financials and the Unaudited Interim Financial Statements from the Company, and if not within such five (5) Business Day period, as promptly as practicable thereafter, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the SMMC Class A Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement, which Registration Statement will also contain the Proxy Statement and the
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Consent Solicitation Statement. The Registration Statement shall include for registration all shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock issued under this Agreement, including the Earnout Shares.
(b) SMMC agrees to include provisions in the Proxy Statement and to take reasonable action related thereto, with respect to (i) the approval of the Business Combination (as defined in the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation) and the adoption and approval of this Agreement (the “Transaction Proposal”), (ii) the approval of the SMMC Charter Amendment (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”), (iii) the approval of the SMMC A&R Charter (the “A&R Charter Proposal”) and each change to the SMMC A&R Charter that is required to be separately approved, (iv) to the extent required by the Nasdaq listing rules, the approval of the issuance of the aggregate Per Share Stock Consideration and the Earnout Shares together with the SMMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (the “Nasdaq Proposal”), (v) the approval of the election of each of the directors nominated to comprise the board of directors of the Surviving Entity (the “Election of Directors Proposal”), (vi) the approval and adoption of the SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “SMMC Equity Incentive Plan Proposal”), (vii) the approval and adoption of the SMMC Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP Proposal,” and together with the SMMC Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, the “Equity Plan Proposals”), (viii) adjournment of the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing proposals and (ix) the approval of any other proposals reasonably agreed by SMMC and the Company to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby (the “Additional Proposal” and together with the Transaction Proposal, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the A&R Charter Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Election of Directors Proposal and the Equity Plan Proposals, the “SMMC Proposals”). The SMMC Equity Incentive Plan Proposal shall provide that an aggregate number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to the percentage set forth on Schedule 7.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock as of Closing shall be reserved for issuance pursuant to the SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, subject to annual increases as provided therein, and the ESPP Proposal shall provide that an aggregate number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to the percentage set forth on Schedule 7.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule of the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock as of Closing shall be reserved for issuance pursuant to the SMMC Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to annual increases as provided therein. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the SMMC Proposals shall be the only matters (other than procedural matters) which SMMC shall propose to be acted on by SMMC’s stockholders at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting.
(c) SMMC and the Company each shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the Registration Statement when filed with the SEC to comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable thereto, (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Registration Statement, (iii) cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable and (iv) to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, SMMC shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to SMMC Stockholders and the Company shall mail or otherwise deliver the Consent Solicitation Statement to the Company Stockholders. Each of SMMC and the Company shall promptly furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement.
(d) Except as required by applicable Law, no filing of, or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement will be made by SMMC or the Company without the approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). SMMC and the Company each will advise the other, promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment thereto has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, of the suspension of the qualification of the SMMC Common Stock to be issued or issuable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with this Agreement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information. Each of SMMC and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), any response to comments of the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement and any amendment to the Registration Statement filed in response thereto.
(e) If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by SMMC which
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should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement, SMMC shall promptly inform the Company. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly inform SMMC. Each of SMMC and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all documents that SMMC and the Company are responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
SECTION 7.02 SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) SMMC shall use its reasonable best efforts to call and hold the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective (but in any event shall hold the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting no later than the later of thirty (30) days after the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to stockholders of SMMC and such other date as agreed by SMMC and the Company) for the purpose of voting solely upon the SMMC Proposals; provided that SMMC may postpone or adjourn the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting on one or more occasions for up to 30 days in the aggregate upon the good faith determination by the SMMC Board that such postponement or adjournment is necessary to solicit additional proxies to obtain approval of the SMMC Proposals or otherwise take actions consistent with SMMC’s obligations pursuant to Section 7.08. Subject to SMMC’s ability to effect a SMMC Modification in Recommendation, SMMC (i) shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the SMMC Proposals at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting, including by soliciting from its stockholders proxies as promptly as possible in favor of the SMMC Proposals, and (ii) shall use its reasonable best efforts take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the required vote or consent of its stockholders. The SMMC Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they approve the SMMC Proposals (the “SMMC Board Recommendation”) and shall include the SMMC Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, in each case, subject to the provisions of this Section 7.03. Neither the SMMC Board nor any committee thereof shall withhold, withdraw or modify, or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to the Company the SMMC Board Recommendation (any such event, a “SMMC Modification in Recommendation”), provided, that if, at any time prior to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, the SMMC Board determines in good faith, in response to a SMMC Superior Proposal or a SMMC Intervening Event, as applicable, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a SMMC Modification in Recommendation would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, SMMC or the SMMC Board may, prior to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, make a SMMC Modification in Recommendation; provided, further, that SMMC will not be entitled to make, or agree or resolve to make, a SMMC Modification in Recommendation unless (i) SMMC delivers to the Company a written notice (a “SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice”) advising the Company that the SMMC Board proposes to take such action and containing (A) with respect to a SMMC Superior Proposal, the material terms and conditions of the SMMC Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action of the SMMC Board or (B) with respect to a SMMC Intervening Event, the material facts underlying the SMMC Board’s determination that a SMMC Intervening Event has occurred (in each case, it being acknowledged that such SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice shall not itself constitute a breach of this Agreement), and (ii) at or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the day on which SMMC delivered the SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice (such period from the time the SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice is provided until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the day on which SMMC delivered the SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice (it being understood that (x) any material revision, amendment, update or supplement to the terms and conditions of a SMMC Superior Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a new SMMC Superior Proposal and (y) any material development with respect to a SMMC Intervening Event, in each case, shall require a new notice but with an additional four (4) Business Day (instead of five (5) Business Day) period from the date of such notice), the “SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice Period”)), the SMMC Board reaffirms in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to make a SMMC Modification in Recommendation would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. If requested by the Company, SMMC will and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, during the SMMC Modification in Recommendation Notice Period, engage in good faith negotiations with the Company and its Representatives to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions
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of this Agreement so as to obviate the need for an SMMC Modification in Recommendation. SMMC’s obligations under this Section 7.02 to call and hold the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting with respect to all SMMC Proposals shall not be affected by any SMMC Modification in Recommendation.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below:
(i) “SMMC Superior Proposal” means a bona fide and written SMMC Acquisition Proposal made after the date hereof (and not withdrawn), that did not result from a breach of Section 7.05(b), to acquire 100% of (A) the shares of capital stock or other equity securities of SMMC or (B) the total voting power of the equity securities of SMMC, that the SMMC Board in good faith determines (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor(s)) is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms and would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable from a financial point of view to the stockholders of SMMC (solely in their capacity as such) than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement after taking into account all such factors and matters deemed relevant in good faith by the SMMC Board, including legal, financial (including the financing terms of any such proposal), regulatory, timing or other aspects of such proposal and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any offer by the Company to amend the terms of this Agreement, termination or break-up fee and conditions to consummation).
(ii) “SMMC Intervening Event” means any material event, fact, development, circumstance or occurrence (but specifically excluding any SMMC Acquisition Proposal, any changes in capital markets, any declines or improvements in financial markets or the timing of any approval or clearance of any Governmental Authority required for the consummation of the Mergers) that was not known and was not reasonably foreseeable to SMMC or the SMMC Board as of the date hereof (or the consequences of which were not reasonably foreseeable to the SMMC Board as of the date hereof), and that becomes known to SMMC or the SMMC Board after the date of this Agreement but prior to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval.
(c) SMMC may only adjourn the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, for the absence of a quorum and (ii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that SMMC has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the SMMC Stockholders prior to the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting.
SECTION 7.03 Requisite Approval.
(a) Upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall (i) seek the written consent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SMMC, of holders of the Requisite Approval in favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Mergers and all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) via written consent (the “Written Consent”) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective and (ii) in the event the Company determines it is not able to obtain the Written Consent, the Company shall call and hold a meeting of holders of Company Shares for the purpose of voting solely upon the Company Stockholder Approval (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and in any event within twenty-five (25) days after the Registration Statement becomes effective. In connection therewith, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as practicable, (A) establish the record date (which record date shall be mutually agreed with SMMC) for determining the Company Stockholders entitled to provide such written consent, (B) cause the Consent Solicitation Statement to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders in compliance with applicable Law and (C) unless a Company Modification in Recommendation has been made, solicit written consents from the Company Stockholders to give the Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Board shall recommend to the Company Stockholders that they approve and adopt this Agreement and approve the Mergers and all other Transactions (the “Company Board Recommendation”), subject to the provisions of this Section 7.03. Neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall withhold, withdraw or modify, or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to SMMC the Company Board Recommendation (any such event, a “Company Modification in Recommendation”); provided, that if, at any time prior to obtaining the Requisite Approval, the Company Board determines in good
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faith, in response to a Company Superior Proposal or a Company Intervening Event, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Company Modification in Recommendation would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company or the Company Board may, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, make a Company Modification in Recommendation; provided further, the Company will not be entitled to make, or agree or resolve to make, a Company Modification in Recommendation unless (x) the Company delivers to SMMC a written notice (a “Company Modification in Recommendation Notice”) advising SMMC that the Company Board proposes to take such action and containing (I) with respect to a Company Superior Proposal, the material terms and conditions of the Company Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action of the Company Board or (II) with respect to a Company Intervening Event, the material facts underlying the Company Board’s determination that a Company Intervening Event has occurred (in each case, it being acknowledged that such Company Modification in Recommendation Notice shall not itself constitute a breach of this Agreement), and (y) at or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the day on which the Company delivered the Company Modification in Recommendation Notice (such period from the time the Company Modification in Recommendation Notice is provided until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the day on which the Company delivered the Company Modification in Recommendation Notice (it being understood that (1) any material revision, amendment, update or supplement to the terms and conditions of a Company Superior Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a new Company Superior Proposal and (2) any material development with respect to a Company Intervening Event, in each case, shall require a new notice but with an additional four (4) Business Day (instead of five (5) Business Day) period from the date of such notice), the “Company Modification in Recommendation Notice Period”), the Company Board reaffirms in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to make a Company Modification in Recommendation would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. If requested by SMMC, the Company will and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, during the Company Modification in Recommendation Notice Period, engage in good faith negotiations with SMMC and its Representatives to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement so as to obviate the need for an Company Modification in Recommendation. The Company obligations under this Section 7.03 to seek the Written Consent or call and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be affected by any Company Modification in Recommendation.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below:
(i) “Company Superior Proposal” means a bona fide and written Company Acquisition Proposal made after the date hereof (and not withdrawn), that did not result from a breach of Section 7.05(a), to acquire 100% of (A) the net revenues, net income or consolidated assets (based on the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company Board) of the Company, (B) the shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company or (C) the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, and that the Company Board in good faith determines (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor(s)) is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms and would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable from a financial point of view to the stockholders of the Company (solely in their capacity as such) than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement after taking into account all such factors and matters deemed relevant in good faith by the Company Board, including legal, financial (including the financing terms of any such proposal), regulatory, timing or other aspects of such proposal and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any offer by SMMC to amend the terms of this Agreement, termination or break-up fee and conditions to consummation).
(c) “Company Intervening Event” means an event, fact, development, circumstance or occurrence (but specifically excluding any Company Acquisition Proposal, Company Superior Proposal, any changes in capital markets, any declines or improvements in financial markets, the timing of any approval or clearance of any Governmental Authority required for the consummation of the Mergers, or the fact that, in and of itself, the Company exceeds internal or published projections or SMMC does not achieve internal or published projections) that was not known and was not reasonably foreseeable to the Company or the Company Board as of the date hereof (or the consequences of which were not reasonably foreseeable to the Company Board as of the date hereof), and that becomes known to the Company or the Company Board after the date of this Agreement but prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval.
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SECTION 7.04 Access to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company and SMMC shall (and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to): (i) provide to the other party (and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access at reasonable times upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof; and (ii) furnish promptly to the other party such information concerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such party and its subsidiaries as the other party or its Representatives may reasonably request, including in connection with any Tax disclosure in any statement, filing, notice or application relating to the Intended Tax Treatment or any Tax opinion requested or required to be filed pursuant to Section 7.10(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor SMMC shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where the access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege or contravene applicable Law (it being agreed that the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention).
(b) All information obtained by the parties pursuant to this Section 7.04 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the non-disclosure agreement, dated as of August 3, 2020 (the “Non-Disclosure Agreement”), between SMMC and the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each party (and its respective Representatives) may consult any Tax advisor as is reasonably necessary regarding the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Transactions and may disclose to such advisor as reasonably necessary, the intended Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Transactions and all materials (including any Tax analysis) that are provided relating to such treatment or structure, in each case in accordance with the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
SECTION 7.05 Exclusivity.
(a) Exclusivity Obligations of the Company.
(i) From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, the Company shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any person concerning a possible Company Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, “Company Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person (other than SMMC or any of its Affiliates), that did not result from a breach of Section 7.05(a), concerning (i) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company; (ii) the issuance or acquisition of outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company; or (iii) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company properties or assets.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.05(a)(i), this Agreement shall not prevent the Company or the Company Board from, prior to obtaining the Requisite Approval, contacting and engaging in negotiations or discussions with any person or group and their respective Representatives who has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal after the date hereof that did not result from a breach of Section 7.05(a)(i), if the Company Board (I) shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor(s), that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute, result in or lead to a Company Superior Proposal and, (II) shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(iii) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 7.05(a), the Company shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours after receipt thereof by the Company or its representatives) advise SMMC
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orally and in writing of any Company Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request, Company Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, and the identity of the person making the same.
(iv) The Company agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 7.05(a) shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to SMMC and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to SMMC.
(b) Exclusivity Obligations of SMMC.
(i) From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, SMMC shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a SMMC Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any person concerning a possible SMMC Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a SMMC Acquisition Proposal. SMMC shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any persons conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, a SMMC Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, “SMMC Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates), that did not result from a breach of Section 7.05(b), concerning (i) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving SMMC (other than the Transactions); (ii) the issuance or acquisition of outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of SMMC (other than the Transactions); or (iii) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of SMMC’s properties or assets.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.05(b)(i), this Agreement shall not prevent SMMC or the SMMC Board from, prior to obtaining the SMMC Stockholder Approval, contacting and engaging in negotiations or discussions with any person or their respective Representatives who has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide written SMMC Acquisition Proposal after the date hereof that did not result from a breach of Section 7.05(b)(i), if the SMMC Board (I) shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor(s), that such SMMC Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute, result in or lead to a SMMC Superior Proposal and (II) shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(iii) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 7.05(b), SMMC shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours after receipt thereof by SMMC or its representatives) advise the Company orally and in writing of any SMMC Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any SMMC Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in an SMMC Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request, SMMC Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, and the identity of the person making the same.
(iv) SMMC agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 7.05(b) shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.
SECTION 7.06 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification.
(a) The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and the operating agreement of the Surviving Entity shall each contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement than are set forth in the Company Charter, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Company, unless such modification shall be required
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by applicable Law. From and after the Effective Time, SMMC agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the Company against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company would have been permitted under applicable Law, any indemnification agreements between the Company and such officers and directors, the Company Charter in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law).
(b) From the date hereof, and for a period of six years from the Effective Time, SMMC shall maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to SMMC or its agents or Representatives in the Virtual Data Room) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage, except that in no event shall SMMC be required to pay an aggregate annual premium for such insurance in excess of 300% of the annual premium payable by the Company for such insurance policy for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Maximum Annual Premium”); provided, however, that (i) SMMC may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six-year “tail” policy at prevailing market rates (and in no event at a cost greater than the Maximum Annual Premium) containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.06(b) shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.
(c) On the Closing Date, to the extent not already entered into, SMMC shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and SMMC with the post-Closing directors and officers of SMMC, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.
SECTION 7.07 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice to SMMC, and SMMC shall give prompt notice to the Company, of any event which a party becomes aware of between the date of this Agreement and the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX), the occurrence, or non-occurrence of which causes or would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII to fail; provided, however, that no such notice shall be deemed to cure such breach.
SECTION 7.08 Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.
(a) Except where a different efforts standard is expressly set forth herein, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, such things as are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise, and each shall cooperate with the other, to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including, without limitation, using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of, and the expiration or termination of waiting periods by, Governmental Authorities and parties to Contracts with the Company as set forth in Section 4.05 necessary for the consummation of the Transactions and to fulfill the conditions to the Mergers. In case, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all such action.
(b) Each of the parties shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the Transactions, including promptly notifying the other parties of any communication it or any of its Affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement and permitting the other parties to review in advance, and to the extent practicable consult about, any proposed communication by such party to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions. No party to this Agreement shall agree to participate in any meeting, video or telephone conference, or other communications with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry unless it consults (to the extent legally permissible) with the other parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting, conference or other
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communications. Subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, the parties will coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing. Subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, the parties will provide each other with copies of all material correspondence, filings or communications, including any documents, information and data contained therewith, between them or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby. No party shall take or cause to be taken any action before any Governmental Authority that is inconsistent with or intended to delay its action on requests for a consent or the consummation of the Transactions.
(c) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, SMMC shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Private Placements in accordance with the Subscription Agreements, and the Company shall cooperate with SMMC in such efforts. SMMC shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), permit or consent to any amendment, supplement or modification to any Subscription Agreement that would reasonably be expected to cause the condition set forth in Section 8.03(g) to fail.
SECTION 7.09 Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release, the text of which has been agreed to by each of SMMC and the Company. Thereafter, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX) unless otherwise prohibited by applicable Law or the requirements of Nasdaq, each of SMMC and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Mergers or any of the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 7.09 shall prevent SMMC or the Company or its respective Affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 7.09.
SECTION 7.10 Tax Matters.
(a) None of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Company shall (and each shall cause its Affiliates not to) take any action (or fail to take any reasonable action) which action (or failure to act), whether before or after the Effective Time, would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(b) This Agreement is intended to constitute, and the parties hereto hereby adopt this Agreement as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). Each of SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company shall report the Mergers, taken together, as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, including attaching the statement described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3(a) on or with its Tax Return for the taxable year of the Mergers.
(c) Each party shall promptly notify the other party in writing if, before the Closing Date, such party knows or has reason to believe that the Mergers may not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment (and whether the terms of this Agreement could be reasonably amended in order to facilitate the Mergers qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment). In the event the SEC requests or requires a tax opinion with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment, each party shall use reasonable efforts to execute and deliver customary tax representation letters to the applicable tax advisor (or advisors) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the advisor (or advisors) delivering such opinion and the party delivering such tax representation letter; provided, however, that in the event that the SEC requests or requires such a tax opinion, then SMMC will use its reasonable best efforts to cause Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to deliver such tax opinion to SMMC, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Cooley LLP to deliver such tax opinion to the Company.
SECTION 7.11 Stock Exchange Listing. SMMC will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the SMMC Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq at the Closing and will keep the Company informed as to its progress. During the period from the date hereof until the Closing, SMMC shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the SMMC Units, the SMMC Class A Common Stock and SMMC Warrants listed for trading on the Nasdaq.
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SECTION 7.12 Antitrust.
(a) To the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade, including the HSR Act (“Antitrust Laws”), each party hereto agrees to promptly make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, and no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Company and SMMC each shall file (or cause to be filed) with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission a Notification and Report Form as required by the HSR Act. The parties hereto agree to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may reasonably be requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods or obtain required approvals, as applicable under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the HSR Act.
(b) SMMC and the Company each shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and expiration or termination of waiting periods for the Transactions under any Antitrust Law, use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private person; (ii) keep the other reasonably informed of any communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, and promptly furnish the other with copies of all such written communications; (iii) permit the other to review in advance any written communication to be given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private person, with any other person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other person, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a party is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, the other shall keep such party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority; provided that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 7.12(b) may be limited to outside counsel and may be redacted (x) to remove references to the valuation of the Company, and (y) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements.
(c) No party hereto shall take any action that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the approval of any Governmental Authority, or the expiration or termination of any waiting period of any required filings or applications under Antitrust Laws, including by agreeing to merge with or acquire any other person or acquire a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in any other person.
SECTION 7.13 PCAOB Audited Financials. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver true and complete copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder equity, and cash flows of the Company and the for the years then ended, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X and audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB (collectively, the “PCAOB Audited Financials”) within fifteen (15) days from the date hereof (but in any event no later than thirty (30) days from the date hereof) and (ii) unaudited financial statements, including consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder equity, and cash flows, of the Company as at and for the six-months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X (the “Unaudited Interim Financial Statements”).
SECTION 7.14 Trust Account. As of the Effective Time, the obligations of SMMC to dissolve or liquidate within a specified time period as contained in SMMC’s Certificate of Incorporation will be terminated and, following the disbursement of funds in the Trust Account described in this Section 7.14, SMMC shall have no obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of SMMC by reason of the consummation of the Mergers or otherwise, and no stockholder of SMMC shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account. At least 48 hours prior to the Effective Time, SMMC shall provide notice to the Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement and shall deliver any other documents, opinions or notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement and cause the Trustee prior to or at the Effective Time to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated
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to, cause the funds in the Trust Account to be disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement for the following: (a) the redemption of any shares of SMMC Common Stock in connection with the Offer; (b) the payment of the Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses and Outstanding SMMC Transaction Expenses pursuant to Section 3.05(a) and Section 3.05(b) and the payment of the cash in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.03(i); and (c) the balance of the assets in the Trust Account, if any, after payment of the amounts required under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), to be disbursed to SMMC. Following such disbursement, SMMC shall cause the Trust Account and the Trust Agreement to terminate.
SECTION 7.15 Directors. Subject to any limitation imposed under applicable Laws or Nasdaq listing requirements, SMMC and the Company shall take all necessary action so that immediately after the Effective Time, the board of directors of SMMC is comprised of the individuals designated on Section 2.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 7.16 Certain Agreements.
(a) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Company Securityholder holding, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, Company Securities constituting or convertible into at least 50,000 shares of Company Common Stock, who has not entered into Lock-Up Agreements as of the date hereof, to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to SMMC copies of the Lock-Up Agreements duly executed by such holders of Company Securities.
(b) Prior to the Closing, upon the Company’s reasonable request, SMMC shall cooperate with the Company to obtain an executed joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement from each Company Securityholder who will receive SMMC Class A Common Stock in connection with the Transaction and who has not executed the Registration Rights Agreement prior to the time of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(c) The Company shall cause the Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment to become effective as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement and not later than immediately prior to the time the Registration Statement becomes effective.
SECTION 7.17 Termination of Certain Agreements.
(a) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall take all actions necessary to cause the Contracts listed on Section 7.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule to be terminated without any further force and effect and without any cost or other liability or obligation to the Company effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, and there shall be no further obligations of any of the relevant parties thereunder following the Closing.
(b) Prior to the Closing, SMMC shall take all actions necessary to cause the Contract listed on Section 7.17(b) of the SMMC Disclosure Schedule to be terminated without any further force and effect and without any cost or other liability or obligation to SMMC effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, and there shall be no further obligations of any of the relevant parties thereunder following the Closing.
SECTION 7.18 Company Warrant. Prior to the Closing, unless the Company Warrant exercises automatically prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company Warrant, the Company shall cause the holder of the Company Warrant to exercise the Company Warrant no later than immediately prior to the Effective Time in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Company Warrant.
SECTION 7.19 Payment of Funded Indebtedness. No fewer than three (3) days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to SMMC: (i) a certificate executed by an executive officer of the Company setting forth the Company’s good faith estimate of the amount of Indebtedness as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to the instruments listed on Section 7.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and any other Indebtedness approved in writing by SMMC that the Company and SMMC agree will be paid at the Closing (the “Funded Indebtedness”), including the names of each person to which such Funded Indebtedness is owed (each, a “Pay-Off Lender”) and the amounts owed to each Pay-Off Lender; and (ii) pay-off letters in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to SMMC to be executed at or prior to the Closing by all Pay-Off Lenders (each, a “Pay-Off Letter”). The parties shall cooperate in arranging for the repayment of all Funded Indebtedness at the Closing. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to facilitate such repayment and the release, in connection with such repayment, of any Liens securing such Funded Indebtedness. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to SMMC, duly executed Pay-Off Letters.
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SECTION 7.20 Amendments to Ancillary Agreements. Prior to the Closing, neither SMMC nor the Company shall, without the prior written consent of the other (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), permit or consent to any amendment, supplement or modification to any of the Ancillary Agreements.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERS
SECTION 8.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of the Company, SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(b) SMMC Stockholder Approval. The SMMC Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(c) No Order. No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award after the date hereof which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers.
(d) Offer Completion. The Offer shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof and the Proxy Statement.
(e) Antitrust Approvals and Waiting Periods. All required filings under the HSR Act shall have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
(f) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been initiated or be threatened by the SEC.
(g) Stock Exchange Listing. The SMMC Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions (including the Earnout Shares) shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof and the requirement to have a sufficient number of round lot holders.
(h) SMMC Net Tangible Assets. SMMC shall have at least five million one dollars ($5,000,001) of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) remaining after the Offer.
(i) SMMC Charter Amendment. The SMMC Certificate of Incorporation shall have been amended by the SMMC Charter Amendment.
SECTION 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub. The obligations of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in (i) Section 4.01 (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 4.03 (Capitalization) (other than clauses (a) and (g) thereof, which are subject to clause (iii) below), Section 4.04 (Authority Relative to This Agreement), Section 4.18 (Board Approval; Vote Required), Section 4.19 (Interested Party Transactions) and Section 4.21 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all material respects (unless such representations and warranties are qualified or limited as to Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualification, in which case those such representations and warranties shall be true and correct) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made anew at and as of that time, except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions expressly permitted in accordance with Section 6.01 and except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) Section 4.08(b) (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and the Effective Time, (iii) the first three sentences of Section 4.02 (Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws), Section 4.03(a) (Capitalization) and Section 4.03(g) (Capitalization) shall be true
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and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of that time (except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions expressly permitted in accordance with Section 6.01 and except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in more than de minimis additional cost, expense or liability to the Company, SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or their Affiliates (other than, with respect to Section 4.03(a), as a result of conversion of currently outstanding Company Preferred Stock or exercise of currently outstanding Company Options or Company Warrants, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Company Charter, Company Option Plans or Company Warrant, as applicable, in effect as of the date hereof) and (iv) all other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article IV shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), as if made anew at and as of that time, except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to SMMC a certificate (the “Company Officer’s Certificate”), dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.02(a), Section 8.02(b) and Section 8.02(d).
(d) Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date.
(e) PCAOB Audited Financials. The Company shall have delivered to SMMC the PCAOB Audited Financials.
(f) FIRPTA Certificate. At least two (2) days prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to SMMC, in a form reasonably acceptable to SMMC, a properly executed certification that Company Shares are not “U.S. real property interests” in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code, together with a notice to the IRS (which shall be filed by SMMC with the IRS following the Closing) in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.
(g) Termination of Certain Agreements. The Company shall have terminated the Contracts listed on Section 7.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to Closing of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub contained in (i) Section 5.01 (Corporate Organization), Section 5.03 (Capitalization.) (other than clauses (a) and (e) thereof, which are subject to clause (iii) below), Section 5.04 (Authority Relative to This Agreement), Section 5.10 (Board Approval) and Section 5.12 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all material respects (unless such representations and warranties are qualified or limited as to Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualification, in which case those such representations and warranties shall be true and correct) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made anew at and as of that time, except to the extent that any changes that reflect actions expressly permitted in accordance with Section 6.02 and except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) Section 5.08(b) (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and the Effective Time, (iii) Section 5.02 (Governing Documents) and Section 5.03(a) and the second sentence of Section 5.03(e) (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of that time (except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions expressly permitted
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in accordance with Section 6.02 and except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in more than de minimis additional cost, expense or liability to the Company, SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or their Affiliates and (iv) all other representations and warranties of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date), as if made anew at and as of that time, except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a SMMC Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. SMMC shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of SMMC, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.03(a), Section 8.03(b) and Section 8.03(d).
(d) Material Adverse Effect. No SMMC Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date.
(e) Resignation. Other than those persons identified as continuing directors on Section 2.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all members of the SMMC Board and all officers of SMMC shall have executed written resignations effective as of the Effective Time.
(f) Cancellation Agreement. The Cancellation Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the parties thereto shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof in all material respects.
(g) PIPE Conditions. The conditions contained in the Subscription Agreements to the obligations of the parties thereto to consummate the Private Placement shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the Subscription Agreements (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at, or contemporaneously with, the Closing or the Effective Time). The condition set forth in Section 3(b)(i) of the Subscription Agreements shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the Subscription Agreements, assuming that the Subscription Closing (as defined therein) occurred at the Closing and the satisfaction or waiver of the closing condition set forth in Section 8.02(a).
(h) Minimum Cash. The Closing SMMC Cash shall equal or exceed two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000).
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of the Company or SMMC, as follows:
(a) by mutual written consent of SMMC and the Company;
(b) by written notice from either SMMC or the Company to the other if the Effective Time shall not have occurred prior to March 15, 2021 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement may not be terminated under this Section 9.01(b) by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its Affiliates is in material breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein and such material breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a condition set forth in Article VIII on or prior to the Outside Date;
(c) by written notice from either SMMC or the Company to the other if any Governmental Authority in the United States shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or
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ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and non-appealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions or the Mergers;
(d) by written notice from either SMMC or the Company to the other (i) if SMMC shall have failed to obtain the SMMC Stockholder Approval at the SMMC Stockholders’ Meeting (subject to any adjournment or recess of the meeting) or (ii) if (A) a Company Modification in Recommendation has occurred and (B) the Company shall have held the Company Stockholders Meeting and failed to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholders Meeting within twenty-five (25) days after the Registration Statement becomes effective;
(e) by written notice from SMMC to the Company if (i) (A) a Company Modification in Recommendation has not occurred and (B) the Company shall have failed to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval within three (3) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective or (ii) the Post-Signing Company Charter Amendment is not effective as of the time the Registration Statement may become effective in accordance with applicable Law;
(f) by written notice from SMMC to the Company upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.02(a) and Section 8.02(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Company Breach”); provided that SMMC has not waived in writing such Terminating Company Breach and SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub are not then in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, further that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company, SMMC may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(f) for so long as the Company continues to exercise its reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by SMMC to the Company;
(g) by written notice from the Company to SMMC upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.03(a) and 8.03(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating SMMC Breach”); provided that the Company has not waived such Terminating SMMC Breach and the Company are not then in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, however, that, if such Terminating SMMC Breach is curable by SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(g) for so long as SMMC, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by the Company to SMMC;
(h) by written notice from the Company to SMMC, in the event of a SMMC Modification in Recommendation; or
(i) by written notice from SMMC to the Company, in the event of a Company Modification in Recommendation.
SECTION 9.02 Effect of Termination.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 9.02, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no liability under this Agreement on the part of any party hereto, except as set forth in Section 9.02, Article X, and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I, or in the case of termination subsequent to a Willful Breach of this Agreement by such party prior to such termination subject to Section 6.03.
(b) In the event that this Agreement is (i) validly terminated by either party pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(ii) or (ii) validly terminated by SMMC pursuant to Section 9.01(e) or Section 9.01(i), then the Company shall pay the Company Expense Reimbursement Amount to SMMC (or one or more of its designees) as promptly as reasonably practicable (and, in any event, within two Business Days following notice of such termination), payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
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SECTION 9.03 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by the parties hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 9.04 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, (i) SMMC may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company or any condition to its own obligations contained herein and (ii) the Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub contained herein or in any document delivered by SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.01):
if to SMMC, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub:
South Mountain Merger Corp.
767 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10153
Attention: Nick Dermatas
Email: ndermatas@smmergercorp.com
with a copy to:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10023
Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell, Michael Vogel
Email: jmarell@paulweiss.com and mvogel@paulweiss.com
if to the Company:
Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust)
1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
Attention: Flint A. Lane, Mark Shifke
Email: flane@billtrust.com and mshifke@billtrust.com
with a copy to:
Cooley LLP
500 Boylston Street
14th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Attention: Nicole Brookshire, Miguel J. Vega
Email: nbrookshire@cooley.com and mvega@cooley.com
SECTION 10.02 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations,
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warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article X and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.
SECTION 10.03 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
SECTION 10.04 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede, except as set forth in Section 7.04(b), all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Non-Disclosure Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise) by any party without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 10.04 shall be null and void, ab initio.
SECTION 10.05 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 7.06 (which is intended to be for the benefit of the persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such persons).
SECTION 10.06 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All legal actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in the Delaware Chancery Court; provided, that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Delaware Chancery Court, then any such legal Action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. The parties hereto hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) agree not to commence any Action relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than Actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
SECTION 10.07 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. Each of the parties hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10.07.
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SECTION 10.08 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.09 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery by email to counsel for the other parties of a counterpart executed by a party shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the previous sentence.
SECTION 10.10 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and, accordingly, that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including the parties’ obligation to consummate the Mergers) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware without proof of actual damages or otherwise, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.
SECTION 10.11 No Recourse. Except in the case of fraud, all actions, claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of actions (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to: (a) this Agreement, (b) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), (c) any breach of this Agreement and (d) any failure of the Mergers to be consummated, may be made only against (and, without prejudice to the rights of any express third-party beneficiary to whom rights under this Agreement inure pursuant to Section 10.11), are those solely of the persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement and not against any Nonparty Affiliate (as defined below). Except in the case of fraud, no other person, including any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, optionholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to, any party to this Agreement, or any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to (each of the foregoing, a “Nonparty Affiliate”) any of the foregoing shall have any liabilities (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (d) and each party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges each of the Nonparty Affiliate from any such liability or obligation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SMMC, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
 
South Mountain Merger Corp.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]
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BT Merger Sub I, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]
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BT Merger Sub II, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
Title:
Secretary
[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]
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Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Name:
Flint Lane
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]
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Annex I
Earnout Merger Consideration
This Annex I sets forth the terms for the calculation of the number (if any) of $12.50 Earnout Shares and $15.00 Earnout Shares, as applicable. Terms used but not defined in this Annex I shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the other parts of this Agreement to which this Annex I is a part.
1. 12.50 Share Price Milestone.
a. If the closing share price of SMMC Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period that occurs after the Closing Date and on or prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date (the first occurrence of the foregoing is referred to herein as the “$12.50 Share Price Milestone”, and such date is referred to as the “$12.50 Share Price Milestone Date”), then, except as provided in Section 1(b), SMMC shall issue, as promptly as practicable, to each holder of Company Common Stock and/or Company Options that had an Earnout Pro Rata Portion exceeding zero (0), a number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to such holder’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion of 6,000,000 shares (such number of shares being referred to as the “$12.50 Earnout Shares”).
b. Notwithstanding anything in Section 1(a) to the contrary, to the extent that any portion of the $12.50 Earnout Shares that would otherwise be issued to a holder of Company Securities hereunder relates to a Converted Option that remains unvested as of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone Date (each such option, a “$12.50 Unvested Converted Option”), then in lieu of issuing such $12.50 Earnout Shares, SMMC shall instead issue, as soon as practicable following the later of (1) the occurrence of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone and (2) SMMC’s filing of a Form S-8 Registration Statement, to each holder of a $12.50 Unvested Converted Option, an award of restricted stock units of SMMC for a number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to such portion of the $12.50 Earnout Shares issuable with respect to the $12.50 Unvested Converted Option (such number of shares being referred to as the “$12.50 Earnout RSUs”). A holder of a $12.50 Unvested Converted Option shall only be granted $12.50 Earnout RSUs if such holder remains in continuous service to the Company or its successor as of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone Date and the applicable grant date. Such $12.50 Earnout RSUs shall vest in equal amounts (or as close as possible, with any excess shares vesting on the last vesting date) over the remaining vesting events of the applicable $12.50 Unvested Converted Option and shall be subject to the same vesting conditions as applied to the applicable $12.50 Unvested Converted Option. In the event that a Company Securityholder had more than one grant of Converted Options as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the issuance of the Earnout Securities shall be apportioned among each of such grants of Converted Options as if each grant were held by a different person.
2. 15.00 Share Price Milestone.
a. If the closing share price of SMMC Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period that occurs after the Closing Date and on or prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date (the first occurrence of the foregoing is referred to herein as the “$15.00 Share Price Milestone”, and such date is referred to as the “$15.00 Share Price Milestone Date”), then, except as provided in Section 2(b), SMMC shall issue, as promptly as practicable, to each holder of Company Common Stock and/or Company Options that had an Earnout Pro Rata Portion exceeding zero (0), a number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to such holder’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion of 6,000,000 shares (such number of shares being referred to as the “$15.00 Earnout Shares” and, together with the $12.50 Earnout Shares, the “Earnout Shares”).
b. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2(a) to the contrary, to the extent that any portion of the $15.00 Earnout Shares that would otherwise be issued to a holder of Company Securities hereunder relates to a Converted Option that remains unvested as of the $15.00 Share Price Milestone Date (each such option, a “$15.00 Unvested Converted Option”), then in lieu of issuing such $15.00 Earnout Shares, SMMC shall instead issue, as soon as practicable following the later of (1) the occurrence of the $15.00 Share Price Milestone and (2) SMMC’s filing of a Form S-8 Registration Statement, to each holder of a $15.00 Unvested Converted Option, an award of restricted stock units of SMMC for a number of shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock equal to such portion of the $15.00 Earnout Shares issuable with respect to the $15.00 Unvested Converted Option (such number of shares being referred to as the “$15.00 Earnout RSUs” and together with the $12.50 Earnout RSUs, the “Earnout RSUs”). A holder of a $15.00 Unvested Converted Option shall only be granted $15.00 Earnout RSUs if such holder remains in continuous service to the Company or its successor as of the
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$15.00 Share Price Milestone Date and the applicable grant date. Such $15.00 Earnout RSUs shall vest in equal amounts (or as close as possible, with any excess shares vesting on the last vesting date) over the remaining vesting events of the applicable $15.00 Unvested Converted Option and shall be subject to the same vesting conditions as applied to the applicable $15.00 Unvested Converted Option. In the event that a Company Securityholder had more than one grant of Converted Options as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the issuance of the Earnout Securities shall be apportioned among each of such grants of Converted Options as if each grant were held by a different person.
3. For the avoidance of doubt, if the condition for more than one Milestone is achieved, the Earnout Securities to be earned in connection with such Milestone shall be cumulative with any Earnout Securities earned prior to such time in connection with the achievement of any other Milestone; provided that, for avoidance of doubt, Earnout Securities in respect of each Milestone will be issued and earned only once and the aggregate Earnout Securities issued shall in no event exceed 12,000,000 shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock.
4. If, at or following the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the $12.50 Share Price Milestone and/or the $15.00 Share Price Milestone have not occurred, none of the Earnout Securities shall be issued.
5. In the event that after the Closing and prior the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date, (i) there is a Change of Control (or a definitive agreement providing for a Change of Control has been entered into prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date and such Change of Control is ultimately consummated, even if such consummation occurs after the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date), (ii) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of SMMC (whether voluntary of involuntary) is initiated, (iii) any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or similar proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding, is instituted by or against SMMC, or a receiver is appointed for SMMC or a substantial part of its assets or properties or (iv) SMMC makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or petitions or applies to any Governmental Authority for, or consents or acquiesces to, the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all or substantially all of its assets or properties (each of clauses (i) through (iv), an “Acceleration Event”), then any Earnout Securities that have not been previously issued by SMMC (whether or not previously earned) shall be deemed earned and issued by SMMC to the holders of Company Securities as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (but in the case of Company Options, only such Company Options that are vested as of such date (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting of such Company Options)) upon such Acceleration Event pursuant to Section 3.01 and Section 3.07 unless, in the case of an Acceleration Event that is a Change of Control, the value of the consideration to be received by the holders of the SMMC Class A Common Stock in such Change of Control transaction is less than the stock price threshold applicable to the $12.50 Share Price Milestone and/or the $15.00 Share Price Milestone, as applicable; provided, that the determinations of such consideration and value shall be determined in good faith by the disinterested members of the SMMC Board; and provided, further that such Earnout Securities that are not deemed earned as of such Change in Control transaction shall be cancelled to the extent that such Change in Control transaction consists of a sale of SMMC by merger, business combination or otherwise in which the stockholders of SMMC receive only cash consideration for their shares.
6. For purposes hereof, a “Change of Control” means the occurrence in a single transaction or as a result of a series of related transactions, of one or more of the following events:
a. any person or any group of persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions thereto (a “Group”) (excluding a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of SMMC in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of SMMC) (x) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of SMMC representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of SMMC’s then outstanding voting securities or (y) has or acquires control of the SMMC Board;
b. a merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar business combination transaction involving SMMC, and, immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of transactions, either (x) the SMMC Board immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) the voting securities of SMMC immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the person resulting from such transaction or series of transactions or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or
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c. the sale, lease or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by SMMC of all or substantially all of the assets of SMMC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than such sale or other disposition by SMMC of all or substantially all of the assets of SMMC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to an entity at least a majority of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of SMMC.
7. If SMMC shall, at any time or from time to time, after the date hereof effect a subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction affecting the outstanding shares of SMMC Class A Common Stock, the number of Earnout Securities issuable pursuant to, and the stock price targets set forth in, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Annex I, shall be equitably adjusted for such subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective (which shall be the “ex” date, if any, with respect to any such event). For the avoidance of doubt and without duplication, to the extent that SMMC Class A Common Stock has been exchanged for Series 1 Common Stock, this Annex 1 shall be read such that each reference to SMMC Class A Common Stock shall refer instead to Series 1 Common Stock.
8. All Earnout RSUs to be issued hereunder shall be issued under and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and the Earnout RSU Share Reserve (as defined in the SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan) thereunder, and for purposes of clarity shall not reduce the Share Reserve (as defined in the SMMC 2020 Equity Incentive Plan) under such Plan.
9. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement or this Annex I to the contrary, to the extent that any portion of the $12.50 Earnout Shares or $15.00 Earnout Shares that would otherwise be issued to a holder of Company Securities hereunder relates to a share of Company Common Stock that was converted into SMMC Class C Common Stock in accordance with the Agreement (the “Nonvoting Request Shares”) then in lieu of issuing such $12.50 Earnout Shares or $15.00 Earnout Shares, as applicable, SMMC shall instead issue, as soon as practicable following the applicable Milestone, a number of shares of Class 2 Common Stock (as defined in the SMMC A&R Charter) equal to such portion of the applicable Earnout Shares issuable with respect to the Nonvoting Request Shares.
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Exhibit 2.2

AMENDMENT TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
This Amendment (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of December 13, 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SMMC”), BT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Merger Sub”), BT Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Second Merger Sub”), and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and together with SMMC, First Merger Sub, and Second Merger Sub, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such term in the Agreement (as defined below).
Recitals
Whereas, the Parties are parties to that certain Business Combination Agreement dated October 18, 2020 (the “Agreement”);
Whereas, pursuant Section 9.03 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended in writing by the Parties at any time prior to the Effective Time; and
Whereas, the Parties now desire to amend the Agreement, as set forth herein.
Agreements
Now, Therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1.
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.
2.
Form of Election.
a.
The first sentence of Section 3.02(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“On or prior to the Election Date, each Company Stockholder (i) entitled to receive consideration pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and (ii) who was a Company Stockholder on the date of the delivery of the Consent Solicitation Statement, shall be entitled to specify the number of such holder’s Company Shares with respect to which such holder makes a Cash Election or a Stock Election by complying with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.02; provided, that any holder of Company Options as of the date of the delivery of the Consent Solicitation Statement shall be entitled to submit, on or prior to the Election Date, a Cash Election with respect to the Company Shares underlying such holder’s Company Options as of the date of such Cash Election, provided, further, that such holder validly exercises such Company Options prior to the Election Date and otherwise complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.02 applicable to Company Stockholders.”
b.
The second sentence of Section 3.02(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Concurrently with the mailing of the Consent Solicitation Statement, the Company shall mail or otherwise deliver the Form of Election to each holder of record (as of such mailing) of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock.”
c.
Section 3.02(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Any applicable Company Stockholder’s election pursuant to the Form of Election will be deemed properly made only if the Company has received at its designated office, by 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on December 31, 2020 (as such date may be rescheduled in accordance with this Section 3.02(c), the “Election Date”), a Form of Election duly, completely and validly executed and accompanied by (A) Certificates to which such Form of Election relates or (B) in the case
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such shares are uncertificated, any additional documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election, and in each case, together with any additional documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election. If, it is anticipated that the Closing will not occur on or prior to January 11, 2021, and the Agreement has not been validly terminated in accordance with Article IX, the Election Date may be delayed to a subsequent date mutually agreed by SMMC and the Company, and SMMC and the Company shall promptly announce any such delay and, when determined, the rescheduled Election Date; provided, that such subsequent announcement shall be made at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and the Election Date shall be at least four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.”
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
[Signature Page Follows]
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In witness whereof, the parties to this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
 
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
BT MERGER SUB I, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
BT MERGER SUB II, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
Title:
Secretary
[Signature Page to Amendment]
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In witness whereof, the parties to this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
 
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. (D/B/A BILLTRUST)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Name:
Flint Lane
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Amendment]
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Exhibit 3.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
South Mountain Merger Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:
1. The name of the Corporation is “South Mountain Merger Corp.” (the “Corporation”). The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 28, 2019, and was most recently amended and restated on June 19, 2019 (the “Existing Certificate”).
2. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”), which both restates and amends the provisions of the Existing Certificate, was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”).
3. This Restated Certificate shall become effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
4. The text of the Existing Certificate is hereby restated and amended in its entirety to read as follows:
I.
The name of this corporation is BTRS Holdings Inc.
II.
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19808, and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is Corporation Service Company.
III.
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the DGCL.
IV.
A The Corporation is authorized to issue three classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Class 1 Common Stock,” “Class 2 Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 575,000,000 shares. 538,000,000 shares shall be Class 1 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class 1 Common Stock”), 27,000,000 shares shall be Class 2 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class 2 Common Stock” and together with the Class 1 Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), and 10,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Preferred Stock”).
B. Effective immediately upon the effectiveness of the filing of this Restated Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), each one share of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be reclassified, redesignated and changed into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class 1 Common Stock without any further action by the Corporation or any stockholder thereof. Effective immediately upon the Effective Time, each one share of the Corporation’s Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”) held by Special Situations Investing Group II, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “GS”) that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall instead automatically be reclassified, redesignated and changed into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class 2 Common Stock without any further action by the Corporation or any stockholder thereof. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock (each, a “Prior Certificate”) shall, until surrendered to the Corporation in exchange for a certificate representing the same number and class of shares of Common Stock, automatically represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, represented by the Prior Certificate shall have been reclassified and redesignated.
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C. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding.
D. Except as otherwise provided herein, the holders of Class 1 Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class 1 Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation on which holders of Common Stock are entitled to vote. Except as required by law or as otherwise set forth herein, the holders of shares of Class 2 Common Stock shall have no voting rights or power and shall not be entitled to vote on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to law or this Restated Certificate (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock). There shall be no cumulative voting and no shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to preemptive or subscription rights. The number of authorized shares of Class 1 Common Stock and/or Class 2 Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by (in addition to any vote of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock that may be required) the affirmative vote of the holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation representing a majority of the votes represented by all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.
E. Subject to the rights of any holders of any shares of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence and be outstanding, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to the payment of dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) in accordance with applicable law and to receive other distributions from the Corporation. Any dividends declared by the Board of Directors to the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock shall be paid to the holders thereof pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder as of the record date of such dividend; provided, that stock dividends may be declared, at the same rate per share, in shares of Class 1 Common Stock on the Class 1 Common Stock and in shares of Class 2 Common Stock on the Class 2 Common Stock.
F. Each share of Class 2 Common Stock shall be automatically converted without the payment of any additional consideration into one (subject to equitable adjustment in the event of any stock split, recapitalization, dividend or the like disproportionately affecting the Class 1 Common Stock and Class 2 Common Stock) fully paid share of Class 1 Common Stock following, and only following, the transfer thereof in a Widely Dispersed Offering by GS (or such other party to whom GS had transferred shares of Class 2 Common Stock and the transferees of such party) (in each case, other than a transferee acquiring such shares of Class 2 Common Stock in a Widely Dispersed Offering) (the “GS Transferees”). For the purposes of this Section F of Article IV, a “Widely Dispersed Offeringmeans (i) a widespread public distribution, including pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144, (ii) a transfer (including a private placement or a sale pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144) in which no one party acquires the right to purchase 2% or more of any class of voting securities (as such term is used for the purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended), (iii) an assignment to a single party (for example, a broker or investment banker) for the purposes of conducting a widespread public distribution on behalf of GS or the GS Transferees, or (iv) to a party who would control more than 50% of the voting securities of the Corporation without giving effect to the shares of Class 2 Common Stock transferred by the holder or the GS Transferees. Other than in the event of a Widely Dispersed Offering, shares of Class 2 Common Stock shall not be convertible into any other security of the Corporation.
G. Each certificate that immediately prior to an automatic conversion pursuant to Section F of Article IV represented shares of Class 2 Common Stock shall, until surrendered to the Corporation (or, if the registered holder thereof alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, until the Corporation has been provided a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) in exchange for a certificate representing the same number of shares of Class 1 Common Stock, automatically represent that number of shares of Class 1 Common Stock into which the shares of Class 2 Common Stock represented by the prior certificate shall have been converted. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the receipt of such surrendered certificate
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(or receipt of the lost certificate affidavit and agreement in lieu thereof), issue and deliver to such registered holder, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Class 1 Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof and a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Class 2 Common Stock represented by the surrendered certificate (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement in lieu thereof) that were not converted into Class 1 Common Stock.
H. The Corporation shall at all times when the Class 2 Common Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Class 2 Common Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Class 1 Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class 2 Common Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Class 1 Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Class 2 Common Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Class 1 Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to this Restated Certificate.
I. Except as expressly provided in Section D of this Article IV above with respect to (i) voting powers and (ii) the Share Distributions (as hereinafter defined), the Class 1 Common Stock and the Class 2 Common Stock shall be identical in all respects and shall be pari passu with one another, and share ratably on a per share basis in respect of, the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation made in respect of the Common Stock. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, declare a dividend of any securities of the Corporation or of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other legal entity (a “Share Distribution”) to the holders of shares of Class 1 Common Stock and Class 2 Common Stock (i) on the basis of a ratable distribution of identical securities to holders of shares of Class 1 Common Stock and Class 2 Common Stock or (ii) on the basis of a ratable distribution of one class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class 1 Common Stock and another class or series of securities to holders of Class 2 Common Stock; provided that the securities so distributed (and, if the distribution consists of convertible or exchangeable securities, the securities into which such convertible or exchangeable securities are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) do not differ in any respect other than (x) differences in their rights (other than voting rights and powers) consistent in all material respects with differences between Class 1 Common Stock and Class 2 Common Stock and (y) differences in their relative voting rights and powers, with holders of shares of Class 2 Common Stock receiving a class or series of such securities having no voting rights or powers and holders of shares of Class 1 Common Stock receiving a class or series of such securities having voting rights or powers (without regard to whether such voting rights or powers are greater or lesser than the voting rights or powers of the Class 1 Common Stock provided in this Restated Charter). In furtherance of the foregoing, the Corporation shall not, whether by merger, consolidation, amendment to this Certificate, operation of law or otherwise, effect any stock split, recapitalization or similar adjustment to either class of its Common Stock unless simultaneously in connection therewith the Corporation effects an identical stock split, recapitalization or similar adjustment to the other classes of its Common Stock.
J. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to provide for the issue of all or any of the remaining shares of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series, and to fix the number of shares of such series and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designation, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors and filed in accordance with the DGCL. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock.
V.
For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation, of its directors and stockholders, or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided that:
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A. MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS.
The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. Subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by resolutions adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors constituting the Board of Directors.
B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the directors shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. Each class will consist, as nearly as possible, of a number of directors equal to one-third of the number of members of the Board of Directors authorized as provided in Section A of this Article V. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes. At the first annual meeting of stockholders held after the Effective Time, the initial term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders held thereafter. At the second annual meeting of stockholders held after the Effective Time, the initial term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders held thereafter. At the third annual meeting of stockholders held after the Effective Time, the initial term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders held thereafter. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected, for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders thereafter, to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
C. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
1. Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock to remove directors elected by such series of Preferred Stock, neither the entire Board of Directors nor any individual director may be removed from office without cause.
2. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law and the rights of any series of Preferred Stock to remove directors elected by such series of Preferred Stock, any individual director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office with cause only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 6623% of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally at an election of directors.
D. VACANCIES.
Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors or fill vacancies in respect of such directors, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors or by the sole remaining director, and not by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified or such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
E. BYLAW AMENDMENTS.
The Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal any provisions of the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the authorized number of directors. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote
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of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 6623% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
F. STOCKHOLDER ACTIONS.
1. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.
2. No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent.
3. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
VI.
A. The liability of the directors for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. In furtherance thereof, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing two sentences shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or modification. If applicable law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VI to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director to the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as so amended.
B. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which applicable law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
C. Any repeal or modification of this Article VI shall only be prospective and shall not adversely affect the rights or protections or increase the liability of any officer or director under this Article VI as in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any act or omission to act giving rise to liability or indemnification.
VII.
A. To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, “Subsidiaries”), hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any such Subsidiary in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity.
B. As used herein, “Excluded Opportunity” means any business opportunity, transaction or other matter (a Corporate Opportunity”), whether or not the Corporation or any Subsidiary might reasonably be expected to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue such Corporate Opportunity if granted or otherwise provided the opportunity to do so, that is presented to, acquired, created or developed by or which otherwise comes into the possession of (i) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or (ii) any stockholder of the Corporation, affiliate of such stockholder (other than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries) or any partner, member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of any such stockholder or affiliate, in each case of this clause (ii) who is not an employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (any of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a “Specified Party”); provided, however, that the definition of “Excluded Opportunity” does not include, and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries do not hereby renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, a Corporate Opportunity with respect to a Specified Party who is a director of the Corporation and who is first offered the applicable Corporate Opportunity solely in his or her capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
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C. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, any modification of law, shall adversely affect any right or protection of any Specified Party granted pursuant hereto existing at, or arising out of or related to any event, act or omission that occurred prior to, the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification. This Article VII shall not limit any protections or defenses available to, or indemnification rights of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Restated Certificate, the Bylaws or applicable law.
VIII.
A. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if and only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any state court located within the State of Delaware or, if and only if all such state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware) and any appellate court therefrom shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the following claims or causes of action: (A) any derivative claim or cause of action brought on behalf of the Corporation; (B) any claim or cause of action for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or other employee, or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders; (C) any claim or cause of action arising out of or pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (as each may be amended from time to time); (D) any claim or cause of action seeking to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of this Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (as each may be amended from time to time, including any right, obligation, or remedy thereunder); (E) any claim or cause of action as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and (F) any claim or cause of action, governed by the internal-affairs doctrine, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. This Section A of Article VIII shall not apply to claims or causes of action brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
B. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the 1933 Act.
IX.
A. Any person or entity holding, owning, or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Restated Certificate.
B. Subject to Sections A and C of Article VI and to the rights of any holders of any shares of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence and be outstanding, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal, at any time and from time to time, any provision contained in this Restated Certificate, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, except as provided in Section C of this Article IX, and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon the stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Restated Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended herein are granted subject to this reservation.
C.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Restated Certificate or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate or any certificate of designation filed with respect to a series of Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 6623% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) Articles V, VI, VII, VIII and IX.
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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
ARTICLE I

OFFICES
Section 1.Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
Section 2.Other Offices. The corporation may also have and maintain an office or principal place of business at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors of the corporation (the “Board of Directors”), and may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE II

CORPORATE SEAL
Section 3.Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal. If adopted, the corporate seal shall consist of a die bearing the name of the corporation and the inscription, “Corporate Seal-Delaware.” Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE III

STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
Section 4.Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be held at such place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) and Section 14 below.
Section 5.Annual Meetings.
(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, for the purpose of election of directors and for such other business as may properly come before it, shall be held on such date and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation and proposals of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders; (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof; or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such business is proposed or such nomination or nominations are made, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the corporation) at the time of giving the stockholder’s notice provided for in Section 5(b) below, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 5. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (iii) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations and submit other business (other than matters properly included in the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders and proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “1934 Act”)) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
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(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, and as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures below.
(i) For nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a), the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(iii) and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each nominee such stockholder proposes to nominate at the meeting: (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such nominee, (2) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee, (3) the class or series and number of shares of each class or series of capital stock of the corporation that are owned of record and beneficially by such nominee, (4) the date or dates on which such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and (5) all other information concerning such nominee as would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved and whether or not proxies are being or will be solicited), or that is otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the corporation’s proxy statement and associated proxy card as a nominee of the stockholder and to serving as a director if elected); and (B) all of the information required by Section 5(b)(iv) and shall be accompanied by a completed and signed written questionnaire (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) with respect to the background and qualification of such nominee and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made. The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the corporation (as such term is used in any applicable stock exchange listing requirements or applicable law) or on any committee or sub-committee of the Board of Directors under any applicable stock exchange listing requirements or applicable law, or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee.
(ii) Other than proposals sought to be included in the corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act, for business other than nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a), the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(iii), and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and any material interest (including any anticipated benefit of such business to any Proponent (as defined below) other than solely as a result of its ownership of the corporation’s capital stock, that is material to any Proponent individually, or to the Proponents in the aggregate) in such business of any Proponent; and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(iv).
(iii) To be timely, the written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, prior to the first anniversary of the immediately preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of this Section 5(b)(iii), in the event that (A) the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 30 days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting, the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the corporation or (B) the corporation did not have an annual meeting in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the
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date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
(iv) The written notice required by Sections 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) shall also set forth, as of the date of the notice and as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a “Proponent” and collectively, the “Proponents”): (A) the name and address of each Proponent, including, if applicable, such name and address as they appear on the corporation’s books and records; (B) the class, series and number of shares of each class or series of the capital stock of the corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) by each Proponent (provided, that for purposes of this Section 5(b)(iv), such Proponent shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own all shares of any class or series of capital stock of the corporation as to which such Proponent has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future); (C) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether oral or in writing) with respect to such nomination or proposal (and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the corporation) between or among any Proponent and any of its affiliates or associates, and any others (including their names) acting in concert, or otherwise under the agreement, arrangement or understanding, with any of the foregoing; (D) a representation that the Proponents are holders of record or beneficial owners, as the case may be, of shares of the corporation at the time of giving notice, will be entitled to vote at the meeting, and intend to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(i)) or to propose the business that is specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(ii)); (E) a representation as to whether the Proponents intend to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of the corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(i)) or to carry such proposal (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(ii)); (F) to the extent known by any Proponent, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the proposal on the date of such stockholder’s notice; and (G) a description of all Derivative Transactions (as defined below) by each Proponent during the previous 12 month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, such Derivative Transactions.
(c) A stockholder providing the written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or (ii) shall update and supplement such notice in writing, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct in all material respects as of (i) the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting and (ii) the date that is five Business Days (as defined below) prior to the meeting and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, five Business Days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than five Business Days after the public announcement of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than two Business Days prior to the date for the meeting, and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, two Business Days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting.
(d)  Notwithstanding anything in Section 5(b)(iii) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors in an Expiring Class (as defined below) to be elected to the Board of Directors at the next annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the corporation naming all of the nominees for the Expiring Class or specifying the size of the increased Expiring Class at least 100 days before the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 5 and that complies with the requirements in Section 5(b)(i), other than the timing requirements in Section 5(b)(iii), shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions in such Expiring Class created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation. For purposes of this section, an “Expiring Class” shall mean a class of directors whose term shall expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders.
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(e) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at an annual meeting, unless the person is nominated in accordance with either clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 5(a) and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5(b), Section 5(c), and Section 5(d), as applicable. Only such business shall be conducted at any annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of Section 5(a) and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5(b) and Section 5(c), as applicable. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made, or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, or the Proponent does not act in accordance with the representations in Sections 5(b)(iv)(D) and 5(b)(iv)(E), to declare that such proposal or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded, or that such business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination or such business may have been solicited or received.
(f)  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to proposals and/or nominations to be considered pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii). Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock to nominate and elect directors pursuant to and to the extent provided in any applicable provision of the Certificate of Incorporation.
(g) For purposes of Sections 5 and 6,
(i)“affiliates” and “associates” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);
(ii)“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are closed in New York City, New York;
(iii)“close of business” means 6:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the corporation on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a Business Day;
(iv)“Derivative Transaction” means any agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding entered into by, or on behalf or for the benefit of, any Proponent or any of its affiliates or associates, whether record or beneficial:
(A) the value of which is derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares or other securities of the corporation;
(B) that otherwise provides any direct or indirect opportunity to gain or share in any gain derived from a change in the value of securities of the corporation;
(C) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in value or price with respect to any securities of the corporation; or
(D) that provides the right to vote or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proponent, or any of its affiliates or associates, directly or indirectly, with respect to any securities of the corporation,
which agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding may include, without limitation, any option, warrant, debt position, note, bond, convertible security, swap, stock appreciation or similar right, short position, profit interest, hedge, right to dividends, voting agreement, performance-related fee or arrangement to borrow or lend shares (whether or not subject to payment, settlement, exercise or conversion in any such class or series), and any proportionate interest of such Proponent in the securities of the corporation held by any general or limited partnership, or any limited liability company, of which such Proponent is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member; and
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(v)“public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or by such other means reasonably designed to inform the public or security holders in general of such information, including, without limitation, posting on the corporation’s investor relations website.
Section 6.Special Meetings.
(a) Special meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be called, for any purpose as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law, by (i) the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer, or (iii) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
(b) The Board of Directors shall determine the time and place, if any, of such special meeting. Upon determination of the time and place, if any, of the meeting, the Secretary shall cause a notice of meeting to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7. No business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than specified in the notice of meeting.
(c)  Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) by any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such nomination or nominations are made, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the corporation) at the time of giving notice provided for in this paragraph, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers written notice to the Secretary of the corporation setting forth the information required by Sections 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(iv). In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder of record may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if written notice setting forth the information required by Sections 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(iv) shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not earlier than 120 days prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such meeting or the tenth day following the day on which the corporation first makes a public announcement of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The stockholder shall also update and supplement such information as required under Section 5(c). In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at the special meeting unless the person is nominated either in accordance with clause (i) or clause (ii) of this Section 6(c). Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, or if the Proponent does not act in accordance with the representations in Sections 5(b)(iv)(D) and 5(b)(iv)(E), to declare that such nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been solicited or received.
(d)  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 6. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be considered pursuant to Section 6(c).
Section 7.Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, notice, given in writing or by electronic transmission, of each meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. Such notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such record date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which
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stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at any such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. If sent via electronic transmission, notice is given when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless (a) the stockholder has notified the corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail or (b) electronic transmission of such notice is prohibited by applicable law. Notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders (to the extent required) may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof, or by electronic transmission by such person, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his or her attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.
Section 8.Quorum and Vote Required. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairperson of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares represented thereat and entitled to vote thereon, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Except as otherwise provided by statute or by applicable stock exchange rules, or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws or any applicable stock exchange rules, a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws or any applicable stock exchange rules, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority (plurality, in the case of the election of directors) of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively (excluding abstention and broker non-votes) on such matter shall be the act of such class or classes or series.
Section 9.Adjournment and Notice of Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairperson of the meeting or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed present in person and may vote at such meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
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Section 10.Voting Rights. For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or adjournment thereof, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, only persons in whose names shares of such class or classes or series having voting power stand on the stock records of the corporation on the record date shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Every person entitled to vote shall have the right to do so either in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by an agent or agents authorized by a proxy granted in accordance with Delaware law. An agent so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted after three years from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot.
Section 11.Joint Owners of Stock. If shares or other securities having voting power stand of record in the names of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety, or otherwise, or if two or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary is given written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (a) if only one votes, his or her act binds all; (b) if more than one votes, the act of the majority so voting binds all; (c) if more than one votes, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionally, or may apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery for relief as provided in Section 217(b) of the DGCL. If the instrument filed with the Secretary shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even-split for the purpose of subsection (c) shall be a majority or even-split in interest.
Section 12.List of Stockholders. The corporation shall prepare, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at said meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number and class of shares registered in the name of each stockholder; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect all of the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the corporation. The list shall be open to examination of any stockholder during the time of the meeting as provided by applicable law.
Section 13.Action without Meeting.
No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders duly called in accordance with these Bylaws, and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent.
Section 14.Remote Communication. For the purposes of these Bylaws, if authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders may, by means of remote communication:
(a) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and
(b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (i) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the corporation.
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Section 15.Organization.
(a) At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed, is absent or refuses to act, the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving or the Chief Executive Officer is absent or refuses to act, the President, or, if the President is absent or refuses to act, a chairperson of the meeting designated by the Board of Directors, or, if the Board of Directors does not designate such chairperson, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority of the voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy duly authorized, shall act as chairperson of the meeting of stockholders. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors may appoint the Chief Executive Officer as chairperson of the meeting. The Secretary, or, in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary or other officer or other person directed to do so by the chairperson of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairperson shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters that are to be voted on by ballot. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.
ARTICLE IV

DIRECTORS
Section 16.Number and Term of Office. The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 17.Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL.
Section 18.Classes of Directors. The directors shall be divided into classes as and to the extent provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
Section 19.Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
Section 20.Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time of delivery of the notice or at any later time specified therein. Acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. When one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the director whose place shall be vacated and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 21.Removal.
(a) Subject to any rights of any series of preferred stock to remove directors elected by such series of preferred stock, neither the Board of Directors nor any individual director may be removed from office without cause.
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(b)  Subject to any limitation imposed by applicable law and any rights of any series of preferred stock to remove directors elected by such series of preferred stock, any individual director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office with cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of 6623% of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally at an election of directors.
Section 22.Meetings.
(a)Regular Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or date and at any place within or without the State of Delaware that has been designated by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, or by electronic mail or other electronic means. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board of Directors.
(b)Special Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place within or without the State of Delaware as designated and called by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
(c)Meetings by Electronic Communications Equipment. Any member of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
(d)Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place, if any, of all special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be transmitted orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least 24 hours before the date and time of the meeting. If notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least three days before the date of the meeting.
(e)Waiver of Notice. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors may be waived in writing, or by electronic transmission, at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid as though it had been transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present who did not receive notice shall sign a written waiver of notice or shall waive notice by electronic transmission. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 23.Quorum and Voting.
(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation requires a greater number, and except with respect to questions related to indemnification arising under Section 46 for which a quorum shall be one-third of the exact number of directors fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, a quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a majority of the total number of directors then serving on the Board of Directors or, if greater, one-third of the exact number of directors fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. At any meeting whether a quorum be present or otherwise, a majority of the directors present may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.
(b) At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, all questions and business shall be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, unless a different vote be required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
Section 24.Action without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee
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thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. Such consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 25.Fees and Compensation. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility and authority, including, if so approved, by resolution of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility and authority, a fixed sum and reimbursement of expenses incurred, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors, as well as reimbursement for other reasonable expenses incurred with respect to duties as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 26.Committees.
(a)Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist of one or more members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the corporation.
(b)Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint such other committees as may be permitted by applicable law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees, but in no event shall any such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these Bylaws.
(c)Term. The Board of Directors, subject to any requirements of any outstanding series of preferred stock and the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 26, may at any time increase or decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the existence of a committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his or her death or voluntary resignation from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time for any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors may fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of members of the committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee, and, in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
(d)Meetings. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this Section 26 shall be held at such times and places, if any, as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and when notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such regular meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at such place, if any, that has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any director who is a member of such committee, upon notice to the members of such committee of the time and place, if any, of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of notice to members of the Board of Directors of the time and place, if any, of special meetings of the Board of Directors. Notice of any meeting of any committee may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends such meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Unless
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otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolutions authorizing the creation of the committee, a majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.
Section 27.Duties of Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Lead Independent Director.
(a) The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall perform such other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.
(b) The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or if the Chairperson is not an independent director, one of the independent directors, may be designated by the Board of Directors as lead independent director to serve until replaced by the Board of Directors (“Lead Independent Director”). The Lead Independent Director will preside over meetings of the independent directors and perform such other duties as may be established or delegated by the Board of Directors.
Section 28.Organization. At every meeting of the directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed or is absent, the Lead Independent Director, or if a Lead Independent Director has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer (if a director), or, if a Chief Executive Officer is absent, the President (if a director), or if the President is absent, the most senior Vice President (if a director), or, in the absence of any such person, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside over the meeting. The Secretary, or in his or her absence, any Assistant Secretary or other officer, director or other person directed to do so by the person presiding over the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
ARTICLE V

OFFICERS
Section 29.Officers Designated. The officers of the corporation shall include, if and when designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers and such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as it shall deem appropriate or necessary. The Board of Directors may assign such additional titles to one or more of the officers as it shall deem appropriate. Any one person may hold any number of offices of the corporation at any one time unless specifically prohibited therefrom by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. The salaries and other compensation of the officers of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors or by a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility.
Section 30.Tenure and Duties of Officers.
(a)General. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors or by a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility or, if so authorized by the Board of Directors, by the Chief Executive Officer or another officer of the corporation.
(b)Duties of Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, if a director, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless a Chairperson of the Board of Directors or Lead Independent Director has been appointed and is present. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Board of Directors, shall have the general powers and duties of supervision, direction, management and control of the business and officers of the corporation as are customarily associated with the position of Chief Executive Officer. To the extent that a Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and no President has been appointed, all references in these Bylaws to the President shall be deemed references to the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.
(c)Duties of President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, if a director, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless a Chairperson of the Board of Directors , Lead Independent
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Director, or Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and is present. Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Board of Directors, shall have the general powers and duties of supervision, direction, management and control of the business and officers of the corporation as are customarily associated with the position of President. The President shall perform other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors (or the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer and President are not the same person and the Board of Directors has delegated the designation of the President’s duties to the Chief Executive Officer) shall designate from time to time.
(d)Duties of Vice Presidents. A Vice President may assume and perform the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President or whenever the office of President is vacant (unless the duties of the President are being filled by the Chief Executive Officer). A Vice President shall perform other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or, if the Chief Executive Officer has not been appointed or is absent, the President shall designate from time to time.
(e)Duties of Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall record all acts, votes and proceedings thereof in the minute books of the corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties provided for in these Bylaws and other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President may direct any Assistant Secretary or other officer to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time.
(f)Duties of Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time. To the extent that a Chief Financial Officer has been appointed and no Treasurer has been appointed, all references in these Bylaws to the Treasurer shall be deemed references to the Chief Financial Officer. The President may direct the Treasurer, if any, or any Assistant Treasurer to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer.
(g)Duties of Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the corporation, the Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation, shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the corporation, the Treasurer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Treasurer shall perform other duties customarily associated with the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President may direct any Assistant Treasurer or other officer to assume and perform the duties of the Treasurer
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in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, and each Assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time.
Section 31.Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Section 32.Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given, unless a later time is specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.
Section 33.Removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, or by any committee thereof or any superior officer upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING OF
SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION
Section 34.Execution of Corporate Instruments. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person or persons, to execute, sign or endorse on behalf of the corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to sign on behalf of the corporation the corporate name without limitation, or to enter into contracts on behalf of the corporation, except where otherwise provided by applicable law or these Bylaws, and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation.
All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositaries on funds to the credit of the corporation or in special accounts of the corporation shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors shall from time to time authorize so to do.
Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise required by applicable law, the execution, signing or endorsement of any corporate instrument or document may be effected manually, by facsimile or (to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to such policies and procedures as the corporation may have in effect from time to time) by electronic signature.
Unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
Section 35.Voting of Securities Owned by the Corporation. All stock and other securities of or interests in other corporations or entities owned or held by the corporation for itself, or for other parties in any capacity, shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person authorized so to do by resolution of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of such authorization, by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice President.
ARTICLE VII

SHARES OF STOCK
Section 36.Form and Execution of Certificates. The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, or shall be uncertificated if so provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the corporation by any two authorized officers of the corporation, certifying the number, and the class or series, of shares owned by such holder in the corporation. Any or all of the signatures
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on the certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 37.Lost Certificates. A new certificate or certificates shall be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The corporation may require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owner’s legal representative, to agree to indemnify the corporation in such manner as it shall require or to give the corporation a surety bond in such form and amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Section 38.Transfers.
(a) Transfers of record of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and, in the case of stock represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed certificate or certificates for a like number of shares.
(b) The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes or series owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
Section 39.Fixing Record Dates.
(a) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, subject to applicable law, not be more than 60 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of such meeting, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 39(a).
(b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 40.Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
Section 41.Additional Powers of the Board. In addition to, and without limiting, the powers set forth in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it shall deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, and registration of certificates for shares of stock of the corporation,
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including the use of uncertificated shares of stock, subject to the provisions of the DGCL, other applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws. The Board of Directors may appoint and remove transfer agents and registrars of transfers, and may require all stock certificates to bear the signature of any such transfer agent and/or any such registrar of transfers.
ARTICLE VIII

OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION
Section 42.Execution of Other Securities. All bonds, debentures and other corporate securities of the corporation, other than stock certificates (covered in Section 36), may be signed by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President, or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that where any such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be authenticated by the manual signature, or where permissible facsimile signature, of a trustee under an indenture pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be issued, the signatures of the persons signing and attesting the corporate seal on such bond, debenture or other corporate security may be the imprinted facsimile of the signatures of such persons. Interest coupons appertaining to any such bond, debenture or other corporate security, authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the corporation or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or bear imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any officer who shall have signed or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose facsimile signature shall appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be such officer before the bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall have been delivered, such bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted by the corporation and issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose facsimile signature shall have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the corporation.
ARTICLE IX

DIVIDENDS
Section 43.Declaration of Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.
Section 44.Dividend Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, determines proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose or purposes as the Board of Directors shall determine to be conducive to the interests of the corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE X

FISCAL YEAR
Section 45.Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION
Section 46.Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Employees and Other Agents.
(a)Directors and Executive Officers. The corporation shall indemnify to the full extent permitted under and in any manner permitted under the DGCL or any other applicable law, any person who is made or threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (as a witness or otherwise) in any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (hereinafter, a
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Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or executive officer (for the purposes of this Article XI, “executive officers” shall be those persons designated by the corporation as (a) executive officers for purposes of the disclosures required in the corporation’s proxy and periodic reports or (b) officers for purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act) of the corporation, or while serving as a director or executive officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (collectively, “Another Enterprise”), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines (including ERISA excise taxes or penalties) and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such Proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that the corporation may modify the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with its directors and executive officers; and, provided, further, that the corporation shall not be required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by applicable law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the corporation, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the corporation under the DGCL or any other applicable law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made under subsection (d) of this Section 46.
(b)Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents. The corporation shall have power to indemnify (including the power to advance expenses in a manner consistent with subsection (c) of this Section 46) its other officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law. The Board of Directors shall have the power to delegate the determination of whether indemnification shall be given to any such person (except executive officers) to such officers or other persons as the Board of Directors shall determine.
(c)Expenses. The corporation shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or executive officer, of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or executive officer of Another Enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with such Proceeding provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in his or her capacity as a director or executive officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 46 or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 46, no advance shall be made by the corporation to an executive officer of the corporation (except by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any Proceeding, if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by a majority vote of directors who were not parties to the Proceeding, even if not a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
(d)Enforcement. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to indemnification and advances to directors and executive officers under this Section 46 shall be deemed to be contractual rights, shall vest when the person becomes a director or executive officer of the corporation, shall continue as vested contract rights even if such person ceases to be a director or executive officer of the corporation, and shall be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract between the corporation and the director or executive officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by this Section 46 to a director or executive officer shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding such right in any court of competent
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jurisdiction if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within 90 days of request therefor. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the claimant in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting the claim. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the corporation shall be entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL or any other applicable law for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an executive officer of the corporation (except in any Proceeding, by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation) for advances, the corporation shall be entitled to raise a defense as to any such action clear and convincing evidence that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding that such person acted without reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by a director or executive officer to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, the burden of proving that the director or executive officer is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 46 or otherwise shall be on the corporation.
(e)Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Section 46 shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any applicable statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL, or by any other applicable law.
(f)Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Section 46 shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, executive officer, other officer, employee or other agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(g)Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, the corporation, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 46.
(h)Amendments. Any repeal or modification of this Section 46 shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Section 46 as in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that is the cause of any Proceeding against any agent of the corporation.
(i)Saving Clause. If this Article XI or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this Article XI that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law. If this Article XI shall be invalid due to the application of the indemnification provisions of another jurisdiction, then the corporation shall indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent under any other applicable law.
(j)Certain Definitions and Construction of Terms. For the purposes of Article XI of these Bylaws, the following definitions and rules of construction shall apply:
(i) The term “Proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
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(ii) The term “expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, court costs, attorneys’ fees, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment and any other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any Proceeding.
(iii) The term the “corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section 46 with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(iv)  References to a “director,” “executive officer,” “officer,” “employee,” or “agent” of the corporation shall include, without limitation, situations where such person is serving at the request of the corporation as, respectively, a director, executive officer, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
(v)  References to “Another Enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “finesshall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this Section 46.
ARTICLE XII

NOTICES
Section 47. Notices.
(a)Notice to Stockholders. Notice to stockholders of stockholder meetings shall be given as provided in Section 7. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise be given effectively to stockholders under any agreement or contract with such stockholder, and except as otherwise required by applicable law, written notice to stockholders for purposes other than stockholder meetings may be sent by U.S. mail or nationally recognized overnight courier, or by electronic mail or other electronic means.
(b)Notice to Directors. Any notice required to be given to any director may be given by the method stated in subsection (a), as otherwise provided in these Bylaws (including by any of the means specified in Section 22(d)), or by overnight delivery service. Any notice sent by overnight delivery service or U.S. mail shall be sent to such address as such director shall have filed in writing with the Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the last known post office address of such director.
(c)Affidavit of Mailing. An affidavit of mailing, executed by a duly authorized and competent employee of the corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of stock affected, or other agent, specifying the name and address or the names and addresses of the stockholder or stockholders, or director or directors, to whom any such notice or notices was or were given, and the time and method of giving the same, shall in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained.
(d)Methods of Notice. It shall not be necessary that the same method of giving notice be employed in respect of all recipients of notice, but one permissible method may be employed in respect of any one or more, and any other permissible method or methods may be employed in respect of any other or others.
(e)Notice to Person with Whom Communication is Unlawful. Whenever notice is required to be given, under applicable law or any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the corporation, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such
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person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.
(f)Notice to Stockholders Sharing an Address. Except as otherwise prohibited under the DGCL, any notice given under the provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Such consent shall have been deemed to have been given if such stockholder fails to object in writing to the corporation within 60 days of having been given notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice. Any consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation.
ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENTS
Section 48.Amendments. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 46(h) or the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the authorized number of directors. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the corporation required by applicable law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 6623% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
ARTICLE XIV

LOANS TO OFFICERS
Section 49.Loans to Officers. Except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such loan, guarantee or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.
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Exhibit 4.1

NUMBER
NUMBER
 
C‑
 
SHARES
 
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
CUSIP 11778X 104

BTRS Holdings Inc.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
CLASS 1 COMMON STOCK

This Certifies that
is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF THE CLASS 1 COMMON STOCK OF
BTRS Holdings Inc.
(THE “COMPANY”)
transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
Witness the seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Chief Executive Officer
 
[Corporate Seal] Delaware
 
Chief Financial Officer


BTRS Holdings Inc.

The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM
— as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
________________________Custodian
TEN ENT
— as tenants by the entireties
(Cust)
JT TEN
— as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
(Minor)
(State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))
shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
   
NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
Signature(s) Guaranteed:
By
   
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE).



Exhibit 4.2

Form of Warrant Certificate

[FACE]

Number

Warrants

THIS WARRANT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN THE
WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

BTRS Holdings Inc.
Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware

CUSIP 11778X 112

Warrant Certificate

This Warrant Certificate certifies that , or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of Class 1 common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of BTRS Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

The initial Warrant Price per share of Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become null and void. The Warrants may be redeemed, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement. This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

 
BTRS Holdings Inc.
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

[Reverse]

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of     , 2019 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (or successor warrant agent) (collectively, the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the designated office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.

Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the designated office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other third-party charges imposed in connection therewith.

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

Election to Purchase

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of BTRS Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) in the amount of $_________________ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of ____________________, whose address is ________________ and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to ________________________ whose address is ______________________.  If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of ____________, whose address is _____________________, and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to ___________________________, whose address is _______________________________.

In the event that the Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.

In the event that the Warrant is a Private Placement Warrant that is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement.

In the event that the Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.

In the event that the Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of Common Stock. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of ______________________, whose address is _________________, and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to ____________, whose address is _____________________________.

Date:
(Signature)
 
(Address)

(Tax Identification Number)

Signature Guaranteed:

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT, OF 1934, AS AMENDED).



Exhibit 4.4

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 18, 2020, is made and entered into by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “South Mountain”), South Mountain LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation (“Billtrust”) and the undersigned parties listed under Holder on the signature page hereto (each such party, together with the Sponsor and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 5.10 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, South Mountain and Billtrust are party to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020 (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the BCA”), by and among South Mountain, BT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, BT Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Billtrust, pursuant to which, among other things, the separate existence of Billtrust will cease to exist and Billtrust shall become a subsidiary of South Mountain, which shall survive as the surviving corporation (the “Business Combination” and, South Mountain following the consummation of the Business Combination, the “Company”);
WHEREAS, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the BCA that the parties hereto enter into this Agreement, to be effective upon the consummation of the Business Combination;
WHEREAS, South Mountain, the Sponsor and certain of the Holders entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2019 (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time until the consummation of the Business Combination, the “Existing Agreement”);
WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the parties to the Existing Agreement desire to amend and restate the Existing Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein and South Mountain and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
Business Combination” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
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Cancellation Effective Time” shall have the meaning given in the Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement.
Closing” shall have the meaning given in the BCA.
Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock” shall mean the Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
Company” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
Form S-1” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
Form S-3” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.
Founder Shares” shall mean the shares of South Mountain’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement, not forfeited by the Sponsor at the Cancellation Effective Time as described in the Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement, and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof.
Founder Shares Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.
Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
Insider Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of June 19, 2019, by and among South Mountain, the Sponsor and each of South Mountain’s officers and directors.
Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.
Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period and pursuant to the Insider Letter and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, in each case for so long as such agreements remain in effect, and to any transferee thereafter.
Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.
Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Qualified Additional Holder” shall mean any stockholder of Billtrust that is a director or officer of Billtrust or any other stockholder of Billtrust that is approved to become a “Holder” under this Agreement by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Common Stock, whether voting or non-voting, held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including shares of Common Stock distributable pursuant to the BCA and the conversion of the Founder Shares), (b) the Warrant Shares, (c) any shares of Common Stock that
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may be acquired by Holders upon the exercise of a warrant or other right to acquire Common Stock held by a Holder immediately following the Closing, (d) any shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including, without limitation, the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security and warrants) of the Company otherwise acquired or owned by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that such securities are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) or are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such securities referenced in clauses (a), (b), (c), or (d) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates or book entry provisions for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated by the Commission) without limitation as to volume and manner of sale; or (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.
Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.
Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and
(F) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.
Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement” shall mean that certain Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020, by and between South Mountain, the Sponsor, Billtrust, and each of the directors and officers of South Mountain.
Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
Subscription Agreement” shall mean that certain Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2019, between the Sponsor and South Mountain.
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Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting.
Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1 Demand Registration.
2.1.1 Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2.1.4, 2.1.6 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time, the Holders the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities having an aggregate value of at least $40 million (the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration of all or part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “Demand Registration”). The Company shall, within five (5) Business Days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of two (2) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-1”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
2.1.2 Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency, then the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.
2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2.1.4, 2.1.6 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering
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to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.
2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) holds prior to such Underwritten Registration) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders (pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration) exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof,; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
2.1.5 Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.5.
2.1.6 Shelf Registration The Company shall file within 45 days of the Closing, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter, a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”) or, if the Company is eligible to use a Registration Statement on Form S-3, a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf” and together with the Form S-1 Shelf, each a “Shelf”), in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two business days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent there is an active Shelf under this Section 2.1.6, covering a Holder’s or Holders’ Registrable Securities, and such Holder or Holders qualify as Demanding Holders pursuant to Section 2.1.1 and wish to
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request an Underwritten Offering from such Shelf, such Underwritten Offering shall follow the procedures of Section 2.1, (including Section 2.1.3 and Section 2.1.4) but such Underwritten Offering shall be made from the Shelf and shall count against the number of long form Demand Registrations that may be made pursuant to Section 2.1.1. The Company shall have the right to remove any persons no longer holding Registrable Securities from the Shelf or any other shelf registration statement by means of a post-effective amendment.
2.2 Piggyback Registration.
2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If, at any time the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (iv) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (v) for a dividend reinvestment plan, (vi) for a rights offering or (vii) for the exercise of any warrants, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than five (5) Business Days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.2.2, the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.
2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that such Holder has requested be included in such Registration), which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been
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requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each stockholder holds prior to such Underwritten Registration), which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), and Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.
2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.
2.3 Registrations on Form S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may, at any time and from time to time to the extent that its Registrable Securities are not covered by an effective Shelf, request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”), or if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), on an automatic shelf registration statement. Within five (5) Business Days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than fifteen (15) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if (i) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $40,000,000.
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Any request for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Form S-3 shall follow the procedures of Section 2.1 (including Section 2.1.4) but shall not count against the number of long form Demand Registrations that may be made pursuant to Section 2.1.1.
2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Registration by the Company shall be required, effected or permitted and no Registration Statement shall become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Holder of Founder Shares, until after the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period.
2.5 No Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall in any way limit Special Situations Investing Group II, LLC (“Goldman”) or any of its affiliates from engaging in any brokerage, investment advisory, financial advisory, anti-raid advisory, principaling, merger advisory, financing, asset management, trading, market making, arbitrage, investment activity and other similar activities conducted in the ordinary course of their business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the restrictions contained in this Agreement shall not apply to Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock acquired by Goldman or any affiliate following the effective date of the first registration statement of the Company covering Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on behalf of the Company in an underwritten public offering.
2.6 Deemed Underwriter. The Company agrees that, if Goldman or any of its affiliates (each a “Goldman Entity”) could reasonably be deemed to be an “underwriter,” as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act, in connection with any registration of the Company’s securities of any Goldman Entity pursuant to this Agreement, and any amendment or supplement thereof (any such registration statement or amendment or supplement a “Goldman Underwriter Registration Statement”), then the Company will cooperate with such Goldman Entity in allowing such Goldman Entity to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to the Company and satisfy its obligations in respect thereof. In addition, at the request of Goldman, the Company will furnish to Goldman, on the date of the effectiveness of any Goldman Underwriter Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as Goldman may reasonably request (a) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to Goldman, and (b) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Goldman Underwriter Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, including, without limitation, a standard “10b-5” opinion for such offering, addressed to Goldman. The Company will also permit legal counsel to Goldman to review and comment upon any such Goldman Underwriter Registration Statement at least five (5) business days prior to its filing with the SEC and all amendments and supplements to any such Goldman Underwriter Registration Statement within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any Goldman Underwriter Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which legal counsel to Goldman reasonably objects.
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ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. If at any time the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus (other than by way of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus), furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;
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3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;
3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;
3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);
3.1.15 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $40,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration, including, without limitation, making available senior executives of the Company to participate in any due diligence sessions that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue
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disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) consecutive days or ninety (90) days in any rolling 12-month period, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.
3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, and (ii) file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any reasonably requested legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder (i) a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly reports of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company (it being understood that the availability of such report on the SEC’s EDGAR system shall satisfy this requirement) and (iii) such other information as may be necessary to permit the Holder to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any free writing prospectus used in connection with any offering, including but not limited to, any free writing prospectus used by the Company, the underwriters or the Holders, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or (iii) any information provided by the Company or at the instruction of the Company to any Person participating in the offer at the point of sale containing any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact or omitting or allegedly omitting any material fact required to be included in such information or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.
4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any
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amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: 1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101 Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648, Attention: CEO, and, if to any Holder of Registrable Securities, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.
5.2.2 A Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to a Permitted Transferee who agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement.
5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION AND (II) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
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5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of Registrable Securities, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected; provided, further, that the provisions of Sections 2.5, 2.6, and this proviso of 5.5 may not be amended, modified or terminated without the prior written consent of Goldman. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.6 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
5.7 Term. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
5.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.
5.9 Titles and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.
5.10 Additional Holders. In the event that after the date of this Agreement, South Mountain or Billtrust wishes to provide any Qualified Additional Holders registration rights as contemplated by this Agreement, then, Billtrust and South Mountain shall cause such Qualified Additional Holder to become a party to this Agreement by executing a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by and subject to the terms of this Agreement as a Holder and thereafter such Qualified Additional Holder shall be deemed a Holder for all purposes under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
COMPANY:
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles B. Bernicker
 
 
Name:
Charles B. Bernicker
 
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. (D/B/A BILLTRUST)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Flint Lane
 
 
Name: Flint Lane
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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HOLDERS:
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTH MOUNTAIN LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
Harbour Reach Holdings, LLC, its managing member
 
 
By:
Netherton Investments Limited, its managing member
 
By:
/s/ Mike Bell
 
 
Name: Mike Bell
 
 
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
STOCKHOLDER:
 
 
 
W CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
 
By:WCP GP III, L.P.,
 
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.
 
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
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name: Stephen Wertheimer
 
Title: Managing Member
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
STOCKHOLDER:
 
 
 
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
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
STOCKHOLDER:
 
 
 
 
Robert J Migliorino 2007 Trust
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mary F. Migliorino
 
Name: Mary F Migliorino
 
Title: Trustee
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
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
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
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
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
STOCKHOLDER:
 
 
 
SPECIAL SITUATIONS INVESTING
GROUP II, LLC
 
 
 
By: /s/ Antoine Munfa
 
Name: Antoine Munfa
 
Title: Managing Director
 
Date: 10/18/2020
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Flint Lane
 
FLINT LANE 2009 GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST
 
By:
/s/ Flint Lane
 
 
Name: Flint Lane
 
 
Title: Trustee
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
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Exhibit A
Form of Joinder
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
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FORM OF JOINDER TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), dated as of October 18, 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (“South Mountain”), South Mountain LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation (“Billtrust”) and the undersigned parties listed under Holder on the signature page thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The undersigned hereby agrees to and does become party to the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder thereunder. This Joinder shall serve as a counterpart signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement and by executing below the undersigned is deemed to have executed the Registration Rights Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named a party thereto.
This Joinder may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by means of facsimile or electronic signature, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute the same instrument.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank.]
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Joinder as of the date first set forth above.
HOLDER
Printed Name of Holder:
                           
 
 
 
 
 
By:
                       
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
                   
 
 
Title:
                   
 
 
 
 
Common Stock:
                          
Aggregate Purchase Price:
                          
 
 
 
 
 
Address:
 
                   
 
 
 
                   
 
 
 
                   
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
 
                   
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
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Exhibit 4.5

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
CONFIDENTIALITY AND LOCK UP AGREEMENT
This Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement is dated as of October [•], 2020 and is among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SMMC”), and each of the stockholder parties identified on Exhibit A hereto and the other persons who enter into a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto with SMMC in order to become a “Stockholder Party” for purposes of this Agreement (collectively, the “Stockholder Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below).
BACKGROUND:
WHEREAS, the Stockholder Parties own or will own equity interests in Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation (“Legacy BT”), and/or SMMC;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October [], 2020 (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into Legacy BT (the “First Merger”), with Legacy BT surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Initial Surviving Corporation”) of SMMC, (ii) following consummation of the First Merger, the Initial Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger (the “Surviving Entity”), (iii) by virtue of the Mergers, former stockholders of Legacy BT will receive newly issued shares of Common Stock (as defined below) and/or cash and (iv) following the consummation of the Mergers, SMMC will be renamed “[Billtrust]”;
WHEREAS, South Mountain LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”) and a party hereto, is also executing the Stockholders Agreement on the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers and effective upon the consummation thereof, the parties hereto wish to set forth herein certain understandings among such parties with respect to confidentiality and restrictions on transfer of equity interests in SMMC.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:
Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
Agreement” means this Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Business Combination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SMMC, following the consummation of the Second Merger.
Company” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
Confidential Information” means any information concerning SMMC, Legacy BT or the Surviving Entity or their respective Subsidiaries that is furnished after the date of this Agreement by or on behalf of SMMC, Legacy BT or the Surviving Entity or their respective designated representatives to a Stockholder Party or its designated representatives, together with any notes, analyses, reports, models, compilations, studies, documents, records or extracts thereof containing, based upon or derived from such information, in whole or in part; provided, however, that Confidential Information does not include information:
(i) that is generally known to the public at the time of disclosure or becomes generally known without violation of this Agreement by the receiving Stockholder Party or its designated representatives;
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(ii) that is in the Stockholder Party’s possession or the possession of the Stockholder Party’s representatives at the time of disclosure otherwise than as a result of Stockholder Party’s or its designated representatives’ breach of any legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality;
(iii) that becomes known to the receiving Stockholder Party or its designated representatives on a non-confidential basis through disclosure by sources, other than SMMC, Legacy BT or the Surviving Entity, having the legal right to disclose such Confidential Information;
(iv) that is independently developed by the receiving Stockholder Party or its designated representatives who have not directly or indirectly had access to the Confidential Information, as is clearly provable by competent evidence in their possession; or
(v) that the receiving Stockholder Party or its designated representatives is required, in the good faith determination of such receiving Stockholder Party or designated representative, to disclose by applicable Law, regulation or legal process, provided that such receiving Stockholder Party or designated representative takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure, discloses only that portion of the Confidential Information that such Stockholder Party’s legal counsel advises is legally required to be disclosed, and provides SMMC and/or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, with the opportunity to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy to prevent such disclosure, provided further that no such steps to minimize disclosure shall be required where a disclosure is made in connection with a routine audit or examination by a bank examiner or auditor having jurisdiction over the receiving Stockholder Party and such audit or examination does not specifically reference SMMC, Legacy BT, the Surviving Entity or this Agreement.
covered shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
designated representatives” has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
First Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
immediate family” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
Initial Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
Legacy BT” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Mergers” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
Non-Recourse Party” means any past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any named party to this Agreement and any past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing.
Permitted Transferees” means with respect to a Stockholder Party, a Transferee of shares that agrees to become party to, and to be bound to the same extent as its Transferor by the terms of, this Agreement.
Second Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
shares” means shares of Common Stock received by the Stockholder Parties pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, such term shall not include shares of Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, in each case, acquired in open market transactions after the Closing Date.
Sponsor” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
Sponsor Designee” has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
Stockholder Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of October [•], 2020, by and between SMMC and Sponsor.
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Surviving Entity” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
1.2 Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II
CONFIDENTIALITY
2.1 Confidentiality. Each Stockholder Party agrees that it will, and will direct its designated representatives to, keep confidential and not disclose any Confidential Information; provided, however, that each Stockholder Party and its designated representatives may disclose Confidential Information (a) to Sponsor and the Sponsor Designee, (b) to its designated representatives and (c) as SMMC may otherwise consent in writing; provided, further, however, that each Stockholder Party agrees to be responsible for any breaches of this Article II by such Stockholder Party’s designated representatives and agrees, at its sole expense, to take all reasonable measures (including, but not limited to, court proceedings) to restrain its designated representatives from prohibited or unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information.
ARTICLE III
LOCKUP
3.1 Lockup. (a) During the period beginning on the effective time of the Mergers and continuing to and including the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (in each case, the “Lock-Up Period”), each Stockholder Party agrees not to, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any shares, or any options or warrants to purchase any shares, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive shares, or any interest in any of the foregoing, owned directly by the undersigned (including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the undersigned has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “covered shares”). The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude such Stockholder Parties from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the covered shares even if such covered shares would be disposed of by someone other than such Stockholder Parties. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include, without limitation, any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any of the covered shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such covered shares.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stockholder Party may transfer or dispose of its covered shares (i) by will, other testamentary document or intestacy, (ii) as a bona fide gift or gifts, including to charitable organizations or for bona fide estate planning purposes, (iii) to any trust, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (for purposes of this Section 3.1, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin), (iv) in the case of an individual, (x) to any immediate family member or other dependent or (y) to a trust, the beneficiary of which is either a member of one of the individual’s immediate family or a charitable organization and, in each case, the sole trustee of which is such individual, (v) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, (vi) as a pro rata distribution to limited partners, members or stockholders of such Stockholder Party, (vii) to its Affiliated investment fund or other Affiliated entity controlled or managed by such Stockholder Party or its Affiliates, (viii) to a nominee or custodian of a Person to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (vii) above, (ix) pursuant to an order or decree of a Governmental Authority, (x) from an employee to SMMC or its Subsidiary or parent entities upon death, disability or termination of employment, in each case, of such employee, (xi) pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction, in each case, both approved by the Board and made to all holders of the shares involving a Change of Control (as defined below) (including negotiating and entering into an agreement providing for any such transaction), provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, such Stockholder Party’s shares shall remain subject to the provisions of this Section 3.1, (xii) to
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SMMC (1) pursuant to the exercise of any option to purchase Common Stock granted by SMMC pursuant to any employee benefit plans or arrangements (including employee benefit plans or arrangements assumed in connection with the Mergers) which are set to expire during the Lock-Up Period, where any Common Stock received by the undersigned upon any such exercise will be subject to the terms of this Section 3.1, or (2) for the purpose of satisfying any withholding taxes (including estimated taxes) due as a result of the exercise of any option to purchase Common Stock or the vesting of any restricted stock awards granted by SMMC pursuant to employee benefit plans or arrangements (including employee benefit plans or arrangements assumed in connection with the Mergers) which are set to expire or automatically vest during the Lock-Up Period, where any Common Stock received by such Stockholder Party upon any such exercise or vesting will be subject to the terms of this Section 3.1, (xiii) pursuant to transactions to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, or local income tax obligations of the Stockholder Party (or its direct or indirect owners) arising from a change in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”) after the date on which the Business Combination Agreement was executed by the parties, and such change prevents such transaction from qualifying as a “reorganization” pursuant to Section 368 of the Code (and such transaction does not qualify for similar tax-free treatment pursuant to any successor or other provision of the Code or Regulations taking into account such changes), or (xiv) with the prior written consent of SMMC; provided that:
(i) in the case of each transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (ii) through (viii) above, (a) each donee, trustee, distributee or transferee, as the case may be, agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth in this Section 3.1; and (b) any such transfer or distribution shall not involve a disposition for value, other than with respect to any such transfer or distribution for which the transferor or distributor receives (x) equity interests of such transferee or (y) such transferee’s interests in the transferor;
(ii) in the case of each transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (ii) through (viii) above, if any public reports or filings (including filings under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act) reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period such report or filing shall disclose that such donee, trustee, distributee or transferee, as the case may be, agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein; and
(iii) for purposes of clause (xi) above, “Change of Control” shall mean the transfer to or acquisition by (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation, division or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, a Person or group of Affiliated Persons (other than an underwriter pursuant to an offering), of SMMC’s voting securities if, after such transfer or acquisition, such Person or group of Affiliated Persons would Beneficially Own more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of SMMC (or the Surviving Entity).
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, each Stockholder Party shall be permitted to convert outstanding preferred stock, warrants to acquire preferred stock or convertible securities or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock into shares of Common Stock; provided that any such shares of Common Stock or warrants received upon such conversion shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 3.1.
(d) Each Stockholder Party shall be permitted to enter into a trading plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act during the applicable Lock-Up Period so long as no transfers or other dispositions of such Stockholder Party’s shares in contravention of this Section 3.1(d) are effected prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Period.
(e) Each Stockholder Party also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with SMMC’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the covered shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions and to the addition of a legend to such Stockholder Party’s shares describing the foregoing restrictions.
(f) In the event that any equity holder of Legacy BT that is subject to this Agreement or a substantially similar agreement is permitted by SMMC to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of covered shares for value other than as permitted by this Agreement or a substantially similar agreement entered into by such holder, the same percentage of covered shares held by the undersigned Stockholder Parties (other than such holder) shall be immediately and fully released on the same terms from any remaining restrictions set forth herein (the “Pro-Rata Release”); provided, however, that such Pro-Rata Release shall not be applied unless and until
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permission has been granted by SMMC to an equity holder or equity holders to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or a portion of such equity holder’s covered shares in an aggregate amount in excess of 1% of the number of covered shares held by such holder originally subject to this Agreement or a substantially similar agreement.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.1 Termination. Subject to Section 4.13 or the early termination of any provision as a result of an amendment to this Agreement agreed to by the Board and the Stockholder Parties, as provided under Section 4.3, this Agreement (other than Article IV hereof), shall terminate with respect to each Stockholder Party and its Permitted Transferees at such time following the Closing as such Stockholder Party and its Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided that this Agreement shall not terminate with respect to any Stockholder Party or Permitted Transferee thereof subject to the restrictions in Section 3.1, until such time as such Stockholder Party or Permitted Transferee is no longer subject to the restrictions contained in Section 3.1.
4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
 
If to SMMC (or the Surviving Entity), to:
 
Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust)
 
1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101,
 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
 
Attn:
[•]
 
E-mail:
[•]
 
 
 
 
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
 
 
 
 
[•]
 
 
Attn:
[•]
 
E-mail:
[•]
If to any Stockholder Party, to such address indicated on SMMC’s records with respect to such Stockholder Party or to such other address or addresses as such Stockholder Party may from time to time designate in writing.
4.3 Amendment; Waiver. (a)The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed by SMMC and Stockholder Parties holding a majority of the shares then held by the Stockholder Parties in the aggregate as to which this Agreement has not been terminated pursuant to Section 4.1. Prior to the consummation of the First Merger, this Agreement may not be amended without the prior written consent of Legacy BT.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence.
(c) No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, right, remedy, power or privilege is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.
(d) Any party hereto may unilaterally waive any of its rights hereunder in a signed writing delivered to SMMC.
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4.4 Further Assurances. The parties hereto will sign such further documents and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof.
4.5 Assignment. No party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 4.5 shall be null and void, ab initio.
4.6 Third Parties. Except as provided for in Article IV with respect to any Non-Recourse Party, nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the parties hereto, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
4.7 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
4.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Any claim, action, suit, assessment, arbitration or proceeding (an “Action”) based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court declines to exercise jurisdiction, any federal or state court located in New York County, New York, and each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 4.8. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
4.9 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement, and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, none of the parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. The parties acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 4.9 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction.
4.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the parties hereto relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement exist between the parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement.
4.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this
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Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the parties.
4.12 Headings; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
4.13 Effectiveness; Termination of Existing Stockholders and Securityholders Agreements. This Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as of the date of this Agreement and may not be revoked by any party hereto; provided that the provisions herein (other than this Article IV) shall not be effective until the consummation of the Merger. In the event the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.
4.14 Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto, and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement), no Non-Recourse Party shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement on the day and year first above written.
 
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
[Signature Page to Lockup Agreement]
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[STOCKHOLDER PARTIES]
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
[Signature Page to Lockup Agreement]
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit B

FORM OF JOINDER TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND LOCKUP AGREEMENT

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Reference is made to the Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement, dated as of October [•], 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp. (“SMMC” or the “Company”, as applicable) and the other Stockholder Parties (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto (as amended from time to time, the “Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement.
Each of SMMC and each undersigned holder of shares of SMMC (each, a “New Stockholder Party”) agrees that this Joinder to the Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement (this “Joinder”) is being executed and delivered for good and valuable consideration.
Each undersigned New Stockholder Party hereby agrees to and does become party to the Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement as a Stockholder Party. This Joinder shall serve as a counterpart signature page to the Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement and by executing below each undersigned New Stockholder Party is deemed to have executed the Confidentiality and Lockup Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named a party thereto.
This Joinder may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by means of facsimile or electronic signature, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Joinder as of the date first set forth above.
 
[NEW STOCKHOLDER PARTY]
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title
 
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
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Exhibit 10.1

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”), dated October [•], 2020, is entered into by and between South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned subscriber. Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Transaction Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, in connection with the proposed business combination (the “Transaction”) between the Company and Factor Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation d/b/a Billtrust (“Billtrust”), pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October [•], 2020 (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Transaction Agreement”), the undersigned desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to sell to the undersigned, that number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), set forth on the signature page hereof for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price,” and the aggregate of such Per Share Price for all Shares subscribed for by the undersigned being referred to herein as the “Purchase Price”), on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and certain other institutional “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) have entered into separate subscription agreements with the Company (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such other investors have, together with the undersigned, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, agreed to purchase an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at the Per Share Price (such other investors, the “Other Subscribers”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Subscription. The undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the undersigned upon payment of the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement (the “Shares”) on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein (the “Subscription”).
2. Closing. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Subscription Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing”). The Subscription Closing shall occur on the date of the Transaction Closing (the “Transaction Closing Date”) and substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Transaction Closing. Not less than five business days prior to the scheduled Transaction Closing Date, the Company shall provide written notice to the undersigned (the “Closing Notice”) (i) of such scheduled Transaction Closing Date, (ii) that the Company reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transaction to be satisfied or waived and (iii) containing wire instructions for the payment of the Purchase Price. The undersigned shall deliver to the Company, at least one business day prior to the Transaction Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the Purchase Price, to be held in escrow until the Subscription Closing, by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice. On the Transaction Closing Date, the Company shall confirm to the undersigned in writing (it being understood that an email confirmation is sufficient) that all conditions to the Transaction Closing have been satisfied or waived and deliver to the undersigned (i) the Shares in book-entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws or as set forth herein or in any other agreement between the Company and the undersigned), in the name of the undersigned (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by the undersigned, as applicable, and (ii) a copy of the records of the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) showing the undersigned (or such nominee or custodian) as the owner of the Shares on and as of the Transaction Closing Date. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “business day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or such other days on which banks located in New York, New York are required or authorized by applicable law to be closed for business. Upon delivery in book-entry form of the Shares to the undersigned (or its nominee or custodian, if applicable), the Purchase Price may be released by the Company from escrow.
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In the event the Transaction Closing does not occur within five (5) business days of the Transaction Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, unless otherwise instructed by the undersigned, the Company shall promptly (but not later than two business days thereafter) return the Purchase Price (to the extent paid by the undersigned to the Company pursuant to this Section 2) by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the undersigned. Notwithstanding such return, (i) a failure to close on the expected Transaction Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 or Section 3 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Transaction Closing Date, and (ii) the undersigned shall remain obligated to redeliver the Purchase Price to the Company and consummate the Subscription Closing following the Company’s delivery to the undersigned of a new Closing Notice and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 and Section 3. If the Transaction Closing does not occur on the same day as the Subscription Closing, the Company shall promptly (but not later than two business days thereafter) return the Purchase Price (to the extent paid by the undersigned to the Company pursuant to this Section 2) to the undersigned by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the undersigned, and any book-entries (to the extent delivered by the Company to the undersigned pursuant to this Section 2) shall be deemed cancelled.
Each book-entry for the Shares shall contain a notation, and each certificate (if any) evidencing the Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend, in substantially the following form:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
3. Closing Conditions.
a. The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the satisfaction (or valid waiver by the Company in writing) of the conditions that, at the Subscription Closing, all representations and warranties of the undersigned contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Subscription Closing, and consummation of the Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the undersigned of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Subscription Closing.
b. The obligations of the undersigned to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the satisfaction (or valid waiver by the undersigned in writing) of the conditions that, at the Subscription Closing:
i all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Subscription Closing, and consummation of the Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Subscription Closing, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction; provided that the undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that if the conditions to closing set forth in Section 8.02(a) of the Transaction Agreement have been satisfied or waived then the Company’s representations and warranties in Sections 5(e), (f) and (k) shall be deemed to be true and correct in all respects for all purposes of this Subscription Agreement as of the date hereof and as of the Subscription Closing; and
ii the terms of the Transaction Agreement shall not have been amended or modified in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the undersigned relative to the Other Subscribers without the undersigned’s prior written consent.
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c. The obligations of each of the Company and the undersigned to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Company and the undersigned in writing) of the conditions that, at the Subscription Closing:
i no Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award after the date hereof which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Subscription illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Subscription; and
ii the Transaction shall have been or will be consummated concurrently with the Subscription Closing.
4. IRS Form W-9; Further Assurances. At or prior to the Subscription Closing, the undersigned shall provide the Company with a properly completed and duly executed IRS Form W-9 or applicable IRS Form W-8, as appropriate. At or prior to the Subscription Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties hereto mutually and reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
5. Company Representations and Warranties. For purposes of this Section 5, the term “Company” shall refer to the Company as of the date hereof and, for purposes of only the representations contained in paragraphs (e), (f) and (k) of this Section 5 and to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of the Transaction Closing Date, the combined company after giving effect to the Transaction. The Company represents and warrants to the undersigned that:
a. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligation under this Subscription Agreement.
b. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the undersigned against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the SMMC Certificate of Incorporation (as amended immediately prior to the Subscription Closing) or under the laws of the State of Delaware.
c. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is the valid and legally binding obligation of and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
d. The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (including the combined company after giving effect to the Transaction), or prevents, materially impairs, materially delays or materially impedes the performance of the Company of its obligation to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”); (ii) the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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e. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares), other than (i) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) any filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 or similar antitrust laws, (iv) filings required by Nasdaq, including with respect to obtaining Company stockholder approval, (v) consents, waivers, authorizations or filings that have been obtained or made on or prior to the Subscription Closing, (vi) filings with the Commission, filings or registrations required by applicable state securities laws or Nasdaq and any consents, authorizations or other filings, in each case, required or advisable to be filed in connection with the Transaction and (vii) where the failure of which to obtain such consents, waivers, authorizations or orders, give such notices, or to make such filings or registrations would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
f. The Company is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such non-compliance would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
g. The issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “SMMC” (it being understood that the trading symbol will be changed in connection with the Transaction Closing). Except as disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission and except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by Nasdaq or the Commission, respectively, to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq or to deregister the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act.
h. A copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Company with the Commission since its initial registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act and prior to the date hereof (the “SEC Documents”) is available to the undersigned via the Commission’s EDGAR system. None of the SEC Documents contained, when filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Company makes no such representation or warranty with respect to the Registration Statement or any other information relating to Billtrust or any of its Affiliates included in any SEC Document or filed as an exhibit thereto. The Company has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Company was required to file with the Commission since its initial registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Commission with respect to any of the SEC Documents.
i. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 220,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), or, upon the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, will consist of 540,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock consisting of (A) 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock or, upon the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, 493,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (B) 20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (“Class B Common Stock”), and, upon the effectiveness of the SMMC Charter Amendment, (C) 27,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
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$0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”). As of the date of this Subscription Agreement (i) 25,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 6,250,000 shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (ii) no shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are held in the treasury of the Company, (iii) 6,954,500 private placement warrants (as described in the Company’s prospectus, dated as of June 20, 2019 and filed with the SEC (Registration No. 333-231881)) (the “Private Placement Warrants”) are issued and outstanding and 6,954,500 shares of Class A Common Stock are issuable in respect of the Private Placement Warrants, and (iv) 12,500,000 public warrants (the “Public Warrants”) are issued and outstanding and 12,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock are issuable in respect of the Public Warrants (the Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants, the “Company Warrants”). As of the date of this Agreement, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each Company Warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50. The Company has no subsidiaries (other than First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub) and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated.
j. Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, there is no action, lawsuit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any Governmental Authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company. Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect there is no unsatisfied judgment, consent decree, injunction, or continuing order of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator outstanding against the Company.
k. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Shares.
l. Assuming the accuracy of the undersigned’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 and the undersigned’s compliance with its obligations set forth in this Agreement , no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the undersigned hereunder.
m. No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Issuer Covered Person, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii-iv) or (d)(3), is applicable. “Issuer Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).
n. Company is not under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission for the sale of the Shares hereunder other than to the Placement Agents (as defined herein).
o. The Other Subscription Agreements reflect the same Per Share Price and other material economic terms with respect to the purchase of the Shares that are no more favorable, in the aggregate, to such Other Subscriber thereunder in any material respect than the terms of this Subscription Agreement. Following the date of this Subscription Agreement, there shall have been no amendment to any of the Other Subscription Agreements that materially benefits any subscriber party thereto unless the undersigned has been offered substantially the same benefits.
6. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. The undersigned represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date of this Subscription Agreement and as of the Subscription Closing, that:
a. The undersigned is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the requirements set forth on Schedule A hereto, (ii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others or if the undersigned is subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is an accredited investor and the undersigned has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Shares with
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a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A hereto following the signature page hereto). The undersigned is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares.
b. The undersigned (i) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c) and (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities including the undersigned’s participation in the Transaction. The undersigned has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as the undersigned deems appropriate that the purchase of the Shares and participation in the Transaction (i) are fully consistent with the undersigned’s financial needs, objectives and condition, (ii) comply and are fully consistent with all investment policies, guidelines and other restrictions applicable to the undersigned and (iii) are a fit, proper and suitable investment, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Shares.
c. Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the undersigned represents and acknowledges that the undersigned has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the undersigned and that the undersigned is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the undersigned’s investment in the Company. The undersigned acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
d. The undersigned understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. The undersigned understands that the Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the undersigned absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each of cases (i) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or book-entry positions representing the Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. The undersigned acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. The undersigned understands and agrees that the Shares will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the undersigned may not be able to readily resell the Shares or pledge the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The undersigned understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares.
e. The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPM”) and Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc. (“Citi” and together with JPM, in their respective capacities as placement agents with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, the “Placement Agents”) is each acting solely as Placement Agent in connection with the Transaction and is not acting as an underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for the undersigned, the Company or any other person or entity in connection with the Transaction, (b) the Placement Agents have not made and will not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character and have not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the Transaction, (c) the Placement Agents will have no responsibility with respect to (i) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the Transaction or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) of any thereof, or (ii) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company or the Transaction, and (d) the Placement Agents shall have no liability or obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by the undersigned, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to the undersigned, or to any person claiming through the undersigned, in respect of the Transaction.
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f. The undersigned understands and agrees that the undersigned is purchasing the Shares directly from the Company. The undersigned further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the undersigned by the Company, its officers or directors, or any other party to the Transaction or person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.
g. Either (i) the undersigned is not a Benefit Plan Investor as contemplated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or (ii) the undersigned’s acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable similar law.
h. The undersigned is not currently (and at all times through Subscription Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).
i. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned has received and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such financial and other information as the undersigned deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares and made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to the undersigned’s investment in the Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned acknowledges that it has reviewed the documents provided to the undersigned by the Company. The undersigned represents and agrees that the undersigned and the undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers, and conducted and completed their own independent due diligence with respect to the Transaction and obtain such information as the undersigned and such undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. Based on such information as the undersigned has deemed appropriate and without reliance upon the Placement Agents, the undersigned has independently made its own analysis and decision to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. Except for the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company expressly set forth in the Subscription Agreement, the undersigned is relying exclusively on their own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice the undersigned deems appropriate) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, the Transaction, the Shares, and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Company, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters.
j. The undersigned became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the undersigned and the Company or a representative of the Company or the Placement Agents on behalf of the Company, and the Shares were offered to the undersigned solely by direct contact between the undersigned and the Company or a representative of the Company. The undersigned did not become aware of this offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to the undersigned, by any other means. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
k. The undersigned acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares. The undersigned is able to fend for himself, herself or itself in the transactions completed herein, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risks of such investment in the Shares and can afford a complete loss of such investment. The undersigned has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the undersigned has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
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l. The undersigned understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
m. The undersigned is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
n. The execution, delivery and performance by the undersigned of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the undersigned and have been duly authorized and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the undersigned pursuant to the terms of (i) any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency or any agreement or other undertaking or pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the undersigned is a party or by which the undersigned is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the undersigned is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the undersigned or the legal authority of the undersigned to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”); (ii) the provisions of the organizational documents of the undersigned; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the undersigned or any of its properties that would have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. The undersigned’s signatory has legal competence and capacity to execute the same and has been duly authorized by the undersigned to execute the same on behalf of the undersigned, and this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned, enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
o. The undersigned and its directors and officers are not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, (iii) or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). The undersigned agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that the undersigned is permitted to do so under applicable law. If the undersigned is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), the undersigned maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. To the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by the undersigned and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived.
p. No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agents or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
q. The undersigned has or has enforceable commitments to have, and at least one business day prior to the Transaction Closing Date will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price and consummate the Subscription Closing, in each case, when required pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
r. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned will not, nor will any person acting at the undersigned’s direction or pursuant to any understanding with the undersigned, directly or indirectly offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell, sell any option, engage in hedging activities or execute any
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“short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act of the Shares, until the Transaction Closing Date (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms); provided that nothing in this Section 6(r) shall prohibit (i) any other investment portfolios of the undersigned that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of the undersigned’s participation in this transaction from engaging in any such transactions, or (ii) if the undersigned is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the undersigned’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the undersigned’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares.
7. Registration Rights.
a. In the event that the Shares are not registered in connection with the consummation of the Transaction, the Company agrees that, within 30 calendar days after the Transaction Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) registering under the Securities Act the resale of all the Shares, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 90th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Transaction Closing Date and (ii) the 10th business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include the Shares and any other shares of Class A Common Stock held by the undersigned in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the undersigned furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding the undersigned, the securities of the Company held by the undersigned and the intended method of disposition of the Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Shares, and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. In no event shall the undersigned be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the undersigned or any Other Subscriber or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of shares of Class A Common Stock which is equal to the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders. In the event the Commission informs the Company that all of such shares of Class A Common Stock cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale on the Registration Statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform the undersigned thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the SEC, covering the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale such shares as a secondary offering. Until the earliest of (i) the date on which the Shares may be resold without any volume and manner of sale restrictions (including as may be applicable to affiliates) under Rule 144 in compliance with Rule 144(i)(2) and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirements under Rule 144(c)(1), (ii) the date on which such Shares have actually been sold and (iii) the date which is two years after the Subscription Closing (such date, the “End Date”), except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement until the End Date. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Company to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to have such Registration Statement declared effective by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement set forth in this Section 7.
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b. Until the End Date, the Company shall, at its expense:
(i) advise the undersigned within two (2) business days: (A) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective; (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information; (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (E) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not, when so advising the undersigned of such events, provide the undersigned with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company other than to the extent that providing notice to the undersigned of the occurrence of the events listed in (A) through (E) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Company;
(ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable;
(iii) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 7(b)(i), except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(iv) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Company have been listed; and
(v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Shares contemplated hereby.
c. With a view to making available to the undersigned the benefits of Rule 144 that may permit the undersigned to sell the Shares to the public without registration, the Company agrees for so long as the undersigned holds the Shares to:
i use commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
ii use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
iii use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to the undersigned, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company (it being understood that the availability of such report on the SEC’s EDGAR system shall satisfy this requirement) and (z) such other information as may be necessary to permit the undersigned to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
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d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require the undersigned not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event, the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Company may not delay or suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement on more than two occasions or for more than an aggregate of 60 calendar days in any one instance, or more than 90 total calendar days, in each case in any 12 month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the happening of any Suspension Event (which notice shall not contain material non-public information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the undersigned agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until the undersigned receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Company, the undersigned will deliver to the Company or, in the undersigned’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares in the undersigned’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent the undersigned is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
e. The undersigned may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Company requesting that the undersigned not receive notices from the Company otherwise required by this Section 7; provided, however, that the undersigned may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from the undersigned (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Company shall not deliver any such notices to the undersigned and the undersigned shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to the undersigned’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, the undersigned will notify the Company in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 7(e)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Company will so notify the undersigned, within one (1) business day of the undersigned’s notification to the Company, by delivering to the undersigned a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide the undersigned with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.
f. For purposes of this Section 7, “Shares” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Shares purchased by the undersigned pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to such Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event, and shall include any person to whom the rights under this Section 7 shall have been duly assigned under Section 10(b).
g. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the undersigned (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its officers, directors, partners, members, managers, stockholders, employees, advisers and agents, and each
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person who controls the undersigned (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Section 7, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding the undersigned furnished in writing to the Company by the undersigned expressly for use therein or the undersigned has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any other law, rule or regulation thereunder; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the undersigned, (B) in connection with any failure of such person to deliver or cause to be delivered a prospectus made available by the Company in a timely manner, (C) as a result of offers or sales effected by or on behalf of any person by means of a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that was not authorized in writing by the Company, or (D) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of the undersigned under the Registration Statement in violation of Section 7(d). The Company shall notify the undersigned promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 7 of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Shares by the undersigned.
h. The undersigned shall, severally and not jointly with any Other Subscriber, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding the undersigned furnished in writing to the Company by the undersigned expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the undersigned (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the liability of the undersigned be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the undersigned upon the sale of the Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The undersigned shall notify the Company promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 7 of which the undersigned is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Shares by the undersigned.
i. If the indemnification provided under this Section 7 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient (other than in accordance with its terms) to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu
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of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 7 and deemed to include any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 7 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 7(i) shall be individual, not joint and several, and in no event shall the liability of the undersigned hereunder exceed the net proceeds received by the undersigned upon the sale of the Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
8. Termination. Except for the provisions of Section 7(g), Section 7 (h), Section 7(i) and Sections 8 through 10, which shall survive any termination hereunder, this Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the date and time that the Transaction Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms and (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement; provided that, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9, nothing herein will relieve any party hereto from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party hereto will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover out-of-pocket losses, liabilities or damages arising from such willful breach. The Company shall promptly notify the undersigned of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination of such Transaction Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if any termination hereof occurs after the delivery by the undersigned of the Purchase Price for the Shares pursuant to Section 2, the Company shall promptly (but not later than two business days thereafter) return the Purchase Price to the undersigned without any deduction for or on account of any tax, withholding, charges, or set-off.
9. Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final prospectus of the Company, dated as of June 20, 2019 and filed with the Commission (the “Prospectus”). The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that it has read the Prospectus and understands that the Company has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Company’s underwriters the “Public Stockholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of their redemption rights (as described in the Prospectus) in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Stockholders if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months after the closing of the IPO, (c) as necessary to fund regulatory compliance costs and pay any Taxes, or (d) to the Company after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Subscription Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or agreements contemplated hereby or thereby or any proposed or actual business relationship between the
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Company or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the undersigned or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”). The undersigned on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the undersigned or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations or contracts with the Company or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement with the Company or its Affiliates). The undersigned agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Subscription Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company and its Affiliates to induce the Company to enter in this Subscription Agreement, and the undersigned further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the undersigned and each of its Affiliates under applicable law. To the extent the undersigned or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its Representatives, the undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the undersigned or its Affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event the undersigned or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Stockholders of the Company, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, the Company and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the undersigned and its Affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event the Company or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this paragraph shall survive indefinitely with respect to the obligations set forth in this Subscription Agreement.
10. Miscellaneous.
a. The Company shall, no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the fourth business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company has provided to the undersigned at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. The undersigned hereby consents to (a) the publication and disclosure of the undersigned’s identity, the undersigned’s entry into this Subscription Agreement and the Purchase Price in the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement, any Form 8-K or related materials to be filed with the Commission by the Company with respect to the Transaction or as required by law or regulation or at the request of the Staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq and (b) the filing of this Subscription Agreement (or a form of this Subscription Agreement) with the Commission.
b. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the undersigned hereunder (other than the Shares acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned without the Company’s prior written consent.
c. The Company may request from the undersigned such additional information as the Company may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the undersigned to acquire the Shares, and the undersigned shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided that the Company agrees to keep confidential any such information provided by the undersigned and identified as confidential, except as may be required under applicable law.
d. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Each party agrees that each purchase by the undersigned of Shares from the Company will constitute a reaffirmation of its own acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties
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herein (as modified by any such notice) as of the Subscription Closing. The Company and the undersigned further acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agents are third-party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties of the Company and the undersigned contained in Section 5 and Section 6, respectively, of this Subscription Agreement.
e. The Company is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof when required by law, regulatory authority or Nasdaq to do so in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
f. All the agreements, representations and warranties made by the parties shall survive the Subscription Closing.
g. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived (i) except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification or waiver is sought and (ii) without the prior written consent of the Company.
h. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 7(g), Section 7(h), Section 7(i) and Section 10(d) hereof, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.
i. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
j. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
k. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
l. The undersigned shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
m. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (a) when so delivered personally, (b) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (c) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (d) two business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:
i if to the undersigned, to such address, facsimile number or email address set forth on the signature page hereto;
 
with a copy to:
 
 
 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
383 Madison Avenue
 
New York, New York 10179
 
Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk
 
Email: nadine.yang@jpmorgan.com
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
388 Greenwich Street
 
New York, New York 10013
 
Attention: General Counsel
 
Email: ryan.browne@citi.com
 
 
 
and
 
 
 
Mayer Brown LLP
 
1221 Avenue of the Americas
 
New York, New York 10020
 
Attention: Anna T. Pinedo, Esq.
 
Email: apinedo@mayerbrown.com
 
 
ii if to the Company (prior to the Transaction Closing), to:
 
South Mountain Merger Corp.
 
767 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
 
New York, New York
 
Attention: Nicholas Dermatas
 
Email: ndermatas@smmergercorp.com
 
 
 
with a copy to:
 
 
 
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
 
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
 
 
iii  if to the Company (following the Transaction Closing), to:
 
Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust)
 
1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101
 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
 
Attention: Mark Shifke
 
Email: mshifke@billtrust.com
 
 
 
with a copy to:
 
 
 
Cooley LLP
 
500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor
 
Boston, MA 02116
 
Attention: Nicole Brookshire
 
Email: nbrookshire@cooley.com
n. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
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o. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
Name of Subscriber:
State/Country of Formation or Domicile:
 
 
By:                   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
 
Name in which shares are to be registered (if different):
Date:     , 2020
 
Mailing Address-Street (if different):
Subscriber’s EIN:
City, State, Zip:
Business Address-Street:
Attn:         
City, State, Zip:
Telephone No.:
Attn:         
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email Address:
Facsimile No.:
Price Per Share: $[•]
Email Address:
 
Number of Shares subscribed for:
 
Purchase Price: $
 
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, South Mountain Merger Corp. has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date set forth below.
 
SOUTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP.
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
Date:      , 2020
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SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SUBSCRIBER
A.
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
1.
☐ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
**OR**
B.
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
1.
☐ 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):

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.

We are a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We are an insurance company, as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We are a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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.

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.

We are an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
**AND**
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C.
AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box)
THE SUBSCRIBER:

is:

is not:
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.
This page should be completed by the Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.2

BTRS Holdings Inc. Indemnity Agreement

This Indemnity Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ______________, between BTRS Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), and ___________ (“Indemnitee”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on its Board, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities.  Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may not be available to it on terms that the Company considers to be commercially reasonable or, if available to it on commercially reasonable terms during some period of time, may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions.  At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself.  The Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended from time to time (the “Certificate”), require indemnification of the executive officers and directors of the Company and permit indemnification of other officers and certain other persons.  Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).  The DGCL expressly provides that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company's stockholders, and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s Bylaws and Certificate and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;


WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Bylaws and Certificate and insurance, if any, as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as an officer or a director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity.  Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he or she be so indemnified; and

[WHEREAS, Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance provided by ___________ or its affiliates (collectively, the “Fund”) which Indemnitee and the Fund intend to be secondary to the primary obligation of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing being a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve on the Board][include for directors affiliated with VC/equity fund investors].

WHEREAS, this Agreement supersedes and replaces in its entirety any previous indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and the Indemnitee.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as an officer or a director after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.          Indemnity of Indemnitee.  The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time.  In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:

(a)         Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.  Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(a) if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined), the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company.  Pursuant to this Section 1(a), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

(b)        Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.  Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(b) if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company.  Pursuant to this Section 1(b), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, or on the Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall determine that such indemnification may be made.


(c)         Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.  If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

(d)         [If the Fund is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding relating to or arising by reason of the Fund's position as a stockholder of, or lender to, the Company, or the Fund's appointment of or affiliation with Indemnitee or any other director with respect to any claim for which a director would otherwise be entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Fund will be entitled to indemnification hereunder for Expenses to the same extent as Indemnitee, and the terms of this Agreement as they relate to procedures for indemnification of Indemnitee and advancement of Expenses shall apply to any such indemnification of the Fund.

(e)         The rights provided to the Fund under this Section 1(d) shall (i) be suspended during any period during which the Fund does not have a representative on the Board and (ii) terminate on an initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock; provided, however, that in the event of any such suspension or termination, the Fund’s rights to indemnification will not be suspended or terminated with respect to any Proceeding based in whole or in part on facts and circumstances occurring at any time prior to such suspension or termination regardless of whether the Proceeding arises before or after such suspension or termination. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Fund is an express third party beneficiary of the terms of this Section 1(d).] [include for directors affiliated with VC/equity fund investors].

2.        Additional Indemnity.  In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section 1 of this Agreement, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, he or she is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of Indemnitee.  The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof) to be unlawful.

3.           Contribution.

(a)         Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee.  The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.


(b)        Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such action, suit or proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered.  The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.

(c)          The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

(d)         To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

4.          Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he or she shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.


5.           Advancement of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than the final sentence of this Section 5 and Section 9 hereof), the Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.  Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses.  Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free. This Section 5 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 9.

6.          Procedures and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.  It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the DGCL and public policy of the State of Delaware.  Accordingly, the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in the event of any question as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement:

(a)        To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.  The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of Indemnitee to provide such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion, shall not relieve the Company of any liability that it may have to Indemnitee unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices the interests of the Company.

(b)        Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case:

(1) by one of the following four methods, which shall be at the election of the Board, unless a Change in Control has occurred:

(i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum;

(ii) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum;

(iii) if there are no Disinterested Directors or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which will be delivered to the Indemnitee; or

(iv) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company; or

(2) if a Change in Control has occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which will be delivered to the Indemnitee.


(c)        If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c).  The Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board.  Indemnitee may, within 10 days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 13 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion.  Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If a written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  If, within 20 days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitee to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 6(b) hereof.  The Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 6(c), regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.

(d)         In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.  Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.  Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(e)         Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined), including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise.  In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.  Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e) are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.  Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.


(f)         If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6 to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat.

(g)         Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Independent Counsel, member of the Board or stockholder of the Company shall act reasonably and in good faith in making a determination regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement.  Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

(h)         The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty.  In the event that any action, claim or proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding.  Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

(i)          The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.


7.            Remedies of Indemnitee.

(a)       In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement within 90 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 1(c), 4 or the last sentence of Section 6(g) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 1(a), 1(b) and 2 of this Agreement within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification.  Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7(a).  The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.

(b)       In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section 6(b).

(c)       If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement not materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

(d)         In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 7, seeks a judicial adjudication of his or her rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, the Company shall pay on his or her behalf, in advance, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section 13 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in such judicial adjudication, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance recovery.

(e)        The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

(f)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.


8.           Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Primacy of Indemnification; Subrogation.

(a)         The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of directors of the Company, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in the DGCL, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under  the Certificate, Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

(b)        To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable actions to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

(c)         The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has or may in the future have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other entities or organizations [(including the Fund)] (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”).  The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate or Bylaws of the Company (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and, (iii)  that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof.  The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company.  The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 8(c). [include bracketed language if there is a specific fund to be named]


(d)         Except as provided in paragraph (c) above, in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee (other than against the Secondary Indemnitors), who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

(e)       Except as provided in paragraph (c) above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

(f)          Except as provided in paragraph (c) above, the Company's obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

9.          Exception to Right of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

(a)         for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, provided, that the foregoing shall not affect the rights of Indemnitee or the Secondary Indemnitors set forth in Section 8(c) above; or

(b)      for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

(c)        in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law;

(d)         with respect to remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law (and, in this respect, both the Company and Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication, as indicated in the last paragraph of this Section 9);


(e)         a final judgment or other final adjudication is made that Indemnitee’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct (but only to the extent of such specific determination);

(f)         for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee (or any recovery by the Company from Indemnity) of (i) any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)), or (ii) any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or

(g)      on account of conduct that is established by a final judgment as constituting a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Indemnitee is not legally entitled.

For purposes of this Section 9, a final judgment or other adjudication may be reached in either the underlying proceeding or action in connection with which indemnification is sought or a separate proceeding or action to establish rights and liabilities under this Agreement.

Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company will not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee or otherwise act in violation of any undertaking appearing in and required by the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, or in any registration statement filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. Indemnitee acknowledges that paragraph (h) of Item 512 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act currently generally requires the Company to undertake, in connection with any registration statement filed under the Securities Act, to submit the issue of the enforceability of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement in connection with any liability under the Securities Act on public policy grounds to a court of appropriate jurisdiction and to be governed by any final adjudication of such issue. Indemnitee specifically agrees that any such undertaking will supersede the provisions of this Agreement and to be bound by any such undertaking.

10.         Duration of Agreement.  All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is an officer or director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under Section 7 hereof) by reason of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not he or she is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.


11.         Security.  To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral.  Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee.

12.         Enforcement.

(a)        The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as an officer or director of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as an officer or director of the Company.

(b)         This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(c)         The Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a "bar order" which would have the effect of prohibiting or limiting the Indemnitee's rights to receive advancement of expenses which Indemnitee is entitled to receive under Section 5 of this Agreement.

13.         Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

(a)         Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Beneficial Owner will exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.

(b)         Change in Control” means the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

(i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined above), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities unless the change in relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

(ii)           Change in Board.  During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of this definition of Change in Control) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;


(iii)         Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 51% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the Board or other governing body of such surviving entity;

(iv)        Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; and

(v)             Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

(c)         Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at the express written request of the Company.

(d)         Disinterested Director” means a non-executive director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

(e)         Dodd-Frank Act” means the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

(g)        Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that Indemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

(h)          Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(i)         Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent.  Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.


(j)         Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent:  (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.  The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

(k)        Person” for purposes of the definition of Beneficial Owner and Change in Control set forth above, will have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Person will exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

(l)        Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, by reason of any action taken by such Indemnitee or of any inaction on such Indemnitee’s part while acting in such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or by reason of the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other Enterprise; in each case whether or not he or she is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement to enforce his or her rights under this Agreement.

(m)       Sarbanes-Oxley Act” will mean the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.

(n)        SEC” will mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(o)        Securities Act” will mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

14.        Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof as to [either] Indemnitee [or the Fund] shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any provision hereof as to the other. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee [and the Fund] indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.  In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict. [include bracketed provisions for directors affiliated with VC/equity fund investors]


15.        Modification and Waiver.  No supplement, modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

16.         Notice By Indemnitee.  Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder.  The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.

17.        Notices.  All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given:  (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.  All communications shall be sent:

 
(a)
To Indemnitee at the address on the books and records of the Company.


(b)
To the Company at:

1009 Lenox Drive
Suite 101
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
Attention: Chief Executive Officer

or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

18.        Counterparts.  This Agreement 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 Agreement.  This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature, electronic mail  (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) or other transmission method and 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 and be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

19.         Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

20.        Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction.  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.

BTRS Holdings Inc.
 
     
By:
   
 
Name:
Flint Lane
 
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 


INDEMNITEE 
   

 
Name:
 
Title:
 




Exhibit 10.3

BTRS HOLDINGS INC. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
BTRS HOLDINGS INC.
2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: [DATE]
APPROVED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS: [DATE]

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1.
GENERAL.
(a) Plan Purpose. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to secure and retain the services of Employees, Directors and Consultants, to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and to provide a means by which such persons may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of Awards.
(b) Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options; (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options; (iii) SARs; (iv) Restricted Stock Awards; (v) RSU Awards; (vi) Performance Awards; and (vii) Other Awards.
(c) Adoption Date; Effective Date. The Plan will come into existence on the Adoption Date, but no Award may be granted prior to the Effective Date.
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SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) Share Reserve. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2(c) and any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards will not exceed [   ] shares of Common Stock (equal to ten percent (10%) of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement). In addition, subject to any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock will automatically increase on January 1 of each year for a period of ten years commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the total number of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year; provided, however that the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that the increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock.
(b) Aggregate Incentive Stock Option Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2(a) and subject to any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options is [   ] shares (equal to three hundred percent (300%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock initially reserved for issuance under Section 2(a)).
(c) Share Reserve Operation.
(i) Limit Applies to Common Stock Issued Pursuant to Awards. For clarity, the Share Reserve is a limit on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards and does not limit the granting of Awards, except that the Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy its obligations to issue shares pursuant to such Awards. Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by, as applicable, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, NYSE American Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.
(ii) Actions that Do Not Constitute Issuance of Common Stock and Do Not Reduce Share Reserve. The following actions do not result in an issuance of shares under the Plan and accordingly do not reduce the number of shares subject to the Share Reserve and available for issuance under the Plan: (1) the expiration or termination of any portion of an Award without the shares covered by such portion of the Award having been issued; (2) the settlement of any portion of an Award in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than Common Stock); (3) the withholding of shares that would otherwise be issued by the Company to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of an Award; or (4) the withholding of shares that would otherwise be issued by the Company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection with an Award.
(iii) Reversion of Previously Issued Shares of Common Stock to Share Reserve. The following shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to an Award and accordingly initially deducted from the Share Reserve will be added back to the Share Reserve and again become available for issuance under the Plan: (1) any shares that are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company because of a failure to meet a contingency or condition required for the vesting of such shares; (2) any shares that are reacquired by the Company to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of an Award; and (3) any shares that are reacquired by the Company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection with an Award.
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(d) Earnout RSU Share Reserve. An additional 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, shall be reserved under this Plan to be used exclusively for the grant of Earnout RSUs (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement and may be used solely for such purpose (the “Earnout RSU Share Reserve”). The shares of Common Stock issuable under any Earnout RSUs that may be awarded under this Section 2(d) shall be in addition to and shall not reduce the Share Reserve, provided that Earnout RSUs shall constitute Awards under this Plan for all other relevant purposes. The shares of Common Stock underlying any Earnout RSUs that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise of an Earnout RSU or settlement of an Earnout RSU to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired or repurchased by the Company, satisfied without the issuance of Common Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares available for grant under this Section 2(d), but shall not be added back to the Share Reserve.
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ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS.
(a) Eligible Award Recipients. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Awards.
(b) Specific Award Limitations.
(i) Limitations on Incentive Stock Option Recipients. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code).
(ii) Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Affiliates) exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with such rules will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the applicable Option Agreement(s).
(iii) Limitations on Incentive Stock Options Granted to Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder may not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless (i) the exercise price of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such Option and (ii) the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant of such Option.
(iv) Limitations on Nonstatutory Stock Options and SARs. Nonstatutory Stock Options and SARs may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 405) unless the stock underlying such Awards is treated as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A because the Awards are granted pursuant to a corporate transaction (such as a spin off transaction) or unless such Awards otherwise comply with the distribution requirements of Section 409A.
(c) Aggregate Incentive Stock Option Limit. The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options is the number of shares specified in Section 2(b).
(d) Non-Employee Director Compensation Limit. The aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid, as applicable, to any individual for service as a Non-Employee Director with respect to any calendar year, including Awards granted and cash fees paid by the Company to such Non-Employee Director, will not exceed (i) $750,000 in total value or (ii) in the event such Non-Employee Director is first appointed or elected to the Board during such Annual Period, $1,000,000 in total value, in each case calculating the value of any equity awards based on the grant date fair value of such equity awards for financial reporting purposes. The limitations in this Section 3(d) shall apply commencing with the first calendar year that begins following the Effective Date.
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OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
Each Option and SAR will have such terms and conditions as determined by the Board. Each Option will be designated in writing as an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option at the time of grant; provided, however, that if an Option is not so designated, then such Option will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option, and the shares
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purchased upon exercise of each type of Option will be separately accounted for. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents. The terms and conditions of separate Options and SARs need not be identical; provided, however, that each Option Agreement and SAR Agreement will conform (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Award Agreement or otherwise) to the substance of each of the following provisions:
(a) Term. Subject to Section 3(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant of such Award or such shorter period specified in the Award Agreement.
(b) Exercise or Strike Price. Subject to Section 3(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise or strike price of each Option or SAR will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such Award if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 409A and, if applicable, 424(a) of the Code.
(c) Exercise Procedure and Payment of Exercise Price for Options. In order to exercise an Option, the Participant must provide notice of exercise to the Plan Administrator in accordance with the procedures specified in the Option Agreement or otherwise provided by the Company. The Board has the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to utilize a particular method of payment. The exercise price of an Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and as determined by the Board, by one or more of the following methods of payment to the extent set forth in the Option Agreement:
(i) by cash or check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;
(ii) pursuant to a “cashless exercise” program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the Common Stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;
(iii) by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock that are already owned by the Participant free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise that does not exceed the exercise price, provided that (1) at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded, (2) any remaining balance of the exercise price not satisfied by such delivery is paid by the Participant in cash or other permitted form of payment, (3) such delivery would not violate any Applicable Law or agreement restricting the redemption of the Common Stock, (4) any certificated shares are endorsed or accompanied by an executed assignment separate from certificate, and (5) such shares have been held by the Participant for any minimum period necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment as a result of such delivery;
(iv) if the Option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise that does not exceed the exercise price, provided that (1) such shares used to pay the exercise price will not be exercisable thereafter and (2) any remaining balance of the exercise price not satisfied by such net exercise is paid by the Participant in cash or other permitted form of payment; or
(v) in any other form of consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and permissible under Applicable Law.
(d) Exercise Procedure and Payment of Appreciation Distribution for SARs. In order to exercise any SAR, the Participant must provide notice of exercise to the Plan Administrator in accordance with the SAR Agreement. The appreciation distribution payable to a Participant upon the exercise of a SAR will not be greater than an amount equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents that are vested and being exercised under such SAR, over (ii) the strike price of such SAR. Such appreciation distribution may be paid to the Participant in the form of Common Stock or cash (or any combination of Common Stock and cash) or in any other form of payment, as determined by the Board and specified in the SAR Agreement.
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(e) Transferability. Options and SARs may not be transferred to third party financial institutions for value. The Board may impose such additional limitations on the transferability of an Option or SAR as it determines. In the absence of any such determination by the Board, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options and SARs will apply, provided that except as explicitly provided herein, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration and provided, further, that if an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer:
(i) Restrictions on Transfer. An Option or SAR will not be transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant; provided, however, that the Board may permit transfer of an Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable tax and securities laws upon the Participant’s request, including to a trust if the Participant is considered to be the sole beneficial owner of such trust (as determined under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law) while such Option or SAR is held in such trust, provided that the Participant and the trustee enter into a transfer and other agreements required by the Company.
(ii) Domestic Relations Orders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the execution of transfer documentation in a format acceptable to the Company and subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, an Option or SAR may be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order.
(f) Vesting. The Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting and/or exercisability of an Option or SAR as determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, vesting of Options and SARs will cease upon termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service.
(g) Termination of Continuous Service for Cause. Except as explicitly otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Participant’s Options and SARs will terminate and be forfeited immediately upon such termination of Continuous Service, and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising any portion (including any vested portion) of such Awards on and after the date of such termination of Continuous Service and the Participant will have no further right, title or interest in such forfeited Award, the shares of Common Stock subject to the forfeited Award, or any consideration in respect of the forfeited Award.
(h) Post-Termination Exercise Period Following Termination of Continuous Service for Reasons Other than Cause. Subject to Section 4(i), if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than for Cause, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR to the extent vested, but only within the following period of time or, if applicable, such other period of time provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that in no event may such Award be exercised after the expiration of its maximum term (as set forth in Section 4(a)):
(i) three months following the date of such termination if such termination is a termination without Cause (other than any termination due to the Participant’s Disability or death);
(ii) 12 months following the date of such termination if such termination is due to the Participant’s Disability;
(iii) 18 months following the date of such termination if such termination is due to the Participant’s death; or
(iv) 18 months following the date of the Participant’s death if such death occurs following the date of such termination but during the period such Award is otherwise exercisable (as provided in (i) or (ii) above).
Following the date of such termination, to the extent the Participant does not exercise such Award within the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period (or, if earlier, prior to the expiration of the maximum term of such Award), such unexercised portion of the Award will terminate, and the Participant will have no further right, title or interest in the terminated Award, the shares of Common Stock subject to the terminated Award, or any consideration in respect of the terminated Award.
(i) Restrictions on Exercise; Extension of Exercisability. A Participant may not exercise an Option or SAR at any time that the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such exercise would violate Applicable Law. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than for Cause
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and, at any time during the last thirty days of the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period: (i) the exercise of the Participant’s Option or SAR would be prohibited solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such exercise would violate Applicable Law, or (ii) the immediate sale of any shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise would violate the Company’s Trading Policy, then the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period will be extended to the last day of the calendar month that commences following the date the Award would otherwise expire, with an additional extension of the exercise period to the last day of the next calendar month to apply if any of the foregoing restrictions apply at any time during such extended exercise period, generally without limitation as to the maximum permitted number of extensions); provided, however, that in no event may such Award be exercised after the expiration of its maximum term (as set forth in Section 4(a)).
(j) Non-Exempt Employees. No Option or SAR, whether or not vested, granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, will be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six months following the date of grant of such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, any vested portion of such Award may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of grant of such Award in the event of (i) such Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) a Corporate Transaction in which such Award is not assumed, continued or substituted, (iii) a Change in Control, or (iv) such Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Award Agreement or another applicable agreement or, in the absence of any such definition, in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines). This Section 4(j) is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay.
(k) Whole Shares. Options and SARs may be exercised only with respect to whole shares of Common Stock or their equivalents.
5.
AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
(a) Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award and RSU Award will have such terms and conditions as determined by the Board; provided, however, that each Restricted Stock Award Agreement and RSU Award Agreement will conform (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Award Agreement or otherwise) to the substance of each of the following provisions:
(i) Form of Award.
(1) RSAs: To the extent consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award may be (i) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until such shares become vested or any other restrictions lapse, or (ii) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate will be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a Participant will have voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award.
(2) RSUs: A RSU Award represents a Participant’s right to be issued on a future date the number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to the number of restricted stock units subject to the RSU Award. As a holder of a RSU Award, a Participant is an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company's unfunded obligation, if any, to issue shares of Common Stock in settlement of such Award and nothing contained in the Plan or any RSU Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or any other person. A Participant will not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any RSU Award (unless and until shares are actually issued in settlement of a vested RSU Award).
(ii) Consideration.
(1) RSA: A Restricted Stock Award may be granted in consideration for (A) cash or check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of consideration (including future services) as the Board may determine and permissible under Applicable Law.
(2) RSU: Unless otherwise determined by the Board at the time of grant, a RSU Award will be granted in consideration for the Participant’s services to the Company or an Affiliate, such that the
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Participant will not be required to make any payment to the Company (other than such services) with respect to the grant or vesting of the RSU Award, or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the RSU Award. If, at the time of grant, the Board determines that any consideration must be paid by the Participant (in a form other than the Participant’s services to the Company or an Affiliate) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock in settlement of the RSU Award, such consideration may be paid in any form of consideration as the Board may determine and permissible under Applicable Law.
(iii) Vesting. The Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award or RSU Award as determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, vesting of Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards will cease upon termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service.
(iv) Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason, (i) the Company may receive through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant under his or her Restricted Stock Award that have not vested as of the date of such termination as set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement and (ii) any portion of his or her RSU Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon such termination and the Participant will have no further right, title or interest in the RSU Award, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the RSU Award, or any consideration in respect of the RSU Award.
(v) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid or credited, as applicable, with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award or RSU Award, as determined by the Board and specified in the Award Agreement).
(vi) Settlement of RSU Awards. A RSU Award may be settled by the issuance of shares of Common Stock or cash (or any combination thereof) or in any other form of payment, as determined by the Board and specified in the RSU Award Agreement. At the time of grant, the Board may determine to impose such restrictions or conditions that delay such delivery to a date following the vesting of the RSU Award.
(b) Performance Awards. With respect to any Performance Award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, the other terms and conditions of such Award, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be determined by the Board.
(c) Other Awards. Other forms of Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Awards provided for under Section 4 and the preceding provisions of this Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board will have sole and complete discretion to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Awards.
6.
ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.
(a) Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board shall appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan, including the Earnout RSU Share Reserve, and the maximum number of shares by which the Share Reserve may annually increase pursuant to Section 2(a); (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 2(a); and (iii) the class(es) and number of securities and exercise price, strike price or purchase price of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fractional shares or rights for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be created in order to implement any Capitalization Adjustment. The Board shall determine an appropriate equivalent benefit, if any, for any fractional shares or rights to fractional shares that might be created by the adjustments referred to in the preceding provisions of this Section.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Awards (other than Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) will
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terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Award is providing Continuous Service, provided, however, that the Board may determine to cause some or all Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.
(c) Corporate Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of an Award.
(i) Awards May Be Assumed. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue any or all Awards outstanding under the Plan or may substitute similar awards for Awards outstanding under the Plan (including but not limited to, awards to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction), and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards may be assigned by the Company to the successor of the Company (or the successor’s parent company, if any), in connection with such Corporate Transaction. A surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent) may choose to assume or continue only a portion of an Award or substitute a similar award for only a portion of an Award, or may choose to assume or continue the Awards held by some, but not all Participants. The terms of any assumption, continuation or substitution will be set by the Board.
(ii) Awards Held by Current Participants. In the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such outstanding Awards or substitute similar awards for such outstanding Awards, then with respect to Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not terminated prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction (referred to as the “Current Participants”), the vesting of such Awards (and, with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the time when such Awards may be exercised) will be accelerated in full to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction) as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such a date, to the date that is five (5) days prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction), and such Awards will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Awards will lapse (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction). With respect to the vesting of Performance Awards that will accelerate upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii) and that have multiple vesting levels depending on the level of performance, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or unless otherwise provided by the Board, the vesting of such Performance Awards will accelerate at 100% of the target level upon the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction. With respect to the vesting of Awards that will accelerate upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii) and are settled in the form of a cash payment, such cash payment will be made no later than 30 days following the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction.
(iii) Awards Held by Persons other than Current Participants. In the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such outstanding Awards or substitute similar awards for such outstanding Awards, then with respect to Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held by persons other than Current Participants, such Awards will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) prior to the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction; provided, however, that any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Awards will not terminate and may continue to be exercised notwithstanding the Corporate Transaction.
(iv) Payment for Awards in Lieu of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an Award will terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of a Corporate Transaction, the Board may provide, in its sole discretion, that the holder of such Award may not exercise such Award but will receive a payment, in such
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form as may be determined by the Board, equal in value, at the effective time, to the excess, if any, of (1) the value of the property the Participant would have received upon the exercise of the Award (including, at the discretion of the Board, any unvested portion of such Award), over (2) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise.
(d) Appointment of Stockholder Representative. As a condition to the receipt of an Award under this Plan, a Participant will be deemed to have agreed that the Award will be subject to the terms of any agreement governing a Corporate Transaction involving the Company, including, without limitation, a provision for the appointment of a stockholder representative that is authorized to act on the Participant’s behalf with respect to any escrow, indemnities and any contingent consideration.
(e) No Restriction on Right to Undertake Transactions. The grant of any Award under the Plan and the issuance of shares pursuant to any Award does not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, rights or options to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Common Stock or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
7.
ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Administration by Board. The Board will administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in subsection (c) below.
(b) Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(i) To determine from time to time (1) which of the persons eligible under the Plan will be granted Awards; (2) when and how each Award will be granted; (3) what type or combination of types of Award will be granted; (4) the provisions of each Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person will be permitted to receive an issuance of Common Stock or other payment pursuant to an Award; (5) the number of shares of Common Stock or cash equivalent with respect to which an Award will be granted to each such person; (6) the Fair Market Value applicable to an Award; and (7) the terms of any Performance Award that is not valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, the Common Stock, including the amount of cash payment or other property that may be earned and the timing of payment.
(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it deems necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Award fully effective.
(iii) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.
(iv) To accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award Agreement stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.
(v) To prohibit the exercise of any Option, SAR or other exercisable Award during a period of up to 30 days prior to the consummation of any pending stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other change affecting the shares of Common Stock or the share price of the Common Stock including any Corporate Transaction, for reasons of administrative convenience.
(vi) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Suspension or termination of the Plan will not Materially Impair rights and obligations under any Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant.
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(vii) To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable; provided, however, that stockholder approval will be required for any amendment to the extent required by Applicable Law. Except as provided above, rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan will not be Materially Impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.
(viii) To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval.
(ix) To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Awards, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided however, that, a Participant’s rights under any Award will not be Materially Impaired by any such amendment unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.
(x) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.
(xi) To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit and facilitate participation in the Plan by, or take advantage of specific tax treatment for Awards granted to, Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States (provided that Board approval will not be necessary for immaterial modifications to the Plan or any Award Agreement to ensure or facilitate compliance with the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction).
(xii) To effect, at any time and from time to time, subject to the consent of any Participant whose Award is Materially Impaired by such action, (1) the reduction of the exercise price (or strike price) of any outstanding Option or SAR; (2) the cancellation of any outstanding Option or SAR and the grant in substitution therefor of (A) a new Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Award, RSU Award or Other Award, under the Plan or another equity plan of the Company, covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock, (B) cash and/or (C) other valuable consideration (as determined by the Board); or (3) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) Delegation to Committee.
(i) General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to another Committee or a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. Each Committee may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with Committee or subcommittee to which it has delegated its authority hereunder and may, at any time, revest in such Committee some or all of the powers previously delegated. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with any Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.
(ii) Rule 16b-3 Compliance. To the extent an Award is intended to qualify for the exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act that is available under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, the Award will be granted by the Board or a Committee that consists solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, as determined under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act and thereafter any action establishing or modifying the terms of the Award will be approved by the Board or a Committee meeting such requirements to the extent necessary for such exemption to remain available.
(d) Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board or any Committee in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
(e) Delegation to an Officer. The Board or any Committee may delegate to one or more Officers the authority to do one or both of the following (i) designate Employees who are not Officers to be recipients of Options and SARs
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(and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, other types of Awards) and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the terms thereof, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however, that the resolutions or charter adopted by the Board or any Committee evidencing such delegation will specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Awards granted by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant an Award to himself or herself. Any such Awards will be granted on the applicable form of Award Agreement most recently approved for use by the Board or the Committee, unless otherwise provided in the resolutions approving the delegation authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Board nor any Committee may delegate to an Officer who is acting solely in the capacity of an Officer (and not also as a Director) the authority to determine the Fair Market Value.
8.
TAX WITHHOLDING.
(a) Withholding Authorization. As a condition to acceptance of any Award under the Plan, a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied.
(b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a “cashless exercise” pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.
(c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the “fair market value” of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the “fair market value” of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
(d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company’s and/or its Affiliate’s withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount.
9.
MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.
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(b) Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Awards will constitute general funds of the Company.
(c) Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Awards. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of an Award to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action approving the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement or related grant documents as a result of a clerical error in the Award Agreement or related grant documents, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement or related grant documents.
(d) Stockholder Rights. No Participant will be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Award pursuant to its terms, if applicable, and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock subject to such Award is reflected in the records of the Company.
(e) No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that a Participant may have with respect to any Award (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. Further, nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award will constitute any promise or commitment by the Company or an Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions, future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition of employment or service or confer any right or benefit under the Award or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of the Award Agreement and/or Plan.
(f) Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee or takes an extended leave of absence) after the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Board may determine, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, to (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced or extended.
(g) Execution of Additional Documents. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, the Participant agrees to execute any additional documents or instruments necessary or desirable, as determined in the Plan Administrator’s sole discretion, to carry out the purposes or intent of the Award, or facilitate compliance with securities and/or other regulatory requirements, in each case at the Plan Administrator’s request.
(h) Electronic Delivery and Participation. Any reference herein or in an Award Agreement to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto) or posted on the Company’s intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access). By accepting any Award the Participant consents to receive documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through any on-line electronic system established and maintained by the Plan Administrator or another third party selected by the Plan Administrator. The form of delivery of any Common Stock (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares) shall be determined by the Company.
(i) Clawback/Recovery. All Awards granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities
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exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other Applicable Law and any clawback policy that the Company otherwise adopts, to the extent applicable and permissible under Applicable Law. In addition, the Board may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Board determines necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares of Common Stock or other cash or property upon the occurrence of Cause. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a Participant’s right to voluntary terminate employment upon a “resignation for good reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.
(j) Securities Law Compliance. A Participant will not be issued any shares in respect of an Award unless either (i) the shares are registered under the Securities Act; or (ii) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Each Award also must comply with other Applicable Law governing the Award, and a Participant will not receive such shares if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with Applicable Law.
(k) Transfer or Assignment of Awards; Issued Shares. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the form of Award Agreement, Awards granted under the Plan may not be transferred or assigned by the Participant. After the vested shares subject to an Award have been issued, or in the case of Restricted Stock and similar awards, after the issued shares have vested, the holder of such shares is free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in such shares provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein, the terms of the Trading Policy and Applicable Law.
(l) Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of any Award granted under the Plan, as determined upon grant, vesting or settlement, shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating any Participant’s benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company's or any Affiliate's employee benefit plans.
(m) Deferrals. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may also establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by will be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A.
(n) Section 409A. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Award Agreement, the Plan and Award Agreements will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder exempt from Section 409A, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A. If the Board determines that any Award granted hereunder is not exempt from and is therefore subject to Section 409A, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, and to the extent an Award Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if a Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A, no distribution or payment of any amount that is due because of a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six months and one day following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death, unless such distribution or payment can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day after such six month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.
(o) Choice of Law. This Plan and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in any application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.
10.
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) Compliance with Law. The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency, as may be deemed to be necessary, having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise or vesting of the Awards; provided, however, that this
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undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Award. If, after reasonable efforts and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary or advisable for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise or vesting of such Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant is not eligible for the grant of an Award or the subsequent issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any Applicable Law.
11.
ADDITIONAL RULES FOR AWARDS SUBJECT TO SECTION 409A.
(a) Application. Unless the provisions of this Section of the Plan are expressly superseded by the provisions in the form of Award Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall apply and shall supersede anything to the contrary set forth in the Award Agreement for a Non-Exempt Award.
(b) Non-Exempt Awards Subject to Non-Exempt Severance Arrangements. To the extent a Non-Exempt Award is subject to Section 409A due to application of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement, the following provisions of this subsection (b) apply.
(i) If the Non-Exempt Award vests in the ordinary course during the Participant’s Continuous Service in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Award Agreement, and does not accelerate vesting under the terms of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement, in no event will the shares be issued in respect of such Non-Exempt Award any later than the later of: (i) December 31st of the calendar year that includes the applicable vesting date, or (ii) the 60th day that follows the applicable vesting date.
(ii) If vesting of the Non-Exempt Award accelerates under the terms of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement in connection with the Participant’s Separation from Service, and such vesting acceleration provisions were in effect as of the date of grant of the Non-Exempt Award and, therefore, are part of the terms of such Non-Exempt Award as of the date of grant, then the shares will be earlier issued in settlement of such Non-Exempt Award upon the Participant’s Separation from Service in accordance with the terms of the Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement, but in no event later than the 60th day that follows the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. However, if at the time the shares would otherwise be issued the Participant is subject to the distribution limitations contained in Section 409A applicable to “specified employees,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such shares shall not be issued before the date that is six months following the date of such Participant’s Separation from Service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death that occurs within such six month period.
(iii) If vesting of a Non-Exempt Award accelerates under the terms of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement in connection with a Participant’s Separation from Service, and such vesting acceleration provisions were not in effect as of the date of grant of the Non-Exempt Award and, therefore, are not a part of the terms of such Non-Exempt Award on the date of grant, then such acceleration of vesting of the Non-Exempt Award shall not accelerate the issuance date of the shares, but the shares shall instead be issued on the same schedule as set forth in the Grant Notice as if they had vested in the ordinary course during the Participant’s Continuous Service, notwithstanding the vesting acceleration of the Non-Exempt Award. Such issuance schedule is intended to satisfy the requirements of payment on a specified date or pursuant to a fixed schedule, as provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(a)(4).
(c) Treatment of Non-Exempt Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction for Employees and Consultants. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply and shall supersede anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan with respect to the permitted treatment of any Non-Exempt Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction if the Participant was either an Employee or Consultant upon the applicable date of grant of the Non-Exempt Award.
(i) Vested Non-Exempt Awards. The following provisions shall apply to any Vested Non-Exempt Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction:
(1) If the Corporate Transaction is also a Section 409A Change in Control then the Acquiring Entity may not assume, continue or substitute the Vested Non-Exempt Award. Upon the Section 409A Change in Control the settlement of the Vested Non-Exempt Award will automatically be accelerated and the shares will be immediately issued in respect of the Vested Non-Exempt Award. Alternatively, the Company may instead provide that the Participant will receive a cash settlement equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant upon the Section 409A Change in Control.
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(2) If the Corporate Transaction is not also a Section 409A Change in Control, then the Acquiring Entity must either assume, continue or substitute each Vested Non-Exempt Award. The shares to be issued in respect of the Vested Non-Exempt Award shall be issued to the Participant by the Acquiring Entity on the same schedule that the shares would have been issued to the Participant if the Corporate Transaction had not occurred. In the Acquiring Entity’s discretion, in lieu of an issuance of shares, the Acquiring Entity may instead substitute a cash payment on each applicable issuance date, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant on such issuance dates, with the determination of the Fair Market Value of the shares made on the date of the Corporate Transaction.
(ii) Unvested Non-Exempt Awards. The following provisions shall apply to any Unvested Non-Exempt Award unless otherwise determined by the Board pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section.
(1) In the event of a Corporate Transaction, the Acquiring Entity shall assume, continue or substitute any Unvested Non-Exempt Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, any Unvested Non-Exempt Award will remain subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions that were applicable to the Award prior to the Corporate Transaction. The shares to be issued in respect of any Unvested Non-Exempt Award shall be issued to the Participant by the Acquiring Entity on the same schedule that the shares would have been issued to the Participant if the Corporate Transaction had not occurred. In the Acquiring Entity’s discretion, in lieu of an issuance of shares, the Acquiring Entity may instead substitute a cash payment on each applicable issuance date, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant on such issuance dates, with the determination of Fair Market Value of the shares made on the date of the Corporate Transaction.
(2) If the Acquiring Entity will not assume, substitute or continue any Unvested Non-Exempt Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction, then such Award shall automatically terminate and be forfeited upon the Corporate Transaction with no consideration payable to any Participant in respect of such forfeited Unvested Non-Exempt Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted and in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, the Board may in its discretion determine to elect to accelerate the vesting and settlement of the Unvested Non-Exempt Award upon the Corporate Transaction, or instead substitute a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant, as further provided in subsection (e)(ii) below. In the absence of such discretionary election by the Board, any Unvested Non-Exempt Award shall be forfeited without payment of any consideration to the affected Participants if the Acquiring Entity will not assume, substitute or continue the Unvested Non-Exempt Awards in connection with the Corporate Transaction.
(3) The foregoing treatment shall apply with respect to all Unvested Non-Exempt Awards upon any Corporate Transaction, and regardless of whether or not such Corporate Transaction is also a Section 409A Change in Control.
(d) Treatment of Non-Exempt Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction for Non-Employee Directors. The following provisions of this subsection (d) shall apply and shall supersede anything to the contrary that may be set forth in the Plan with respect to the permitted treatment of a Non-Exempt Director Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction.
(i) If the Corporate Transaction is also a Section 409A Change in Control then the Acquiring Entity may not assume, continue or substitute the Non-Exempt Director Award. Upon the Section 409A Change in Control the vesting and settlement of any Non-Exempt Director Award will automatically be accelerated and the shares will be immediately issued to the Participant in respect of the Non-Exempt Director Award. Alternatively, the Company may provide that the Participant will instead receive a cash settlement equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant upon the Section 409A Change in Control pursuant to the preceding provision.
(ii) If the Corporate Transaction is not also a Section 409A Change in Control, then the Acquiring Entity must either assume, continue or substitute the Non-Exempt Director Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Non-Exempt Director Award will remain subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions that were applicable to the Award prior to the Corporate Transaction. The shares to be issued in respect of the Non-Exempt Director Award shall be issued to the Participant by the Acquiring Entity on the same schedule that the shares would have been issued to the Participant if the Corporate Transaction had not occurred. In the
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Acquiring Entity’s discretion, in lieu of an issuance of shares, the Acquiring Entity may instead substitute a cash payment on each applicable issuance date, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant on such issuance dates, with the determination of Fair Market Value made on the date of the Corporate Transaction.
(e) If the RSU Award is a Non-Exempt Award, then the provisions in this Section 11(e) shall apply and supersede anything to the contrary that may be set forth in the Plan or the Award Agreement with respect to the permitted treatment of such Non-Exempt Award:
(i) Any exercise by the Board of discretion to accelerate the vesting of a Non-Exempt Award shall not result in any acceleration of the scheduled issuance dates for the shares in respect of the Non-Exempt Award unless earlier issuance of the shares upon the applicable vesting dates would be in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A.
(ii) The Company explicitly reserves the right to earlier settle any Non-Exempt Award to the extent permitted and in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, including pursuant to any of the exemptions available in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).
(iii) To the extent the terms of any Non-Exempt Award provide that it will be settled upon a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, to the extent it is required for compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, the Change in Control or Corporate Transaction event triggering settlement must also constitute a Section 409A Change in Control. To the extent the terms of a Non-Exempt Award provides that it will be settled upon a termination of employment or termination of Continuous Service, to the extent it is required for compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, the termination event triggering settlement must also constitute a Separation From Service. However, if at the time the shares would otherwise be issued to a Participant in connection with a “separation from service” such Participant is subject to the distribution limitations contained in Section 409A applicable to “specified employees,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such shares shall not be issued before the date that is six months following the date of the Participant’s Separation From Service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death that occurs within such six month period.
(iv) The provisions in this subsection (e) for delivery of the shares in respect of the settlement of a RSU Award that is a Non-Exempt Award are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that the delivery of the shares to the Participant in respect of such Non-Exempt Award will not trigger the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be so interpreted.
12.
SEVERABILITY.
If all or any part of the Plan or any Award Agreement is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of the Plan or such Award Agreement not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of the Plan or any Award Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.
13.
TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.
The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier of: (i) the Adoption Date, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
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DEFINITIONS.
As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:
(a) “Acquiring Entity” means the surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) in connection with a Corporate Transaction.
(b) “Adoption Date” means the date the Plan is first approved by the Board or Compensation Committee.
(c) “Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Board may determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.
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(d) “Applicable Law” means shall mean any applicable securities, federal, state, foreign, material local or municipal or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, listing rule, regulation, judicial decision, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body (including under the authority of any applicable self-regulating organization such as the Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).
(e) “Award” means any right to receive Common Stock, cash or other property granted under the Plan (including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a RSU Award, a SAR, a Performance Award or any Other Award).
(f) “Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an Award. The Award Agreement generally consists of the Grant Notice and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice.
(g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company (or its designee). Any decision or determination made by the Board shall be a decision or determination that is made in the sole discretion of the Board (or its designee), and such decision or determination shall be final and binding on all Participants.
(h) “Business Combination Agreement” means that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation, BT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, BT Merger Sub II, a Delaware limited liability company, and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation.
(i) “Capital Stock” means each and every class of common stock of the Company, regardless of the number of votes per share.
(j) “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Award after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.
(k) “Cause” has the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) such Participant’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (ii) such Participant’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iii) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or (iv) such Participant’s gross or willful misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause will be made by the Board with respect to Participants who are executive officers of the Company and by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with respect to Participants who are not executive officers of the Company. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Awards held by such Participant will have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.
(l) “Change in Control” or “Change of Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events; provided, however, to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal income tax consequences to the Participant in connection with an Award, also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control:
(i) any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate
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thereof or any other Exchange Act Person that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, or (C) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur;
(ii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(iii) there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or
(iv) individuals who, on the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, (A) the term Change in Control shall not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (B) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant shall supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply.
(m) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.
(n) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee and any other committee of Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board or Compensation Committee in accordance with the Plan.
(o) “Common Stock” means the Class 1 common stock of the Company.
(p) “Company” means BTRS Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(q) “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(r) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such person.
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(s) “Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Director or Consultant or a change in the Entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, will not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, such Participant’s Continuous Service will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or to a Director will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in an Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, to the extent required for exemption from or compliance with Section 409A, the determination of whether there has been a termination of Continuous Service will be made, and such term will be construed, in a manner that is consistent with the definition of “separation from service” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).
(t) “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:
(i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) a sale or other disposition of at least 50% of the outstanding securities of the Company;
(iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or
(iv) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.
(u) “Director” means a member of the Board.
(v) “determine” or “determined” means as determined by the Board or the Committee (or its designee) in its sole discretion.
(w) “Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, such Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and will be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.
(x) “Effective Date” means [   ].
(y) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.
(z) “Employer” means the Company or the Affiliate of the Company that employs the Participant.
(aa) “Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
(bb) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(cc) “Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” will not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.
(dd) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the value of the Common Stock (as determined on a per share or aggregate basis, as applicable) determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in a source the Board deems reliable.
(ii) If there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
(iii) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, or if otherwise determined by the Board, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.
(ee) “Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or regulatory body, or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any governmental division, department, administrative agency or bureau, commission, authority, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal, and for the avoidance of doubt, any Tax authority) or other body exercising similar powers or authority; or (d) self-regulatory organization (including the Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).
(ff) “Grant Notice” means the notice provided to a Participant that he or she has been granted an Award under the Plan and which includes the name of the Participant, the type of Award, the date of grant of the Award, number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award or potential cash payment right, (if any), the vesting schedule for the Award (if any) and other key terms applicable to the Award.
(gg) “Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(hh) “Materially Impair” means any amendment to the terms of the Award that materially adversely affects the Participant’s rights under the Award. A Participant's rights under an Award will not be deemed to have been Materially Impaired by any such amendment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the amendment, taken as a whole, does not materially impair the Participant's rights. For example, the following types of amendments to the terms of an Award do not Materially Impair the Participant’s rights under the Award: (i) imposition of reasonable restrictions on the minimum number of shares subject to an Option that may be exercised; (ii) to maintain the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (iii) to change the terms of an Incentive Stock Option in a manner that disqualifies, impairs or otherwise affects the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (iv) to clarify the manner of exemption from, or to bring the Award into compliance with or qualify it for an exemption from, Section 409A; or (v) to comply with other Applicable Laws.
(ii) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the
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Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
(jj) “Non-Exempt Award” means any Award that is subject to, and not exempt from, Section 409A, including as the result of (i) a deferral of the issuance of the shares subject to the Award which is elected by the Participant or imposed by the Company, (ii) the terms of any Non-Exempt Severance Agreement.
(kk) “Non-Exempt Director Award” means a Non-Exempt Award granted to a Participant who was a Director but not an Employee on the applicable grant date.
(ll) “Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement” means a severance arrangement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company that provides for acceleration of vesting of an Award and issuance of the shares in respect of such Award upon the Participant’s termination of employment or separation from service (as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code (and without regard to any alternative definition thereunder) (“Separation from Service”) and such severance benefit does not satisfy the requirements for an exemption from application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(9) or otherwise.
(mm) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any option granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(nn) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(oo) “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
(pp) “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and the Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of the Option grant. The Option Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the Option and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the Option and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each Option Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(qq) “Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.
(rr) “Other Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5(c).
(ss) “Other Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Award grant. Each Other Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(tt) “Own,” “Owned,” “Owner,” “Ownership” means that a person or Entity will be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities.
(uu) “Participant” means an Employee, Director or Consultant to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Award.
(vv) “Performance Award” means an Award that may vest or may be exercised or a cash award that may vest or become earned and paid contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals and which is granted under the terms and conditions of Section 5(b) pursuant to such terms as are approved by the Board. In addition, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash or other property may be used in payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards that are settled in cash or other property are not required to be valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, the Common Stock.
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(ww) “Performance Criteria” means the one or more criteria that the Board will select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any measure of performance selected by the Board.
(xx) “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. Unless specified otherwise by the Board (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established, the Board will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a Performance Period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; (5) to exclude the effects of items that are “unusual” in nature or occur “infrequently” as determined under generally accepted accounting principles; (6) to exclude the dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures; (7) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance Period following such divestiture; (8) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends; (9) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Company’s bonus plans; (10) to exclude costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to expense under generally accepted accounting principles; and (11) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement or the written terms of a Performance Cash Award.
(yy) “Performance Period” means the period of time selected by the Board over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to vesting or exercise of an Award. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.
(zz) “Plan” means this BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(aaa) “Plan Administrator” means the person, persons, and/or third-party administrator designated by the Company to administer the day to day operations of the Plan and the Company’s other equity incentive programs.
(bbb) “Post-Termination Exercise Period” means the period following termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service within which an Option or SAR is exercisable, as specified in Section 4(h).
(ccc) “Prospectus” means the document containing the Plan information specified in Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
(ddd) “Restricted Stock Award” or “RSA” means an Award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5(a).
(eee) “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. The Restricted Stock Award Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the Restricted Stock Award and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(fff) “RSU Award” or “RSU” means an Award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive an issuance of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5(a).
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(ggg) “RSU Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a RSU Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a RSU Award grant. The RSU Award Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the RSU Award and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the RSU Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each RSU Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(hhh) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.
(iii) “Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(jjj) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder.
(kkk) “Section 409A Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, as provided in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).
(lll) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(mmm) “Share Reserve” means the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan as set forth in Section 2(a).
(nnn) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 4.
(ooo) “SAR Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a SAR evidencing the terms and conditions of a SAR grant. The SAR Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the SAR and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the SAR and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each SAR Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(ppp) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50%.
(qqq) “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.
(rrr) “Trading Policy” means the Company’s policy permitting certain individuals to sell Company shares only during certain "window" periods and/or otherwise restricts the ability of certain individuals to transfer or encumber Company shares, as in effect from time to time.
(sss) “Unvested Non-Exempt Award” means the portion of any Non-Exempt Award that had not vested in accordance with its terms upon or prior to the date of any Corporate Transaction.
(ttt) “Vested Non-Exempt Award” means the portion of any Non-Exempt Award that had vested in accordance with its terms upon or prior to the date of a Corporate Transaction.
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Exhibit 10.4

BTRS HOLDINGS INC. 2020 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
BTRS Holdings Inc.
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Adopted by the Board of Directors: [DATE]
Approved by the Stockholders: [DATE]
1.
General; Purpose.
(a) The Plan provides a means by which Eligible Employees of the Company and certain designated Related Corporations may be given an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Plan permits the Company to grant a series of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees under an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(b) The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of such Employees, to secure and retain the services of new Employees and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Related Corporations.
2.
Administration.
(a) The Board will administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).
(b) The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(i) To determine how and when Purchase Rights will be granted and the provisions of each Offering (which need not be identical).
(ii) To designate from time to time which Related Corporations of the Company will be eligible to participate in the Plan.
(iii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Purchase Rights, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it deems necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.
(iv) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Purchase Rights granted under the Plan.
(v) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.
(vi) To amend the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.
(vii)  Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as it deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and its Related Corporations and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(viii) To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States.
(c) The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references to the Board in this Plan and in any applicable Offering Document will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated. Whether or not the Board has delegated administration of the Plan to a Committee, the Board will have the final power to determine all questions of policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan.
(d) All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
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3.
Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan will not exceed [    ] shares of Common Stock (equal to one percent (1%) of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) (the “Initial Share Reserve”), plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on January 1st of each year for a period of up to ten years, commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1.0%) of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, and (ii) [    ] shares of Common Stock (equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the Initial Share Reserve). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to the first day of any calendar year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the share reserve for such calendar year or that the increase in the share reserve for such calendar year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(b) If any Purchase Right granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not purchased under such Purchase Right will again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(c) The stock purchasable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market.
4.
Grant of Purchase Rights; Offering.
(a) The Board may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees under an Offering (consisting of one or more Purchase Periods) on an Offering Date or Offering Dates selected by the Board. Each Offering will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate, and will comply with the requirement of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all Employees granted Purchase Rights will have the same rights and privileges. The terms and conditions of an Offering shall be incorporated by reference into the Plan and treated as part of the Plan. The provisions of separate Offerings need not be identical, but each Offering will include (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference in the document comprising the Offering or otherwise) the period during which the Offering will be effective, which period will not exceed 27 months beginning with the Offering Date, and the substance of the provisions contained in Sections 5 through 8, inclusive.
(b) If a Participant has more than one Purchase Right outstanding under the Plan, unless he or she otherwise indicates in forms delivered to the Company: (i) each form will apply to all of his or her Purchase Rights under the Plan, and (ii) a Purchase Right with a lower exercise price (or an earlier-granted Purchase Right, if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised to the fullest possible extent before a Purchase Right with a higher exercise price (or a later-granted Purchase Right if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised.
(c) The Board will have the discretion to structure an Offering so that if the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the first Trading Day of a new Purchase Period within that Offering is less than or equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date for that Offering, then (i) that Offering will terminate immediately as of that first Trading Day, and (ii) the Participants in such terminated Offering will be automatically enrolled in a new Offering beginning on the first Trading Day of such new Purchase Period.
5.
Eligibility.
(a) Purchase Rights may be granted only to Employees of the Company or, as the Board may designate in accordance with Section 2(b), to Employees of a Related Corporation. Except as provided in Section 5(b), an Employee will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights unless, on the Offering Date, the Employee has been in the employ of the Company or the Related Corporation, as the case may be, for such continuous period preceding such Offering Date as the Board may require, but in no event will the required period of continuous employment be equal to or greater than two years. In addition, the Board may provide that no Employee will be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights under the Plan unless, on the Offering Date, such Employee’s customary employment with the Company or the Related Corporation is more than 20 hours per week and more than five months per calendar year or such other criteria as the Board may determine consistent with Section 423 of the Code.
(b) The Board may provide that each person who, during the course of an Offering, first becomes an Eligible Employee will, on a date or dates specified in the Offering which coincides with the day on which such person
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becomes an Eligible Employee or which occurs thereafter, receive a Purchase Right under that Offering, which Purchase Right will thereafter be deemed to be a part of that Offering. Such Purchase Right will have the same characteristics as any Purchase Rights originally granted under that Offering, as described herein, except that:
(i) the date on which such Purchase Right is granted will be the “Offering Date” of such Purchase Right for all purposes, including determination of the exercise price of such Purchase Right;
(ii) the period of the Offering with respect to such Purchase Right will begin on its Offering Date and end coincident with the end of such Offering; and
(iii) the Board may provide that if such person first becomes an Eligible Employee within a specified period of time before the end of the Offering, he or she will not receive any Purchase Right under that Offering.
(c) No Employee will be eligible for the grant of any Purchase Rights if, immediately after any such Purchase Rights are granted, such Employee owns stock possessing five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Related Corporation. For purposes of this Section 5(c), the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code will apply in determining the stock ownership of any Employee, and stock which such Employee may purchase under all outstanding Purchase Rights and options will be treated as stock owned by such Employee.
(d) As specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, an Eligible Employee may be granted Purchase Rights only if such Purchase Rights, together with any other rights granted under all Employee Stock Purchase Plans of the Company and any Related Corporations, do not permit such Eligible Employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Related Corporation to accrue at a rate which, when aggregated, exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time such rights are granted, and which, with respect to the Plan, will be determined as of their respective Offering Dates) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time.
(e) Officers of the Company and any designated Related Corporation, if they are otherwise Eligible Employees, will be eligible to participate in Offerings under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may provide in an Offering that Employees who are highly compensated Employees within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code will not be eligible to participate.
6.
Purchase Rights; Purchase Price.
(a) On each Offering Date, each Eligible Employee, pursuant to an Offering made under the Plan, will be granted a Purchase Right to purchase up to that number of shares of Common Stock purchasable either with a percentage or with a maximum dollar amount, as designated by the Board, but in either case not exceeding 15% of such Employee’s earnings (as defined by the Board in each Offering) during the period that begins on the Offering Date (or such later date as the Board determines for a particular Offering) and ends on the date stated in the Offering, which date will be no later than the end of the Offering.
(b) The Board will establish one or more Purchase Dates during an Offering on which Purchase Rights granted for that Offering will be exercised and shares of Common Stock will be purchased in accordance with such Offering.
(c) In connection with each Offering made under the Plan, the Board may specify (i) a maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any Participant on any Purchase Date during such Offering, (ii) a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants pursuant to such Offering and/or (iii) a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants on any Purchase Date under the Offering. If the aggregate purchase of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, then, in the absence of any Board action otherwise, a pro rata (based on each Participant’s accumulated Contributions) allocation of the shares of Common Stock available will be made in as nearly a uniform manner as will be practicable and equitable.
(d) The purchase price of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to Purchase Rights will be not less than the lesser of:
(i) an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Offering Date; or
(ii) an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Date.
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7.
Participation; Withdrawal; Termination.
(a) An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in an Offering and authorize payroll deductions as the means of making Contributions by completing and delivering to the Company, within the time specified in the Offering, an enrollment form provided by the Company. The enrollment form will specify the amount of Contributions not to exceed the maximum amount specified by the Board. Each Participant’s Contributions will be credited to a bookkeeping account for such Participant under the Plan and will be deposited with the general funds of the Company except where applicable law requires that Contributions be deposited with a third party. If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may begin such Contributions with the first practicable payroll occurring on or after the Offering Date (or, in the case of a payroll date that occurs after the end of the prior Offering but before the Offering Date of the next new Offering, Contributions from such payroll will be included in the new Offering). If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may thereafter reduce (including to zero) or increase his or her Contributions. If specifically provided in the Offering, in addition to or instead of making Contributions by payroll deductions, a Participant may make Contributions through the payment by cash or check prior to a Purchase Date.
(b) During an Offering, a Participant may cease making Contributions and withdraw from the Offering by delivering to the Company a withdrawal form provided by the Company. The Company may impose a deadline before a Purchase Date for withdrawing. Upon such withdrawal, such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering will immediately terminate and the Company will distribute as soon as practicable to such Participant all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions and such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering shall thereupon terminate. A Participant’s withdrawal from that Offering will have no effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any other Offerings under the Plan, but such Participant will be required to deliver a new enrollment form to participate in subsequent Offerings.
(c) Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Purchase Rights granted pursuant to any Offering under the Plan will terminate immediately if the Participant either (i) is no longer an Employee for any reason or for no reason (subject to any post-employment participation period required by law) or (ii) is otherwise no longer eligible to participate. The Company will distribute to such individual as soon as practicable all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions.
(d) During a Participant’s lifetime, Purchase Rights will be exercisable only by such Participant. Purchase Rights are not transferable by a Participant, except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or, if permitted by the Company, by a beneficiary designation as described in Section 10.
(e) Unless otherwise specified in the Offering or required by applicable law, the Company will have no obligation to pay interest on Contributions.
8.
Exercise of Purchase Rights.
(a) On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated Contributions will be applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock, up to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted by the Plan and the applicable Offering, at the purchase price specified in the Offering. No fractional shares will be issued unless specifically provided for in the Offering.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the Offering, if any amount of accumulated Contributions remains in a Participant’s account after the purchase of shares of Common Stock and such remaining amount is less than the amount required to purchase one share of Common Stock on the final Purchase Date of an Offering, then such remaining amount will be held in such Participant’s account for the purchase of shares of Common Stock under the next Offering under the Plan, unless such Participant withdraws from or is not eligible to participate in such next Offering, in which case such amount will be distributed to such Participant after the final Purchase Date without interest (unless the payment of interest is otherwise required by applicable law). If the amount of Contributions remaining in a Participant’s account after the purchase of shares of Common Stock is at least equal to the amount required to purchase one (1) whole share of Common Stock on the final Purchase Date of an Offering, then such remaining amount will be distributed in full to such Participant after the final Purchase Date of such Offering without interest.
(c) No Purchase Rights may be exercised to any extent unless the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon such exercise under the Plan are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable federal, state, foreign and other securities and other laws applicable to the Plan. If on a Purchase Date the shares of Common Stock are not so registered or the Plan is not in such
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compliance, no Purchase Rights will be exercised on such Purchase Date, and the Purchase Date will be delayed until the shares of Common Stock are subject to such an effective registration statement and the Plan is in material compliance, except that the Purchase Date will in no event be more than 6 months from the Offering Date. If, on the Purchase Date, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the shares of Common Stock are not registered and the Plan is not in material compliance with all applicable laws, no Purchase Rights will be exercised and all accumulated but unused Contributions will be distributed to the Participants without interest.
9.
Covenants of the Company.
The Company will seek to obtain from each U.S. federal or state, foreign or other regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Purchase Rights and issue and sell shares of Common Stock thereunder unless the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that doing so would cause the Company to incur costs that are unreasonable. If, after commercially reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the grant of Purchase Rights or the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, and at a commercially reasonable cost, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to grant Purchase Rights and/or to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Purchase Rights.
10.
Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit a Participant to submit a form designating a beneficiary who will receive any shares of Common Stock and/or Contributions from the Participant’s account under the Plan if the Participant dies before such shares and/or Contributions are delivered to the Participant. The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit the Participant to change such designation of beneficiary. Any such designation and/or change must be on a form approved by the Company.
(b) If a Participant dies, and in the absence of a valid beneficiary designation, the Company will deliver any shares of Common Stock and/or Contributions to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant. If no executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its sole discretion, may deliver such shares of Common Stock and/or Contributions without interest (unless the payment of interest is otherwise required by applicable law) to the Participant’s spouse, dependents or relatives, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
11.
Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock; Corporate Transactions.
(a) In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities by which the share reserve is to increase automatically each year pursuant to Section 3(a), (iii) the class(es) and number of securities subject to, and the purchase price applicable to outstanding Offerings and Purchase Rights, and (iv) the class(es) and number of securities that are the subject of the purchase limits under each ongoing Offering. The Board will make these adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.
(b) In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then: (i) any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue outstanding Purchase Rights or may substitute similar rights (including a right to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the Corporate Transaction) for outstanding Purchase Rights, or (ii) if any surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such Purchase Rights or does not substitute similar rights for such Purchase Rights, then the Participants’ accumulated Contributions will be used to purchase shares of Common Stock within ten business days prior to the Corporate Transaction under the outstanding Purchase Rights, and the Purchase Rights will terminate immediately after such purchase.
12.
Amendment, Termination or Suspension of the Plan.
(a) The Board may amend the Plan at any time in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable. However, except as provided in Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, stockholder approval will be required for any amendment of the Plan for which stockholder approval is required by applicable law or listing requirements.
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(b) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Purchase Rights may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
(c) Any benefits, privileges, entitlements and obligations under any outstanding Purchase Rights granted before an amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan will not be materially impaired by any such amendment, suspension or termination except (i) with the consent of the person to whom such Purchase Rights were granted, (ii) as necessary to comply with any laws, listing requirements, or governmental regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 423 of the Code and the regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plans) including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (iii) as necessary to obtain or maintain favorable tax, listing, or regulatory treatment. To be clear, the Board may amend outstanding Purchase Rights without a Participant’s consent if such amendment is necessary to ensure that the Purchase Right and/or the Plan complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Offering Document to the contrary, the Board will be entitled to: (i) establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars; (ii) permit Contributions in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed Contribution elections; (iii) establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Contributions; (iv) amend any outstanding Purchase Rights or clarify any ambiguities regarding the terms of any Offering to enable the Purchase Rights to qualify under and/or comply with Section 423 of the Code; and (v) establish other limitations or procedures as the Board determines in its sole discretion advisable that are consistent with the Plan. The actions of the Board pursuant to this paragraph will not be considered to alter or impair any Purchase Rights granted under an Offering as they are part of the initial terms of each Offering and the Purchase Rights granted under each Offering.
13.
Effective Date of Plan.
The Plan will become effective on [    ]. No Purchase Rights will be exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval must be within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted (or if required under Section 12(a) above, materially amended) by the Board.
14.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a) Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Purchase Rights will constitute general funds of the Company.
(b) A Participant will not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, shares of Common Stock subject to Purchase Rights unless and until the Participant’s shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Purchase Rights are recorded in the books of the Company (or its transfer agent).
(c) The Plan and Offering do not constitute an employment contract. Nothing in the Plan or in the Offering will in any way alter the at will nature of a Participant’s employment or be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on the part of any Participant to continue in the employ of the Company or a Related Corporation, or on the part of the Company or a Related Corporation to continue the employment of a Participant.
(d) The provisions of the Plan will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that state’s conflict of laws rules.
15.
Definitions.
As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:
(a) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(b) “Business Combination Agreement” means that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2020, by and among South Mountain Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation, BT Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, BT Merger Sub II, a Delaware limited liability company, and Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a Delaware corporation.
(c) “Capital Stock” means each and every class of common stock of the Company, regardless of the number of votes per share.
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(d) “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Purchase Right after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.
(e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.
(f) “Committee” means a committee of one or more members of the Board to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).
(g) “Common Stock” means the Class 1 common stock of the Company.
(h) “Company” means BTRS Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(i) “Contributions” means the payroll deductions and other additional payments specifically provided for in the Offering that a Participant contributes to fund the exercise of a Purchase Right. A Participant may make additional payments into his or her account if specifically provided for in the Offering, and then only if the Participant has not already had the maximum permitted amount withheld during the Offering through payroll deductions.
(j) “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:
(i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(ii) a sale or other disposition of more than 50% of the outstanding securities of the Company;
(iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or
(iv) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.
(k) “Director” means a member of the Board.
(l) “Eligible Employee” means an Employee who meets the requirements set forth in the document(s) governing the Offering for eligibility to participate in the Offering, provided that such Employee also meets the requirements for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.
(m) “Employee” means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is “employed” for purposes of Section 423(b)(4) of the Code by the Company or a Related Corporation. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.
(n) “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” means a plan that grants Purchase Rights intended to be options issued under an “employee stock purchase plan,” as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code.
(o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock will be, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the
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greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in such source as the Board deems reliable. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
(ii) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith in compliance with applicable laws and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A of the Code.
(q) “Offering means the grant to Eligible Employees of Purchase Rights, with the exercise of those Purchase Rights automatically occurring at the end of one or more Purchase Periods. The terms and conditions of an Offering will generally be set forth in the “Offering Document” approved by the Board for that Offering.
(r) “Offering Date” means a date selected by the Board for an Offering to commence.
(s) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Corporation within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(t) “Participant means an Eligible Employee who holds an outstanding Purchase Right.
(u) “Plan means this BTRS Holdings Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended from time to time.
(v) “Purchase Date means one or more dates during an Offering selected by the Board on which Purchase Rights will be exercised and on which purchases of shares of Common Stock will be carried out in accordance with such Offering.
(w) “Purchase Period” means a period of time specified within an Offering, generally beginning on the Offering Date or on the first Trading Day following a Purchase Date, and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering may consist of one or more Purchase Periods.
(x) “Purchase Right means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
(y) “Related Corporation means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company whether now or subsequently established, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.
(z) “Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(aa) “Trading Day” means any day on which the exchange(s) or market(s) on which shares of Common Stock are listed, including but not limited to the NYSE, Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or any successors thereto, is open for trading.
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EXHIBIT 10.5

LEASE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC,

a Delaware Limited Liability Company,

LANDLORD,

-AND-

FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC.,

a Delaware Corporation, Doing Business As “Billtrust”,

TENANT

DATED: August 28, 2017

Prepared by:
Robert A. Klausner, Esq.
Fox Rothschild LLP
49 Market Street
Morristown, New Jersey 07960


TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
4
     
ARTICLE 2
DEMISE; TERM
4
     
ARTICLE 3
BASIC RENT; ADDITIONAL RENT
6
     
ARTICLE 4
REAL ESTATE TAXES
7
     
ARTICLE 5
OPERATING EXPENSES
10
     
ARTICLE 6
ELECTRICITY
13
     
ARTICLE 7
MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS; REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES
14
     
ARTICLE 8
USE OF PREMISES
16
     
ARTICLE 9
LANDLORD’S SERVICES
18
     
ARTICLE 10
COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS
21
     
ARTICLE 11
COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
21
     
ARTICLE 12
DISCHARGE OF LIENS
24
     
ARTICLE 13
PERMITTED CONTESTS
24
     
ARTICLE 14
INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION
25
     
ARTICLE 15
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES
28
     
ARTICLE 16
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
30
     
ARTICLE 17
CASUALTY
35
     
ARTICLE 18
CONDEMNATION
36
     
ARTICLE 19
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
37
     
ARTICLE 20
CONDITIONAL LIMITATIONS, REMEDIES
38
     
ARTICLE 21
ACCESS; RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS
41
     
ARTICLE 22
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
42
     
ARTICLE 23
SUBORDINATION
42
     
ARTICLE 24
TENANT’S REMOVAL
43

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)

ARTICLE 25
BROKERS
44
     
ARTICLE 26
NOTICES
44
     
ARTICLE 27
NONRECOURSE
45
     
ARTICLE 28
SECURITY DEPOSIT
45
     
ARTICLE 29
MISCELLANEOUS
47
     
ARTICLE 30
USA PATRIOT ACT
52
     
ARTICLE 31
EXTENSION OPTION
52
     
ARTICLE 32
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
54
     
ARTICLE 33
EARLY TERMINATION OPTION
55
     
ARTICLE 34
PURCHASE OPTION
56
     
ARTICLE 35
TERMINATION OPTION
56
     
ARTICLE 36
GROW NJ INCENTIVE CONTINGENCY
58
     
ARTICLE 37
ROOF RIGHTS
60

Schedule A
Premises
Schedule B
Confirmation of Commencement Agreement
Schedule C
Janitorial Services
Schedule D
Finish Work
Schedule E
Rules and Regulations
Schedule F
Form of Letter of Credit
Schedule G
Green Building Standards Guidance For Potential GrowNJ Applicants
Schedule H
Affirmative Action & Prevailing Wage Addendum To Construction
   
Appendix I
Definitions

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LEASE AGREEMENT

This LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Lease”) is dated August 28, 2017 and is between LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, doing business as “Billtrust” (“Tenant”).

BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS

(1)
Land:
Block 5101, Lot 12 on the official tax map of Lawrence Township, New Jersey.
     
(2)
Building:
1009 Lenox Drive
 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648.
     
(3)
Premises:
75,000 rentable square feet on the first (1st) and second (2nd floors of the Building, as shown on Schedule A attached hereto.
     
(4)
Term:
Fifteen (15) years, six (6) months.
     
(5)
Estimated Commencement
Date:
April 1, 2018.
     
(6)
Expiration Date:
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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(7)
Basic Rent:
 

Period or Months of Term
 
Annual
Rate Per
Square
Foot
   
Annual Basic Rent
   
Monthly Basic Rent
 
Commencement Date through the end of Month 12:
 
$
30.50
   
$
2,287,500.00
   
$
190,625.00
 
Months 13 through 24:
 
$
31.00
   
$
2,325,000.00
   
$
193,750.00
 
Months 25 through 36:
 
$
31.50
   
$
2,362,500.00
   
$
196,875.00
 
Months 37 through 48:
 
$
32.00
   
$
2,400,000.00
   
$
200,000.00
 
Months 49 through 60:
 
$
32.50
   
$
2,437,500.00
   
$
203,125.00
 
Months 61 through 72:
 
$
33.00
   
$
2,475,000.00
   
$
206,250.00
 
Months 73 through 84:
 
$
33.50
   
$
2,512,500.00
   
$
209,375.00
 
Months 85 through 96:
 
$
34.00
   
$
2,550,000.00
   
$
212,500.00
 
Months 97 through 108:
 
$
34.50
   
$
2,587,500.00
   
$
215,625.00
 
Months 109 through 120:
 
$
35.00
   
$
2,625,000.00
   
$
218,750.00
 
Months 121 through 132:
 
$
35.50
   
$
2,662,500.00
   
$
221,875.00
 
Months 133 through 144:
 
$
36.00
   
$
2,700,000.00
   
$
225,000.00
 
Months 145 through 156:
 
$
36.50
   
$
2,737,500.00
   
$
228,125.00
 
Months 157 through 168:
 
$
37.00
   
$
2,775,000.00
   
$
231,250.00
 
Months 169 through 180:
 
$
37.50
   
$
2,812,500.00
   
$
234,375.00
 
Months 181 through 186:
 
$
38.00
   
$
2,850,000.00
   
$
237,500.00
 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that no Event of Default has occurred, the Basic Rent with respect to the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the day immediately preceding the six (6) month anniversary of the Commencement Date shall be abated. For the avoidance of doubt, the rent abatement period set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to the payment of any Additional Rent, including, without limitation, Tenant’s payment for electric service in accordance with Article 6 of this Lease.

If the Commencement Date is any day other than the first day of a calendar month, the monthly installment of Basic Rent payable by Tenant for the first partial month shall be prorated at the same rental rate payable for the first monthly installment listed above, and “Month 1” of the rent grid set forth above shall be deemed to be the first full calendar month following immediately thereafter.

(8)
Rentable Size of Building:
180,580 square feet.
     
(9)
Rentable Size of Premises:
75,000 square feet.
     
(10)
Tenant’s Proportionate Share:
41.53%.
     
(11)
Base Period:
Calendar year 2018.
     
(12)
Parking Spaces:
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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(13)
Security:
$2,725,000.00 in the form of a letter of credit pursuant to Article 28.
     
(14)
Permitted Use:
Executive and administrative offices and any lawfully permitted ancillary use.
     
(15)
Brokers:
Colliers International NJ LLC.
     
(16)
Enumeration of Schedules /
Appendix:
Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H and Appendix I attached hereto are incorporated into this Lease.
     
(17)
Governing Law:
This Lease is governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey.
     
(18)
Landlord’s Notice Address:
Lenox Drive Office Park, LLC
c/o JFR Global
2329 Nostrand Ave, Suite 200
Brooklyn, New York 11210
 
With a copy to:
 
Vision Management, LLC
1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 100
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
     
(19)
Landlord’s Address/Instructions
for Payment of Rent:
By ACH/Wire transfer to:
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
San Francisco, CA
ABA # 121 000 248
Acct. # 4127666022
Acct. Name: Lenox Drive Office Park, LLC (Lockbox)
 
Lenox Drive Office Park, LLC
P.O. Box 780334
Philadelphia, PA 19178-0334
     
(20)
Tenant’s Notice Address:
Prior to the Commencement Date:
 
Factor Systems, Inc.
100 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 150
Hamilton, New Jersey 08619
Attention: Ed Jordan

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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.

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

1.1         Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Lease but not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in Appendix I of this Lease.

ARTICLE 2
DEMISE; TERM

2.1         Demise of Premises. Landlord hereby leases and demises to Tenant, and Tenant hereby hires and takes from Landlord, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease, the Premises for the Term. Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that for all purposes of this Lease, the Premises contains 75,000 rentable square feet, and that neither the Premises nor the Building shall be remeasured by the parties for purposes of recalculating Basic Rent or Tenant’s Proportionate Share.

2.2          Term.

(a)          Term. The Term of this Lease will commence on the Commencement Date and end on the Expiration Date.

(b)        Commencement Date. The “Commencement Date” will be the earlier to occur of (i) the date Tenant takes occupancy of the Premises for the purposes of conducting its business, and (ii) the date that the Finish Work is Substantially Completed. Landlord shall provide to Tenant written notice that the Finish Work is Substantially Completed fifteen (15) days prior to such completion date.

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(c)        Substantial Completion.  “Substantially Completed” or “Substantial Completion” means that (i) Landlord has completed the Finish Work in accordance with the Working Plans, except for (x) minor details of construction that will not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises (collectively, “Punch List Items”), which Punch List Items shall be completed by Landlord as soon as reasonably possible, and (y) any part of the Finish Work that is not completed due to a Tenant Delay; and (ii) Landlord has obtained a valid temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy for the Premises or, alternatively, Landlord has completed all the Finish Work necessary to entitle Landlord to the issuance of a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy other than any Finish Work that is not completed due to a Tenant Delay. A “Tenant Delay” will be deemed to have occurred if the completion of the Finish Work is delayed due to any act or omission by Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, including, but not limited to, delays due to changes in or additions to the Finish Work requested by Tenant, delays in submission of information or estimates, delays in giving authorizations or approvals, delays due to the postponement of any work at the request of Tenant, or delays caused by Tenant’s performance of (or its contractors’ performance of) the Tenant’s Work, but specifically excluding any delay arising from an action or inaction of Landlord, Landlord’s employees, Landlord’s agents or any combination thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Tenant Delay shall be deemed to have occurred unless Landlord notifies Tenant of such delay, and Tenant fails to cure such circumstances giving rise to such Tenant Delay within two (2) business days following the date Tenant obtains actual knowledge thereof.

(d)          AS IS. Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any employee, agent or representative of Landlord, except as expressly set forth in this Lease, has made any express or implied representations or warranties with respect to the physical condition of the Property, the Building or the Premises, the fitness or quality thereof or any other matter or thing whatsoever with respect to the Property, the Building or the Premises or any portion thereof, and that Tenant is not relying upon any such representation or warranty in entering into this Lease. As of the Commencement Date, the Common Areas (including the parking lot) will comply in all material respects with applicable Legal Requirements (including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended). Tenant has inspected the Building and the Premises and is thoroughly acquainted with their respective conditions and agrees to take the same “AS IS”, except for the Finish Work which Landlord has agreed to complete pursuant to the terms of Section 2.6 of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Landlord shall deliver the Premises to Tenant with all systems and equipment servicing the Premises in good working order, regardless of whether or not those systems and equipment are located within or outside of the Premises, and (ii) Landlord shall be responsible for any latent defects in the Finish Work or in the Building or Common Areas which are not reasonably ascertainable by a thorough visual inspection upon Tenant’s taking possession of the Premises and which are discovered and reported to Landlord by the later of: (1) twelve (12) months following the Commencement Date; or (2) the date immediately prior to the expiration of any applicable warranty period offered by the contractor or material provider, as the case may be, applicable to the latent defect reported to Landlord.

2.3         Occupancy of Premises. Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises for the purpose of conducting business therein will be deemed to conclusively establish that the Finish Work is Substantially Completed and that the Premises are in satisfactory condition as of the date of such occupancy, unless, within thirty (30) days of such occupancy, Tenant delivers to Landlord a written notice specifically identifying all unsatisfactory conditions.

2.4         Commencement Date Agreement. When the Commencement Date occurs, Landlord and Tenant shall enter into an agreement in the form annexed hereto as Schedule B memorializing the Commencement Date and Expiration Date of this Lease.

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2.5       Move-In Day. Tenant may move into the Premises at any time on or after the Commencement Date, upon the following terms and conditions: (i) Tenant shall notify Landlord as soon as possible as to the date and time of the scheduled move, and at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the move date; (ii) Landlord must approve all moving arrangements in its reasonable discretion; (iii) the receiving area and service elevator are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis; no unscheduled moves are permitted; (iv) all office moves and large deliveries, if possible, shall be scheduled for weekends or after 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Building Holidays; (v) Tenant and Tenant’s moving contractor shall be responsible for supplying pads to protect the elevator cab interior and the Common Areas; masonite boards or similar material shall be used to cover all floor areas through which materials are to be moved; all floor coverings must be installed in such a manner as to avoid trip hazards or other unsafe conditions; (vi) the side and rear entrances are the only Building entrances permitted for moving and delivering purposes; (vii) Tenant shall provide to Landlord a certificate of insurance from its moving contractor in the form reasonably approved by Landlord prior to the move; no moving work shall commence unless such certificates of insurance have been provided; (viii) Tenant and its moving contractor shall be responsible for any damage to the Property and the Building, its contents and appurtenances, caused by the moving contractor or by its employees or subcontractors; (ix) Tenant or Tenant’s moving contractor shall promptly report to Landlord any electrical problems or equipment breakdowns that occur during the move and may affect Building operations; (x) Tenant and its moving contractor shall be responsible for removing all trash, packing cartons and other materials associated with the move to a location reasonably approved by Landlord, which shall not interfere with other tenants of the Building; (xi) the blocking of any fire corridor, exit door, elevator, lobby, or hallway, and the parking of vehicles in fire lanes is prohibited; all improperly parked or unauthorized vehicles will be towed from the Property without notice to the owner at the owner’s expense; (xii) the employees and subcontractors of Tenant’s moving contractor shall be restricted to the areas of the move and the loading docks, and shall use the lobby level restrooms only; the discovery of any of the moving contractor’s personnel or subcontractor’s personnel in any other area of the Building or the Property will result in the suspension of the move; (xiii) additional security personnel may be required by Landlord to supervise the move, at Tenant’s expense, as long as Landlord notified Tenant no less than three (3) days prior to the move; and (xiv) prior to the commencement of any move, both Tenant and its moving contractor shall execute Landlord’s moving guidelines to evidence their respective agreement with the foregoing. If applicable, Landlord shall attempt to provide one (1) elevator for Tenant’s exclusive use during Tenant’s move. Tenant shall be responsible for any damage caused to the Premises, the Building and/or the Property by Tenant or its moving contractors.

2.6          Finish Work. Landlord shall construct the Finish Work in the manner and as provided in Schedule D attached hereto.

ARTICLE 3
BASIC RENT; ADDITIONAL RENT

3.1         Basic Rent. Tenant shall pay the Basic Rent to Landlord in lawful money of the United States of America, by ACH transfer as set forth in Paragraph (19) of the Basic Lease Provisions, in equal monthly installments, in advance without notice, on the Rent Payment Dates, commencing on the Commencement Date, except that Tenant shall pay the first installment of Basic Rent upon Tenant’s execution and delivery of this Lease. If the Commencement Date is not a Rent Payment Date, the Basic Rent for the month in which the Commencement Date occurs will be prorated and Tenant shall pay such prorated amount to Landlord on the Commencement Date.

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3.2         Additional Rent. In addition to the Basic Rent, Tenant shall pay and discharge when due, as additional rent (“Additional Rent”), all other amounts, liabilities and obligations which Tenant herein agrees to pay to Landlord, together with all interest, penalties and costs which may be added thereto pursuant to the terms of this Lease.

3.3        Late Charge. If any installment of Basic Rent or Additional Rent is not paid when due, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, on demand, a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount unpaid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be required to pay the foregoing late charge amount the first time Tenant is late during each twelve (12) month period (commencing from the Commencement Date) of the Term, unless Tenant has been given ten (10) days’ notice and has failed to make a payment of Basic Rent or Additional Rent within such ten (10) day period. The late charge is not intended as a penalty but is intended to compensate Landlord for the extra expense Landlord will incur to send out late notices and handle other matters resulting from the late payment. In addition, any installment or installments of Basic Rent or Additional Rent that are not paid by the date when due, and such failure continues for five (5) days after written notice thereof is delivered to Tenant, will bear interest at the lesser of: (i) four (4) percentage points over the Prime Rate, or (ii) the highest legal rate permitted by law. Any interest due as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be calculated from the due date of the delinquent payment until the date of payment, which interest will be deemed Additional Rent and shall be payable by Tenant upon demand by Landlord.

3.4         Prorating Rent. If any Lease Year consists of a period of less than twelve (12) full calendar months, payments of Basic Rent and Additional Rent will be prorated on the basis of a 365-day year, unless otherwise provided.

3.5        No Abatement or Set-Off. Except as herein provided, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, at Landlord’s address for notices hereunder, or such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing, without any offset, set-off, counterclaim, deduction, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment or diminution of any kind (i) the Basic Rent, without notice or demand, (ii) Additional Rent, and (iii) all other sums payable by Tenant hereunder. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, this Lease will not terminate, nor will Tenant have any right to terminate or avoid this Lease or be entitled to the abatement of any Basic Rent, Additional Rent or other sums payable hereunder or any reduction thereof, nor will the obligations and liabilities of Tenant hereunder be in any way affected for any reason. The obligations of Tenant hereunder are separate and independent covenants and agreements.

3.6         Invoices. If Landlord issues monthly or other periodic rent billing statements to Tenant, the issuance or non-issuance of such statements will not affect Tenant’s obligation to pay the Basic Rent and the Additional Rent set forth in Sections 4.3 and 5.3, all of which are due and payable on the Rent Payment Dates.

ARTICLE 4
REAL ESTATE TAXES

4.1         Taxes. Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which the Taxes for any Lease Year during the Term exceed the Base Taxes; provided, however, that if any special assessments may be paid in installments, Landlord may elect to pay same over the longest period allowed by law. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Taxes for less than a full Lease Year will be prorated.

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4.2         Landlord’s Tax Statement. As soon as reasonably possible after the first day of the Lease Year following the Lease Year in which the Base Period occurs and thereafter as soon as reasonably practical after the end of each succeeding Lease Year, Landlord shall determine or estimate the amount by which the Taxes for the Lease Year in question will exceed the Base Taxes (the “Projected Taxes”) and shall submit such information to Tenant in a written statement (“Landlord’s Tax Statement”). Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to issue Landlord’s Tax Statement within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Lease Year. Landlord’s failure to render Landlord’s Tax Statement for any Lease Year will not prejudice Landlord’s right to thereafter render Landlord’s Tax Statement with respect to such Lease Year or with respect to any other Lease Year, nor will the rendering of any Landlord’s Tax Statement prejudice Landlord’s right to thereafter render a revised Landlord’s Tax Statement for the applicable Lease Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant’s obligation to render payment with regard to any such Landlord’s Tax Statement shall be subject to the provisions of Section 29.3.

4.3         Monthly Tax Payment. From and after the Commencement Date, commencing on the first Rent Payment Date following the submission of Landlord’s Tax Statement and continuing thereafter on each successive Rent Payment Date until Landlord renders the next Landlord’s Tax Statement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord on account of its obligation under Section 4.1, a sum equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Projected Taxes for such Lease Year (the “Monthly Tax Payment”). Tenant’s first Monthly Tax Payment after receipt of Landlord’s Tax Statement shall be accompanied by the payment of an amount equal to the product of the number of full months, if any, within the Lease Year which have elapsed prior to such first Monthly Tax Payment, times the Monthly Tax Payment; minus any Additional Rent already paid by Tenant on account of its obligation under Section 4.1 for such Lease Year. No more than twice during any Lease Year, Landlord may revise Landlord’s Tax Statement and adjust Tenant’s Monthly Tax Payment to reflect Landlord’s revised estimate, in which event Tenant shall pay, along with the next monthly payment due, the difference (if any) between the aggregate amount of Tenant’s Monthly Tax Payments theretofore made on account of its obligation under Section 4.1 for such Lease Year, and the amount which would have been payable by Tenant during such Lease Year had Landlord billed Tenant for the revised Monthly Tax Payment for such prior elapsed months during such Lease Year. Thereafter, Tenant shall pay the revised monthly estimate in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.3.

4.4         Reconciliation. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to deliver to Tenant within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Lease Year, Landlord’s final determination of the amount by which the Taxes for the Lease Year in question exceed the Base Taxes and shall submit such information to Tenant in a written statement (“Landlord’s Final Tax Statement”). Each Landlord’s Final Tax Statement must reconcile the payments made by Tenant in the Lease Year in question with Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which actual Taxes imposed for the period covered thereby exceed Base Taxes. Any balance due to Landlord shall be paid by Tenant within twenty (20) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Final Tax Statement; any surplus due to Tenant shall be applied by Landlord against the next accruing monthly installment(s) of Additional Rent due under this Article 4. If the Term has expired or has been terminated, Tenant shall pay the balance due to Landlord or, alternatively, Landlord shall refund the surplus to Tenant, whichever the case may be, within twenty (20) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Final Tax Statement; provided, however, that if the Term terminated as a result of an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord will have the right to retain such surplus to the extent Tenant owes Landlord any Basic Rent or Additional Rent.

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4.5         Refund of Taxes. Landlord will have the right, but not the obligation, to seek to obtain a lowering of the assessed valuation of the Property. Landlord may employ whatever individuals and firms Landlord, in its sole judgment, deems necessary to undertake such endeavor. Tenant shall, at no cost to Tenant, cooperate with Landlord and its representatives in all such endeavors. If Landlord receives a refund of Taxes in respect of a Lease Year and if Tenant paid Additional Rent based on the Taxes paid prior to the refund, Landlord shall first deduct from such tax refund any expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and appraisal fees, incurred in obtaining such tax refund (to the extent such expenses were not already billed to Tenant as part of Taxes), and out of the remaining balance of such tax refund, Landlord shall credit Tenant’s Proportionate Share of such refund against the next accruing monthly installment(s) of Additional Rent, or if the Term has expired, Landlord shall pay to Tenant Tenant’s Proportionate Share of such refund within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof by Landlord; provided, however, that (i) if the Term terminated as a result of a default by Tenant, Landlord will have the right to retain Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the refund to the extent Tenant owes Landlord any Basic Rent or Additional Rent, and (ii) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of such refund will in no event exceed the amount of Additional Rent actually paid by Tenant on account of the Taxes for the Lease Year in question. Any expenses incurred by Landlord in contesting the validity or the amount of the assessed valuation of the Property or any Taxes, to the extent not offset by a tax refund, will, for the purpose of computing the Additional Rent due Landlord or any credit due to Tenant hereunder, be included as an item of Taxes for the tax year in which such contest is finally determined. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, Tenant will have no right to contest or appeal the validity of any Taxes or the assessed valuation of the Property.

4.6        Payment Pending Appeal. While proceedings for the reduction in assessed valuation for any year are pending, the computation and payment of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Taxes will be based upon the original assessments for such year.

4.7       Taxes on Tenant’s Improvements. Tenant shall also pay to Landlord, upon demand, the amount of all increases in Taxes and/or all assessments or impositions made, levied or assessed against or imposed upon the Property or any part thereof which are attributable to additions or improvements (except the Finish Work) in, on or about the Premises made by or on behalf of Tenant, or which in whole or in part belong to Tenant.

4.8         Survival. In no event will any adjustment in Tenant’s obligation to pay Additional Rent under this Article 4 result in a decrease in the Basic Rent. Tenant’s obligation to pay Additional Rent, and Landlord’s obligation to credit and/or refund to Tenant any amount, pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4, will survive the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions of Section 29.3.

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4.9         Bills and Statements. The provisions of Section 29.3 apply to Landlord’s Tax Statement.

4.10       Rent Tax. If an excise, transaction, sales, or privilege tax or other tax or imposition (other than federal, state or local income or estate taxes) is levied or assessed against Landlord or the Property on account of or measured by, in whole or in part, the Basic Rent and/or Additional Rent expressly reserved hereunder as a substitute for or in addition to, in whole or in part, Taxes or if any assessments and/or taxes are levied or assessed against Landlord or the Property on account of or as a result of the operation and/or existence of Tenant’s business, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord upon demand: (i) the amount of such excise, transaction, sales or privilege tax or other tax or imposition lawfully assessed or imposed as a result of the Basic Rent and/or Additional Rent accruing under this Lease; and (ii) the amount of any assessments and/or taxes levied or assessed against Landlord or the Property on account of or as a result of the operation and/or existence of Tenant’s business in the Property.

ARTICLE 5
OPERATING EXPENSES

5.1         Operating Expenses.

(a)         Landlord’s CAM Expenses, the Utility Expenses and the Insurance Expenses are collectively referred to as “Landlord’s Operating Expenses” and shall be determined and paid in accordance with the provisions of this Article 5.

(b)          Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which Landlord’s CAM Expenses for any Lease Year during the Term exceeds the Base CAM Expenses. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Landlord’s CAM Expenses for less than a full Lease Year will be prorated.

(c)          Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which the Utility Expenses for any Lease Year during the Term exceeds the Base Utility Expenses. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Utility Expenses for less than a full Lease Year will be prorated.

(d)        Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which the Insurance Expenses for any Lease Year during the Term exceeds the Base Insurance Expenses. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Insurance Expenses for less than a full Lease Year will be prorated.

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(e)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.1, Tenant shall not be obligated to pay Controllable Operating Expenses (as hereinafter defined) for any Lease Year which are more than one hundred five percent (105%) of the Controllable Operating Expenses for the immediately prior Lease Year, plus the aggregate amount of the Excess Controllable Operating Expenses for any prior Lease Years, if any (the “Expense Cap”). If the Controllable Operating Expenses for any Lease Year exceed the Expense Cap for such Lease Year (the “Excess Controllable Operating Expenses”), then Landlord shall carry forward such Excess Controllable Operating Expenses to the first Lease Year in which the Controllable Operating Expenses for such Lease Year are less than the Expense Cap for such Lease Year (but only up to the amount of the Expense Cap for such Lease Year). Landlord may add the Excess Controllable Operating Expenses to the Landlord’s Operating Expenses (but only up to the amount of the Expense Cap) for as many Lease Years as necessary until the Excess Controllable Operating Expenses are paid in full by Tenant. For purposes hereof, the term “Controllable Operating Expenses” shall mean the cost of (1) maintaining and repairing the HVAC systems (other than the cost of new parts and equipment), (2) Landlord’s general repair and maintenance obligations under this Lease (other than the cost of new parts and equipment), (3) providing the Janitorial Services set forth in Section 9.7, and (4) landscaping services (other than snow removal). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.1(e), Controllable Operating Expenses shall not be subject to the Expense Cap for any Controllable Operating Expenses which increases as a result of any of the following events: (1) the labor unions providing services relating to a Controllable Operating Expense enter into a new labor union contract, (2) the vendors providing the services relating to a Controllable Operating Expense unionize and enter into a labor union contract, or (3) any Excusable Delay.

5.2         Landlord’s Expense Statement. As soon as reasonably possible after the first day of the Lease Year following the Lease Year in which the Base Period occurs and thereafter as soon as practical after each succeeding Lease Year during the Term, Landlord shall determine or estimate the amount by which Landlord’s Operating Expenses for the Lease Year in question will exceed the Base Operating Expenses (“Landlord’s Estimated Operating Expenses”) and shall submit such information to Tenant in a written statement (“Landlord’s Expense Statement”). Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to issue Landlord’s Expense Statement within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Lease Year. Landlord’s failure to render Landlord’s Expense Statement for any Lease Year will not prejudice Landlord’s right to thereafter render Landlord’s Expense Statement with respect to such Lease Year or with respect to any other Lease Year, nor will the rendering of any Landlord’s Expense Statement prejudice Landlord’s right to thereafter render a revised Landlord’s Expense Statement for the applicable Lease Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant’s obligation to render payment with respect to any such Landlord’s Expense Statement shall be subject to the provisions of Section 29.3.

5.3       Monthly Expense Payment. From and after the Commencement Date, commencing on the first Rent Payment Date following the submission of Landlord’s Expense Statement and continuing thereafter on each successive Rent Payment Date until Landlord renders the next Landlord’s Expense Statement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord on account of its obligation under Section 5.1, a sum equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Landlord’s Estimated Operating Expenses for such Lease Year (the “Monthly Expense Payment”). Tenant’s first Monthly Expense Payment after receipt of Landlord’s Expense Statement shall be accompanied by the payment of an amount equal to the product of the number of full months, if any, within the Lease Year which have elapsed prior to such first Monthly Expense Payment, times the Monthly Expense Payment, minus any Additional Rent already paid by Tenant on account of its obligation under Section 5.1 for such Lease Year. No more than twice during any Lease Year, Landlord may revise Landlord’s Expense Statement and adjust Tenant’s Monthly Expense Payment to reflect Landlord’s revised estimate, in which event Tenant shall pay, along with the next monthly payment due, the difference (if any) between the aggregate amount of Tenant’s Monthly Expense Payments theretofore made on account of its obligation under Section 5.1 for such Lease Year, and the amount which would have been payable by Tenant during such Lease Year had Landlord billed Tenant for the revised Monthly Expense Payment for such prior elapsed months during such Lease Year. Thereafter, Tenant shall pay the revised monthly estimate in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.3.

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5.4         Reconciliation. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to deliver to Tenant, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Lease Year, Landlord’s final determination of the amount by which Landlord’s Operating Expenses for the Lease Year in question exceed the Base Operating Expenses and shall submit such information to Tenant in a written statement (the “Annual Expense Reconciliation”). Each Annual Expense Reconciliation must reconcile the aggregate of all Monthly Expense Payments made by Tenant in the Lease Year in question with Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount by which actual Landlord’s Operating Expenses for the period covered thereby exceed Base Operating Expenses. Any balance due to Landlord shall be paid by Tenant within twenty (20) days after Tenant’s receipt of the Annual Expense Reconciliation; any surplus due to Tenant shall be applied by Landlord against the next accruing monthly installment(s) of Additional Rent due under this Article 5. If the Term has expired or has been terminated, Tenant shall pay the balance due to Landlord or, alternatively, Landlord shall refund the surplus to Tenant, whichever the case may be, within twenty (20) days after Tenant’s receipt of the Annual Expense Reconciliation; provided, however, that if the Term terminated as a result of an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord will have the right to retain such surplus to the extent Tenant owes Landlord any Basic Rent or Additional Rent.

5.5        Audit. For ninety (90) days following Landlord’s delivery to Tenant of the Annual Expense Reconciliation, Tenant will have the right, during normal business hours and upon no less than five (5) days prior written notice to Landlord, to examine Landlord’s books and records for the purpose of confirming the Annual Expense Reconciliation, which records will be either located in the State of New Jersey or provided through a cloud-based storage service, such as Dropbox. Tenant will be deemed to have accepted the Annual Expense Reconciliation unless, within fifteen (15) days after Tenant’s examination of Landlord’s books and records, Tenant delivers an objection notice to Landlord specifying in detail why Tenant believes such Annual Expense Reconciliation is incorrect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.5, Tenant will not be permitted to examine Landlord’s books and records or to dispute any Annual Expense Reconciliation unless (i) Tenant has paid to Landlord all amounts due as shown on such Annual Expense Reconciliation, and (ii) Tenant has signed a confidentiality agreement acceptable to Landlord. Tenant shall not engage the services of any legal counsel or other professional consultant who charges for its services on a so-called contingency fee basis for the purpose of reviewing Landlord’s books and records. Landlord shall maintain its books and records for each Annual Expense Reconciliation for no less than five (5) years. If (i) such audit discloses an overcharge to Tenant which is in excess of five percent (5%) of the amount charged to Tenant, (ii) Landlord disputes such audit results, and (iii) any such dispute is not settled by Landlord and Tenant within thirty (30) days after the dispute arises, or such longer period to which they may mutually agree, then such dispute may, at the option of either party, be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the terms of Section 29.18 of this Lease. If Tenant’s audit discloses any overcharge to Tenant and Landlord agrees with such findings, or, in the event of a dispute submitted to arbitration pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the arbitrator rules in favor of Tenant, then the amount of the overcharge shall be applied by Landlord against the next accruing monthly installment(s) of Additional Rent due under this Article 5, unless the surplus equals or exceeds Ten Thousand and 00/100 ($10,000.00) Dollars, in which case Tenant may require that Landlord refund such surplus to Tenant within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s notice thereof to Landlord. If the Term has expired or has been terminated, Landlord shall refund the surplus to Tenant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant’s audit results. In addition, if the amount of Landlord’s Operating Expenses as shown on the Annual Expense Reconciliation is five percent (5%) or more in excess of the amount actually owed by Tenant, then, in addition to refunding to Tenant the amount of any such overcharges so disclosed (with interest on such overcharges at the Prime Rate), Landlord shall also pay to Tenant the reasonable, actual, third-party cost of Tenant’s audit in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand and 00/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars.

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5.6        Survival. In no event will any adjustment in Tenant’s obligation to pay Additional Rent under this Article 5 result in a decrease in Basic Rent. Tenant’s obligation to pay Additional Rent, and Landlord’s obligation to credit and/or refund to Tenant any amount, pursuant to this Article 5 will survive the Expiration Date.

5.7        Operating Expenses With Respect to Tenant. Tenant shall also pay to Landlord, upon demand, the amount of any increase in Landlord’s Operating Expenses which is attributable to Tenant’s use or manner of use of the Premises, to activities conducted on or about the Premises by Tenant or on behalf of Tenant or to any additions, improvements or alterations to the Premises made by or on behalf of Tenant.

5.8          Bills and Statements. The provisions of Section 29.3 apply to Landlord’s Expense Statement.

ARTICLE 6
ELECTRICITY

6.1        Cost of Electricity. The electricity consumed in the Premises will be measured by submeters, check meters or other measuring devices, which may be installed by Landlord in Landlord’s sole discretion. If direct meters are installed, Tenant shall be responsible for payment of all charges directly to the utility company, such charges to include, without limitation, usage charges, installation charges, meter reading charges and demand factors. From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay Landlord, within ten (10) days after delivery of a bill therefor, all charges, including, without limitation, usage charges, demand factors and all other charges calculated at the rate structure then existing of the utility company supplying electrical energy to the Building for Tenant’s consumption as determined by such meter. Landlord shall include in Landlord’s CAM Expenses the cost to read the submeter or check meter.

6.2        Tenant Not to Exceed Capacity. Tenant’s use of electric energy in the Premises shall not at any time exceed the capacity of any of the electrical conductors and equipment in or otherwise serving the Premises. Landlord shall supply not less than six (6) watts per rentable square foot (total demand load) of electrical current to the Premises, exclusive of electrical current supplied to and used to run the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems serving the Premises other than supplemental HVAC units installed by Tenant. In order to insure that such capacity is not exceeded and to avert possible adverse effects upon the Building electric service, Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, connect any fixtures, appliances or equipment to the Building electric distribution system or make any alteration or addition to the electric system of the Premises. Any changes requested by Tenant must be sent in writing to Landlord, and if, in the sole judgment of Landlord, such changes will not cause or create a dangerous or hazardous condition or damage or injury to the Building, or entail excessive or unreasonable alterations or repairs, or interfere with or disturb other tenants or occupants and/or the service then or thereafter to be supplied to tenants or occupants, Landlord will, at the sole cost and expense of Tenant, make such changes. Tenant shall pay Landlord for such costs and expenses within twenty (20) days of Tenant’s receipt of an invoice therefor.

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6.3        Utility Deregulation. If permitted by law, Landlord will have the right to choose the service providers that deliver electricity to the Premises. Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord and such service providers, including granting reasonable access to the electric lines, feeders, risers, wiring, and any other machinery within the Premises. If the law prohibits Landlord from choosing the service providers that deliver electricity to the Premises, Tenant’s choice of such service providers is subject to Landlord’s prior written consent, and no such service provider will be permitted to deliver service to or otherwise affect the Building’s electric system without such consent.

6.4       Landlord Not Liable. Landlord will not be responsible for any loss, damage or expense, and Tenant will not be entitled to any rent abatement, diminution, set-off, or any other relief from its obligations hereunder, on account of any change in the quantity or character of the electric service or any cessation or interruption of the supply of electricity to the Premises. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.4, in the event any such cessation or interruption of the supply of electricity to the Premises is caused by the negligent or willful acts of Landlord and/or Landlord’s agents, such cessation or interruption shall continue for three (3) consecutive days and, as a direct result thereof, Tenant is unable to use any portion of the Premises for the conduct of its business, the Rent shall be abated for the portion of the Premises affected thereby, for the period from the fourth (4th) day following the commencement of such cessation or interruption to the date such failure, delay or inability is cured.

ARTICLE 7
MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS; REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES

7.1         Tenant’s Maintenance. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, keep the Premises in good order and condition (except for ordinary wear and tear and damage caused by casualty) and, except as provided in Section 7.2, shall make all non-structural repairs, alterations, renewals and replacements and shall take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to keep and maintain the Premises in good order and condition. Except as expressly provided in this Lease, Landlord will not be obligated to maintain, alter or repair the Premises. All repairs made by Tenant must be at least equal in quality to the original work.

7.2         Landlord’s Repairs. Landlord shall cause the completion of all repairs and replacements to the foundation, the bearing walls, the structural columns and beams, and other structural portions of the Premises, the exterior walls, the exterior windows and doors and the roof of the Building, all mechanical, electrical, lighting, plumbing, HVAC systems within and serving the Building (other than supplemental HVAC units and the duct distribution systems and VAV boxes within the Premises) and Common Areas, including but not limited to all fire alarm and fire protection systems servicing the Common Areas; provided, however, that if such repairs and replacements (including repairs and replacements with respect to the Property) are necessitated by the intentional acts or negligence of Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, upon demand, for the reasonable cost thereof. The costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with such repairs and replacements will be included in Landlord’s Operating Expenses to the extent permitted by the terms of this Lease.

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7.3        Requirements for Tenant’s Maintenance. All maintenance and repair, and each addition, improvement or alteration, performed by or on behalf of Tenant must be (a) completed expeditiously in a good and workmanlike manner, and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements, (b) completed free and clear of all Liens, and (c) performed in a manner and by contractors approved by Landlord to the extent such work involves any work to any electrical, mechanical, plumbing or other system of the Building, any work to the outside of the Building, any work to the roof of the Building or any work to any structural element of the Building, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

7.4        (a)           Permitted Alterations. Tenant may, without consent but upon prior written notice to Landlord and submission to Landlord of plans and specifications therefor (if prepared and in connection therewith), make interior, non-structural additions, improvements or alterations to the Premises having an aggregate cost not to exceed One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00), so long as the same do not (i) require a building permit, (ii) affect, alter, interfere with or disrupt any of the electrical, mechanical, plumbing or other system of the Building, (iii) affect the outside appearance of the Building, (iv) affect the roof of the Building, or (v) affect any structural element of the Building. In addition, Tenant may, without consent of Landlord, perform cosmetic alterations to the interior of the Premises, such as installing and replacing wall and floor coverings.

(b)         Landlord’s Consent to Alterations. Tenant shall not make any addition, improvement or alteration outside the Premises to the Land or the Building. In addition, Tenant shall not make any addition, improvement or alteration of the Premises (i) having an aggregate cost in excess of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00), (ii) requiring a building permit, (iii) affecting, altering, interfering with or disrupting any electrical, mechanical, plumbing or other system of the Building, or (iv) affecting the outside appearance of the Building, the roof of the Building, the ingress to or the egress from the Premises and/or any structural element of the Building (such work, “Major Work”), unless Tenant submits to Landlord detailed plans and specifications therefor and Landlord approves such plans and specifications in writing (which approval will be at Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion). Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, upon demand, for its actual third-party costs for reviewing any plans for the Major Work. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord hereby consents to the construction of a communicating stairwell between the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Premises, which may include penetration into the floor slab of the Building in order to complete and secure the installation of said stairwell, provided, that such work shall be performed in accordance with the other requirements of this Lease (including, but not limited to, Landlord’s contractors performing the work in connection with the staircase), and Landlord having the option to cause Tenant to remove the staircase at the expiration of the Term in accordance with Section 7.5.

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(c)        Contractors for Major Work. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the contrary, Landlord reserves the right to require Tenant to use Landlord’s designated engineers and contractors in connection with any Major Work described in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 7.4(b) above, provided, that the costs charged by Landlord’s designated contractors are commercially competitive with the amounts charged for similar work by other qualified contractors providing similar services in Mercer County, New Jersey.

7.5        (a)         Surrender of Alterations. Each addition, improvement and alteration to the Premises (each a “Tenant Improvement”) will, upon installation, become the property of Landlord and be deemed to be a part of the Building unless Landlord, by written notice to Tenant at least thirty (30) days prior to the Expiration Date, elects to relinquish Landlord’s right to such Tenant Improvement. If Landlord elects to relinquish its right to any Tenant Improvement, Tenant shall insure such Tenant Improvement in accordance with Section 14.1(a)(ii), and, prior to the Expiration Date, remove such Tenant Improvement and promptly repair any damage to the Premises or the Building caused by the installation or removal of such Tenant Improvement and restore the Premises to the condition existing prior to the installation of such Tenant Improvement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section (a), without the need of Landlord giving Tenant notice, prior to the Expiration Date, Tenant shall remove any specialty improvements or above standard improvements (i.e., raised flooring, built-in bookcases, wall coverings, etc.) and Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises caused by such removal. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant shall not be required to remove any of the Finish Work.

(b)        Removal of Improvements. Tenant may install in, and remove from, the Premises any trade equipment, machinery and personal property belonging to Tenant (such trade equipment, machinery and personal property will not become the property of Landlord), provided that (i) Tenant shall repair all damage caused by such installation or removal; (ii) Tenant shall not install any equipment, machinery or other items on the roof of the Building or make any openings in the roof; and (iii) Tenant shall not install any equipment, machinery or other items on the floor, walls or ceiling of the Premises that exceed the load bearing capacity or compromise the structural integrity of the floor, walls or ceiling of the Premises.

ARTICLE 8
USE OF PREMISES

8.1         Permitted Use. Tenant shall not use or permit the use of the Premises for any purpose other than the Permitted Use specified in the Basic Lease Provisions.

8.2         Prohibited Uses. Tenant shall not use or permit the use of the Premises in any manner or for any purpose or do, bring or keep anything, or permit anything to be done, brought or kept in the Premises that (a) violates any Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement, (b) could overload the electrical or mechanical systems of the Building or exceed the design criteria, structural integrity, character, appearance or fair market value of the Building, (c) in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, may impair or interfere with the proper and economic heating or air conditioning of the Building; or (d) in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, may interfere with the use or occupancy of any portion of the Building outside of the Premises by Landlord or any other tenant or occupant of the Building. Landlord represents that the Permitted Use does not violate any Insurance Requirements required to be carried by Landlord with respect to the Property. Landlord hereby represents that the floor is designed to an eighty (80) pounds per square foot load capacity.

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8.3         Dispensing Food. Tenant shall have the right to permit the dispensing, preparation, or serving of any beverages or food in the Premises from the kitchenette area of the Premises. Tenant shall only be permitted to warm food using a microwave oven in the kitchenette area, and in no event shall Tenant cook any food in such area.

8.4         Parking. (a)  Provided Tenant is not in default of its obligations under this Lease, Tenant will have a nonexclusive revocable license during the term of this Lease to park up to the number of cars indicated in the Basic Lease Provisions in the parking area of the Property (the “License”). Landlord will not be responsible to Tenant for enforcing the License or for violation of the License by third parties. Any of the following actions by Tenant and/or Tenant’s Visitors will be deemed a default under this Lease (subject to the notice and cure provisions set forth in Section 19.1(p)): (i) the use of more parking spaces than the number indicated in the Basic Lease Provisions; (ii) parking in spaces designated for the exclusive use of other parties; (iii) parking outside of marked parking spaces; (iv) the maintenance, repair or cleaning of any vehicle in the parking area; and (v) the violation of any other parking rules and regulations promulgated by Landlord. If the number of parking spaces in the parking area of the Property is reduced by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Landlord, the number of spaces indicated in the Basic Lease Provisions will be reduced proportionately. Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to replace the parking spaces lost pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

(b)          Landlord will have no liability for any damage to vehicles on the Property or for any loss of property from within such vehicles, or for any injury suffered by Tenant’s employees or Tenant’s Visitors, except to the extent such loss, damage or injury is caused solely by Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Tenant shall advise its employees, Tenant’s Visitors, and any subtenant’s employees of the requirements of this Section 8.4 and Tenant shall be responsible for compliance by such parties with such requirements. If Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors park illegally or in areas designated for use by others, or in driveways, fire lanes or areas not striped for general parking or otherwise violate any parking rules and regulations promulgated by Landlord, Landlord may, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, tow such vehicles away from the Property and/or attach violation notices to such vehicles. Any amount due from Tenant pursuant to this Article will be deemed Additional Rent and Tenant shall pay such amounts to Landlord upon demand. If Landlord tows any vehicles pursuant to this Section 8.4(b), Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against all liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising, or alleged to arise from, or in connection with, such towing. Landlord reserves the right, from time to time, to assign and re-assign to Tenant and other tenants of the Building specific parking spaces, and Tenant agrees to be bound thereby. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to impose any obligation on Landlord to police the parking area.

8.5        Permits, Licenses and Authorizations. Tenant shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect, at its sole cost and expense, all permits, licenses or authorizations of any nature required in connection with the operation of Tenant’s business at the Premises.

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ARTICLE 9
LANDLORD’S SERVICES

9.1         Landlord’s Services. Provided Tenant is not in default under any of the provisions of this Lease beyond applicable grace periods provided herein, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant the services set forth in this Article 9. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord is required to furnish air cooling, heat, ventilation, building maintenance and other facilities and services (collectively “Building Services”) only during Building Hours. If Tenant desires air cooling, heat and ventilation outside Building Hours (such period referred to herein as “Extra Hours”), Landlord will provide air cooling, heat and ventilation to Tenant during such Extra Hours provided that: (i) Tenant pays to Landlord a special charge (“Extra Hours Charge”), and (ii) Tenant’s request for Extra Hours air cooling, heat and ventilation is received by Landlord prior to 12:00 p.m. on the day for which such Extra Hours air cooling, heat and ventilation is requested, unless such day is a Saturday, Sunday or Building Holiday, in which case such request must be received prior to 12:00 p.m. on the last business day preceding such Saturday, Sunday or Building Holiday. The Extra Hours Charge will be a standard hourly rate determined by Landlord from time to time. The initial Extra Hours Charge will be Seventy-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($75.00) per hour and is subject to a minimum four (4) hour billing period. Tenant shall pay the Extra Hours Charge to Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of a statement therefor.

9.2         Elevators. Tenant will have the nonexclusive right to use passenger elevators in the Building, if applicable, to obtain access to the Premises at all times, except during reasonable closures for breakdowns, repairs, or maintenance. Landlord will have no liability for any such closures. If the Building has a freight elevator, Tenant may use it only during times approved in advance by Landlord.

9.3        Heating and Air Cooling. Landlord shall furnish heat, when and as required by law, and air cooling during Building Hours when, in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, it is required for the comfortable occupancy of the Premises. For purposes of this Lease, comfortable occupancy of the Premises shall be defined as Indoor Summer Conditions: 74 degrees (plus or minus 2 degrees) Fahrenheit drybulb/50% relative humidity and Indoor Winter Conditions: 72 degrees (plus or minus 2 degrees) Fahrenheit drybulb. Landlord shall provide ventilation for the Premises during Building Hours. Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord and abide by all regulations and requirements that Landlord reasonably prescribes for the proper functioning and protection of its heating, air cooling and ventilation systems. Tenant shall not construct any partitions or other obstructions that interfere with Landlord’s access to Landlord’s mechanical installations, including, but not limited to, air cooling, fans, ventilating and machine rooms and electrical closets, and ceiling and plenum installations. Tenant, its agents, employees and contractors shall not enter any enclosures containing Landlord’s mechanical installations or tamper, adjust, touch or otherwise affect such mechanical installations. Tenant shall keep all windows in the Premises closed when the air cooling system is in operation.

9.4        Water. Landlord shall furnish adequate hot and cold water at standard Building temperatures to the Building for drinking, lavatory and cleaning purposes, the cost of which shall be included in Landlord’s CAM Expenses.

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9.5        Common Area Maintenance. Landlord shall furnish electrical lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and janitorial services to the Common Areas, and shall be responsible for all maintenance, repair and replacements to the Common Areas, the cost of which shall be included in Landlord’s CAM Expenses.

9.6       Building Directory. At Tenant’s request, Landlord shall include Tenant’s name in the main Building directory. Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord for the cost of any changes made to such listing at Tenant’s request.

9.7        (a)         Office Cleaning. Landlord shall provide the janitorial services described on Schedule C attached hereto (“Janitorial Services”), provided the Premises are kept in reasonable order by Tenant. Janitorial Services will not be provided on Saturdays, Sundays or Building Holidays.

(b)       Special Cleaning Services. If Tenant requests special or more frequent cleaning and janitorial services (“Special Cleaning Services”), Landlord may, upon reasonable advance notice by Tenant, elect to furnish such Special Cleaning Services and Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within ten (10) days of being billed therefor, Landlord’s charge for providing such Special Cleaning Services. Special Cleaning Services include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) excessive cleaning of permitted eating facilities (if any), including the removal of excessive garbage therefrom; (ii) cleaning of computer centers, including peripheral areas; (iii) cleaning of special equipment areas, kitchen areas, private toilets and locker rooms, medical centers and large scale duplicating rooms (if any); (iv) cleaning of areas of special security, such as storage units; (v) consumable supplies for private toilet rooms; (vi) cleaning of light fixtures; (vii) cleaning or shampooing of carpeting and the cleaning, waxing, refinishing and buffing of non-carpeted areas; (viii) stain removal; (ix) painting; and (x) removal of any refuse in excess of the amount ordinarily accumulated in routine office occupancy, as determined by Landlord.

(c)         Performance of Janitorial Services. Tenant shall grant Landlord’s cleaning personnel and contractors access to the Premises from and after 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and Building Holidays for the purpose of performing the Janitorial Services. Tenant shall not hinder the performance of the Janitorial Services and, if Tenant does hinder the performance of the Janitorial Services, Landlord will have no liability to Tenant on account thereof. Tenant shall supply adequate waste receptacles, cabinets and bookcases to prevent unreasonable hardship to Landlord in discharging its obligations regarding Janitorial Services. If any Legal Requirement requires trash to be separated into different components before carting (e.g., office paper, computer paper, newspaper, cans and bottles), Tenant shall comply with such requirements and shall supply adequate receptacles for each such component at Tenant’s sole expense.

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9.8         Telecommunications. Subject to the Rules and Regulations of Landlord and any applicable telecommunications provider, Tenant will have access to the existing telecommunications system in the Building, if any. Tenant hereby acknowledges that the telecommunications system has been installed and is operated by one or more third-party providers, not Landlord, which third-party providers are Comcast and Verizon as of the date hereof. Landlord makes no representations or warranties with respect to the telecommunications system. Tenant acknowledges that telecommunications service may be suspended or reduced by reason of repairs, alterations, improvements, accidents, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Landlord. Any such interruption or suspension of services will not be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use and possession of the Premises, nor render Landlord liable to Tenant for damages by abatement of rent or otherwise, nor relieve Tenant of any of its obligations under this Lease. Tenant may contract directly with the company providing telecommunications services to the Premises. Tenant shall pay all charges for telecommunications services before any interest or penalties are added thereto and shall furnish to Landlord, upon request, satisfactory proof of payment. Tenant may, at its option, contract with different telecommunications providers to install, maintain, replace, remove and use any communications, telephony or computer lines to the Premises in the Building, provided that each such telecommunications provider enters into a commercially reasonable access agreement with Landlord that is acceptable to Landlord. In such event, Landlord shall provide, to the extent reasonably necessary, to Tenant’s telecommunications providers access to Tenant’s proportionate share of capacity of the vertical risers, horizontal pathways, conduits, telephone riser closets, mechanical rooms and other applicable areas of the Common Areas, at no additional cost to Tenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.8, if any such cessation or interruption of the supply of telecommunication service to the Premises is caused by the grossly negligent or willful acts of Landlord and/or Landlord’s Agents, such cessation or interruption shall continue for three (3) consecutive days and, as a direct result thereof, Tenant is unable to use any portion of the Premises for the conduct of its business, the Rent shall be abated for the portion of the Premises affected thereby, for the period from the fourth (4th) day following the commencement of such cessation or interruption to the date such failure, delay or inability is cured.

9.9         Interruption of Services. Landlord reserves the right to suspend the Building Services on account of fire, storm, explosion, strike, lockout, labor dispute, casualty or accident, acts of God, riot, war, terrorism, interference by civil or military authorities, or any other cause beyond Landlord’s control or for emergency, inspection, cleaning, repairs, replacement, alterations or improvements that Landlord reasonably deems desirable or necessary. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to restore any Building Services suspended pursuant to this Section 9.9. Landlord will not be liable to Tenant for any costs, expenses or damages incurred by Tenant as a result of any failure to furnish any Building Services and such failure will not (i) be construed as a constructive eviction or eviction of Tenant, (ii) excuse Tenant from the performance of any of its obligations hereunder, or (iii) entitle Tenant to any abatement or offset against Basic Rent or Additional Rent. In addition, no deduction from Basic Rent or Additional Rent will be permitted on account of any Building Services not used by Tenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.9, if such services are interrupted as a result of the gross negligence or willful acts of Landlord and/or Landlord’s Agents, such interruption shall continue for three (3) consecutive days and, as a result thereof, Tenant is unable to use any portion of the Premises for the conduct of its business, the Rent shall be abated for the portion of the Premises affected thereby, for the period from the fourth (4th) day following the commencement of such cessation or interruption to the date such failure, delay or inability is cured.

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9.10       Energy Conservation. Landlord and Tenant shall comply with all mandatory and voluntary energy conservation controls and requirements imposed or instituted by the federal, state or local governments and applicable to office buildings. These controls and requirements may include, without being limited to, controls on the permitted range of temperature settings in office buildings and curtailment of the volume of energy consumed or the hours of operation of the Building. Any terms or conditions of this Lease that conflict with such controls and requirements will be suspended for the duration of such controls and requirements. Compliance with such controls and requirements will not be considered an eviction, actual or constructive, of Tenant from the Premises and will not entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease or to an abatement of any Basic Rent or Additional Rent.

ARTICLE 10
COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS

10.1       Compliance. Tenant shall (i) comply with all Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements applicable to the Premises and Tenant’s use thereof, and (ii) maintain and comply with all permits, licenses and other authorizations required by any governmental authority for Tenant’s use of the Premises and for the proper operation, maintenance and repair of the Premises. Landlord shall, at no cost to Landlord, join in any application for any permit or authorization with respect to Legal Requirements if such joinder is necessary. If any repairs or replacements to the structure of, or systems within, the Building are required in order for Tenant to comply with its obligations under this Section 10.1 as a result of Tenant’s specific use of the Premises (including, but not limited to, the use of the Premises for laboratory purposes or Tenant’s operation of a tissue recovery room), as opposed to general office use, Landlord shall perform such repairs or replacements and Tenant shall, upon demand, reimburse Landlord for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with such repairs or replacements. Any other alterations to the Premises required in order to comply with Legal Requirements or Insurance Requirements which are not Tenant’s responsibility under this Section 10.1 shall be performed by Landlord, at its sole cost, provided, that, such costs shall be included in Landlord’s CAM Expenses to the extent permitted in this Lease.

10.2      Increases in Insurance Premiums. Tenant shall not do, or permit to be done, anything in or to the Premises, or keep anything in the Premises that increases the cost of any insurance maintained by Landlord. Tenant shall, upon demand, pay to Landlord any such increase in insurance premiums and any other costs incurred by Landlord as a result of the negligence, carelessness or willful action of Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors. To the best of Landlord’s actual knowledge, Landlord represents that the Permitted Use will not increase the cost of any insurance maintained by Landlord.

ARTICLE 11
COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

11.1       Environmental Laws. Tenant shall comply, at its sole cost and expense, with all Environmental Laws in connection with Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises; provided, however, that the provisions of this Article 11 will not obligate Tenant to comply with the Environmental Laws if such compliance is required solely as a result of the occurrence of a spill, discharge or other event before the Commencement Date, or if such spill, discharge or other event was not caused by the act, negligence or omission of Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors.

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11.2       Copies of Environmental Documents. Tenant shall deliver promptly to Landlord a true and complete copy of any correspondence, notice, report, sampling, test, finding, declaration, submission, order, complaint, citation or any other instrument, document, agreement and/or information Tenant submitted to, or Tenant received from, any governmental entity, department or agency in connection with any Environmental Law relating to or affecting the Premises.

11.3       Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Wastes. Tenant shall not cause or permit any “hazardous substance” or “hazardous waste” (as such terms are defined in ISRA) to be kept in the Premises, except for de minimis quantities of cleaning supplies, medicines and other materials and medical wastes used by Tenant in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with all Legal Requirements. Tenant shall not engage in, or permit any other person or entity to engage in, any activity, operation or business in the Premises that involves the generation, manufacture, refining, transportation, treatment, storage, handling or disposal of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes, except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence.

11.4       (a)          Discharge. If a spill or discharge of a hazardous substance or a hazardous waste occurs on or from the Premises, Tenant shall give Landlord prompt oral and written notice of such spill and/or discharge, setting forth in reasonable detail all relevant facts, including, without limitation, a copy of any (i) notice of a violation, or a potential or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law received by Tenant or any subtenant or other occupant of the Premises; (ii) inquiry, investigation, enforcement, cleanup, removal, or other action instituted or threatened against Tenant or any subtenant or other occupant of the Premises; (iii) claim instituted or threatened against Tenant or any subtenant or other occupant of the Premises; and (iv) notice of the restriction, suspension, or loss of any environmental operating permit by Tenant or any subtenant or other occupant of the Premises. If a spill or discharge arises out of or relates to hazardous substances or hazardous wastes that were introduced onto the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, then Tenant shall pay all costs and expenses relating to compliance with applicable Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of site investigations and the removal and remediation of such hazardous substance or hazardous waste).

(b)         Landlord’s Cleanup Rights. Without relieving Tenant of its obligations under this Lease and without waiving any default by Tenant under this Lease, Landlord will have the right, but not the obligation, on prior notice to Tenant (to the extent practical) to take such action as Landlord deems necessary or advisable to cleanup, remove, resolve or minimize the impact of or otherwise deal with any spill or discharge of any hazardous substance or hazardous waste on or from the Premises. If a spill or discharge arises out of or relates to hazardous substances or hazardous wastes that were introduced onto the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, then Tenant shall, on demand, pay to Landlord all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with any action taken in connection therewith by Landlord.

11.5        (a)          ISRA. If Tenant’s operations at the Premises now or hereafter constitute an “Industrial Establishment” (as defined under ISRA) or are subject to the provisions of any other Environmental Law, then Tenant agrees to comply, at its sole cost and expense, with all requirements of ISRA and any other applicable Environmental Law to the satisfaction of Landlord and the governmental entity, department or agency having jurisdiction over such matters (including, but not limited to, performing site investigations and performing any removal and remediation required in connection therewith) in connection with (i) the occurrence of the Expiration Date, (ii) any termination of this Lease prior to the Expiration Date, (iii) any closure, transfer or consolidation of Tenant’s operations at the Premises, (iv) any change in the ownership or control of Tenant, (v) any permitted assignment of this Lease or permitted sublease of all or part of the Premises or (vi) any other action by Tenant which triggers ISRA or any other Environmental Law.

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(b)        Compliance with ISRA. If Tenant’s operations at the Premises subject Tenant to the requirements of ISRA, then Tenant further agrees to implement and execute all of the provisions of this Section 11.5(b) in a timely manner so as to coincide with the termination of this Lease or to coincide with the vacating of the Premises by Tenant at any time during the term of this Lease. In connection with subsection (a) above, if, Tenant’s operations at the Premises subject Tenant to the requirements of ISRA, Tenant fails to obtain an unconditional Final Remediation Document (as defined in ISRA) from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) or a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (as defined in ISRA), as the case may be, and evidence reasonably satisfactory to Landlord that all conditions to the effectiveness of such Final Remediation Document have been fully satisfied (including, for example, evidence that the document has been executed and delivered by all parties and, if applicable, filed with NJDEP), or if Tenant fails to otherwise comply with the provisions of ISRA prior to the Expiration Date, or if, with respect to any other Environmental Law, Tenant fails to fully comply with the applicable provisions of such other Environmental Law prior to the Expiration Date, in any of the foregoing cases, Tenant will be deemed to be a holdover tenant and shall pay rent at the rate set forth in Section 24.3 and shall continue to diligently pursue compliance with ISRA and/or such other Environmental Law. Upon Tenant’s full compliance with the provisions of ISRA or of such other Environmental Law, Tenant shall deliver possession of the Premises to Landlord in accordance with the provisions of this Lease and such holdover rent shall be adjusted as of said date. Without limiting Tenant’s obligations hereunder, if NJDEP commences an audit with respect to, or otherwise challenges or disapproves, any Final Remediation Document, Tenant shall take all actions required by NJDEP and Landlord to comply with the provisions of ISRA in connection therewith.

11.6      (a)       Landlord’s ISRA Compliance. In connection with (i) any sale or other disposition of all or part of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, (ii) any change in the ownership or control of Landlord, (iii) any condemnation, (iv) any foreclosure, or (v) any other action by Landlord which triggers ISRA or any other Environmental Law, Landlord shall comply, at its sole cost and expense, with all requirements of ISRA and such other applicable Environmental Law; provided, however, that if any site investigation is required as a result of Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises or a spill or discharge of a hazardous substance or hazardous waste that was introduced onto the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, then Tenant shall pay all costs associated with such site investigation and, if any removal and remediation is required as a result of a spill or discharge of a hazardous substance or hazardous waste introduced onto the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, then Tenant shall, upon demand by Landlord, pay all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs associated with such removal and remediation.

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(b)          Tenant’s Cooperation. If, in order to comply with any Environmental Law, Landlord requires any affidavits, certifications or other information from Tenant, Tenant shall deliver the same to Landlord within ten (10) business days of Landlord’s request therefor. If Landlord’s required compliance with such Environmental Law results from Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises, Tenant shall solely bear the cost of any affidavits, certifications or other information required to be delivered to Landlord pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. In all other cases, Landlord shall bear such costs.

11.7        Notices. If Landlord has given to Tenant the name and address of any holder of an Underlying Encumbrance, Tenant agrees to send to said holder a photocopy of those items given to Landlord pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.2.

11.8        Survival. Landlord’s and Tenant’s obligations under this Article 11 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

11.9      North American Industry Classification System. Tenant hereby represents and warrants to Landlord, as of the date hereof, that Tenant’s operations at the Premises will have the following North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) code: 541219.

11.10     Landlord’s Indemnity. Landlord hereby represents that, to the best of its knowledge, as of the date of this Lease, there are no hazardous substances or hazardous wastes located on the Property which violate any Environmental Laws. Landlord shall comply with all applicable Environmental Laws, and, subject to the provisions of Section 14.4, shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Tenant from and against any and all liabilities, damages, claims, losses, judgments, causes of action, and reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by Tenant or threatened against Tenant, relating to or arising out of hazardous substances or hazardous wastes that were located on the Property as of the Commencement Date, or were introduced onto the Property after the Commencement Date, by the acts of Landlord or Landlord’s agents.

ARTICLE 12
DISCHARGE OF LIENS

Within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice thereof, Tenant shall discharge or bond over any Lien on the Premises, the Basic Rent, Additional Rent or any other sums payable under this Lease caused by or arising out of Tenant’s acts or Tenant’s failure to perform any obligation under this Lease.

ARTICLE 13
PERMITTED CONTESTS

Tenant may, by appropriate proceedings, contest the amount, validity or application of any Legal Requirement which Tenant is obligated to comply with or any Lien which Tenant is obligated to discharge or bond over, provided that (a) such proceedings suspend the collection thereof, (b) no part of the Premises, Basic Rent or Additional Rent or any other sum payable hereunder is subject to loss, sale or forfeiture during such proceedings, (c) Landlord is not subject to any civil or criminal liability for failure to pay or perform, as the case may be, (d) Tenant furnishes such security as may be required in the proceedings, (e) such proceedings do not affect the payment of Basic Rent, Additional Rent or any other sum payable to Landlord hereunder, and (f) Tenant delivers written notice to Landlord of such proceedings promptly after the commencement thereof, and describes such proceedings in reasonable detail. Tenant shall conduct all such contests in good faith and with due diligence and shall, promptly after the determination of such contest, pay all amounts required to be paid by Tenant.

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ARTICLE 14
INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION

14.1      (a)         Tenant’s Insurance. Tenant shall obtain, and shall keep in full force and effect, the following insurance, with insurers that are authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and are rated at least A (Class X) in Best’s Key Rating Guide:

(i)          Commercial General Liability Insurance which shall include premises liability, contractual liability, damage to rented premises, personal and advertising injury and products/completed operations coverage. The policy shall insure against claims for bodily injury, personal injury, death or property damage occurring on, in or about the Premises with limits of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate. If the policy covers other locations owned or leased by Tenant, such policy must include an aggregate limit per location endorsement.

(ii)           Special Form (“All Risk”) Property insuring all equipment, trade fixtures, inventory, fixtures or personal property or any Tenant Improvements which are the responsibility of Tenant located on or in the Premises with an agreed amount endorsement and equal to the full replacement cost value of such property. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord will not carry insurance of any kind on Tenant’s equipment, trade fixtures, inventory, fixtures or personal property or any Tenant Improvements which are the responsibility of Tenant, and Landlord shall not be obligated to repair any damage thereto or replace the same.

(iii)         Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by applicable laws of the state in which the Premises is located, including Employers’ Liability Insurance with limits of not less than: (x) $100,000.00 per accident; (y) $500,000.00 disease policy limit; and (z) $100,000.00 disease, each employee.

(iv)       Business interruption insurance in such amounts as will reimburse Tenant for direct and indirect loss of earnings attributable to those events commonly insured against by reasonably prudent tenants and/or attributable to Tenant’s ability to access or occupy (all or part of) the Premises for at least one (1) year.

(v)          Excess or Umbrella Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $2,000,000.00 per occurrence and in the aggregate providing coverage in excess of, and follow-form to, the primary commercial general liability and employer’s liability insurance required herein.

(vi)         Such other insurance as Landlord deems necessary and prudent or as may be required by any Lender or Master Landlord, provided that such insurance is typically carried by tenants occupying buildings located in Mercer County, New Jersey comparable to the Building.

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(vii)         In addition to the aforementioned insurances, and during any such time as any alterations or work is being performed at the Premises (except that work being performed by Landlord or on behalf of Landlord), Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall carry or shall cause to be carried by applicable contractors and subcontractors, and shall deliver to Landlord at least ten (10) days prior to commencement of any such alteration or work, evidence of insurance with respect to (A) workers’ compensation insurance covering all persons employed in connection with the proposed alteration or work in statutory limits, (B) general/excess liability insurance, in an amount commensurate with the work to be performed but not less than $2,000,000.00 per occurrence and in the aggregate, for ongoing and completed operations insuring against bodily injury and property damage and naming all additional insured parties as outlined below and required of Tenant and shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor of such parties, (C) builders’ risk insurance, to the extent such alterations or work may require, on a completed value form including permission to occupy, covering all physical loss or damages, in an amount and kind reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, and (D) such other insurance, in such amounts, as Landlord deems reasonably necessary to protect Landlord’s interest in the Premises from any act or omission of Tenant’s contractors or subcontractors.

(b)          Policy Requirements. The policies of insurance required to be maintained by Tenant pursuant to this Section 14.1 must be written as primary policy coverage and not contributing with, or in excess of, any coverage carried by Landlord. All liability policies must name as additional insureds for on-going and completed operations, Landlord, Landlord’s managing agent, the holder(s) of any mortgage(s) encumbering the Premises, and all of their respective affiliates, members, officers, employees, agents and representatives, managing agents, and other designees of Landlord and its successors as the interest of such designees shall appear. Upon request by Landlord, Tenant shall deliver its policies of insurance to Landlord for review. In addition, Tenant agrees and shall provide thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of suspension, cancellation, termination or non-renewal of coverage to Landlord. Tenant shall not self-insure for any insurance coverage required to be carried by Tenant under this Lease. The deductible for any insurance policy required hereunder must not exceed $10,000.00. Tenant shall have the right to provide the insurance coverage required under this Lease through a blanket policy, provided such blanket policy expressly affords coverage to the Premises and to Landlord as required by this Lease.

(c)        Certificates of Insurance. Prior to the Commencement Date, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord original or duplicate policies or certificates of insurance evidencing all insurance Tenant is obligated to carry under this Lease. Within ten (10) days prior to the expiration of any such insurance, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord original or duplicate policies or certificates of insurance evidencing the renewal of such insurance. Tenant’s certificates of insurance must be on: (i) ACORD Form 28 with respect to property insurance; and (ii) ACORD Form 25 with respect to liability insurance or, in each case, on successor forms then standard in the insurance industry.

(d)         No Separate Insurance. Tenant shall not obtain or carry separate property insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required by Section 14.1(a)(ii) unless Landlord and Tenant are named as insureds therein as required by this Lease.

(e)         Tenant’s Failure to Maintain Insurance. If Tenant fails to maintain the insurance required by this Lease, then Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, at any time thereafter, obtain, and pay the premiums for, such insurance. Upon demand, Tenant shall pay to Landlord all amounts paid by Landlord pursuant to this Section 14.1(e).

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14.2       Waiver of Subrogation. Landlord and Tenant agree to have all property insurance policies which are required to be carried by either of them hereunder provide or endorsed to provide that the insurer waives all rights of subrogation which such insurer might have against the other party and Landlord’s mortgagee, if any. By this clause, the parties intend and hereby agree that the risk of loss or damage to property shall be borne by the parties’ insurance carriers. It is hereby agreed that Landlord and Tenant shall look solely to, and seek recovery from, only their respective insurance carriers in the event a loss is sustained for which property insurance is carried or is required to be carried under this Lease. Without limiting any release or waiver of liability or recovery contained in any other Section of this Lease, but rather in confirmation and furtherance thereof, Landlord waives all claims for recovery from Tenant, and Tenant waives all claims for recovery from Landlord, and their respective agents, partners and employees, for any loss or damage to any of its property insured under the insurance policies required hereunder.

14.3        Indemnification.

(a)        Tenant hereby indemnifies, and shall pay, protect and hold harmless Landlord from and against all liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) and judgments of any nature, (except to the extent Landlord is compensated by insurance maintained by Landlord or Tenant hereunder and except for such of the foregoing as arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, servants or employees), arising, or alleged to arise, from or in connection with (i) any injury to, or the death of, any person or loss or damage to property on or about the Premises, (ii) any violation of any Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement by Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors, (iii) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Premises, (iv) Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises, (including, but not limited to, statutory liability and liability under workers’ compensation laws), (v) any breach or default in the performance of any obligation on Tenant’s part to be performed under the terms of this Lease, and (vi) any act or omission of Tenant or Tenant’s Visitors. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, defend any action, suit or proceeding brought against Landlord by reason of any such occurrence with independent counsel selected by Tenant and reasonably acceptable to Landlord. The obligations of Tenant under this Section 14.3 will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

(b)       Landlord hereby indemnifies, and shall pay, protect and hold Tenant harmless from and against all liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) and judgments of any nature, (except to the extent Tenant is compensated by insurance maintained by Tenant or Landlord under this Lease and except for such of the foregoing as arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, its agents, servants or employees), arising, or alleged to arise, from or in connection with (i) any violation of any Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement, (ii) performance of any labor or services by Landlord or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Building by Landlord, (iii) any breach or default in the performance of any obligation on Landlord’s part to be performed under the terms of this Lease, and (iv) any act or omission of Landlord, or any officer, agent or employee. Landlord shall, at its sole cost and expense, defend any action, suit or proceeding brought against Tenant by reason of any such occurrence with independent counsel selected by Landlord and reasonably acceptable to Tenant. The obligations of Landlord under this Section 14.3(b) will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

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14.4        No Claims.

(a)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, Tenant shall not make any claim against Landlord for (i) any damage to, or loss of, any property of Tenant or any other person, (ii) business interruption or special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, or (iii) any acts or omissions of any other tenants in the Building or on the Property. Tenant hereby waives all claims against Landlord with respect to the foregoing. The provisions of this Section 14.4(a) will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

(b)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, but except for the indemnification obligations of Tenant pursuant to Section 24.3, Landlord shall not make any claim against Tenant for (i) any damage to, or loss of, any property of Landlord or any other person, or (ii) special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages. Landlord hereby waives all claims against Tenant with respect to the foregoing. The provisions of this Section 14.4(b) will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

ARTICLE 15
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES

15.1      Estoppel Certificates.  (a)  Upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior notice by Landlord, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord a statement certifying to Landlord the following (or, if not accurate, stating information with respect to such inaccuracy) (i) the Commencement Date, (ii) the Expiration Date, (iii) the dates of any amendments or modifications to this Lease, (iv) that this Lease was properly executed and is in full force and effect without amendment or modification, or, alternatively, that this Lease and all amendments and modifications have been properly executed and are in full force and effect, (v) the current annual Basic Rent, the current monthly installments of Basic Rent and the date on which Tenant’s obligation to pay Basic Rent commenced, (vi) the current monthly installment of Additional Rent for Taxes and Landlord’s Operating Expenses, (vii) the date to which Basic Rent and Additional Rent have been paid, (viii) the amount of the security deposit, if any, (ix) if applicable, that all work to be done to the Premises by Landlord has been completed in accordance with this Lease and has been accepted by Tenant, except as specifically provided in the estoppel certificate, (x) that no installment of Basic Rent or Additional Rent has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance, (xi) that Tenant is not in arrears in the payment of any Basic Rent or Additional Rent, (xii) that, to Tenant’s knowledge, neither party to this Lease is in default in the keeping, observance or performance of any covenant, agreement, provision or condition contained in this Lease and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would result in a default by either party, except as specifically provided in the estoppel certificate, (xiii) that, to Tenant’s knowledge, Tenant has no existing defenses, offsets, liens, claims or credits against the Basic Rent or Additional Rent or against enforcement of this Lease by Landlord, except as specifically provided in the estoppel certificate, (xiv) that Tenant has not been granted any options or rights of first refusal to extend the Term, to lease additional space, to terminate this Lease before the Expiration Date or to purchase the Premises, (xv) that Tenant has not received any notice of violation of any Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement relating to the Building or the Premises, (xvi) that Tenant has not assigned this Lease or sublet all or any portion of the Premises, (xvii) that no “hazardous substances” or “hazardous wastes” have been generated, manufactured, refined, transported, treated, stored, handled, disposed or spilled on or about the Premises, except as otherwise permitted in this Lease, and (xviii) such other matters as reasonably requested by Landlord. Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that such statement may also be relied upon by any mortgagee, or any prospective purchaser, tenant, subtenant, mortgagee or assignee of any mortgage, of the Property or any part thereof. Landlord agrees that it shall request an estoppel certificate from Tenant only in connection with a sale or financing affecting all or a portion of the Premises or if requested by the holder of an Underlying Encumbrance.

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(b)        In connection with any proposed sale of Tenant’s business (or portion thereof) or the assignment of Lease or any sublease proposed by Tenant, upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior notice by Tenant, Landlord shall execute and deliver to Tenant a statement certifying (i) the Commencement Date, (ii) the Expiration Date, (iii) the dates of any amendments or modifications to this Lease, (iv) that this Lease is in full force and effect, (v) the current annual Basic Rent and the current monthly installments of Basic Rent, (vi) the current monthly installment of Additional Rent for Taxes, (vii) the date to which Basic Rent has been paid, (viii) if applicable, that all work to be done to the Premises by Landlord pursuant to Schedule D attached hereof has been completed in accordance with this Lease, except as specifically provided in the estoppel certificate, (ix) that no installment of Basic Rent has been paid more than thirty (30) days in advance, (x) that, to the best of Landlord’s knowledge, Tenant is not in default in the keeping, observance or performance of any covenant, agreement, provision or condition contained in this Lease except as specifically provided in the estoppel certificate, (xi) that except as specifically provided in this Lease, Tenant has not been granted any options or rights to extend the Term, to terminate this Lease before the Expiration Date or to purchase the Premises, (xii) that to the best of Landlord’s knowledge, Landlord has not received any notice of default from Tenant under the Lease that remains uncured (except as otherwise specifically stated in the estoppel certificate), and (xiii) that the undersigned is the owner of Landlord’s interest under the Lease. Landlord acknowledges and agrees that such statement may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser of Tenant’s business and any assignee of the Lease or subtenant of the Premises or any part thereof.

15.2      Tenant’s Failure to Execute Estoppel Certificate. If Landlord or Tenant fails or otherwise refuses to execute an estoppel certificate in accordance with Section 15.1 (the “Failing Party”), the other party shall have the right to deliver to the Failing Party a notice in accordance with the terms of this Lease stating that the Failing Party failed to timely deliver the estoppel certificate pursuant to Section 15.1, together with a fully completed estoppel certificate. If the Failing Party fails to deliver to Landlord an executed estoppel certificate satisfying the criteria set forth in Section 15.1 within five (5) days after the delivery of such notice, Tenant shall be deemed to be estopped from raising any claims which are contrary to the statements set forth in the estoppel certificate delivered by Landlord.

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ARTICLE 16
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

16.1     Prohibition. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article 16, Tenant shall not sell, assign, transfer, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber, grant concessions or licenses, sublet, or otherwise dispose of any interest in this Lease or the Premises, by operation of law or otherwise, without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay. Any consent granted by Landlord in any instance will not be construed to constitute a consent with respect to any other instance or request. If the Premises or any part thereof are sublet, used, or occupied by anyone other than Tenant and an Event of Default occurs hereunder, or if this Lease is assigned by Tenant, Landlord will have the right to collect rent from the assignee, subtenant, user or occupant, but no such assignment, subletting, use, occupancy or collection will be deemed (i) a waiver of any of Landlord’s rights or Tenant’s obligations under this Article 16, (ii) the acceptance of such assignee, subtenant, user or occupant as tenant, or (iii) a release of Tenant from the performance of any its obligations under this Lease.

16.2       Tenant’s Notice. If Tenant desires to sublet the Premises or assign this Lease, Tenant shall submit to Landlord a written notice (“Tenant’s Notice”) setting forth in reasonable detail:

(a)          the name and address of the proposed subtenant or assignee;

(b)         the terms and conditions of the proposed subletting or assignment (including the proposed commencement date of the sublease or the effective date of the assignment, which must be at least thirty (30) days after Tenant’s Notice is delivered to Landlord), including a draft of the proposed sublease or assignment agreement;

(c)          the nature and character of the business of the proposed subtenant or assignee and the proposed use of the Premises;

(d)        banking, financial, and other credit information relating to the proposed subtenant or assignee in reasonably sufficient detail to enable Landlord to determine the proposed subtenant’s or assignee’s financial responsibility; and

(e)          in the case of a subletting, complete plans and specifications for any work to be done in the Premises to be sublet.

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16.3        Landlord’s Response. Within ten (10) business days after Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s Notice, Landlord shall notify Tenant whether Landlord (i) consents to the proposed sublet or assignment, (ii) does not consent to the proposed sublet or assignment, or (iii) elects to exercise its recapture right, as described in Section 16.5. Landlord will have the right to withhold its consent to the proposed sublease or assignment if (1) the proposed assignee’s or subtenant’s financial condition is not, in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, comparable to that of Tenant on the date this Lease was executed or as of the effective date of the assignment or sublease, whichever is greater, (2) the quantity or location of the space proposed to be sublet is inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, (3) the proposed sublease or assignment would be to an existing tenant, subtenant or other occupant of the Building (or to any subsidiary or affiliate of the foregoing) who has toured space in the Building or with whom Landlord has exchanged correspondence regarding the leasing of space in the Building, (4) the proposed sublease or assignment would be to any prospective tenant (or to a subsidiary or affiliate thereof) with whom Landlord has negotiated for the leasing of space in the Building or any other building owned by Landlord or an affiliate of Landlord during the six (6) month period prior to Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s Notice, (5) the business of the proposed subtenant or assignee or use of the Premises is not compatible with the type of occupancy of the Building, or such business or use will create increased use of the facilities of the Building, (6) the business of the proposed subtenant or assignee or use of the Premises, as determined by its North American Industry Classification System code, would make it subject to the provisions of ISRA, (7) the proposed sublease or assignment might adversely affect the quality or marketability of either the rentable area or the Building, or (8) the proposed subtenant or assignee will, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, demean the character of the Building. As a condition to Landlord’s consent under this Section 16.3, Landlord shall have obtained the consent to such proposed subletting or assignment from the holder of any Underlying Encumbrance if Landlord is required to obtain such party’s consent to such subletting or assignment under the terms of any such Underlying Encumbrance. If Landlord does not respond within ten (10) business days after Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s Notice, Landlord shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed sublet of the Premises or the proposed assignment of this Lease, as applicable.

16.4       Requirements. In addition to the foregoing requirements,

(a)          no assignment or sublease will be permitted if, at the effective date of such assignment or sublease, there exists a monetary default or a material non-monetary default for which notice of such default has been given to Tenant;

(b)        no assignment or sublease will be permitted unless Tenant agrees, at the time of the proposed assignment or sublease and in Tenant’s Notice, to pay to Landlord, immediately upon receipt thereof, fifty percent (50%) of all Net Rental Proceeds;

(c)          Tenant shall not advertise in any publication, flyer or electronic communication any sublease or assignment at a rate that is below the then market rate being charged by Landlord for space of like availability and quantity in the Property; and

16.5       Recapture. If Tenant proposes to assign this Lease, or sublease all or substantially all of the Premises, then Landlord will have the right, exercisable by written notice (the “Recapture Notice”) to Tenant within twenty (20) days after receipt of Tenant’s Notice, to recapture the Premises and terminate this Lease. The Recapture Notice will cancel and terminate this Lease as of the date which is sixty (60) days after the date of the Recapture Notice, and Tenant shall surrender possession of the space as of such date.

16.6        Sublease Requirements. In addition to the foregoing requirements, each sublease must contain the following provisions:

(a)          The sublease must be subject and subordinate to all of the terms and conditions of this Lease.

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(b)         At Landlord’s option, if this Lease terminates prior to the expiration of the sublease, the subtenant must make full and complete attornment to Landlord for the balance of the term of the sublease on the terms of the sublease agreement. Such attornment must be evidenced by an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord executed and delivered by subtenant within five (5) days after Landlord’s request therefor.

(c)          The term of the sublease must not extend beyond a date which is one day prior to the Expiration Date.

(d)        The subtenant will not be permitted to further sublet all or any portion of the subleased space or to assign its sublease without Landlord’s prior written consent.

(e)         The subtenant must waive the provisions of any law that gives the subtenant any right to terminate the sublease or to surrender possession of the subleased premises if Landlord brings any proceedings to terminate this Lease.

16.7       Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 16, any sublease or assignment to a Tenant Affiliate or Successor Entity will not require Landlord’s consent and will not be subject to Sections 16.1 (first sentence only), 16.2(d), 16.3, 16.4(b), 16.5 and 16.16, but all other provisions of this Article 16 will apply to such sublease or assignment. Tenant shall furnish Landlord with a copy of such sublease or assignment within five (5) days after execution thereof. “Tenant Affiliate” means any corporation or other entity controlled by, under common control with or which controls the original Tenant named in this Lease or in which original Tenant named in this Lease, directly or indirectly, has a fifty percent (50%) or greater voting or ownership interest. “Successor Entity” means (i) a corporation or other business entity into which or with which Tenant, its successors or assigns, is merged or consolidated, in accordance with applicable statutory provisions for the merger or consolidation of corporations or other business entities provided that by operation of law or by effective provisions contained in instruments of merger or consolidation, the liabilities of the corporations or other business entities participating in such merger or consolidation are assumed by the corporation or other business entity surviving such merger or consolidation, or (ii) an individual, corporation or other business entity acquiring all or substantially all of the stock of Tenant, or all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant, and assuming the obligations of Tenant under this Lease, or (iii) any corporate successor or other business entity successor to a successor corporation becoming such by either of the methods described in subdivision (i) and (ii) above. If, as of the effective day of an assignment to a Successor Entity, the net worth of such Successor Entity or any guarantor of the obligations under this Lease is less than Tenant’s net worth as of the date of this Lease or as of the day immediately prior to the date of the deemed assignment, whichever is greater, and Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, determines that additional security is needed from the Successor Entity, then the Successor Entity shall post such security as Landlord reasonably requires in the form required pursuant to Article 28 hereof.

16.8       Events Constituting Assignment. Each of the following events will be deemed to be an assignment of this Lease and will require the prior written consent of Landlord in compliance with this Article 16 (including the delivery of a Tenant’s Notice):

(a)          any assignment or transfer of this Lease by operation of law;

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(b)          any hypothecation, pledge, or collateral assignment of this Lease;

(c)          any involuntary assignment or transfer of this Lease in connection with bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar proceeding;

(d)          any assignment, transfer, disposition, sale or acquisition of a controlling interest in Tenant to or by any person, entity, or group of related persons or affiliated entities, whether in a single transaction or in a series of related or unrelated transactions; or

(e)          any issuance of an interest or interests in Tenant (whether stock, partnership interests, or otherwise) to any person, entity, or group of related persons or affiliated entities, whether in a single transaction or in a series of related or unrelated transactions, which results in such person, entity, or group holding a controlling interest in Tenant. For purposes of the immediately foregoing, a “controlling interest” of Tenant means 25% or more of the aggregate issued and outstanding equitable interests (whether stock, partnership interests, membership interests or otherwise) of Tenant or the ability to control the management of Tenant.

16.9        Assumption. It is a further condition to the effectiveness of any assignment otherwise complying with this Article 16 that the assignee execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Landlord an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Landlord whereby the assignee assumes all obligations of Tenant under this Lease and agrees that the provisions of this Article 16 will continue to be binding upon it with respect to all future assignments and deemed assignments of this Lease.

16.10      Tenant Remains Liable. Notwithstanding whether notice is given to Landlord or the consent or approval of Landlord is requested or obtained, no assignment of this Lease or any sublease of all or any portion of the Premises will release or discharge Tenant or any successor tenant thereto from any liability under this Lease and such party(ies) will continue to remain primarily liable under this Lease for the payment of all Basic Rent and Additional Rent and for the performance of all other obligations to be performed by Tenant under this Lease. Following an Event of a Default by any Tenant or a sublessee in the performance of any of the terms hereof, Landlord may proceed directly against Tenant and/or any successor tenant thereto without the necessity of commencing or exhausting any or all remedies against Tenant. In the event of an assignment of this Lease by Tenant, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a separate and independent agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to both Landlord and Tenant which confirms that Tenant is unconditionally bound by the provisions of this Section 16.10 and expressly provides that the liabilities of Tenant under this Lease shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if this Lease has not been terminated notwithstanding that this Lease is (i) disaffirmed, rejected or terminated in, or by reason of, any proceeding of the types described in Sections 19.1(d), (e) or (f) of this Lease, or in any similar proceeding respecting the then Tenant under this Lease, or (ii) terminated by reason of an Event of Default.

16.11     Permits and Approvals. Tenant will be responsible for obtaining all required permits and approvals in connection with any assignment of this Lease or any subletting of the Premises. Tenant shall deliver copies of all such permits and approvals to Landlord prior to the commencement of any construction work, if construction work is to be done in connection with such sublease or assignment. Tenant shall, upon demand, reimburse Landlord for all reasonable, out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and disbursements (not to exceed $2,000.00), incurred by Landlord in reviewing any proposed assignment of this Lease or any proposed sublease of the Premises.

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16.12     Deadline for Consummation of Assignment or Sublease. If Landlord consents to any proposed assignment or sublease and Tenant fails to consummate such assignment or sublease within one hundred twenty (120) days after Landlord gives such consent, Tenant will be required to again comply with all of the provisions this Article 16 before assigning this Lease or subletting any part of the Premises. Within ten (10) days after the execution of any sublease or assignment, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a fully-executed copy of such sublease or assignment.

16.13      No Liability. Under no circumstances will Landlord be liable to Tenant for any failure or refusal to grant its consent to any proposed assignment or sublease. Tenant shall not claim any money damages by way of setoff, counterclaim or defense, based on any claim that Landlord unreasonably withheld its consent to any proposed sublease or assignment. Tenant’s sole and exclusive remedy will be an action for specific performance, injunction or declaratory judgment.

16.14      Indemnification. If Landlord rejects any proposed assignment or sublease, Tenant shall defend, indemnify, and hold Landlord harmless from and against all liability, damages, costs, fees, expenses, penalties, and charges (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising out of any claims made by any brokers or other persons claiming a commission or similar compensation in connection with the proposed assignment or sublease.

16.15    (a)           Bankruptcy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, if this Lease is assigned to any person or entity pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, all consideration payable in connection with such assignment shall be paid to Landlord and will be and remain the exclusive property of Landlord to the extent of any amount due and owing to Landlord as of the date of the assignment, and will not constitute property of Tenant or of the estate of Tenant within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code. All consideration constituting Landlord’s property under the preceding sentence not paid to Landlord shall be held in trust for the benefit of Landlord and be promptly paid to or turned over to Landlord.

(b)          Adequate Assurance. If Tenant proposes to assign this Lease pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to any person or entity who has made a bona fide offer to accept an assignment of this Lease on terms acceptable to Tenant, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord written notice of such proposed assignment setting forth (i) the name and address of such person or entity, (ii) all of the terms and conditions of such offer, and (iii) the adequate assurance to be provided by Tenant to assure such person’s or entity’s future performance under this Lease, including, without limitation, the assurance referred to in Section 365(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, or any such successor or substitute legislation or rule thereto, shall be given to Landlord by Tenant no later than twenty (20) days after receipt by Tenant. For the purposes of clause (iii) above, “adequate assurance” means the deposit of cash security in an amount equal to the Basic Rent and Additional Rent payable under this Lease for the next succeeding twelve (12) months (which annual Additional Rent shall be reasonably estimated by Landlord). Any person or entity to which this Lease is assigned pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code will be deemed without further act or deed to have assumed all of the obligations arising under this Lease on or after the date of such assignment. Any such assignee shall, upon demand, execute and deliver to Landlord an instrument confirming such assumption.

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16.16     Landlord’s Right to Negotiate. After Landlord recaptures the Premises, Landlord will have the right to (i) negotiate directly with any proposed subtenant or assignee of Tenant, and (ii) enter into a direct lease with any proposed subtenant or assignee of Tenant for the Premises on such terms and conditions as are mutually acceptable to Landlord and the proposed subtenant or assignee.

ARTICLE 17
CASUALTY

17.1        Notice. If any part of the Premises is damaged, Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord in writing of such circumstance.

17.2        Premises Not Untenantable. If the Premises are damaged, but no portion thereof is rendered untenantable, and this Lease is not terminated pursuant to Sections 17.4, Landlord shall, at its own expense, cause the Restoration to be completed as soon as reasonably practicable and, provided such Restoration does not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s operation of its business in the Premises, the Basic Rent and Additional Rent will not abate.

17.3       Premises Untenantable. If the Premises are damaged and rendered partially or wholly untenantable, and this Lease is not terminated pursuant to Section 17.4, Landlord shall, at its own expense, cause the Restoration to be completed as soon as reasonably practicable, and the Basic Rent and Additional Rent will be equitably abated.

17.4       Termination.

(a)          If the Premises are damaged and, in the judgment of an independent, third party engineer selected by Landlord and reasonably approved by Tenant (the “Independent Engineer”), Restoration cannot be completed within two hundred seventy (270) days from the date of such damage, or if the Premises are damaged and rendered untenantable during the final year of the Term, Landlord and Tenant will each have the right to terminate this Lease by delivering a written termination notice to the other party within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such casualty (or, with respect to Tenant, within sixty (60) days after Landlord notifies Tenant that it will take more than two hundred seventy (270) days to complete Restoration). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord terminates this Lease as a result of a casualty in the final year of the Term, Tenant will have the right to nullify such termination by exercising its renewal rights pursuant to Section 31.1.

(b)       In addition to the termination rights set forth in Section 17.4(a) above, if Landlord does not Substantially Complete such Restoration by the later of the two hundred seventy (270) day period described above (as extended for an Excusable Delay not to exceed sixty (60) days) or, such longer period of time set forth in the Independent Engineer’s notice (as extended for an Excusable Delay not to exceed sixty (60) days), then Tenant shall also have the right to terminate this Lease at any time thereafter pursuant to the terms of this Section 17.4(b). Prior to Landlord’s Substantially Completion of the Restoration, but following the expiration of the time period set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant shall exercise its right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 17.4(b) by delivering written notice of such termination to Landlord which notice shall be effective thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice if the Premises has not been restored by that date. If the Premises and the Building have been restored within said thirty (30) day period from the date the notice is given, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.

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(c)           If either Landlord or Tenant exercises its right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 17.4, all Basic Rent and Additional Rent will be prorated as of the date of such casualty.

17.5       Restoration. If the Net Award payable to Landlord, or the Net Award that would be payable to Landlord if Landlord maintained the insurance required by this Lease, plus (in either case) the amount of the Landlord’s deductible, is not adequate to complete Restoration, Landlord will have the right to terminate this Lease by delivering a written termination notice to Tenant within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such casualty.

17.6       Proration of Rent. If either Landlord or Tenant exercises its right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Article 17, all Basic Rent and Additional Rent will be prorated as of the date of such casualty.

ARTICLE 18
CONDEMNATION

18.1        Taking. Tenant hereby irrevocably assigns to Landlord any award or payment to which Tenant becomes entitled by reason of any Taking of all or any part of the Premises, except that Tenant will be entitled to any award or payment for (a) the Taking of Tenant’s trade fixtures or personal property, (b) the Taking of any leasehold improvements in the Premises paid for by Tenant, and (c) relocation or moving expenses, provided the amount of the Net Award payable to Landlord with respect to the fee interest is not diminished. All amounts payable pursuant to any agreement with any condemning authority made in settlement of or under threat of any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding will be deemed to be an award made in such proceeding. Tenant agrees that this Lease will control the rights of Landlord and Tenant with respect to any Net Award and any contrary provision of any present or future law is hereby waived.

18.2        Entire Premises. In the event of a Taking of the entire Premises, the Term will terminate as of the date when possession is taken by the condemning authority and all Basic Rent and Additional Rent will be prorated as of such date.

18.3        Portion of Premises. In the event of a Taking of thirty percent (30%) or more of the Premises, if Tenant determines in good faith that the Taking will have a permanent, material, adverse effect on Tenant’s operations at the Premises, Tenant may, at any time either prior to or within sixty (60) days after the date the condemning authority takes possession of the applicable portion of the Premises, elect to terminate this Lease by delivering a written termination notice to Landlord. If Tenant fails to exercise such termination option, or if such option does not apply to a Taking, (i) Landlord shall, subject to Section 18.4, cause Restoration to be completed as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the date the condemning authority takes possession of the applicable portion of the Premises (subject to an extension for Excusable Delays, not to exceed sixty (60) days), and (ii) the Basic Rent and Additional Rent payable will be equitably prorated during the time Landlord is performing any Restoration, based upon the rentable square footage of the Premises that is untenantable at such time; and thereafter based upon the rentable square footage of the Premises actually taken.

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18.4        Restoration. If the Net Award is inadequate to complete Restoration, then Landlord may elect either to complete such Restoration or terminate this Lease by delivering a written termination notice to Tenant within sixty (60) days after the date the amount of the Net Award is ascertained. If Landlord terminates this Lease pursuant to this Section 18.4, all Basic Rent and Additional Rent will be apportioned as of the date the condemning authority takes possession of the Premises.

ARTICLE 19
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

19.1       Events of Default. Any of the following occurrences, conditions or acts are an “Event of Default” under this Lease:

(a)          Tenant fails to pay any Basic Rent, Additional Rent or other amount payable by Tenant hereunder when due, and such failure continues for five (5) days after written notice of such default is delivered to Tenant.

(b)          Tenant files a petition in bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or under any similar federal or state law, or is adjudicated a bankrupt or becomes insolvent, or commits any act of bankruptcy as defined in any such law, or takes any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

(c)          A petition or answer is filed proposing the adjudication of Tenant as a bankrupt pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal or state law, and (i) Tenant consents to the filing thereof, or (ii) such petition or answer is not discharged within ninety (90) days after the filing thereof.

(d)          A receiver, trustee or liquidator (or other similar official) of Tenant or of all or substantially all of its business or assets or of the estate or interest of Tenant in the Premises is appointed and not be discharged within ninety (90) days thereafter or if Tenant consents to or acquiesces in such appointment.

(e)          The estate or interest of Tenant in the Premises is levied upon or attached in any proceeding and such process is not vacated or discharged within ninety (90) days after such levy or attachment.

(f)           Tenant uses or permits the use of the Premises for any purpose other than expressly specified in Section 8.1.

(g)          Tenant fails to discharge any Lien within the time period set forth in Article 12 and such failure continues for ten (10) days after Landlord delivers notice thereof to Tenant.

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(h)          Tenant fails to maintain the insurance required by Article 14, or Tenant fails to deliver to Landlord the insurance certificates required by Article 14 within the time periods set forth in Section 14.1(c), and such failure to deliver the certificate continues for ten (10) days after Landlord delivers notice thereof to Tenant.

(i)           Tenant fails to deliver to Landlord the estoppel certificate required by Article 15 within the time period set forth therein, and such failure to deliver the certificate continues for two (2) days after Landlord delivers notice thereof to Tenant.

(j)           Tenant assigns this Lease or sublets all or any portion of the Premises without complying with all the provisions of Article 16, and such failure to deliver the certificate continues for ten (10) days after Landlord delivers notice thereof to Tenant.

(k)          Tenant fails to deliver to Landlord the subordination agreement required by Section 23.1 within the time period set forth therein, and such failure to deliver the certificate continues for two (2) days after Landlord delivers notice thereof to Tenant.

(l)           Tenant defaults in the observance or performance of any provision of this Lease other than those provisions contemplated by clauses (a) through (k) of this Section 19.1 and such default continues for thirty (30) days after Landlord gives notice to Tenant specifying such default and demanding that the same be cured, or within such longer period as may be necessary due to circumstances beyond Tenant’s control not to exceed ninety (90) days, as long as Tenant begins to cure such default within thirty (30) days and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion.

If the same default shall occur three (3) or more times in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, regardless if any such default is cured within the applicable notice and cure period, there shall be deemed to be an Event of Default as of the fourth (4th) occurrence of such default, and Landlord shall have the right to exercise any remedies it may have at law or in equity or under this Lease.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 19.1 to the contrary, in the event of an Emergency, each provision of this Section 19.1 regarding the time period within which to correct a non-monetary default will be deemed to be “as soon as possible” with diligent, continuous prosecution of corrective action. “Emergency” means a condition or potential condition that requires immediate action to (i) preserve the safety of persons or property, or (ii) avoid or correct a violation of any Legal Requirement.

ARTICLE  20
CONDITIONAL LIMITATIONS, REMEDIES

20.1      Termination.  This Lease and the Term and estate hereby granted are subject to the limitation that, whenever an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Landlord will have the right, notwithstanding the fact that Landlord may have some other remedy hereunder or at law or in equity, to terminate this Lease on a date specified in a written termination notice delivered to Tenant, which date must be at least five (5) days after the date Tenant receives such termination notice.  Upon the date specified in Landlord’s termination notice, this Lease and the estate hereby granted will terminate with the same force and effect as if the date specified in Landlord’s notice was the Expiration Date.

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20.2       Remedies.  (a)  Upon any termination of this Lease pursuant to this Article 20, or as required or permitted by law, Tenant shall immediately quit and surrender the Premises to Landlord, and Landlord may, enter upon, re-enter, possess and repossess the same, but only through summary proceedings if Tenant remains in possession of the Premises, and again have, repossess and enjoy the same as if this Lease had not been made, and in any such event Tenant and no person claiming through or under Tenant by virtue of any law or an order of any court will be entitled to possession or to remain in possession of the Premises but shall immediately quit and surrender the Premises.

(b)          If Landlord terminates this Lease pursuant to this Article 20, Tenant will remain liable for (i) the sum of (x) all Basic Rent, Additional Rent and other amounts payable by Tenant hereunder until the date this Lease would have expired had such termination not occurred, and (y) all reasonable expenses incurred by Landlord in re-entering the Premises, repossessing the same, making good any default of Tenant, painting, altering or dividing the Premises, putting the same in proper repair, reletting the same (including any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and reasonable brokerage fees incurred in so doing), removing and storing any property left in the Premises following such termination; less (ii) the net proceeds of any reletting actually received by Landlord. To the extent Landlord incurs any expenses in connection with re-letting the Premises (collectively, “Re-letting Costs”), all such costs shall be amortized over the term or terms of the new lease or leases, and only the portion of such Re-letting Costs applicable to that portion of the term or terms of the new lease or leases which “overlaps” with the period of time otherwise constituting the remainder of the Term, as such Term may be extended pursuant to Article 31 of this Lease, shall be chargeable to Tenant as damages hereunder (for example, if two (2) years remain on the Term when Landlord terminates the Lease, and Landlord re-lets the Premises for a term of ten (10) years, then Tenant shall only be responsible for 2/10ths of the Re-letting Costs. Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord the difference between items (i) and (ii) above with respect to each month during the period that would have constituted the balance of the Term, at the end of such month. Any suit brought by Landlord to enforce collection of such difference for any one month will not prejudice Landlord’s right to enforce the collection of any difference for any subsequent month. Tenant’s liability under this Section 20.2(b) will survive the institution of summary proceedings and the issuance of any warrant thereunder.

(c)          If Landlord terminates this Lease pursuant to Article 20, Landlord will have the right, to require Tenant to pay to Landlord, on demand, as liquidated and agreed final damages in lieu of Tenant’s liability under Section 20.2(b), an amount equal to the difference (discounted to the date of such demand at an annual rate of interest equal to the then-current yield on actively traded United States Treasury bills or United States Treasury notes having a maturity substantially comparable to the remaining term of this Lease as of the date of such termination, as published in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release for the week before the date of such termination) between (i) the Basic Rent and Additional Rent, computed on the basis of the then current annual rate of Basic Rent and Additional Rent and all fixed and determinable increases in Basic Rent, which would have been payable from the date of such demand to the date when this Lease would have expired if it had not been terminated, and (ii) the then fair rental value of the Premises for the same period less the costs of reletting expenses, including the cost to paint, alter or divide the space, put the same in proper repair, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, reasonable brokerage fees. Upon payment of such liquidated and agreed final damages, Tenant will be released from all further liability under this Lease with respect to the period after the date of such demand, except for those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Lease. If, after the Event of Default giving rise to the termination of this Lease, but before presentation of proof of such liquidated damages, the Premises, or any part thereof, are relet by Landlord for a term of one year or more, the amount of rent reserved upon such reletting will be deemed to be the fair rental value for the part of the Premises relet during the term of such reletting.

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20.3        Liquidated Damages. Nothing herein contained will limit or prejudice the right of Landlord, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, to prove for and obtain as liquidated damages by reason of such termination an amount equal to the maximum allowed by any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or to prove for and obtain as liquidated damages by reason of such termination, an amount equal to the maximum allowed by any statute or rule of law whether such amount is greater or less than the excess referred to above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, but except as Set forth in Section 24.3, under no circumstances shall Tenant be liable for consequential or speculative damages. In the case of an Event of Default, Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to re-let the Premises and otherwise mitigate its damages.

20.4        Indemnity Survives. Nothing herein will be deemed to affect Landlord’s indemnification rights under Section 14.3.

20.5        Attorneys’ Fees. If either party brings an action or other proceeding to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Lease, the non-prevailing party shall pay the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the prevailing party in such action or proceeding.

20.6        Landlord’s Cure Rights. If Tenant is in default of any of its obligations under this Lease, Landlord may, without waiving such default, perform such obligations for the account and at the expense of Tenant (a) immediately and without notice in the case of an Emergency or with respect to the imposition of any Lien against all or any portion of the Premises, and (b) in any other case, if such default continues after thirty (30) days from the date Landlord delivers a written notice to Tenant stating Landlord’s intention to perform such obligation for the account and at the expense of Tenant. Upon Landlord’s demand, Tenant shall pay to Landlord all reasonable, out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in performing any obligations of Tenant under this Lease.

20.7        Remedies Not Exclusive; No Waiver. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 20, no remedy or election hereunder will be deemed exclusive but will, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies herein provided or permitted at law or in equity. No provision of this Lease will be deemed to have been waived by Landlord or Tenant unless a written waiver from Landlord or Tenant has first been obtained and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no acceptance of Basic Rent or Additional Rent subsequent to any default and no condoning, excusing or overlooking by Landlord or Tenant on previous occasions of any default or any earlier written waiver will be taken to operate as a waiver by Landlord or Tenant or in any way defeat or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of Landlord or Tenant hereunder.

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ARTICLE 21
ACCESS; RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS

21.1        Landlord’s Access.  (a)  Landlord and Landlord’s agents and representatives and parties designated by Landlord as having an interest in the Property will have the right, at all reasonable hours, and in the presence of a representative of Tenant, to enter the Premises to: (1) examine the Premises; (2) make repairs and alterations that, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, are necessary for the safety and preservation of the Premises and the Building; (3) erect, maintain, repair or replace wires, cables, ducts, pipes, conduits, vents or plumbing equipment; (4) show the Premises to prospective new tenants during the last eighteen (18) months of the Term; and (5) show the Premises to any mortgagees or prospective purchasers of the Premises. Landlord shall give Tenant one (1) business days prior written notice before entering the Premises for any reason (except in the event of an Emergency when no prior notice is required to be given as provided herein). Upon Tenant’s request, Landlord or its agents shall be accompanied by a representative of Tenant. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Landlord shall not be permitted to enter any portion(s) of the Premises if Legal Requirements prohibit Landlord’s access to such portion of the Premises due to confidentiality restrictions. Landlord agrees that its employees, representatives or agents shall not enter any “Tissue Recovery Area” or other sterile areas within the Premises without wearing protective garments as issued by or approved by Tenant.

(b)          Landlord will have the right, at any time, to (1) change the arrangement and/or location of public entrances, passageways, doors, doorways, corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets or any other public parts of the Building; (2) make repairs, alterations or improvements to any portion of the Building; (3) designate portions of the Building and the Property as Common Areas and change such designations from time to time in Landlord’s sole discretion, (4) change the name and/or number of the Building; and (5) change lawns, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas and/or streets adjacent to or around the Building.

21.2        Emergency Access. Landlord may enter upon the Premises at any time in case of emergency without prior notice to Tenant but in such case Landlord will provide Tenant with notice of such entry as soon as possible thereafter.

21.3        No Liability. Landlord, in exercising any of its rights under this Article 21, will not be deemed guilty of an eviction, partial eviction, constructive eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use or possession of the Premises and will not be liable to Tenant for same.

21.4        Minimum Inconvenience. All work performed by Landlord in the Premises pursuant to this Article 21 shall be performed with as little inconvenience to Tenant’s business as is reasonably possible.

21.5        Locks. Tenant shall not change any locks or install any additional locks on doors entering the Premises without immediately giving to Landlord a key to such lock. If, in an emergency, Landlord is unable to gain entry to the Premises by the unlocking the entry doors thereto, Landlord will have the right to forcibly enter the Premises and, in such event, Landlord
will have no liability to Tenant for any damage caused thereby, except to the extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or Landlord’s employees, representatives or agents.

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21.6        Reservation of Rights. Landlord reserves the right to make changes, alterations, additions (including separate structures), improvements, repairs and replacements to (i) those portions of the Premises that Landlord is obligated to maintain and repair pursuant to Section 7.2, (ii) the Building and the Property, and (iii) fixtures and equipment in the Building, in each case as Landlord reasonably deems necessary; provided, however, that Landlord shall not unreasonably obstruct access to the Premises or unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises. Nothing contained in this Article 21 will be deemed to relieve Tenant of any obligation to make any repair, replacement or improvement or comply with any applicable Legal Requirements.

ARTICLE 22
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION

No payment by Tenant or receipt by Landlord of a lesser amount than the rent herein stipulated will be deemed to be other than on account of the earliest stipulated rent. No endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying any payment of rent will be deemed an accord and satisfaction and Landlord may accept any such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord’s right to recover the balance of such rent or pursue any other remedy provided in this Lease.

ARTICLE 23
SUBORDINATION

23.1       Subordination. This Lease and the term and estate hereby granted are subject and subordinate to the lien of each mortgage which now or at any time hereafter affects all or any portion of the Premises or Landlord’s interest therein and to all ground or master leases which now or at any time hereafter affect all or any portion of the Property (any such mortgage, ground lease or master lease being referred to herein as an “Underlying Encumbrance”). The subordination of this Lease and the term and estate hereby granted to an Underlying Encumbrance will be self-operative and no further instrument will be required to effect any such subordination; provided, however, that, upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior notice by Landlord, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord any and all reasonable instruments that may be necessary or proper to effect such subordination or to confirm or evidence the same. Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from its current Lender on such Lender’s standard form of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement.

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23.2       Conveyance by Landlord. If all or any portion of Landlord’s estate in the Property is sold or conveyed to any person, firm or corporation upon the exercise of any remedy provided in any mortgage or by law or equity, such person, firm or corporation (a) will not be liable for any act or omission of Landlord under this Lease occurring prior to such sale or conveyance, (b) will not be subject to any offset, defense or counterclaim accruing prior to such sale or conveyance, (c) will not be bound by any payment prior to such sale or conveyance of Basic Rent, Additional Rent or other payments for more than one month in advance (except for any unapplied security deposit), and (d) will be liable for the keeping, observance and performance of the other covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions to be kept, observed and performed by Landlord under this Lease only during the period such person, firm or corporation holds such interest.


23.3        Cure Rights. In the event of a casualty or an act or omission by Landlord that gives Tenant the right to terminate this Lease or to claim a partial or total eviction, Tenant shall not exercise any such right or make any such claim until (i) Tenant has delivered written notice of such casualty, act or omission to the holder of each Underlying Encumbrance, and (ii) the holder of each Underlying Encumbrance has had a reasonable opportunity to, with reasonable diligence, remedy such casualty act or omission. Landlord shall provide Tenant with the name and current address of the holder of each Underlying Encumbrance.

ARTICLE 24
TENANT’S REMOVAL

24.1        Surrender. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord broom clean in the condition required to be maintained under Article 7. Any personal property remaining in the Premises after the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease will be deemed to have been abandoned by Tenant and Landlord will have the right to retain such property as its own or dispose of such property at Tenant’s sole cost and expense.

24.2        Landlord’s Early Entry. If, at any time during the last six (6) months of the Term, Tenant is not occupying any part of the Premises in connection with the conduct of its business, Landlord may elect, at its option, to enter such part of the Premises to alter and/or redecorate the same. Tenant hereby irrevocably grants to Landlord a license to enter such part of the Premises to perform such alterations and/or redecorations. Landlord’s exercise of its rights under this Section 24.2 will not relieve Tenant from any of its obligation under this Lease.

24.3        Holding Over. If Tenant, or any assignee or subtenant of Tenant, holds over possession of the Premises beyond the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, such holding over will not be deemed to extend the Term or renew this Lease but such holding over will continue upon the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease except that the charge for use and occupancy of the Premises for each calendar month or portion thereof that Tenant or such assignee or subtenant holds over will be a liquidated sum equal to one and one-half (11/2) times the Basic Rent and Additional Rent payable for the month immediately preceding the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease for the first six (6) months of such holding over, and thereafter, two (2) times the Basic Rent and Additional Rent payable for the month immediately preceding the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. The parties recognize and agree that the damage to Landlord resulting from any failure by Tenant or any assignee or subtenant of Tenant to timely surrender possession of the Premises will exceed the amount of the monthly Basic Rent and Additional Rent and will be impossible to accurately measure. If the Premises are not surrendered upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord against any and all losses and liabilities resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded upon such delay. Nothing contained in this Lease will be construed as a consent by Landlord to the occupancy or possession of the Premises beyond the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, take all actions required to remove any assignee or subtenant of Tenant, or other party claiming rights to the Premises under or through Tenant upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term. The provisions of this Article 24 will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

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ARTICLE 25
BROKERS

25.1        Indemnity. Tenant represents to Landlord that Tenant has not had any dealings or entered into any agreements with any person, entity, realtor, broker, agent or finder in connection with the negotiation of this Lease other than the Broker. Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against any loss, claim, damage, expense (including costs of suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or liability for any compensation, commission or charges claimed by any other realtor, broker, agent or finder claiming to have dealt with Tenant in connection with this Lease. Landlord represents to Tenant that Landlord has not had any dealings or entered into any agreements with any person, entity, realtor, broker, agent or finder in connection with the negotiation of this Lease other than the Broker. Landlord shall indemnify and hold harmless Tenant from and against any loss, claim, damage, expense (including costs of suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or liability for any compensation, commission or charges claimed by any other realtor, broker, agent or finder claiming to have dealt with Landlord in connection with this Lease and for the failure of Landlord to pay the Broker a commission pursuant to the terms of the separate agreement between Landlord and the Broker with respect to this Lease. The provisions of this Article 25 will survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.

25.2       Separate Agreement. Landlord represents and warrants that Landlord will pay the Broker’s commissions pursuant to a separate agreement.

ARTICLE 26
NOTICES

Every notice or other communication required or contemplated by this Lease shall be in writing and sent by: (i) certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (ii) nationally recognized overnight courier, such as Federal Express or UPS, in each case addressed to the intended recipient at the address set forth in the Basic Lease Provisions or at such other address as the intended recipient previously designated by written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all invoices, statements and Building Communications may be served by ordinary mail or otherwise delivered to Tenant or left at the Premises. “Building Communications” means any notice relating to the operation or maintenance of the Building that is given to substantially all of the tenants of the Building, including, without limitation amendments to the Building Rules and Regulations. Any notice delivered by the attorney for Landlord or Tenant shall be deemed to be delivered by Tenant or Landlord, as the case may be.

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ARTICLE 27
NONRECOURSE

Tenant will have no recourse against any individual or entity comprising Landlord, including, without limitation, the members, partners, directors, trustees, and officers of Landlord, in connection with the occupancy and/or use of the Premises by Tenant and Tenant’s Visitors; rather, Tenant agrees to look solely to Landlord’s interest and estate in the Building for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies arising out of or related to this Lease.

ARTICLE 28
SECURITY DEPOSIT

28.1       (a)           Security. Tenant shall deposit with Landlord unconditional “evergreen” letters of credit in substantially the form set forth in Schedule F attached hereto from a recognized commercial banking institution located in the State of New Jersey or the City of New York and having a net worth of at least $500,000,000.00 as follows: in the amount of $1,500,000.00 concurrently with the execution of this Lease; and in the amount of $1,225,000.00 within ten (10) business days after the execution of this Lease. The letters of credit (or renewals thereof) shall not expire earlier than the date that is sixty (60) days after the Expiration Date, provided, that, if Tenant is unable to obtain a letter of credit expiring as of such date, (i) such letter of credit with the “evergreen” renewals shall have a term of at least three (3) years, and (ii) Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a new letter of credit satisfying the provisions of this Section (a) at least sixty (60) days prior to the final expiration date of the expiring letter of credit and, if Tenant fails to timely provide Landlord with such replacement letter of credit, Landlord will have the right to cash the letters of credit and retain the proceeds as security hereunder. The letters of credit will be held by Landlord as security for the full and faithful performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease. The letters of credit must be payable upon sight draft, together with a certification from Landlord that Tenant is in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and grace period. If (i) any Basic Rent, Additional Rent or other sum payable by Tenant to Landlord is not paid when due beyond any applicable notice and grace period, or (ii) Landlord makes any payments on behalf of Tenant after the expiration of any applicable notice and grace period, or (iii) Tenant fails to perform any of its obligations under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and grace period, then, in each case, Landlord will have the right, without prejudice to any other remedy Landlord may have, to draw down such letters of credit to compensate or reimburse Landlord, as the case may be, toward the payment of Basic Rent, Additional Rent or other such sum payable hereunder, or other loss or damage sustained by Landlord on account of Tenant’s default. The Security will not be deemed to be (x) a limitation on Landlord’s damages or other rights and remedies available under this Lease or at law or equity, (y) a payment of liquidated damages, or (z) an advance of the Basic Rent or Additional Rent. If Landlord uses, applies, or retains all or any portion of the Security, Tenant shall immediately restore the Security to its original amount. If the letters of credit require renewal, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord evidence of such renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the letters of credit. If Tenant fails to timely provide Landlord with such evidence of renewal, Landlord will have the right to cash the letters of credit and to retain the proceeds as security hereunder. Landlord will not be required to keep any cash security separate from its own funds. Landlord will have no fiduciary responsibilities or trust obligations with regard to any cash security and will not be obligated to pay Tenant any interest on any cash security. Tenant shall not assign, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber the Security. Provided that Tenant is not in default of any monetary obligations or any other material obligations hereunder, then, on the three (3) year anniversary of Tenant’s commencement of the payment of Basic Rent, and continuing on each anniversary thereafter, Tenant shall be entitled to a ten percent (10%) reduction in the amount of the Security, until such time that the Security is an amount equal to three (3) months of the then escalated Basic Rent. If Tenant is entitled to the reductions in the Security as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord either (i) an amendment to the existing letters of credit evidencing such reduced amount, or (ii) new letters of credit complying with the provisions of this Article 28 in such reduced amount to replace the letters of credit then being held by Landlord. Upon receipt of any such new letters of credit, Landlord shall return the letters of credit then being held by Landlord to Tenant. All terms applicable to the Security under this Article 28 shall otherwise apply.

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(b)          If at any time during the Term (as the same may be extended) Landlord determines that the financial condition of the issuer of a then current letter of credit is such that Landlord’s ability to draw upon such letter of credit is, or in the future may be, impaired, restricted, refused or otherwise adversely affected, Tenant shall, within ten (10) business days of Landlord’s written request to Tenant, obtain a replacement letter of credit in substitution for such letter of credit in the form and amount required herein from an issuer acceptable to Landlord in Landlord’s reasonable discretion. If Tenant fails to timely provide Landlord with such replacement letter of credit, Landlord will have the right to cash the letters of credit and to retain the proceeds as security hereunder. In addition, if at any time during the Term (as the same may be extended) a receiver is appointed for any issuer of a letter of credit held by Landlord hereunder, Landlord will have the right to cash such letter of credit and to retain the proceeds as security hereunder.

28.2        Increase in Security. If Tenant is in default under this Lease more than two (2) times during any twelve (12) month period, irrespective of whether such default is cured, then, without limiting Landlord’s other rights and remedies provided for in this Lease or at law or equity, the Security will automatically be increased to an amount equal to the greater of: (i) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the original Security, and (ii) three (3) months then current Basic Rent. Tenant shall pay the amount of such increase in the Security to Landlord upon demand.

28.3        Return of Security. So long as Tenant is not in default in the performance of any of its obligations under this Lease beyond any applicable notice and grace period, any part of the Security not used, applied, or retained by Landlord shall be returned, without interest, to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, subject to Tenant’s surrender of the Premises in the condition required by the terms of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord, in its sole discretion, has sufficient evidence that the Security has been assigned to an assignee of this Lease, Landlord shall return the Security to such assignee and, upon such return, will be released from all liability with respect to the Security.

28.4       Bankruptcy. In the event of bankruptcy or other debtor-creditor proceeding against Tenant, the Security will be deemed to be applied first to the payment of rent and other charges due Landlord for all periods prior to filing of such proceedings.

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28.5        Transfer of Security. In the event of any transfer of title to the Property or the Building or any assignment of Landlord’s interest under this Lease, Landlord will have the right to transfer the Security to such transferee, provided that Landlord gives Tenant the name and address of such transferee. Following any such transfer of the Security, and the transferee’s assumptions of Landlord’s obligations under this Lease arising from and after the date of the transfer, Landlord will be automatically released from all liability for the return of the Security. If the Security is transferred as provided above, Tenant, at no cost and expense to Tenant, agrees to take such action as is reasonably necessary to have the letters of credit reissued in favor of the transferee. The provisions of this Section 28.5 will apply to every transfer of the Security to a new transferee.

ARTICLE 29
MISCELLANEOUS

29.1        Miscellaneous. This Lease may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of both parties. If any provision of this Lease is held unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Lease will remain effective. If any provision of this Lease is held unenforceable only in part or degree, it will remain effective to the extent not held unenforceable. This Lease will bind and benefit both parties’ permitted successors and assigns. The table of contents and the article and section headings contained in this Lease are for convenience of reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Lease. This Lease may be executed in counterparts, each of which is an original and all of which together constitute one and the same instrument.

29.2        No Surrender. No act or thing done by Landlord or Landlord’s agents during the Term will be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises, and no agreement to accept such surrender will be valid unless in writing and signed by Landlord. No employee of Landlord or Landlord’s agents will have any authority to accept the keys to the Premises prior to the Expiration Date and the delivery of keys to any employee of Landlord or Landlord’s agents will not operate as an acceptance of a termination of this Lease or an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises.

29.3        Statements and Bills. Landlord’s failure to prepare and deliver to Tenant any statement, notice or bill will in no way cause Landlord to forfeit or surrender its rights to collect any amounts due and owing to Landlord. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Tenant shall not be responsible for Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Taxes, Operating Expenses or any utility bills applicable to any Lease Year which are first billed to Tenant more than two (2) years after the expiration of the applicable Lease Year.

29.4        Intentionally Deleted.

29.5        Tenant’s Financials. Tenant shall keep proper books and records of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Upon request from Landlord, not more than once per calendar year, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a balance sheet and statement of income and expense for such year (which statement must separately set forth the expenses of the Premises) and such other information with respect to Tenant as Landlord may reasonably request. All financial statements must include a complete comparison with the figures for the preceding year and must be certified by (a) the chief financial officer of Tenant, or (b) if prepared by any accounting firm, by such accounting firm.

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29.6        No Offer. The submission of this Lease to Tenant for examination does not constitute an offer to lease the Premises on the terms set forth herein. This Lease will become effective only upon the execution and delivery of this Lease by Landlord and Tenant.

29.7        Access. Subject to all applicable Legal Requirements and to Landlord’s rules and regulations, Tenant shall be permitted access to the Premises twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week via an electronic building, elevator and office key card system.

29.8        Rules and Regulations. Tenant, for itself and for Tenant’s Visitors, covenants to comply with the Rules and Regulations attached hereto as Schedule E. Landlord will have the right to amend the Rules and Regulations from time to time, and Tenant, on behalf of itself and Tenant’s Visitors, agrees to comply with such amendments after deliveries of copies thereof to Tenant. Tenant’s obligation to comply with such Rules and Regulations and any amendments thereto, is subject to the following: (i) such Rules and Regulations will not materially increase Tenant’s monetary obligations or materially increase Tenant’s non-monetary obligations, or decrease any of Tenant’s rights under this Lease, and (ii) compliance with such Rules and Regulations will not interfere with Tenant’s normal business operations, which business operations are routine as of the date of this Lease.

29.9        Authority. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord: (i) the execution and delivery of, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by and the performance of all its obligations under, this Lease by Tenant have been duly and validly authorized by its general partners, to the extent required by its partnership agreement and applicable law, if Tenant is a partnership or, if Tenant is a limited liability company, by its manager, representative(s) or members to the extent required by its operating agreement and applicable law or, if Tenant is a corporation, by its board of directors, if necessary, and by its stockholders, if necessary, at meetings duly called and held on proper notice for that purpose at which there were respective quorums present and voting throughout; (ii) no other approval, partnership, corporate, governmental or otherwise, is required to authorize any of the foregoing or to give effect to Tenant’s execution and delivery of this Lease; and (iii) the individual (or individuals) who executes and delivers this Lease on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so.

29.10      Liability of Landlord. The Term “Landlord” as used in this Lease, so far as the covenants and agreements on the part of Landlord are concerned, shall be limited to mean and include only the owner (or lessee, as applicable) or Mortgagee(s) in possession at the time in question of the landlord’s interest in this Lease. Landlord may sell its fee ownership or leasehold interest in the Building or the Property, and/or transfer or assign its rights under this Lease. In the event of any sale of such interest or transfer of such rights and upon the assumption, in writing, of the obligations of Landlord under this Lease by such assignee or transferee, Landlord herein named (and in case of any subsequent transfer, the then assignor) shall be automatically freed and relieved from and after the date of such transfer of all liability in respect of the performance of any of Landlord’s covenants and agreements thereafter accruing, and such transferee shall thereafter be automatically bound by all of such covenants and agreements, subject, however, to the terms of this Lease; it being intended that Landlord’s covenants and agreements shall be binding on Landlord, its successors and assigns, only during and in respect of their successive periods of such ownership).

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29.11      Intentionally Deleted.

29.12      Drafting Ambiguity. The parties acknowledge that this Lease has been reviewed by respective counsel and all terms have been considered and negotiated independently. Consequently, any rule that ambiguities shall be interpreted against the drafter shall not apply and there shall be no presumption favoring one party or the other in the interpretation of this Lease. Furthermore, no prior draft of this Lease shall be used or considered in the interpretation of this Lease.

29.13      Flood Zone Disclosure. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 46:8-50, Landlord is required to inform Tenant if the Premises and/or the Property is located in, or if in the future the Premises and/or the Property is determined to be located in, a flood zone or area. To Landlord’s knowledge as of the date hereof, the Premises and the Property are not located in a flood zone or area.

29.14      Signage. Tenant (but not any assignee of sublessee of the Tenant’s interest in this Lease) shall have (a) the exclusive right, as long as Tenant is in occupancy of no less than 75% of the Premises, to place its name or logo on either the roof of the Building or the façade of the Building facing Interstates 95 in the maximum dimension permitted by Legal Requirements in a location determined by Landlord (“Tenant’s Façade Signage”), and (b) the non-exclusive right to have a sign on the existing monument located at the main entrance drive, the size of which shall be proportionate to the amount of space in the Building leased by Tenant (“Tenant’s Monument Signage”, and together with Tenant’s Façade Signage, “Tenant’s Signage”) provided that, in each case, (i) the size, materials, design, and all other specifications of Tenant’s Signage will be subject to Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (ii) the method of attaching Tenant’s Signage to the monument or the Building, as applicable, shall be subject to Landlords’ prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (iii) Tenant’s Signage shall at all times comply with all applicable Legal Requirements. Tenant shall be responsible for all costs incurred in connection with the design, construction, installation, maintenance and repair, compliance with laws, and removal of Tenant’s Signage. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, remove Tenant’s Signage promptly following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and shall restore the monument or the area of the Building to the condition it was in immediately prior to the installation of Tenant’s Signage. Tenant shall bear all costs and expenses of any repairs to the monument or the Building made necessary by the installation, maintenance or removal of Tenant’s Signage. During the Term, Landlord shall be responsible, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense (which may be included in Landlord’s Operating Expenses to the extent permitted herein), for ensuring that there are no buildings or trees located on land owned by Landlord that obstructs the view of Tenant’s Signage from Interstate 95. Landlord, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall use reasonable and diligent efforts to obtain all applicable governmental approvals for Tenant’s Façade Signage as soon as reasonably possible after Landlord receives all information from Tenant that Landlord needs to complete  any application from the applicable governmental authorities. In no event will Landlord be deemed to be in default of its obligations under this Lease, nor will Tenant have any termination rights or remedies if, after using commercially reasonable and diligent efforts, Landlord is unable to procure all necessary governmental approvals for Tenant’s Façade Signage.

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29.15      Back-up Generator. Subject to compliance with Legal Requirements, Tenant shall have the right to install a back-up generator (or other emergency back-up equipment) for the exclusive use of Tenant (“Tenant’s Generator”) on the Property in such location as may be approved by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 29.15. Tenant shall furnish to Landlord detailed plans and specifications for Tenant’s Generator, the associated fuel tank (which shall be located above-ground) or other fuel supply source required for the operation of Tenant’s Generator (“Tenant’s Tank”) and all wires, lines, pipes, conduits and other apparatus in connection with Tenant’s Generator for Landlord’s prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. Upon approval of such plans and specifications for Tenant’s Generator, Tenant, using Landlord’s contractor (whose fees shall be competitive), shall have the right to install Tenant’s Generator and Tenant’s Tank, at Tenant’s expense. Tenant shall comply with all Legal Requirements in connection with the installation, use and maintenance of Tenant’s Generator, Tenant’s Tank and all lines, wiring, pipes, conduits, other apparatus in connection therewith and Tenant shall keep the Premises, Building and Land free and clear from liens arising from or related to the installation, use, maintenance and repair thereof. Tenant shall be responsible for procuring whatever approvals, licenses or permits may be required for the installation, use and maintenance of Tenant’s Generator, Tenant’s Tank and all lines, wiring, pipes, conduits, other apparatus in connection therewith and the related support systems required for the installation and use of Tenant’s Generator and Tenant’s Tank and the related support systems or operation of any equipment served thereby. Landlord agrees that, at no cost to Landlord, it shall cooperate with Tenant in Tenant’s pursuit of any such approvals, licenses, or permits, which cooperation shall include executing any necessary owner’s consent forms. Upon termination or expiration of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Landlord’s sole option, remove Tenant’s Generator, Tenant’s Tank and all lines, wiring, pipes, conduits, other apparatus in connection therewith, in which event Tenant shall repair and restore the Property and Building to the condition that existing prior to such installation, reasonable wear and tear and events of casualty and condemnation excepted. Tenant’s Generator must at all times be independent of the Building’s electrical distribution system. Tenant shall supply its own emergency transfer switches in connecting Tenant’s Generator to its electrical system and shall not use the emergency switches existing in the Building. Tenant shall be responsible for all costs and expenses in connection with the use, operation and repair of Tenant’s Generator, including, without limitation, the cost of fuel necessary to operate Tenant’s Generator and all other utility costs in connection therewith. Tenant shall maintain and repair Tenant’s Generator in a first-class manner consistent with generators used by other first-class office buildings in the State of New Jersey.

29.16      Amenities. During the Term, Tenant shall have access to the Princeton Pike Corporate Center’s new outdoor amenities core including the beach volleyball court, Frisbee golf course, horseshoes, bocce and the putting green. In addition, within thirty (30) days of the Commencement Date, Landlord shall provide the following additional outdoor amenities: a barbeque area, a shaded area and a basketball court, if not prohibited by Legal Requirements.

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29.17      Arbitration.  (a)  In any case in which this Lease expressly provides that a matter is to be determined by arbitration, such arbitration shall be conducted in Trenton, New Jersey in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (Expedited Procedures) of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) (or its successor then existing), except that the provisions of this Section 29.17 shall supersede any conflicting or inconsistent provisions of said rules. The party requesting arbitration shall do so by giving notice to that effect to the other party, specifying in said notice the nature of the dispute, and that said dispute shall be determined by a panel of up to three (3) arbitrators in accordance with this Section 29.17. Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint their own impartial arbitrator within ten (10) days after the giving of notice by either party. If either Landlord or Tenant shall fail timely to appoint an arbitrator, the appointed arbitrator shall select the second arbitrator, who shall be impartial, within five (5) days after such party’s failure to appoint. The arbitrators so appointed shall meet and shall, if possible, determine such matter within five (5) days after the second arbitrator is appointed and their determination shall be binding on the parties. If for any reason such two arbitrators fail to agree on such matter within such period of five (5) days, then either Landlord or Tenant may request the AAA to appoint an arbitrator who shall be impartial within seven (7) days of such request, and both parties shall be bound by any appointment so made within such seven (7) day period. Within seven (7) days after the third arbitrator has been appointed, each of the first two arbitrators shall submit their respective determinations to the third arbitrator who must select one or the other of such determinations (whichever the third arbitrator believes to be correct or closest to a correct determination) within seven (7) days after the first two arbitrators shall have submitted their respective determinations to the third arbitrator, and the selection so made shall in all cases be binding upon the parties, and judgment upon such decision may be entered into any court having jurisdiction. In the event of the failure, refusal or inability of an arbitrator to act, a successor shall be appointed within ten (10) days as hereinbefore provided. The third arbitrator shall, within thirty (30) days, schedule a hearing where the parties and their advocates shall have the right to present evidence, call witnesses and experts and cross-examine the other party’s witnesses and experts. The third arbitrator shall then make a decision, which shall be binding upon both parties, within thirty (30) days of such hearing. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of their respective arbitrator and the losing party shall pay the fees and expenses of the third arbitrator, if any, acting under this Section 29.17.

(b)          Each arbitrator shall subscribe and swear to an oath fairly and impartially to determine such dispute. Each arbitrator shall be experienced in the issue with which the arbitration is concerned and shall have been actively engaged in such field for a period of at least ten (10) years before the date for his or her appointment hereunder. Each arbitrator shall apply the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

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ARTICLE 30
USA PATRIOT ACT

Tenant represents, warrants and covenants that neither Tenant nor any of its partners, officers, directors, members or shareholders (i) is listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) (“Order”) and all applicable provisions of Title III of the USA Patriot Act (Public Law No. 107-56 (October 26, 2001)); (ii) is listed on the Denied Persons List and Entity List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce; (iii) is listed on the List of Terrorists and List of Disbarred Parties maintained by the United States Department of State, (iv) is listed on any list or qualification of “Designated Nationals” as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations 31 C.F.R. Part 515; (v) is listed on any other publicly available list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Commerce or any other governmental authority or pursuant to the Order, the rules and regulations of OFAC (including without limitation the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-06; the unrepealed provision of the Iraq Sanctions Act, Publ. L. No. 101-513; the United Nations Participation Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2349 as-9; The Cuban Democracy Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 6001-10; The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d and 233; and The Foreign Narcotic Kingpin Designation Act, Publ. L. No. 106-120 and 107-108, all as may be amended from time to time); or any other applicable requirements contained in any enabling legislation or other Executive Orders in respect of the Order (the Order and such other rules, regulations, legislation or orders are collectively called the “Orders”); (vi) is engaged in activities prohibited in the Orders; or (vii) has been convicted, pleaded nolo contendere, indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes or in connection with the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et. seq.).

ARTICLE 31

EXTENSION OPTION

31.1        Extension Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 31.1, Landlord hereby grants to Tenant the right to extend the original Term for two (2) periods of five (5) years each (each an “Extension Period”). If Tenant desires to exercise an extension option, Tenant shall notify Landlord on or before the date which is twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the original Term or first Extension Period, as applicable. If Tenant fails to timely notify Landlord of its election to extend this Lease, Tenant will be deemed to have waived its right to extend the term of this Lease, time being of the essence with respect to the exercise of any such extension option. If Tenant exercises the extension option, all of the terms and conditions of this Lease will apply to each Extension Period, except that (i) the Basic Rent for each year of the applicable Extension Period will be determined pursuant to Section 31.2, and (ii) the Base Period for the applicable Extension Period will be the calendar year in which the commencement of such Extension Period occurs. In connection with any extension of the Term, Landlord will not be obligated to do any work to the Premises and will not be obligated to contribute to the cost of any work done to the Premises by Tenant. Tenant’s right to exercise any extension option is expressly subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions on both the date Tenant exercises such extension option and the commencement date of the applicable Extension Period: (i) Tenant must not be in default of any monetary obligation or any material non-monetary obligation under this Lease; (ii) Tenant must be in occupancy of the entire Premises; and (iii) Tenant must not have sublet any part of the Premises. If all of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied on both the date Tenant exercises the applicable Extension Option and the commencement date of such Extension Period, any notice exercising the extension option will be automatically null and void.

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31.2       (a)           Extension Period Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Basic Rent during each Extension Period, the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises.  “Fair Market  Rental Value” means the annual basic rent, as escalated for each year of the relevant Extension Period, for which, on the terms and conditions of this Lease, a landlord would renew a premises similar to the Premises in a class-A office building located in the Princeton submarket similar to the Building for a term equal to the applicable Extension Period. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event will the Fair Market Rental Value for the first year of an Extension Period be less than the Basic Rent plus the Additional Rent payable for the year immediately preceding the commencement of such Extension Period.

(b)          At least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the expiration of the initial Term or first Extension Period, as applicable, Landlord and Tenant shall endeavor to mutually agree upon the Fair Market Rental Value. If the parties do not agree on the Fair Market Rental Value prior to ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the initial Term or first Extension Period, as applicable, as evidenced by an amendment to this Lease executed by Landlord and Tenant, then, no later than seventy-five (75) days prior to the expiration of the initial Term or first Extension Period, as applicable, Landlord and Tenant shall deliver to each other Landlord’s or Tenant’s, as the case may be, determination of the Fair Market Rental Value. If the two determinations differ by less than five percent (5%), the Fair Market Rental Value will be the average of the two determinations. If Landlord’s and Tenant’s determinations of Fair Market Rental Value differ by five percent (5%) or more, the Fair Market Rental Value will be determined pursuant to Section 31.2(c).

(c)          If Landlord’s and Tenant’s determinations of Fair Market Rental Value differ by five percent (5%) or more, then, within ten (10) days after each party delivers to the other party such party’s determination of the Fair Market Rental Value, Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint one disinterested appraiser having the qualifications set forth herein. Each such appraiser must be a Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI) and have at least ten (10) years of experience appraising multi-tenanted office buildings in central New Jersey as a MAI appraiser. If either Landlord or Tenant fails to appoint an appraiser within such ten (10) day period, the appraiser appointed by Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be, shall appoint an appraiser having the qualifications set forth herein. As promptly as possible, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the appointment of both appraisers, the appraisers shall notify Landlord and Tenant in writing of their determination of the Fair Market Rental Value. The Fair Market Rental Value so selected by the two appraisers will constitute the Fair Market Rental Value for the relevant period, and will be binding upon Landlord and Tenant. If the two appraisers are unable to agree as to the Fair Market Rental Value, but their determinations differ by less than five percent (5%), the Fair Market Rental Value will be the average of the determinations of the two appraisers. If the two appraisers’ determinations differ by five percent (5%) or more, the two appraisers shall promptly agree upon and appoint a third appraiser having the qualifications set forth herein. The third appraiser shall, within thirty (30) days of appointment, determine which of the two initial appraisers determination of Fair Market Rental Value is the closest to the actual Fair Market Rental Value, taking into account the requirements of this Section 31.2, and shall notify Landlord and Tenant thereof. The Fair Market Rental Value selected by the third appraiser will constitute the Fair Market Rental Value for the relevant period, and will be binding upon Landlord and Tenant. Upon the determination of the Fair Market Rental Value, Landlord and Tenant shall promptly execute an instrument setting forth the amount of such Fair Market Rental Value.

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(d)          If Tenant becomes obligated to pay Basic Rent for an Extension Period prior to the determination of Fair Market Rental Value pursuant to this Section 31.2, Tenant shall commence paying the Basic Rent in an amount equal to the monthly installment of Basic Rent for the month immediately prior to such Extension Period. Within five (5) days of the determination of Fair Market Rental Value, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the difference, if any, between the Basic Rent paid by Tenant pursuant to the foregoing sentence and the Fair Market Rental Value for such period. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of the appraiser appointed by such party and one-half of the other expenses of any appraisal proceeding, including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of a third appraiser.

ARTICLE 32
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

32.1        Right of First Refusal.  (a)  If at any time Landlord receives from a prospective tenant a letter of intent or other letter containing an offer to lease any space in the Building (the “Right of First Refusal Space”) which Landlord intends to accept, Landlord agrees to deliver to Tenant a notice setting forth all of the terms upon which Landlord would lease such space to such prospective tenant (the “Right of First Refusal Offer Notice”) and an offer to Tenant to lease such space on such terms (the “Right of First Refusal Expansion Option”).

(b)          Tenant shall have the right to exercise the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option by delivering to Landlord a notice accepting the offer contained in the Offer Notice (the “Right of First Refusal Acceptance Notice”) within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice, time being of the essence with the delivery of such notice. If Tenant fails to timely exercise the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option, Tenant shall be deemed to have waived its Right of First Refusal Expansion Option with respect to such Right of First Refusal Space. If Tenant shall timely deliver the Right of First Refusal Acceptance Notice, Landlord shall lease the Right of First Refusal Space to Tenant on the terms set forth in the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice, except that term for such Right of First Refusal Space shall be, at Tenant’s option, either (i) the term set forth in the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice, or (ii) co-terminus with the Term hereunder, provided that there are no less than five (5) years remaining in the Term.

(c)          Within thirty (30) days of the date of Tenant’s exercise of its right of first refusal to expand, Landlord and Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease to set forth (i) the amount of rentable square feet of space constituting the Premises after the addition of the Right of First Refusal Space; (ii) the location of the Right of First Refusal Space by amending Schedule A of this Lease; (iii) the amount of Basic Rent for the Premises as increased by the Right of First Refusal Space; and (iv) the adjustment to the Tenant’s Proportionate Share for determining Additional Rent. If Tenant fails to timely enter into such amendment to this Lease, Tenant shall be deemed to have waived its Right of First Refusal Expansion Option with respect to such Right of First Refusal Space.

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(d)          Tenant’s right to exercise the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option is expressly subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions on both the date Tenant exercises the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option and the commencement date of the Term for the Right of First Refusal Expansion Space: (i) Tenant must not be in default of any monetary obligation or any material non-monetary obligation under this Lease for which notice of such default has been given to Tenant; (ii) Tenant must be in occupancy of the entire Premises; (iii) Tenant must not have sublet any part of the Premises, and (iv) there must be no less than five (5) years remaining in the Term. If all of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied on both the date Tenant exercises the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option and the commencement date of the Term for the Right of First Refusal Expansion Space, then any notice exercising the extension option will be automatically null and void.

(e)           Tenant shall be entitled to (i) a tenant improvement allowance, to be distributed in a manner consistent with the provisions of Schedule D, in an amount equal to the greater of (A) the product of: (1) $65.00 times, (2) the rentable square feet of the Right of First Refusal Space, times (3) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar months remaining in the Term as of the commencement of the Term with respect to the Right of First Refusal Space, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar months in the Term (provided that this clause (A) shall only apply if the Basic Rent set forth in the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice is greater than or equal to the then escalated Basic Rent due hereunder), or (B) the product of: (1) tenant improvement allowance (on a per square foot basis) set forth in the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice, if any, times, (2) the rentable square feet of the Right of First Refusal Space; and (ii) a rent abatement concession with respect to the Right of First Refusal Space for a period of time equal to the greater of (A) six (6) months, times, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar months remaining in the Term as of the commencement of the Term with respect to the Right of First Refusal Space, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar months in the Term (provided that this clause (A) shall only apply if the Basic Rent set forth in the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice is greater than or equal to the then escalated Basic Rent due hereunder), or (B) the number of calendar months in the rent abatement concession set forth in the Right of First Refusal Offer Notice, if any.

(f)           The provisions of this Article 32 are subject to the rights of any tenant (under a lease that is in effect as of the date this Lease is signed) in the Building to such space, including any tenant then occupying such Right of First Refusal Space and, if such tenant does not have any such rights, Landlord shall have the right to lease such Right of First Refusal Space to such tenant without complying with the provisions of this Section 32.

ARTICLE 33
EARLY TERMINATION OPTION

33.1        Early Termination Option.  (a)  Tenant shall have the one time right to terminate this Lease effective as of the twelve (12) year and six (6) month anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Early Termination Date”) by delivering notice thereof to Landlord (the “Early Termination Notice”) no later than the eleven (11) year anniversary of the Commencement Date (time being of the essence with respect to the giving of such notice). Tenant’s right to terminate this Lease is contingent upon (a) timely delivery of the Early Termination Notice, (b) Tenant not being in default of any monetary obligation or any material non-monetary obligation under this Lease as of the date of the giving of the Early Termination Notice or as of the Early Termination Date for which notice of such default has been given to Tenant, and (c) Tenant delivering to Landlord, at the same time Tenant delivers to Landlord the Early Termination Notice, a payment in an amount equal to $3,600,000.00 (the “Early Termination Payment”). The failure of Tenant to timely give Landlord the Early Termination Notice and/or the Early Termination Payment shall render any Early Termination Notice delivered to Landlord null and void and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect pursuant to the terms hereof. If Tenant properly terminates the Lease pursuant to the provisions of this Article 33, the Lease shall expire at midnight on the Early Termination Date as if such date was the date set forth in the Lease as the Expiration Date.

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(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant’s right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Article 33 shall be waived and this Article 33 shall be null and void and of no further force or effect following the earlier to occur of (i) Tenant shall have, through one or more exercises of its Right of First Refusal Expansion Option set forth in Article 32, expanded the Premises leased hereunder by more than 7,500 square feet, in the aggregate, or (ii) Tenant shall have exercised its rights under Article 35.

ARTICLE 34
PURCHASE OPTION

34.1        Right of First Offer (Sale). Tenant shall have the absolute right to purchase the Property if, at any time during the term of this Lease, Landlord shall decide to sell the Property as single asset and not as part of a larger, “portfolio sale”. For purposes hereof, a “portfolio sale” shall mean the sale of two (2) or more assets. In such event, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of its decision to sell the Property and the terms upon which Landlord would consummate such sale (the “Offer Notice”). Tenant shall have twenty (20) days from the date of its receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Exclusive Period”) to accept Landlord’s offer to purchase the Property on the terms set forth in the Offer Notice, time being of the essence. If Tenant fails to notify Landlord that it accepts Landlord’s offer to purchase the Property in accordance with the terms set forth in the Offer Notice prior to the expiration of the Exclusive Period, then Tenant shall be deemed to have waived its rights under this Article 34 and Landlord may then sell the Property at such price and under such terms and conditions as Landlord may determine in its sole and absolute discretion without any obligation to once again offer the Property to Tenant. Landlord agrees that it shall not negotiate with any third party during the Exclusive Period. The provisions of this Article shall be of no further force and effect if Landlord sells the Property to a third party as a result of Tenant failing to exercise its rights under this Section.

ARTICLE 35
TERMINATION OPTION

35.1        Termination Due to Failure to Expand.

(a)           If, at any time during the Term, Tenant desires to expand the Premises by seventy-five thousand (75,000) rentable square feet for a total of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) rentable square feet (as same may be reduced as described below), Tenant shall deliver written notice of such intention to Landlord. If Landlord is unable to accommodate Tenant’s requests to expand pursuant to Section 32.1 or otherwise after the five (5) year and six (6) month anniversary of the Commencement Date and within twelve (12) months of receipt of Tenant’s request, then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by delivering written notice of such termination to Landlord. If Landlord is not able to accommodate Tenant’s expansion needs within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant’s termination notice, then on such thirtieth (30th) day, this Lease shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, except for those obligations that survive such termination, as set forth in this Lease. If, however, Landlord accommodates Tenant’s expansion needs within such thirty (30) day period, then Tenant’s termination notice shall be null and void and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.

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(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 35.1(a), the additional seventy-five thousand (75,000) rentable square feet referred to in Section 35.1(a) shall be reduced by the amount of the rentable square footage of the Right of First Refusal Space offered because Tenant will have either (i) exercised the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option satisfying its current expansion needs, or (ii) not exercised the Right of First Refusal Expansion Option permitting Landlord to lease up such space, in either event, reducing the inventory available for Landlord to accommodate Tenant’s space needs.

(c)          If Tenant terminates this Lease pursuant to the terms of Section 35.1(a) above, simultaneously with Tenant delivering to Landlord the termination notice referred to in Section 35.1(a), Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a payment in an amount equal to $7,500,000.00 less $650,000.00 for each twelve month period (as same shall be prorated for a partial twelve month period) from the date which is the six (6) year and six (6) month anniversary of Tenant’s commencement of the payment of Basic Rent. The failure of Tenant to timely give Landlord such payment shall render any termination notice delivered by Tenant pursuant to Section 35.1(a) null and void and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect pursuant to the terms hereof.

(d)          If Landlord is able to accommodate Tenant’s expansion needs pursuant to this Article 35: (i) the Basic Rent for the expansion space during the first year that such space is leased to Tenant shall be a “Fair Market Rental Value” determination as set forth in Section 31.2, with each successive year increasing by $0.50 per square foot, (ii) Tenant shall be entitled to a prorated share of the tenant improvement allowance and the rent abatement concession given in accordance with the original Premises (as opposed to the tenant improvement allowance and the rent abatement concession given in accordance with an exercise of the Right of First Refusal Options in Article 32), and (iii) the Term of the Lease with respect to such expansion space shall be greater of (1) seven (7) years and six (6) months, or (2) the remaining Term of the Lease, provided that if the remaining Term of the Lease is less than seven (7) years and six (6) months, then Tenant shall exercise any available Extension Periods so that the remaining Term of the Lease is equal to or greater than seven (7) years and six (6) months.

(e)          In no event shall Landlord have the obligation to accommodate Tenant’s expansion needs and Tenant shall not have the right to terminate this Lease pursuant to the provisions in Section 35.1(a), if during the Term (i) an Event of Default has occurred, or (ii) Landlord is able to accommodate Tenant’s expansion needs, but after using diligent and good faith efforts, Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree upon the terms of, and fail to execute, an amendment to this Lease, incorporating the additional space referred to in Section 35.1(a) into the Premises within thirty (30) days after Landlord delivers to Tenant a draft of the amendment incorporating the additional space into the Premises.

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ARTICLE 36
GROW NJ INCENTIVE CONTINGENCY

36.1        Grow NJ Incentives Contingency Clause.

(a)          Landlord hereby acknowledges and agrees that Tenant is entering into this Lease on the express condition that it obtains from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“NJEDA”) a “Grow NJ” financial incentive grant in an amount that is acceptable to Tenant its sole discretion (“Incentive Award”).

(b)          Tenant agrees to apply for the Incentive Award promptly following the effective date of this Lease (if application has not been made prior thereto) and to thereafter use diligent efforts to pursue its application. In connection with the Incentive Award, Tenant shall keep Landlord informed as to the matters discussed at all meetings with the applicable governmental authorities and the contents of all correspondence Tenant receives from the applicable governmental agencies as soon as reasonably possible.

(c)          Upon the final and non-appealable approval of the Incentive Award by the NJEDA, this contingency shall be deemed satisfied for all purposes of this Lease. However, if Tenant is unable for any reason to obtain the final and non-appealable approval of the Incentive Award by the NJEDA Board on or before October 30, 2017 (“Contingency Deadline”), then, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Lease shall automatically terminate and the parties hereto shall thereafter be freed and relieved of all obligations hereunder except for the return of any security deposit due to Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to extend the Contingency Deadline for an additional thirty-one (31) days by giving notice to Landlord not later than five (5) days prior to the expiration of the Contingency Deadline, provided that such notice shall include written confirmation from NJEDA that Tenant’s application is complete or substantially complete and is awaiting review and approval by NJEDA.

(d)          Landlord hereby also acknowledges and agrees that Tenant’s eligibility for and receipt of the Incentive Award is and will be expressly conditioned, by applicable law, and compliance by Landlord with the following requirements, and Landlord agrees to comply therewith, at its sole cost and expense:

(i)            with respect to any construction, alteration, refurbishment or renovation of the Premises by or on behalf of Landlord (as distinguished from ordinary maintenance and repair work) from and after the date hereof and continuing through the date which is approximately twenty four (24) months after Tenant has first received any portion of the Incentive Award (such “sunset date” to be memorialized by the parties promptly after such date is able to be determined), Landlord shall ensure the payment of prevailing wages to all construction workers [P.L. 2007, c. 245 (N.J.S.A. 34:1B-5.1)] and the adherence to affirmative action in the hiring of all construction workers [P.L. 1979, c. 303 (N.J.S.A. 34:1B-5.4)], by: (a) executing the NJEDA’s “Addendum to Construction Contract” (a copy of which is attached to this Lease as Schedule G), (b) attaching such Addendum to all construction contracts entered into by Landlord with respect to the Premises, and (c) causing its contractor(s) performing work to the Premises to in turn attach such Addendum to all construction contracts entered into with  subcontractors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an exemption from NJEDA’s prevailing wage and affirmative action requirements is available if: (1) the Premises constitute less than 55% of the square footage of the Building, and (2) Landlord (not Tenant) is the party to the construction contract(s) pertaining to, and responsible for payment of, all construction work (i.e., both Finish Work and any Tenant’s Work), other than Tenant’s reimbursement obligations as set forth in Schedule D. Landlord hereby represents that the Premises constitute less than 55% of the square footage of the building, and that Landlord (not Tenant) will be the party to the construction contract(s) pertaining to, and responsible for, payment of all construction work (i.e., both Finish Work and any Tenant’s Work), other than Tenant’s reimbursement obligations as set forth in Schedule D. Landlord shall ensure that the foregoing representations remain true through the end of the aforementioned sunset date;

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(ii)           with respect to the initial build-out/fit-up of the Premises by or on behalf of Landlord or Tenant, Landlord shall: (a) cooperate with Tenant and obtain on behalf of Tenant, no later than the end of schematic design and in all events prior to the commencement of any construction activity, approval by NJEDA of a green building design plan covering all construction, alteration, refurbishment or renovation of the Premises as more fully detailed in the NJEDA summary attached to this Lease as Schedule H; (b) adhere to the NJEDA-approved green building design plan in the course of performing any build-out/fit-up work; and (c) at the completion of such work, obtain and deliver to Tenant a licensed engineer’s certification that such work adhered to the NJEDA-approved green building design plan in all material respects;

(iii)          comply with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, but not limited to, the Conflicts of Interest Law as set forth in N.J.S.A. 52:13D-12 et seq. and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.A. Sec. 1201 et seq.

(e)          Landlord agrees to, in a timely manner so as not to impede, prejudice or delay Tenant’s eligibility for or receipt of any portion of the Incentive Award, submit such information and participate in such meetings or conference calls as shall be requested or required by NJEDA, Tenant or Tenant’s team of professionals to ensure or confirm compliance with the foregoing requirements including, without limitation, furnishing evidence of the expenses incurred in connection with the construction or renovation of the Premises and attending a required pre-construction meeting with the NJEDA’s affirmative action/prevailing wage compliance officer.

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ARTICLE 37
ROOF RIGHTS

37.1        Roof Rights.

(a)          Landlord hereby grants to Tenant, commencing on the Commencement Date and ending on the expiration or other termination of this Lease, a license (the “Dish License”) to install, maintain and operate a satellite dish or antenna (the “Dish”) and all necessary related equipment on the roof of the Building subject to the following terms, conditions and limitations: (i) the location of the Dish shall be on the roof of the Building in a location reasonably approved by Landlord (the “Dish Area”); (ii) Landlord approves the size of the Dish; (iii) installation, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and removal of the Dish and related equipment, and any attendant costs and expense, shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant and be subject to Landlord’s rules and regulations; (iv) Tenant shall obtain (and maintain throughout the Term) any approval required by any regulatory body having authority over the installation or operation of the Dish and upon Landlord’s request, shall deliver evidence of same to Landlord; (v) Tenant’s installation or operation of the Dish shall not materially interfere with the operation or any other transmission or receiving device at the Building, nor shall it materially interfere in any way with the Building’s engineering, window washing or other maintenance functions; (vi) any penetration of the roof shall be performed by contractors selected by Landlord and Tenant agrees to cooperate with Landlord’s roof warranty provider and/or its contractor(s) in order to maintain the integrity of the roof warranty for the Building; (vii) Tenant shall coordinate the installation activities with Landlord and shall neither bring equipment to the site, nor commence its installation within the Dish Area, without first giving Landlord reasonable notice of the date and time of the planned installation; (viii) the Dish shall must be properly secured and installed so as not to be affected by high winds or other elements and must be properly grounded; (ix) Tenant shall give Landlord reasonable prior notice of the necessity to access the Dish for service, except in the case of an emergency; (x) the weight of the Dish shall not exceed the load limits of the roof; (xi) in no event shall the Dish or any appurtenant wiring or cable interfere with or otherwise affect the electrical, mechanical, structural, life safety or other building systems of the Building; (xii) Tenant shall repair any damage to the roof caused by its installation, maintenance, operation or removal of the Dish in a manner prescribed by Landlord; (xiii) Tenant will, at all times in connection with the installation, use, operation and maintenance of the Dish, comply with all Legal Requirements, and (iv) Tenant shall maintain the Dish in a manner that is consistent with satellite dishes or antennas located on other Class A office buildings in County . In no event shall Tenant be charged a rental or fee for the use of the rooftop space for its first satellite dish and related equipment or for the use of the Building’s risers. Upon termination or expiration of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Landlord’s sole option, remove the Dishes and all lines, wiring, pipes, conduits, other apparatus in connection therewith, in which event Tenant shall repair and restore the Property and Building to the condition that existed prior to such installation.

(b)          The Dish shall be considered personal property and shall remain the property of Tenant. Landlord shall not be obligated or responsible for, and Tenant alone shall be responsible for, any damage, theft or vandalism of the Dish and for any and all expenses resulting from any such damage, theft or vandalism, except if (and only to the extent that) the same is caused by the willful act of Landlord or its employees or agents.

(c)          Landlord, at its sole expense, upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to Tenant (the “Dish Relocation Notice”), may require Tenant to relocate the Dish Area to other space of comparable size on the roof of the Building provided such space is suitable for Tenant’s use. In the event of any such relocation, Landlord shall pay the reasonable expenses of moving Tenant’s Dish and appurtenant equipment to the new space. Use and occupancy by Tenant of the new space shall be under and pursuant to the same terms, conditions and provisions of this Section 37.1 and Tenant shall execute any and all amendments to this Lease as Landlord shall deem necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Paragraph.

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(d)          If Landlord grants an exclusive right to maintain and/or manage rooftop communications equipment at the Building to a third party which is not a party to this agreement, then Landlord shall have the right to assign this Dish License to such third party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the date first above written.

WITNESS:
 
LANDLORD
       

 
LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
       
/s/ Tina S.
 
By:
/s/ Sam Morreck
 
     
Name: Sam Morreck
     
Title: Authorized Signatory
       
WITNESS:
 
TENANT
       
   
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
corporation, doing business as “Billtrust”
       

 
By:

 
     
Name:
     
Title:


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the date first above written.

WITNESS:
 
LANDLORD
       
   
LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
       
   
By:
   
     
Name:
     
Title:
       
WITNESS:
 
TENANT
       
   
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
corporation, doing business as “Billtrust”
       
/s/ John J. Jaculo
 
By:
/s/ Edward B. Jordan
 
     
Name:
Edward B. Jordan
     
Title:
CFO



Exhibit 10.6
 
 
FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT
 
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”) is made as of August 28, 2017 (the “Effective Date”) by and between LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), having an address do JFR Global, 2329 Nostrand Avenue, Suite 2()(), Brooklyn, New York 11210, and FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation doing business as “Billtrust” (“Tenant”), having an address of 1009 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, Tenant and Landlord entered into that certain Lease dated August 28, 2017 (the “Original Lease”) for 75.000 rentable square feet on the first (1st) and second (2nd) floors of the building (the “Original Premises”) located at 1009 Lenox Drive. Lawrenceville, New Jersey (the “Building”):
 
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant wish to amend the Original Lease to add to the Original Premises an additional portion of the first (1st) floor of the Building, as identified by shading on the floor plan attached hereto as Schedule A and made part hereof (such space, the “Additional Premises”, which the parties agree and acknowledge is comprised in the aggregate of approximately 13,759 rentable square feet), in accordance with the contents of this First Amendment.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of Ten ($10.00) Dollars and other good and valuable consideration exchanged by Landlord and Tenant, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby expressly are acknowledged, it is AGREED as of the date hereof
 
1.          Definitions. For the purposes of this First Amendment, words and phrases used herein with initial capital case letters and not otherwise defined in this First Amendment shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Original Lease.
 
2.          Additional Premises.
 

(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.
 

(b)
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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(c)
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.
 
3.          Rent. As of the Effective Date, Paragraph 7 (Basic Rent) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Original Lease is amended such that from and after the Effective Date, the Basic Rent applicable to the Premises shall be payable as follows:
 
Period or Months of Term
Annual
Rate Per
Square
Foot
Annual Basic Rent
Monthly Basic Rent
Commencement Date through the end of Month 12:
$30.50
$2,707,149.50
$225,595.79
Months 13 through 24:
$31.00
$2,751,529.00
$229,294.08
Months 25 through 36:
$31.50
$2,795,908.50
$232,992.38
Months 37 through 48:
$32.00
$2,840,288.00
$236,690.67
Months 49 through 60:
$32.50
$2,884,667.50
$240,388.96
Months 61 through 72:
$33.00
$2,929,047.00
$244,087.25
Months 73 through 84:
$33.50
$2,973,426.50
$247,785.54
Months 85 through 96:
$34.00
$3,017,806.00
$251,483.83
Months 97 through 108:
$34.50
$3,062,185.50
$255,182.13
Months 109 through 120:
$35.00
$3,106,565.00
$258,880.42
Months 121 through 132:
$35.50
$3,150,944.50
$262,578.71
Months 133 through 144:
$36.00
$3,195,324.00
$266,277.00
Months 145 through 156:
$36.50
$3,239,703.50
$269,975.29
Months 157 through 168:
$37.00
$3,284,083.00
$273,673.58
Months 169 through 180:
$37.50
$3,328,462.50
$277,371.88
Months 181 through 186:
$38.00
$3,372,842.00
$281,070.17
Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that no Event of Default has occurred, the Basic Rent with respect to the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the day immediately preceding the six (6) month anniversary of the Commencement Date shall be abated. For the avoidance of doubt, the rent abatement period set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to the payment of any Additional Rent, including, without limitation, Tenant’s payment for electric service in accordance with Article 6 of the Original Lease.
 
If the Commencement Date is any day other than the first day of a calendar month, the monthly installment of Basic Rent payable by Tenant for the first partial month shall be prorated at the same rental rate payable for the first monthly installment listed above, and “Month 1” of the rent grid set forth above shall be deemed to be the first full calendar month following immediately thereafter.
 
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4.          Tenant’s Percentage. As of the Effective Date, Paragraph 10 (Tenant’s Proportionate Share) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Original Lease is amended such that from and after the Effective Date, the “Tenant’s Percentage” means and is agreed to and deemed to increase by 7.62%, from 41.53% to 49.15%.
 
5.          Parking. As of the Effective Date, the number of nonexclusive, unassigned parking spaces allocated to Tenant pursuant to the License shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of (i) that portion of the Tenant’s Percentage allocable to the Additional Premises (i.e., 7.62%), multiplied by (ii) the total number of nonexclusive, unassigned parking spaces in the parking lot appurtenant to the Building.
 
6.          Tenant Improvement Allowance. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in the Original Lease, in connection with the Finish Work, Landlord shall contribute an additional tenant improvement allowance equal to $894,335.00 ($65.00 per square foot of the rentable area of the Additional Premises) (the “Additional Premises Allowance”), which Additional Premises Allowance shall be in addition to the Allowance set forth on Schedule D attached to the Original Lease and allocable to the Reimbursable Costs of constructing the Finish Work applicable to the Additional Premises.
 
7.          Brokers. Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants to the other that such party has not dealt with any broker in bringing about this First Amendment other than Colliers International NJ LLC (the “Broker”). Tenant and Landlord each agrees to hold the other harmless and indemnify and defend the other from and against any and all loss, cost, liability, damage and expense arising out of the inaccuracy of the representation contained in the preceding sentence and each party represents to the other that it has not engaged and is not responsible for the payment of a fee, commission or other compensation to any other person in connection with this First Amendment. Landlord agrees to pay the Broker pursuant to separate written agreement between the Broker and Landlord.
 
8.          Ratification of Lease. Except as modified by this First Amendment, the Original Lease and all of the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed. The covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions contained in this First Amendment shall bind the parties hereto and their respective successor and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this First Amendment and the Original Lease, the provisions contained in this First Amendment shall prevail and be paramount.
 
9.          Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and together a single instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. PDF signatures via e-mail on this First Amendment shall be treated as originals.
 


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10.          Binding Effect. This First Amendment shall become binding and be effective only upon execution and delivery of this First Amendment by each of Landlord and Tenant to the other.
 
    11.          Authority. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord: (i) the execution and delivery of, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by and the performance of all its obligations under, this First Amendment by Tenant have been duly and validly authorized by its board of directors, if necessary, and by its stockholders, if necessary, at meetings duly called and held on proper notice for that purpose at which there were respective quorums present and voting throughout; (ii) no other approval, corporate, governmental or otherwise, is required to authorize any of the foregoing or to give effect to Tenant’s execution and delivery of this First Amendment; and (iii) the individual (or individuals) who executes and delivers this First Amendment on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this First Amendment the day and year first above written.
 
WITNESS:
 
LANDLORD:
     
   
LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
      
/s/ Tina S          
  By:
/s/ Sam Morreck
     
Name: Sam Morreck
     
Title: Authorized Signatory
       
WITNESS:
 
TENANT:
     
   
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, doing business as “Billtrust”
      
    By:
                   
     
Name:
     
Title:

Signature Page to First Amendment to Lease Agreement - Factor Systems, Inc.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this First Amendment the day and year first above written.
 
WITNESS:
 
LANDLORD:
      
   
LENOX DRIVE OFFICE PARK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
      
     By:                   
   
Name:
   
Title:
       
WITNESS:
 
TENANT:
       
   
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, doing business as “Billtrust”
      
/s/ John J. Jaculo          
   By:
/s/ Frank B. J
John J. Jaculo
    Name: Frank B. J
 VP Vendor Relations     Title: CIS






Signature Page to First Amendment to Lease Agreement - Factor Systems, Inc.


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”).

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(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.

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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 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].

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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.

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(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.

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(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.

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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.

 

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.

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(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.

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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.

 

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 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.

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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.

 

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.

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(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
   
 
By: 
/s/ Matthew Harris
 
Matthew Harris
 
Chairman, Compensation Committee
     
 
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Flint Lane

 


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FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Flint Lane

This AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into effective as of May 18, 2017, by and between FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST (the “Company”) and Flint Lane (Executive”) (collectively, the “Parties”).

RECITAL:
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain employment agreement dated as of August 1, 2014 (the “Agreement”); and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, mutual covenants, and the agreements herein set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, including, without limitation, stock options for 50,000 shares pursuant to the Factor Systems, Inc. DBA Billtrust 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1.          
The following section shall replace in its entirety the first paragraph of Section 5(d) of the Agreement:

“(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. 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.”

2.          
The following section shall replace in its entirety Sections 6(c) and (d) of the Agreement:

“(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 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 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.
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(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 twenty four (24) 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 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.”

3.          
The following section shall replace in its entirety Section 6(e) of the Agreement:

“(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 pro rated for the number of days during the year that he actually worked prior to his death.”

4.          
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.
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5.          
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.

6.          
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.

7.          
If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Amendment, each Party hereto shall bear its own legal fees and expenses.

8.          
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.

9.          
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.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have each duly executed this AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT effective as of the date and year first written above.

 
FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST
   
 
By:
 
   
Name:
    Title:

 
EXECUTIVE:
   
 
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Name: Flint Lane

[Signature Page to Amendment to Employment Agreement]

FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST

SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”), dated as of October 14, 2020, is by and between Factor Systems, Inc. d/b/a Billtrust, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Flint Lane (“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 August 1, 2014, by and between the Company and Executive (the “Agreement”), and that certain amendment to the Agreement entered into as of May 18, 2017 (Amendment to Employment Agreement, hereinafter referred to as “First Amendment”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement, as amended.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15 of the Agreement, no term, provision or condition of the 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;

WHEREAS, each of the Compensation Committee and the Board have authorized the Employment Agreement Amendments (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to further amend the Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Second Amendment.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Second Amendment, and the agreements herein set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.          
Amendments to the Agreement. The Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment is hereby further amended by this Second Amendment as follows (all such amendments, collectively, the “Employment Agreement Amendments”):

a.
Section 3(c) of the Agreement 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.”

b.
Section 3(d) of the Agreement 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) of the Agreement 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 $250,000 (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.”

d.
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:

“(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) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby further 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.”

f.
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:

“(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) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby further 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.”

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).”

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.”

j.
Section 9(b) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“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 twenty-four (24) months 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.”
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k.
A new Section 21 is hereby added to the Agreement to read as follows:

21.          
Internal Revenue Code Section 280G.

In the event of a change in ownership or control under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), if it shall be determined that any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a “Payment”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, the aggregate present value of the Payments under this Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount (defined below) if such reduction will provide Executive with a greater net after-tax benefit than would no reduction. No reduction shall be made unless the reduction would provide Executive with a greater net after-tax benefit. The determinations under this Section shall be made as follows:

(a)
The “Reduced Amount” shall be an amount expressed in present value which maximizes the aggregate present value of Payments under this Agreement without causing any Payment to be subject to the Excise Tax (defined below), determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. The term “Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax.

(b)
Payments shall be reduced on a nondiscretionary basis in such a way as to minimize the reduction in the economic value deliverable to Executive. Where more than one payment has the same value for this purpose and they are payable at different times, they will be reduced on a pro rata basis.

(c)
All determinations to be made under this Section 21 shall be made by an independent certified public accounting firm or consultant or advisor specializing in such matters as selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”). The Accounting Firm shall provide its determinations and any supporting calculations both to the Company and Executive within 10 days of the transaction or as otherwise pursuant to instructions to the Accounting Firm agreed to by the Company and Executive. Any such determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive. All of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the determinations referred to in this Section 21 shall be borne solely by the Company.”

l.
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.

2.          
This Second Amendment, together with the Agreement, and First Amendment, as further amended hereby in this Second Amendment, 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.

3.          
All terms and provisions of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, not amended hereby, either expressly or by necessary implication, shall remain in full force and effect. From and after the date of this Second Amendment, all references to the term “Agreement” in the Agreement shall include the terms contained in the First Amendment as further amended by this Second Amendment.

4.          
This Second 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.

5.          
If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Second Amendment, each Party hereto shall bear its own legal fees and expenses.

6.          
This Second Amendment and all disputes relating to this Second 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 Second 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 Second Amendment shall be brought in courts located in the State of New Jersey.

7.          
This Second 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 Second Amendment may be by actual or facsimile signature.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed, or have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute, this Second Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST
 
   
By:
/s/ Robert Farrell
 
 
Name: Robert Farrell
 
 
Title: Chairman, Compensation Committee
 

EXECUTIVE:
 
   
/s/ Flint Lane

Flint Lane
 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



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:

 


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 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.

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(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 $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.

 


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.

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(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.

 


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.

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(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.

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(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.

 


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:

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(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 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.

 


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.

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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.

 


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.

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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.

 


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.

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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
   
 
By: 
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Flint Lane
 
Chief Executive Officer
     
 
/s/ Steven L. Pinado
 
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”):

 


(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.

 


(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.

 


(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.”


 


(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.

 


(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.


 


(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.”

 


(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.”


 


(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).

 


(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.

 


(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

 

 


 


Exhibit 10.9

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT, dated this 10th day of March, 2020 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 Mark Shifke (“Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

The Company is desirous of employing Executive as Chief Financial 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 Financial Officer of the Company, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall perform such duties as are customarily performed by the Chief Financial Officer.  Executive shall also have such other powers and duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer, 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”).

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(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.

(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.

4.          Compensation.

(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 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.

(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 192,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $24.66 per share 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.

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(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.​

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.

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(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 Financial 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 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 solely prior to a Change in Control 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 which new location is three (3) miles or further than the distance as measured from Executives current residence in zip code 10128 to the Company principal place of business located at 1009 Lenox Road, Lawrence Township, NJ. (iv) any change in Executive’s reporting relationship, provided that solely following a Change in Control in which the Company is acquired by a strategic acquirer, Executive may be required to report to the senior most executive of the division of which the Company became a part.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with a termination not following a Change in Control, 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 “Good Reason No CiC Cure Period”) and such resignation is effective within thirty (30) days following the end of the Good Reason NoCiC Cure Period.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive will not be deemed to have Good Reason in connection with a termination following a Change in Control, unless Executive provides the Company with written notice of the condition giving rise to Good Reason, and the Company fails to cure such condition within thirty (30) days following the date the Company receives such written notice (the “Good Reason CiC 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.

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(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) (a) if such termination occurs within six (6) months of the commencement date of Executive’s employment with the Company, 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, (b) if such termination occurs between six (6) and nine (9) months following the commencement date of Executive’s employment with the Company, all unvested Options that would have vested during the nine (9) month period following such termination (had such termination not occurred) shall become immediately vested, and (c) if such termination occurs following the nine (9) month anniversary of the commencement date of Executive’s employment with the Company, 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 (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.

(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 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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(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.

(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(f) 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).​

(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.

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(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.

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 (“Proprietary Information”).  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 Proprietary Information and 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;

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(ii)​          That he will not make use of any such Proprietary Information or 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 Proprietary Information and 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 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.

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.

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.

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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:
1009 Lenox Dr.
Suite 101
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

With a copy to:
Cooley LLP
500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor
Boston, MA  02116-3736
Attn:  Miguel Vega, 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.

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16.​          Entire Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes 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.

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​          (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

By:
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Flint Lane
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
/s/ Mark Shifke
 
Mark Shifke
 

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Exhibit A

Form of Separation Release

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Exhibit 10.10

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT, dated this 24th  day of February, 2020 by and between FACTOR SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a BILLTRUST, a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices at 1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 101, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 (the “Company”), and Joseph Eng (“Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

The Company is desirous of employing Executive as Chief Information 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 Information Officer of the Company, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall perform such duties as are customarily performed by the Chief Information Officer, including responsibility for Billtrust’s IT infrastructure, security and product strategy.  Executive shall also have such other powers and duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer, 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”).

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(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.

(d)          In connection with his employment by the Company, Executive shall be based remotely or, subject to the provisions of section 5(c), 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 $300,000, 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 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.

(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 175,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $15.76 per share 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.

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(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.​

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.

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(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 Information 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 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 is required to perform his principal duties for the Company 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 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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(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.

(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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(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(f) 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).​

(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 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.

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 (“Proprietary Information”).  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 Proprietary Information and 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 Proprietary Information or 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 Proprietary Information and 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.

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.

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

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(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:
1009 Lenox Dr
Suite 101
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

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With a copy to:
Cooley LLP
500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor
Boston, MA  02116-3736
Attn:  Miguel Vega, 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 constitutes 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.

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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.

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(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

By:
/s/ Flint Lane
 
Flint Lane
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
/s/ Joseph Eng
 
Joseph Eng  

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Exhibit A

Form of Separation Release



Exhibit 16.1

January 14, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

Commissioners:

We have read the statements made by BTRS Holdings Inc. (f/k/a South Mountain Merger Corp.) under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K filed January 14, 2021. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01, in which we were informed of our dismissal on January 12, 2021, effective following the completion of the South Mountain Merger Corp. audit for the year ended December 31, 2020, which will consist only of the accounts of South Mountain Merger Corp., the pre-transactions special purpose acquisition company. We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements of BTRS Holdings Inc. (f/k/a South Mountain Merger Corp.) contained therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Marcum LLP


Exhibit 99.1

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit 99.1 shall have the meanings ascribed to the in the Current Report on Form 8-K to which the Exhibit 99.1 is attached.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet of the Combined Company (as defined below) as of September 30, 2020 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations of the Combined Company for the year ended December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 present the combination of the financial information of South Mountain and Billtrust, after giving effect to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, and related adjustments described in the accompanying notes. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, the registrant changed its name from South Mountain Merger Corp. to BTRS Holdings Inc. (the “Combined Company”).

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 give pro forma effect to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, as if it had occurred on January 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, as if it was completed on September 30, 2020.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based on and should be read in conjunction with:
 

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;


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


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”.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect what the Combined Company’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the Business Combination, which is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of the Combined Company. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors. The unaudited pro forma adjustments represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed.
 
On January 12, 2021, Billtrust consummated the previously announced Business Combination pursuant to the Agreement dated October 18, 2020 and amended as of December 13, 2020, between South Mountain, First Merger Sub, BT Merger Sub II, LLC and Billtrust, under the terms of which: (i) First Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Mountain merged with and into Billtrust (the “First Merger”), with Billtrust being the surviving company of the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of South Mountain (Billtrust, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the First Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”) and (ii)  following the First Merger Billtrust merged with and into Second Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Mountain (the “Second Merger,” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger. After giving effect to the Mergers, the Combined Company owns, directly, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Billtrust, and the pre-Business Combination stockholders of Billtrust hold a portion of the South Mountain Class A Common Stock and all of the South Mountain Class C Common Stock.
 
As part of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, each existing share of Billtrust Common Stock, including shares of Billtrust Preferred Stock that were converted into Billtrust Common Stock as part of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, was converted into 7.228 shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock or South Mountain Class C Common Stock, as applicable.

The following pro forma condensed combined financial statements presented herein reflect the actual redemption of 2,015 shares of Class A Common Stock of South Mountain’s stockholders in conjunction with the shareholder vote on the Business Combination contemplated by the Agreement at a meeting held on January 12, 2021.
 

BTRS Holdings Inc.
 
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
 (in thousands)

   
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.
 

BTRS Holdings Inc.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

   
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
)


BTRS Holdings Inc.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2019
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

   
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
)


NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1—Description of the Business Combination

On January 12, 2021, Billtrust consummated the previously announced Business Combination pursuant to the Agreement dated October 18, 2020 and amended as of December 13, 2020, between South Mountain, First Merger Sub, BT Merger Sub II, LLC and Billtrust, under the terms of which: (i) First Merger Sub merged with and into Billtrust (the “First Merger”), with Billtrust being the surviving company of the First Merger and (ii) immediately following the First Merger Billtrust merged with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger. After giving effect to the Mergers, the Combined Company owns, directly, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Billtrust, and the pre-Business Combination stockholders of Billtrust hold a portion of the Combined Company Class A Common Stock and all of the Combined Company Class C Common Stock.

As a result of the Agreement, Billtrust stockholders received aggregate consideration with a value equal to $1,189,502,229, which consists of (i) $90,061,329 in cash at Closing of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, and (ii) $1,099,440,900 in South Mountain Class A Common Stock and South Mountain Class C Common Stock at Closing of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, or 109,944,090 shares based on an assumed share price of $10 per share.

In connection with the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, Billtrust stockholders will receive contingent consideration of up to 12,000,000 shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock or South Mountain Class C Common Stock, as applicable (“Earnout Securities”), contingent upon achieving certain market share price milestones within a period of five years post Business Combination.

In connection with the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, 1,875,000 shares of South Mountain Class A Common Stock previously issued to the Sponsor and its affiliates in exchange of the founder shares (“Sponsor Vesting Shares”) were placed in a lock-up and will be released from a lock-up upon achieving certain market share price milestones within a period of five years post-Closing. These shares will be forfeited if the set milestones are not reached (see Note 3(d) Impact on equity).

At the Closing, Sponsor forfeited 1,250,000 shares of its South Mountain Class B Common Stock that it owned as of the Closing.

The following table summarizes the pro forma share of the Combined Company Class A Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the Business Combination, excluding the potential dilutive effect of the Earnout Securities, Sponsor Vesting Shares, and exercise of warrants:

   
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
%

1 Excludes 15,179,696 Billtrust options outstanding.

Note 2Basis of presentation

The historical financial information of Billtrust and South Mountain has been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to reflect transaction accounting adjustments related to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse capitalization, in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The pro forma adjustments are prepared to illustrate the estimated effect of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, and certain other adjustments.

The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization because Billtrust has been determined to be the accounting acquirer under Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The determination is primarily based on the evaluation of the following facts and circumstances taken into consideration:
 
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.

Under the reverse recapitalization model, the Business Combination will be treated as Billtrust issuing equity for the net assets of South Mountain, with no goodwill or intangible assets recorded.

Note 3—Pro Forma Adjustments

Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:
 

a)
Cash. Represents the impact of the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, on the cash balance of the Combined Company.

The table below represents the sources and uses of funds as it relates to the Business Combination, accounted for as a reverse recapitalization:

(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).

Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019 are as follows:
 

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.