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): November 25, 2019

 

 

KALEYRA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38320   82-3027430

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Via Marco D’Aviano, 2, Milano MI, Italy   20131
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +39 02 288 5841

 

 

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:

 

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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

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   KLR   NYSE American LLC
Warrants to receive one share of Common Stock   KLR WS   NYSE American LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 November 25, 2019, Kaleyra, Inc. (f/k/a GigCapital, Inc. (“GigCapital”)) (the “Company” or “Kaleyra”) announced the consummation of its business combination with Kaleyra S.p.A. (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2019, as amended, by and among GigCapital, Kaleyra S.p.A., the shareholders of Kaleyra S.p.A. (the “Sellers”) and the Shareholder Representative Services LLC, in its capacity as the Sellers’ representative (“Sellers’ Representative”) (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), following the approval at the special meeting of the stockholders of GigCapital held on November 22, 2019 (the “Special Meeting”). In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, the registrant changed its name from GigCapital, Inc. to Kaleyra, Inc. Certain terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K have the same meaning as set forth in the definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 8, 2019 by GigCapital.

 

Item 1.01.

Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

On December 7, 2017, GigCapital (now Kaleyra) entered into a registration rights agreement with certain of its stockholders (the “Registration Rights Holders”), pursuant to which such Registration Rights Holders were granted certain rights relating to the registration of shares of common stock held by them.

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Kaleyra, the Sellers’ Representative and the Registration Rights Holders on November 25, 2019 entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) which became effective as of closing of the Business Combination. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Holders hold registration rights that obligate Kaleyra to register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), all or any portion of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) held by the Registration Rights Holders. Each or any of Cowen Investments II LLC (“Cowen”), Seller’s Representative or stockholders holding a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities will be entitled to make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of the their Registrable Securities, subject to exceptions, including that such shares are not then restricted under the Lock-Up Agreement (as more completely described in the Proxy Statement) and the gross proceeds reasonably anticipated to be generated from the offering subject to such demand equals or exceeds $15.0 million. Subject to certain exceptions, if any time after the Closing, Kaleyra proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to its securities, under the Registration Rights Agreement, Kaleyra shall give notice to the Registration Rights Holders as to the proposed filing and offer such stockholders an opportunity to register the sale of such number of their Registrable Securities as they request in writing. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Registration Rights Holders will be entitled under the Registration Rights Agreement to request in writing that Kaleyra register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 and any similar short-form registration statement that may be available at such time.

Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Kaleyra agreed to indemnify the Registration Rights Holders and certain persons or entities related to the Registration Rights Holders against any losses or damages resulting from any untrue statement or omission of a material fact in any registration statement or prospectus pursuant to which they sell Registrable Securities, unless such liability arose from their misstatement or omission, and such stockholders, including Registrable Securities in any registration statement or prospectus will agree to indemnify Kaleyra and certain persons or entities related to Kaleyra against all losses caused by their misstatements or omissions in those documents.

This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition of Disposition of Assets.

On November 22, 2019, GigCapital held a Special Meeting at which the GigCapital stockholders considered and adopted, among other matters, the Stock Purchase Agreement. On November 25, 2019, the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement consummated the Business Combination (such consummation, the “Closing”).

Prior to the Special Meeting, holders of 3,668,303 shares of GigCapital’s common stock sold in its initial public offering (“Public Shares”) exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at a price of $10.5019 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $38.5 million. Immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination (including as a result of the redemptions described above and the automatic conversion of GigCapital rights into Kaleyra common stock), there were 19,977,101 shares of Kaleyra’s issued and outstanding common stock. Upon the Closing, GigCapital’s rights and units ceased trading, and Kaleyra’s common stock began trading on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) under the symbol “KLR.” Furthermore, Kaleyra’s warrants subsequently on December 2, 2019 began trading on the NYSE American as “KLR WS.” As of the date of Closing, our directors and executive officers and affiliated entities beneficially owned approximately 63.36% of Kaleyra’s outstanding shares of common stock, and the former securityholders of GigCapital beneficially owned approximately 46.50% of Kaleyra’s outstanding shares.

As noted above, the per share redemption price of $10.5019 for holders of Public Shares electing redemption was paid out of GigCapital’s trust account, which after taking into account the redemptions, had a balance immediately prior to the Closing of approximately $40.8 million. In addition, approximately $14,000 remained in GigCapital’s operating account immediately prior to the Closing.

FORM 10 INFORMATION

Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the predecessor registrant was a shell company, as GigCapital was immediately before the Business Combination, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. Accordingly, Kaleyra is providing the information below that would be included in a Form 10 if Kaleyra were to file a Form 10. Please note that the information provided below relates to the Combined Company after the consummation of the Business Combination, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide Kaleyra’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about Kaleyra’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will” and “would,” or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Kaleyra’s disclosure concerning Kaleyra’s operations, cash flows, financial position and dividend policy. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

   

ability to grow and retain Kaleyra’s client base;

 

   

ability to provide effective client support and induce our clients to renew and upgrade the technology offerings and services Kaleyra provides for them;

 

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ability to expand Kaleyra’s sales organization to address effectively existing and new markets that it intends to target;

 

   

ability to forecast and maintain an adequate rate of revenue growth and appropriately plan its expenses;

 

   

expectations regarding future expenditures;

 

   

future mix of revenue and effect on gross margins;

 

   

attraction and retention of qualified employees and key personnel;

 

   

ability to compete effectively in a competitive industry;

 

   

ability to protect and enhance our corporate reputation and brand;

 

   

expectations concerning our relationships and actions with our technology partners and other third parties;

 

   

impact from future regulatory, judicial, and legislative changes in Kaleyra’s industry;

 

   

ability to locate and acquire complementary technologies or services and integrate those into Kaleyra’s business; and

 

   

future arrangements with, or investments in, other entities or associations.

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the factors described in “Risk Factors” in this Current Report on Form 8-K. Accordingly, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Kaleyra undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should, however, review the factors and risks Kaleyra describes in the reports it will file from time to time with the SEC after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In addition, statements that “Kaleyra believes” and similar statements reflect Kaleyra’s beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based on information available to Kaleyra as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. And while Kaleyra believes that information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, that information may be limited or incomplete. Kaleyra’s statements should not be read to indicate that it has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and you are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.

Although Kaleyra believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements were reasonable at the time made, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither Kaleyra nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section in connection with the forward looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by Kaleyra or persons acting on Kaleyra’s behalf.

 

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Business

The business of Kaleyra is described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Information About Kaleyra” and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

Risk Factors

The risks associated with Kaleyra’s business are described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Risk Factors” and are incorporated herein by reference.

Financial Information

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report concerning the financial information of Kaleyra. Reference is further made to the disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Selected Consolidated Historical Financial and Other Information of Kaleyra and Kaleyra’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Kaleyra’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

As a result of the completion of the Business Combination, the financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. are now the financial statements of Kaleyra. Thus, the following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of Kaleyra included elsewhere in this filing. As of September 30, 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. was a private company and this Management’s Discussion and Analysis does not give effect to the closing of the Business Combination. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting Kaleyra’s current expectations, estimates, plans and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that involve risks and may affect Kaleyra’s future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the Proxy Statement in the sections entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors,” beginning on pages 47 and 49, respectively.”

Overview

Kaleyra provides its customers and business partners with a trusted cloud communications Platform that seamlessly integrates software services and applications for business-to-consumer communications between Kaleyra’s customers and their end-user customers and partners on a global basis. These communications are increasingly managed through mobile network operators as the gateway to reach end-user consumers’ mobile devices. Kaleyra’s Platform enables these communications by integrating mobile alert notifications and interactive capabilities to reach and engage end user customers. It does so, coupled with a “software as a service” (SaaS) business model, creating what is generally referred to as a “cloud communications platform as a service”, or simply CPaaS. Kaleyra’s solutions include identity authentication, mobile and voice notifications on transactions, banking services authorizations, most notably via different integrated mobile channels through its platform.

Kaleyra’s vision is to be the CPaaS provider, which best aligns with its customers’ communication requirements, or most trusted provider, in the world. This requires a combination of security, compliance and integration capabilities that protects the integrity and privacy of Kaleyra’s customers’ and business partners’ transactions and includes other key features such as ease of provisioning, reliable network connectivity, high availability for scaling, redundancy, embedded regulatory compliance, configurable monitoring and reporting. Kaleyra believes the percentage of CPaaS customers that will require security, compliance and integration will represent an increasingly larger portion of the market, particularly with the expected exponential growth of transactional-by-nature cloud communications applications, better enabling Kaleyra to set itself apart from its competition.

 

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Kaleyra S.p.A. is a result of the expansion of the former Ubiquity, which was founded in Milan, Italy in 1999. After securing a leading market position in mobile messaging in the Italian financial services industry, Kaleyra S.p.A. sought to expand its products and geographic offerings. Ubiquity acquired Solutions Infini in Bangalore, India beginning in 2017 and Buc Mobile in Vienna, Virginia in 2018. It was rebranded “Kaleyra” and renamed Kaleyra S.p.A. in February 2018. Kaleyra S.p.A. combined with GigCapital on November 25, 2019 to form Kaleyra. During the year ending December 31, 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. processed nearly 23 billion billable messages and 1 billion voice calls. Kaleyra organizes its efforts in three principal offices in Washington DC (Northern Virginia), Milan, Italy and Bangalore India with an employee base of 240 employees. As of September 30, 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. employed 258 employees in its principal locations.

Kaleyra has more than 3,000 customers and business partners worldwide across industry verticals such as financial services, ecommerce and transportation, with no single customer representing more than 15% of revenues. Kaleyra’s customers are located in regions throughout the world including in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Kaleyra’s top volume by country includes the following countries in order of volume: Italy, India, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, South Africa and China.

In 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. had one customer, Telecom Italia S.p.A. which accounted for more than 10% of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s revenues. In 2017, there were four customers — Telecom Italia S.p.A., FastWeb S.p.A., Vodafone Italian S.p.A. and Wind Technologies S.p.A. that accounted for more than 10% on an individual basis of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s revenues. Kaleyra S.p.A. has multiple, large European commercial banks as business partners, with one of these partners, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., accounting for more than 10% of Kaleyra’s volumes in 2018 and 2017.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 80% of revenue came from customers of Kaleyra S.p.A. which have been on the Platform for at least two years, and 90% from customers which have been on the Platform for at least one year. Although Kaleyra continues to expand by introducing new customers to the Platform, the breadth and stability of its existing customers provide it with a solid base of revenue upon which it can continue to innovate and make investment to strengthen its product portfolio, expand its global presence, and in particular into the North America and Asia-Pacific markets with the acquired Solutions Infinity and Buc Mobile businesses, recruit world-class talent and target accretive acquisitions to capitalize on its growing market penetration opportunities and value creation.

Kaleyra’s underlying technology used in the Platform is the same across all of its communication services which can generally be described as “omni-channel mobile first interactive notifications via a public or private cloud implementation.” These services include programmable voice/Interactive Voice Response (IVR) configurations, inbound/outbound short message service capabilities, hosted telephone numbers, and other types of IP communications services such as e-mail and WhatsApp®.

Kaleyra’s customers are enterprises which use digital, mobile communications in the conduct of their business. Kaleyra’s Platform enables these communications by integrating mobile alert notifications and interactive capabilities to reach and engage end user customers. Kaleyra enables its customers and business partners to connect enterprise software and applications to mobile network operators by providing a single simple interface by which Kaleyra can undertake as necessary to make upgrades in its service offerings to account for new end-user consumer behavior changes and progress (such as adding WhatsApp® integration).

Kaleyra services a broad base of customers throughout the world operating in diverse businesses and regions. Kaleyra’s business is generated by providing data to the telecommunications provider and transmitting message data from its customers or business partners. Kaleyra has a concentration of business within the financial services industry that serves their major European banking end-user customers. With each relationship Kaleyra is the link between the financial institutions and their unique, end-user customers. In linking these two parties, Kaleyra’s Platform leverages the end-user telecommunications provider to transmit critical message data to these end-user customers.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the financial years 2018 and 2017, all of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s revenue was derived from its messaging products in the CPaaS market. In 2017 and 2018, the acquisitions of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile, respectively, significantly affected comparability of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s results of operations and metrics in both periods. Please see the subsection below titled “Recent Acquisitions” for further information regarding these acquisitions.

 

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Kaleyra S.p.A.’s revenue is primarily driven by the number of messages delivered to its customers and business partners. Kaleyra S.p.A.’s fees vary depending on the contract. In 2018, excluding the effects of the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile, the number of messages delivered to customers increased by 28.3%, compared to the prior year. Such increase was driven by new services delivered to existing customers and business partners as well as to a volume delivered to a new customer.

Kaleyra’s business partners in Italy mainly consist of banks and other credit card issuers that connect to their customers (end-user customers) sending high-secured and reliable messages through Kaleyra’s Platform.

Volume increase has been driven by the increased number of digital payments transactions made by the end-user’s customers (such as credit card transactions and other digital payments) and by the increasing penetration rate of digital payments in the underlying payments markets.

Kaleyra is exposed to fluctuations of the currencies in which its transactions are denominated. Specifically, a material portion of Kaleyra’s revenues and purchases are denominated in Euro and Indian Rupees.

FACTORS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY OF RESULTS

Recent Acquisitions

Acquisition of Solutions Infini

In June 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. completed the business combination of Solutions Infini, a technology developer and platform provider for bulk messaging services, headquartered in Bangalore, India (the “Solutions Infini Acquisition”). Before control was achieved in June 2018, the investment in Solutions Infini was accounted for as a joint venture. The acquisition of Solutions Infini added significant value to Kaleyra from a technology, talent and product perspective.

The base purchase price payable as consideration for all of the shares of Solutions Infini was equal to INR 1,025,050 thousand, subject to variations if Solutions Infini reached targeted levels of EBITDA and net Financial Position for the years ending March 31, 2018 and a target level of EBITDA for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. According to the purchase agreement, Kaleyra was entitled to acquire all the shares of Solutions Infini in different stages and with multiples payments. In particular, based on the terms of the purchase agreement, in 2017 Kaleyra S.p.A. paid $8,083 thousand, in July 2018 paid $6,602 thousand and in July 2019 paid $5,084 thousand (including $770 thousand originally due in July 2020).

Solutions Infini contributed $21,176 thousand to Kaleyra S.p.A.’s consolidated total revenues during the six months that it was consolidated in 2018 and $43,778 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and represented 27.2% and 46.64% of consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. In 2018, costs incurred related to this acquisition of $216 thousand were reported as an element of expense in general and administrative expenses.

Acquisition of Buc Mobile

On July 31, 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Buc Mobile, a company headquartered in Vienna, Virginia in the United States and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, operating in the Application to Person (A2P) transactional and promotional messaging business (the “Buc Mobile Acquisition”). The acquisition of Buc Mobile provided an opportunity for Kaleyra S.p.A. to acquire a technology platform designed for high-volume transactions and an experienced U.S. based management team.

The purchase price for the Buc Mobile Acquisition is an aggregate sum of $6,286,250 payable as consideration for all of the shares of Buc Mobile to be paid in cash in three different installments, specifically: $2,286,250 was paid in cash on July 31, 2018, $2,000,000 was paid on July 31, 2019, and $2,000,000, originally due in July 2020, was paid in advance on July 31, 2019. In addition, Kaleyra S.p.A. agreed to issue 3,543 new shares of common stock to the former shareholders of Buc Mobile which were provided to them as additional consideration for the transaction at the date of the business combination. Additionally, as established by the Buc Mobile purchase agreement, a price adjustment of $159 thousand determined on the basis of Buc Mobile’s net working capital measured at closing was paid in December 2018.

 

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Buc Mobile contributed $2,645 thousand to the consolidated total revenues during the five months that it was consolidated in 2018 and $6,580 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and represented 3.4% and 7.0% of the consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. In 2018, costs related to this acquisition of $870 thousand were reported as an element of expense in general and administrative expenses.

Stock-Based Compensation

In January 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. adopted a stock-based compensation plan with an original vesting period of three years. In November 2018, the Kaleyra S.p.A. board of directors resolved to amend the original terms of this plan, substantially accelerating the vesting of the awarded stock options and granting to the plan’s beneficiaries the right to exercise all of the stock options awarded and not previously exercised, either vested or unvested, regardless of the fulfilment of any performance conditions, provided, in any case, that the beneficiary was employed by Kaleyra S.p.A. or any of its subsidiaries as of the exercise date. As of December 31, 2018, all of the stock options awarded were exercised. The entire stock-based compensation expense associated with this plan amounting to $7,359 thousand was recognized in the year ended December 31, 2018. The incremental portion of such compensation cost expense resulting from the plan’s modification and subsequent termination was equal to $5,735 thousand. Kaleyra S.p.A. did not recognize any stock-based compensation expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as there were no stock option plans in place during those periods.

Key Business Metrics

Revenue

Kaleyra generates revenue primarily from usage-based fees earned from the sale of communications services offered through software solutions to large enterprises, as well as small and medium-sized customers. Revenue can be billed in advance or in arrears depending on the term of the agreement; for the majority of customers revenue is invoiced on a monthly basis in arrears.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs of communications services purchased from network service providers. Cost of revenue also includes the cost of Kaleyra’s cloud infrastructure and technology platform, amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs related to the platform applications and amortization of developed technology acquired in the business combinations.

Gross profit is equal to the revenue less cost of revenue associated with delivering the communication services to Kaleyra’s customers.

Operating Expenses

Kaleyra’s operating expenses include sales and marketing expense, research and development expense, general and administrative expense, transactions costs and depreciation and amortization, excluding the depreciation and amortization expense related to the technology platform.

Sales and Marketing Expense

Sales and marketing expense is comprised of compensation, variable incentive compensation, benefits related to Kaleyra’s sales personnel, along with travel expenses, other employee related costs including stock- based compensation, and expenses related to advertising, marketing programs and events.

 

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Research and Development Expense

Research and development expense consists primarily of personnel costs, the costs of the technology platform used for staging and development, outsourced engineering services, amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs (other than those related to the technology platform) and an allocation of general overhead expenses. Kaleyra capitalizes the portion of its software development costs that meet the criteria for capitalization.

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expense is comprised of compensation and benefits of administrative personnel, including variable incentive pay and stock-based compensation, and other administrative costs such as facilities expenses, professional fees, and travel expenses.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with three and nine months ended September 30, 2018

The following table sets forth the amount of consolidated results of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 ($ in thousands):

Consolidated Results of Operations Data

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Revenue

   $ 35,329      $ 23,624      $ 93,925      $ 50,030  

Cost of revenue (1)

     28,321        18,667        75,645        40,663  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     7,008        4,957        18,280        9,367  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

           

Research and development (2)

     1,279        825        3,869        1,766  

Sales and marketing (1)(2)

     1,432        1,305        4,392        2,873  

General and administrative (2)

     2,927        2,777        10,667        5,432  

Loss of equity investments (3)

     —          —          —          (95
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,638        4,907        18,928        9,976  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

     1,370        50        (648      (609

Other income, net

     (11      (72      (106      (220

Financial expense, net

     141        238        206        513  

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     260        (252      402        (329
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before income taxes

     980        136        (1,150      (573

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     168        729        719        841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ 812      $ (593    $ (1,869    $ (1,414
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

For the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the expense includes amortization of acquired intangibles as noted in the table below, as a result of the business combinations of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile completed in June 2018 and July 2018, respectively.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Cost of revenue

   $ 163      $ 141      $ 490      $ 141  

Sales and marketing

     272        258        832        258  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 435      $ 399      $ 1,322      $ 399  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

For the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. did not incur stock-based compensation expenses. For the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows ($ in thousands).

 

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     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Research and development

   $ —        $ 50      $ —        $ 136  

Sales and marketing

     —          177        —          448  

General and administrative

     —          273        —          755  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —        $ 500      $ —        $ 1,339  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the loss relates to the joint venture in Solutions Infini. In June 2018, following a change in the governance, Kaleyra S.p.A. achieved control over Solutions Infini and began fully consolidating Solutions Infini’s results of operations.

The following table sets forth the amount of the consolidated results of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 as a percentage of total revenue ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Revenue

     100     100     100     100

Cost of revenue

     80     79     81     81
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     20     21     19     19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

        

Research and development

     4     3     4     4

Sales and marketing

     4     6     5     6

General and administrative

     8     12     11     11

Loss of equity investments

     0     0     0     (0 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     16     21     20     20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss)/Income from operations

     4     0     (1 %)      (1 %) 

Other income, net

     (0 %)      (0 %)      (0 %)      (0 %) 

Financial expense, net

     0     1     0     1

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     1     (1 %)      0     (1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     3     1     (1 %)      (1 %) 

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     0     3     1     2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss

     2     (3 %)      (2 %)      (3 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As mentioned above, the effectiveness of the Solutions Infini Acquisition and Buc Mobile Acquisition as of and from July 1, 2018 and August 1, 2018, respectively, affects the comparability of the results of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, because the consolidated results for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 do not include fully consolidated results of Buc Mobile and Solutions Infini for any portion of the periods, but the results for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 include the fully consolidated results of both Buc Mobile and Solutions Infini for the entire periods.

 

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The following tables set forth the contribution of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile to the consolidated statement of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2019     2018  
     Contribution
Kaleyra
    Contribution
Solutions
Infini
    Contribution
Buc Mobile
    Consolidated
Kaleyra
    Consolidated
Kaleyra
 

Revenue

   $ 15,630     $ 17,187     $ 2,512     $ 35,329     $ 23,624  

Cost of revenue

     12,624       12,544       3,153       28,321       18,667  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     3,006       4,643       (641     7,008       4,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

     484       423       372       1,279       825  

Sales and marketing

     520       621       291       1,432       1,305  

General and administrative

     2,247       408       272       2,927       2,777  

Loss of equity investments

     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     3,251       1,452       935       5,638       4,907  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

     (245     3,191       (1,576     1,370       50  

Other income, net

     (11     —         —         (11     (72

Financial expense, net

     103       41       (3     141       238  

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     135       107       18       260       (252
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before income taxes

     (472     3,043       (1,591     980       136  

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     289       (121     —         168       729  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ (761   $ 3,164     $ (1,591   $ 812     $ (593
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019     2018  
     Contribution
Kaleyra
    Contribution
Solutions
Infini
    Contribution
Buc Mobile
    Consolidated
Kaleyra
    Consolidated
Kaleyra
 

Revenue

   $ 43,567     $ 43,778     $ 6,580     $ 93,925     $ 50,030  

Cost of revenue

     36,004       33,440       6,201       75,645       40,663  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     7,563       10,338       379       18,280       9,367  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

     1,652       1,225       992       3,869       1,766  

Sales and marketing

     1,757       1,849       786       4,392       2,873  

General and administrative

     8,155       1,315       1,197       10,667       5,432  

Loss of equity investments

     —         —         —         —         (95
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     11,564       4,389       2,975       18,928       9,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

     (4,001     5,949       (2,596     (648     (609

Other income, net

     (88     (18     —         (106     (220

Financial expense, net

     166       67       (27     206       513  

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     243       127       32       402       (329
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before income taxes

     (4,322     5,773       (2,601     (1,150     (573

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     (21     740       —         719       841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ (4,301   $ 5,033     $ (2,601   $ (1,869   $ (1,414
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

($ in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
               
     2019      2018      $ Change      % Change  

Revenue

   $ 35,329      $ 23,624        11,705        50

Cost of revenue

     28,321        18,667        9,654        52
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     7,008        4,957        2,051        41
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

           

Research and development

     1,279        825        454        55

Sales and marketing

     1,432        1,305        127        10

General and administrative

     2,927        2,777        150        5

Loss of equity investments

     —          —          —          n.a.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,638        4,907        731        15
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

     1,370        50        1,320        n.a.  

Other income, net

     (11      (72      61        (85 %) 

Financial expense, net

     141        238        (97      (41 %) 

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     260        (252      512        n.a.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before income taxes

     980        136        844        n.a.  

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     168        729        (561      (77 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ 812      $ (593      1,405        n.a.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenue

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, revenue increased by $11,705 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. On a combined basis, Buc Mobile and Solutions Infini revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $19,699 thousand, as compared to $10,156 thousand in the same period of last year, with an increase of $9,543 thousand, or 94%. Kaleyra S.p.A.’s operations in Italy increased revenue by $2,334 thousand. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in the volume of messages and product mix, partially offset by the negative effect of foreign exchange currency fluctuations of $226 thousand, or 1.9%. Revenue increased slightly less than volume as a percentage due to a change in the mix of business products.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, cost of revenue increased by $9,654 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. On a combined basis, Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile’s cost of revenue was $15,697 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $7,923 thousand for the same period of last year, with an increase of $7,774 thousand, or 98%. This growth is slightly above the increase in revenue, strictly correlated. For Kaleyra S.p.A., cost of revenue increased by $1,880 thousand compared with the same period of last year, in line with the growth in revenue.

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit increased by $2,051 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile, as on a combined basis, contributed $1,769 thousand of the increase, or 86%. The remaining increase of $282 thousand, was due to the expansion of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s operations in Italy. The impact of the exchange rate variance in consolidated cost of revenue and gross profit was immaterial between three months ended 2019 and the same period of last year.

Operating Expenses

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, research and development expenses increased by $454 thousand, compared to the same period of last year, of which $314 thousand was due to the contribution of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The remaining increase of $140 thousand was mainly a result of a decrease in capitalized software development costs, partially offset by a decrease in payroll expense.

 

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In the three months ended September 30, 2019, sales and marketing expenses increased by $127 thousand, compared to the same period in 2018, of which $186 thousand was due to the contribution of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. This increase was offset by a decrease of $59 thousand as a result of a decrease in payroll expense, partially offset by higher advertising costs.

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, general and administrative expenses increased by $150 thousand, compared to the same period of last year, of which $114 thousand was due the contribution of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The remaining increase of $36 thousand was mainly a result of an increase in consulting expenses. In particular, in the three months ended September 30, 2019 general and administrative expenses included $1,140 thousand in non-recurring consulting fees primarily incurred in connection with the prospective business combination with GigCapital and related SEC filings. In the three months ended September 30, 2018, general and administrative expenses included $772 thousand costs for consulting services specifically related to the Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile business acquisitions. Excluding the above mentioned costs, general and administrative expenses would have decreased by $218 thousand compared to the same period of last year, mainly as a result of a decrease in payroll expense.

Financial Expense, net

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, financial expense, net decreased by $97 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. This decrease was primarily due to (i) a $195 thousand gain realized on derivatives in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the estimated loss in the same period of last year, and (ii) an increase of interest expense of $76 thousand as a result of higher average borrowings and a $22 thousand increase in financial charges.

Foreign Currency (income)/loss

In the three months ended September 30, 2019 foreign currency loss was $260 thousand as compared to income of $252 thousand in the same period of last year. The change was mainly attributable to the effects of fluctuation of Euro and Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar.

Income Tax Expense

In the three months ended September 30, 2019, income tax expense decreased by $561 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. As a percentage of (loss)/income before taxes, income tax expense increased principally as a result of (i) the recognition of taxes on undistributed profit from foreign subsidiaries in the three months ended September 30, 2019 (zero in the three months ended September 30, 2018), and (ii) the increase in the valuation allowance on tax loss carryforward compared to the same period of last year.

 

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Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

($ in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
               
     2019      2018      $ Change      % Change  

Revenue

   $ 93,925      $ 50,030        43,895        88

Cost of revenue

     75,645        40,663        34,982        86
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     18,280        9,367        8,913        95
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

           

Research and development

     3,869        1,766        2,103        n.a.  

Sales and marketing

     4,392        2,873        1,519        53

General and administrative

     10,667        5,432        5,235        96

Loss of equity investments

     —          (95      95        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     18,928        9,976        8,952        90
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

     (648      (609      (39      6

Other income, net

     (106      (220      114        (52 %) 

Financial expense, net

     206        513        (307      (60 %) 

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     402        (329      731        n.a.  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before income taxes

     (1,150      (573      (577      n.a.  

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     719        841        (122      (15 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ (1,869    $ (1,414      (455      32
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenue

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, revenue increased by $43,895 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. This increase was primarily attributable to the consolidations of Solutions Infini occurring in June 2018 and Buc Mobile occurring in July 2018 and the growth experienced by both subsidiaries. On a combined basis, Buc Mobile and Solutions Infini revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $50,358 thousand, as compared to $10,156 thousand for the same period of last year, with an increase of $40,202 thousand, 92% of the total increase or an increase of 396% for Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase for Solutions Infini is primarily due to the effect of the consolidation for the entire nine-month period, and on a year over year comparison basis the increase from their prior year revenue is due to the expansion of the voice messaging volumes. The remaining increase of $3,693 thousand, or 9% from the same period in the prior year, was mainly attributable to an increase in Kaleyra S.p.A.’s message activity volume, partially offset by the negative effect of foreign exchange currency fluctuations, of $2,670 thousand, or 6%, and a change in the business mix with a shift towards services with lower prices.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cost of revenue increased by $34,982 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. The increase was primarily driven by higher message volumes, of which $31,718 thousand was due to the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The remaining increase of $3,264 thousand, or 10%, refers to the increase in Kaleyra S.p.A. revenue compared to the same period of last year.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit increased by $8,913 thousand, compared to same period of last year, of which $8,484 thousand was due to the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The remaining increase of $429 thousand, or 5%, was due to Kaleyra S.p.A.’s growth. At constant exchange rates, gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (excluding the effects of the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile) would have increased by 12% compared to the same period of last year.

 

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Operating Expenses

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, research and development expenses increased by $2,103 thousand, compared to the same period of last year, of which $1,736 thousand was due to the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The remaining increase of $367 thousand was mainly a result of an increase in software development costs for Kaleyra S.p.A. In 2018, research and development expenses included capitalized costs of $380 thousand while in 2019 no research and development costs were capitalized.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, sales and marketing expenses increased by $1,519 thousand compared to the same period of last year, of which $1,909 thousand was due to the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. This increase was offset by a decrease of $390 thousand as no stock based compensation expense was recognized during the nine month period ended September 30, 2019 as there were not stock option plans in place.    In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, no employee bonus expense was recorded, compared to $125 thousand in the same period of last year.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, general and administrative expenses increased by $5,235 thousand compared to the same period of last year, of which $1,946 thousand was due to the consolidation of Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The remaining increase of $3,289 thousand was primarily a result of an increase in consulting and communications expense, partially offset by a reduction in payroll expense. In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. incurred $3,803 thousand of non-recurring costs in connection with the prospective business combination with GigCapital and related SEC filings. These expenses were offset by approximately $500 thousand in reduced payroll costs as no employee bonus expenses was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Financial Expense, net

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, financial expense, net decreased by $307 thousand from the same period of last year. This decrease was mainly due to a $59 thousand decrease in financial expenses, as a result of a decrease in loss on derivatives, partially offset by an increase in interest expenses due to higher average borrowings and a $248 thousand increase in financial income, mainly due to an increase in gain on derivatives.

Foreign Currency (income)/loss

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, foreign currency loss/(income) were a $402 thousand loss and a $329 thousand income, respectively, resulting in a change of $731 thousand over the periods. Such change was mainly attributable to the effects of fluctuation of Euro and Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar.

Income Tax Expense

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, income tax expense decreased by $122 thousand, compared to the same period of last year. In the nine months ended September 30, 2019 income tax expense decreased by 14.5 percentage points compared to the same period 2018. This decrease was principally attributable to (i) the increase in recognition of taxes on undistributed profit from foreign subsidiaries in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and (ii) the decrease in the applicable tax rate for Solutions Infini that was reduced from 29.12% in 2018 to 25.17% in 2019.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of September 30, 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. had $10.7 million of cash as compared to $8.2 million as of December 31, 2018. Of the $10,700 thousand in cash, $8,700 thousand is held in Italy, $1,900 thousand is held in India and $100 thousand is held in the United States. Kaleyra S.p.A. also has marketable securities of $4,900 thousand of which $1,600 thousand is held in Italy and $3,300 thousand is held in India.

 

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The repatriation of money outside of Italy may result in the cash being subject to certain taxes or other restrictions. Management currently plans to retain the cash in the jurisdictions where these funds are currently held.

Kaleyra believes its cash, cash flows from operations and availability of borrowings will be sufficient to support its operations as currently configured for at least the next 12 months.

Kaleyra finances its operations through a combination of internally generated cash from operations and from borrowings under Kaleyra bank facilities primarily with banks located in Italy. Kaleyra’s long-term cash needs include meeting debt service requirements, working capital requirements and capital expenditures.

Kaleyra may also pursue strategic acquisition opportunities that could impact its future cash requirements. There are a number of factors that may negatively impact its available sources of funds in the future including the ability to generate cash from operations, obtain additional financing or refinance existing short-term debt obligations, including those related to acquisitions completed in prior periods. The amount of cash generated from operations is dependent upon factors such as the successful execution of Kaleyra’s business strategies and worldwide economic conditions. The amount of debt available under future financings is dependent on Kaleyra’s ability to maintain adequate cash flow for debt service and sufficient collateral, and the general financial conditions in Kaleyra’s market.

Kaleyra may seek to raise additional capital, subject to market and other conditions, through a combination of public or private equity offerings or debt financings to refinance its existing capital structure at a lower cost of capital and extend the maturity period of certain debt. Additionally, Kaleyra may also raise additional equity or debt capital for strategic opportunities which may include acquisitions of additional companies, and general corporate purpose. If Kaleyra does raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our stockholders’ rights. If Kaleyra raises additional capital through debt financing, Kaleyra may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional deb or making capital expenditures. If additional financing is required from outside sources, Kaleyra may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to it or at all. If Kaleyra is unable to raise additional capital when desired, Kaleyra’s business, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected and its ability to continue as a going concern will be impacted.

Kaleyra has a number of long-standing business and banking relationships with major Italian commercial banks where it maintains both cash accounts and a credit relationship. Historically Kaleyra has used cash generated from operations to fund its growth and investment opportunities. As Kaleyra’s management made the decision to expand its operations outside of Italy and acquired additional companies it took on certain additional financing in order to fund cash payments due on the acquisitions. As of September 30, 2019, Kaleyra’s total bank and other borrowings, including amounts drawn under the revolving credit line facilities was $26,800 thousand. Total bank and other borrowings as of December 31, 2018 were $13,800 thousand.

Kaleyra has credit line facilities of $5,603 thousand as of September 30, 2019, of which $1,634 thousand was outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, Kaleyra had credit line facilities of $4,624 thousand, of which $1,648 thousand was outstanding. Amounts drawn under the credit line facilities are secured by Kaleyra’s customer accounts receivables and funds available under the line are limited based on eligible receivables.

 

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Long-term financial obligations, excluding obligations due under the credit line facilities and purchase agreements, consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of
September 30,
2019
     As of
December 31,
2018
     Maturity      Interest
Contractual
Rate
    Interest Nominal Rate  
  As of
September 30,
2019
    As of
December 31,
2018
 

Unicredit S.p.A (Line A Tranche 1)

   $ 3,831      $ 5,038        July-2022       
Euribor 3
months + 3,10
 
    2.80     2.80

Unicredit S.p.A (Line A Tranche 2)

     176        228        November-2022       

Euribor 3
months +
3,10
 
 
    2.80     2.80

Unicredit S.p.A (Line B)

     3,367        3,770        May-2023       

Euribor 3
months +
2,90
 
 
    2.60     2.60

Unicredit S.p.A (Line C)

     2,709        —          August-2022       

Euribor 3
months +
3,90
 
 
    3.53     1.51

Intesa San Paolo S.p.A (Line 1)

     1,096        1,572        July-2021       

Euribor 3
months +
2,30
 
 
    1.78  

Intesa San Paolo S.p.A (Line 2)

     4,328        —          July-2023       

Euribor 3
months +
2.60
 
 
    2.60  

Ubi Banca S.p.A (Line 1)

     392        625        February-2021        1.25     1.25     1.25

Ubi Banca S.p.A (Line 2)

     1,728        —          April-2021        1.64     1.64  

Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A

     561        —          April-2022        0.95     0.95  

Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A (Line 1)

     1,299        —          June-2023       

Euribor 3
months +
2,00
 
 
    2.00  

Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A (Line 2)

     4,314        —          September-2021       

Euribor 3
months +
2.00
 
 
    2.00  

Simest 1

     319        382        June-2022        0.50     0.50     0.50

Simest 2

     317        379        September-2022        0.50     0.50     0.50

Simest 3

     581        169        December-2022        0.50     0.50     0.50

Finlombarda S.p.A

     121        —          December-2020        0.50     0.50  
  

 

 

    

 

 

           

Total Financial Liabilities

   $ 25,139      $ 12,163            

All financial liabilities are unsecured borrowings of Kaleyra.

Liquidity

Kaleyra funds its short- and long-term liquidity needs through a combination of cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations, and borrowings under credit facilities. Kaleyra’s management regularly monitors certain liquidity measures to monitor performance.

 

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In 2017 and 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into agreements to acquire Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The terms of both acquisitions included cash payments as of the respective acquisition date and deferred payments to the selling shareholders due in 2019 and 2020. In July 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. paid a combined total of $9,097 thousand due under both purchase agreements. There are no remaining obligations under the Buc Mobile Stock Purchase Agreement. Kaleyra S.p.A. has a remaining obligation under the purchase agreement with Solutions Infini in the amount of $2,438 thousand as of September 30, 2019 with payment due in July 2020 related to the preference shares assigned to certain former shareholders of Solutions Infini.

The base purchase price payable as consideration for all of the shares of Solutions Infini was equal to INR 1,025,050 thousand, subject to variations if Solutions Infini reached targeted levels of EBITDA and net Financial Position for the years ending March 31, 2018 and a target level of EBITDA for the year ending March 31, 2019. As mentioned above, Kaleyra S.p.A. acquired all the shares of Solutions Infini in different stages and with multiples payments. In accordance with the purchase agreement, Kaleyra S.p.A. paid $8,083 thousand in 2017, and in July 2018 paid $6,602 thousand. In July 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. paid $5,097 thousand (including $770 thousand originally due in July 2020).

As mentioned above, the purchase price for the Buc Mobile Acquisition is an aggregate sum of $6,286 thousand payable as consideration for all of the shares of Buc Mobile to be paid in cash in three different installments, specifically: $2,286 thousand was paid in cash on July 31, 2018, $2,000 thousand was paid on July 31, 2019, and the final installment of $2,000 thousand originally due in July 2020, was paid in advance on July 31, 2019. There are no further obligations due under the Buc Mobile purchase agreement.

As part of the transaction, Kaleyra S.p.A. provided letters of credit to secure the future payments due to the selling shareholders. All letters of credit outstanding were cancelled upon payment in full of the final installments due under the agreement.

In April 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into three additional long-term financing as follows:

 

   

a long-term financing with Ubi Banca S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total amount of €2,000 thousand ($2,289 thousand at the December 31, 2018 exchange rate) fully drawn and with maturity April 2021;

 

   

a long-term financing with Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €600 thousand ($687 thousand at the December 31, 2018 exchange rate) fully drawn and with maturity April 2022;

 

   

a long-term financing with Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €1,200 thousand ($1,374 thousand at the December 31, 2018 exchange rate) fully drawn and with maturity June 2023.

In July 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €4,000 thousand ($4,367 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 8 quarterly installments. The financing has a maturity of 24 months from the date of disbursement and bears interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 2.0% spread). The total amount was drawn in full on the same date and proceeds were used to settle the total deferred consideration for the acquisition of Solutions Infini upon cancellation of the aforementioned letters of credit provided to the Solutions Infini’s selling shareholders.

In July 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Intesa SanPaolo S.p.A. denominated in Euro, for a total notional amount of €4,000 thousand ($4,367 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 16 quarterly installments. The financing has a maturity of 48 months from the date of disbursement and bears interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 2.6% spread). The total amount was drawn in full on the same date. Proceeds were primarily used to settle the remaining deferred consideration due for the acquisition of Buc Mobile, and all amounts due under the purchase agreement were paid in full on July 31, 2019. The outstanding letters of credit were cancelled.

 

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Finally, in August 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Unicredit S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €2.500 thousand ($2,729 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in quarterly installments starting from February 2020. The financing will bear interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 3.9% spread). The notional amount was fully drawn on the same date.

Cash Flows

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

The following table summarizes cash flows for the periods indicated ($ in thousands):

 

     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 1,088      $ (2,610

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,156      (9,715

Net cash provided by financing activities

     4,909        6,580  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (346      (280
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,495      $ (6,025
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash provided by operating activities was $1,088 thousand, primarily consisting of net loss of $1,869 thousand adjusted for $2,442 thousand of non-cash items. Non-cash items consist primarily of $1,980 thousand of depreciation and amortization expense, $446 thousand of non-cash compensation expense for preference shares, of a $724 thousand non-cash tax expense and $515 thousand of net cumulative changes in operating assets and liabilities.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, cash used in operating activities was $2,610 thousand, primarily consisting of net loss of $1,414 thousand adjusted for non-cash items, mainly including $1,613 thousand of stock-based compensation, $834 thousand of depreciation and amortization expense and $541 thousand of non-cash interest expense, less $4,702 thousand of net cumulative changes in operating assets and liabilities.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash used by investing activities was $3,156 thousand, primarily consisting of $4,328 thousand of purchase of marketable securities and $1,307 thousand of purchase of property and equipment partially offset by $2,493 thousand of proceeds from sale of marketable securities.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, cash used by investing activities was $9,715 thousand, primarily consisting of cash paid for the acquisition of Solutions Infini, net of cash acquired of $5,481 thousand, cash paid for the acquisition of Buc Mobile, net of cash acquired of $2,249 thousand, and $1,753 thousand of purchase of marketable securities.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash provided by financing activities was $4,909 thousand, primarily consisting of net proceeds from borrowings under term loans of $16,670 thousand, partially offset by $2,684 thousand repayment on term loans, less $4,000 thousand and $5,097 thousand of payments deferred consideration for the acquisitions of Buc Mobile and Solutions Infini, respectively.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, cash provided by financing activities was $6,580 thousand, consisting of net proceeds from borrowing on term loans equal to $5,611 thousand, partially offset by $329 thousand repayments on term loans and $1,298 thousand net change in line of credit.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

The following table summarizes the non-cancelable contractual obligations as of September 30, 2019 as derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. as of that date.

 

($ in thousand)    Payments due by period  
Contractual obligations    Total      2019      2020-2022      2023      Thereafter  

Long-term obligations (1)(2)(3)(4)

   $ 26,278      $ 2,253      $ 22,517      $ 1,508      $ 0  

Deferred consideration for the acquisitions (1)(2)(5)

     —          —          —          —          —    

Capital lease obligations

     176        23        153        —          —    

Operating lease obligations

     2,893        238        1,584        367        704  

Preference shares obligations

     2,438        —          2,438        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 31,785      $ 2,514      $ 26,692      $ 1,875      $ 704  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The obligations listed above and incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are also described in more detail in the following notes.

 

(1)

In July 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €4,000 thousand ($4,548 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 8 quarterly installments. The financing has a maturity of 24 months from the date of disbursement and bears interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 2.0% spread). The total amount was drawn in full on the same date and proceeds were used to settle the total deferred consideration for the acquisition of Solutions Infini.

(2)

In July 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Intesa SanPaolo S.p.A. denominated in Euro, for a total notional amount of €4,000 thousand ($4,548 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 16 quarterly installments. The financing has a maturity of 48 months from the date of disbursement and bears interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 2.6% spread). The total amount was drawn in full on the same date. Proceeds will be primarily used to settle the remaining deferred consideration due for the acquisition of Buc Mobile.

(3)

In August 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Unicredit S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €2,500 thousand ($2,843 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in quarterly installments starting from February 2020. The financing will bear interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 3.9% spread). The notional amount was fully drawn on the same date.

(4)

In April 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. entered into three additional long-term financing as follows:

 

   

a long-term financing with Ubi Banca S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total amount of €2,000 thousand ($2,289 thousand at the December 31, 2018 exchange rate) fully drawn and with maturity April 2021;

 

   

a long-term financing with Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €600 thousand ($687 thousand at the December 31, 2018 exchange rate) fully drawn and with maturity April 2022;

 

   

a long-term financing with Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €1,200 thousand ($1,374 thousand at the December 31, 2018 exchange rate) fully drawn and with maturity June 2023.

(5)

In July 2019 Kaleyra S.p.A. signed an amendment to the Solutions Infini Purchase Agreement based on which the Fourth Closing date has been anticipated at the same date of the Third Closing date (July 2019).

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. did not have any relationships with any entities or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purposes entities established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for other purposes.

Seasonality

Kaleyra’s results are affected by the business cycles of its customer base, which generally results in stronger revenue in the fourth quarter of the financial year. Kaleyra believes this variability is largely due to the market’s demand for its customers’ and/or business partners’ services due to higher levels of purchasing activity in the holiday season. As a result of its historically higher portion of sales in the fourth quarter of each year, its cost of revenue increases during such period relative to any increase in revenue. The increase in cost of revenue and other impacts of seasonality may affect profitability in a given quarter.

Taxes

Kaleyra S.p.A. files income tax returns in Italy and in foreign jurisdictions including India, the United States and Switzerland.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A.’s consolidated effective tax rate was negative 62.5% and 146.8%, respectively. The decrease for the nine months in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the impact of costs non-deductible for tax purposes, such as stock-based compensation expenses and other non-cash compensation expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the effective tax rates were negative 17% and 536%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is mainly due to recognition of taxes on undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries. At this time Kaleyra intends to indefinitely reinvest part of these earnings in the subsidiary to fund the international operations and certain obligations of the subsidiary. In addition, Kaleyra expects future cash generated from its operations in Europe and the U.S. to be sufficient to meet Kaleyra’s future cash needs. Should the remaining undistributed earnings be distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise, the distributions would result in $765 thousand amount of tax, as of September 30, 2019.

As of December 31, 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. had $7,217 thousand in net operating loss carryforwards, of which $5,763 thousand originated in United States and $1,454 thousand originated in Switzerland. If not utilized, the net operating losses originating in United States will expire at various dates from 2033 through 2038, while the net operating losses originating in Switzerland will expire at various dates from 2023 through 2025.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applicable for an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In particular, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would apply to private companies. For the purpose of these consolidated financial statements, Kaleyra availed itself of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards and, as a result, did not adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for public companies.

Preparation of these financial statements requires Kaleyra to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. Kaleyra bases the estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable. In many instances, Kaleyra could have reasonably used different accounting estimates and in other instances changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, the future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.

 

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Kaleyra believes that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding the historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving the judgments and estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Kaleyra derives revenue primarily from usage-based fees earned from the sale of communications services offered through software solutions to large enterprises, as well as small and medium-sized customers. Revenue can be billed in advance or in arrears depending on the terms of the agreement; for the majority of customers revenue is invoiced on a monthly basis in arrears.

Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in revenue or deferred revenue, depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria has been met.

Kaleyra recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are satisfied:

 

   

the service has been or is being rendered to the customer;

 

   

the amount of the fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and

 

   

collectability of the fees is reasonably assured.

Collectability is assessed based on a number of factors, including payment history and the creditworthiness of a customer. If it is determined that collection is not reasonably assured, revenue is not recognized until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash.

The contracts do not provide customers and business partners with the right to take possession of the software supporting the applications.

As a part of the arrangement with its customers and business partners, Kaleyra offers customers advanced support services to guarantee the continuity and promptly delivery of the services. Revenue for these services is recognized ratably over the term of the service period.

The contractual arrangements do not contain general rights of return. Sales and other taxes collected from customers to be remitted to government authorities are excluded from revenue.

Stock-Based Compensation

As mentioned above, in January 2018, Kaleyra S.p.A. adopted a stock-based compensation plan with an original vesting period of three years. In November 2018, the Kaleyra S.p.A. board of directors resolved to amend the original terms of this plan, substantially accelerating the vesting of the awarded stock options and granting to the plan’s beneficiaries the right to exercise all of the stock options awarded and not previously exercised, either vested or unvested, regardless of the fulfilment of any performance conditions, provided, in any case, that the beneficiary was employed by Kaleyra S.p.A. or any of its subsidiaries as of the exercise date. As of December 31, 2018, all of the stock options awarded were exercised. Stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $ 7,359 thousand. The incremental compensation cost expense resulting from the plan’s modification was equal to $5,735 thousand.

Kaleyra accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the authoritative guidance on stock compensation. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this guidance, stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award.

 

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Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date requires judgment. Kaleyra used the Cox-Rubinstein binomial tree valuation model, a multi-period market model, to measure the fair value of its stock options. All forfeitures were accounted for as they occurred. The identified model requires the use of objective and subjective assumptions, which determine the fair-value of stock-based awards. These assumptions include:

 

   

Fair value of common stock. The fair value of the shares of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s common stock underlying stock options is established by the board of directors on the basis of various objective and subjective factors including but not limited to, the following: i) Kaleyra S.p.A.’s results of operations, financial position and capital resource; ii) current business conditions and projections; iii) the lack of marketability of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s common stock; iv) the hiring of key personnel and the experience of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s management; v) the introduction of new products; vi) the risk inherent in the development and expansion of Kaleyra S.p.A.’s products; vii) the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as a sale of Kaleyra; viii) industry trends and competitive environment; and ix) overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates.

 

   

Expected term. The expected term was estimated to be the final maturity date of the option (i.e., the last day allowed for the exercise). This assumption is confirmed by the model behavior that implies that, in the absence of dividends, the optimal exercise time of a stock option is the final maturity date.

 

   

Expected volatility. The expected volatility is derived from an average of the historical volatilities of the common stock of several entities with characteristics similar to those of Kaleyra S.p.A., such as the size, and operational and economic similarities to its principle business operations. Kaleyra uses this method because it has limited information on the volatility of its common stock.

 

   

Risk-free interest rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on the rates of the Euro swap curve with maturities similar to the expected term of the options as of the grant date.

 

   

Expected dividends. The expected dividend is assumed to be zero, as Kaleyra S.p.A. has never paid dividends and has no current plans to pay any dividends on its common stock.

In evaluating stock options, Kaleyra S.p.A.’s board of directors has been assisted by an independent third-party specialist. During 2019, Kaleyra S.p.A. had no stock option plans in place; therefore, Kaleyra S.p.A. has not reported any expense for stock-based compensation expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Internal-Use Software Development Costs

Certain costs of the technology platform and other software applications developed for internal use are capitalized. Kaleyra capitalizes qualifying internal-use software development costs that are incurred during the application development stage. Capitalization of costs begins when two criteria are met: (i) the preliminary project stage is completed, and (ii) it is probable that the software will be completed and used for its intended purpose. Capitalization ceases when the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, including the completion of all-significant testing. Costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements are also capitalized when it is probable the expenditures will result in additional functionality. Any costs incurred for maintenance and minor upgrades and enhancements are expensed. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation operating activities are expensed as incurred.

 

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Capitalized costs of the platform and other software applications are included in property and equipment. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software on a straight-line basis over four years. Management evaluates the useful life of these assets on an annual basis and tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could affect the recoverability of these assets. The amortization of costs related to the platform applications is included in cost of revenue, while the amortization of costs related to other software applications developed for internal use is included in research and development expenses.

Kaleyra exercises judgment in determining the point at which various projects may be capitalized, in assessing the ongoing value of the capitalized costs and in determining the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized. To the extent that there is a change the manner in which Kaleyra develops and tests new features and functionalities related to the Kaleyra Platform, assess the ongoing value of capitalized assets or determine the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized, the amount of internal-use software development costs capitalized and amortized could change in future periods.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Kaleyra evaluates long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or an asset group to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If such evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the asset or the asset group is not recoverable, any impairment loss would be equal to the amount the carrying value exceeds the fair value. There was no impairment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted.

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors include international economic and political considerations, as well as other factors beyond Kaleyra’s control. Interest rate risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in the level of interest rates and the spread between different interest rates. Kaleyra’s interest rates on the bank borrowing held by Italian commercial banks is at market in Italy and well below market in other geographical locations. Therefore, Kaleyra does not believe there is material exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates on debt.

Foreign Currency Risk

Kaleyra S.p.A.’s consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars while the functional currency of Kaleyra is the Euro. The functional currency of Solutions Infini is the Indian rupee and the functional currency of Buc Mobile is U.S. dollar. The local currencies of Kaleyra’s foreign subsidiaries are the Euro, Indian Rupee, U.S. dollar, United Arab Emirates dirhams, Swiss Francs and the Singapore dollar.

Each company remeasures monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other that its functional currency at period-end exchange rates and non-monetary items are remeasured at historical rates. Remeasurement adjustments are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as foreign currency (income) in the period of occurrence.

 

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For legal entities where the functional currency is a currency other than the U.S. dollar, including Kaleyra, adjustments resulting from translating the financial statements into U.S. dollar are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency that is other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollar at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at the weighted average exchange rates during the period. Equity transactions are translated using historical exchange rates. Kaleyra does not engage on a regular basis in any hedging activity to reduce Kaleyra’s potential exposure to currency fluctuations, although Kaleyra may elect to do so in the future if use of derivatives would be beneficial to Kaleyra.

 

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GigCapital’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The financial statements of GigCapital include in this Current Report on Form 8-K a period prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of GigCapital included elsewhere in this filing. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis does not give effect to the closing of the Business Combination. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting Kaleyra’s current expectations, estimates, plans and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that involve risks and may affect Kaleyra’s future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the Proxy Statement in the sections entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors,” beginning on pages 47 and 49, respectively.”

Overview

GigCapital was a blank check company incorporated in the State of Delaware formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

As of September 30, 2019, not including cash held in GigCapital’s trust account in the amount of $78,757,615, GigCapital had cash of $469,707 and a working capital deficit of $5,304,524. As noted above, on November 25, 2019, GigCapital consummated the Business Combination.

Results of Operations

GigCapital neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues. For the period from October 9, 2017 (“Inception”) through September 30, 2019, GigCapital’s only activities were organizational activities and activities to identify a target business for its initial business combination, including the Business Combination. GigCapital generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and marketable securities held in the trust account at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee (the “Trust Account’), which was funded after GigCapital’s initial public offering of units (the “Units”) consisting of one share of common stock, three-quarters of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock, and one right to receive one-tenth of one share of common stock upon our completion of the Business Combination (the “Offering”) to hold an amount of cash and marketable securities equal to that raised in the Offering, including such proceeds from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. There was no significant change in GigCapital’s financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of GigCapital’s audited financial statements.

For the year ended September 30, 2019, GigCapital incurred a net loss of $1,086,138, which consisted of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,648,070, offset by operating expenses of $2,981,188 and a provision for income taxes of $753,020. For the period from Inception to September 30, 2018, GigCapital incurred a net loss of $665,385, which consisted of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,814,589, offset by operating expenses of $1,879,526 and a provision for income taxes of $600,448. GigCapital’s business activities for the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted solely of completing the Offering, and identifying and evaluating a potential initial business combination, including the Business Combination.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On December 12, 2017, GigCapital consummated the initial closing of the Offering with the delivery of 12,500,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $125,000,000. Simultaneously with the initial closing of the Offering, GigCapital consummated the initial closing of a private placement with the sale of 489,500 Units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,895,000.

 

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On January 9, 2018, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase an additional 1,875,000 Units solely to cover over-allotments, if any (the “over-allotment option”), GigCapital consummated the sale of an additional 1,875,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $18,750,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the sale of such additional Units, GigCapital consummated the second closing of a private placement resulting in the sale of an additional 8,756 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $87,560.

Following the initial and second closings of the Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units, a total of $143,750,000 was placed in the Trust Account. GigCapital incurred $3,252,059 in offering related costs, including $2,587,560 of underwriting fees and $664,499 of other costs.

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, GigCapital held cash and marketable securities in the amount of $78,757,615 and $144,964,309, respectively, in the Trust Account. The marketable securities consisted of U.S. money market funds. Interest income earned from the funds held in the Trust Account may be used by GigCapital to pay taxes. For the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, GigCapital withdrew $1,172,534 and $379,123, respectively, from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay federal and state income tax obligations. 

For the year ended September 30, 2019, cash used in operating activities was $1,953,021, consisting of a net loss of $1,086,138, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,527,542 and interest receivable earned, but not paid as of September 30, 2019 on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $120,528, partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1,781,187.

For the period October 9, 2017 (date of inception) through September 30, 2018, cash used in operating activities was $1,537,356, consisting of a net loss of $665,385, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,593,432 and interest receivable earned, but not paid as of September 30, 2018 on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $221,157, partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $942,618.

As of September 30, 2019, GigCapital had cash of $469,707 held outside the Trust Account.

Subsequent to September 30, 2019, and prior to the Special Meeting, holders of 3,668,303 Public Shares of GigCapital’s common stock exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at a price of $10.5019 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $38.5 million. The per share redemption price of $10.5019 for holders of Public Shares electing redemption was paid out of GigCapital’s Trust Account, which after taking into account the redemptions, had a balance immediately prior to the Closing of approximately $40.8 million. In addition, approximately $14,000 remained in GigCapital’s operating account immediately prior to the Closing.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

As of September 30, 2019, GigCapital had not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements. GigCapital did not participate in transactions that created relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. GigCapital did not enter into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, establish any special purpose entities, guaranty any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchase any non-financial assets.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2019, GigCapital did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay its Sponsor a monthly fee of $20,000 for office space, administrative services and secretarial support. GigCapital began incurring these fees on December 8, 2017 and continued to incur these fees monthly until the completion of the Business Combination.

On September 27, 2019, GigCapital and Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 1, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Greenhaven Fund 1”), and Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 2, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Greenhaven Fund 2” and together with Greenhaven Fund 1, “Greenhaven”) entered into a Forward Share Purchase Agreement (the “Greenhaven Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which GigCapital agreed to purchase the shares of common stock of GigCapital into which rights of GigCapital held by Greenhaven and any additional rights that Greenhaven will acquire will convert into upon the Closing of the Business Combination at the following price: (1) $1.05 per right for the first 5,500,000 rights (which reflects $10.50 per share for the first 550,000 shares); (2) $1.07 per right for the next 2,500,000 rights (which reflects $10.70 per share for the next 250,000 shares); and (3) $1.10 per right for the next 2,000,000 rights (which reflects $11.00 per share for the next 200,000 shares). GigCapital agreed to purchase the Shares on the later of the sixtieth day after the Closing of the Business Combination or January 1, 2020 (the “Greenhaven Purchase Closing Date”).

In exchange for GigCapital’s commitment to acquire the shares on the Greenhaven Purchase Closing Date, each of Greenhaven Fund 1 and Greenhaven Fund 2 agreed to continue to hold, and not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or hedge (including any transactions involving any derivative securities of GigCapital and including any Short Sales (as defined below) involving any of GigCapital’s securities), the rights (including any additional rights) held by Greenhaven, and any shares that such rights (including any additional rights) convert into, until the Greenhaven Purchase Closing Date, including not to tender the rights (or any additional rights) to GigCapital in response to any tender offer that GigCapital may commence for the rights. For purposes of the Greenhaven Purchase Agreement, “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sales contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the parties agreed that Greenhaven shall after the Closing of the Business Combination have the right but not the obligation to sell any or all of its shares issued for the rights into in the open market if the share price equals or exceeds $10.50 per share. Furthermore, the parties agreed that nothing in the Greenhaven Purchase Agreement shall prohibit Greenhaven from entering into a contract to purchase and/or sell warrants of GigCapital. No amount was recorded in the financial statements as the amount of the liability is not considered probable or reasonably estimable as it is dependent on the number of additional rights subsequently purchased by Greenhaven, as well as the number of shares sold by Greenhaven after the Business Combination should the market price of the stock increase above the $10.50 price limitation, as it did in November 2019.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The GigCapital identified the following critical accounting policies:

Emerging Growth Company

Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. GigCapital elected not to opt out of such extended transition period.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. GigCapital applied the two-class method in calculating the net loss per common share. Shares of common stock subject to possible redemption as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, have been excluded from the calculation of the basic net loss per share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. The Company did not considered the effect of (1) warrants included in the Units sold in the Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units to purchase an aggregate of 11,154,942 shares of common stock since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon future events, (2) rights included in the Units sold in the Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units that convert into 1,487,326 shares of common stock since the conversion of the rights is contingent upon future events and (3) the 60,000 shares of common stock underlying restricted stock awards that are still subject to forfeiture as of September 30, 2019 and 2018. Since the Company was in an adjusted net loss position during the periods presented within, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for all periods presented.

In accordance with the two-class method, the Company’s net income (loss) is adjusted to remove net income that is attributable to common stock subject to redemption, as these shares only participate in the income of the trust account and not the losses of the Company. Accordingly, net loss per common share, basic and diluted, is calculated as follows:

 

    

Year Ended

September 30,

    

Period from

October 9, 2017

(Date of
Inception)

through
September 30,

 
     2019      2018  

Net loss

   $ (1,086,138    $ (665,385

Less: net income attributable to common stock subject to redemption

     (1,169,705      (941,036
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss

   $ (2,255,843    $ (1,606,421
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     4,207,008        4,048,626  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss per share common share, basic and diluted

   $ (0.54    $ (0.40
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Common Stock subject to possible redemption

GigCapital accounted for its common stock subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. GigCapital’s common stock featured certain redemption rights that were considered to be outside of its control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheet.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

GigCapital did not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on its financial statements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

GigCapital’s efforts were limited to organizational activities and activities relating to the Offering and the identification and evaluation of a potential initial business combination, including the Business Combination. GigCapital neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues. At September 30, 2019, the net proceeds from GigCapital’s Offering held in the Trust Account was comprised entirely of money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest solely in United States Treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of the money market fund’s investments, GigCapital did not believe that there would be an associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

As of September 30, 2019, $78,757,615 was held in the trust account for the purposes of consummating the Business Combination.

Properties

The facilities of Kaleyra are described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Information About Kaleyra – Facilities” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of Kaleyra upon the Closing of the Business Combination by:

 

   

each person known by GigCapital to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock of Kaleyra upon the Closing of the Business Combination;

 

   

each of Kaleyra’s officers and directors; and

 

   

all executive officers and directors of Kaleyra as a group upon the Closing of the Business Combination.

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.

Unless otherwise indicated, Kaleyra believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock of Kaleyra beneficially owned by them.

 

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

   Number
of Shares
    % of Class  

GigAcquisitions, LLC(2)

     2,312,515 (3)      11.6

Esse Effe S.p.A(4)

     4,631,142 (5)      23.2

Maya Investments Limited(6)

     4,815,938 (7)      24.1

GigFounders, LLC(8)

     715,698       3.6

Dr. Avi S. Katz(2)(8)

     3,028,213       15.2

Neil Miotto

     —         —    

John Mikulsky

     20,000  

Dario Calogero(6)

     4,815,938 (7)      24.1

Giacomo Dall’Aglio

     161,193  

Julia Pulzone

     —         —    

Simone Fubini(4)

     4,631,142 (5)      3.2

Matteo Lodrini

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

All directors and executive officers (8 individuals) as a group

     12,656,486       63.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Less than 1%.

(1)

Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of GigAcquisitions, LLC, GigFounders, LLC and each of Dr. Avi S. Katz, Neil Miotto and John Mikulsky is 2479 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 200, Palo Alto CA. The address for Esse Effe S.p.A. is 41, Via Valeggio, Torino, Italy, 10129, Maya Investments Limited is Corso De Porta Nuova 16, Milan, Italy, 20121 and the other individuals is c/o Kaleyra, S.p.A., Via Marco D’Aviano, 2, Milano MI, Italy, 20131.

(2)

Represents shares held by the sponsor of GigCapital, Inc. The shares held by the sponsor are beneficially owned by Dr. Avi S. Katz, the Chairman of the Board of Kaleyra, and the manager of the sponsor, who has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by our sponsor.

(3)

Does not include 267,000 shares of Kaleyra common stock underlying warrants that are not exercisable within 60 days.

(4)

Esse Effe S.p.A is affiliated with Simone Fubini, and the shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Fubini, who is one of the directors of Kaleyra.

(5)

Does not include Esse Effe S.p.A’s contingent right to receive up to 1,900,405 Earnout Shares in accordance with terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement.

(6)

Maya Investments Limited is affiliated with Dario Calogero and the shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Calogero who is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kaleyra.

(7)

Does not include Maya Investments Limited’s contingent right to receive up to 1,335,286 Earnout Shares in accordance with terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement.

(8)

Represents shares held by one of the members of GigAcquisitions, LLC which it received from GigAcquisitions, LLC. The shares held by GigFounders, LLC are beneficially owned by Dr. Avi S. Katz, and the Managing Member of GigFounders, who has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by GigFounders, LLC.

Directors and Executive Officers

Kaleyra’s directors and executive officers after the Closing are described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Management After the Business Combination” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Executive Compensation

The executive compensation of Kaleyra’s executive officers and directors is described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Executive Compensation—Kaleyra” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The certain relationships and related party transactions of Kaleyra are described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and are incorporated herein by reference.

Legal Proceedings

Kaleyra’s legal proceedings are described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Information About Kaleyra—Legal Proceedings” and are incorporated herein by reference.

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

Kaleyra’s common stock and warrants began trading on the NYSE American under the symbols “KLR” and “KLR WS”, on November 26, 2019 and December 2, 2019, respectively, subject to ongoing review of Kaleyra’s satisfaction of all listing criteria post-Business Combination. Kaleyra has not paid any cash dividends on shares of its common stock to date and does not intend to pay cash dividends. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of the Kaleyra’s board of directors. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations and, accordingly, our board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Information regarding GigCapital’s common stock, rights and units and related stockholder matters are described in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Trading Market and Dividends” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Description of Registrant’s Securities

The description of Kaleyra’s securities is contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Description of Securities” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

In connection with the Business Combination, Kaleyra will enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements will provide the directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification and expense advancement.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K concerning the financial statements and supplementary data of Kaleyra and GigCapital.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 9.01 of this Report concerning the financial information of Kaleyra and GigCapital.

 

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Certain annual and quarterly financial information regarding Kaleyra was included in the Proxy Statement, in the section titled “Kaleyra’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure contained in Item 2.01 of this Report is also incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019, the Stock Purchase Agreement provides that each of Esse Effe S.p.A. (“Esse Effe”) and Maya Investments Limited (“Maya”) will upon the Closing receive as partial consideration for the Business Combination unsecured convertible promissory notes in the amounts of $6,000,000 and $1,500,000 respectively, (the “Notes”). Reference is made to section of the Proxy Statement titled “Proposal No. 1—Approval of the Business Combination—Convertible Notes”, which is incorporated herein, for more details on the terms of the Notes. GigCapital did upon the Closing on November 25, 2019 issue the Notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the foregoing amounts.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 25, 2019, the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment provided that in lieu of GigCapital paying aggregate cash consideration upon the Closing to Esse Effe and Maya in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000, GigCapital would instead issue unsecured promissory notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya, in the amounts of $6,000,000 and $1,500,000 respectively, (the “Cash Consideration Notes”) at the Closing. GigCapital did upon the Closing on November 25, 2019 issue the Cash Consideration Notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the foregoing amounts.

Interest on the Cash Consideration Notes will accrue at a fixed interest rate equal to the one-year U.S. dollar LIBOR interest rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the Closing Date, which is one and ninety-one hundredths percent (1.09%), plus a margin of one percent (1%) per annum. All interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. The outstanding principal balance of the Cash Consideration Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and fees due under the Cash Consideration Notes, shall, upon the receipt by the Company, whether in a debt or equity financing event by the Company (which may include the receipt of cash from third parties with which the Company has entered into forward share purchase agreements), of cash proceeds in an amount not less than Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,500,000.00) (the “Financing Proceeds”), be due and payable no later than ten business days after the Company receives the Financing Proceeds.

A copy of the form of Notes is attached as an exhibit to the Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019 as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the form of Cash Consideration Notes is attached as an exhibit to the Second Amendment, a copy of which is filed with the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2019 as Exhibit 2.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

In connection with the Business Combination, at the Closing on November 25, 2019, Kaleyra issued 10,687,106 shares of common stock to the holders of capital stock of Kaleyra S.p.A.

This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to Stock Purchase Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.03.

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

Certificates of Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation

Upon the Closing of the Business Combination, GigCapital’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, dated December 7, 2017, as amended on June 5, 2019 (the “Charter”), was further amended and restated to:

 

  (a)

amend its name to Kaleyra, Inc.;

 

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  (b)

classify and divide the Board into three classes, each with terms expiring at different times;

 

  (c)

delete the second sentence in Article II regarding the Company’s powers to consummate a business combination, and delete the prior provisions specific to GigCapital’s status as a blank check company under, and references to, Article IX (Business Combination Requirements; Existence) of the Charter;

 

  (c)

amend certain terms in Article X (Corporate Opportunities) with respect to certain non-employee directors of the combined company pursuing outside business activities and corporate opportunities; and

 

  (d)

amend the exclusive forum provision in the Charter to conform to recent SEC guidance regarding the exclusion of certain potential claims from exclusive forum charter provisions.

The GigCapital stockholders approved this amendment and restatement at the Special Meeting. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which is included as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Amended and Restated Bylaws

Following the Closing of the Business Combination, GigCapital’s bylaws were amended and restated to be consistent with Kaleyra’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and to make certain other changes that Kaleyra’s board of directors deems appropriate for a public operating company. The amended and restated bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.01 Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountants.

Upon the Business Combination, Kaleyra S.p.A. is considered the “accounting acquiror” of Kaleyra, Inc. (f/k/a GigCapital, Inc.), even though Kaleyra, Inc. is the legal acquiror. BPM LLP has been and remains the independent registered public accounting firm of Kaleyra, Inc. Following the Closing of the Business Combination, KPMG S.p.A. declined to stand for reappointment. The Boards of Directors of Kaleyra S.p.A. and Kaleyra, Inc., and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Kaleyra, Inc. did not take any action with respect to the status of KPMG S.p.A. as the audit committee of the Board of Directors had previously named BPM LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Kaleyra, Inc., and such appointment had been ratified by the stockholders of such party.

The reports of KPMG S.p.A. on Kalerya S.p.A.’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the subsequent interim period through September 30, 2019, there were no (i) disagreements with KPMG S.p.A. on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with their report, or (ii) reportable events, except as follows: KPMG S.p.A. reported that Kaleyra S.p.A. did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, because of the effects of material weaknesses on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, which material weaknesses are described in the Schedule 14A proxy statement of November 8, 2019.

The Company has provided KPMG S.p.A. with a copy of the above disclosures, and KPMG S.p.A. has furnished the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating that it agrees with the statements made above. A copy of KPMG S.p.A.’s letter, dated December 2, 2019, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.

During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the subsequent interim period through September 30, 2019 neither Kaleyra S.p.A. nor anyone on its behalf consulted BPM LLP regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on Kaleyra S.p.A.’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to Kaleyra S.p.A. that BPM LLP concluded was an important factor considered by Kaleyra S.p.A. in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement” or a “reportable event”, each as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and 304(a)(1)(v), respectively.

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

Reference is made to the disclosure in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Proposal No. 1— Approval of the Business Combination,” which is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the information contained in Item 2.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination, there were approximately 19,977,101 million shares of common stock of Kaleyra outstanding. As of such time, our officers and directors and their affiliated entities held 63.36% of our outstanding shares of common stock.

 

Item 5.02.

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

Appointment of Directors and Officers

The following persons are serving as executive officers and directors of Kaleyra following the Closing, with Dario Calogero, Giacomo Dall’Aglio and Julia Pulzone having been named as executive officers effective upon the Closing on November 25, 2019, and each of the directors having been elected by the GigCapital stockholders to the Board also upon the Closing on November 25, 2019. For biographical and current compensatory information concerning the executive officers and directors, see the disclosure in the Proxy Statement in the sections titled “Management After the Business Combination” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Name

   Age     

Position

Dario Calogero

     57      Chief Executive Officer and Director

Giacomo Dall’Aglio

     48     

Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate

Development Officer

Julia Pulzone

     57     

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer

Dr. Avi S. Katz

     61      Chairman of the Board of Directors

Simone Fubini

     89      Director

Matteo Lodrini

     52      Director

John Mikulsky

     74      Director

Neil Miotto

     73      Director

 

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Effective upon the Closing on November 25, 2019, Dr. Avi S. Katz and Brad Weightman resigned as executive officers of GigCapital, and each of Jack Porter and Peter Wang, following their not standing for re-election to the Board, resigned as directors of GigCapital.

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

At the Special Meeting, the GigCapital stockholders considered and approved the Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), and reserved 4,015,059 shares of common stock for issuance thereunder. The Incentive Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Board of GigCapital on July 25, 2019. The Incentive Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing of the Business Combination. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2020 and continuing through January 1, 2029, by 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, or a lesser number of shares as may be determined by the board of directors.

In conjunction with the approval of the Incentive Plan, the Board of GigCapital also adopted a form of Restricted Stock Unit award agreement (the “RSU Agreement”), a form of Nonstatutory Stock Option award agreement and a form of Incentive Stock Option award agreement that the Company will use for grants under its Incentive Plan. The RSU Agreement provides that restricted stock units will vest over a fixed period and be paid as shares of common stock, and unvested restricted stock units will expire upon certain terminations of the grantees’ employment or relationship with the Company. The stock option award agreements provide that stock options will vest over a fixed period and unvested options will expire upon certain terminations of the grantees’ employment or relationship with the Company.

A more complete summary of the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Proposal No. 5—Approval of the Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Incentive Plan, Including the Authorization of the Initial Share Reserve Under the Incentive Plan”. That summary and the foregoing description of the Incentive Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Incentive Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.10 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the form of RSU Agreement and forms of stock option award agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of RSU Agreement and forms of stock option award agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.11, Exhibit 10.12 and Exhibit 10.13

 

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

The information set forth in Item 3.03 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

Upon the Closing of the Business Combination, Kaleyra changed its fiscal year end from September 30 (the fiscal year end of GigCapital) to December 31 (the fiscal year end of Kaleyra S.p.A.).

 

Item 5.06.

Change in Shell Company Status.

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company ceased being a shell company. Reference is made to the disclosure in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “Proposal No. 1— Approval of the Business Combination,” which is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the information contained in Item 2.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

As a result of the Business Combination and by operation of Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Kaleyra is a successor issuer to GigCapital. Kaleyra hereby reports this succession in accordance with Rule 12g-3(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)-(b) Financial Statements.

The audited balance sheet of GigCapital, Inc., as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2019 and for the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2018, and the related notes thereto and report of independent registered public accounting firm, are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The audited consolidated balance sheets of Kaleyra S.p.A. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income/(loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes thereto and report of independent registered public accounting firm, are incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement. The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income/(loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes thereto are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements as of September 30, 2019 and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2019 are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

2.1    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019).
2.2    Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September  24, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on September 24, 2019).
2.3    Amendment No. 2 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November  23, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 25, 2019).
2.4    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2018, by and among Buc Mobile, Inc., Ipai Terry Hsiao, and the Sellers.
2.5*    Share Purchase and Shareholders Agreement, dated October 15, 2016, as amended, by and among Ubiquity SRL, Solutions Infini Technologies (India) Private Limited and the Sellers.
3.1    Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Kaleyra, Inc.
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kaleyra, Inc.

 

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Exhibit
Number
  

Description

  4.1    Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
  4.2    Specimen Warrant Certificate.
10.1    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2019.
10.2    Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer  & Trust Company and GigCapital, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2017).
10.3    Forward Share Purchase Agreement, dated September  27, 2019, by and among the Company, Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 1, LP, and Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 2, LP (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as  filed with the SEC on September 27, 2019).
10.4    Forward Share Purchase Agreement, dated October  1, 2019, by and between the Company and Kepos Alpha Fund L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 2, 2019).
10.5    Amendment to Forward Share Purchase Agreement, dated October  2, 2019, by and between the Company and Kepos Alpha Fund L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 3, 2019).
10.6    Forward Share Purchase Agreement, dated November  19, 2019, by and between GigCapital, Inc. and Glazer Capital, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2019).
10.7    Forward Share Purchase Agreement, dated November  19, 2019, by and between GigCapital, Inc. and Glazer Capital, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 20, 2019).
10.8    Form of Amended Extension Note, dated November 25, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 25, 2019).

 

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Exhibit
Number
 

Description

10.9   Form of Amended Working Capital Note, dated November  25, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 25, 2019).
10.10#   Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.11#   Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Form of RSU award agreement.
10.12#   Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Form of Incentive Stock Option award agreement.
10.13#   Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option award agreement.
10.14   Form of Notes, attached as an exhibit to the Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019).
10.15   Form of Cash Consideration Notes, attached as an exhibit to Amendment No.  2 to Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.3 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 25, 2019).
10.16†   Loan Contract, dated as of July 23, 2018, by and between Kaleyra and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
10.17   Loan Contract, dated as of April 10, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.
10.18†   Loan Contract, dated as of April 10, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
10.19   Loan Contract, dated as of April 30, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and Banco BPM S.p.A.
10.20  

Loan Contract, dated as of July 23, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and Banco BPM S.p.A.

10.21   Loan Contract, dated as of July 25, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
10.22  

Deed of Renegotiation of an Unsecured Loan into a Current Loan, dated as of July 25, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

10.23†  

Loan Contract, dated as of August 2, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and UniCredit S.p.A.

10.24  

Addendum to Loan Contract, dated as of August 2, 2019, by and between Kaleyra and UniCredit S.p.A.

10.25**†   Premium SMS Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2010, by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. (the predecessor to Kaleyra) and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
10.26**   Amendment to Premium SMS Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2011, by and between by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
10.27**   Amendment to Premium SMS Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2012, by and between by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
10.28**   Amendment to Premium SMS Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2014, by and between by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
10.29**   Amendment to Premium SMS Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2016, by and between by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
10.30**   Amendment to Premium SMS Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2018, by and between by and between Kaleyra and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
10.31†   Loan Contract, dated as of February 15, 2017, by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.
10.32†   Loan Contract, dated as of May 29, 2015, by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and Finlombarda S.pA.
10.33**†   Loan Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2017, by and between Ubiquity S.r.l. and UniCredit S.p.A.
16.1   Letter from KPMG S.p.A. to the SEC, dated December 2, 2019.
99.1   Audited balance sheet of GigCapital, Inc. as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended September  30, 2019 and for the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2018.
99.2   Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. as of September 30, 2019, and for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
99.3   Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information as of September 30, 2019 and for the twelve months ended September 30 2019.

 

 

*

Schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.

#

Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

**

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of this Exhibit to the SEC upon request.

Schedules and similar attachments to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted materials to the SEC upon request.

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

    Kaleyra, Inc.
Dated: December 2, 2019    
    By:  

/s/ Dario Calogero

      Dario Calogero
      Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.4

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 31, 2018 (the “Signing Date”), is entered into by and among Kaleyra, S.p.A., a company organized and existing under the laws of Italy (the “Buyer”); Buc Mobile, Inc. d/b/a Hook Mobile., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); Ipai Terry Hsiao, a resident of the state of Virginia in his capacity as agent of the Sellers (“Sellers’ Representative”); and the individuals and entities listed on Exhibit F attached hereto directly under the heading “Stockholders” (each such individual and each such entity individually, a “Seller” and, collectively, the “Sellers”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Sellers own all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company (such shares, the “Equity Interests”);

WHEREAS, Ipai Terry Hsiao, an individual residing in the Commonwealth of Virginia in his individual capacity (and not as Sellers’ Representative) (“Hsiao”), Kirk Tsai, an individual residing in the state of Maryland (“Tsai” and Hsiao, each a “Founder” and collectively, the “Founders”), IDG-Accel Growth Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, IDG-Accel China Growth Fund-A, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, and IDG-Accel China Investors, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, (the “IDG Entities”, and together with the Founders, collectively, the “Principal Sellers”) together own a super-majority of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company (such interest the “Majority Shares”);

WHEREAS, Soren Schafft, an individual residing in the state of Virginia, and William Peters, an individual residing in the state of Virginia (Soren Schafft and Williams Peters, each a “Manager” and collectively the “Managers”), collectively hold certain Options and own certain of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company (the “Management Shares”);

WHEREAS, the other shareholders of the Company, not including the Principal Sellers, and one or more of the Managers (such other shareholders, the “Minority Shareholders”) own the remaining outstanding Equity Interests in the Company (such interest, the “Minority Shares”);

WHEREAS, certain employees, advisors, directors to the Company (who may also be (but not all of whom are) Principal Sellers, the Managers, or Minority Shareholders) (collectively, the “Optionees” and each, an “Optionee”) hold stock option grants pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), which grants (i) have not yet been exercised, and (ii) may be exercised via a cashless exercise method or otherwise may be “cashed out;”’ and

WHEREAS, Sellers wish to sell to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from Sellers, the Equity Interests, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale of the Equity Interests./

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from the Sellers, the Equity Interests for the Purchase Price, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances arising under securities Laws or Encumbrances created by Buyer).

(b) the aggregate purchase price for the Equity Interests shall provisionally be set forth at $10,250,000 (the “Provisional Purchase Price”). The Provisional Purchase Price shall be paid to the Sellers net of the Company Closing Debt (which will be repaid from the Company’s cash on hand and, as needed out of the Provisional Purchase Price) and subject to the adjustments pursuant to Section 2.04.

(c) The Provisional Purchase Price shall be paid (i) as to $6,250,000.00 at Closing (the “Closing Consideration”), by means of cash consideration US$2,500,000 (the “Initial Cash Consideration”) and the Setoff Consideration; and (ii) as to an amount of $4,000,000.00 in cash following Closing Date (the “Deferred Consideration”).

(d) The Provisional Purchase Price shall be (i) decreased by the Company Closing Debt pursuant to Section 2.03; and (ii) increased or decreased as to Net Working Capital in accordance with Section 2.04. The Provisional Purchase Price as adjusted pursuant to the above and ultimately distributable to the Sellers and the Optionees shall be referred to as the “Final Purchase Price”.

(e) At Closing, Buyer shall pay the Closing Consideration by paying in cash to the Paying Agent US$2,500,000 for immediate distribution to (i) the creditors with respect to the amount of the Company Closing Debt outstanding after application of the Pre-Closing Cash, (ii) the payees with respect to the Scheduled Transaction Expenses shown on Exhibit C, (iii) the Sellers’ Representative with respect to the Sellers’ Rep Fund Amount; and (iv) the Sellers and Optionees, all as further set forth on the Closing Flow of Funds memo as part of Exhibit C.

(f) In addition, at Closing, Buyer shall owe to the Principal Sellers US$3,750,000 as partial consideration for the Majority Shares and shall set that amount off against the amount that the Principal Sellers shall owe to Buyer (in the individual amounts shown on Exhibit C), in consideration for the issuance by Buyer to the Principal Sellers of 3,543 newly issued shares of Buyer (the “Subscribed Shares”), for a subscription price of $1,058.43 per share (which is equal to 905€, at an agreed upon Euro to USD rate of 1.00 € : US$1.1695 (the “Exchange Rate”)), for a total subscription price of US$3,750,000 (which is equal to 3,206,415 € at the Exchange Rate) (such consideration, the “Setoff Consideration”); and

 

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(g) The Buyer shall pay the Sellers and the Optionees (under the Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreements) the Deferred Consideration, as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.05 below, in the estimated amounts (which assume full pay-out of the maximum amounts of consideration and no offsets for working capital adjustments and for indemnity claims) and in the individual percentage allocations set forth in Exhibit F (which take into account the amounts and nature of the consideration distributed at Closing among the Principal Sellers, Minority Shareholders, and Optionees at Closing), consisting of (i) US$2,000,000 on the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “First Deferred Payment”) and (ii) US$2,000,000 on the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Second Deferred Payment”), with such amounts to be deposited with the Paying Agent (either directly from the Buyer or indirectly through Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (“Intesa”), if the Bank LCs (or either of them) are used to fund the First Deferred Payment or Second Deferred Payment, in whole or in part) for immediate distribution to the Sellers in the amounts set forth on Exhibit C.

Section 2.02 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Equity Interests contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date hereof or not later than the second (2nd) business day following the fulfillment or waiver in writing of the Conditions Precedent or on a different date and time as may be agreed by the Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative in writing (the “Closing Date”) with deemed effect at the offices of the Company in Vienna, Virginia. The parties agree that the Closing may occur remotely by the electronic delivery of the closing documents, with delivery of original, executed documents to follow promptly thereafter. The Closing shall be deemed effective for all purposes hereof as of 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”).

Section 2.03 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing.

(a) Sellers’ Representative shall deliver to Buyer, no less than one (1) business day before the Closing Date a written statement of the amount of Debt of the Company, specifying the final payment to be made at Closing by the Buyer as per Section 2.03(b)(iii), to pay out and discharge in full all such Debt and to effect the release and discharge of any Encumbrances securing such Debt. Any such Debt of the Company is referred to as the “Company Closing Debt”.

(b) At the Closing, Buyer shall:

(i) Execute, together with the Principal Sellers, (a) a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the Principal Sellers shall agree and shall undertake to subscribe for the Subscribed Shares in the amounts and in the proportions set forth in Exhibit C; and (b) a set-off agreement pursuant to which the Principal Sellers agree to set off the amount of the Setoff Consideration owed to them by the Buyer for the Majority Shares pursuant to this Agreement against the amounts they owe to the Buyer in connection with the subscription of the Subscribed Shares (the “Set Off Agreement”), and the Buyer agrees to set off the amounts owed to it by the Principal Sellers in connection with the subscription of the Subscribed Shares, such that, following the execution and performance of such Set Off Agreement and the payment of the Initial Cash Consideration due to the Principal Sellers at Closing, the Buyer’s obligation to the Principal Sellers for the payment of the Setoff Consideration due to them in connection with the sale of the Majority Shares and the Principal Sellers’ obligation to the Buyer for the subscription of the Subscribed Shares are mutually and fully extinguished;

 

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(ii) deliver to the Principal Sellers the Subscribed Shares, pro rata in accordance with each Principal Seller’s applicable portion of the Majority Shares, consisting of evidence of ownership of the Subscribed Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, as set forth in Exhibit C;

(iii) deliver to the Paying Agent the Closing Consideration and cause the Paying Agent promptly to:

(1) pay the Company Closing Debt, on behalf of the Company, to the creditors with respect thereto, as identified on Exhibit C, the amounts set forth on Exhibit C with respect to each such creditor;

(2) pay to each Principal Seller the amounts set forth on Exhibit C as Initial Cash Consideration;

(3) pay to the Company’s payroll processor the aggregate sum of the payments to be distributed to each Manager and to each Optionee who is an employee the amounts set forth on Exhibit C (with such aggregate amount shown on the Closing Flow of Funds) as Initial Cash Consideration;

(4) pay to each Minority Shareholder the amounts set forth in Exhibit C as Initial Cash Consideration;

(5) deposit to the account designated by the Sellers’ Representative (as shown on the Closing Flow of Funds memo as part of Exhibit C) the Sellers’ Rep Fund Amount;

(6) pay to the applicable service providers, the Scheduled Transaction Expenses, as set forth on Exhibit C, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank accounts previously designated in writing by such service providers to Buyer;

(iv) provide to the Sellers the fully-effective and executed Bank LCs, issued by Intesa via Citibank

(v) provide to the applicable counterparty(ies) counterparts of the other Transaction Documents required to be delivered by Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement, duly executed by Buyer.

(c) At the Closing, Company or the applicable Sellers shall deliver to Buyer:

(i) Instruments of assignment with respect to the Equity Interests, transferring title to the same to Buyer free and clear of all Encumbrances;

(ii) counterparts of the other Transaction Documents required to be delivered by Sellers at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement, duly executed by the applicable Seller(s);

(iii) executed copies of the Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreements from each of the Optionees;

 

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(iv) written resignations, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D, effective as of the Closing Date, of Messrs. Quan Zhou and James Hong, non-continuing members of the board of directors of the Company;

(v) written evidence, in the form previously approved by counsel to Buyer, of the approval of the landlord with respect to the Company’s lease with respect to its office in Vienna, Virginia;

(vi) a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Company, certified by the Secretary of State of Delaware, and a copy of the Company’s bylaws, certified by an officer of the Company;

(vii) reasonably current good standing certificates (or its equivalent) for the Company from Delaware and any other jurisdiction in which the failure to be qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation would have a material adverse effect on the Company; and

(viii) duly executed trust certificates or other evidence of authority with respect to the James H. Hunt Revocable Living Trust and James C. Hong Trust UAD June 1, 2006;

(ix) from each Seller who (i) is a natural person, (ii) a resident of a community property state, and (iii) is married, a spousal consent from the legal spouse of such Seller with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or an affidavit of non-married status, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;

(x) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by the Sellers’ Representative, certifying the fulfillment in all material respects of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01(a) and Section 4.01(b);

(xi) to the extent not previously provided to counsel to the Buyer, for each employee of the Company, either (i) a duly executed Employee Proprietary Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of the start date of the employment of such employee, or (ii) an agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Buyer, assigning rights of such employee to the Intellectual Property of the Company, if any, to the Company; and

(xii) payoff letters and termination statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable legislation, and such other instruments as may be reasonably requested by Buyer to extinguish all Debt of the Company outstanding as of the Closing Date, and all security interests related thereto, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer.

(d) On Closing Date, the Principal Sellers shall:

Execute, together with the Buyer, (a) the Subscription Agreement; and (b) the Set-Off Agreement.

(e) On or immediately prior to the Closing the Company’s Board will have accelerated vesting of the unvested portion of each Company Option in full such that all options identified on Exhibit C will be cashed out in accordance with the other provisions of the Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreements.

 

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(f) On Closing Date, the Company shall pay to the Paying Agent the Pre-Closing Cash, which shall be applied to reduce the Closing Company Debt.

Section 2.04 Purchase Price Adjustments.

(a) Post-Closing Adjustments.

(i) Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Sellers’ Representative Buyer’s written determination (the “Final Closing Statement”) of: (x) the Net Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Net Working Capital”), which shall be calculated as follows: (A) if the Net Working Capital on July 31, 2018 is greater than the Net Working Capital on June 30, 2018, then pursuant to the following formula: [(A – B)/31 x C] + B, where A = the Net Working Capital on July 31, 2018, B = the net Working Capital on June 30, 2018, and C = the number of the day of the month of July on which the Closing occurred, (B) if the Net Working Capital on July 31, 2018 is less than the Net Working Capital on June 30, 2018, then pursuant to the following formula: A – [(A – B)/31 x C], where A = The Net Working Capital on June 30, 2018, B = the Net Working Capital on Julye 31, 2018, and C – the number of the day of the month of July on which the Closing occurred, and the resulting NWC Adjustment, if any, and (y) Closing Net Debt. Buyer’s calculation of Closing Net Working Capital, and Closing Net Debt, and all computations and determinations related thereto shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of calculating the Closing Net Working Capital on June 30, 2018 and on July 31, 2018 under this Section 2.04, only the accounts receivable that are actually collected within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing Date shall be considered as accounts receivable for the Closing Net Working Capital calculation.

(ii) If the Closing Net Working Capital of the Company, as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04(c), is greater than US0 (zero U.S. dollars) then Buyer shall pay such excess to Transaction Account to be distributed pro rata to the Sellers in accordance with Exhibit C. If the Closing Net Working Capital of the Company, as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04(c) is less than US$0.00 (zero U.S. dollars), then Sellers shall refund to Buyer an amount equal to such shortfall pro rata in accordance with each Seller’s and Optionee’s applicable portion of the Equity Interests. The Sellers shall be deemed to have made such payment when, at the time of the First Deferred Payment, Buyer holds back the applicable amount from the First Deferred Payment.

(iii) If the Closing Net Debt, as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04(c), is greater than zero, then Buyer shall be entitled to offset such amount against pro rata future amounts payable to the Sellers and Optionees (in each case as shown on Exhibit F) an amount equal to such excess. The Sellers shall be deemed to have paid such amount when, at the time of the First Deferred Payment, Buyer holds back the applicable amount from the First Deferred Payment. If the Closing Net Debt, as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04(c), is lower than zero, then Buyer shall pay such amount to Transaction Account to be distributed pro rata to the Sellers and Optionees (in each case as shown on Exhibit F).

(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if, pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) there is a dispute as to the Final Closing Statement, Sellers, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, shall pay to Buyer or Sellers, in accordance with the applicable provision, as appropriate, such overall net amounts as are not in dispute, pending final determination of any Disputed Matters pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(iii).

 

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(b) Adjustments for Tax Purposes. Any payments pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, for Tax and all other relevant purposes, unless otherwise required by a change in Law occurring after the date hereof, a closing agreement with an applicable Governmental Authority or a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Examination and Review.

(i) Examination. After receipt of the Final Closing Statement, Sellers’ Representative shall have sixty (60) days (the “Review Period”) to review the Final Closing Statement. During the Review Period, Sellers’ Representative shall have and Buyer and the Company agree to provide, reasonable access to the books and records of the Company relating to the preparation of the Final Closing Statement as Sellers’ Representative may reasonably request for the purpose of reviewing the Final Closing Statement, provided that such access shall be in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business operations of Buyer or Company.

(ii) Objection. No later than the last day of the Review Period, Sellers’ Representative may deliver to Buyer a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail any objections to the Final Closing Statement and indicating each disputed item or amount and the basis for Sellers’ Representative’s disagreement therewith (the “Statement of Objections”). If Sellers’ Representative does not timely deliver a Statement of Objections, the Final Closing Statement and Buyer’s calculation of Net Working Capital of the Company, the NWC Adjustment, Closing Net Debt, as reflected in the Final Closing Statement shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. If Sellers’ Representative timely delivers a Statement of Objections, Buyer and Sellers’ Representative shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within thirty (30) days after such delivery (the “Resolution Period”), and any such resolution(s) shall be final and binding.

(iii) Resolution of Disputes. If Sellers’ Representative and Buyer fail to resolve all of the matters set forth in the Statement of Objections before expiration of the Resolution Period, any matters remaining in dispute (“Disputed Matters”) shall be submitted for resolution to a firm of independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to Sellers’ Representative and Buyer, or if they are unable to agree within thirty (30) days after the end of the Resolution Period, as may be designated by an arbitrator or arbitral panel convened pursuant to Section 12.11 upon demand of Buyer or Sellers’ Representative (such firm, the “Independent Accountant”). The Independent Accountant must resolve the Disputed Matters in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The Independent Accountant, acting as an expert and not an arbitrator, shall resolve the Disputed Matters only and make any adjustments to the calculation of Net Working Capital of the Company, the NWC Adjustment, or Closing Net Debt, as applicable. The parties hereto agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Independent Accountant’s resolution of each Disputed Matter must be within the range of values assigned to each such item in the Final Closing Statement and the Statement of Objections, respectively. Any disagreements among the parties with respect to any matters of law or the interpretation of this Agreement remain subject to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 12.11, and the Independent Accountant shall have no authority to decide such matters unless specifically agreed by Buyer and Sellers’ Representative at the time, and any dispute as to whether a matter is an accounting matter or a matter of law or interpretation of this Agreement will, unless otherwise agreed by Buyer and Sellers’ Representative at the time, be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 12.11.

 

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(iv) Fees of the Independent Accountant. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be paid by Sellers on the one hand, and by Buyer on the other hand, based upon the percentage that the amount actually contested but not awarded to Sellers or Buyer, respectively, bears to the aggregate amount actually contested by Sellers’ Representative and Buyer

(v) Determination by Independent Accountant. Sellers’ Representative and Buyer shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Independent Accountant to make a determination as soon as practicable, but in all events within sixty (60) days after its engagement (or such other period as Sellers’ Representative and Buyer may agree in writing), and the Independent Accountant’s resolution of the Disputed Matters and any corresponding adjustments to the Net Working Capital of the Company, the NWC Adjustment, Closing Net Debt, shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto.

Section 2.05 Deferred Payments.

(a) First Deferred Payment. On the first anniversary of the Closing Date, or the first Business Day following the first anniversary in the event it does not fall on a Business Day, the Buyer shall deliver to the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Sellers and Optionees, the First Deferred Payment, less any amounts held back pursuant to Sections 2.04(a)(ii), (iii), 11.02 and 11.05(e); distributed in the proportions set forth in Exhibit F hereto, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Transaction Account. It is expressly agreed that, upon receipt of the payment of the First Deferred Payment by the Paying Agent for distribution to the Sellers and Optionees, the Sellers’ Representative shall immediately release First Bank LC and return the relevant copy to the Buyer.

(b) Second Deferred Payment. On the second anniversary of the Closing Date, or the first Business Day following the second anniversary in the event it does not fall on a Business Day, the Buyer shall deliver to the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Sellers and Optionees, the Second Deferred Payment, to be distributed in the proportions set forth in Exhibit F hereto, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Transaction Account. It is expressly agreed that, upon receipt of the payment of the Second Deferred Payment by the Paying Agent for distribution to the Sellers and Optionees, the Sellers’ Representative shall immediately release Second Bank LC and return the relevant copy to the Buyer.

Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, the First Bank LC and the Second Bank LC are vehicles for ensuring that the Buyer makes the First Deferred Payment and Second Deferred Payment, but will not (and will not be deemed to) in any way relieve Buyer’s payment obligations under this Agreement.

(c) Acceleration of Deferred Payments.

(i) Each of the following shall be considered an “Acceleration Event”: (A) the listing of any of the Buyer’s (or any affiliate’s) shares on any U.S. or international national stock exchange or trading system and (B) the issuance and sale of shares of Equity Financing Securities by the Buyer (or any affiliate) to investors in one or more equity financings that results in gross proceeds to the Company or the Company’s equity holders (or any combination of them) of at least $15,000,000.

 

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(ii) If an Acceleration Event occurs under Section 2.05(c)(i), then the outstanding deferred payments owed under Section 2.05(a) or (b) and any applicable adjustments owed thereon pursuant to Sections 2.04(a)(ii), 2.04(a)(iii), 11.02 and 11.05(e) automatically shall become due and payable by the Buyer within sixty (60) Business Days following such an Acceleration Event. It is expressly agreed that, upon receipt of the payment of the amounts due as deferred payments owed under Section 2.05(a) and/or (b), the Sellers’ Representative shall immediately release, as the case may be, the First Bank LC and/or the Second Bank LC, and provide the Buyer with the relevant original hard copy(ies).

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITONS PRECEDENT

Section 4.01 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Buyer.

The Buyer shall not be obliged to consummate the Closing and the transactions set forth under Section 2.03 unless the following conditions precedent are fulfilled (and reasonable evidence thereof is provided by the Company or the Sellers’ Representative to the Buyer) by and no later than the Long Stop Date, or waived in writing by the Buyer:

(a) Each of the (i) Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as if made at such time and (ii) other representations and warranties of the Company in Article VII that are subject to any “material”, “materiality”, material adverse effect or similar qualification shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as if made at such time (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks to an earlier date, in which case the representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of the earlier date), and (B) that are not subject to any “material”, “materiality”, material adverse effect or similar qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as if made at such time (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks to an earlier date, in which case the representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of the earlier date).

(b) The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by any Seller or the Company at or before the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects.

(c) obtainment by the Buyer of the prior consent of Unicredit Banca S.p.A. to consummate the Closing (the “Unicredit Consent”).

 

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Section 4.02 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Sellers.

The Sellers shall not be obliged to consummate the Closing and the transactions set forth under Section 2.03 unless the following conditions precedent (such conditions precedent, along with the conditions precedent in Section 4.01, the “Conditions Precedent”) are fulfilled (and reasonable evidence thereof is provided by the Buyer to the Sellers’ Representative) by and no later than the Long Stop Date, or waived in writing by the Company or the Sellers’ Representative:

(a) Each of the (i) representations of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing;

(b) The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by Buyer at or before the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects;

(c) issuance by, and delivery to the Seller’s Representative, and the remaining effectiveness of, the Bank LCs;

(d) Deposit of the Closing Cash Consideration with the Paying Agent and confirmation of receipt of such deposit by the Paying Agent;

(e) Deliver a certificate of an officer of the Buyer confirming that the Buyer’s records reflect the ownership of the Subscribed Shares by the Principal Sellers, together with photocopies of the share certificates, which certificates are to be retained at the main offices of the Buyer;

(f) Certified copies of Kaleyra’s board and shareholder approvals for the Transaction; and

(g) executed copies of the Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreements from the Company and each Optionee.

Section 4.03 Long stop date. If the Closing has not occurred on or before August 10, 2018 (the “Long Stop Date”), this Agreement may be terminated by the Buyer or the Sellers’ Representative by giving written notice of termination to the Sellers’ Representative or to the Buyer, as appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party is obliged to use its reasonable efforts and to act in good faith to ensure that the Conditions Precedent are satisfied.

ARTICLE V

POST-CLOSING COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Post-Closing Covenants. Following the Closing:

(a) The Buyer shall deliver to the Founders and Managers, by September 30, 2018

(i) the offer letters containing the new terms and conditions of their employment by the Company; and

(ii) the Kaleyra Option Plan Documents duly approved by the Buyer’s board of directors, pursuant to the terms and conditions of which the Founders and Managers will receive, by September 30, 2018, a number of options which, if exercised will allow them to subscribe 1 (one) newly issued share of the Buyer for each exercised option, up to a maximum number of shares of the Buyer representing 2% of the Buyer’s equity capitalization, on a fully diluted basis, including grant agreements for each of the relevant Founders/Managers.

 

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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

Each of the Sellers severally but not jointly represents and warrants to Buyer with respect to Sections 6.01 and 6.02 (solely as to himself, herself or itself) as follows, confirming that such representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date:

Section 6.01 Representations Regarding Sellers.

(a) Such Seller has all power, right and authority to enter into and perform such Seller’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by such Seller pursuant to all necessary authorizations and are the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with their respective terms.

(b) The sole record and beneficial owners of the Equity Interests are set forth opposite such Sellers’ name on Section 6.01(b) of the Disclosure Schedules. Such Sellers have good and valid title to such Equity Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than those under applicable securities Laws. Each Seller confirms to the Buyer that such Seller does not own (and is not entitled to receive) any additional equity or other ownership interest in or from the Company. Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, at the Closing, Buyer will acquire good and valid title to the Equity Interests free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than those created by Buyer or under applicable securities Laws.

(c) The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of any governing documents of any Seller; (ii) result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to any Seller; or (iii) except as set forth in Section 6.01(b) of the Disclosure Schedules require any consent, notice or other action of any Person or Governmental Authority.

(d) Each corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership Seller is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable.

(e) If Seller is a trust, such trust remains in full force and effect and the person(s) signing this Agreement are the duly authorized and appointed and sole trustee(s) of such trust.

 

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Section 6.02 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 6.02(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no actions, suits, claims, proceedings, audits, investigations, or arbitrations of any nature, public or private (each, a “Proceeding”) pending against or filed by, or to such Seller’s actual knowledge, threatened involving any of the Equity Interests held by such Seller.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 6.02(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against any of the Equity Interests.

Section 6.03 Investment Representations. Such Principal Seller understands that none of the Subscribed Shares have been registered under the Securities Act. Such Principal Seller also understands that the Subscribed Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon such Principal Seller’s representations contained in this Agreement.

Section 6.04 Principal Seller Bears Economic Risk. Such Principal Seller has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement transactions of securities in companies similar to the Buyer so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Buyer and has the capacity to protect its own interests. Such Principal Seller must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely unless the Subscribed Shares are registered pursuant to the Securities Act, or an exemption from registration is available. Such Principal Seller understands that the Buyer has no present intention of registering the Subscribed Shares. Such Principal Seller also understands that there is no assurance that any exemption from registration under the Securities Act will be available and that, even if available, such exemption may not allow such Principal Seller to transfer all or any portion of the Subscribed Shares, under the circumstances, in the amounts or at the times that such Principal Seller might propose or desire.

Section 6.05 Acquisition for Own Account. Such Principal Seller is acquiring the Subscribed Shares for such Principal Seller’s own account for investment only, and not with a view towards distribution, assignment or resale of the Subscribed Shares to others or to fractionalization of the Subscribed Shares in whole or in part.

Section 6.06 Principal Sellers Can Protect Its Interest. Such Principal Seller represents that by reason of its, or of its management’s, business or financial experience, such Principal Seller has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. Further, such Principal Seller is aware of no publication of any advertisement in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

Section 6.07 Accredited Investor. Such Principal Seller is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D, as promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 6.08 Buyer Information. Such Principal Seller has received and read the Buyer’s Financial Statements and has had an opportunity to discuss the Buyer’s business, management and financial affairs with directors, officers and management of the Buyer and has had the opportunity to review the Buyer’s operations and facilities. Such Principal Seller has also had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from,

 

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the Buyer and its management regarding the terms and conditions of this investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.08 shall be deemed to limit or modify the Buyer’s representations and warranties in Section 5 (including as qualified by the Disclosure Schedule) or the right of the Principal Seller to rely thereon.

Section 6.09 Rule 144. Such Principal Seller acknowledges and agrees that in addition to any requirements under state securities laws, the Subscribed Shares are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act as in effect from time to time and must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Such Principal Seller has been advised or is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act as in effect from time to time (“Rule 144”), which permits limited resale of shares purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among other things, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale occurring following the required holding period under Rule 144, and the number of shares being sold during any three-month period not exceeding specified limitations. Such Principal Seller has been further advised that the Buyer has no present intention of satisfying the current public information requirements of Rule 144.

Section 6.10 Residence. The office of the Principal Seller is located at the address of such Principal Seller set forth in Schedule I, attached hereto.

Section 6.11 Transfer Restrictions. Such Principal Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares are subject to restrictions on transfer and other limitations as set forth in the Buyer’s charter.

Section 6.12 No Public Market. Such Principal Seller understands that no public market now exists for the Subscribed Shares and that the Buyer has made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Subscribed Shares.

Section 6.13 Not a Bad Actor. Neither such Principal Seller nor any Affiliate of such Principal Seller who could stand as beneficial owner of the Subscribed Shares purchased hereunder is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Securities Act Rule 506(d)(1) subsections (i) through (viii).

Section 6.14 Legends. Such Principal Seller understands and agrees that the certificates evidencing the Subscribed Shares and any other securities issued in respect of any such shares upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall bear any legends set forth in or required by the Buyer’s charter, any legend required by the securities laws of any state to the extent such laws are applicable to such shares represented by the certificate bearing such legend, and a legend substantially similar to the following:

Section 6.15 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF OR INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THE SAME IS REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW, OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AND THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE RECEIVED, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE HOLDER HEREOF, EVIDENCE OF SUCH EXEMPTION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION (WHICH MAY INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION).

 

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ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to Buyer as follows, confirming that such representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date:

Section 7.01 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all necessary corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as it is currently conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary except where the failure to be so licensed or in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of the Company. All corporate or limited liability company actions taken by the Company in connection with this Agreement have been duly authorized. The Company has delivered or made available copies of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents to Buyer.

Section 7.02 Capitalization.

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of which 12,031,806 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the Equity Interests are duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than those under applicable securities Laws.

(b) Except for the Equity Incentive Plan and certain convertible notes issued by the Company and in force and effect as of the Signing Date, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible securities, rights of refusal, or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the capital stock of the Company or obligating Sellers or the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or any other interest in, the Company, or which are intended to track or otherwise reflect the economic performance or change in value of the Company. The Company does not have any outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights. There are no voting trusts, stockholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Equity Interests.

Section 7.03 No Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, or have any interest in any shares or have an ownership interest in any other Person.

 

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Section 7.04 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Sellers of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company; (b) result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Company; or (c) except as set forth in Section 7.04 of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action (including any spousal consent) by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any Company Contract. No consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 7.05 Financial Statements. The Company has delivered or made available to Buyer complete copies of the Company’s unaudited financial statements consisting of the balance sheet of the Company as at December in each of the years 2017, 2016 and 2015 and the related statements of income and retained earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the years then ended (the “Unaudited Financial Statements”), and unaudited financial statements consisting of the balance sheet of the Company as at March 31, 2018 and the related statements of income and retained earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the six-month period then ended (the “Interim Financial Statements” and together with the Unaudited Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the period involved, subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not be materially adverse) and the absence of notes (that, if presented, would not differ materially from those presented in the Unaudited Financial Statements). The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of the Company, and fairly present the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations of the Company for the periods indicated. The balance sheet of the Company as of May 31, 2018 is referred to herein as the “Reference Balance Sheet” and the date thereof as the “Reference Date” and such balance sheet is referred to herein as the “Interim Balance Sheet” and the date thereof as the “Interim Balance Sheet Date”. The Company maintains a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP. The calculation of Net Working Capital of the Company as of June 30, 2018, as set forth in Exhibit I is true and correct in all respects.

Section 7.06 Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no Liabilities of the type required to be disclosed in a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP other than: (i) those which are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Reference Balance Sheet and which are not material in amount; (ii) those which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Reference Date; and (iii) those set forth on Section 7.06 of the Disclosure Schedules.

Section 7.07 Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions. Except as expressly contemplated by the Agreement or as set forth on Section 7.07 of the Disclosure Schedules, from the Reference Date until the date of this Agreement, the Company has operated in the ordinary course of business in all material respects and there has not been, with respect to the Company, any:

(a) event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of the Company, taken as a whole;

 

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(b) amendment of the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, bylaws, operating agreement or other organizational documents of the Company;

(c) split, combination, reclassification or redemption of any shares of its capital stock or any of its equity interests;

(d) issuance, sale or other disposition of any of its capital stock, or grant of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any of its capital stock;

(e) material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Company, except as required by GAAP or applicable Law;

(f) incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding credit card charges incurred in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the pursuit of the transactions provided for in this Agreement);

(g) sale or other disposition of any of the assets shown or reflected on the Reference Balance Sheet, except for sales of inventory or the disposal of obsolete equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(h) grant of or increase in the compensation, bonus, continuation or termination pay, due or potentially payable to its employees, officers, directors, or contractors;

(i) adoption, amendment, modification or termination of any Benefit Plan;

(j) acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock of, or by any other manner, any business of any Person or any division thereof;

(k) adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against the Company under any similar Law;

(l) material damage, destruction or other casualty loss with respect to the assets of the Company;

(m) commencement or settlement of any Proceeding involving the Company or any of its assets; or

(n) any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.

Section 7.08 Company Contracts.

(a) Section 7.08(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists each of the following Company Contracts (together with any leases, collectively, the “Material Contracts”):

(i) each agreement involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000, or requiring performance by any party more than one year from the date hereof, which, in each case, cannot be cancelled by the Company without penalty on not more than thirty (30) days’ notice;

 

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(ii) all agreements that relate to the sale of the Company’s assets, other than in the ordinary course of business;

(iii) all agreements that relate to the acquisition of any business, a material amount of stock or assets of any other Person or any real property (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);

(iv) except for agreements relating to trade receivables, all agreements that create or evidence any Debt, or pursuant to which the Company is obligated to provide funds or to make any investment in any business or Person (including, without limitation, guarantees);

(v) all agreements between the Company, on the one hand, and any Seller or Related Party of any Seller, on the other hand;

(vi) all agreements with Material Customers and Material Vendors;

(vii) all collective bargaining agreements or agreements with any labor organization, union or association to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;

(viii) any agreement including clauses requiring the Company to purchase minimum quantities (or pay any amount for failure to purchase any specific quantities) of goods or services, or containing “most favored customer” or similar pricing arrangements;

(ix) any agreement containing (1) covenants requiring the Company not to compete in any line of business in any geographic area or not to solicit employees or customers of any other Person, or (2) covenants of any other Person not to compete with the Company or not to solicit employees or customers of the Company;

(x) any agreement that requires the Company to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person or provides for a warranty by the Company (other than standard product warranties offered by the Company in the ordinary course);

(xi) any agreement that imposes on any Person any confidentiality, or non-disclosure obligation other than Contracts entered into by the Company in the ordinary course of business;

(xii) any agreement that grants an Encumbrance, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on any assets of the Company;

(xiii) any agreement that grants or increases any severance, continuation or termination pay or retention bonus to any director, officer, shareholder, interest holder, employee, agent or independent contractor or Related Party of the Company;

(xiv) any agreement that provides for a partnership, joint venture, teaming or similar agreement pursuant to which the Company shares in profits or losses of any business with any other Person or is jointly liable with any other Person;

 

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(xv) any employment, change of control, deferred compensation or other similar agreement with any director, officer, Seller or employee of the Company;

(xvi) any agreement under which the Company grants or is granted a license of, or assigns or is assigned any rights to, Intellectual Property; and

(xvii) any agreement between the Company, on the one hand, and any other Material Customer or Material Vendor, on the other hand.

(b) The Company has delivered or made available to Buyer copies of each Material Contract (and accurate summaries of any oral Material Contract). Each Company Contract was entered into in the ordinary course, on arm’s length terms, and is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, any other Person party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms. Except as set forth in Section 7.08(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no current negotiations with respect to the renewal, repudiation or amendment of any Company Contract. With respect to the Company Contracts: (i) the Company, nor to Sellers’ Knowledge, any other Person party thereto is in default under or in violation of any such Contract, (ii) no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a default or violation, and (iii) the Company has waived or released any rights under any such Company Contract.

Section 7.09 Title to Assets; Real Property.

(a) The Company does not own nor has ever owned any real property. Section 7.09(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists each real property (“Real Property”) lease to which the Company is a party (the “Lease”).

(b) The Company has a valid leasehold interest in all Real Property, in each case free and clear of Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances and the following:

(i) the rights of the landlord under the relevant Lease; and

(ii) easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances and other similar encumbrances affecting the Real Property and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the use of such Real Property in the operation of the Business.

(c) The Real Property is in the condition required under the applicable lease agreement for return as of the end of the term of such lease, subject to the removal of any personal property of the Company and the repair of any damage occasioned by such removal.

(d) Except as set forth in Section 7.09(d) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not received notice of any material non-recurring Taxes or assessments with respect to any Real Property or that any portion thereof is under consideration by any Governmental Authority.

(e) Except for the Real Property, the Licensed IP and as set forth in Section 7.09(g)(i) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company owns all right, title and interest in and to all of the assets used or held for use by them, or purported to be owned by them, which include those reflected on the Reference Balance Sheet, in each case free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. Section 7.09(e) of the Disclosure Schedules lists any equipment or other tangible assets leased by the Company, and the Company holds a valid leasehold interest in and to all such leased equipment and other tangible assets. All tangible assets used or held for use by the Company are located at the Real Property.

 

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(f) Except as set forth on Section 7.09(f) of the Disclosure Schedules, the tangible assets owned or leased by the Company are in good working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, are suitable for continued use in the Business as presently conducted or planned to be conducted by the Company. No such assets are in need of replacement or material maintenance or repair, except for routine replacement, maintenance and repair, none of which has been deferred within the past twelve (12) months.

(g) The properties, assets and rights of the Company are all of the properties, assets and rights (tangible and intangible) necessary to conduct the Business as presently conducted by the Company, and are sufficient for the uninterrupted continuation of the Business (as historically conducted) after the Closing.

Section 7.10 Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 7.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all patents, patent applications, trademark, trade name or service mark registrations, material unregistered trademarks, and pending applications for registration, copyright registrations and pending applications for registration and internet domain name registrations owned by, filed by, or registered in the name of the Company. The Intellectual Property set forth on Section 7.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is referred to herein as the “Owned IP”. The Company owns the entire right, title and interest in, to and under the Owned IP, free and clear of any Encumbrance.

(b) Section 7.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists each item of Intellectual Property used the Company under license from another Person (“Licensed IP”; and together with the Owned IP, the “Company Intellectual Property”). The Company has acquired an express license to use the Licensed IP used by it in its business, without, except as described in Section 7.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, payment of any further royalty or similar amount to any third party.

(c) Except as set forth in Section 7.10(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Intellectual Property used by the Company in its business consists of all Intellectual Property necessary for the unimpaired continued operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted.

(d) Except as listed in Section 7.10(d) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not used or currently uses or requires any third party software for the conduct of its business, except for such third party software as may be readily obtained by license from third party vendors of such software on reasonable commercial terms at costs similar to those reflected in the Financial Statements.

(e) Except as set forth in Section 7.10(e) of the Disclosure Schedules: (i) conduct of the Company’s business as currently conducted does not, to the knowledge of the Company, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property rights of any Person; and (ii) to Sellers’ Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property of the Company. The Company is not, nor has it ever been, a party to any Proceeding, nor is any Proceeding threatened, involving a claim of

 

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infringement, misappropriation, violation or unauthorized use of any Intellectual Property by the Company or any third party. The Company has not received any written notice or claim asserting that or suggesting that any such infringement, misappropriation, violation or unauthorized use is occurring or may have occurred.

(f) The Company has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of any Intellectual Property of the Company, the value of which is contingent upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof, and of third party confidential information provided to the Company under an obligation of confidentiality, which measures are commercially reasonable in the industry and jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Each current or former employee or contractor of the Company that has contributed to the conception or development of any Intellectual Property used by the Company has executed a valid and binding agreement assigning all rights in such Intellectual Property to the Company and has irrevocably waived in writing any non-assignable rights (including moral rights) that such Person may possess with respect to such Intellectual Property.

(g) The Company does not process any data associated with a payment card or otherwise protected under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (including the payment application data security standards) as amended, updated, superseded or replaced from time to time by the PCI Security Standards Counsel (the “PCI Standards”), including: (a) “card holder data” which includes (i) primary account number; (ii) cardholder name; (iii) service code; and (iv) expiration date; (b) “sensitive authentication data” which includes (i) magnetic strip data; (ii) CVC2, CVV2, CID; (iii) PIN and PIN Block information; and (iv) any security-related information; and (c) other information used to authenticate cardholders and/or authorize payment card transactions.

Section 7.11 Insurance.

(a) Section 7.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the following information of all insurance policies maintained by the Company or with respect to which the Company is a named insured or otherwise the beneficiary of coverage (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”):

(i) the type of insurance coverage;

(ii) the name of the insurer, the name of the policyholder, and the name of each covered insured;

(iii) the policy number and the period of coverage; and

(iv) the premium, the scope (including an indication of whether the coverage is on a claims-made, occurrence, or other basis) and amount of coverage.

(b) With respect to each Insurance Policy: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect; (ii) the Company is not in breach or default (including with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notices), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit coverage limitation, termination, modification, or acceleration, under the policy; (iii) the Company has not failed to give any notice or to present any claim under any such policy in a due and timely manner; (iv) no insurer under the Insurance Policies has rejected the defense or coverage of any claim purported to be covered by such insurer or has

 

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reserved the right to reject the defense or coverage of any claim purported to be covered by such insurer; and (v) the Company does not have any liability for retrospective premium adjustments. The Company has delivered or made available copies of the Insurance Policies to Buyer. The insurance coverages under the Insurance Policies satisfy all insurance requirements of the Company under the Company Contracts.

(c) Section 7.11(c) of the Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and accurate list and description of all pending claims under any of the Insurance Policies (other than claims for benefits under any Benefit Plan) and identifies the most recent inspection reports, if any, received by the Company from insurance underwriters as to the condition or insurance value of the insured property and assets, copies of which have been delivered to Buyer for inspection. Except as set forth in Section 7.11(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, there have been no claims made under any Insurance Policy during the three (3) year period prior to the date hereof.

Section 7.12 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 7.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Proceedings pending against or filed or threatened in writing by, or to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened against, the Company or any of its properties or assets (or by or against Sellers or any Affiliate thereof and relating to the Company).

(b) Except as set forth in Section 7.12(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against the Company including with respect to any of its properties, assets or Equity Interests.

Section 7.13 Compliance with Laws; Permits; Litigation.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 7.13 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is and has at all times been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws, Governmental Orders, and Permits applicable to them or their business, properties or assets, including, but not limited to the rules, regulations and policies of the FCC governing, relating to or arising out of the provisioning by the Company of SMS, short Code or any other service provided by the Company, and the rules, regulations and policies of any other federal, state or local agency or foreign agency having jurisdiction over any or all of the services offered by the Company.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 7.13 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not involved in any action or Proceedings formal or otherwise before the FCC, the FTC, or other Governmental Authority, and there are no matters pending with the FCC, FTC or other Governmental Authority that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business operations or revenues.

(c) The Company has duly obtained all Permits required for the Company to conduct its business or necessary for the ownership, lease, operation or use of its assets, except for permits the failure of which to obtain would have a material adverse effect on the Company, all of which are valid and in full force and effect. The Company has delivered or made available copies of all material Permits to Buyer.

(d) Except as set forth in Section 7.13 of the Disclosure Schedules, within the past five (5) years, the Company has not received any written, or to Sellers’ Knowledge, any other form of, notice of any alleged violation, breach or default of any Laws, Governmental Orders or Permits.

 

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(e) No loss, non-renewal or expiration of, nor any noncompliance with, any Permit is pending, or to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened (including as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby), other than the expiration of such Permits in accordance with their terms and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not require the prior approval of the Federal Communications Commission or any other federal, state or local agency or foreign authority having jurisdiction over any or all of the services offered by the Company.

(f) Except as set forth in Section 7.13 of the Disclosure Schedules, within the past five (5) years, the Company has not been involved in any litigation, nor has any litigation against the Company been threatened in writing.

Section 7.14 Environmental Matters.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 7.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, the Company is, and have at all times been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and the Company has not received from any Person any (i) written Environmental Notice or Environmental Claim, or (ii) request for information pursuant to any Environmental Law, which, in each case, either remains pending or unresolved, or is the source of any ongoing obligations or requirements.

(b) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, no real property currently or formerly occupied, operated or leased by the Company is listed on, or has been proposed for listing on, the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA, or to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any similar state list. The Company has complied with all applicable laws relating to the transport, delivery or disposal of any solid or hazardous waste or Hazardous Materials and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no real property to which the same have been transported is listed on or has been proposed for listing on the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA or any similar state list.

(c) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, except as set forth in Section 7.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials in contravention of Environmental Laws or the requirements of any Company Contract with respect to the business or assets of the Company or any real property currently or formerly occupied, operated or leased by the Company, or to which the Company has sent, disposed of or transported solid or hazardous waste or Hazardous Materials, in any such case which would reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Claim against, or a violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit by, the Company.

Section 7.15 Employees and Labor Matters.

(a) Section 7.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) the names of each of the current Employees (including any temporary or leased employees) of the Company or the Company’s PEO; (ii) each Employee’s title or function and current rate of compensation (including bonus and commission plans); and (iii) each Employee’s accrued vacation, sick leave or personal leave if applicable. Section 7.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedules also lists all Employees who are absent from work due to a work-related injury, is receiving workers’ compensation, is receiving disability compensation, or have been involuntarily separated from employment within the past ninety (90) days.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Section 7.15(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no unpaid wages, bonuses, commissions, vacation or PTO or other compensation (other than those not yet due and which have been accrued in the financial books and records of the Company) owed to any Employee, former employee, consultant or independent contractor.

(c) Section 7.15(c) of the Disclosure Schedules lists the names of each current consultant or independent contractor of the Company that is issued (or as to which the Company is required to issue) an IRS Form 1099 and the capacity in which such Person is currently engaged. To Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no disputes between the Company and its respective consultants or independent contractors.

(d) Except as disclosed on Section 7.15(d) of the Disclosure Schedules, all Persons classified by the Company as independent contractors satisfy the requirements of all applicable Laws to be so classified; the Company has fully and accurately reported their compensation on IRS Forms 1099 when required to do so; and the Company does not have any obligations to provide benefits with respect to such Persons under an Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise.

(e) Except as set forth in Section 7.15(e) of the Disclosure Schedules: (i) all Employees are employees at-will, terminable on one-month notice or less without penalty; and (ii) there are no outstanding agreements or arrangements with respect to severance payments to current Employees or former employees of the Company.

(f) The Company’s records accurately reflect the employment or service histories of its employees, independent contractors, contingent workers and leased employees, including their hours of service, and all such records are maintained in a useable electronic form.

(g) Except as set forth in Section 7.15(f) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company (i) is not nor has ever been a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining or other agreement with a labor organization representing any of its Employees, nor (ii) is it obligated under any agreement or otherwise to recognize or bargain with any labor organization or union on behalf of any employees. Except as set forth in Section 7.15(f) of the Disclosure Schedules, in the past three (3) years, there has not been, nor, to Sellers’ Knowledge, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor activity or dispute affecting the Company.

(h) Except as set forth in Section 7.15(h) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party to any individual employment or retention agreement.

(i) The Company directly and through its advisors and Professional Employer Organization is, and has at all times been, in compliance with all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices, including applicable wage and hour laws, workers’ compensation laws, occupational safety laws, worker eligibility laws, unemployment laws and social security laws. Except as set forth in Section 7.15(i) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Proceedings against the Company pending, or to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened by, with or before any Governmental Authority in connection with the employment of any current or former employee or consultant of the Company, including, without limitation, any claim relating to unfair labor practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay or any other employment related matter arising under applicable Laws.

 

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Section 7.16 Employee Benefit Matters.

(a) Section 7.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedules contains a list of each benefit, retirement, employment, consulting, compensation, incentive, bonus, stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, phantom equity, change in control, severance, vacation, paid time off, medical, welfare and fringe-benefit agreement, plan, policy and program, whether or not reduced to writing, in effect and covering one or more Employees, former employees of the Company, current or former directors of the Company or the beneficiaries or dependents of any such Persons (“Covered Persons”), and that is maintained, sponsored, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by the Company, or under which the Company has any Liability, whether for premiums, benefits or otherwise (each, a “Benefit Plan”). With respect to each Benefit Plan, Sellers have delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of: (i) all documents comprising the plan, including the current plan document (or in the case of any unwritten Benefit Plan, description of the material terms thereof), and document creating any trust maintained pursuant thereto, all amendments, investment management agreements, administrative service contracts, group annuity contracts, insurance contracts, HIPAA business associate agreements, the most recent summary plan description and each summary of material modification, if any, and employee handbooks; (ii) annual reports including Form 5500 for the last three (3) years for the plan or any related trust; (iii) any Benefit Plan financial statement and statements of investment policies and procedures and actuarial valuation reports for the preceding year; (iv) all documentation of nondiscrimination testing that has been prepared for or with respect to a plan for which such testing is required, including average deferral percentage testing, average contribution percentage testing, and Code Section 410(b) coverage testing; and (v) any written correspondence involving the compliance or qualification of the plan or any related trust to or from the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other government agency.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 7.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, each Benefit Plan and related trust has been established and at all times has been maintained, operated and administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable Laws. Each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (a “Qualified Benefit Plan”) that is subject to a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service that addresses all amendments required to be made to such Qualified Benefit Plan under the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code as in effect on the Closing Date, except those for which the applicable remedial amendment period under the Code has not expired, or with respect to a prototype or volume submitter plan, can rely on a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the prototype or volume submitter plan sponsor, to the effect that such Qualified Benefit Plan is so qualified and that the plan and the trust related thereto are exempt from federal income Taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, and nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to cause the revocation of such determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service or the inability to rely on such opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Except as set forth in Section 7.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, all benefits, contributions and premiums required under the terms of each Benefit Plan or

 

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applicable Law have been timely paid in accordance with the terms of such Benefit Plan, all applicable Laws and GAAP. All contributions, premiums or other payments payable under or with respect to each Benefit Plan for all periods prior to the Closing Date have been paid, made or accrued on the Company’s financial books before the Effective Time. Except as set forth in Section 7.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, all returns, filings, reports and disclosures relating to the Benefit Plans required pursuant to the terms of the Benefit Plans or any applicable Law have been timely filed and distributed in accordance with such requirements. With respect to any Benefit Plan, no event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that has resulted in or would subject the Company to a Tax under Section 4971 or Section 4975 of the Code or to a penalty under Section 502 of ERISA or the assets of the Company to a lien under Section 430(k) of the Code. The Benefit Plans do not provide benefits to any individual that is not a Covered Person.

(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains, sponsors or contributes, or has in the past six (6) full fiscal years maintained, sponsored or been required to contribute to, any Benefit Plan or other arrangement that: (i) is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; or (ii) is a “multi-employer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), (iii) is a multiple employer plan described in Section 413(c) of the Code or in Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA, (iv) is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40)(A) of ERISA), or (v) is a plan maintained in connection with any trust described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate: (i) has withdrawn from any pension plan under circumstances resulting (or expected to result) in a liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; or (ii) has engaged in any transaction which would give rise to a liability of the Company or Buyer under Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA.

(d) There have been no non-exempt “prohibited transactions” (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or any other breach of fiduciary responsibility involving such Benefit Plan that could subject the Company or any officer of the Company to any material Tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by such Section 4975 or to any material penalty under Section 502(i) or (1) of ERISA.

(e) With respect to any Benefit Plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 4(1) of ERISA, (i) no such Benefit Plan is unfunded or funded through a “welfare benefits fund,” as such term is defined in Section 419(e) of the Code, and (ii) each such Benefit Plan that is a “group health plan,” as such term is defined in Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code, has complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of COBRA and any applicable state law providing for the continuation of coverage and with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The Company does not provide life insurance, death benefits, health or medical or other benefits beyond the date of termination of employment, except as required by COBRA or comparable state law regarding continuation of coverage. Section 7.16(e) of the Disclosure Schedules lists the name of each Covered Person (i) who has experienced a “Qualifying Event” (as defined in COBRA or comparable provisions of state law) with respect to a Benefit Plan who is eligible and within the appropriate election period for “Continuation Coverage” (as defined in COBRA or comparable provisions of state law) and (ii) for those who have elected Continuation Coverage, whose maximum period for Continuation Coverage required by COBRA, or comparable provisions of state law, has not expired.

 

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(f) Except for routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course or as set forth in Section 7.16(f) of the Disclosure Schedules: (i) there is no pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened Proceeding relating to a Benefit Plan; and (ii) no Benefit Plan has within the three (3) years prior to the date hereof been the subject of an examination or audit by a Governmental Authority.

(g) Except as set forth in Section 7.16(g) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Benefit Plan exists that could: (i) result in the payment to any Covered Person of any money or other property; (ii) accelerate the vesting of or provide any additional rights or benefits (including funding of compensation or benefits through a trust or otherwise) to any Covered Person except as a result of any partial plan termination of a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code resulting from this Agreement; or (iii) limit or restrict the ability of Buyer or its Affiliates to merge, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan, in each case, as a result of the execution of this Agreement. Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code, and there are no Benefit Plans or other agreements that could provide payments or benefits that would be “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code. Each Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued at any time in accordance with its terms without participant consent or liability on the part of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, other than ordinary, non-material administrative expenses and benefits payable to participants in accordance with the terms of such Benefit Plan. The Company does not have any Liability with respect to any plan, program, agreement or arrangement that would constitute a Benefit Plan but for the fact that such plan, program, agreement or arrangement was terminated or the Company ceased to sponsor, maintain or contribute to such plan, program, agreement or arrangement.

(h) Each Benefit Plan that is a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” (as such term is defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) satisfies the requirements to avoid Tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations promulgated thereunder. No amounts under any such plan, agreement or arrangement is or has been subject to the interest or additional Tax set forth under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code, and the Company does not have any obligation to gross-up or indemnify any individual with respect to any such Tax.

(i) Except as set forth in Section 7.16(i) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has always managed each Benefit Plan, since its inception, in compliance with market best practices and with any federal or state applicable law. No liability may arise from the Company’s management of any Benefit Plan, and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no litigation or Proceeding is currently pending or threatened in connection with the management of such Benefit Plans by the Company.

(j) All data necessary to administer each Benefit Plan is in possession of the Company and is complete, correct and in a form which is sufficient for the proper administration of the Benefit Plans.

Section 7.17 Taxes; Tax Returns. Except as set forth in Section 7.17 of the Disclosure Schedules:

(a) The Company has timely filed (taking into account any valid extensions) all income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, each such Tax Return has been prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws, and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct. The Company has paid on a timely basis all material Taxes, whether or not shown on any of its Tax Returns, that were due and payable. The Company’s estimated, unpaid income and other material Taxes of the Company have been properly accrued for or reserved through the date of the Company’s Financial Statements (the “Financial Reference Date”).

 

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(b) The amount of the Company’s liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods ending on or before the Financial Reference Date does not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes reflected on the Financial Statements. The amount of the Company’s liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods following the Financial Reference Date shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company (which accruals shall not exceed comparable amounts incurred in similar periods in prior years).

(c) Sellers have delivered to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns with respect to the Company for taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2015, all examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company and all private letter rulings, revenue agent reports, information document requests, protests, petitions, closing agreements, settlement agreements, pending ruling requests and any similar document submitted by, received by or agreed to with any Governmental Authority by or on behalf of the Company.

(d) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company. There are no ongoing or threatened examinations, audits, actions, suits, claims, investigations or other legal Proceedings by any taxing authority against the Company. No power of attorney currently in force has been granted by the Company with respect to Tax matters.

(e) All Taxes that the Company is or was required by Law to withhold or collect (including pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445, 1446 and 1471 through 1474 of the Code or similar provisions under any state, local or foreign Law) have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been properly paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority or other Person.

(f) No deficiencies for or additions to Taxes, or interest or penalties for any Taxes with respect to any income, properties or operations of the Company has been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing by any Governmental Authority against the Company that remain outstanding.

(g) The Company has not received a Tax ruling or entered into a closing or similar agreement with any Governmental Authority that will be binding on Buyer or the Company after the Closing. The Company is not a party to any agreement with federal, state or local Governmental Authorities with respect to property or ad valorem Taxes.

(h) None of the assets of the Company: (i) is property that is required to be treated as being owned by any other Person pursuant to the provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; (ii) is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code; or (iii) directly or indirectly secure any debt, the interest on which is tax-exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code.

 

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(i) The Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) cash method of accounting or long-term contract method of accounting utilized prior to the Closing Date; (v) prepaid amounts received on or prior to the Closing Date; or (vi) use of an improper method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date.

(j) The Company (i) is not nor has ever been a member of a group of corporations or other entities with which it has filed (or been required to file) group, consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax Returns, and (ii) is not a party to or bound by any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification contractual agreement.

(k) The Company has not distributed to its security holders stock or securities of a controlled corporation, nor has any stock or securities of the Company been distributed, in a transaction to which Section 355 of the Code applies (i) in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) that includes the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(l) The Company has never been notified by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes that the Company was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed. The Company has never engaged in a trade or business outside the United States and does not (nor has it ever had) a permanent establishment in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.

(m) There are no Encumbrances with respect to unpaid Taxes upon any of the assets or properties of the Company other than Permitted Encumbrances.

(n) The Company has not been a party to a “listed transaction,” as such term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).

(o) The Company has disclosed on its federal and state income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code. The Company (i) has not been responsible for paying any accumulated earnings tax under Section 531 of the Code; (ii) has not made, or will make, a consent dividend election under Section 565 of the Code; and (iii) is not required to apply any of the foregoing rules, under any comparable or United States state or local Tax provision.

(p) The Company is not a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code; (ii) has not been a stockholder of a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code (or any similar provision of United States state, local or foreign law), (iii) has not been a “personal holding company” as defined in Section 542 of the Code (or any similar provision of United States state, local or foreign law); and (iv) has not been a stockholder of a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code; and (v) has not engaged in a trade or business, had a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise become subject to Tax jurisdiction in a country other than the country of its formation.

 

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(q) Since the date of the Company Financial Statements, the Company has not made, changed or rescinded any Tax election, amended any Tax Return or taken any position on any Tax Return, that would reasonably be expected to result in the effect of materially increasing any Tax liability or materially reducing any Tax asset of the Company in respect of any Post-Closing Tax Period.

(r) The Company has not been a party to any joint venture, partnership or arrangement or contract treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

(s) Except as a consequence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company does not have any net operating losses, capital losses, built-in losses, tax credits or similar items that are subject to limitation under Section 382, 383, 384 or 1502 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (and comparable provisions of state, local or foreign Law).

(t) The transactions described in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, effective as of May 1, 2013, by and between the Company and WUPIMA, Inc., constituted a tax-free “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

Section 7.18 Accounts Receivable. All accounts and notes receivable of the Company represent bona fide, arms-length sales made or services performed in the ordinary course of business or valid claims as to which full performance has been rendered by the Company. No counter claims, defenses, offsetting claims or adjustments with respect to the accounts or notes receivable of the Company are pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened, and all such receivables are collectible in the ordinary course of business.

Section 7.19 Indebtedness. The only Debt of the Company due and outstanding is the Company’s obligations to the Noteholders pursuant to the Notes.

Section 7.20 Bank Accounts. Section 7.20 of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of the name and address of (a) each bank or financial institution with which the Company has an account or safe deposit box and the name of each Person authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto and (b) the name of each Person holding a power of attorney on behalf of the Company.

Section 7.21 Books and Records.

(a) The minute books, share or interest ledgers and other corporate documentation of the Company has been maintained in the ordinary course of business and reflect, in all material respects, all meetings and consents of the board of directors and shareholders of the Company and transactions involving transfers of shares or Equity Interests of the Company. The books of account, financial records and other records of the Company have been maintained in accordance with commercially reasonable business practices, consistently applied, and applicable Laws, and are sufficient for the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. All material financial transactions of the Company have been recorded in the books of account of the Company and such books of account fairly and accurately provide the basis for the financial position and the revenues, expenses and results of operation of the Company set forth in the Financial Statements. All of the foregoing corporate and financial books and records are in the possession of the Company at the Real Property.

 

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(b) The Company maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

Section 7.22 Customers and Vendors.

(a) Section 7.22(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the twenty (20) largest customers (measured by dollar amount of revenue) of the Company and the dollar amount of the revenues attributable to each such customer for each of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 (collectively, the “Material Customers”). Except as set forth on Section 7.22(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) all Material Customers continue to be customers of the Company, none of such Material Customers has materially reduced, modified or changed the terms of, its business with the Company from the levels achieved during the year ended December 31, 2017, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, no such reduction, modification or change will occur, (ii) no Material Customer has terminated or canceled its relationship with the Company or has threatened to do so, (iii) the Company is not involved in any Proceeding or dispute with any Material Customer, and (iv) the Company is not involved in any Proceeding or dispute with any of its other customers that, individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s Business.

(b) Section 7.22(b) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the twenty (20) largest vendors (measured by dollar amount of purchases) of the Company and the dollar amount of the purchases attributable to each such Person for each of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 (collectively, “Material Vendors”). Except as set forth on Section 7.22(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) all Material Vendors continue to be vendors of the Company, none of such Material Vendors has materially reduced, changed or modified the terms of, its business with the Company from the levels achieved during the year ended December 31, 2016, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, no such reduction, modification or change will occur, (ii) no Material Vendor has terminated its relationship with the Company or has threatened to do so, (iii) the Company is not involved in any Proceeding or dispute with any Material Vendor, and (iv) the Company is not involved in any Proceeding or dispute with any of its other customers that, individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business.

(c) Except as set forth in Section 7.22(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not entered into, or offered to enter into, any Contract (whether written or oral) pursuant to which the Company is or will be obligated to make any material rebates, discounts, promotional allowances or similar payments or arrangements to any customer (“Rebate Obligations”). All Rebate Obligations are reflected in the Financial Statements or have been incurred after the date thereof in the ordinary course of business and will be taken into account in the calculation of the NWC Adjustment.

Section 7.23 Warranties. Each service provided by the Company meets, in all material respects, all standards for quality and workmanship prescribed by Law, industry standards and any express or implied warranties that are applicable to such product or service under which the Company has any Liability. .

 

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Section 7.24 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Sellers.

Section 7.25 Related Party Relationships. Except for as set forth in Section 7.25 of the Disclosure Schedules, (a) no Seller or Related Party of the Company or any Seller has any legal or beneficial interest in any of the assets occupied, used or held for use by the Company, and (b) no Seller or Related Party of the Company or any Seller owns (legally or beneficially) an equity interest or any other financial or profit interest in, a Person that has (i) had business dealings or a material financial interest in any transaction with the Company or (ii) engaged in competition with the Company with respect to the Business. No Seller or Related Party of the Company or any Seller is a party to any Contract with the Company.

Section 7.26 Privacy and Security.

(a) Except as set forth on Section 7.26 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company exclusively owns and possesses all right, title and interest in and to the Business Data, free and clear of any restrictions of any nature, including all Intellectual Property embodied or associated with the Business Data. Except as set forth on Section 7.26 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Data used by the Company can be used by the Company after the Closing in the same manner in which it is currently used by the Company. The Company has materially complied with all of its internal policies, privacy notices, and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, third party privacy notices applicable to the collection and use of Data used in the Company.

(b) Neither the execution, delivery, nor performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of this Agreement, will, by itself, result in any violation of any applicable privacy-related Laws, any Company privacy policy, or any contractual obligation of the Company relating to privacy. The Company has complied with and currently complies with all applicable U.S. data privacy, data protection, data security, and cybersecurity Laws, its obligations arising under any contract and its own policies and procedures pertaining to the privacy or security of sensitive and personal information. The Company has commercially reasonable security measures and policies in place to protect Personal Data collected by it or on its behalf from unauthorized access, use and/or disclosure. The Company is assessing its compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/269 (“GDPR”). The Company is not currently and, to the knowledge of the Company, has not in the past been under investigation by any Governmental Authority or industry self-regulatory body, or subject to any court order, an order by any Governmental Authority, or any settlement agreement affecting its collection, storage, use, disclosure, transmission, disposal, or security of Personal Data. The Company has not undertaken a GDPR compliance exercise.

 

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ARTICLE VIII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer represents and warrants with respect to Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 to Sellers and with respect to Sections 5.05 – 5.16 to the Principal Sellers as follows, as of the Closing Date:

Section 8.01 Organization and Authority of Buyer. Buyer is an Italian Società per Azioni duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Italy. Buyer has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement, the performance by Buyer of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite Corporate action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Sellers) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms.

Section 8.02 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the organizational documents of Buyer; (b) result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Buyer; or (c), except for the Unicredit Consent, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any agreement to which Buyer is a party, except in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), where the violation, breach, conflict, default, acceleration or failure to give notice would not have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 8.03 Investment Purpose. Buyer is acquiring the Equity Interests solely for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Buyer acknowledges that the Equity Interests are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and that the Equity Interests may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable. Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Equity Interests for an indefinite period (including total loss of its investment), and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of its investment.

Section 8.04 Sufficiency of Funds. Buyer has sufficient cash on hand or other sources of immediately available funds to enable it to make payment of the Purchase Price as and when due and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 8.05 Capitalization; Voting Rights.

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Buyer, immediately prior to the Closing, consists of 120,501 shares of common stock, no par value, (i) 100,000 shares of which are issued and outstanding; (ii) 3,093 of which are reserved and committed for issuance to the following individuals: Aniketh Ashok Jain, Ashish Agarwal, Shruthi Chandanmal Jain, Shilpa Agarwal, Shivam Prasad, Vinay Jain and Mohamed Faraz; (iii) 3,543 of which are reserved for issuance as Subscribed Shares; and (iv) 2,410 of which are reserved for issuance under the Kaleyra Option Plan. Section 8.05(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of the outstanding, committed and reserved capital stock of the Buyer, including the name of each holder and the type and number of shares, or options of each type.

 

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(b) Under the Kaleyra Option Plan, the Buyer has reserved 2,410 shares of Common Stock (of a total unallocated Common Stock) for issuance to the Founders and Managers under the Plan, representing 2% of the Buyer’s equity capitalization following the consummation of the Closing on a fully diluted basis, of which (i) no shares of Common Stock have been issued pursuant to the exercise of options, (ii) options to subscribe for 2,410 shares of Common Stock (the “Options Shares”) will be granted by September 30, 2018. Section 8.05(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of the outstanding options issued or to be issued as of Closing under the Kaleyra Option Plan and otherwise, including the name of the grantee, the number of Subscribed Shares issuable upon exercise of such options and the exercise price.

(c) All issued and outstanding Subscribed Shares (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and (ii) were issued in compliance with applicable Italian laws. The Subscribed Shares equal 3% of Buyer’s fully-diluted equity capitalization following the consummation of the Closing (not counting the Options Shares) and will equal 2.94% of Buyer’s fully-diluted equity capitalization following the issuance of the options relating to the Options Shares.

(d) The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Subscribed Shares are as stated in the Buyer’s charter, and such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions are valid, binding and enforceable and are in accordance with all applicable laws.

(e) All outstanding Buyer’s Share are subject to transfer restrictions as set forth in Buyer’s charter and in accordance with applicable securities regulations.

Section 8.06 The Subscribed Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and fully paid-in by the Principal Sellers in accordance with this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Subscribed Shares, and will be free and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions, claims and encumbrances imposed by or through the Buyer; provided, however, that the Subscribed Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under U.S. and Italian state, local, and/or federal securities laws, as set forth herein or as otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is proposed.

Section 8.07 Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Principal Sellers in Articles III and IV of this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Buyer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for in respect of the Buyer only filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, which have been made or will be made in a timely manner.

Section 8.08 Financial Statements. The Buyer has made available to the Principal Sellers its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Buyer’s Financial Statement”). The Buyer’s Financial Statement has been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles of the Italian Accounting Organization (Organismo Italiano di Contabilità) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, except as disclosed therein, and present fairly the financial condition and position of the Buyer as of the relevant reference date; provided, however, that the Buyer’s Financial Statement is subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments (which are not expected to be material either individually or in the aggregate).

 

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Section 8.09 Securities Law Compliance. Valid Issuance of Shares. The Subscribed Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Buyer’s charter. The Subscribed Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable Italian and U.S. federal and state securities laws.

ARTICLE IX

COVENANTS

Section 9.01 Confidentiality.

(a) From and after the Closing, Sellers will not, and each will cause its Related Parties not to, directly or indirectly, use or disclose (other than to or on behalf of Buyer or Company) any Confidential Information of or relating to the Company or its business. This Section 9.01(a) shall survive the Closing and shall continue indefinitely; provided, however, that the restrictions in this Section 9.01(a) shall terminate on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing with respect to any Confidential Information that does not then constitute a trade secret under applicable Law. Nothing in this Section 9.01(a) shall be construed to limit or supersede the common law of torts or statutory or other protection of trade secrets where such law provides Buyer or the Company with greater or longer protection than provided in this Section 9.01(a).

(b) The obligations set forth in Section 9.01(a) shall not apply to any information that Sellers demonstrates: (i) has become generally available after the Closing Date to the public through no act or omission of Sellers or any of their Related Parties and without violation of this Agreement; or (ii) is required to be disclosed by subpoena or other mandatory legal process, provided that such Seller(s) promptly gives Buyer notice of any request or demand for disclosure of such Confidential Information upon receipt of such request or demand along with a copy of any written correspondence, pleading or other communications concerning the request or demand, and uses reasonable efforts to obtain, and upon request, provides reasonable cooperation should Buyer or Company seek to obtain, an appropriate protective order.

Section 9.02 Non-competition; Non-solicitation.

(a) The Founders shall not, directly or indirectly, for a period of three (3) years commencing on the Closing Date:

(i) engage in the distribution and sale of, or provision of services related to supplying the infrastructure and platforms for virtual phone numbers, including suites of APIs, which enable IP based applications and services to connect to telecommunication devices, as well as other IP based software applications (collectively, the “Business”);

(ii) have an interest in any Person that engages directly or indirectly in the Business in any capacity, including as a partner, shareholder, member, employee, principal, agent, trustee or consultant;

(iii) intentionally interfere in any material respect with the business relationships (whether formed prior to or after the date of this Agreement) between any Company and customers or suppliers of any Company;

 

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(iv) hire or solicit any employee of the Company or Buyer or encourage any such employee to leave such employment; or

(v) solicit or entice, or attempt to solicit or entice, any suppliers, clients or customers of the Company or potential suppliers, clients or customers of the Company (as of or within the two (2) year period preceding the Closing) for purposes of selling products or services similar to those currently offered by the Company, or otherwise diverting their business or customers from the Company.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Founders or Managers may own, directly or indirectly, solely as a passive investment, up to an aggregate of two percent (2%) of the publicly-traded securities of any Person traded on a national securities exchange.

(c) Sellers acknowledge that a breach or threatened breach of Section 9.01 or Section 9.02 would give rise to irreparable harm to Buyer and the Company, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agree that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by any Seller of any such obligations, Buyer and the Company shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, injunctive relief, an order of specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court or arbitrator (without any requirement to post a bond or other security).

(d) Sellers acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Section 9.01 and this Section 9.02 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Buyer and the Company and constitute a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in Section 9.01 or this Section 9.02 should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court or arbitrator is expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. The covenants contained in Section 9.01 and this Section 9.02 and each provision thereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant or provision as written shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 9.03 Indemnification of Officers and Directors. For a period of six (6) years after the Closing, Buyer shall not, and shall not permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, amend, repeal or modify (by merger or otherwise), in a manner adverse to the beneficiary thereof, any provision in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalents) relating to the exculpation or indemnification of any officers or directors, it being the intent of the Parties hereto that the officers and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof shall continue to be entitled to such exculpation and indemnification to the full extent of the law. If, after the Closing, Buyer, the Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Buyer or the Company, as applicable, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this section.

 

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Section 9.04 Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances, and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 9.05 Certain Actions. Neither Buyer, nor the Company, nor any of its or their subsidiaries (in each case directly or indirectly or via any intermediary or representative) will take (or omit to take) any action or do anything to commence, initiate, or request any voluntary disclosure process under or relating to any rule, regulation or policy of the Federal Communications Commission or any state or local agency with jurisdiction over the Company, with respect to the Company’s business prior to the Closing Date, other than as contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 9.06 Right of First Refusal. The Company hereby fully, finally and expressly waives the Right of First Refusal as it applies to the transactions provided for in this Agreement.

ARTICLE X

TAX MATTERS

Section 10.01 Tax Covenants.

(a) Sellers’ Representative shall, with the cooperation and assistance of the Company and the Company’s tax accountant, prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, and shall pay all third-party costs and fees for the Company to prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Tax Returns of the Company for periods ending before the Closing Date and which are due on or after the Closing Date, and Sellers shall pay all Taxes shown as due on such Tax Returns to Buyer at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable due date of such Tax Returns. Sellers’ Representative shall: (i) prepare or cause to be prepared such Tax Returns in a manner consistent with applicable Law and the Company’s past practices to the extent consistent with applicable Law; (ii) consult in good faith with Buyer and its Representatives as to the contents of such Tax Returns; (iii) make the relevant books, records, other materials and documents available to Buyer or its Representatives; (iv) cooperate fully with Buyer in connection therewith; and (v) except as otherwise required by applicable Law, not take any position on such Tax Returns that will result in any material increase of Taxes of the Company, Buyer or their respective without Buyer’s consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No later than twenty (20) days prior to the applicable due date of such Tax Returns, Sellers’ Representative shall submit copies of such Tax Returns to Buyer for Buyer’s review, comment and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Buyer shall have the right to review and comment on any such Tax Return prior to filing and Sellers’ Representative shall incorporate any reasonable comments of Buyer.

(b) Any refunds, rebates, deductions, credits or overpayments of Taxes of the Company for any taxable period ending before the Closing Date shall be for the account of Sellers. Any refunds, rebates, deductions, credits or overpayments of the Company for any taxable period beginning on or after the Closing Date shall be for the account of Buyer. Any refunds, rebates, deductions, credits or overpayments of Taxes of the Company for a Straddle Period shall be equitably prorated and apportioned between Sellers and Buyer applying the principles of Section 10.02.

 

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Section 10.02 Straddle Period. Buyer shall prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, and shall pay all third-party costs and fees for the Company to prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Tax Returns of the Company with respect to a taxable period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date (each such period, a “Straddle Period”), and Sellers shall, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable due date of such Tax Returns, pay to Buyer all Taxes shown as due on such Tax Returns that are treated as Pre-Closing Taxes. Buyer shall: (i) prepare or cause to be prepared such Tax Returns in a manner consistent with applicable Law and the Company’s past practices to the extent consistent with applicable Law; (ii) consult in good faith with Sellers’ Representative and his Representatives as to the contents of such Tax Returns; (iii) cooperate fully with Sellers’ Representative in connection therewith; and (iv) except as otherwise required by applicable Law, not take any position on such Tax Returns that will result in any material increase of Taxes of the Company, Sellers or their respective Affiliates for a Pre-Closing Tax Period without the consent of Sellers’ Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No later than twenty (20) days prior to the applicable due date of such Tax Returns, Buyer shall submit copies of such Tax Returns to Sellers’ Representative for the review, comment and approval of Sellers’ Representative, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Sellers’ Representative shall have the right to review and comment on any such Tax Return prior to filing, and Buyer shall incorporate any reasonable comments of Sellers’ Representative. In the case of Taxes that are payable with respect to a Straddle Period, the portion of any such Taxes that are treated as Pre-Closing Taxes for purposes of this Agreement shall be:

(a) in the case of Taxes based upon, or related to, income or receipts, the amount which would have been payable if the taxable year had ended on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date; and

(b) in the case of other Taxes, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period ending on and including the day immediately prior to the Closing Date, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire period.

Section 10.03 Contests. Buyer agrees to give written notice to Sellers’ Representative upon receipt of any written notice relating to the assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any Proceeding by a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes for which Sellers may be liable pursuant to Section 11.02(c) (a “Tax Claim”); provided, that any failure or delay in giving such notice shall not limit Buyer’s right to indemnification hereunder. Sellers’ Representative may elect to assume and control the defense of such Tax Claim by written notice to Buyer within thirty (30) days after delivery by Buyer to Sellers’ Representative of the written notice of the Tax Claim; provided, however, that Sellers’ Representative shall obtain the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) before entering into any settlement of a Tax Claim or ceasing to defend such Tax Claim in a manner that would result in liability to Sellers; and, provided further, that Buyer shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such Tax Claim through counsel of its choice, the fees and expenses of which separate counsel shall be borne solely by Buyer.

 

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Section 10.04 Cooperation and Exchange of Information. Sellers and Buyer shall provide each other with such cooperation and information as either of them reasonably may request of the other in filing any Tax Return pursuant to this ARTICLE X or in connection with any audit or other Proceeding in respect of Taxes of the Company. Such cooperation and information shall include providing copies of relevant Tax Returns or portions thereof, together with accompanying schedules, related work papers and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by tax authorities. Buyer shall maintain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any Pre-Closing Tax Period for seven years following the end of the taxable year including the Closing Date.

Section 10.05. Transfer Taxes. All transfer, documentary, registration, gains, real property transfer, sales, use, excise, stamp, conveyance Taxes and any other similar Taxes applicable to, arising out of or imposed upon the transactions contemplated hereunder (including any interest and penalties), if any, shall be borne 50% by Buyer and 50% by Sellers. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, Buyer shall timely file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to any such Taxes.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.01 Survival. Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained herein, and the right to assert claims in respect thereof, shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect until the 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however, the Fundamental Representations shall survive the Closing through the end of the applicable statute of limitations by Law. Each covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and not expire unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claim relating to any matter potentially subject to indemnification hereunder, as to which notice has been given in accordance with Section 12.02 prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of such survival period and the right to indemnification in respect of such matters shall survive until finally resolved, including with respect to Losses accruing after such applicable survival period would otherwise have expired.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Sellers. Subject to the other terms, conditions and limitations of this Article XI, the Sellers severally and not jointly (and the Founders jointly and severally with respect to themselves, the Managers and the Minority Shareholders, but not the IDG Entities) shall indemnify Buyer and its Affiliates (including after Closing, the Company) and their respective successors, assigns, officers, directors, managers, members, employees, representatives and agents (each, a “Buyer Indemnified Party”) against, and shall hold the Buyer Indemnified Parties harmless from and against, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon any of them based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:

(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Sellers or the Company in ARTICLE VI or ARTICLE VII of this Agreement or the DAA;

(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Sellers or Sellers’ Representative pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of the Sellers’ Representative only, the DAA;

 

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(c) any Pre-Closing Taxes in accordance with ARTICLE X;

(d) any Transaction Expenses of the Company, except to the extent paid as of the Closing or accrued as current liabilities in the determination of Net Working Capital;

(e) any expenses, brokerage fees, investment banking fees, agent’s commissions or finder’s fees payable or incurred by Company in connection with the execution or delivery of any Transaction Document or any of the transactions contemplated thereby;

(f) any Liability associated with the Company’s failure to meet any obligations imposed by applicable Law to pay into the FCC’s Universal Service Fund based on FCC interpretations as of the date of the Closing;

(g) any Liability associated with the RMB/USD currency setoff arrangement with Eastcom; and

(h) any Proceedings, fees, and expenses incident to any of the foregoing or incurred in investigating or attempting to avoid the same or to oppose the imposition thereof, or in enforcing this indemnification.

If the Founders satisfy any Losses under the indemnification provisions of this Article XI on behalf of the Managers and/or the Minority Shareholders as a result of the joint and several liability provision applicable to the Founders, then the Founders will be entitled to recover from the Managers, Optionees, and/or the Minority Shareholders (via rights of contribution or otherwise), as applicable, such portion of such Losses satisfied by the Founders that otherwise would be borne by the Managers, Optionees, and/or the Minority Shareholders, as applicable.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Buyer seeks to offset or setoff any Losses pursuant to this Article 11 against the First Deferred Payment, then the percentage setoff will be calculated on a pro rata basis among the Sellers (such pro rata amount being the “Allocable Amount” for each Seller) and if the Allocable Amount for any Founder in connection with such Losses exceeds (measured on dollars basis) the amount of consideration otherwise payable to such Founder in respect of the First Deferred Payment (such amount in dollars in excess of the Founders Allocable Amount, the “Founder Deficit Amount”), then Buyer will not be entitled to offset the Founder Deficit Amount against the other recipients of the First Deferred Payment, but will instead assess such Founder Deficit Amount solely against the applicable Founder, including by recourse to and offset against such Founder’s allocable proceeds from the Second Deferred Payment.

Section 11.03 Indemnification by Buyer. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this ARTICLE XI, Buyer shall indemnify Sellers, their Affiliates and their respective successors, assigns, officers, directors, managers, members, employees, representatives and agents (each a “Seller Indemnified Party”) against, and shall hold each Seller Indemnified Party harmless from and against, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:

(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Buyer in ARTICLE VIII of this Agreement or the DAA;

 

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(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or the DAA;

(c) any expenses, brokerage fees, investment banking fees, agent’s commissions or finder’s fees payable or incurred by Buyer in connection with the execution or delivery of any Transaction Document or any of the transactions contemplated thereby;

(d) any Liabilities arising out of the ownership, operation or business of the Company or any of their respective assets at or after the Effective Time, other than Losses arising out of or relating to any matter in respect of which Sellers are required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 11.02 above or would be so required but for any of the limitations set forth in Sections 11.01 or 11.04; or

(e) any Proceedings, fees, and expenses incident to any of the foregoing or occurred in investigating or attempting to avoid the same or to oppose the imposition thereof, or in enforcing this indemnification.

Section 11.04 Certain Limitations. The party making a claim under this ARTICLE XI is referred to as the “Indemnified Party,” and the party or parties against whom such claims are asserted under this ARTICLE XI is referred to as the “Indemnifying Party.” The indemnification provided for in Section 11.02 shall be subject to the following limitations:

(a) Except in the case of (i) a breach of any Fundamental Representation or (ii) fraud or intentional misconduct, the Sellers shall not be liable to any Buyer Indemnified Party for indemnification in respect of inaccuracies in or breaches of representations or warranties under Section 11.02(a), until the aggregate amount of all Losses subject to indemnification solely under Section 11.02(a) exceeds $100,000 (the “Deductible”), at which point the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification for all in Losses in excess of the Deductible (i.e., only hose just in excess of the Deductible, subject to the other limitations contained in this Agreement).

(b) The maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from Sellers in respect of inaccuracies in or breaches of representations or warranties pursuant to Section 11.02(a) shall be an amount equal to four million dollars ($4,000,000), provided that the foregoing clause shall not apply to breaches of Fundamental Representations, which shall be capped at five million dollars ($5,000,000) or to claims for fraud or intentional misrepresentation.

(c) No Seller shall have any liability pursuant to Section 11.02 with respect to a Loss to the extent such Loss included is a liability reserved or accrued for in, the Final Closing Statement pursuant to ARTICLE II or to any Losses in excess of his, her or its actual proceeds received under this Agreement, except for the Founders in the case of, and to the extent that, the Founders (or either of them) are responsible for joint and several indemnification of other parties hereunder in accordance with other provisions of this Article XI.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to the Founders’ joint and several liability with respect to the Minority Shareholders), any Loss assessed against the Sellers and Optionees will be assessed pro rata based on the percentage of Closing Consideration (and if applicable, Deferred Consideration) proceeds actually distributed to each Seller at the time such Loss is finally determined to be due and payable.

 

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Section 11.05 Indemnification Procedures.

(a) Third-Party Claims. If any Indemnified Party receives notice of the potential assertion or commencement of any Proceeding by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement (a “Third-Party Claim”) against such Indemnified Party in respect of which the Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice thereof. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits material rights or defenses by reason of such failure or is materially prejudiced thereby. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail and shall indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably practicable, of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in, or by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party will indemnify the Indemnified Party in respect of such matter, to assume the defense of, any Third-Party Claim, at the Indemnifying Party’s sole expense and by the Indemnifying Party’s own counsel, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in good faith in such defense. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, to participate in the defense of any Third-Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to compromise or defend such Third-Party Claim or fails to promptly notify the Indemnified Party in writing of its election to defend as provided in this Section 11.05(a), or having so elected, fails diligently to prosecute such defense, the Indemnified Party may, subject to Section 11.05(a), pay, compromise, defend such Third-Party Claim and without prejudice to its rights to indemnification for any and all Losses based upon, arising from or relating to such Third-Party Claim. Sellers’ Representative and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in connection with the defense of any Third-Party Claim, including making available (subject to the provisions of Section 9.01) records relating to such Third-Party Claim and furnishing, without expense (other than reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses) to the defending party, management employees of the non-defending party as may be reasonably necessary for the preparation of the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, (a) if defendants in any action include any Indemnifying Party and any Indemnified Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall have been advised by its counsel that there may be material legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party inconsistent with those available to such Indemnifying Party, (b) if a conflict of interest exists between any Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim or the defense thereof, or (c) if an Indemnified Party reasonably and in good faith determines that the defense of such claim by the Indemnifying Party could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business, then in any such case, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in such action, and in such case (or if the Indemnifying Party does not timely assume the defense of such matter as provided above or having so assumed, fails diligently to conduct such defense) the reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party’s counsel shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party and shall be paid by it from time to time within twenty (20) days of receipt of appropriate invoices therefore. The provisions of this Section 11.05 shall not apply to Tax Claims, which are subject to the procedures in Section 10.03.

 

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(b) Settlement of Third-Party Claims. This Section 11.05(b) shall apply where the Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with Section 11.05(a). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into settlement of any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as provided in this Section 11.05(b). If a firm offer is made to settle a Third-Party Claim solely for monetary amounts to be satisfied by the Indemnifying Party and without liability or the creation of any financial or other obligation or a finding of criminal guilt on the part of an Indemnified Party and provides, in customary form, for the unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liabilities and obligations in connection with such Third-Party Claim, and the Indemnifying Party desires to accept and agree to such offer, the Indemnifying Party shall give written notice to that effect to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer within ten (10) days after its receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party may continue to contest or defend such Third-Party Claim and in such event, the maximum liability of the Indemnifying Party as to such Third-Party Claim shall not exceed the amount of such settlement offer. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer and also fails to assume defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party may settle the Third-Party Claim upon the terms set forth in such firm offer to settle such Third-Party Claim.

(c) Direct Claims. Any claim by an Indemnified Party on account of a Loss or potential Loss which does not result from a Third-Party Claim (a “Direct Claim”) shall be asserted by the Indemnified Party giving the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice thereof. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits material rights or defenses by reason of such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall describe the Direct Claim in reasonable detail, and shall indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably practicable, of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after its receipt of such notice to respond in writing to such Direct Claim (subject to the provisions of Section 9.01). During such 30-day period, the Indemnified Party shall allow the Indemnifying Party and its professional advisors to investigate the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to the Direct Claim, and whether and to what extent any amount is or is likely to become payable in respect of the Direct Claim and the Indemnified Party shall assist the Indemnifying Party’s investigation by giving such information and assistance (including access to the Company’s premises and personnel and the right to examine and copy any accounts, documents or records) as the Indemnifying Party or any of its professional advisors may reasonably request. If the Indemnifying Party does not so respond within such 30-day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have rejected such claim, in which case the Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to the Indemnified Party on the terms and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Sellers’ Representative. All actions and decisions of any Seller pursuant to this Section 11.05, whether as an Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, shall be taken exclusively by Sellers’ Representative.

(e) Seller’s Method of Payment. To the extent any amounts remain due and payable to the Sellers (or any Seller) under Section 2.05 at such time as any payment is owed to Buyer or any Buyer Indemnified Party as an Indemnified Party under this ARTICLE XI, then the amount of such loss will first be satisfied by holding back the applicable amount from any deferred payment due to the Sellers pursuant to Section 2.05. In such case, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have made such payment when, at the time of the First or Second Deferred Payment, Buyer holds back the applicable amount from the First or Second Deferred Payment.

 

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Section 11.06 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments; Tax Benefit Offset. All indemnification payments made under this Agreement shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, as applicable, for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by a change in Law occurring after the date hereof, a closing agreement with an applicable Governmental Entity or a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If Sellers pay an amount to Buyer pursuant to a claim for indemnification under Section 11.02 and Buyer or any of its Affiliates receives or realizes in connection with the Losses for which it has been indemnified any refund, or any reduction of, or credit against, its Tax liabilities, Buyer shall pay to Sellers an amount equal to the actual net benefit (calculated on the basis of the actual reduction in cash payments for Taxes), after Tax, which was obtained by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates as a consequence of such refund, or reduction of, or credit against, its Tax liabilities.

Section 11.07 Exclusive Remedies. Except to the extent disputes are to be resolved otherwise as provided in Section 2.04(c)(iii), and subject to Section 12.12, the parties acknowledge and agree that their sole and exclusive monetary remedy with respect to any and all claims for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this ARTICLE XI. Nothing in this Section 11.07 shall limit any Person’s right to seek and obtain any equitable relief to which any Person shall be entitled pursuant to Section 12.12 or to seek any remedy on account of fraud by any party hereto.

Section 11.08 Release of the Company and Buyer. Following the Closing, neither the Company nor Buyer shall have any Liability to any Seller or any Noteholder as a result of any inaccuracy or misrepresentation in or breach of any representation or warranty made by any Seller contained in any Transaction Document, any schedule thereto, or in connection with the transactions contemplated therein, the breach of any covenant or agreement made by any Seller in any Transaction Document, payment pursuant to the Notes or any other matter subject to indemnification by any Seller pursuant to this Agreement, and no Seller or Noteholder shall have any right of indemnification or contribution against the Company or Buyer on account of any event or condition occurring or existing prior to or on the Closing Date. In furtherance of the foregoing, effective as of the Closing, Sellers and Noteholders, both severally and not jointly, for themselves and their successors-in-interest or any other Person who may now or hereafter claim through any of them, hereby forever release and discharge the Company and Buyer, their respective officers and directors and their respective successors-in-interest, from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses), of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, which any such Seller or Noteholder now has, has had, or may hereafter claim to have had against the Company or their respective officers or directors by reason of any matter, act, omission, cause, or event that has occurred up to the Closing. Any and all agreements relating to any Equity Interests and any other shareholder, voting or similar agreements between or among any Sellers, other than the Transaction Documents, are hereby terminated, and the Sellers waive any and all rights thereunder, including without limitation any rights of first refusal set forth therein, and release all counterparties for any and all liability thereunder. All Noteholders acknowledge that, as of the Closing, all Company liability under the Notes has been extinguished, and none of the Noteholders has any right to convert, subscribe or otherwise receive any shares of the Company.

 

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Section 11.09 Net Recovery. The amount of any Loss shall be net of any amounts actually recovered by the Indemnified Party under insurance policies, indemnities, reimbursement arrangements, or contracts (including with respect to any breaches thereof) pursuant to which or under which such Person or such Person’s Affiliates is a party or has rights (“Alternative Arrangements”) with respect to such Loss (in each case, net of any costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of any such amounts, and net of any increase in insurance premiums as a result of such Loss). Additionally, the amount of any Loss claimed by any Indemnified Party hereunder shall be reduced to the extent of any Tax savings or benefits actually realized (determined on a “with and without” basis) by any Indemnified Party or its Affiliates that is attributable to any deduction, loss, credit or other Tax benefit resulting from or arising out of such Loss in the year the indemnity payment is made or in any prior year. If the amount to be netted pursuant to this section from any payment actually recovered pursuant to this section is determined only after such payment, the Indemnified Party shall repay the Indemnifying Party (or the Paying Agent in trust for the Sellers as disbursing agent in the case of amounts actually recovered by Buyer or the Company or any of their Affiliates for the benefit of and distribution to the Sellers) promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days after such determination) any amount that the Indemnifying Party would not have had to pay or that would have been deducted from the relevant payment to the Sellers or Optionees. In the event of any breach giving rise to an indemnification obligation under this Article XI or the right to make a claim against any deferred payments, the Indemnified Party shall use, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to use, commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the Losses of the related breach for which indemnification may be sought hereunder upon becoming aware of any event which would reasonably be expected to, or does give rise thereto (including taking reasonable steps to, the extent consistent with sound business judgment, incur costs only to the extent necessary to remedy the breach which gives rise to the Loss).

Section 11.10 Employee Waiver. William Peters hereby confirms that he has not been misclassified as a an independent contractor to the Company and that he does not have any pending claims for or right or entitlement to, and releases and discharges the Company and the Buyer and their respective officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims for any treatment as an employee, including any and all claims for overtime wages and associated damages. Nothing in this provision waives any rights of William Peters to accrued, but unpaid compensation owed to him for service during the month of July 2018 or to any rights to payment of an equity or equity compensation as provided to Sellers or Optionees under this Agreement. Furthermore, nothing in this release alters the at-will status of the relationship between William Peters and the Company.

Section 11.11 Materiality Scrape. For purposes of this ARTICLE XI, in determining the amount of any Losses that are the subject matter of a claim for indemnification hereunder, each representation and warranty shall be read without regard and without giving effect to any materiality qualifications contained therein (including the terms “material”, “material adverse effect”, “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar terms).

 

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred; provided, however, that Sellers shall pay all Transaction Expenses incurred by the Company or Sellers and not paid prior to the Closing. For the sake of clarity, it is expressly agreed and understood that any and all expenses and/or costs arising from or connected to the appointment of the Paying Agent shall exclusively be borne by Buyer.

Section 12.02 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given to the applicable party using the addresses below (note: email confirmations will not constitute notice): (i) if personally delivered, when so delivered; (ii) if mailed, five (5) Business Days after having been sent by first class, registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below; (iii) if given by facsimile, once such notice or other communication is transmitted to the facsimile number specified below, provided that (A) the sending facsimile generates a transmission report showing successful completion of such transaction, and (B) if such telecopy is sent after 5:00 p.m. local time at the location of the receiving facsimile, or is sent on a day other than a Business Day, such notice or communication shall be deemed given as of 9:00 a.m. local time at such location on the next succeeding Business Day; or (iv) if sent through a nationally-recognized overnight delivery service that guarantees next day delivery, the Business Day following its delivery to such service in time for next day delivery:

 

If to Buyer (or after Closing to the Company):

  

Kaleyra S.p.A.

Via Teodosio, 65

20131 Milano – Italia

Att: Dario Calogero

Email: Dario.calogero@kaleyra.com

with copies (which will not constitute notice to Buyer) to:

  

Mark Vecchio

Venable LLP

1270 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor

New York, NY 11104

Email: mvecchio@venable.com

If to Sellers’ Representative:

  

Ipai Terry Hsiao

c/o Hook Mobile

1593 Spring Hill Rd., Suite 540

Vienna, VA 22182

Email: terry.hsiao@hookmobile.com

with copies (which will not constitute notice to the Seller’s Representative) to:

  

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

Geoff Willard

1152 15th St NW

Washington, DC 20005

Email: gwillard@orrick.com

 

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Any Person entitled to notice may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner herein set forth. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications given to Sellers’ Representative in accordance herewith shall be deemed given to all Sellers.

Section 12.03 Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the words “or” and “and” are not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof; and (z) to a statute or regulation means such statute or regulation as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time. Any reference to specific statutes or regulations in a particular jurisdiction shall be deemed to refer to any similar statutes or regulations of any other applicable jurisdictions. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. A disclosure on one Schedule relates only to the Sections of the Agreement that reference such Schedule, and not to any other Schedule or Section of the Agreement, unless expressly so stated, or a cross-reference is made from one Schedule to another Schedule, or the relevance of such disclosure to such other Schedule or Section is readily apparent on the face of such disclosure. If any party has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) that the party has not breached shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the party is in breach of the first representation, warranty or covenant. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders including the neuter, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. References to Sellers shall be construed to refer to any one or more of Sellers. Statements in this Agreement that Sellers have “made available,” “delivered” or “provided” (or terms of similar import) a particular document or information to Buyer shall mean such document or information was made available by Sellers or its Representatives via the posting of such items or information to the electronic data room.

Section 12.04 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

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Section 12.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto and the Disclosure Schedules), the Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreement, the DAA, and the indemnification side letter from the Founders to the Buyer of even date herewith constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous representations, warranties, understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and any Exhibits, Schedules or Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedules), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.

Section 12.07 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer (or following the Closing, the Company) may assign its rights under this Agreement (including the right to acquire all or any portion of the Equity Interests at the Closing) to one or more Affiliates of Buyer or to any purchaser of all or substantially all or any substantial part of the Business (by merger, share sale, sale of assets or otherwise), provided, however, Buyer shall remain liable to Sellers for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 12.08 No Third-party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 9.01 and ARTICLE XI, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 12.09 Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

Section 12.10 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction).

Section 12.11 Arbitration. Except to the extent provided otherwise in Section 2.04(c)(iii), all disputes arising directly or indirectly out of this Agreement, including the performance or non-performance of a party or the meaning or construction of any provisions (“Disputes”), shall be fully resolved in confidential arbitration proceedings as set forth in this Section 12.11. All Disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration administered by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules (the ICDR Rules); provided that (1), any arbitration hearings shall take place in

 

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Washington, D.C., and the parties shall use good-faith efforts to schedule such hearings on successive days; (2) the arbitrators shall be required to hear, and rule on, dispositive motions (such as a motion for summary judgment) addressing any issues of law or undisputed facts as provided by Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 56; (3) the parties are entitled to depose such witnesses whose anticipated testimony is found by the arbitrator(s) to be necessary to determine the matter; (4) the parties are required to complete discovery during a period of time that shall not exceed six months; (5) no postponements are allowed in the absence of the parties’ agreement or good cause shown; (6) the parties are permitted, without limitation, to submit closing briefs, which must be considered in the arbitration decision if submitted to the arbitrator(s) within a reasonable time to be determined by the arbitrator(s); and (7) the arbitration decision must follow applicable law and consist of a reasoned award demonstrating how such law was followed. Such arbitration shall be conducted at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the parties; but, in the event of such failure to agree on either the place or the time for arbitration, such decision shall be made by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. In all cases, there shall be a panel of three arbitrators, one arbitrator selected by each party, and a third arbitrator selected by each of the other two arbitrators. Any award or decision in arbitration shall be binding upon both parties and shall be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Any damages recoverable by an Indemnified Party pursuant to ARTICLE XI shall bear interest at the annual rate of eighteen percent (18%), or the highest rate allowed by applicable law, if lower.

Section 12.12 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 that the parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 12.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement or any Transaction Document delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original.

Section 12.14 Sellers’ Representative. Until the delivery of written notice of appointment of a successor Sellers’ Representative under this Section 12.14 (which shall be at the sole discretion via a written consent of a majority in interest of the Sellers based on their pre-Closing equity ownership, provided, however, that if Hsiao is incapacitated or deceased, then Hsiao’s equity will be excluded from such consent-related calculation unless Hsiao has a duly appointed legal representative at the time any such consent is approved), Sellers’ Representative shall serve as agent and attorney-in-fact for each Seller, for and on behalf of each Seller, with full power and authority to represent, in its sole reasonable discretion, each Seller and such Seller’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns with respect to all matters arising under this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all actions taken by Sellers’ Representative under this Agreement will be binding upon each Seller and such Seller’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns as if expressly ratified and confirmed in writing by each of them. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Sellers’ Representative has full power and authority, on behalf of each Seller and such Seller’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns, to interpret the terms and provisions of this Agreement, to dispute or fail to dispute any claim under this Agreement, to negotiate and

 

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compromise any dispute that may arise under this Agreement, to sign any releases or other documents with respect to any such dispute, and to agree to and sign any amendments, waivers, or other documents in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. A Seller will be deemed a party or a signatory to any contract, document, instrument or certificate for which Sellers’ Representative signs on behalf of such Seller. All decisions, actions and instructions by Sellers’ Representative, including the defense or settlement of any claims for which Sellers may be required to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Party pursuant to ARTICLE XI, will be conclusive and binding on each Seller, and no Seller has the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. Each Seller shall pay and indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Parties from and against any Losses that they may suffer or sustain as the result of any claim by such Seller or any of its Affiliates that an action taken by Sellers’ Representative on behalf of Sellers is not binding on, or enforceable against, any Seller. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Buyer has the right to rely conclusively on the instructions and decisions of Sellers’ Representative as to the settlement of any claims for indemnification by Buyer pursuant to ARTICLE XI, or any other actions required or permitted to be taken by Sellers’ Representative hereunder, and no Seller will have any cause of action against Buyer for any action taken by Buyer in reliance upon the instructions or decisions of Sellers’ Representative. Any action taken by Sellers’ Representative pursuant to the authority granted in this Section 12.14 is effective and absolutely binding on each Seller notwithstanding any contrary action of or direction from such Seller. The liquidation, death or incapacity of any Seller does not terminate the authority and agency of Sellers’ Representative (or successor thereto). The provisions of this Section 12.14 are binding upon the heirs, executors, personal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns of each Seller, and any references in this Agreement to a Seller means and includes the successors to such Seller’s rights hereunder, whether pursuant to any testamentary disposition, the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise. The Sellers’ Representative irrevocably agrees in favor of the other Sellers to instruct the issuer of the applicable Bank LCs promptly to wire any and all funds from the Bank LCs constituting the First Deferred Payment or the Second Deferred Payment directly to the Transaction Account (or, if applicable, any successor to the Transaction Account held by the entity then serving as the Disbursing Agent) for subsequent distribution to the Sellers.

Section 12.15 Stockholder Independent Counsel. Each Seller hereby confirms, acknowledges and agrees that: (x) such Seller has had the opportunity to consult his, her or its personal tax advisor(s) and legal counsel, whether or not such Seller actually has elected to do so; and (y) such Seller has not relied upon the advice of Orrick (defined below) in making such Seller’s determination as to whether to enter into this Agreement, to negotiate any of the terms hereof, or for any other reason.

Section 12.16 Representation; Waiver of Conflicts.

(a) Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (“Orrick”) has acted as legal counsel solely to the Company in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and that no other person or Party has been represented by Orrick in any such matters.

(b) In connection with any matter or dispute under this Agreement, Buyer hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, the Company hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, and if requested by Orrick, Buyer further agrees to cause the Company following the Closing to irrevocably waive and not to assert, any conflict of interest resulting

 

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or arising from or in connection with: (i) Orrick’s prior representation of the Company in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) Orrick’s representation of the Sellers’ Representative or any of the Sellers (collectively, the “Seller Parties”) after the Closing.

(c) Additionally, the Company, the Sellers, the Sellers’ Representative, and the Buyer hereby irrevocably: (x) confirm and acknowledge that a partner of Orrick involved in the representation of the Company in connection with this Agreement and related transactions is a stockholder of the Company, (y) consent to such representation after having considered the potential adverse consequences thereof, and (z) knowingly and intentionally waive any conflict of interest related to or arising or resulting from the fact that Orrick and such partner are providing advice to the Company in connection with this Agreement and any and all related transactions.

(d) Buyer further agrees, on behalf of itself and, after the Closing, on behalf of the Company, that all communications in any form or format whatsoever between or among any of Orrick, the Company, any of the Seller Parties, or any of their respective representatives that relate to the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, beginning on the date of this Agreement, any dispute arising under this Agreement (collectively, the “Deal Communications”) shall be deemed to be retained and owned collectively by the Seller Parties, shall be controlled by the Sellers’ Representative on behalf of the Sellers and shall not pass to or be claimed by Buyer or, following the Closing, the Company. All Deal Communications that are attorney-client privileged (the “Privileged Deal Communications”) shall remain privileged after the Closing and the privilege and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong solely to the Sellers’ Representative and the Sellers, shall be controlled by the Sellers’ Representative on behalf of the Sellers and shall not pass to or be claimed by any of the Buyer or, following the Closing, the Company; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by any of the Buyer or any of their Affiliates (including, after the Closing, the Company and its Affiliates) of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any third party.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a dispute arises between Buyer or, after the Closing, the Company, on the one hand, and a third party other than the Sellers’ Representative or the Sellers, on the other hand, Buyer or, following the Closing, the Company may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent the disclosure of the Privileged Deal Communications to such third party; provided, however, that neither Buyer nor, following the Closing, the Company may waive such privilege without the prior written consent of the Sellers’ Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditionally or delayed). In the event that Buyer or, following the Closing, the Company is legally required by applicable Law, an Order or otherwise to access or obtain a copy of all or a portion of the Privileged Deal Communications, Buyer shall, to the extent permitted by such Law, Order other requirement, promptly (and, in any event, within two Business Days) notify the Sellers’ Representative in writing (including by making specific reference to this Section 12.16(e))) so that the Sellers’ Representative can seek a protective order and Buyer agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist therewith, in each case, at the sole expense of the Sellers’ Representative.

 

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(f) To the extent that files or other materials maintained by Orrick constitute property of its clients related to the negotiation of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, only the Sellers’ Representative and the Sellers shall hold such property rights and Orrick shall have no duty to reveal or disclose any such files or other materials or any Privileged Deal Communications by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Orrick, on the one hand, and Company, on the other hand, so long as such files or other materials would be subject to a privilege or protection if they were being requested in a proceeding by an unrelated third party.

(g) Buyer agrees on behalf of itself and, following the Closing, the Company, (i) to the extent that Buyer or, after the Closing, the Company receives or takes physical possession of any Deal Communications, (A) such physical possession or receipt shall not, in any way, be deemed a waiver by any of the Seller Parties or any other Person, of the privileges or protections described in this section, and (B) neither Buyer nor, following the Closing, the Company shall assert any claim that any of the Seller Parties or any other Person waived the attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product protection or any other right or expectation of client confidence applicable to any such materials or communications, (ii) not to intentionally access or use the Deal Communications, including by way of review of any electronic data, communications or other information, or by seeking to have the Sellers’ Representative or any Seller waive the attorney-client or other privilege, or by otherwise asserting that Buyer or, following the Closing, the Company has the right to waive the attorney-client or other privilege and (iii) not to seek to obtain the Deal Communications from Orrick so long as such Deal Communications would be subject to a privilege or protection if they were being requested in a proceeding by an unrelated third party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

COMPANY:
BUC MOBILE, INC.
By:   /s/ Ipai Terry Hsiao
Printed Name: Ipai Terry Hsiao
Title: Chairman and Secretary

 

SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE:
IpaiTerry Hsiao

Ipai Terry Hsiao

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BUYER:

KALEYRA, S.p.A.

By:

  /s/ Dario Calogero

Name: Dario Calogero

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

SELLERS:
ACTA Wireless Capital, LLC
/s/ Mark McDowell
Mark McDowell
Member/Manager

 

Amplifier Venture Partners Management
/s/ Jonathan Aberman
Jonathan Aberman
Managing Director
/s/ AdrianVelthuis
Alex Chalmers
/s/ Adrian Chavez-Batta
Adrian Chavez-Batta
/s/ Michael Crossin
Michael Crossin
/s/ Tom Dusenberry
Tom Dusenberry

 

EAI Technologies LLC
/s/ Jonathan Aberman
EAI Technologies LLC
CEO
/s/ James Hong
James Hong
James C. Hong Trust
/s/ James Hong
James Hong
trustee
/s/ Pin-Chin Hsu
Pin-Chin Hsu

 

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James H. Hunt Revocable Living Trust

/s/ James Hunt and Laura B. Hunt

James H. Hunt and Laura B. Hunt

trustees

 

IDG-ACCEL CHINA GROWTH FUND L.P.
By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund Associates L.P., its General Partner
By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund GP Associates Ltd., its General
By:   Chi Sing Ho
Authorized Signatory

 

IDG-ACCEL CHINA GROWTH FUND-A L.P.
By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund Associates L.P., its General Partner
By: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund GP Associates Ltd., its General
By:   Chi Sing Ho
Authorized Signatory

 

IDG-ACCEL CHINA INVESTORSL.P.
By: IDG-Accel Investors Associates Ltd., its General
By:   Chi Sing Ho

Authorized Signatory

/s/ Yuan-Ta Ko
Yuan-Ta Ko
/s/ Eileen Lee
Eileen Lee
/s/ Geoff Willard
Geoff Willard
/s/ Shonh S. Lee
Shonh S. Lee
/s/ Case McClintock
Casey McClintock

 

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/s/ William Peters
William Peters
/s/ George Poole
George Poole
/s/ Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin
/s/ Soren Schafft
Soren Schafft
/s/ Alan Strauss
Alan Strauss
/s/ Glen Strauss
Glen Strauss
/s/ Kirk Tsai
Kirk Tsai
/s/ Christine Tsai
Christine Tsai
/s/ Margit Zimmern
Margit Zimmern
/s/ Elliott Wu
Elliott Wu
/s/ AdrianVelthuis
Adrian Velthuis

 

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EXHIBIT A

DEFINITIONS

The following terms, whenever used herein, shall have the following meanings for all purposes of this Agreement:

Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Bank LCs” means collectively (i) the Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit, dated as of the Closing Date, issued by Intesa in favor of the Sellers’ Representative, on behalf of the Sellers and Optionees, for an overall amount of US$2,000,000.00 for the guarantee of the obligation of the Buyer to pay to the Sellers the First Deferred Payment (the “First Bank LC”); and (ii) the Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit, dated as of the Closing Date, issued by Intesa in favor of the Sellers’ Representative, on behalf of the Sellers and the Optionees, for an overall amount of US$2,000,000.00 for the guarantee of the obligation of the Buyer to pay to the Sellers the Second Deferred Payment (the “Second Bank LC”). The Bank LCs shall be issued substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H and each of the First Bank LC and Second Bank LC will be provided to the Sellers’ Representative at Closing through the Paying Agent via SWIFT and be presentable at the counter of either Intesa or Citibank.

Business Data” shall mean Data used exclusively by the Company.

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.

CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.

Closing Net Debt” means, as of the Effective Time: (a) Company Closing Debt, minus (b) Company Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, Closing Net Debt may be a positive or negative number.

COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company Cash” means, with respect to the Company, as of the Effective Time, an amount equal to the following: (a) their aggregate cash balance on a combined basis, including all cash, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and other bank deposits, treasury bills, short term investments and all other cash equivalents, and third party checks deposited that have not yet cleared, minus (b) the sum of all checks on draft that are issued or outstanding at such time, but only to the extent not counted as a current liability in the calculation of Net Working Capital, and excluding any Restricted Cash.


Company Contract” means any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound.

Confidential Information” means any and all technical, business and other information of or relating to the Company, their businesses or assets that derives value, actual, potential, economic or otherwise, from not being generally known to other Persons, including technical or non-technical data, compositions, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, inventions, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans, lists of, or information relating to, actual or potential customers or suppliers, acquisition and investment plans and strategies, marketing plans, business plans or operations. Confidential Information includes information of third parties that the Company is obligated to or does keep or treat as confidential.

Contracts” means all contracts, agreements, options, understandings, leases, licenses, sales and accepted purchase orders, commitments, warranties and other instruments of any kind, whether written or oral, to which any Person is a party or by which any of its assets are bound.

DAA” means that certain Disbursing Agent Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Buyer, the Paying Agent and the Sellers’ Representative.

Data” shall mean all data of any kind, including personally identifiable information, used exclusively in connection with the Company.

Debt” means any indebtedness of a Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), banker’s acceptances, interest swap agreements, capitalized or synthetic lease obligations or the unpaid balance of the purchase price of any assets, or overdrafts, as well as the amount of all indebtedness of others secured by a lien on any asset of such Person (whether or not such indebtedness is assumed by such Person), all interest, fees and other expenses, including prepayment penalties and breakage costs, owed with respect to any obligations hereunder and, to the extent not otherwise included, the amount of any indebtedness of any other Person guaranteed by such Person, but excluding payables and other amounts arising under business contracts.

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by Sellers to Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement

Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States.

Employees” means (a) those Persons employed by the Company immediately prior to the Closing and/or (b) those Persons providing services to the Company who are employed by the professional employer organization retained by the Company.


Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, charge, claim, easement, encroachment, title defect, right of first refusal, title retention agreement, transfer restriction or other encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever.

Environmental Claim” means any Proceeding by any Person (including pursuant to the citizen suit provisions of any Environmental Law) alleging liability of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; or (b) any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or term or condition of any Environmental Permit.

Environmental Law” means any applicable Law, Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials; or (c) relating to the health or safety of workers or the public. The term “Environmental Law” includes, without limitation, the following (including their implementing regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.

Environmental Notice” means any written directive, notice of violation or infraction, or notice respecting any Environmental Claim and/or relating to actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or any term or condition of any Environmental Permit.

Environmental Permit” means any Permit, letter, clearance, consent, waiver, closure, exemption, decision or other action required under or issued, granted, given, authorized by or made pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Equity Financing Securities” shall mean the shares of stock or any securities, including convertible indebtedness, conferring the right to purchase shares of stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for (with or without additional consideration), common stock, except that such defined term shall not include, with respect to the Company or the Buyer, any security (x) granted, issued or sold by the Company or the Buyer to any employee, consultant or advisor in such capacity whether in connection with an equity incentive plan adopted by the Company or the Buyer or (y) issued in connection with a strategic transaction undertaken by the Company or the Buyer.


ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, other than the Company, that has or had employees who are or have been at any date of determination occurring within the preceding six (6) years, treated pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code as employees of a single employer that includes the Company.

FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission.

FTC” means the Federal Trade Commission.

Fundamental Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01 (Representations Regarding Sellers), Section 7.01 (Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company), Section 7.02 (Capitalization), Section 7.05 (Financial Statements), Section 7.09(e) (first sentence) (Title), Section 7.10 (Intellectual Property) Section 7.13 (Compliance with Laws; Permits), Section 7.14 (Environmental Matters), Section 7.15 (Employees & Labor Matters), Section 7.16 (Employee Benefit Matters), Section 7.17 (Taxes; Tax Returns), Section 7.24 (Brokers) and Section 8.01 (Organization and Authority of Buyer).

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, or award by, of or from any Governmental Authority.

Hazardous Materials” means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or man-made, that is defined as or regulated as a hazardous, solid, acutely hazardous, or toxic waste or substance or as a pollutant, or words of similar import or regulatory effect, under any Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Intellectual Property” means any and all of the following, in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (i) trademarks and service marks, including all applications and registrations and the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by the foregoing; (ii) copyrights, including all applications and registrations related to the foregoing; (iii) trade secrets, know-how and proprietary information; (iv) patents and patent applications; (v) internet domain name registrations; and (vi) other intellectual property and related proprietary rights, interests and protections.


Kaleyra Option Plan” means the “Kaleyra Incentive Plan,” under which the relevant beneficiary (i.e., the Founders, the Managers and any other individual to be identified as beneficiary of the Kaleyra Option Plan by the board of directors of the Buyer), shall receive a number of options which, if exercised pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth under the Kaleyra Option Plan Documents, will allow such beneficiaries to subscribe 1 (one) ordinary share of the Buyer for each exercised option; it being understood and agreed that the maximum number of shares of the Buyer that may be subscribed under the Kaleyra Option Plan shall not in any case be greater than 2% of the entire equity capitalization of the Buyer on a fully diluted basis.

Kaleyra Option Plan Documents” means the terms and conditions of the Kaleyra Option Plan and all ancillary documents necessary to implement the Kaleyra Option Plan under Italian law, which shall be approved by the board of directors of the Buyer after Closing, in any case no later than September 30, 2018.

Knowledge of Sellers” or “Sellers’ Knowledge” or any other similar knowledge qualification, means when used in reference to the Company or Sellers, the actual knowledge of any of Founder and Manager/and/or Principal Sellers, in each case after making reasonable inquiries of those employees of the Company who would reasonably be expected to have responsive information with respect to the relevant matter.

Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.

Liability” means any liability or obligation of any kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, whether or not the same is required to be accrued or reflected on financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP or is disclosed or required to be disclosed in any Schedule to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Liabilities includes any customer deposits.

Losses” means all losses, damages (available at law or in equity), liabilities, costs or expenses, demands, claims, assessments, judgments, awards, fines, debt, interest, Taxes, sanctions, penalties, charges, including amounts paid in settlement and reasonable costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other representatives of a Person incurring or suffering any Losses or seeking to investigate, mitigate or avoid same, whether or not arising from a Third-Party Claim.


Net Working Capital” means, without duplication of amounts taken into account in the calculation of Company Cash, an amount (which may be positive or negative) equal to the following in each case as of the Effective Time: (a) the sum of the Company’s aggregate (i) accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts), plus (ii) prepayments, minus (b) the sum of the Company’s (i) accounts payable, including payables relating to sales taxes plus (ii) accrued payables (including prorated, year-to-date employee bonuses and accrued vacation, sick leave or paid time off), in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, and on a combined basis and eliminating all significant inter-company accounts and transactions. The calculation of Net Working Capital as of June 30, 2018 is set forth on Exhibit I. Net Working Capital will not include any income tax liabilities or assets. Net Working Capital as of July 31, 2018 will be calculated in a manner consistent with the calculation of Net Working Capital as of June 30, 2018 as illustrated on Exhibit I.

Notes” means the Convertible Term Notes issued by the Company to the Noteholders on April 5, 2013 and December 19, 2013, as amended.

Noteholders” means the following Persons: IDG-Accel China Growth Fund L.P., IDG-Accel China Growth Fund-A L.P., IDG Accel China Investors L.P., Hsiao, James Hunt Trust, Karmony, Inc., Peters Capital Management LLC.

Option Cancellation and Payment Agreement” means the form of Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreement to be entered into with each of the Options, which shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit L hereto.

Options” means the outstanding stock options of the Company,

Paying Agent” means Citibank NA in its role under the DAA.

Permits” means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, authorizations, qualifications, certificates, exemptions, registrations and consents required to be obtained from Governmental Authorities.

Permitted Encumbrances” means (i) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (ii) mechanics, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business and relating to amounts not yet due and payable, but which in each case have been fully accrued on the books of the Company, (iii) deposits or pledges to secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security benefits or obligations arising under similar Laws, or to secure the performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and other obligations of a like nature, and (iv) liens created by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby by Buyer.

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.

Personal Data” means a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number, driver’s license number, debit or credit card number, passport number, or customer or account number, or any other piece of information that allows the identification, directly or indirectly, of a natural person or a specific device, including but not limited to a persistent device identifier, IP address, or other combination of attributes used to uniquely identify a device.


Pre-Closing Cash” means $245,044.06.

Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period ending before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending on and including the day prior to the Closing Date.

Pre-Closing Taxes” means Taxes of the Company (including as a successor), or with respect to any assets or operations of the Company, in each case for or in respect of any Pre-Closing Tax Period.

Principal Sellers’ Cash Consideration” means, for each Principal Seller, an amount equal to the Closing Consideration (calculated for this purpose using the Estimated NWC Adjustment and the Estimated Closing Net Debt) distributable to such Principal Seller upon a distribution pro rata in accordance with each Sellers’ applicable portion of the Equity Interests minus an amount equal to the Setoff Consideration to be distributed to such Principal Seller.

Related Party” means, with respect to any Person, any trustee, trustor, shareholder, beneficiary, partner, member, manager, interest holder, director, officer or executive employee of such Person, any family member of any trustee, trustor, shareholder, beneficiary, partner, member, manager, interest holder, director, officer or executive employee of such Person, or any other Person that, directly or indirectly, alone or together with others, is an Affiliate of such Person or of any trustee, trustor, shareholder, beneficiary, partner, member, manager, interest holder, director, officer or executive employee of such Person.

Release” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).

Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

Restricted Cash” means any cash or cash equivalents: (a) held for, or on behalf of, a customer or client, or (b) which is subject to a restriction on its use or access (including any cash held in escrow, cash securing letters of credit or otherwise as collateral, and cash held as a security deposit, vendor deposit or other deposit).

Right of First Refusal” means the right, granted to the Company in the Bylaws of the Company, to, upon a proposed transfer of any Equity Interest of the Company by a shareholder, purchase such Equity Interest of the Company from such shareholder.

Section 280G Analysis” means an analysis of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement violate Section 280G of the Code with respect to any Seller.


Sellers’ Rep Fund Amount” means an amount of $75,000 deposited as of Closing with the Sellers’ Representative to be used to fund post-Closing expenses incurred by the Sellers’ Representative under this Agreement.

Sellers’ Representative” means Ipai Terry Hsiao, or his successor duly appointed pursuant to Section 12.14.

Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments, amounts payable to any Governmental Authority in respect of unclaimed or abandoned property under any applicable escheatment or unclaimed property Laws, or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for Tax, information return or statement or other document or form required to be filed with respect to Taxes (including estimated Tax payments, elections, and notices of or request to change accounting method) including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

Transaction Account” means account number                                  opened in the name of the Buyer with the Paying Agent, into which the Buyer will pay any and all amounts due to the Sellers, Optionees, or others as provided in this Agreement, with such amounts to be distributed and/or managed by the Paying Agent according to the irrevocable instructions provided to it jointly by the Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative pursuant to the Disbursing Agent Agreement, which shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto.

Transaction Documents” means, with respect to any person or Party, this Agreement, the Option Cancellation and Cash-Out Agreements, the DAA, and the other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates to be executed and delivered by such party at Closing in connection with this Agreement.

Transaction Expenses” means all costs, fees and expenses paid before the Closing or payable by the Company at or after the Closing, either to or for the benefit of employees or directors of the Company or its Affiliates, or to third parties (including all fees and disbursements of counsel, investment banks, financial advisers, lawyers, and accountants) in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, or the negotiation thereof, including any bonuses, change in control payments, retention payments, severance payments and other amounts (however denominated), payable by the Company at or after the Closing to employees that are incurred or payable, in whole or in part, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the occurrence of the Closing (whether or not such bonuses or amounts are contingent on any other event or occurrence), including any Taxes payable by the Company in respect thereof.


WARN Act” means the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, and similar state, local and foreign laws related to plant closings, relocations, mass layoffs and employment losses.

Other Capitalized Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings specified in the relevant respective sections of this Agreement (certain of which are identified below, it being understood that this below will not control in the event of any mistaken references below):

 

Term

  

Section

Acceleration Event    Section 2.05(c)(i)
Agreement    Preamble
Unaudited Financial Statements    Section 7.05
Basket    Section 11.04(a)
Benefit Plan    Section 7.16(a)
Business    Section 6.02(a)(i)
Buyer    Preamble
Buyer’s Financial Statements    Section 5.08
Subscribed Shares    Section 2.01(b)
Buyer Indemnified Party    Section 11.02
Closing    Section 2.02
Closing Consideration    Section 2.01(b)
Closing Date    Section 2.02
Company    Recitals
Company Closing Debt    Section 2.03(a)
Company Intellectual Property    Section 7.10(b)
Conditions Precedent    Section 4.02
Covered Event    Section 5.16
Covered Persons    Section 7.16(a)
Deferred Consideration    Section 2.01(c)
Direct Claim    Section 11.05(c)
Disputed Matter    Section 2.04(c)(iii)
Disputes    Section 12.11
Effective Time    Section 2.02
Equity Interests    Recitals
Equity Incentive Plan    Recitals
Estimated Closing Statement    Section 2.04(a)(i)
Estimated Net Working Capital    Section 2.04(a)(i)
Estimated NWC Adjustment    Section 2.03(a)(ii)
Estimated Closing Net Debt    Section 2.05(a)(i)
Final Closing Statement    Section 2.04(a)(i)
Final Purchase Price    Section 2.01(d)
First Deferred Payment    Section 2.01(b)
Financial Statements    Section 7.05
Founders    Recitals
GDPR    Section 7.26(b)
ICDR Rules    Section 9.11


Term

  

Section

Indemnified Party    Section 11.04
Indemnifying Party    Section 11.04
Independent Accountant    Section 2.04(d)(iii)
Initial Cash Consideration    Section 2.01(b)
Insurance Policies    Section 7.11(a)
Interim Financial Statements    Section 7.05
Issuer Covered Person    Section 5.16
Key Employee    Section 5.11(b)
Licensed IP    Section 7.10(b)
Long Stop Date    Section 4.03
Majority Shares    Recitals
Managers    Recitals
Material Contracts    Section 7.08(a)
Material Customers    Section 7.22(a)
Material Vendors    Section 7.22(b)
Minority Shareholders    Recitals
Minority Shares    Recitals
NWC Adjustment    Section 2.04(a)(iii)
Original Arbitrator    Section 12.11
Owned IP    Section 7.10(a)
Payment Card Data    Section 7.10(g)
PCI Standards    Section 7.10(g)
Principal Sellers    Recitals
Proceeding    Section 6.02(a)
Provisional Purchase Price    Section 2.01(c)
Purchase Price    Section 2.01(b)
Qualified Benefit Plan    Section 7.16(b)
Real Property    Section 7.09(a)
Rebate Obligations    Section 7.22(c)
Reference Balance Sheet    Section 7.05
Reference Date    Section 7.05
Resolution Period    Section 2.04(c)(ii)
Review Period    Section 2.04(c)(i)
Rule 144    Section 6.09
Scheduled Transaction Expenses    Section 2.04(a)
Second Deferred Payment    Section 2.01(b)
Seller Indemnified Party    Section 11.03
Seller(s)    Preamble
Setoff Agreement    Section 2.03(b)(i)
Setoff Consideration    Section 2.01(b)
Shareholder Releases    Section 2.03(c)(xii)
Statement of Objections    Section 2.04(c)(ii)
Straddle Period    Section 10.02
Subscription Agreement    Section 2.03(b)(i)
Tax Claim    Section 10.03
Third-Party Claim    Section 11.05(a)

Exihibit 2.5

EXECUTION COPY

SHARE PURCHASE AND SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

15 OCTOBER 2016

AMONG

UBIQUITY SRL

AND

SOLUTIONS INFINI TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

AND

THE SELLERS

(LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1)

Khaitan & Co

Simal, 2nd Floor

7/1 Ulsoor Road

Bengaluru 560 042, India

T: +91 80 4339 7000

F: +91 80 2559 7452

Ref: AV/2016


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.    DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     1  

2.    EFFECTIVE DATE

     1  

3.    SALE AND PURCHASE OF SALE SHARES

     2  

4.    BANK GUARANTEES

     3  

5.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     6  

6.    CLOSING

     7  

7.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     8  

8.    MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

     10  

9.    RESERVED AND OPERATIONAL MATTERS

     13  

10.  TRANSFER OF SHARES

     13  

11.  INDEMNIFICATION

     14  

12.  COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS

     16  

13.  PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

     17  

14.  EVENT OF DEFAULT

     18  

15.  NON-COMPETE AND NON-SOLICITATION

     19  

16.  INSPECTION AND INFORMATION RIGHTS

     20  

17.  TERMINATION

     21  

18.  NOTICES

     21  

19.  GOVERNING LAW

     24  

20.  DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     24  

21.  FEES AND EXPENSES

     25  

22.  MISCELLANEOUS

     25  

SCHEDULE 1 | DETAILS OF THE SELLERS

     31  

SCHEDULE 2 | DEFINITIONS

     32  

SCHEDULE 3 | INTERPRETATION

     41  

SCHEDULE 4 | SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

     43  

 


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SCHEDULE 5 | DETAILS OF SALE SHARES

   46

SCHEDULE 6 | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

   48

SCHEDULE 7 | CLOSING AND POST-CLOSING ACTIONS

   57

SCHEDULE 8 | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   64

SCHEDULE 9 | GOVERNANCE

   77

SCHEDULE 10 | TERMS OF PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT

   80

SCHEDULE 11 | SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PREFERENCE SHARES

   84

SCHEDULE 12 | BUSINESS PLAN

   86

SCHEDULE 13 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY AS ON THE EXECUTION DATE

   87

SCHEDULE 14 | FORMAT OF CANCELLATION LETTER FOR BANK GUARANTEE

   87

 


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This SHARE PURCHASE AND SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made on this 15th day of October 2016 at Bangalore (the “Execution Date”):

BY AND AMONG:

UBIQUITY SRL, a company incorporated under the laws of Italy and having its principal office at Via Teodosio, 65, 20131 Milan, Italy (the “Purchaser”) of the FIRST PART;

SOLUTIONS INFINI TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED, a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956, having corporate identification number U72900KA2009PTC049726 and having its registered office at #45/B, 1st Floor, 1st A Main, Sarakki Industrial Layout, 3rd Phase J P Nagar, Bangalore - 560 078 (the “Company”) of the SECOND PART;

AND

THE PERSONS SET OUT IN PART A OF SCHEDULE 1 (together, the “Sellers”) of the THIRD PART.

Parties” means collectively the Company, the Purchaser, and the Sellers, and “Party” means each of the Company, the Purchaser, and the Sellers.

WHEREAS:

 

A.

The Company is engaged in the Business (as defined below).

 

B.

The shareholding pattern of the Company: (i) as on the Execution Date; (ii) immediately prior to the First Closing (as defined below); (iii) upon First Closing; (iv) upon Second Closing (as defined below); (v) upon Third Closing (as defined below); and (vi) upon Fourth Closing (as defined below), is set out in SCHEDULE 4. Immediately prior to the First Closing, the Sellers shall be the legal and beneficial owners of the Sale Shares (as defined below).

 

C.

The Sellers are desirous of selling, and the Purchaser is desirous of purchasing, the Sale Shares subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

D.

This Agreement sets out the understanding of the Parties with respect to the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares, and the rights and obligations of the Parties as Shareholders (as defined below), and other matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Unless the contrary intention appears and/or the context otherwise requires, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere, the definitions set out in SCHEDULE 2 shall apply throughout this Agreement. The interpretation and construction of this Agreement shall be in accordance with the rules of interpretation set out in SCHEDULE 3.

 

2.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Clauses 8, 9, 10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.11, 14, 15, and 16 and all schedules referenced thereunder, shall come into effect on the First Closing Date. All other provisions of this Agreement are effective immediately on and with effect from the Execution Date.

 

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3.

SALE AND PURCHASE OF SALE SHARES

 

3.1

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:

 

  3.1.1

on the First Closing Date, the Sellers shall sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire, and accept from the Sellers, free and clear of all Encumbrances, the First Closing Sale Shares for the First Closing Purchase Price;

 

  3.1.2

on the Second Closing Date, the relevant Sellers shall sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire, and accept from such Sellers, free and clear of all Encumbrances, the Second Closing Sale Shares for the Second Closing Purchase Price;

 

  3.1.3

on the Third Closing Date, the relevant Sellers shall sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire, and accept from such Sellers, free and clear of all Encumbrances, the Third Closing Sale Shares for the third Closing Purchase Price; and

 

  3.1.4

on the Fourth Closing Date:

 

  (a)

the relevant Sellers shall sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire, and accept from such Sellers, free and clear of all Encumbrances, the Fourth Closing Sale Shares for the Fourth Closing Purchase Price; and

 

  (b)

the Purchaser shall cause the Company to redeem the Preference Shares as per the terms provided in this Agreement.

 

3.2

The Purchase Price shall be payable by the Purchaser to the Sellers on each Closing Date in proportion to the respective number of Sale Shares sold by each Seller at such Closing Date in the manner provided in this Agreement.

 

3.3

The Sellers and the Company hereby waive any and all pre-emptive rights they may have with respect to the Transaction, and the Sellers hereby waive any claims they may have against the Company, whether conferred by the Charter Documents of the Company, by Contract or otherwise.

 

3.4

All capital gains related direct taxes payable by the Sellers in connection with the sale of Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by the Sellers.

 

3.5

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser shall make the payment of the Purchase Price to the Sellers only after deducting statutory deductions/amounts, if any, as required under Applicable Law, and subject to providing necessary documentation/certificate for such statutory deduction.

 

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4.

BANK GUARANTEES

 

4.1

Bank guarantee to be delivered on First Closing

On the First Closing, simultaneously with the remittance of: (a) the First Closing Purchase Price (less the Escrow Amount) to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts; and (b) the Escrow Amount to the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the Purchaser shall procure a financial bank guarantee in favour of the Sellers (the “Second Closing Bank Guarantee”), which is in a form and manner as acceptable to the Sellers and the issuing bank, which shall have the following key features:

 

  4.1.1

Amount: EUR 4,750,000 (Euros Four million seven hundred fifty thousand).

 

  4.1.2

Invocation period: 15 September 2017 to 31 December 2017.

 

  4.1.3

Type: Irrevocable, unfettered, and unqualified bank guarantee (except for cancellation in accordance with Clause 4.1.7 and other terms of this Clause) linked to the payment of the Second Closing Purchase Price.

 

  4.1.4

Issuance date and term: Issued on First Closing, and irrevocable from the time of issuance, except for cancellation in accordance with Clause 4.1.7.

 

  4.1.5

Invocation: To be invoked by all Sellers collectively during the invocation period, if and only if the Purchaser fails to: (a) make the payment of the Second Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2017; or (b) provide the Third Closing Bank Guarantee and the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee, by the Second Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement; provided that, such non-payment and/or non-provision is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for the Second Closing or the Condition Precedent set out in paragraph 1 of Part B of SCHEDULE 6, if attributable to the Sellers (the “Purchaser EoD”). Subject to the issuing bank agreeing: (x) the Sellers shall make the invocation, either individually, or through their duly appointed attorney, by way of facsimile or electronic instructions to the issuing bank; (y) if a relevant Seller appoints an attorney, a certified true copy of such authorisation shall be provided to the issuing bank and the Purchaser; and (z) in case any of the Sellers is not an employee and/or director of the Company during the invocation period, the invocation can be undertaken by all of the remaining Sellers collectively, (i.e., without the Seller(s) who is/are not an employee and/or director of the Company).

 

  4.1.6

Consequence of Invocation: Amount of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee will be remitted to the Sellers. Further, all consequences following a Purchaser EoD as set out in Clause 14.2, which shall include falling away of all rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement, including the right to purchase any further Sale Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall follow.

 

  4.1.7

Cancellation: Irrevocable from the date of issuance, and to be cancelled upon the Sellers collectively delivering a letter to the issuing bank that has extended the Second Closing Bank Guarantee, in the manner required by such issuing bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14, conveying their consent for the immediate cancellation of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter”).

 

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4.2

Bank guarantees to be delivered on Second Closing

On the Second Closing, upon cancellation of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee pursuant to the delivery of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter by the Sellers in accordance with paragraph 4.1 of Part B of SCHEDULE 7, and simultaneously with: (a) the remittance of the Second Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts; and (b) release of the Escrow Amount to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts, or the relevant account of the Purchaser, in accordance with Part B of SCHEDULE 10, in the manner set out in the Escrow Agreement, the Purchaser shall procure the following bank guarantees in favour of the Sellers:

 

  4.2.1

Bank guarantee to ensure payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers on the Third Closing Date (the “Third Closing Bank Guarantee”), substantially in the same form and manner as the Second Closing Bank Guarantee which shall have the following key features:

 

  (a)

Amount: Euro equivalent of the amount payable at Third Closing taking into account the adjustments to be made in the year 2017.

 

  (b)

Invocation period: 15 September 2018 to 31 December 2018.

 

  (c)

Type: Irrevocable, unfettered, and unqualified bank guarantee (except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below and other terms of this Clause) linked to the payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price.

 

  (d)

Issuance date and term: Issued on Second Closing, and irrevocable from the time of issuance, except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below.

 

  (e)

Invocation: To be invoked by all Sellers collectively during the invocation period, if and only if the Purchaser fails to make the payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2018; provided that, such non-payment is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for the Third Closing or the Conditions Precedent set out in paragraph 1 of Part C of SCHEDULE 6 if attributable to the Sellers. Subject to the issuing bank agreeing: (x) the Sellers shall make the invocation, either individually, or through their duly appointed attorney, by way of facsimile or electronic instructions to the issuing bank; (y) if a relevant Seller appoints an attorney, a certified true copy of such authorisation shall be provided to the bank and the Purchaser; and (z) in case any of the Sellers is not an employee and/or director of the Company during the invocation period, the invocation can be undertaken by all of the remaining Sellers collectively, (i.e., without the Seller(s) who is/are not an employee and/or director of the Company).

 

  (f)

Consequence of Invocation: Amount of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee will be remitted to the Sellers. It is clarified that unlike the falling away of rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement upon invocation of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee, no rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement (other than the right to receive the Third Closing Sale Shares on the Third

 

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  Closing) shall fall away pursuant to the invocation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee. Further, upon invocation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee, the Purchaser shall have the right to purchase the Third Closing Sale Shares upon payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price on the Fourth Closing, which shall be paid over and above the amount realised by the Sellers pursuant to invocation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee (“Rescheduled Third Closing”).

 

  (g)

Cancellation: Irrevocable from the date of issuance, and to be cancelled upon the Sellers collectively delivering a letter to the bank that has extended the Third Closing Bank Guarantee, in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14, conveying their consent for the immediate cancellation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Third Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter”).

 

  4.2.2

Bank guarantee to ensure payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers on the Fourth Closing Date (the “Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee”), substantially in the same form and manner as the Second Bank Guarantee which shall have the following key features:

 

  (a)

Amount: Euro equivalent of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price.

 

  (b)

Invocation period: 15 September 2019 to 31 December 2019.

 

  (c)

Type: Irrevocable, unfettered, and unqualified bank guarantee (except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below and other terms of this Clause) linked to the payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price.

 

  (d)

Issuance date: Issued on Second Closing, and irrevocable from the time of issuance, except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below.

 

  (e)

Invocation: To be invoked by all Sellers collectively during the invocation period, if and only if:

 

  (i)

the Sellers have invoked the Third Closing Bank Guarantee in accordance with the terms thereof, and the Purchaser fails to make payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price and the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2019; provided that, such non-payment is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for Fourth Closing (including additional conditions applicable to the Sellers in case of Rescheduled Third Closing); or

 

  (ii)

the Purchaser: (x) makes the payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price by 15 September 2018 (and thereby the Third Closing Bank Guarantee is not invoked); but (y) fails to make the payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2019; provided that, such non-payment is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for the Fourth Closing.

 

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Subject to the issuing bank agreeing: (x) the Sellers shall make the invocation, either individually, or through their duly appointed attorney, by way of facsimile or electronic instructions to the issuing bank; (y) if a relevant Seller appoints an attorney, a certified true copy of such authorisation shall be provided to the bank and the Purchaser; and (z) in case any of the Sellers is not an employee and/or director of the Company during the invocation period, the invocation can be undertaken by all of the remaining Sellers collectively, (i.e., without the Seller(s) who is/are not an employee and/or director of the Company).

 

  (f)

Consequence of Invocation: Amount of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee will be remitted to the Sellers.

 

  (g)

Cancellation: Irrevocable from the issuance date, and to be cancelled upon the Sellers collectively delivering a letter to the bank that has extended the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee, in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14, conveying their consent for the immediate cancellation of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter”).

 

5.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

5.1

Conditions Precedent to Closing

The obligations of the Sellers to sell the Sale Shares to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser to purchase the Sale Shares and make payment of the Purchase Price, as per Clause 3.1 on each Closing Date are subject to the provision of the documents and the completion of the actions set out in SCHEDULE 6 (the “Conditions Precedent”) by the Purchaser/Sellers (as the case maybe) to the satisfaction of the Sellers/Purchaser (respectively).

 

5.2

Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent

 

  5.2.1

The Sellers and the Purchaser shall ensure that the Conditions Precedent to First Closing, as applicable to them, are satisfied as soon as practicable and, in any event, not later than the date falling 270 (two hundred seventy) days from the Execution Date (or such later date as the Parties may mutually agree in writing) (the “Long Stop Date”). The Purchaser and the Sellers (as the case maybe) shall further ensure that the Conditions Precedent to Second Closing, Third Closing, and Fourth Closing, as applicable to them, are satisfied before the Second Closing Date, Third Closing Date and Fourth Closing Date, respectively.

 

  5.2.2

The Parties shall cooperate with each other in good faith and provide all requisite assistance and documentation for the satisfaction of the relevant Conditions Precedent, if so requested by any other Party.

 

  5.2.3

The Purchaser or the Sellers (as the case may be) may, at any time, by notice in writing, waive, in whole or in part, the Conditions Precedent to be satisfied by the Sellers or the Purchaser (as the case may be), where such waiver is permitted by Applicable Law.

 

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  5.2.4

If the Sellers or the Purchaser (as the case may be) becomes aware of anything which will or is likely to prevent any of the Conditions Precedent applicable to such Party from being satisfied before any Closing, they shall notify the other Parties in writing as soon as practicable.

 

5.3

Failure to satisfy Conditions Precedent to First Closing

If the Purchaser or the Sellers (as the case may be) (the “Receiving Party”) has not received the written notification (the “CP Satisfaction Letter”) of the satisfaction of, or has not waived (in writing) receipt of, the Conditions Precedent to the First Closing from the Sellers or the Purchaser (as the case may be), in the form set out in Part E of SCHEDULE 6, as acceptable to the Receiving Party, on or before the Long Stop Date, the Receiving Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, by giving written notice to the other Parties, and no Party shall have any claim, against any other Party, under this Agreement thereafter (except in respect of any rights and liabilities which have accrued in relation to any antecedent breach).

 

5.4

Failure to satisfy Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Closings

If the Receiving Party has not received the CP Satisfaction Letter for satisfaction of, or has not waived (in writing) receipt of, the Conditions Precedent to any of the Closing post the First Closing, from the Sellers or the Purchaser (as the case may be), in the form set out in Part E of SCHEDULE 6, as acceptable to the Receiving Party, on or before 5 (five) days prior to the relevant Closing Date, the Receiving Party shall have the right to defer the relevant Closing Date until the relevant Conditions Precedent are satisfied in a form and substance acceptable to such Receiving Party, and the other Parties shall not have any right or claim under this Agreement in relation to such deferral.

 

6.

CLOSING

 

6.1

Conditions for successful Closing

No Closing shall be deemed to have occurred unless all of the Conditions Precedent for such Closing are complied with and are fully effective, or have been waived in writing by the relevant Party.

 

6.2

Closing actions and obligations

On each Closing Date, each of the actions as set out in the relevant part of SCHEDULE 7 shall be completed by the relevant Party and no such transaction shall be deemed to be consummated unless all such transactions are consummated.

 

6.3

Post-closing actions

 

  6.3.1

The Sellers shall ensure that the Company completes each of the actions as set out in paragraphs 1-7 of Part E of SCHEDULE 7 within the time period (if any) set out therein with respect to the First Closing. The Purchaser shall cooperate with the Sellers in good faith and provide all requisite assistance for completion of the above, if so requested by the Sellers.

 

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  6.3.2

The Purchaser shall ensure that the Company completes the action as set out in paragraph 8 of Part E of SCHEDULE 7 within the time period set out therein with respect to the Fourth Closing. The Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser in good faith and provide all requisite assistance for completion of the above, if so requested by the Purchaser.

 

7.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

7.1

Each of the Purchaser and the Company represents and warrants to the other Parties that each of the following statements with respect to it is true and correct in all respects as at Execution Date and shall be true and correct in all respects as at each Closing Date (subject to the FIPB Approval):

 

  7.1.1

It is a valid and legally existing entity and is duly incorporated under the laws of the country of its incorporation, and has all the necessary power, authority, and capacity to carry on its business;

 

  7.1.2

It has the legal right, is competent to contract, has full power and authority and has taken all the necessary actions to enter into and perform this Agreement;

 

  7.1.3

This Agreement will, when executed, constitute its valid and binding obligations in accordance with the terms hereof; and

 

  7.1.4

Neither the execution nor the performance of this Agreement by it will result in a breach of, or entitle a Third Party to exercise any right under, any: (a) agreement or other document, the benefit of which it is entitled to or by which it is bound; (b) licence, consent, permission or authorisation required to enable it to carry on its business as it is presently carried on; or (c) outstanding order, decree, judgment, award, or decision of any arbitrator, mediator, Governmental Authority, or other competent authority or agency to which it is entitled or by which it is bound.

 

7.2

Each of the Sellers represents and warrants to the Purchaser that each of the following statements with respect to him is true and correct in all respects as at the Execution Date and shall be true and correct in all respects as at each Closing Date (subject to the FIPB Approval):

 

  7.2.1

He has the legal right, is competent to contract, has full power and authority, and has taken all the necessary actions to enter into and perform this Agreement;

 

  7.2.2

This Agreement will, when executed, constitute his valid and binding obligations in accordance with the terms hereof; and

 

  7.2.3

Neither the execution nor the performance of this Agreement by him will result in a breach of, or entitle a Third Party to exercise any right under, any: (a) agreement or other document, the benefit of which he is entitled to or by which he is bound; or (b) outstanding order, decree, judgment, award, decision of any arbitrator, mediator, Governmental Authority, or other competent authority or agency to which he is entitled or by which he is bound.

 

7.3

The Purchaser represents and warrants to each of the Sellers that as on Execution Date and as at each Closing Date, the Purchaser has, and will have, sufficient funds to pay the relevant

 

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  Purchase price to the Sellers, and where relevant, the Second Closing Bank Guarantee, Third Closing Bank Guarantee, and the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee would be validly existing at least until the relevant Closing and beyond (if the invocation date is later) (this Clause 7.3 along with the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set out in Clause 7.1, the “Purchaser Representations and Warranties”).

 

7.4

In addition to the representations and warranties provided pursuant to Clauses 7.1 (to the extent relatable to the Company with respect to the First Closing) and 7.2, the Sellers, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser that each of the statements set out in SCHEDULE 8 (together with the representations and warranties provided by the Company and the Sellers pursuant to Clauses 7.1 (to the extent relatable to the Company with respect to the First Closing) and 7.2, the “Seller Representations and Warranties”) is true and correct in all respects, as at the Execution Date and shall be true and correct in all respects as at First Closing Date.

 

7.5

The Parties acknowledge that the representations and warranties set out in this Agreement, when made or deemed to be made, shall form an integral part of this Agreement and that:

 

  7.5.1

the Purchaser has entered into this Agreement and has agreed to acquire the Sale Shares in reliance of the Seller Representations and Warranties and that a violation of any of such Seller Representations and Warranties shall cause the Purchaser irreparable injury; and

 

  7.5.2

the Sellers have entered into this Agreement and have agreed to sell the Sale Shares in reliance of the Purchaser Representations and Warranties and that a violation of any of such Purchaser Representations and Warranties shall cause the Sellers irreparable injury.

 

7.6

Each of the Seller Representations and Warranties is separate and independent, and shall not be qualified or limited other than by the specific limitation or qualification to such Seller Representation and Warranty as set out in the disclosure letter as issued by the Sellers simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement on the Execution Date, and updated disclosure letter to be provided together with the CP Satisfaction Letter to be provided by the Sellers for the First Closing setting out matters which pertain to any communication received by the Company post the Execution Date or events occurring post the Execution Date (together, the “Disclosure Letter”). In the event any disclosures set out in the updated Disclosure Letter are not acceptable to the Purchaser, each such disclosure shall serve as a ground for specific indemnity by the Sellers of Purchaser in the manner set out in Clause 11.2.

 

7.7

Each of the Seller Representations and Warranties made on the Execution Date shall stand repeated on the First Closing Date by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing as if references in the Seller Representations and Warranties to the Execution Date were references to the First Closing Date; provided that the Seller Representations and Warranties as set out in Clause 7.2 and paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, and 6.6 of SCHEDULE 8 shall stand repeated on each Closing Date, with respect to the relevant Sale Shares sold by them to the Purchaser at such Closing Date, as if references in such Seller Representations and Warranties to the Execution Date were references to each such Closing Date.

 

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8.

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

On and with effect from the First Closing Date, the Board shall comprise 5 (five) Directors, being the Founders and 3 (three) nominees of the Purchaser (such nominee Directors, the “Purchaser Directors”).

 

8.1

Governance

 

  8.1.1

One of the Founders (as jointly nominated in writing by the Founders from time to time) shall be appointed as the sole managing director of the Company (the “Managing Director”) on First Closing until Fourth Closing, and shall act as the authorised representative of the Founders to exercise all rights of the Founders under this Agreement. The Founders hereby jointly nominate Ashish Agarwal as the Managing Director to be appointed on the First Closing.

 

  8.1.2

Subject to this Agreement and the Act, the Board shall delegate, to the extent permitted under the Act, all powers to implement and execute the Business Plan including the matters set out in Part B of SCHEDULE 9 (and excluding the Reserved Matters) (together, the “Operational Matters”) to the Managing Director from the First Closing Date until the Fourth Closing Date. The Board shall pass a resolution that delegates the Operational Matters to the Managing Director on the First Closing, and if required, every year and every Closing (other than the Fourth Closing).

 

  8.1.3

It is clarified that the Company shall have only one managing director.

 

  8.1.4

On and with effect from the First Closing Date, any one of the Purchaser Directors (as nominated in writing by the Purchaser from time to time) shall act as the chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”), who shall exercise all such powers as conferred by the Act. The Chairman shall not have any casting or secondary vote. In the event the Chairman is not present for a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof, or a relevant adjourned meeting, then one of the Directors among those present and attending can be appointed Chairman for the purpose of such meeting or adjourned meeting.

 

  8.1.5

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement (including the Reserved Matters and the Operational Matters), the Purchaser shall have the sole, exclusive, and unfettered right to appoint or terminate the employment of the financial controller of the Company (by whatever name called), and the Founders shall not have any right in this respect, and such financial controller shall: (a) report hierarchically to Aniketh Ashok Jain and functionally to the chief financial officer of the Purchaser; and (b) coordinate for global consolidation and MIS, and in that respect, will have unrestricted access to financial information of the Company, and the Subsidiary and their Affiliates.

 

  8.1.6

Subject to Applicable Law, the Act, and the Charter Documents, the Board, at the request of the Managing Director, could also set up and constitute specific committees for undertaking specific functions, all of which shall be deemed to have been approved and ratified by the Board.

 

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8.2

Resolutions

 

  8.2.1

All resolutions of the Board or committees, if any, including those passed by way circulation, shall be passed by simple majority, subject to Clause 9, and such meeting satisfying Quorum requirements as set out in Clause 8.3.1.

 

  8.2.2

A resolution of the Shareholders considered at a General Meeting shall be adopted if it has been passed in accordance with the Act and the Charter Documents, subject to Clause 9, and such meeting satisfying Quorum requirements as set out in Clause 8.3.2.

 

8.3

Quorum

 

  8.3.1

The quorum for a meeting of the Board or a meeting of any committee of the Board shall be as required under the Act and the Charter Documents; provided however, that no such quorum shall be deemed to be present unless at least 1 (one) Purchaser Director and 1 (one) Founder is present at the meeting of the Board or the relevant committee of the Board. If the quorum as set forth in this Clause 8.3.1 is not achieved at any meeting of the Board, such meeting shall stand adjourned to the 3rd (third) day (in case of urgent matters) and 7th (seventh) day (in case of other matters) following the date on which the meeting was scheduled to be held, at the same location and time. If the quorum as set forth in this Clause 8.3.1 is not achieved at such an adjourned meeting, the Directors present shall, subject to their constituting a valid quorum under the Act, constitute a valid quorum at such adjourned meeting in spite of the requisite number of Purchaser Directors/Founders not being present, and such Directors shall be entitled to vote upon any matter, provided that:

 

  (a)

if none of the Purchaser Directors are present at such meeting and have:

 

  (i)

issued any written communication conveying their decision in respect of any matter (other than an Operational Matter) set out in the agenda of such meeting, then at such meeting, the Board shall not pass a resolution that is inconsistent with the decision so conveyed by the Purchaser Directors; or

 

  (ii)

not issued any written communication conveying their decision in respect of any matter set out in the agenda of such meeting that is a Reserved Matter, then at such meeting, the Board shall not take up such Reserved Matter; and

 

  (b)

if none of the Founders are present at such meeting and have:

 

  (i)

issued any written communication conveying their decision in respect of any Reserved Matter or an Operational Matter set out in the agenda of such meeting, then at such meeting, the Board shall not pass a resolution that is inconsistent with the decision so conveyed by the Founders; or

 

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  (ii)

not issued any written communication conveying their decision in respect of any matter set out in the agenda of such meeting that is a Reserved Matter or an Operational Matter, then at such meeting, the Board shall not take up such Reserved/Operational Matter.

 

  8.3.2

Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Charter Documents of the Company, quorum at the General Meeting shall require the presence throughout the duration of such General Meeting of at least 1 (one) duly authorized representative or proxy of the Purchaser and 1 (one) Founder or proxy of a Founder. If the quorum as set forth in this Clause 8.3.2 is not achieved at any General Meeting, such meeting shall stand adjourned to the 3rd (third) Business Day following the date on which the General Meeting was scheduled to be held, at the same location and time. If the quorum as set forth in this Clause 8.3.2 is not achieved at such an adjourned meeting, the Shareholders present shall, subject to their constituting a valid quorum under the Act, constitute a valid quorum at such adjourned meeting in spite of the authorised representatives/proxies of the Purchaser and Founder not being present, and such Shareholders shall be entitled to vote upon any matter, provided that:

 

  (a)

if a representative of the Purchaser is not present at such General Meeting, and the Purchaser has:

 

  (i)

issued a written notice conveying its decision in respect of any matter (other than an Operational Matter), no resolution inconsistent with the decision so conveyed by the Purchaser shall be passed at such General Meeting; or

 

  (ii)

not issued a written notice conveying its decision in respect of any matter that is a Reserved Matter, then no resolution in relation to such Reserved Matter shall be passed at such General Meeting; and

 

  (b)

if none of the Founders are present at such a General Meeting, and have:

 

  (i)

issued a written notice conveying their decision in respect of any Reserved Matter or an Operational Matter, no resolution inconsistent with the decision so conveyed by the Founders shall be passed at such General Meeting; or

 

  (ii)

not issued a written notice conveying their decision in respect of any matter that is a Reserved Matter or an Operational Matter, then no resolution in relation to such Reserved/Operational Matter shall be passed at such General Meeting.

 

8.4

Notice for General Meeting

Not less than 7 (seven) Business Days’ notice shall be given for conducting a General meeting, and a meeting on shorter notice can be convened subject to written approval of Shareholders holding 75% (seventy five per cent) of the Share Capital.

 

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8.5

Committees

In the event any committee is formed by the Board or the Shareholders, the right of the Parties to appoint their nominees to such committee shall be similar to the rights they have in relation to the Board Meetings and the General Meetings as stated in this Clause 8. In the case of committees that the Board may create to assist it solely with Operational Matters, the same shall have a majority of Founders in its composition.

 

8.6

Deadlock

In the event any matter tabled at a meeting of the Board or any General Meeting fails to secure the approval of the Purchaser and Founders in accordance with Clause 9 at two successive meetings of the Board or Shareholders, as the case may be (each a “Deadlock Situation”) the Chairman and the Managing Director shall engage in good faith discussions to resolve such deadlock. In case no resolution is reached in respect of a Deadlock Situation within 30 (thirty) days of the Deadlock Situation arising, such matter of deadlock may be taken up for discussion with an external expert on the topic or a mediator as may be mutually agreed in writing by the Chairman and the Managing Director.

 

8.7

Applicability to Subsidiaries

The governance rights set out in this Clause 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis to all the subsidiaries of the Company, as may be in existence from time to time (including the Subsidiary). The Company and the Shareholders shall do all acts and deeds as may be required to give effect to this Clause 8.7, including passing necessary resolutions of the board of directors and shareholders of each subsidiary and amending their respective Charter Documents.

 

9.

RESERVED AND OPERATIONAL MATTERS

 

9.1

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action in relation to matters set forth in Part A of SCHEDULE 9 (the “Reserved Matters”), whether at a meeting of the Board, committee, or at a General Meeting, without the affirmative vote and/or prior written consent of at least 1 (one) Founder and the affirmative vote and/or prior written consent of at least 1 (one) Purchaser Director / representative of the Purchaser, as the case may be.

 

9.2

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action in relation to any Operational Matter, whether at a meeting of the Board, committee, or at a General Meeting, without the affirmative vote and/or prior written consent of at least 1 (one) Founder.

 

10.

TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

10.1

Except in the manner provided for in this Agreement (including purchase of the Other Shareholder Shares by the Sellers), none of the Sellers shall Transfer or attempt to Transfer any of their respective Sale Shares, or where applicable, the Preference Shares, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, and the Company shall not record any such Transfer. Any failure by any Seller to comply with the provisions herein shall render any such Transfer ineffective, null, and void.

 

10.2

Except in the manner provided for in this Agreement, until the Fourth Closing Date, the Purchaser shall not Transfer or attempt to Transfer any of the Sale Shares it acquired,

 

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  without the prior written consent of the Sellers, and the Company shall not record any such Transfer. Any failure by the Purchaser to comply with the provisions herein shall render any such Transfer ineffective, null, and void. Notwithstanding the above, the Purchaser shall have an unfettered right to Encumber the Sale Shares acquired by it in favour of a financial institution or a bank in relation to a financing availed by it or its Affiliates post the Second Closing.

 

11.

INDEMNIFICATION

 

11.1

Each Party (each, an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify the other Parties, and their respective representatives, agents, employees, and directors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) against any losses, liability, claim, damage, penalty, cost, or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of appeal) (the “Losses”) directly suffered or incurred by an Indemnified Party which arise out of, result from, or may be payable in connection with: (a) breach of any representation and warranty provided by it; (b) fraud or forgery; and (c) non-compliance with provisions of Applicable Law (each such claim by an Indemnified Party, including a claim under Clause 11.2, an “Indemnity Claim”). It is clarified that in the case the Indemnifying Party is a Seller, and the Indemnity Claim is with regard to title/transferability of any Sale Shares as held by such Seller, the Indemnity Claim will be limited to such defaulting Seller and the other Sellers will not be liable for such Indemnity Claim. It is hereby clarified that where an Indemnity Claim is in relation to the Loss suffered or incurred by a representative, agent, employee, or director (as applicable) of the Purchaser or the Sellers, the Indemnity Claim shall be made by and through the Purchaser or the Sellers, as the case may be.

 

11.2

Specific indemnities

In addition to the grounds set out in Clause 11.1 and notwithstanding the Survival Periods set out in Clause 11.7.1 (save and except in relation to the item in Clause 11.2.5, the Survival Period for which shall be 36 (thirty six) months from the First Closing Date) and anything contained in Clause 11.1 or the Disclosure Letter, the Sellers shall also, jointly and severally, indemnify the Purchaser against the Losses arising from:

 

  11.2.1

all non-compliances under Applicable Law of the Company or the Subsidiary in relation to the investment by the Company in the Subsidiary;

 

  11.2.2

arbitration proceedings between the Company and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited bearing pursuant to Lr # GMT ANR/Arbitration/M/s Solution Infini/2016-17/02 dated 1 August 2016, in relation to the disputed invoices of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, to the extent such liability is over and above the amount provisioned in the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2016;

 

  11.2.3

any litigation initiated by Governmental Authorities disputing the Company claiming employee stock option expenses as tax deductions, and any penalties imposed thereunder;

 

  11.2.4

any liabilities relating to guarantees extended by the Company in relation to the home loans availed by the Sellers, to the extent such liabilities relate to a period between the First Closing Date and completion of the condition subsequent set out in paragraph 7 of Part E of SCHEDULE 7; or

 

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  11.2.5

any non-compliance under applicable labour laws.

 

11.3

The knowledge of an Indemnified Party or the conduct of any diligence or investigation (actual, constructive, or imputed) by any Person, shall not in any manner affect or limit the right to indemnification, payment of Indemnity Claims, or other remedies with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance or non-compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or arrangement set forth above. It is clarified that this provision does not limit, restrict or effect the right, limitation of liability and protection provided to the Sellers with regard to the Disclosure Letter under Clause 7.6.

 

11.4

The Parties shall not be liable for each other’s indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss, damages, or liabilities (including lost profits or lost revenues or loss of business reputation or opportunity) of any kind based on any claim under this Agreement, regardless of whether such liability arises in tort, contract, breach of warranty, indemnification or otherwise. For avoidance of doubt, an Indemnity Claim by the Purchaser resulting from a Loss suffered or incurred by the Company including any punitive damages pursuant to any action of a Governmental Authority shall not be considered an indirect or a punitive or a consequential loss for the purpose of this Clause 11 and will be eligible to be indemnified by an Indemnifying Party.

 

11.5

The indemnification rights of any Indemnified Party under this Agreement are without prejudice, independent of, and in addition to, such other rights and remedies that it may have under Applicable Law, in equity, or otherwise, including the right to seek damages, specific performance, rescission, restitution, or other injunctive relief, none of which rights or remedies shall be affected or diminished thereby.

 

11.6

An Indemnifying Party shall be liable to make payment for an Indemnity Claim upon the Indemnified Party notifying such Indemnifying Party of the Indemnity Claim in writing together with a description of the Indemnity Claim. It is clarified that no Indemnity Claim of the Purchaser can be adjusted or set-off against any of the Purchase Price as payable by it under this Agreement.

 

11.7

Limitation of liability

 

  11.7.1

The obligation of the Indemnifying Persons to indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnified Person in respect of Losses arising from a breach of: (a) Seller Representations and Warranties set out in paragraph 17 of SCHEDULE 8 shall survive the First Closing Date and shall be valid for a period of 8 (eight) years from the First Closing Date; (b) (i) all Purchaser Representations and Warranties; and (ii) the Seller Representations and Warranties set out in Clause 7.2 and paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, and 6.6 of SCHEDULE 8, shall survive each Closing Date and shall continue in full force and effect indefinitely; and (c) Seller Representations and Warranties other than as set forth in (a) and (b) above shall survive the First Closing Date and shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration of a period of 36 (months) from the First Closing Date (each such period, a “Survival Period”), after which the Indemnifying Persons shall not have any obligation to indemnify any Indemnified Persons in respect of any such Losses pursuant to this Clause 11; provided, however, that if any Indemnified Person has notified any Indemnifying Person within the applicable Survival Period of any Losses, the Indemnity Claims under which such Losses are claimed shall continue to be valid (notwithstanding the expiry of the Survival Period in accordance with this Clause 11.7.1) until such Indemnity Claims for any such Losses are fully resolved.

 

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  11.7.2

The aggregate liability of the Indemnified Parties for any and all Indemnity Claims shall be equivalent to the Purchase Price as disbursed to the Sellers.

 

  11.7.3

The Indemnifying Persons shall not be liable in respect of any Indemnity Claims unless the aggregate liability for all such Indemnity Claims equals or exceeds INR 10,116,000 (Indian Rupees Ten million one hundred sixteen thousand), in which case, the Indemnifying Persons shall be liable for the entire amount of each such Indemnity Claim and not merely the excess amount.

 

12.

COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS

 

12.1

On and from the Execution Date (or from First Closing Date, if indicated otherwise in Clause 2) and until the Fourth Closing Date, the Sellers shall ensure that the Company:

 

  12.1.1

and its subsidiaries carry out the Business in accordance with the Business Plan (subject to deviation as permitted under the Reserved Matters), and in no circumstances in a manner not permitted under this Agreement;

 

  12.1.2

and its subsidiaries at all times comply with the provisions of all applicable anti-bribery laws;

 

  12.1.3

does not carry out any activity or operations that violate the terms of the FIPB Approval, or would otherwise require fresh approval of the FIPB, or is an activity in which foreign direct investment is prohibited per the Exchange Control Regulations;

 

  12.1.4

promptly informs the Purchaser upon becoming aware of any existing material circumstance which interferes with the implementation of or impacts the Business Plan or the performance by the Company and/or any Seller of their respective obligations under the Agreement;

 

  12.1.5

and its subsidiaries at all times, conduct the business in the ordinary course and in material compliance with all Applicable Laws and promptly notifies the Purchaser if it, or its subsidiaries, lose any material authorisation required under Applicable Law;

 

  12.1.6

and its subsidiaries ensure that all transactions with a related party of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Affiliate of the Sellers: (a) shall be entered into on an arm’s length basis, and (b) shall be referred to the Board for its approval;

 

  12.1.7

and its subsidiaries pay Taxes of the Company and the subsidiaries and files returns in respect of such Taxes on time in every jurisdiction where any Taxes are payable or returns are required to be filed;

 

  12.1.8

and its subsidiaries maintain standard insurance cover with respect to their Assets and the Business and maintain all other forms of insurance cover required to be maintained by: (a) Applicable Law; (b) any Governmental Approval; or (c) any Contract;

 

  12.1.9

and its subsidiaries perform, observe, and comply with, terms of all material Contracts entered into by them;

 

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  12.1.10

and its subsidiaries keep proper, complete, and accurate books of accounts in accordance with the applicable accounting principles, which shall contain accurate and complete records of all transactions, receipts, expenses, assets, and liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries. Such books and records (together with other documents reasonably requested by the Purchaser) shall be open for inspection by the Directors, and the Purchaser and its representatives;

 

  12.1.11

maintains, at all times, a director’s and officer’s liability policy covering all Directors and Sellers, for an aggregate amount not less than INR 65,000,000 (Indian Rupees Sixty five million) in a form and manner acceptable to the Purchaser; and

 

  12.1.12

takes all such reasonable actions to protect its, and its subsidiaries’, intellectual property rights and/or other property and Assets.

 

12.2

The Sellers and Purchaser shall exercise their voting r;ights at all meetings of the Board and Shareholders, as applicable, to give full effect to the provisions of this Clause 12.1.

 

13.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

 

13.1

Proprietary Information

 

  13.1.1

The Sellers agree and covenant that, unless specified otherwise in this Agreement, any: (a) information, intellectual property, technology, know-how, data, knowledge, trade-mark or trade practices, digital rights, websites which the Company possesses, is provided with, or develops in the course of its Business or at the time of seeking technical and know-how assistance from the Shareholders; (b) information, intellectual property, technology, know-how, data, knowledge, trade-mark or trade practices, digital rights, websites which any of the Sellers possesses, is provided with, or develops, in relation to the Business; and (c) and improvements, modifications, amendments thereto (the “Proprietary Information”) shall irrevocably be owned by the Company in perpetuity, free and clear of all of Encumbrances or claims, and entitled to be used globally, and the Sellers agree and undertake to do such acts as maybe necessary or required to perfect any transfer, assignment and conveyance of any ownership and proprietary rights to the Company (if required) in relation to the Proprietary Information. The Company shall execute an employment contract with every employee working with the Company or hired in future specifically stating that the intellectual property rights on the work done by the employees during the course of their employment with the Company shall be owned and shall belong to the Company.

 

  13.1.2

Without prejudice to the foregoing, each Seller irrevocably assigns to the Company proprietary rights arising in any and all processes, works, materials methods formulated discoveries, inventions, secret process or improvements in procedure made or discovered or other matters developed by such Seller in relation to the Business in perpetuity and on a worldwide basis (whether such rights are exercised or not) and waives any moral rights in relation to the assignment hereto.

 

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13.2

Confidential Information

 

  13.2.1

The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including their existence, and any information in relation to a Party received by any other Party shall be considered confidential information (the “Confidential Information”) and shall not be disclosed by any of the Parties to any other Person except in accordance with the provisions set forth below.

 

  13.2.2

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party may disclose any of the Confidential Information: (a) to its fund manager, current or prospective investors, employees, investment bankers, lenders, accountants, and attorneys, in each case only where such Persons are under appropriate non-disclosure obligations; and (b) which is shared in relation to any transfer of Equity Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

 

  13.2.3

In the event that a Party is requested or becomes legally compelled (including without limitation, pursuant to securities laws) to disclose the existence or content of any of the Confidential Information in contravention of the provisions of this Clause 13.2, such Party (the “Disclosing Party”) shall promptly provide the other Parties with written notice of that fact, so that such other Parties may seek a protective order, confidential treatment, or other appropriate remedy. In such event, the Disclosing Party shall furnish only that portion of the information that is legally required and shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information to the extent reasonably requested by the other Parties.

 

  13.2.4

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Clause 13.2, the confidentiality obligations of the Parties shall not apply to information which: (a) a restricted Party learns from a Third Party having the right to make the disclosure, provided the receiving Party complies with any restrictions imposed by the Third Party; (b) is in a restricted Party’s possession prior to the time of disclosure by the protected Party and not acquired by the restricted Party under a confidentiality obligation; or (c) enters the public domain without breach of confidentiality by the restricted Party.

 

14.

EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

14.1

Sellers Event of Default

If any Seller:

 

  14.1.1

commits any material breach of his obligations under this Agreement, or the relevant Employment Agreement, which breach, if curable, is not cured within 60 (sixty) days from the date of becoming aware of the same;

 

  14.1.2

breaches any of his obligations under Clause 15;

 

  14.1.3

commits an act of fraud, gross negligence, or corruption, or embezzles the funds of the Company (in each case, as determined by a Big Four Firm appointed by the Board) or is convicted for any offence involving moral turpitude;

 

  14.1.4

other than for a material breach of the Purchaser under this Agreement or on the request of the Purchaser or on the Fourth Closing, resigns as a Director (in case such Seller is a Founder) or employee of the Company without prior written consent of the Purchaser; or

 

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  14.1.5

has his Employment Agreement terminated for Cause (as defined in the respective Employment Agreement),

then, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement and any other remedies available to the Purchaser and/or the Company under Applicable Law: (a) the defaulting Seller shall forthwith resign, or be removed, as a Director (in the event such Seller is a Founder) and employee of the Company; (b) all rights of such defaulting Seller under this Agreement (other than the right to receive the Purchase Price for its Sale Shares in accordance with this Agreement) shall fall away; and (c) such defaulting Seller shall be entitled to only the face value of the Preference Shares (along with all statutory accruals thereon) upon their redemption.

 

14.2

Purchaser Event of Default

If the Purchaser commits the Purchaser EoD as indicated in Clause 4.1.5, then notwithstanding anything in this Agreement and any other remedies available to the Sellers under Applicable Law: (a) the Purchaser Directors shall forthwith resign, or be removed, as a Directors; (b) all rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement shall forthwith fall away; (c) the obligations of the Sellers (but not their right) to subscribe to the shares of the Purchaser under the Investment Agreement shall fall away; and (d) the Sellers can invoke the Second Closing Bank Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4.1.5.

 

15.

NON-COMPETE AND NON-SOLICITATION

 

15.1

The Sellers agree that, for the purpose of assuring to the Purchaser the value of the Business and the full benefit of its goodwill, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of 3 (three) years from the date on which such Seller ceases to be a Shareholder or an employee/Director of the Company, whichever is later, such Seller and his Affiliate shall not, either independently or jointly, directly or indirectly, without prior written consent of the Purchaser:

 

  15.1.1

sponsor/promote through any other company or entity or engage in, whether as an individual, through a partnership or as a shareholder, joint venture partner, collaborator, consultant, advisor, principal contractor or sub-contractor, director, trustee, committee member, office bearer, agent, or in any other manner whatsoever, whether for profit or otherwise, any business which competes or is similar to the Business, or canvass, solicit, or approach or cause to be canvassed, solicited, or approach any customers of the Company and/or its subsidiaries (including previous or existing customers) or any work orders of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, with regard to any business which competes or is similar to the Business; or

 

  15.1.2

for himself or for any other Person, solicit or procure or assist the solicitation of any employee or hire any employee of the Company (whether employed by the Company at the relevant time or in any period during the term of this Agreement).

 

15.2

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing set out in Clause 15.1 above shall apply to any business or employment undertaken by the Sellers’ brother(s)’ and/or sister(s)’ and/or spouses of such brother(s)/sister(s).

 

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15.3

Each of the Sellers shall devote their entire business time, energy, and resources to the management and operations of the Company.

 

15.4

The Sellers shall ensure that each of the Sellers shall execute all necessary documents and do all acts, deeds and things to give full effect to their obligations under this Clause 15, and the provisions of this Clause 15 shall also be captured in the respective Employment Agreement of each of the Sellers.

 

15.5

The Sellers acknowledge and agree that adequate consideration has been provided to them by the Purchaser for the non-compete covenants contained in this Agreement and that restrictions contained in this Clause 15 are reasonable for the legitimate protection of the Business and goodwill of the Business.

 

15.6

The Sellers further acknowledge and agree that the covenants and obligations with respect to non-compete and non-solicitation as set forth in this Agreement relate to special, unique, and extraordinary matters, and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations by the Sellers will cause the Purchaser irreparable injury for which damages may not be adequate remedy. Therefore, the Sellers agree, that the Purchaser shall be entitled to an interim injunction, restraining order, or such other equitable relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain such Sellers, from committing any violation of the covenants and obligations contained in this Clause 15. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and are in addition to any other rights and remedies that the Purchaser may have under Applicable Law or in equity. Further, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the above non-compete and non-solicitation obligations shall terminate earlier if the Purchaser ceases to hold any Equity Securities.

 

16.

INSPECTION AND INFORMATION RIGHTS

 

16.1

The Purchaser shall have the right to receive, with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries:

 

  16.1.1

information in relation to financial statements, and any other operating information as may be requested from time to time within 20 (twenty) Business Days of the end of each calendar month;

 

  16.1.2

quarterly financial statements and information within 30 (thirty) Business Days of the end of each calendar quarter;

 

  16.1.3

final annual audited financial statements for the relevant Financial Year, together with notes thereto, within 90 (ninety) Business Days of the end of each Financial Year;

 

  16.1.4

any internal and external audit reports within 5 (five) Business Days of its preparation;

 

  16.1.5

information with respect to the commencement of any material claim, litigation or proceedings as soon as may be practicable; and

 

  16.1.6

any other information as may be reasonable requested by the Purchaser.

 

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16.2

The Purchaser, shall at all times, have the right to, at its own expenses, reasonably inspect facilities, properties, records and books of the Company and its subsidiaries at any time during regular working hours on reasonable prior notice to the Company or its subsidiaries, as the case may be, and the right to discuss the business, operation and conditions of the Company with any officers, employees, accounts, legal counsels and investment bankers of the Company and/or its subsidiaries.

 

17.

TERMINATION

 

17.1

This Agreement will terminate:

 

  17.1.1

if the Parties mutually agree to do so in writing;

 

  17.1.2

if the Purchaser or the Sellers elect to do so in the event relevant Conditions Precedent for First Closing to be satisfied by the Sellers or the Purchaser (as the case may be) are not satisfied by the Long Stop Date (and the Purchaser or the Sellers (as the case may be) have not waived such non-satisfaction) as set out in Clause 5.3; or

 

  17.1.3

if the Sellers elect to do so, in the event the First Closing Purchase Price is not paid to the Sellers on the First Closing.

 

17.2

Other than as set out in Clause 14, the rights of the Founders under this Agreement shall fall away upon completion of the Fourth Closing.

 

17.3

Upon termination of this Agreement:

 

  17.3.1

prior to the First Closing or under Clause 17.1.3, it shall have no further force and effect; and

 

  17.3.2

post the First Closing, it shall have no further force and effect except for Clauses 7 (Representations and Warranties), 11 (Indemnification), 13 (Proprietary Information and Confidentiality), 18 (Notices), 19 (Governing Law), 20 (Dispute Resolution), 21 (Fees and Expenses), and 22 (Miscellaneous), and such other provisions of this Agreement that by their nature are intended to survive termination.

 

17.4

Termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any accrued rights of the Parties. Further, the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any Party of any obligation or liability accrued prior to the date of termination.

 

18.

NOTICES

 

18.1

Form of notice

Any notice, consent, request, demand, approval or other communication to be given or made under or in connection with this Agreement (each, a “Notice” for the purposes of this Clause 18) shall be in English, in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Party giving it.

 

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18.2

Method of service

 

  18.2.1

Service of a notice must be effected by one of the following methods:

 

  (a)

by hand to the relevant address set out in Clause 18.3 and shall be deemed served upon delivery if delivered during a Business Day, or at the start of the next Business Day if delivered at any other time;

 

  (b)

by prepaid first-class post or by registered post to the relevant address set out in Clause 18.3 and shall be deemed served at the start of the 4th (fourth) Business Day after the date of posting;

 

  (c)

by prepaid airmail to the relevant address set out in Clause 18.3 and shall be deemed served at the start of the 4th (fourth) Business Day after the date of posting; or

 

  (d)

by electronic mail transmission to the relevant electronic mail address set out in Clause 18.3 and shall be deemed served on dispatch, if dispatched during a Business Day or at the start of the next Business Day if dispatched at any other time, provided that in each case an electronic delivery receipt indicating complete transmission of the notice is obtained by the sender.

 

  18.2.2

In this Clause 18.2, “during a Business Day” means any time between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm on a Business Day based on the local time where the recipient of the notice is located. References to “the start of a Business Day” and “the end of a Business Day” shall be construed accordingly.

 

18.3

Address for service

 

  18.3.1

Notices shall be addressed as follows:

 

  (a)

Notices to the Company:

 

Name   :    Solutions Infini Technologies (India) Private Limited
Address   :    #45/B, 1st Floor, 1st A Main, Sarakki Industrial Layout, 3rd Phase J P Nagar, Bangalore 560 078
Email   :    ashish@solutionsinfini.com
To the attention of   :    Ashish Agarwal
  With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute a notice):
Name   :    Aniketh Ashok Jain
Address   :   

#243, 2B, Sree Apartments, 32ndCross, 3rdMain,

Near Metro pillar No. 30, Jayanagar 7th Block,

Bangalore - 560041, Karnataka

Email   :    aniketh@solutionsinfini.com

 

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  (b)

Notices to the Purchaser:

 

Name   :    Ubiquity SRL
Address   :    Via Teodosio, 65, 20131 Milan, Italy
Email   :    dario.calogero@ubuquity.eu
To the attention of   :    Dario Calogero
With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute a notice):
Name   :    Khaitan & Co
Address   :    2nd Floor, Simal, 7/1, Ulsoor Road, Bangalore 560 042
Email   :    abhilekh.verma@khaitanco.com
To the attention of   :    Abhilekh Verma

 

  (c)

Notices to the Founders

In case of a notice to one Founder, a copy of the same should be sent to the other Founder also. Such copy as sent to the other founder shall not constitute a notice. The notices as to be sent to both the Founders shall be sent to the address given below.

 

Name   :    Ashish Agarwal
Address   :    B114, Sobha Magnolia, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 029
Email   :    ashish@solutionsinfini.com
and     
Name   :    Aniketh Ashok Jain
Address   :   

#243, 2B, Sree Apartments, 32ndCross, 3rdMain,

Near Metro pillar No. 30, Jayanagar 7th Block,

Bangalore - 560041, Karnataka

Email   :    aniketh@solutionsinfini.com

 

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  (d)

Notices to each Seller:

 

Address   :    As set out in SCHEDULE 1
Email   :    As set out in SCHEDULE 1
With a copy each to (which copy shall not constitute a notice):
Name   :    Aniketh Ashok Jain
Address   :   

#243, 2B, Sree Apartments, 32ndCross, 3rdMain,

Near Metro pillar No. 30, Jayanagar 7th Block,

Bangalore - 560041, Karnataka

Email   :    aniketh@solutionsinfini.com
and     
Name   :    Ashish Agarwal
Address   :    B114, Sobha Magnolia, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 029
Email   :    ashish@solutionsinfini.com

 

18.4

Change of details

A Party may change its address for service provided that it gives the other Parties prior notice of not less than 15 (fifteen) Business Days in accordance with this Clause 18. Until the end of such notice period, service on either address shall remain effective.

 

19.

GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and be construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws, and subject to the provisions of Clause 20, the courts at Bengaluru shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

20.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

20.1

If any dispute or difference arises between any of the Parties during the subsistence of this Agreement or thereafter, in connection with the validity, interpretation, implementation or alleged breach of any provision of this Agreement or regarding any question, including the question as to whether the termination of this Agreement by any Party hereto has been legitimate, the Parties shall endeavour to settle such dispute amicably. The attempt to bring about an amicable settlement is considered to have failed as soon as one of the Parties, after reasonable attempts, which attempt shall continue for not less than 30 (thirty) days, gives a written notice thereof of 30 (thirty) days to the other Party in writing.

 

20.2

All disputes, differences or claims arising out of or in connection with this Agreement including, any question regarding its existence, validity, construction, performance, termination or alleged violation which is not resolved under Clause 20.1 shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the London Court of International Arbitration in accordance with the LCIA Rules, which are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Clause 20. The seat and legal place of arbitration shall be London. The tribunal shall consist of 1 (one) arbitrator appointed in accordance with the LCIA Rules. The language of arbitration shall be the English language.

 

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21.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Each Party shall bear its own legal and administrative costs, including all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein. It is hereby clarified that the Transaction Costs and any other costs required to be borne by the Sellers and/or the Company, in connection with this Agreement and Applicable Law, shall be borne by the Company, and the Company can bear, or reimburse, any such expenses on behalf of, or to any of, the Sellers, provided that such payments or reimbursements shall be: (a) made prior to 31 March 2017; or (b) provisioned for in the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2017, and 2017 NFP and 2017 EBITDA shall be calculated accordingly.

 

22.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

22.1

Assignment

Except as provided in this Agreement, no Party shall assign any of its rights, liabilities or obligations under this Agreement to any Third Party, without the prior written consent of the other Parties. It is clarified that in the event of a transfer of Equity Shares under this Agreement, the transferee shall execute a deed of adherence.

 

22.2

Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any enactment or Applicable Law, such provision or part shall, to that extent, be deemed not to form part of this Agreement, and the legality and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected.

 

22.3

Further assurance

Each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties and execute and deliver to the other Parties such instruments and documents and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time in order to carry out, evidence, and confirm their rights and the intended purpose of this Agreement. Also, the Parties shall procure that their respective Affiliates perform their responsibilities under this Agreement, extend their assistance and take all commercially reasonable steps to give effect to the terms of this Agreement. Further, the Parties shall do all acts necessary to ensure the implementation of the terms of this Agreement, including that if any provision of this Agreement is not implementable for any reason whatsoever then the Parties shall undertake such actions as are necessary to ensure the achievement of the economic terms and intent of this Agreement.

 

22.4

No partnership

Nothing herein contained shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a partnership between the Parties or constitute either Party as an agent of the other for any purpose.

 

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22.5

Waiver

 

  22.5.1

The waiver of any default or breach under this Agreement by any Party shall not constitute a waiver of any further right hereunder or waiver of the right to terminate this Agreement for any default or breach of a similar nature or under any other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

  22.5.2

The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law. Except where a specific period for action or inaction is provided herein, neither the failure nor any delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any Party of any such right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege. The failure of a Party to exercise any right conferred herein within the time required shall cause such right to terminate with respect to the transaction or circumstances giving rise to such right, but not to any such right arising as a result of any other transactions or circumstances.

 

22.6

Amendments

No modification, alteration or amendment of this Agreement or any of its terms or provisions shall be valid or legally binding on the Shareholders unless made in writing and duly executed by or on behalf of all Parties.

 

22.7

Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

22.8

Voting rights and cooperation

Save and except as expressly set out in this Agreement, for the exercise of rights under this Agreement, the rights of a Party shall be determined with reference to the aggregate Shareholding Percentage of such Party and its Affiliates. In relation to any Party, the collective aggregate Shareholding Percentage of all persons constituting that Party and its Affiliates shall be considered as the Shareholding Percentage of the Party, notwithstanding any inter se change in the individual shareholding of Persons constituting that Party.

 

22.9

Application of this Agreement

The terms of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to any Equity Shares which may be received by the Shareholders resulting from any conversion, reclassification, re-designation, subdivision or consolidation or other change of the securities, including the Equity Securities, and prior to any such action being taken, the Parties shall give due consideration to any changes which may be required to this Agreement in order to give effect to the intent of this Clause 22.9.

 

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22.10

No agency

The Parties agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be in any manner interpreted to constitute an agency for and on behalf of any other Party. Each Party is and shall remain independent. None of the Parties shall have authority to enter into any contract or any obligation for, or make any warranty or representation on behalf of the other.

 

22.11

Entire agreement

 

  22.11.1

This Agreement constitutes and represents the entire agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matter hereof (except as otherwise provided in the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement) and the rights and obligations of each of the Parties, and cancels and supersedes all prior arrangements, agreements or understandings, if any, whether oral or in writing, among the Parties on the subject matter hereof or in respect of matters dealt with herein. If any conflict exists between the terms of any other agreement executed by the Parties prior to this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement alone shall control and shall prevail.

 

  22.11.2

If there is any conflict or inconsistency between any of the terms of this Agreement and any of the terms of any of the Charter Documents, or if there is any dispute related to any Charter Document, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail in all respects, the Parties shall give full effect to and act in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement over the provisions of the Charter Documents, and the Parties shall exercise all voting and other rights and powers (including to procure any required alteration to such Charter Document to resolve such conflict or inconsistency) to make the provisions of this Agreement effective, and not to take any actions that impair any provisions in this Agreement.

 

22.12

Successors

Save and except as set out herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their respective successors (including, without limitation, any successor by reason of amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, merger, de-merger, acquisition or death of any Party) and legal representatives; provided, however, that the successor or legal representative shall sign a deed of adherence, in a form acceptable to the Parties.

 

22.13

Signature

The Parties hereby agree that the exchange of signature pages to this Agreement (in .pdf format) and the affixing of signatures thereto at different locations shall be a valid form of execution of this Agreement.

 

22.14

Authorised Representative

Aniketh Ashok Jain shall act as the authorized representative of the Sellers to do all such acts as contemplated under this Agreement on behalf of the Sellers (where such acts are required to be performed collectively by the Sellers) and notify the Purchaser and/or Third Parties of all such actions and decisions. Each of the Sellers hereby expressly and irrevocably

 

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appoints Aniketh Ashok Jain, also in the interest of Aniketh Ashok Jain himself, as his representative and gives his irrevocable consent to such extent, being understood that such mandate shall be gratuitous and Aniketh Ashok Jain shall keep duly informed the other Sellers.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY THEIR DULY AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES AS OF THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN.

Signed and delivered for and on behalf of

UBIQUITY SRL

 

/s/ Dario Calogero

By:   Dario Calogero
Title:   Chairman

Witnessed by:

 

/s/ Giacomo Dall’Aglio

Name:   Giacomo Dall’Aglio

Signature page to the Share Purchase and Shareholders’ Agreement dated 15 October 2016 executed among Ubiquity SRL, Solutions Infini Technologies (India) Private Limited, Ashish Agarwal, Aniketh Ashok Jain, Shivam Prasad, Vinay Jain, and Mohamad Faraz

 

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Signed and delivered for and on behalf of

 

SOLUTIONS INFINI TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

/s/ Aniketh A Jain

By:    Aniketh A Jain

Title: Director

     

Signed and delivered by

 

ASHISH AGARWAL

 

 

/s/ Ashish Agarwal

Signed and delivered by

 

ANIKETH ASHOK JAIN

 

/s/ Aniketh Ashok Jain

     

Signed and delivered by

 

SHIVAM PRASAD

 

/s/ Shivam Prasad

Signed and delivered by

 

MOHAMAD FARAZ

 

/s/ Mohamad Faraz

     

Signed and delivered by

 

VINAY JAIN

 

/s/ Vinay Jain

Witnessed by

 

/s/ Sandeep Jain

Name: Sandeep Jain

     

    

 

/s/ Abhilekh Verma

Name: Abhilekh Verma

Signature page to the Share Purchase and Shareholders’ Agreement dated 15 October 2016 executed among Ubiquity SRL, Solutions Infini Technologies (India) Private Limited, Ashish Agarwal, Aniketh Ashok Jain, Shivam Prasad, Vinay Jain, and Mohamad Faraz

 

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SCHEDULE 2 | DEFINITIONS

 

1.

DEFINITIONS

In this Agreement: (a) capitalised terms defined by inclusion in quotations and/or parenthesis have the meanings so ascribed; and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings assigned to them herein below:

Act” means the Companies Act 1956 and the Companies Act 2013 and all the rules, regulations, orders and notifications issued thereunder, in each case, to the extent in force from time to time;

Accounts” means the audited accounts of the Company from the year of its incorporation till the Financial Year ended 31 March 2016 and the unaudited financial information of the Company for the quarter ended 30 June 2016, and the unaudited financial information of the Subsidiary from the year of its incorporation till the Financial Year ended 31 March 2016 and for the quarter ended 30 June 2016;

Accounts Date” means 31 March 2016;

Affiliate” of a Person (the “Subject Person”) means: (a) in the case of any Subject Person other than a natural Person, any other Person that, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Subject Person; and (b) in the case of any Subject Person that is a natural Person, means a relative (as defined under the Companies Act 2013) of such Person and any other Person (other than a natural Person) that, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons (other than a natural Person) is Controlled by the Subject Person;

Applicable Law” means all laws, statutes, ordinance, regulations, guidelines, policies and other pronouncements having the effect of law of any applicable jurisdiction by state, municipality, court, tribunal, government, ministry, department, commission, arbitrator or board or such other body which has the force of law;

Assets” mean assets or properties of every kind, nature, character and description (whether immovable, movable, tangible, intangible, absolute, accrued, fixed or otherwise) as operated, hired, rented, owned or leased by a Person from time to time, including cash, cash equivalents, receivables, securities, accounts and note receivables, real estate, plant and machinery, equipment, patents, copyrights, domain names, trademarks, brands and other intellectual property, raw materials, inventory, furniture, fixtures and insurance;

Big Four Firm” means KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, EY, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, or such firm of chartered accountants associated with any of them, and their respective successors;

Board” means the board of directors of the Company;

Business” means the business of providing platform and ancillary services for bulk messaging services, email, push notification, long code and short code, interactive voice response service, call conferencing, outbound diallers, missed call services and toll free numbers;

 

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Business Day” means any day of the week (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) on which commercial banks are open for business in Bengaluru, India and Milan, Italy, and when the context so requires, the days on which commercial banks are open for business in United Arab Emirates;

Business Plan” means the consolidated business plan of the Company and its subsidiaries, which will come into effect on the First Closing Date, and annexed hereto as SCHEDULE 12;

Charter Documents” means, with respect to a company, collectively, the memorandum of association of such company and the articles of association of such company, as amended or replaced from time to time;

Closing” means any of the First Closing, Second Closing, Third Closing, and Fourth Closing, as the context may require;

Closing Date” means any of the First Closing Date, Second Closing Date, Third Closing Date, and Fourth Closing Date, as the context may require;

Contract”, with respect to a Person, means any agreement, contract, obligation, promise, undertaking, subcontract, lease, understanding, instrument, note, warranty, insurance policy, benefit plan or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral or express or implied) entered into by such Person;

Control” means (including its correlative meanings, “Controlled by”, and “Controlling and under common Control with”), in relation to any Person, where another Person (or Persons acting in concert) has direct or indirect ownership or Control, by contract or otherwise of: (a) over more than 51% (fifty one per cent) of the issued and paid-up voting share capital of such Person; (b) the composition of at least a majority of the board of directors of such Person; or (c) the management of that Person or is in a position to direct the management or the policies of that Person. For purposes of this definition, “Persons acting in Concert” shall have the meaning as set out in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulations, 2011, as amended from time to time;

Director” means a director of the Company, including any duly appointed alternate director;

EBITDA” means as of any date of calculation, the consolidated earnings of the Company and Subsidiary, before finance income and finance cost (including bank charges), tax, depreciation, and amortisation calculated from the audited financial statements of the Company (and Subsidiary) plus Transaction Cost, gratuity liability (including provisioning), cost of stock options as may be issued by the Company or by the Purchaser to employees of the Company (if any), and provision for diminution in assets (excluding account receivables) for the respective Financial Year. It is clarified that the total cost for the purpose of the earnings will include provisions for expenses (including for costs for disputes) and doubtful account receivables;

Employment Agreements” means the employment agreements to be executed by the Company with the Sellers on the First Closing Date, in the form and manner acceptable to the Purchaser and the Sellers;

 

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Encumbrances” includes any claim, mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), non-disposal undertaking, escrow, power of attorney (by whatever name called), pledge, lien, hypothecation, option, power of sale, right of pre-emption, right of first refusal, right to acquire, assignment by way of security, trust arrangement for the purpose of providing security or any other security interest of any kind, including retention arrangements and any agreement or obligation to create any of the foregoing, or encumbrance of any kind, or a contract to give or refrain from giving any of the foregoing;

Equity Share” means the equity share of face value INR 10 (Indian Rupees Ten) each in the Share Capital, carrying voting rights, and shall include the Sale Shares;

Equity Securities” means any Equity Shares and other securities of the Company held by the Shareholders from time to time, including the Sale Shares;

Escrow Account” means the escrow account to be opened for the deposit of the Escrow Amount in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement;

Escrow Agreement” means the agreement to be executed by the Purchaser, the Sellers, and the escrow agent in relation to the deposit of the Escrow Amount in the Escrow Account in accordance with Part A of SCHEDULE 7;

Escrow Amount” means a sum of INR 129,392,010 (Indian Rupees One hundred twenty nine million three hundred ninety two thousand ten), forming a part of the First Closing Purchase Price;

Exchange Control Regulations” means the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 together with all rules, regulations, directions and circulars and other notifications issued thereunder and the extant foreign direct investment policy of the Government of India;

FIPB” means Foreign Investment Promotion Board of India;

FIPB Approval” means the approval of the Transaction by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board in accordance with the Exchange Control Regulations;

Financial Year” means the financial year of the Company and its subsidiaries, which shall commence on 1 April each year and end on 31 March of the following year;

First Closing” means the consummation of the purchase of the First Closing Sale Shares by the Purchaser and completion of all the relevant actions set out in Part A of SCHEDULE 7;

First Closing Date” means the date on which First Closing takes place;

First Closing Purchase Price” means a sum of INR 522,796,001 (Indian Rupees Five hundred twenty two million seven hundred ninety six thousand one), payable as consideration for the First Closing Sale Shares;

First Closing Sale Shares” means 25,501 (twenty five thousand five hundred one) Sale Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser on the First Closing Date, as set out in Part A of SCHEDULE 5;

Founders” means Ashish Agarwal and Aniketh Ashok Jain, each a Shareholder;

 

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Fourth Closing” means the consummation of the purchase of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares by the Purchaser and completion of all the relevant actions set out in Part D of SCHEDULE 7;

Fourth Closing Date” means 31 July 2019 (subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to Fourth Closing by such date) or such other date as may be mutually agreed among the Parties in writing;

Fourth Closing Sale Shares” means 1,971 (one thousand nine hundred seventy one) Sale Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser on the Fourth Closing Date, as set out in Part D of SCHEDULE 5;

Fully Diluted Basis” means with respect to any calculation of the number of outstanding Equity Shares, calculated as if all instruments convertible into Equity Shares, outstanding on the date of calculation have been exercised or exchanged for or converted into Equity Shares;

General Meeting” means a duly convened meeting of the Shareholders as contemplated under the Act;

Governmental Approval” means any authorisation, consent, approval, clearance, license, lease, ruling, permit, certification, exemption, filing for, or registration required by or with any Governmental Authority;

Governmental Authority” means any government, semi-government, administrative, fiscal, taxing or judicial body or any other statutory agency or any government department, commission, authority or tribunal, or the governing body of any monetary, securities or other regulator in India or any applicable jurisdiction;

Indian GAAP” means the generally accepted accounting principles applicable in India;

INR” means Rupees, the lawful currency of the Republic of India;

Intellectual Property” with respect to a Person, means with respect to such Person all trade names, service marks, service names, trade dress, patents, copyrights, website platforms, logos, registered designs, domain names and utility models, inventions, confidential information, brand names, databases and database rights, know-how, and business/corporate names, confidential information and any similar rights situate in any country and the benefit (subject to the burden) of any of the foregoing (in each case whether registered or unregistered and including applications for the grant of any of the foregoing and the right to apply for any of the foregoing in any part of the world) pertaining to its business;

Investment Agreement” means the agreement to be executed between the Purchaser and the Sellers in relation to the subscription by the Sellers to the shares of the Purchaser in a mutually agreed manner;

Knowledge” includes the knowledge, information, belief, or awareness of the Sellers, after conducting due and careful enquiry. Where anything is qualified by the Knowledge of the Company and/or the Sellers, each of the Company and the Sellers shall be deemed to have knowledge of: (a) anything of which it ought reasonably to have knowledge; (b) anything of

 

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which it would have knowledge had it made due enquiry immediately before giving the relevant representations and warranties; and (c) anything of which it would have knowledge after examining all information and making all due diligence inquiries and investigations which would be expected or required from a Person of ordinary prudence;

LCIA Rules” means the arbitration rules of the London Court of International Arbitration for the time being in force;

Material Adverse Change” means an event which, individually or in the aggregate, causes or is reasonably expected to cause, an adverse change to:

 

  (a)

the revenue of the Business (when compared to the relevant period in the immediately preceding Financial Year) attributable to regulatory causes, which, taken as a whole, has an impact in excess of INR 337,200,000 (Indian Rupees Three hundred thirty seven million two hundred thousand);

 

  (b)

the ability of the Company or any of the Sellers to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or

 

  (c)

the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other agreement incidental or pursuant to this Agreement;

New Auditors” means any of the Big Four Firms, as may be mutually agreed upon by the Sellers and the Purchaser, to be appointed as the statutory auditors of the Company effective from the First Closing Date;

NFP” means, at any relevant measurement date, the aggregate of cash, cash equivalents (including fixed deposits, margin money, and liquid investments), and outstanding tax credit of the Company less the outstanding Total Debt of the Company and Subsidiary, on a consolidated basis;

Other Shareholder Shares” means the 6,000 (six thousand) Equity Shares held by Other Shareholders as on the Execution Date, as set out against the respective names in Part A of SCHEDULE 4;

Other Shareholders” means Mamtha Rajesh Dembla and Jeethmal Mutha, Shareholders as on the Execution Date;

Person” means any individual, firm, company or other corporate body, Government Authority, joint venture, associate, partnership or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality);

Preference Shares” means 13,158 (thirteen thousand one hundred fifty eight) redeemable, non-convertible, non-transferrable preference shares of the Company having face value of INR 10 (Indian Rupees Ten) each, to be issued to the Sellers prior to the First Closing, with rights, preferences and privileges as set out in the Charter Documents, salient features of which are reproduced in SCHEDULE 11;

Purchase Price” means an aggregate sum of INR 1,025,050,000 (Indian Rupees One billion twenty five million fifty thousand), payable as consideration for all the Sale Share, subject to variation under the relevant closings in accordance with SCHEDULE 10;

 

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Purchaser DP Account” means the demat account established and maintained by the Purchaser with any depository participant acceptable to the Purchaser, in accordance with the Depositories Act 1996;

Revised Articles” means the amended and restated articles of association of the Company incorporating, inter alia, the provisions of this Agreement, in the form and manner acceptable to the Purchaser and the Sellers;

Sale Shares” means 50,000 (fifty thousand) fully paid-up Equity Shares, to be purchased by the Purchaser from the Sellers, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

Second Closing” means the consummation of the purchase of the Second Closing Sale Shares by the Purchaser and completion of all the relevant actions set out in Part B of SCHEDULE 7;

Second Closing Date” means 31 July 2017 (subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to Second Closing by such date) or such other date as may be mutually agreed among the Parties in writing;

Second Closing Sale Shares” means 13,974 (thirteen thousand nine hundred and seventy four) Sale Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser on the Second Closing Date, as set out in Part B of SCHEDULE 5;

Stock Options” means all issued and vested options issued by the Company pursuant to the Solutions Infini Employee Stock Option Plan 2014;

Sellers” means the Founders, Shivam Prasad, Vinay Jain, and Mohamad Faraz, each a Shareholder;

Seller’s Designated Bank Account” means the bank account of each Seller for the receipt of the relevant Purchase Price, details of which shall be conveyed to the Purchaser in writing 5 (five) Business Days before each Closing;

Share Capital” means the fully paid-up equity share capital of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis;

Shareholder” means the holders of Equity Shares from time to time;

Shareholding Percentage” means the percentage of the Share Capital held by a Shareholder;

Subsidiary” means Solutions Infini FZE, a company incorporated under the laws of the United Arab Emirates bearing registration #RAKIA 72 FZ12 02 15 7638, a subsidiary of the Company;

Tax” shall include all taxes, including income tax, withholding tax, dividend distribution tax, capital gains tax, fringe benefit tax, sales tax, customs duty, wealth tax, gift tax, property tax, excise duty, service tax, payroll tax, occupation tax, value added or transfer taxes (other than stamp duty), governmental charges, fees, levies or assessments or other taxes, levies, fees,

 

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withholding obligations and similar charges, of any jurisdiction and shall include any interest, fines, and penalties related thereto and, with respect to such taxes, any interest on such penalties and additions to tax;

Third Closing” means the consummation of the purchase of the Third Closing Sale Shares by the Purchaser and completion of all the relevant actions set out in Part C of SCHEDULE 7;

Third Closing Date” means 31 July 2018 (subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to Third Closing by such date) or such other date as may be mutually agreed among the Parties in writing;

Third Closing Sale Shares” means 8,554 (eight thousand five hundred fifty four) Sale Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser on the Third Closing Date, as set out in Part C of SCHEDULE 5;

Third Party” means a Person who is not a party to this Agreement;

Total Debt” with respect to the Company and Subsidiary on a consolidated basis, means, at any relevant measurement date, the aggregate of the consolidated reconciled book values of all bank loans (excluding any bank guarantees and non-fund based facilities/instruments/arrangements), mortgages, overdrafts, invoice discounting advances, finance leases, hire purchase agreements, any hedging or currency contracts which are out of money, shareholder loans, any unpaid dividends, any gratuity liability (including provisioning), unpaid Transaction Cost, each in relation to the Company and/or Subsidiary;

Transaction Cost” means the costs to be borne by the Company in relation to the Transaction and other matters in relation thereto, including secretarial fees, escrow fees, depository fees, stamp duty (including any stamp duty paid for the purchase of shares by the Sellers from the Other Shareholders), and payments to be made to employees of the Company and the Subsidiary, legal fees, investment banker fees, and tax advisors fees;

Transaction” means the sale of the Sale Shares from the Sellers to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement;

Transfer” means the sale, gift, assignment, transfer, transfer of any interest in trust, alienation, Encumbrance or disposition of Equity Shares, as the context may require, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, including, without limitation, any attachment, assignment for the benefit of creditors or appointment of a custodian, liquidator or receiver of any of its properties, business or undertaking; and

USD” means United States Dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

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2.

ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified in the indicated provisions of this Agreement:

 

DEFINED TERM

  

PROVISION

2017 EBITDA    Schedule 6, Part B, paragraph 1.1.2
2017 NFP    Schedule 6, Part B, paragraph 1.1.2
2018 EBITDA    Schedule 6, Part C, paragraph 1.1.2
2019 EBITDA    Schedule 6, Part D, paragraph 1.1.2
Agreement    Preamble
Base Adjusted Purchase Price    SCHEDULE 10, Part A
Chairman    Clause 8.1.4
Company    Preamble
Conditions Precedent    Clause 5.1
Confidential Information    Clause 13.2.1
CP Satisfaction Letter    Clause 5.3
Deadlock Situation    Clause 8.6
Disclosing Party    Clause 13.2.3
Disclosure Letter    Clause 7.6
Execution Date    Preamble
FIRC    Schedule 7, Part A, paragraph 2
Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee    Clause 4.2.2
Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter    Clause 4.2.2(g)
Immovable Properties    Schedule 8, paragraph 11.1
Indemnified Party    Clause 11.1
Indemnifying Party    Clause 11.1
Indemnity Claim    Clause 11.1
Long Stop Date    Clause 5.2.1
Losses    Clause 11.1
Managing Director    Clause 8.1.1

 

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DEFINED TERM

  

PROVISION

Notice    Clause 18.1
Operational Matters    Clause 8.1.2
Parties    Preamble
Party    Preamble
Proprietary Information    Clause 13.1.1
Purchaser    Preamble
Purchaser Directors    Clause 8
Purchaser EoD    Clause 4.1.5
Purchaser Representations and Warranties    Clause 7.3
RBI    Schedule 6, Part B, paragraph 3.8
Receiving Party    Clause 5.3
Redemption Price    SCHEDULE 11
Remaining Purchase Price    SCHEDULE 10, Part B
Rescheduled Third Closing    Clause 4.2.1(f)
Reserved Matters    Clause 9.1
Second Closing Bank Guarantee    Clause 4.1
Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter    Clause 4.1.7
Seller Representations and Warranties    Clause 7.4
Sellers    Preamble
Survival Period    Clause 11.7.1
Third Closing Bank Guarantee    Clause 4.2.1
Third Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter    Clause 4.2.1(g)
Third Closing Purchase Price    SCHEDULE 10, Part D

 

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SCHEDULE 3 | INTERPRETATION

 

1.

The terms referred to in this Agreement shall, unless defined otherwise or inconsistent with the context or meaning thereof, bear the meanings ascribed to them under the relevant statute/legislation.

 

2.

Reference to statutory provisions shall be construed as meaning and including references also to any amendment or re-enactment (whether before or after the Execution Date) for the time being in force and to all statutory instruments or orders made pursuant to such statutory provisions.

 

3.

References to any Clause or Schedule is to such clause in or schedule to this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.

 

4.

Words denoting the singular shall include the plural and words denoting any gender shall include all genders.

 

5.

Headings, subheadings, titles, subtitles to clauses, sub-clauses and paragraphs are for information only and shall not form part of the operative provisions of this Agreement or the schedules hereto and shall be ignored in construing the same.

 

6.

The schedules and recitals hereto shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement.

 

7.

References to days, months and years are to calendar days, calendar months, and calendar years, respectively.

 

8.

Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period to the next Business Day if the last day of such period is not a Business Day; and whenever any payment is to be made or action to be taken under this Agreement is required to be made or taken on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made or action taken on the next Business Day.

 

9.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any time limits specified in any provision of this Agreement, within which any Party is required to perform any obligations or complete any activity, shall be extended by such period as may be required to comply with any requirement of Applicable Law; provided that, the Party that is required to comply with such Applicable Law shall, upon informing the other Parties of such extension in writing, act in good faith and take all necessary steps to ensure compliance with such Applicable Law within the minimum time possible.

 

10.

The words “directly or indirectly” mean directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary persons or through contractual or other legal arrangements and the words “direct or indirect” shall have correlative meanings.

 

11.

Any reference to “writing” shall include printing, typing, lithography, transmissions by facsimile, or in electronic form (including email) and other means of reproducing words in visible form but shall exclude text messages via mobile phones.

 

12.

The words “include” and “including” are to be construed without limitation unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified.

 

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13.

No provisions shall be interpreted in favour of, or against, any Party by reason of the extent to which such Party or its counsel participated in the drafting hereof or by reason of the extent to which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft hereof.

 

14.

If, in calculating a price or an amount in terms of this Agreement, the relevant variables for such calculation are expressed in different currencies, then all such variables for the purposes of such calculation shall be in INR.

 

15.

If there is any conflict or inconsistency between a term in the body of this Agreement and a term in any of the schedules or any other document referred to or otherwise incorporated in this Agreement, the term in the body of this Agreement shall take precedence.

 

16.

Reference to any document includes any amendment or supplement to, or replacement or novation of, that document, in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

17.

Reference to an “amendment” includes a supplement, modification, novation, replacement or re-enactment, and “amended” shall be construed accordingly.

 

18.

Other than as specifically provided in this Agreement, any obligation, covenant, warranty, representation, or undertaking in this Agreement that is expressed to be made, undertaken, or given by any Seller shall be deemed mutatis mutandis to be jointly and severally made, undertaken and given by all Sellers and each Seller shall be jointly and severally responsible in respect of the same.

 

19.

All calculations of EBITDA and NFP per this Agreement shall be calculated in accordance with Indian GAAP.

 

20.

Wherever any payments are required to be under this Agreement in INR as per Applicable Law, but relevant values for the same have been designated in USD in this Agreement, such INR amounts shall be calculated in accordance with the Reference Rate.

 

21.

In computing the shareholding of any Party, or determining the rights and privileges available to such Party under this Agreement, the Equity Shares held by its Affiliates shall be considered as being held by such Party.

 

22.

All reference to shares/shareholding are to be considered on fully diluted basis.

 

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SCHEDULE 4 | SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

PART A: SHARE CAPITAL AS ON THE EXECUTION DATE

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF
EQUITY SHARES
     PERCENTAGE OF
EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      15,250        30.50  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      15,250        30.50  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      4,500        9.00  

4.

   Vinay Jain      4,500        9.00  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      4,500        9.00  

6.

   Mamtha Rajesh Dembla      5,500        11.00  

7.

   Jeethmal Mutha      500        1.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

PART B: SHARE CAPITAL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO FIRST CLOSING

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER
OF EQUITY
SHARES
     NUMBER
OF
PREFERENCE
SHARES
     PERCENTAGE OF
EQUITY SHARE
CAPITAL
     PERCENTAGE
OF
PREFERENCE
SHARE
CAPITAL
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      18,250        4,803        36.50        36.50  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      18,250        4,803        36.50        36.50  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      4,500        1,184        9.00        9.00  

4.

   Vinay Jain      4,500        1,184        9.00        9.00  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      4,500        1,184        9.00        9.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        13,158        100.00        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER
OF EQUITY
SHARES
     NUMBER OF
PREFERENCE
SHARES
     PERCENTAGE OF
EQUITY SHARE
CAPITAL
     PERCENTAGE
OF PREFERENCE
SHARE CAPITAL
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      8,942        4,803        17.90        36.50  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      8,942        4,803        17.90        36.50  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      2,205        1,184        4.40        9.00  

4.

   Vinay Jain      2,205        1,184        4.40        9.00  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      2,205        1,184        4.40        9.00  

6.

   Purchaser      25,501        —          51.00        0.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        13,158        100.00        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

PART D: SHARE CAPITAL UPON SECOND CLOSING

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER
OF EQUITY
SHARES
     NUMBER OF
PREFERENCE
SHARES
     PERCENTAGE OF
EQUITY SHARE
CAPITAL
     PERCENTAGE
OF PREFERENCE
SHARE CAPITAL
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      3,842        4,803        7.70        36.50  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      3,842        4,803        7.70        36.50  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      947        1,184        1.90        9.00  

4.

   Vinay Jain      947        1,184        1.90        9.00  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      947        1,184        1.90        9.00  

6.

   Purchaser      39,475        —          79.00        0.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        13,158        100.00        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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PART E: SHARE CAPITAL UPON THIRD CLOSING

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER
OF EQUITY
SHARES
     NUMBER OF
PREFERENCE
SHARES
     PERCENTAGE
OF EQUITY
SHARE
CAPITAL
     PERCENTAGE
OF
PREFERENCE
SHARE
CAPITAL
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      720        4,803        1.40        36.50  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      720        4,803        1.40        36.50  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      177        1,184        0.40        9.00  

4.

   Vinay Jain      177        1,184        0.40        9.00  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      177        1,184        0.40        9.00  

6.

   Purchaser      48,029        —          96.10        0.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        13,158        100.00        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

PART F: SHARE CAPITAL UPON FOURTH CLOSING

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER
OF EQUITY
SHARES
     NUMBER OF
PREFERENCE
SHARES
     PERCENTAGE
OF EQUITY
SHARE
CAPITAL
     PERCENTAGE
OF
PREFERENCE
SHARE
CAPITAL
 

1.

   Purchaser      50,000        —          100.00        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   TOTAL      50,000        —          100.00        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

PART G: FULLY DILUTED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE SUBSIDIARY

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
     PERCENTAGE
SHAREHOLDING (ON A
FULLY DILUTED BASIS)
 

1.

   Company      7,450        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   TOTAL      50,000        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 5 | DETAILS OF SALE SHARES

PART A: FIRST CLOSING SALE SHARES

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF SALE
SHARES
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      9,308  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      9,308  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      2,295  

4.

   Vinay Jain      2,295  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      2,295  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     25,501  
     

 

 

 

PART B: SECOND CLOSING SALE SHARES

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF SALE
SHARES
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      5,100  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      5,100  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      1,258  

4.

   Vinay Jain      1,258  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      1,258  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     13,974  
     

 

 

 

 

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PART C: THIRD CLOSING SALE SHARES

 

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SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF SALE
SHARES
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      3,122  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      3,122  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      770  

4.

   Vinay Jain      770  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      770  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     8,554  
     

 

 

 

PART C: FOURTH CLOSING SALE SHARES

 

 # 

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF SALE
SHARES
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      720  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      720  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      177  

4.

   Vinay Jain      177  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      177  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     1,971  
     

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 6 | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Part A: Conditions Precedent to the First Closing

 

1.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser and the Sellers

 

1.1

The FIPB Approval shall have been secured, which shall be in full force and effect.

 

1.2

An approval of the RBI shall have been secured by the Purchaser and the Sellers if any Seller becomes a non-resident Indian under the Exchange Control Regulations.

 

1.3

The Employment Agreements shall have been in agreed form between the Sellers and the Purchaser.

 

1.4

The Revised Articles shall have been in agreed form between the Sellers and the Purchaser.

 

1.5

The Investment Agreement shall have been executed by the Sellers and the Purchaser and shall be in full force and effect.

 

2.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser

 

2.1

The Purchaser shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by it (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform its obligations on the First Closing Date.

 

2.2

The Purchaser shall have opened the Purchaser DP Account and details of the same shall have been provided to each of the Sellers.

 

2.3

The Purchaser Representations and Warranties shall be true in all respects as on the First Closing Date.

 

2.4

The Purchaser Directors shall have obtained necessary director identification number and shall have provided all supporting documents required under the Act in relation their appointment as Directors.

 

2.5

The Purchaser shall have prepared requisite supporting documents to be provided by it in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank.

 

2.6

The Purchaser shall have procured a letter from the bank that will be extending the Second Closing Bank Guarantee stating that it will be extending the Second Closing Bank Guarantee in favour of the Sellers on the First Closing Date.

 

3.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Sellers

 

3.1

The Sellers shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by them (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform their obligations on the First Closing Date.

 

3.2

The Sellers and/or the Company shall not have committed any act or omission to violate the terms of the FIPB Approval.

 

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3.3

The Sellers shall cause the Company to, conduct a meeting of the Board and obtain relevant resolutions:

 

  3.3.1

authorizing execution of this Agreement and all other ancillary documents and agreements, and performance of all matters necessary, towards the consummation of the Transaction;

 

  3.3.2

approving the sale and purchase of the First Closing Sale Shares in terms of this Agreement, and, subject to Applicable Law, waiving its rights, if any, in terms of the Charter Documents of the Company, in relation to the purchase such of the Sale Shares in accordance with this Agreement;

 

  3.3.3

approving the adoption of the Revised Articles, subject to the consent of the Shareholders;

 

  3.3.4

calling for a general meeting of the Shareholders on the First Closing Date;

 

  3.3.5

taking on record the resignation of the existing statutory auditors of the Company; and

 

  3.3.6

recommending the appointment of the New Auditors with effect from the First Closing Date.

 

3.4

Details of Sellers’ Designated Bank Account for each Seller shall have been provided to the Purchaser.

 

3.5

The Sellers shall have obtained and provided to the Purchaser, a fair valuation certificate valuing the Sale Shares from a practicing chartered accountant.

 

3.6

The Sellers shall have fully dematerialised all First Closing Sale Shares in accordance with Applicable Law, subject to Transfer restrictions under this Agreement.

 

3.7

The Seller Representations and Warranties shall be true in all respects as on the First Closing Date, and no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred.

 

3.8

The Escrow Agreement shall have been executed, and shall be in full force and effect, and the Parties shall have opened the Escrow Account pursuant to the terms thereto.

 

3.9

The Sellers shall have prepared all supporting documents required in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including: (a) letters of consent for the sale of the First Closing Sale Shares from each Seller; and (b) any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank, and complete Forms FC-TRS.

 

3.10

Each Seller shall have: (a) provided the Purchaser with a certificate obtained from a chartered accountant stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (b) made an application to the relevant Tax authorities within 20 (twenty) days of the Execution Date for obtaining a certificate stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (c) responded to all communication received from, and provided all information sought by, the relevant Tax authorities; and (d) followed up with the relevant Tax authorities.

 

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3.11

The Sellers shall have purchased the Other Shareholder Shares, and shall have executed all documents in relation thereto, and the relevant Sellers shall be the sole legal and beneficial owners of the Other Shareholder Shares.

 

3.12

The Sellers shall have caused the Company to have extinguished all the Stock Options in accordance with Applicable Law and the Solutions Infini Employee Stock Option Plan 2014, such that no erstwhile holder of the Stock Options shall have any rights, interests or claims against the Company, including in relation to any Equity Securities.

 

3.13

The Sellers shall have caused the Company to amend its Charter Documents to duly authorise and facilitate the issuance of the Preference Shares, in accordance with the Act and the terms of this Agreement.

 

3.14

The Sellers shall have caused the Company to enter into fresh (or revised, as applicable) agreements with its top 15 (fifteen) Third Party marketing service providers (for the quarter ended 30 June 2016) in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

3.15

In relation to the Subsidiary, the Sellers shall have caused the Company to complete all filings required under Exchange Control Regulations, and shall have initiated the process for compounding all delays in such filings with the relevant Governmental Authorities.

 

3.16

The Sellers shall have caused the board of directors of the Subsidiary to ratify all actions undertaken previously by individuals not so expressly authorised

 

3.17

Mohamad Faraz shall have delivered a letter to the Subsidiary fully and finally waiving all claims against the Subsidiary in relation to any non-payment of statutory dues to him per Applicable Law.

Part B: Conditions Precedent to the Second Closing

 

1.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser and the Sellers

 

1.1

The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have ensured that at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the Second Closing Date:

 

  1.1.1

the Board adopts the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2017; and

 

  1.1.2

KPMG provides calculations of NFP as at 31 March 2017 (the “2017 NFP”) and EBITDA as at 31 March 2017 (the “2017 EBITDA”) for the consideration of the Purchaser and the Seller.

 

1.2

An approval of the RBI shall have been secured by the Purchaser and the Sellers if any Seller becomes a non-resident Indian under the Exchange Control Regulations.

 

1.3

The Escrow Agreement shall be in full force and effect, and there shall be no restriction on the parties thereto from transferring the Escrow Amount to the relevant Sellers or the Purchaser, as the case may be, on the Second Closing Date in the manner prescribed therein.

 

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1.4

The amount for the Third Closing Bank Guarantee shall have been finalised.

 

1.5

The Second Closing Purchase Price and Fourth Closing Purchase Price shall have been finalised after adjustments in accordance with SCHEDULE 10.

 

2.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser

 

2.1

The Purchaser Representations and Warranties, shall be true in all respects as on the Second Closing Date.

 

2.2

The Purchaser shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by it (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform its obligations on the Second Closing Date.

 

2.3

The Purchaser shall have prepared requisite supporting documents to be provided by it, as required in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank.

 

2.4

The Purchaser shall have procured a letter from the bank that will be extending the Third Closing Bank Guarantee and the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee stating that it will be extending the Third Closing Bank Guarantee and the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee in favour of the Sellers on the First Closing Date.

 

3.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Sellers

 

3.1

The Sellers shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by them (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform their obligations on the Second Closing Date.

 

3.2

The Sellers shall have obtained and provided to the Purchaser, a fair valuation certificate valuing the Second Closing Sale Shares from a practicing chartered accountant.

 

3.3

Details of Sellers’ Designated Bank Account for each of the Sellers shall have been provided to the Purchaser.

 

3.4

The Seller Representations and Warranties as designated in Clause 7.7 to repeat on each Closing shall be true in all respects as on the Second Closing Date.

 

3.5

The Sellers shall have prepared all supporting documents required in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including: (a) letters of consent for the sale of the Second Closing Sale Shares from each such Seller; and (b) any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank, and complete Forms FC-TRS.

 

3.6

Each Seller shall have: (a) provided the Purchaser with a certificate obtained from a chartered accountant stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (b) made an application to the relevant Tax authorities within 60 (sixty) days of the First Closing Date for obtaining a certificate stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the

 

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  Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (c) responded to all communication received from, and provided all information sought by, the relevant Tax authorities; and (d) followed up with the relevant Tax authorities.

 

3.7

The Sellers shall have procured the full and final release of the Company from its guarantee obligations and all related financial indebtedness pursuant to the home loans availed by the relevant Sellers, in a form and manner satisfactory to the Purchaser.

 

3.8

Each Seller shall have obtained written approval of the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) required by him in relation to the subscription to the shares of the Purchaser in accordance with the Investment Agreement; provided that, if and only if the RBI expressly rejects such application of any Seller, the requirement of such approval for the satisfaction of this Condition Precedent shall be deemed to be automatically waived (if, however, an application is still pending with the RBI, the this Condition Precedent shall not be deemed to be waived).

 

3.9

The Sellers shall have fully dematerialised all the Second Closing Sale Shares in accordance with Applicable Law, subject to Transfer restrictions under this Agreement.

 

3.10

The Sellers shall have caused the Company to rectify all documents in relation to the BMW car purchased by it, failing which, the car shall be purchased from the Company by one of the Sellers at the written down book value.

Part C: Conditions Precedent to the Third Closing

 

1.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser and the Sellers

 

1.1

The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have ensured that at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the Third Closing Date:

 

  1.1.1

the Board adopts the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2018; and

 

  1.1.2

KPMG provides calculations of EBITDA as at 31 March 2018 (the “2018 EBITDA”) for the consideration of the Purchaser and the Seller.

 

1.2

An approval of the RBI shall have been secured by the Purchaser and the Sellers if any Seller becomes a non-resident Indian under the Exchange Control Regulations.

 

1.3

The Third Closing Purchase Price shall have been finalised after adjustments in accordance with SCHEDULE 10.

 

2.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser

 

2.1

The Purchaser Representations and Warranties shall be true in all respects as on the Third Closing Date.

 

2.2

The Purchaser shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by it (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform its obligations on the Third Closing Date.

 

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2.3

The Purchaser shall have prepared requisite supporting documents to be provided by it in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank.

 

3.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Sellers

 

3.1

The Sellers shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by them (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform their obligations on the Third Closing Date.

 

3.2

The Sellers shall have obtained and provided to the Purchaser, a fair valuation certificate valuing the Third Closing Sale Shares from a practicing chartered accountant.

 

3.3

Details of Sellers’ Designated Bank Account for each of the relevant Sellers shall have been provided to the Purchaser.

 

3.4

The Sellers shall have fully dematerialised all the Sale Shares in accordance with Applicable Law, subject to Transfer restrictions under this Agreement.

 

3.5

The Seller Representations and Warranties as designated in Clause 7.7 to be repeated on each Closing, shall be true in all respects as on the Third Closing Date.

 

3.6

The Sellers shall have prepared all supporting documents required in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including: (a) letters of consent for the sale of the Third Closing Sale Shares from each such Seller; and (b) any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank, and complete Forms FC-TRS.

 

3.7

Each Seller shall have: (a) provided the Purchaser with a certificate obtained from a chartered accountant stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (b) made an application to the relevant Tax authorities within 60 (sixty) days of the Second Closing Date for obtaining a certificate stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (c) responded to all communication received from, and provided all information sought by, the relevant Tax authorities; and (d) followed up with the relevant Tax authorities.

Part D: Conditions Precedent to the Fourth Closing

 

1.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser and the Sellers

 

1.1

The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have ensured that at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the Third Closing Date:

 

  1.1.1

the Board adopts the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2019; and

 

  1.1.2

KPMG provides calculations of EBITDA as at 31 March 2019 (the “2019 EBITDA”) for the consideration of the Purchaser and the Seller.

 

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1.2

The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have caused the Company to, conduct a meeting of the Board and obtain relevant resolutions:

 

  1.2.1

authorizing the redemption of Preference Shares; and

 

  1.2.2

calling for a general meeting of the holders of the Preference Shares for redemption of Preference Shares.

 

1.3

An approval of the RBI shall have been secured if any Seller becomes a non-resident Indian under the Exchange Control Regulations.

 

2.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Purchaser

 

2.1

Post completion of the Condition Precedent set out in paragraph 1.1 above, the Purchaser shall provide to the Sellers a written confirmation (supported by financial statements of the Company) of adequacy of funds for redemption of Preference Shares. If the Company does not have sufficient funds to undertake the redemption of Preference Shares, the Purchaser shall undertake all actions necessary to raise funds for the redemption of the Preference Shares as set out in the Act, including by subscribing to such number of Equity Securities in the Company as necessary.

 

2.2

The Purchaser Representations and Warranties shall be true in all respects as on the Fourth Closing Date.

 

2.3

The Purchaser shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by it (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform its obligations on the Fourth Closing Date.

 

2.4

The Purchaser shall have prepared requisite supporting documents to be provided by it in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank.

 

3.

Conditions Precedent as applicable to the Sellers

 

3.1

The Sellers shall have obtained all consents and approvals required by them (whether under a contract, Applicable Law, or otherwise) to perform their obligations on the Fourth Closing Date.

 

3.2

Details of Sellers’ Designated Bank Account for each of the relevant Sellers shall have been provided to the Purchaser.

 

3.3

The relevant Sellers shall have obtained and provided to the Purchaser, a fair valuation certificate valuing the Fourth Closing Sale Shares from a practicing chartered accountant.

 

3.4

Each Founder shall have submitted a letter of resignation to the Board expressing his intention to resign as a Director on and with effect from the Fourth Closing Date.

 

3.5

The relevant Seller Representations and Warranties as designated in Clause 7.7 to specifically repeat on each Closing shall be true in all respects as on the Fourth Closing Date.

 

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3.6

The relevant Sellers shall have prepared all supporting documents required in relation to filing Forms FC-TRS as prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, including: (a) letters of consent for the sale of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares (and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares) from each such Seller; and (b) any other documents as may be required by the designated authorised dealer bank, and complete Forms FC-TRS.

 

3.7

Each Seller shall have: (a) provided the Purchaser with a certificate obtained from a chartered accountant stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (b) made an application to the relevant Tax authorities within 60 (sixty) days of the Third Closing Date for obtaining a certificate stating that such Seller does not have any tax dues or outstanding demands which can result in any claim in terms of Section 281 of the Income Tax Act 1961 or otherwise; (c) responded to all communication received from, and provided all information sought by, the relevant Tax authorities; and (d) followed up with the relevant Tax authorities.

 

3.8

The Redemption Price shall have been finalised in accordance with SCHEDULE 11.

PART E: FORM OF NOTICE OF SATISFACTION OF CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Notice to be issued by the Sellers

Date: [•]

To

[Purchaser]

 

Re:

Share purchase and shareholders’ agreement dated 15 October 2016 (“Agreement”) executed by and amongst Ubiquity S R L, Solutions Infini Technologies (India) Private Limited, Ashish Agarwal, Aniketh Ashok Jain, Shivam Prasad, Vinay Jain and Mohamad Faraz.

 

1.

We refer to the Agreement executed by the Parties. In this letter, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given to them under the Agreement.

 

2.

We hereby certify, confirm, declare and acknowledge that in terms of Clause 5 of the Agreement, we have performed and/or complied with all obligations and conditions required to be performed or observed by each of us under the Agreement prior to the [First/Second/Third/Fourth] Closing Date. All the documents evidencing fulfilment of each of the obligations and conditions required to be performed or observed by us prior to the [First/Second/Third/Fourth] Closing Date are enclosed herewith.

 

3.

We hereby certify that all events and statements to be confirmed by us under paragraph 3 of Part [A/B/C/D] of Schedule 6 of the Agreement shall be true, accurate, valid and binding in all respects as on the [First/Second/Third/Fourth] Closing Date.

 

4.

The declarations, confirmations and statements contained in this letter shall be binding on us, our Affiliates and, if applicable, on our respective legal heirs, executors, representatives, successors and administrators.

 

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Yours sincerely

[relevant Sellers]

We accept all the satisfaction of all Sellers’ Conditions Precedent as provided hereinabove.

[Purchaser]

Notice to be issued by the Purchaser

Date: [●]

To

[Sellers]

 

Re:

Share purchase and shareholders’ agreement dated 15 October 2016 (“Agreement”) executed by and amongst Ubiquity S R L, Solutions Infini Technologies (India) Private Limited, Ashish Agarwal, Aniketh Ashok Jain, Shivam Prasad, Vinay Jain and Mohamad Faraz.

 

1.

We refer to the Agreement executed by the Parties. In this letter, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given to them under the Agreement.

 

2.

We hereby certify, confirm, declare and acknowledge that in terms of Clause 5 of the Agreement, we have performed and/or complied with all obligations and conditions required to be performed or observed by each of us under the Agreement prior to the [First/Second/Third/Fourth] Closing Date. All the documents evidencing fulfilment of each of the obligations and conditions required to be performed or observed by us prior to the [First/Second/Third/Fourth] Closing Date are enclosed herewith.

 

3.

We hereby certify that all events and statements to be confirmed by us under paragraph 2 of Part [A/B/C/D] of Schedule 6 of the Agreement shall be true, accurate, valid and binding in all respects as on the [First/Second/Third/Fourth] Closing Date.

 

4.

The declarations, confirmations and statements contained in this letter shall be binding on us, our Affiliates and, if applicable, on our respective legal heirs, executors, representatives, successors and administrators.

Yours sincerely

[Purchaser]

We accept all the satisfaction of all Purchaser Conditions Precedent as provided hereinabove.

[Sellers]

 

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SCHEDULE 7 | CLOSING AND POST-CLOSING ACTIONS

Part A: First Closing Actions

 

1.

The Purchaser shall:

 

1.1

remit the First Closing Purchase Price (less the Escrow Amount) to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts in proportion of the First Closing Sale Shares purchased from each Seller, as set out in Part A of SCHEDULE 5;

 

1.2

remit the Escrow Amount to the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement;

 

1.3

provide the Second Closing Bank Guarantee to the Sellers; and

 

1.4

Deposit necessary declarations and documents as may be required for restricting the Purchaser from: (a) creating any Encumbrance on the First Closing Sale Shares to any Third Party until the Second Closing Date; or (b) undertaking the Transfer (other than any Encumbrance on the Sale Shares post the Second Closing Date) of Sale Shares until the Fourth Closing Date.

 

2.

The Purchaser and Sellers shall work together to procure the relevant foreign inward remittance certificate (“FIRC”) for the remittance of the First Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts and the Escrow Account, as applicable.

 

3.

The Sellers shall:

 

3.1

deliver to the Purchaser:

 

  3.1.1

duly executed copies of irrevocable transfer instruction slips, in the prescribed form, dated as of the First Closing Date, addressed to and duly acknowledged by their respective depository participants for the transfer of their respective First Closing Sale Shares to the Purchaser DP Account; and

 

  3.1.2

evidence of filing, and acceptance by the relevant authority, of Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, for the transfer of the respective First Closing Sale Shares from each Seller;

 

3.2

cause the Company to, and the Company shall:

 

  3.2.1

upload the Form FC-TRS for the transfer of the respective First Closing Sale Shares, on behalf of each Seller;

 

  3.2.2

convene a meeting of the Board to approve and pass resolutions:

 

  (a)

noting and approving the sale of the First Closing Sale Shares in favour of the Purchaser;

 

  (b)

recording the approval of each Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, the sale of the First Closing Sale Shares in the register of members of the Company, and the registration of the Purchaser as the legal and beneficial owner of the First Closing Sale Shares;

 

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  (c)

appointing the Purchaser Directors and Managing Director on the Board;

 

  (d)

convening a general meeting of the Shareholders to adopt the Revised Articles, appoint the New Auditor, and confirm the appointment of the Purchaser Directors with effect from the First Closing Date;

 

  (e)

approving the delegation of the Operational Matters to the Managing Director; and

 

  (f)

approving such other matters that need the approval of the Board to give effect to the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and

 

  3.2.3

convene a meeting of the Shareholders and pass resolutions: (a) adopting the Revised Articles; (b) appointing the New Auditors; and (c) confirming the appointment of Purchaser Directors with effect from the First Closing Date; and

 

3.3

undertake such steps and compliances as are required for conclusion of the Transaction, or for the purposes of compliances under the Agreement, so far as they extend to First Closing.

 

4.

The Company shall:

 

4.1

deliver to the Purchaser certified true copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting of the Board set out in paragraph 3.2.2 of Part A of this SCHEDULE 7; and

 

4.2

make necessary entries in the register of members and register of directors of the Company.

 

5.

The First Closing Sale Shares shall be credited to the Purchaser DP Account.

 

6.

Each of the Sellers and the Company shall execute the relevant Employment Agreements.

Part B: Second Closing Actions

 

1.

The Purchaser shall:

 

1.1

remit the Second Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts in proportion of the Second Closing Sale Shares purchased from each relevant Seller, as set out in Part B of SCHEDULE 5; and

 

1.2

provide the Third Closing Bank Guarantee and Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee to the Sellers.

 

2.

The Escrow Amount shall be released to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts, or the relevant account of the Purchaser, in accordance with Part B of SCHEDULE 10, in the manner set out in the Escrow Agreement, and the Purchaser shall provide all necessary support for the same.

 

3.

The Purchaser and Sellers shall work together to procure the relevant FIRC for the remittance of the Second Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts, from the relevant Seller’s Designated Bank.

 

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4.

The relevant Sellers shall:

 

4.1

deliver the Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter to the bank that has extended the Second Closing Bank Guarantee in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14;

 

4.2

deliver to the Purchaser:

 

  4.2.1

a copy of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter;

 

  4.2.2

duly executed copies of irrevocable transfer instruction slips, in the prescribed form, dated as of the Second Closing Date, addressed to and duly acknowledged by their respective depository participants for the transfer of their respective Second Closing Sale Shares to the Purchaser DP Account; and

 

  4.2.3

evidence of filing, and acceptance by the relevant authority, of Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, for the respective transfers of the Second Closing Sale Shares from each Seller.

 

4.3

along with the Purchaser, cause the Company to, and the Company shall:

 

  4.3.1

upload the Form FC-TRS for the transfer of the respective Second Closing Sale Shares, on behalf of each Seller;

 

  4.3.2

convene a meeting of the Board to approve and pass resolutions:

 

  (a)

noting and approving the sale of the Second Closing Sale Shares in favour of the Purchaser;

 

  (b)

approving the delegation of the Operational Matters to the Managing Director;

 

  (c)

recording the approval of each Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, the sale of the Second Closing Sale Shares in the register of members of the Company, and the registration of the Purchaser as the legal and beneficial owner of the Second Closing Sale Shares; and

 

  (d)

approving such other matters that need the approval of the Board to give effect to the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and

 

4.4

undertake such steps and compliances as are required for conclusion of the Transaction, or for the purposes of compliances under the Agreement, so far as they extend to Second Closing.

 

5.

The Company shall:

 

5.1

deliver to the Purchaser and Sellers, certified true copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting of the Board set out in paragraph 3 of Part B of this SCHEDULE 7; and

 

5.2

make necessary entries in the register of members of the Company.

 

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6.

The Second Closing Sale Shares shall be credited to the Purchaser DP Account.

Part C: Third Closing Actions

 

1.

The Purchaser shall remit the Third Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts in proportion of the Third Closing Sale Shares purchased from each relevant Seller, as set out in Part C of SCHEDULE 5.

 

2.

The Purchaser and Sellers shall work together to procure the relevant FIRC for the remittance of the Third Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts, from the relevant Seller’s Designated Bank.

 

3.

The relevant Sellers shall:

 

3.1

deliver the Third Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter to the bank that has extended the Third Closing Bank Guarantee in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14;

 

3.2

deliver to the Purchaser:

 

  3.2.1

a copy of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter;

 

  3.2.2

duly executed copies of irrevocable transfer instruction slips, in the prescribed form, dated as of the Third Closing Date, addressed to and duly acknowledged by their respective depository participants for the transfer of their respective Third Closing Sale Shares to the Purchaser DP Account; and

 

  3.2.3

evidence of filing, and acceptance by the relevant authority, of Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, for the respective transfers of the Third Closing Sale Shares from each Seller.

 

3.3

along with the Purchaser, cause the Company to, and the Company shall:

 

  3.3.1

upload the Form FC-TRS for the transfer of the respective Third Closing Sale Shares, on behalf of each Seller;

 

  3.3.2

convene a meeting of the Board to approve and pass resolutions:

 

  3.3.3

noting and approving the sale of the Third Closing Sale Shares in favour of the Purchaser;

 

  3.3.4

approving the delegation of the Operational Matters to the Managing Director;

 

  3.3.5

recording the approval of each Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, the sale of the Third Closing Sale Shares in the register of members of the Company, and the registration of the Purchaser as the legal and beneficial owner of the Third Closing Sale Shares; and

 

  3.3.6

approving such other matters that need the approval of the Board to give effect to the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and

 

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3.4

undertake such steps and compliances as are required for conclusion of the Transaction, or for the purposes of compliances under the Agreement, so far as they extend to Third Closing.

 

4.

The Company shall:

 

4.1

deliver to the Purchaser and Sellers certified true copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting of the Board set out in paragraph 2 of Part C of this SCHEDULE 7; and

 

4.2

make necessary entries in the register of members of the Company.

 

5.

The Third Closing Sale Shares shall be credited to the Purchaser DP Account.

Part D: Fourth Closing Actions

 

1.

The Purchaser shall remit the Fourth Closing Purchase Price and, in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Purchase Price, to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts in proportion of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares, and Third Closing Sale Shares, as the case may be, purchased from each relevant Seller, as set out in Part C and D, as applicable, of SCHEDULE 5.

 

2.

The Purchaser and Sellers shall work together to procure the relevant FIRC for the remittance of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price and, in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Purchase Price, to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts, from the relevant Seller’s Designated Bank.

 

3.

The relevant Sellers shall:

 

3.1

deliver the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter to the bank that has extended the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14;

 

3.2

deliver to the Purchaser:

 

  3.2.1

a copy of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter;

 

  3.2.2

duly executed copies of irrevocable transfer instruction slips, in the prescribed form, dated as of the Fourth Closing Date, addressed to and duly acknowledged by their respective depository participants for the transfer of their respective Fourth Closing Sale Shares, and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares, to the Purchaser DP Account; and

 

  3.2.3

evidence of filing, and acceptance by the relevant authority, of Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, for the respective transfers of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares, from each Seller.

 

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3.3

along with the Purchaser, cause the Company to, and the Company shall:

 

  3.3.1

upload the Form FC-TRS for the transfer of the respective Fourth Closing Sale Shares, and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares, on behalf of each Seller;

 

  3.3.2

convene a meeting of the Board to approve and pass resolutions:

 

  (a)

noting and approving the sale of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares, in favour of the Purchaser;

 

  (b)

recording the approval of each Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, the sale of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares, and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares, in the register of members of the Company, and the registration of the Purchaser as the legal and beneficial owner of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares;

 

  (c)

taking on record the resignation of the Founders as Directors; and

 

  (d)

approving such other matters that need the approval of the Board to give effect to the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and

 

3.4

undertake such steps and compliances as are required for conclusion of the Transaction, or for the purposes of compliances under the Agreement, so far as they extend to Fourth Closing.

 

4.

The Company shall:

 

4.1

deliver to the Purchaser and Sellers certified true copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting of the Board set out in paragraph 2 of Part D of this SCHEDULE 7; and

 

4.2

make necessary entries in the register of members and register of directors of the Company.

 

5.

The Preference Shares shall be redeemed by the Company in full for the Redemption Amount in accordance with this Agreement. Upon receipt of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price and Redemption Amount by the Sellers, the Sellers will provide necessary confirmation for the revocation of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee.

 

6.

The Fourth Closing Sale Shares, and in the event of the Rescheduled Third Closing, the Third Closing Sale Shares, shall be credited to the Purchaser DP Account.

 

7.

The transfer restriction on the Sale Shares as have been transferred to the Purchaser, shall be revoked by the Sellers and necessary instruction will be provided to the DP confirming the same.

Part E: Post-Closing Actions

 

1.

The Sellers shall ensure that the Company files the Revised Articles and Form MGT 14 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, with the jurisdictional Registrar of Companies with respect to the special resolution passed by the Shareholders adopting the Revised Articles within 7 (seven) days of the First Closing Date.

 

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The Sellers shall ensure that the Company files Form DIR 12, of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, or such other form as may be applicable, with the jurisdictional Registrar of Companies, with respect to: (a) the appointment of the Purchaser Directors, and (b) change in designation of the relevant Founder as Managing Director, each within 7 (seven) days of the First Closing Date, subject to receipt of necessary documents from Purchaser Directors.

 

3.

The Sellers shall ensure that the Company files all forms prescribed under the Act in relation to: (a) the resignation of the existing statutory auditors of the Company; and (b) the appointment of the New Auditor, each within 7 (seven) days of the First Closing Date, subject to receipt of necessary documents from the existing statutory auditors and New Auditor.

 

4.

The Sellers shall cause the Company to undertake a transfer pricing analysis with respect to the various transactions undertaken with the Subsidiary for the financial year 2015-16, within 60 (sixty) days of the First Closing Date, and implement all recommended transfer pricing documentation pursuant to such study.

 

5.

The Sellers shall cause the Company to intimate the Department of Telecommunications and other Governmental Authorities and Persons of the: (a) purchase of the First Closing Sale Shares by the Purchaser; (b) change in management of the Company, as applicable, each within 60 (sixty) days of the First Closing Date, unless a shorter period is required under Applicable Law or the relevant approval.

 

6.

The Sellers shall ensure that the Company executes an intellectual property assignment agreement with all employees that have not executed such an agreement with the Company.

 

7.

The Sellers shall ensure that all home loans, in relation to which guarantees have been given by the Company, are repaid (and the Company’s guarantees are released) within 60 (sixty) days of the First Closing Date.

 

8.

The Purchaser shall ensure that the Company files Form DIR 12, of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, or such other form as may be applicable, with the jurisdictional Registrar of Companies, with respect to the cessation of Founders as Directors on the Board within 7 (seven) days of the Fourth Closing Date.

 

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SCHEDULE 8 | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

1.

SALE SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL

 

1.1

Each Seller is the legal, registered, and beneficial owner of the Sale Shares set against his name in the relevant part of SCHEDULE 4, as the context may require, which are validly issued, fully paid up, and are free and clear of any Encumbrances, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Sale Shares (except as otherwise specified in the Charter Documents of the Company), and the delivery to the Purchaser of the Sale Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will transfer to the Purchaser, good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Encumbrances.

 

1.2

The Share Capital as on Execution Date is detailed in Part A of SCHEDULE 4, and immediately prior to the First Closing Date is detailed in Part B of SCHEDULE 4. The Share Capital immediately after each Closing is detailed in Parts C, D, E, and F of SCHEDULE 4 (subject to the Company not having issued additional Equity Securities during this time). The fully diluted share capital of the Subsidiary is as set out in Part G of SCHEDULE 4.

 

1.3

Upon consummation of the transactions at each Closing, the Purchaser will acquire good, valid, and marketable title to the relevant Sale Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, subject to the transfer restrictions on the Purchaser as provided in this Agreement.

 

1.4

None of the Sellers is a party to any Contract or understanding relating to the voting, or which restricts the Transfer or other disposition of the Sale Shares held by him, other than the restrictions/obligations in this Agreement including any agreement in relation to the acquisition of the Other Shareholder Shares.

 

1.5

The Company is the legal, registered, and beneficial owner of the shares of the Subsidiary as set out in Part G of SCHEDULE 4 which are fully paid up and are free and clear of any Encumbrances, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such shares.

 

2.

VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT

 

2.1

Each of the Company and the Sellers has all requisite corporate, statutory or other power and authority (as the case may be) to execute and deliver, and perform its/his obligations under this Agreement and has taken all requisite actions (whether corporate, statutory or otherwise) to consummate the Transaction. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Sellers, and is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and each of the Sellers, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

2.2

No approvals of, or intimation to, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by the Sellers and the Company of this Agreement except as expressly provided under this Agreement.

 

3.

SHARE CAPITAL AND STRUCTURES

 

3.1

The Company is a private limited company duly organized and validly existing under the Act and other Applicable Laws and has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to carry on its Business.

 

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3.2

The Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing, under the laws of its jurisdiction and has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to carry on its Business.

 

3.3

The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive and retain all dividend declared or paid and all accretions (including, without limitation, bonus and rights shares) which may accrue in respect of the Sale Shares, if any, after the date of this Agreement provided that the Agreement has not been terminated prior to the Closing Date for any reason as contemplated in this Agreement.

 

3.4

The Company has furnished copies of the duly certified Charter Documents of the Company and documents of incorporation relating to the Subsidiary to the Purchaser, which copies are true, correct, and complete and contain all amendments up to the date of this Agreement. Nothing in the aforementioned documents prevents the Company or any of the Sellers from entering into this Agreement.

 

3.5

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has entered into any Contract to create, issue or transfer Equity Shares or to convert any loans into Equity Shares, other than as provided in this Agreement.

 

3.6

Each issuance and allotment of Equity Shares by the Company and the Subsidiary has been made in compliance with Applicable Law, and all corporate actions required to be performed by the Company under all Applicable Law with regard to issuance and allotment of Equity Shares have been performed.

 

3.7

Other than for the distribution of dividends for financial year 2014-2015, the Company or the Subsidiary has not declared any dividend nor made any distribution to its shareholders.

 

3.8

Other than the Subsidiary, the Company has not had, nor has ever had, any subsidiaries and does not otherwise currently own any shares or other securities in the capital of or any interest in, or Control of, directly or indirectly, any corporation, partnership, association, joint venture or other Person.

 

3.9

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has received any notice in respect of any action, suit, proceeding, or investigation that is pending or has been threatened against the Company and/or the Sellers, which questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company and/or the Sellers to enter into this Agreement, or to consummate the actions contemplated hereby or which could result in any change in the current ownership of the Company and/or the Subsidiary, or prejudice the Purchaser’s title to the Sale Shares.

 

4.

CONFLICTING INSTRUMENTS, CONSENTS, AND GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS

 

4.1

Subject to the satisfaction of the requirements in this Agreement, the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company or any of the Sellers of this Agreement, will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, create any Encumbrance over, or constitute a default or event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event that creates rights of acceleration, modification, termination, or cancellation or results in a loss of any rights under, any or all of the following:

 

  4.1.1

the Charter Documents of the Company and the Subsidiary;

 

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  4.1.2

any order of a Governmental Authority or any Governmental Approval to which it or the Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound;

 

  4.1.3

any consents or waivers of any Third Party under any Applicable Law; or

 

  4.1.4

constitute an act of its or the Subsidiary’s bankruptcy, insolvency or fraudulent conveyance under any bankruptcy act or other Applicable Law for the protection of debtors or creditors.

 

4.2

No consent or Governmental Approval from or by any Person or Governmental Authority, as the case may be, is required on the part of any Seller, the Company, or the Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, or the compliance with any of the provisions thereof, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

5.

CAPITALIZATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

5.1

The Company does not own any equity interest in any Person, other than the Subsidiary, and the Subsidiary does not own any equity interest in any Person.

 

5.2

There is no agreement, arrangement, or commitment outstanding which calls for the allotment, issue, sale, redemption, or repayment of (whether conditional or not) any equity shares, debentures, or other debt or securities in the Company and/or the Subsidiary. The Sale Shares are not subject to any shareholders’ agreements, pre-emptive rights, and rights of first refusal, or other rights to subscribe or purchase such securities, other than in relation to the acquisition of the Other Shareholder Shares as set out in this Agreement.

 

5.3

All filings made by the Company and the Subsidiary have been made in accordance with Applicable Law using duly qualified professionals, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, none of these filings contain any fact which is false, or any omission which could be deemed to be an intentional withholding of information.

 

6.

FINANCIAL MATTERS

 

6.1

The Accounts:

 

  6.1.1

have been prepared in accordance with Applicable Law using duly qualified professionals, and to the best of the Knowledge of the Sellers, are true and correct in all respects; and

 

  6.1.2

give a true and fair view of the Assets, liabilities, and state of affairs of the Company and the Subsidiary.

 

6.2

The balance sheets of the Company and the Subsidiary present true and complete representations of their respective Assets and liabilities as of the dates specified therein.

 

6.3

The Company and the Subsidiary have established, and maintain, adhere to, and enforce a system of internal accounting controls that are effective in providing assurance regarding the reliability, completeness and accuracy of financial reporting and the preparation of the Accounts in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

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6.4

All accounts and notes receivable of the Company and the Subsidiary have arisen from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and the Subsidiary, respectively.

 

6.5

The Company and the Subsidiary do not have any actual or contingent liabilities other than as set out in the relevant Accounts.

 

6.6

There are no liabilities of the Sellers (contingent or otherwise) that may arise, accrue, or attach to the Purchaser or their Affiliates, as a result of the consummation of the Transaction.

 

6.7

The Company and the Subsidiary have no borrowings or indebtedness to any Person, other than trade payables in the ordinary course of business.

 

6.8

No event of default has been declared under any financing documents executed by the Company and/or the Subsidiary, if any, nor will any such event of default be declared as a result of the consummation of the Transaction.

 

6.9

Since the Accounts Date:

 

  6.9.1

the Company and the Subsidiary have conducted their respective business in the ordinary course;

 

  6.9.2

there has not been any change, event, development, condition, circumstance or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, materially affect the: (a) the business of the Company and/or the Subsidiary; (b) the Assets and liabilities of the Company and/or the Subsidiary; or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement;

 

  6.9.3

the Company and/or the Subsidiary have not disposed of any Assets material to the conduct of their respective business;

 

  6.9.4

the Company and the Subsidiary have adequately provided for all amounts (including Taxes) that should have been accounted for or reserved by it in accordance with Applicable Law;

 

  6.9.5

neither the Company nor the Subsidiary have suffered any material loss, damage, destruction or other casualty affecting any of their Assets, whether or not covered by insurance;

 

  6.9.6

neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has made any change in any method of accounting or audit practice; and

 

  6.9.7

neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has materially increased any of its liabilities, including off-balance sheet items or working capital limits, sold or Transferred or created any Encumbrance on any of its Assets other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

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7.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

 

7.1

The Company and the Subsidiary are, and has at all times have been, in compliance with all Applicable Laws, including but not limited to the Telegraph Act 1885, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997, and all rules, guidelines and regulations prescribed pursuant thereto by the Department of Telecommunications/ Telecom Regulatory Authority of India including but not limited to the Guidelines on Voice Mail/Audiotex/Unified Messaging Services 2001, the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations 2010, and the OSP Guidelines 2008, and has made timely filing of appropriate returns, statements, reports, registrations with any Governmental Authority and has not received any notices of violation of any Applicable Law.

 

7.2

The Company and the Subsidiary have obtained all licenses, registrations and consents from Governmental Authorities, which are required for the conduct of the Business, in the manner in which it is currently conducted. All such licenses that have already been obtained are validly held by the Company and are in full force and effect and the Company is in compliance with all the conditions stipulated in such licenses, registrations and consents including: (a) the non-provisioning of a dial-out facility in case of using multiple telecom service providers; (b) the non-provisioning of audiotex services outside the short distance charging area, as provided in the license; (c) no provision having been made for point to point calling facility.

 

7.3

No consents given by a Governmental Authority, including the conditions under which such consents were obtained by the Company, have been breached by the Company and/or the Subsidiary, as applicable, and neither the Company nor the Subsidiary have done or caused to be done anything which could result in suspension, modification or revocation or which would lead to the governmental permissions not being renewed.

 

7.4

The Company is not in violation or default of any provision of its Charter Documents, nor is the Subsidiary in violation of any provision of its incorporation documents.

 

7.5

No order has been made, petition presented, resolution passed or meeting convened for the winding up (or other process whereby the business of the Company and/or the Subsidiary is terminated or the Assets of the Company and/or the Subsidiary are distributed amongst the creditors or shareholders or other contributories) of the Company and/or the Subsidiary or, or for an administration order against the Company and/or the Subsidiary and there are no proceedings under any applicable insolvency, reorganisation, or similar Applicable Laws concerning the Company and/or the Subsidiary and no events have occurred which, under Applicable Laws, may result in any such proceedings. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary is insolvent or bankrupt or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due.

 

7.6

The Company has complied with all applicable labour Laws, including the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act 1959, the Equal Remuneration Act 1976, the Minimum Wages Act 1948, the Employee Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952, the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, the Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948, the Payment of Bonus Act 1965, the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, and the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923. All contributions required to be made to any employee plan under Applicable Law or the terms of such employee plan, and all premia due or payable with respect to insurance policies or other Contracts funding any employee plan, for any period through the Closing Date, have been timely made or paid in full. All returns, reports and filings required by any Governmental Authority or which must

 

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  be furnished to any Person have been filed or furnished with respect to any employee plan and pursuant to the provisions of any Applicable Law. The Subsidiary has complied in all respects with all labour laws applicable to it.

 

8.

CONTRACTS

 

8.1

Each Contract to which the Company and/or the Subsidiary is a party has been duly executed, adequately stamped and registered if required under Applicable Law, is in compliance with Applicable Laws, has been validly authorised by the Company and/or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, and confers enforceable rights on the Company in accordance with the terms thereof. Each Contract constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company and/or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in full force and effect, and the Company and/or the Subsidiary is not in breach or default under any Contract, and no event has occurred and no condition or state of facts exist which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a breach or default by the Company and/or the Subsidiary.

 

8.2

The subsisting Contracts of the Company and/or the Subsidiary with its customers and service providers, that are not in the nature of formal written agreements, are valid and enforceable.

 

8.3

The Company and/or the Subsidiary is not party to any Contract of the following nature:

 

  8.3.1

Any Contract relating to or evidencing indebtedness of the Company or the Subsidiary, as applicable, including mortgages, other grants of security interests, guarantees or notes;

 

  8.3.2

Any Contract pursuant to which the Company and/or the Subsidiary has provided funds to or made any loan, capital contribution or other investment in or assumed any liability or obligation of any Person;

 

  8.3.3

Any Contract that involves an aggregate future or potential liability in excess of INR 20,000,000 (Indian Rupees Twenty million) per financial year;

 

  8.3.4

Any Contract that limits, or purports to limit, the ability of the Company and/or the Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time, or that restricts the right of the Company and/or the Subsidiary to sell to or purchase from any Person, or to hire any Person, or that grants the other party or any Third Party any type of special discount rights, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

  8.3.5

Any Contract providing for indemnification to or from any Person with respect to liabilities to any Person, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

  8.3.6

Any Contract relating in whole or in part to Transfer of, or creating rights in any Intellectual Property;

 

  8.3.7

Any joint venture, shareholders, partnership, merger, Asset or stock purchase or divestiture Contract relating to the Company and/or the Subsidiary, or to which the Company and/or the Subsidiary is bound;

 

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  8.3.8

Any Contract with any labour union or providing for benefits under any plan; and

 

  8.3.9

Any Contract or arrangement with any Person under which such Person is entitled to share in the profits of the Company.

 

8.4

Except pursuant to this Agreement, or any other agreement executed in relation to the Transaction:

 

  8.4.1

there are no agreements, arrangements, options, warrants, calls or other rights relating to the issuance, sale or purchase of any Equity Shares (other than the Solutions Infini Employee Stock Option Plan 2014);

 

  8.4.2

there are no pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights relating to any Equity Shares; and

 

  8.4.3

there are no voting trusts or other arrangements or understandings with respect to the voting of any Equity Shares.

 

8.5

Each product sold and service performed by the Company and/or the Subsidiary has been in conformity in all respects with all applicable Contracts and authorisations and the Company and/or the Subsidiary does not have any liability with respect to the replacement or repair thereof, refund relating thereto or other damages in connection therewith. There are no existing claims against the Company and/or the Subsidiary (and there is no basis for any such claims against the Company/Subsidiary) and there have been no claims against the Company and/or the Subsidiary alleging any defects in the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s services, as the case may be, or alleging any failure of the Company’s/Subsidiary’s services to meet specifications or otherwise to conform to the Company’s/Subsidiary’s warranty with respect thereto. No product sold or service performed by the Company and/or the Subsidiary is subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale.

 

8.6

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has any liability (and there is no basis for any claims against the Company or the Subsidiary giving rise to any liability) arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of the ownership, possession, or use of any product manufactured/sold or the performance of any service by the Company or the Subsidiary.

 

8.7

The relationships of the Company and the Subsidiary with all parties having material business relations with them are good commercial working relationships.

 

8.8

The Company and Sellers have terminated all discussions or agreements with any other Person in relation to any proposed issuance and allotment, or Transfer, of the Sale Shares or any other securities of the Company, and no Person apart from the Purchaser has any right or entitlement granted by the Company or by the Sellers to acquire Sale Shares or any other securities of the Company.

 

9.

LITIGATION AND REGULATORY

 

9.1

Except the on-going arbitration dispute between the Company and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, there are no proceedings pending against the Company and the Subsidiary including proceedings in respect whereof the Company or the Subsidiary is liable to indemnify any party concerned therein.

 

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9.2

There is no private or governmental action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation pending before any Governmental Authority, which is ongoing against the Company and the Subsidiary. The Sellers and the Company have not received notice of and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there are no notices:

 

  9.2.1

against any of the Sellers (in their capacity as directors or employees of the Company or the Subsidiary), the Company or the Subsidiary (whether by way of counter claim or appeal or otherwise);

 

  9.2.2

that may restrain, prevent or make illegal the consummation of the Transaction;

 

  9.2.3

that may result in a claim for liquidated damages arising from any Contract material to the respective business of the Company and the Subsidiary;

 

  9.2.4

against any of the Sellers or the Company that may affect the right of the Purchaser to own the Sale Shares;

 

  9.2.5

that may affect the right of the Company and/or the Subsidiary to operate their respective business or own their respective Assets; or

 

  9.2.6

neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has received notice of any governmental or official investigation or inquiry concerning breach of any Applicable Law by the Company or the Subsidiary where such breach is punishable with imprisonment or monetary penalties.

 

10.

INSURANCE

The Company has obtained: (a) personal accident insurance for employees having covered six months of employment/probation period with the Company; (b) general medical insurance for employees having covered six months of employment/probation period with the Company; (c) asset insurance of up to INR 8,679,680 (Indian Rupees Eight million six hundred seventy nine thousand six hundred eighty); and (d) vehicle insurance for all vehicles owned by the Company. There is no claim by the Company and/or the Subsidiary pending under any such policies. The activities and operations of the Company have been conducted in a manner so as to conform in all respects to all applicable provisions of such insurance policies. All premia due and payable under all such policies have been paid. The Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiary have not received any notice of and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no notice for termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any such policies. All such policies will be outstanding and in full force and effect at the First Closing Date, and the consummation of the Transaction will not cause a cancellation or reduction in the coverage of such policies. There are no insurance claims and liabilities, outstanding or otherwise, payable to any Person by the Company and/or the Subsidiary. There are no special or unusual limits, terms, exclusions or restrictions in any of the policies and the premia payable are not in excess of the normal rates and no circumstances exist which are likely to give rise to any increase in premia.

 

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11.

PROPERTY

 

11.1

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary owns any immovable property. The Company and the Subsidiary have valid and enforceable leasehold interest under each immovable property leased to it (“Immovable Properties”) free from Encumbrance and the interest of the Company in such Immovable Properties have been duly registered under Applicable Law.

 

11.2

All documents of title relating to the Immovable Properties have been validly executed, adequately stamped and duly registered as required under Applicable Law. The Immovable Properties constitute all interests in immovable property currently used or currently held for use in connection with the respective business of the Company and the Subsidiary and which are necessary for the continued operation of such business. All of the Immovable Properties, buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon leased by the Company and/or the Subsidiary are in good operating condition and in a state of repair (subject to normal wear and tear), and have been properly serviced and maintained, and the usage thereof is in compliance with Applicable Law, including all regulations and standards regarding health and safety protection.

 

11.3

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has granted any right, title or interest in the Immovable Properties or any part thereof, in favour of any Person. No breach of any covenant affecting the title to the Immovable Properties has occurred, and in relation to each property, the rent has been paid in accordance with the relevant agreements.

 

11.4

The Company and the Subsidiary have good and marketable title to, or have valid leasehold interest in or valid rights under written agreement to use all tangible movable properties reflected in their respective accounts. All tangible movable property reasonably necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiary is reflected in their respective accounts, other than tangible movable property disposed of since such date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. All such tangible personal property is free and clear of any Encumbrances and no Person other than the Company and/or the Subsidiary has any subsisting rights, claim or title over such tangible movable property, including the right to possess or use such tangible movable property. All items of tangible movable property have been properly maintained and are in good operating condition consistent with industry standards and in a state of repair, wear and tear excepted, and material maintenance on such items has not been deferred beyond a time period.

 

12.

EMPLOYEES

 

12.1

The Company and the Subsidiary have in relation to each of their employees:

 

  (a)

complied in all material respects with its obligations (as appropriate) under material Applicable Laws relevant to its relations with each employee or the conditions of service of the employee and has maintained adequate and suitable records regarding the service of the employee; and

 

  (b)

discharged or adequately provided for in all respects its obligations to pay all salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, overtime pay, holiday pay, sick pay and other benefits, including any payments made towards employees’ state insurance, employees provident fund and any other pension scheme instituted or mandated for the employees.

 

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12.2

No employee of the Company or the Subsidiary is entitled to any payment, increase in any compensation or benefits, acceleration of payment of any compensation or benefits, as a result of or in connection with the entering into or consummation of the Transfer of the Sale Shares and no arrangement with respect to the foregoing (whether oral or written) is in place.

 

12.3

The Company and the Subsidiary have withheld with respect to their respective employees and all other Third Parties, all applicable Taxes required to be withheld by Applicable Law and have made payment of such Taxes to the appropriate authorities within the due dates thereof.

 

12.4

There are no collective bargaining agreements, industry wide collective agreements, union recognition agreements or other collective agreements that relate to or are binding on the Company or the Subsidiary.

 

12.5

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has been involved in any strike or industrial or trade dispute or any dispute or negotiation regarding a claim with any trade union, works council, staff association or other similar organization or other body representing employees or former employees of the Company and/or the Subsidiary.

 

13.

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has given any power of attorney or other authority which is still outstanding or effective to any Person to enter into any Contract or commitment on its behalf.

 

14.

CORPORATE RECORDS

The minute books of the Company and the Subsidiary contain true, correct and complete records of all meetings and accurately reflect all corporate actions as approved by the shareholders and the board (including any committees thereof) of the Company and the Subsidiary. The statutory registers of the Company are true, correct and complete in all respects.

 

15.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions, Contracts with relatives, and Contracts with Affiliates, pertaining to the Company and the Subsidiary, have been conducted on an arm’s length basis.

 

16.

BORROWINGS

The Company and the Subsidiary are debt free companies and there are no short term or long term debts outstanding of the thereof, whether secured or unsecured, in any currency.

 

17.

TAX

 

17.1

All Tax returns, estimates, information statements, reports, declarations, and other filings have been duly filed by the Company and the Subsidiary in accordance with the relevant provisions of Applicable Law, with the appropriate Tax authorities (collectively, “Tax Returns”). Such Tax Returns are true and correct in all respects and have been completed in

 

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  accordance with Applicable Law in all respects. The Company and the Subsidiary have paid all Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Returns), have complied with all Applicable Laws in relation to transfer pricing, and have maintained all relevant documentation in relation to Tax compliance (including applicable transfer pricing documentation).

 

17.2

There is no Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed or proposed against the Company and/or the Subsidiary, nor has either the Company of the Subsidiary extended the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax. No adjustment relating to any Tax returns filed by the Company and the Subsidiary has been proposed by any Tax authority to the Company and/or the Subsidiary, or any representatives thereof. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has any liability for any unpaid Taxes which has not been accounted for or reserved in its respective accounts.

 

17.3

The Company and the Subsidiary have withheld with respect to their respective employees and all other Third Parties, all applicable Taxes required to be withheld under Applicable Law and have made payment of such Taxes to the appropriate authorities within the due dates thereof. The Company and the Subsidiary have withheld and paid for appropriate contributions to the provident fund, superannuation, gratuity, employee state insurance and any other contributions, each as required by Applicable Law.

 

17.4

There is no Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed or proposed against the Company and/or the Subsidiary, nor has the Company or the Subsidiary extended the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax. No audit or other examination of any Tax Return of the Company or the Subsidiary by any Tax authority is presently in progress, nor has the Company or the Subsidiary been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination. No adjustment relating to any Tax Returns filed by the Company and/or the Subsidiary has been proposed by any appropriate authority to the Company or the Subsidiary, or any representative thereof. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has any liability for any unpaid Taxes which has not been accounted for or reserved in the relevant Accounts.

 

17.5

No audit or other examination of any Tax Return by any Tax authority is presently in progress, nor has the Company or the Subsidiary been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination.

 

18.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

18.1

Each of the Company and the Subsidiary absolutely and exclusively owns, or is a valid licensee of, all rights, title and interest, including exclusive rights to access, use, utilize, modify, adapt, create derivative works, over its Intellectual Property. The Company and/or the Subsidiary has all authority required to transfer/license the Intellectual Property owned absolutely and exclusively by it.

 

18.2

All Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the respective business of the Company and the Subsidiary are set out in SCHEDULE 13, and all such Intellectual Property are duly registered with, filed in or issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority, to the extent required under Applicable Law, and each such registration, filing and issuance remains in full force, effect and valid and is vested in and beneficially owned by it and the Company and/or the Subsidiary, is the sole beneficial owner of such property rights and no right of license has

 

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  been granted to any Person by the Company and/or the Subsidiary (other than any license granted by the Company in favour of the Subsidiary) to use in any manner or to do anything which would or might otherwise infringe any of the intellectual property rights referred to above.

 

18.3

The operation of the respective business of the Company and the Subsidiary as currently conducted or is currently contemplated to be conducted, will not infringe any intellectual property rights or misappropriate any intellectual property of any Third Party or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under Applicable Law. Neither the Company, the Subsidiary nor the Sellers have received notice from any Third Party alleging any such infringement, misappropriation, and unfair competition or trade practices.

 

18.4

All software licenses used or required in the conduct of the respective business of the Company and the Subsidiary are in full force, effect, and valid.

 

18.5

The domain names related to the respective business of the Company and the Subsidiary or used by the Company or the Subsidiary are registered in the name of the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

18.6

The Company and the Subsidiary have taken all steps to protect their rights in its confidential information and trade secrets, including requiring that their respective employees, consultants and independent contractors having access to such confidential information and trade secrets execute a written agreement which provides protection for such confidential information and trade secrets. All disclosures of the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s confidential information or trade secrets, whether by the Company/Subsidiary, or otherwise, have been made pursuant to a written agreement which provides reasonable protection for such trade secrets and confidential information. The Company and the Subsidiary have taken all steps to protect the trade secrets and confidential information of Third Parties provided to the Company and/or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, under confidentiality obligations consistent with all such confidentiality obligations.

 

18.7

With respect to all personal or user information collected by the Company and the Subsidiary in connection with their respective business, if any, the Company and the Subsidiary have at all times taken all steps (including, without limitation, implementing and monitoring compliance with adequate measures with respect to technical and physical security) to protect such information against loss and against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse and has complied with Applicable Law.

 

18.8

Except with respect to generally commercially available “off the shelf” software used by the Company and/or the Subsidiary, no royalties, fees or other payments are payable by the Company or the Subsidiary to any Third Party by reason of the ownership, possession, sale, marketing, use or other exploitation of any intellectual property or software to the extent necessary for the conduct of their respective business as they are now conducted and no royalties, fees or other payments (or no additional amounts) shall be payable as a result of the consummation of the Transaction.

 

18.9

None of the Sellers or their Affiliates own or are the licensees of any Intellectual Property required or used for the respective businesses of the Company and the Subsidiary.

 

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19.

EXPORT

Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary engages in activities prohibited to Persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by the United States Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, the United States International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, all Applicable Laws of Italy, or the regulations promulgated under any of the above legislations. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has its principal place of business in either Myanmar or Sudan, and that does not generate more than 50% (fifty per cent) of its revenue from either of these countries. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary does, directly or indirectly, any material business in or with Cuba or Northern Ireland.

 

20.

ANTI-BRIBERY

None of the Company, the Subsidiary, the Sellers, and any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents have made or authorized any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of funds or received or retained any funds in violation of any Applicable Law, including the anti-bribery laws of Italy. None of the Sellers, the Company, and any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents are the subject of any allegation, voluntary disclosure, investigation, prosecution, or other enforcement action related to any anti-corruption law.

 

21.

GENERAL

 

21.1

No fees or commission of any broker, agent, finder, consultant or other Person is payable by the Company in relation to the Transaction. No payment is due to the Seller or to any other Person from the Company arising out of or in relation to the Transaction other than as contemplated under this Agreement.

 

21.2

All information in relation to the Company, the Subsidiary, the Business, and the Assets (of the Company and the Subsidiary), which would be material to an understanding of the Business, Assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company and/or the Subsidiary, or which may be relevant in making an investment decision, have been disclosed to the Purchaser. All such information is provided in good faith, and is true, accurate and not misleading, and no such information omits to state any fact necessary to make such statements accurate.

 

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SCHEDULE 9 | GOVERNANCE

PART A: RESERVED MATTERS

 

1.

Any amendments to the Charter Documents of the Company or its subsidiaries;

 

2.

Adoption of, and adverse revision / deviation of over 15% (fifteen per cent) in aggregate (i.e., reduction in total revenue, and increase in total expense) from the approved Business Plan;

 

3.

Any sale, transfer, mortgage of all or a principal part of the respective assets and property of the Company or its subsidiaries (excluding raw materials, inventory, and finished goods), with an aggregate net book value of more than INR 10,116,000 (Indian Rupees Ten million one hundred sixteen thousand) annually (with respect to the Company and each of its subsidiaries individually), or any transfer in the form of an exclusive license of intellectual property rights or any change in the scope of the Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ business (including ceasing any existing business) other than the business of providing platform and ancillary services for bulk messaging services, email, push notification, long code and short code, interactive voice response service, call conferencing, outbound diallers, missed call services and toll free numbers;

 

4.

Any material change in the terms of employment of the Sellers including any change in rights, duties and terms of compensation, or termination of the employment of the Sellers without Cause (as such term is defined in their respective Employment Agreements);

 

5.

Any change in the business or commencement or acquisition of a new line of business, or launching new products or services other than the business of providing platform and ancillary services for bulk messaging services, email, push notification, long code and short code, interactive voice response service, call conferencing, outbound diallers, missed call services and toll free numbers;

 

6.

Any purchase or other acquisition by the Company or its subsidiaries of tangible or intangible assets, or any other single item of capital expenditure, for price greater than the equivalent of INR 10,116,000 (Indian Rupees Ten million one hundred sixteen thousand), and not provided for under the Business Plan;

 

7.

Any authorisation, designation or issuance, whether by reclassification or otherwise, of any Equity Securities or any increase in the authorised or designated number of any such new class or series;

 

8.

Any buy-back or repurchase with respect to Equity Securities;

 

9.

Any approval of any Transfer of Equity Securities, other than as set out in this Agreement;

 

10.

Any action that results in the payment or declaration of a dividend on any Equity Securities, including interim dividend;

 

11.

Any voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any reclassification or recapitalization of the outstanding capital stock of the Company;

 

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12.

Any increase/decrease in the authorized number of members of the Board and/or change of Managing Director, otherwise than as agreed under this Agreement;

 

13.

Any change in Operational Matters;

 

14.

Creation or change of an employee stock option plan or any change in the material terms governing employee stock options and/or grant of employee stock options;

 

15.

The listing of the Company’s Equity Securities on any stock exchange and the terms of such listing;

 

16.

Appointment or change in the internal and statutory auditors of the Company, including appointment of Big Four Firm as required under 14.1.3;

 

17.

Adoption of the annual audited accounts of the Company or change of the accounting or tax policies or change in the Financial Year of the Company;

 

18.

Any merger, acquisition, disinvestment, creation of subsidiary, consolidation, reconstitution, reconstruction, recapitalization, reorganisation, joint venture, partnership, or other business combination involving the Company;

 

19.

Any issuance or grant of securities by the Company, including but not limited to, Equity Securities, convertible and non-convertible debt instruments, or any warrant or option in any form;

 

20.

Raising or grant of any loan/debt or providing security for a loan/debt which is not provided for in the Business Plan;

 

21.

Any transaction between the Company and any related party of the Company and/or any of the Sellers or their Affiliates; and

 

22.

Any of the above items by or in relation to the subsidiaries of the Company.

PART B: OPERATIONAL MATTERS

All matters in relation to the implementation of the Business Plan (unless otherwise set out expressly in this Agreement), including but not limited to the following:

 

1.

Procurement of regulatory approvals for existing Business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

2.

Obtaining licenses, including renewal of existing licenses in relation to the Business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

3.

Procurement and maintenance of insurance in relation to the Assets/Business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

4.

Payment of taxes and filing of returns in relation to Business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

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5.

Appointment, extension, replacement or termination of employees, consultants, agents and/or such other individuals employed or providing services to the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and amendment of any agreements executed with them, other than the Employment Agreements;

 

6.

To grant loans to employees, not exceeding INR 2,500,000 (Indian Rupees Two million five hundred thousand) annually;

 

7.

Execution of customer or vendor or any other Contracts on behalf of the Company and/or its subsidiaries with third-parties, other than Contracts that are subject to the Reserved Matters;

 

8.

Drafting and giving effect to internal guidelines or policies of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, other than those that are required under Applicable Law to be approved by the Board;

 

9.

Maintenance of records and book of accounts of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

10.

Execution of filings in relation to the existing Business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

11.

Appointment of nominees to committees for Operational Matters, if any;

 

12.

Sale or purchase of the Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ property/Assets with an aggregate net book value of less than INR 10,116,000 (Indian Rupees Ten million one hundred sixteen thousand);

 

13.

Appointment of suitable litigators in relation to any actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

 

14.

Strategic decisions to enable the Business Plan;

 

15.

Devising new business initiatives for the purpose of implementing the Business Plan;

 

16.

Acquisition of new technologies and additional technological resources for the purpose of implementing the Business Plan;

 

17.

Banking related decisions such as: (a) opening accounts; (b) conducting banking operations; and (b) authorising or revising signatories, subject to the limit specified in the Reserved Matters;

 

18.

Launch of additional applications or plug-ins for existing Business;

 

19.

Procuring bank guarantees not exceeding an aggregate amount of INR 20,000,000 (Indian Rupees Twenty million) annually; and

 

20.

Acquiring overdraft facilities, and credit line facilities not exceeding an annual aggregate amount of INR 10,116,000 (Indian Rupees Ten million one hundred sixteen thousand).

 

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SCHEDULE 10 | TERMS OF PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT

Part A: Calculation of the Base Adjusted Purchase Price

Based on the calculations provided by KPMG under paragraph 1 of Part B of SCHEDULE 6, the following adjustments shall be made to the Purchase Price (the Purchase Price so adjusted, the “Base Adjusted Purchase Price”):

 

1.

If the 2017 NFP is:

 

  1.1

less than INR 106,943,041 (Indian Rupees One hundred six million nine hundred forty three thousand forty one), the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the difference between INR 106,943,041 (Indian Rupees One hundred six million nine hundred forty three thousand forty one) and the 2017 NFP; or

 

  1.2

INR 106,943,041 (Indian Rupees One hundred six million nine hundred forty three thousand forty one) or more, the Purchase Price shall be increased by the difference between the 2017 NFP and INR 106,943,041 (Indian Rupees One hundred six million nine hundred forty three thousand forty one).

 

2.

In addition to the adjustment outlined in paragraph 1 above, if the 2017 EBITDA is less than INR 101,160,000 (Indian Rupees One hundred one million one hundred sixty thousand), then the Purchase Price shall stand reduced by the difference between: (a) INR 918,106,959 (Indian Rupees Nine hundred eighteen million one hundred six thousand nine hundred fifty nine); and (b) 7.1 times the 2017 EBITDA.

Part B: Calculation of the Remaining Purchase Price and Release of the Escrow Amount

Based on the determination of the Base Adjusted Purchase Price in accordance with Part A above, the “Remaining Purchase Price” shall be calculated as follows.

If the Base Adjusted Purchase Price is:

 

1.

equal to or less than INR 674,400,000 (Indian Rupees Six hundred seventy four million four hundred thousand), then: (a) the entire Escrow Amount shall be released to the Purchaser; (b) the First Closing Purchase Price shall be deemed to be INR 393,403,991 (Indian Rupees Three hundred ninety three million four hundred three thousand nine hundred ninety one); and (c) the Remaining Purchase price shall be equivalent to the Base Adjusted Purchase Price less the First Closing Purchase Price (i.e., INR 393,403,991 (Indian Rupees Three hundred ninety three million four hundred three thousand nine hundred ninety one))); or

 

2.

more than INR 674,400,000 (Indian Rupees Six hundred seventy four million four hundred thousand), then: (a) then the entire Escrow Amount shall be released to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts in proportion of the First Closing Sale Shares purchased by the Purchaser from each Seller, as set out in Part A of SCHEDULE 5; (b) the First Closing Purchase Price shall remain INR 522,796,001 (Indian Rupees Five hundred twenty two million seven hundred ninety six thousand one); and (c) the Remaining Purchase price shall be equivalent to the Base Adjusted Purchase Price less the First Closing Purchase Price (i.e., INR 522,796,001 (Indian Rupees Five hundred twenty two million seven hundred ninety six thousand one)).

 

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Part C: Calculation of the Second Closing Purchase Price

Based on the determination of the Base Adjusted Purchase Price and the Remaining Purchase Price in accordance with Parts A and B above, the “Second Closing Purchase Price” shall be calculated as follows (and such price shall be above the fair value of the Second Closing Sale Shares as certified by a practicing chartered accountant).

If the Base Adjusted Purchase Price is:

 

1.

less than or equal to INR 674,400,000 (Indian Rupees Six hundred seventy four million four hundred thousand), then the Second Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

SCPP = (RPP/24,499)*13,974

Where,

SCPP = Second Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

2.

more than INR 674,400,000 (Indian Rupees Six hundred seventy four million four hundred thousand), and:

 

  2.1

the 2017 EBITDA is less than or equal to INR 155,112,000 (Indian Rupees One hundred fifty five million one hundred twelve thousand), then the Second Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

SCPP = (RPP/24,499)*13,974

Where,

SCPP = Second Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

  2.2

the 2017 EBITDA is more than INR 155,112,000 (Indian Rupees One hundred fifty five million one hundred twelve thousand), then the Second Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

SCPP = ((RPP/24,499)*13,974)+67,440,000

Where,

SCPP = Second Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

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Part D: Calculation of the Third Closing Purchase Price

Based on: (a) the determination of the Base Adjusted Purchase Price and the Remaining Purchase Price in accordance with Parts A and B above; and (b) the calculations provided by KPMG under paragraph 1 of Part C of SCHEDULE 6, the “Third Closing Purchase Price” shall be calculated as follows (and such price shall be above the fair value of the Third Closing Sale Shares as certified by a practicing chartered accountant). If the Base Adjusted Purchase Price is:

 

1.

less than or equal to INR 674,400,000 (Indian Rupees Six hundred seventy four million four hundred thousand), then the Third Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

TCPP = (RPP/24,499)*8,554

Where,

TCPP = Third Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

2.

more than INR 674,400,000 (Indian Rupees Six hundred seventy four million four hundred thousand), and:

 

  2.1

the 2017 EBITDA is less than or equal to INR 155,112,000 (Indian Rupees One hundred fifty five million one hundred twelve thousand), then the Third Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

TCPP = (RPP/24,499)*8,554

Where,

TCPP = Third Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

  2.2

the 2017 EBITDA is more than INR 155,112,000 (Indian Rupees One hundred fifty five million one hundred twelve thousand) and the sum of the 2017 EBITDA and the 2018 EBITDA is:

 

  2.2.1

less than or equal to INR 357,432,000 (Indian Rupees Three hundred fifty seven million four hundred thirty two thousand), then the Third Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

TCPP = ((RPP/24,499)*8,554)+33,720,000

Where,

TCPP = Third Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

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  2.2.2

more than INR 357,432,000 (Indian Rupees Three hundred fifty seven million four hundred thirty two thousand), then the Third Closing Purchase Price shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae:

TCPP = ((RPP/24,499)*8,554)+67,440,000

Where,

TCPP = Third Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

Part E: Calculation of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price

Based on the determination of the Base Adjusted Purchase Price and the Remaining Purchase Price in accordance with Parts A and B above, the “Fourth Closing Purchase Price” shall be determined in accordance with the following formulae (and such price shall be above the fair value of the Fourth Closing Sale Shares as certified by a practicing chartered accountant):

FCPP = (RPP/24,499)*1,971

Where,

FCPP = Fourth Closing Purchase Price

RPP = Remaining Purchase Price

 

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SCHEDULE 11 | SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PREFERENCE SHARES

 

FACE VALUE

   INR 10 (Indian Rupees Ten)

PREMIUM

   None

DIVIDEND

   0.001% of the Face Value

TENURE

   Compulsorily redeemable on 31 July 2019, or such other date as acceptable to the Company and the holders of the Preference Shares

VOTING

   No voting rights at General Meetings, other than for variation of rights with regard to preference shares

CONVERSION

   Non-convertible

PRIORITY

   Superior to Equity Shares with respect to distribution rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution, and winding up of the affairs of the Company

TRANSFERABILITY

   Non-transferable

REDEMPTION PRICE

  

Each Preference Share shall be redeemed in full at INR 11 (Indian Rupees Eleven), and such price shall be subject to the following adjustments (the “Redemption Price”):

 

•   If the 2019 EBITDA ranges from INR 202,320,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred two million three hundred twenty thousand) to INR 219,180,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred nineteen million one hundred eighty thousand) (both inclusive), the Redemption Price shall be INR 10,250.80 (Indian Rupees Ten thousand two hundred fifty and eighty paise).

 

•   If the 2019 EBITDA is higher than INR 219,180,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred nineteen million one hundred eighty thousand) but lower than INR 236,040,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred thirty six million forty thousand), the Redemption Price shall be INR 12,813.50 (Indian Rupees Twelve thousand eight hundred thirteen and fifty paise)

 

•   If the 2019 EBITDA is equal to or higher than INR 236,040,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred thirty six million forty thousand) but lower than INR 269,760,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred sixty nine thousand seven hundred sixty thousand), the Redemption Price shall be INR 15,376.20 (Indian Rupees Fifteen thousand three hundred seventy six and twenty paise)

 

•   If the 2019 EBITDA is equal to or higher than INR 269,760,000 (Indian Rupees Two hundred sixty nine thousand seven hundred sixty thousand), the Redemption Price shall be INR 20,501.60 (Indian Rupees Twenty thousand five hundred one and sixty paise)

 

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•   If the holder of any Preference Share commits an event of default (howsoever defined) with respect to the Company or the Purchaser, all Preference Shares held by such defaulting holder shall be redeemable forthwith at the face value thereof.

ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
  

•   If the Company is unable to redeem the Preference Shares due to shortage of funds through which such redemption can be done per the Act, the Purchaser shall infuse the requisite funds into the Company to enable such redemption

 

•   The terms of the Preference Shares shall not be varied without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the holders of the Preference Shares

 

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SCHEDULE 13

SCHEDULE 14 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY AS ON THE EXECUTION DATE

 

1.

Trade name titled ‘Solutions Infini’

 

2.

Trade mark (unregistered) over the logo for Solutions Infini as set out in trademark application #2815959

 

3.

Trade mark (unregistered) over the logo for Dialstreet as set out in trademark application #2815957

 

4.

The following domain registrations:

 

#

  

DOMAIN NAME

  

CREATION DATE

1

   Dialstreet.co.in    27 November 2012

2

   Infihosting.com    13 December 2008

3

   Dialstreet.in    16 June 2011

4

   Dialstreet.net    27 November 2012

5

   Dialstreet.org    27 November 2012

6

   Infibuzz.com    02 October 2010

7

   Infi-Host.com    31 March 2011

8

   S7.vc    25 February 2015

9

   Sinfini.co.in    06 December 2011

10

   Sinfini.in    06 December 2011

11

   Sinfini.org    06 December 2011

12

   Sinfini.com    09 June 2011

13

   Smsalerts.co    N/A

14

   Smsalerts.biz    N/A

15

   Smsinfini.com    30 November 2010

16

   Solutionsinfini.asia    25 February 2015

17

   Solutionsinfini.biz    N/A

18

   Solutionsinfini.co    N/A

19

   Solutionsinfini.co.in    15 January 2010

20

   Solutionsinfini.in    09 October 2009

21

   Solutionsinfini.net    13 October 2008

 

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DOMAIN NAME

  

CREATION DATE

22

   Solutionsinfini.com    18 January 2007

23

   Txtly.in    12 February 2015

24

   Visdesk.com    11 April 2014

25

   Visitordesk.in    02 December 2013

26

   Vizdesk.co.uk    11 April 2014

27

   Vizdesk.in    02 December 2013

28

   Vizdesk.info    11 April 2014

29

   Vizdesk.net    11 April 2014

30

   Vizdesk.org    11 April 2014

31

   Vizdesk.biz    N/A

32

   Vizdesk.us    N/A

 

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SCHEDULE 15 | FORMAT OF CANCELLATION LETTER FOR BANK GUARANTEE

Format of Cancellation Letter

 

To         Date [        ]

[Insert Name]

[Insert designation]

[Insert address of the Bank]

Re: Cancellation of the bank guarantee dated [        ]

This cancellation notice (“Cancellation Notice”) is issued under the on-demand bank guarantee dated [        ] (“Guarantee”) you have issued in favour of the undersigned Beneficiaries, at the request of the Ubiquity Srl in accordance with the SPSHA. The original bank of the Guarantee is annexed herewith as Schedule 1.

Capitalised terms used in this Cancellation Notice but not defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Guarantee.

We hereby request you to cancel the Guarantee as Ubiquity has fulfilled the Secured Obligations under the SPSHA to us and we confirm that have no further demand or claim against you or Ubiquity in connection with the Secured Obligations. We confirm that on and from the date of this letter, the Guarantee stands cancelled.

Regards

 

 

Name:

     

 

Name:

 

Name:

     

 

Name:

 

Name:

     

SCHEDULE 1

[Original bank guarantee]

 

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      KHAITAN & CO | VERSION 1.0 | 9 SEPTEMBER 2015

 

 

AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

3 AUGUST 2017

UBIQUITY SRL

AND

SOLUTIONS INFINI TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

AND

THE SELLERS

(LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1)

 

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This AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment Agreement”) is made on this 3rd day of August 2017 (the “Amendment Execution Date”):

BY AND AMONG:

UBIQUITY SRL, a company incorporated under the laws of Italy and having its principal office at Via Teodosio, 65, 20131 Milan, Italy (the “Purchaser”) of the FIRST PART;

SOLUTIONS INFINI TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED, a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956, having corporate identification number U72900KA2009PTC049726 and having its registered office at #45/B, 1st Floor, 1st A Main, Sarakki Industrial Layout, 3rd Phase J P Nagar, Bangalore - 560 078 (the “Company”) of the SECOND PART;

AND

THE PERSONS SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 1 (together, the “Sellers”) of the THIRD PART.

Parties” means collectively the Company, the Purchaser, and the Sellers, and “Party” means each of the Company, the Purchaser, and the Sellers.

WHEREAS:

 

E.

A share purchase and shareholders’ agreement dated 15 October 2016, as amended by letter agreements dated 17 October 2016 and 6 July 2017 (the “SPSHA”), was executed by and amongst the Parties inter-alia setting out the terms and conditions in relation to the Transaction.

 

F.

The Parties are now desirous of effecting certain changes in the terms and conditions of the Transaction.

 

G.

In light of the foregoing, the Parties are now desirous of executing this Amendment Agreement to amend certain provisions of the SPSHA in the form and manner as mutually agreed and set forth hereinafter.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

SCHEDULE 1 MISCELLANEOUS

 

22.15

Definitions and Interpretation

 

  1.1.1

Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise defined or provided in this Amendment Agreement, capitalised words and expressions used in this Amendment Agreement shall have the same meaning as attributed to them under the SPSHA.

 

  1.1.2

The rules of interpretation applicable in the SPSHA shall mutatis mutandis apply to this Amendment Agreement.

 

  1.1.3

On and from the Amendment Execution Date:

 

  (a)

References in the SPSHA to “this Agreement” or “the Agreement” or “Agreement” shall also be construed to include references therein to this Amendment Agreement; and

 

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Each reference to the SPSHA contained in any document delivered under or pursuant to the SPSHA shall be construed as a reference to the SPSHA as amended by this Amendment Agreement.

 

22.16

Other Terms

 

  1.2.1

This Amendment Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the SPSHA and shall be deemed to be a part of the SPSHA with effect from the Amendment Execution Date. The SPSHA as, and to the extent, amended by this Amendment Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement amongst the Parties regarding the subject matter of the SPSHA.

 

  1.2.2

Except as specifically provided in, or amended by, this Amendment Agreement, the Parties hereby agree and confirm that the provisions of the SPSHA in effect prior to the Amendment Execution Date shall mutatis mutandis continue to remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

  1.2.3

In case of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the SPSHA and the terms of this Amendment Agreement in respect of the subject matter of this Amendment Agreement, the terms of this Amendment Agreement shall prevail.

SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS TO THE SPSHA

The SPSHA shall stand amended in the following manner with effect from the Amendment Execution Date and such amendments shall be deemed to be part of the SPSHA from the Amendment Execution Date:

 

22.17

In Schedule 2:

 

  2.1.1

The definition of “First Closing Purchase Price” shall be replaced with the following:

 

  H.

““First Closing Purchase Price” means INR 502,274,500 (Indian Rupees Five hundred two million two hundred seventy four thousand five hundred), payable as consideration for the First Closing Sale Shares;”

 

  2.1.2

The definition of “First Closing Sale Shares” shall be replaced with the following:

 

  I.

““First Closing Sale Shares” means 24,500 (twenty four thousand five hundred) Sale Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser on the First Closing Date, as set out in Part A of SCHEDULE 5;”

 

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All references to “First Closing Sale Shares” and “First Closing Purchase Price”, including all numbers set out against them in Schedules 4 and 5 of the SPSHA, shall stand revised in accordance with Clauses 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of this Amendment Agreement. Accordingly, Part B, Part C, Part D and Part E of Schedule 4; and Part A of Schedule 5 of the SPSHA shall be replaced with the following tables, respectively:

J. “PART B: SHARE CAPITAL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO FIRST CLOSING

 

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   NUMBER OF EQUITY SHARES      PERCENTAGE OF EQUITY
SHARE CAPITAL
 

6.

   Ashish Agarwal      18,000      36.00

7.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      18,000      36.00

8.

   Shivam Prasad      4,500        9.00

9.

   Vinay Jain      4,500        9.00

10.

   Mohamad Faraz      4,500        9.00

11.

   JM      500        1.00
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

K.

* Subject to any Transfer arrangements among the Founders and any other Persons in accordance with this Agreement, this number shall include shares as held by such other person.

 

L.

M. PART C: SHARE CAPITAL UPON FIRST CLOSING

 

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   NUMBER OF EQUITY SHARES      PERCENTAGE OF EQUITY
SHARE CAPITAL
 

7.

   Ashish Agarwal      9,193      18.39  

8.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      9,192      18.38  

9.

   Shivam Prasad      2,205        4.40  

10.

   Vinay Jain      2,205        4.40  

11.

   Mohamad Faraz      2,205        4.40  

12.

   Purchaser      24,500        49.00  

13.

   JM      500        1.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

N.

* Subject to any Transfer arrangements among the Founders and any other Persons in accordance with this Agreement, this number shall include shares as held by such other person.

 

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   NUMBER OF EQUITY SHARES      PERCENTAGE OF
EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL
 

7.

   Ashish Agarwal      3,842        7.70  

8.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      3,842        7.70  

9.

   Shivam Prasad      947        1.90  

10.

   Vinay Jain      947        1.90  

11.

   Mohamad Faraz      947        1.90  

12.

   Purchaser      39,475        79.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

“PART E: SHARE CAPITAL UPON THIRD CLOSING

 

#

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF EQUITY SHARES      PERCENTAGE OF
EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL
 

7.

   Ashish Agarwal      720        1.40  

8.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      720        1.40  

9.

   Shivam Prasad      177        0.40  

10.

   Vinay Jain      177        0.40  

11.

   Mohamad Faraz      177        0.40  

12.

   Purchaser      48,029        96.10  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     50,000        100.00  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

O. “

 

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Q. “PART A: FIRST CLOSING SALE SHARES

R.

 

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   NUMBER OF
SALE SHARES
 

6.

   Ashish Agarwal      8,808  

7.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      8,807  

8.

   Shivam Prasad      2,295  

9.

   Vinay Jain      2,295  

10.

   Mohamad Faraz      2,295  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     24,500  
     

 

 

 

S. “

 

  2.1.4

Until the occurrence of a JM Acquisition Event, references to the number of Equity Shares held by Ashish Agarwal and Aniketh Ashok Jain in Part D and E of Schedule 4 of the SPSHA shall stand reduced by 250 Equity Shares each, and JM shall be shown to hold 500 Equity Shares. In the event of a Purchaser JM Acquisition Event references to the number of Equity Shares held by Ashish Agarwal and Aniketh Ashok Jain in Part D and E of Schedule 4 of the SPSHA shall be reduced by 250 Equity Shares and the Purchaser shall be shown to hold 500 additional Equity Shares. All corresponding references to percentage shareholding in Part D and E of Schedule 4 of the SPSHA shall also accordingly revised by necessary implication.

 

  2.1.5

In Schedule 5 of the SPSHA the following table:

“PART C: FOURTH CLOSING SALE SHARES

 

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SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF
SALE SHARES
 

6.

   Ashish Agarwal      720  

7.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      720  

8.

   Shivam Prasad      177  

9.

   Vinay Jain      177  

10.

   Mohamad Faraz      177  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     1,971  
     

 

 

 

T. “

 

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shall be replaced with:

“PART D: FOURTH CLOSING SALE SHARES

 

#

  

SHAREHOLDER

   NUMBER OF
SALE SHARES
 

1.

   Ashish Agarwal      720  

2.

   Aniketh Ashok Jain      720  

3.

   Shivam Prasad      177  

4.

   Vinay Jain      177  

5.

   Mohamad Faraz      177  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL

     1,971  
     

 

 

 

V. “

 

  2.1.6

In the event a JM Acquisition Event does not occur by the Fourth Closing Date, or a Purchaser JM Acquisition Event occurs by the Fourth Closing Date, references in Part D of Schedule 5 of the SPSHA to the number of Sale Shares transferred by Ashish Agarwal and Aniketh Ashok Jain shall stand reduced by 250 Equity Shares each.

 

  2.1.7

The definition of “Business Day” shall be replaced with the following:

W.

 

        X.

Business Day” means any day of the week (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) on which commercial banks are open for business in Bengaluru, India and Milan, Italy, and when the context so requires, the days on which commercial banks are open for business in United Arab Emirates and/ or Singapore;”

Y.

 

  2.1.8

The definition of “Fourth Closing Date” shall be replaced with the following:

Z.

 

     AA.

““Fourth Closing Date” means 31 July 2020 (subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to Fourth Closing by such date) or such other date as may be mutually agreed among the Parties in writing;”

 

     BB.

 

  2.1.9

The definition of “EBITDA” shall be replaced with the following:

CC.

 

     DD.

““EBITDA” means as of any date of calculation, the consolidated earnings of the Company, Subsidiary and Singapore Subsidiary, before finance income and finance cost (including bank charges), tax, depreciation, and amortisation calculated from the consolidated audited financial statements of the Company (and Subsidiary and Singapore Subsidiary) plus Transaction Cost, gratuity liability (including provisioning), cost of stock options as may be issued by the Company or by the Purchaser to employees of the Company (if any), and provision for diminution in assets (excluding account receivables) for the respective Financial Year. It is clarified that the total cost for the purpose of the earnings will include provisions for expenses (including for costs for disputes) and doubtful account receivables;”

EE.

 

  2.1.10

The definition of “NFP” shall be replaced with the following:

FF.

““NFP” means, at any relevant measurement date, the aggregate of cash, cash equivalents (including fixed deposits, margin money, and liquid investments), and outstanding tax credit of the Company less the outstanding Total Debt of the Company, the Subsidiary and the Singapore Subsidiary, on a consolidated basis;”

 

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  2.1.11

The definition of “Second Closing Date” shall be replaced with the following:

HH.

““Second Closing Date” means 31 July 2018 (subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to Second Closing by such date) or such other date as may be mutually agreed among the Parties in writing;”

 

  2.1.12

The definition of “Third Closing Date” shall be replaced with the following:

II.

““Third Closing Date” means 31 July 2019 (subject to the fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to Third Closing by such date) or such other date as may be mutually agreed among the Parties in writing;”

JJ.

 

  2.1.13

The definition of “Total Debt” shall be replaced with the following:

KK.

““Total Debt” with respect to the Company, the Subsidiary and Singapore Subsidiary on a consolidated basis, means, at any relevant measurement date, the aggregate of the consolidated reconciled book values of all bank loans (excluding any bank guarantees and non-fund based facilities/instruments/arrangements), mortgages, overdrafts, invoice discounting advances, finance leases, hire purchase agreements, any hedging or currency contracts which are out of money, shareholder loans, any unpaid dividends, any gratuity liability (including provisioning), unpaid Transaction Cost, each in relation to the Company, the Subsidiary and/or the Singapore Subsidiary;”

LL.

 

  2.1.14

The definition of “Transaction Cost” shall be replaced with the following:

MM.

““Transaction Cost” means the costs to be borne by the Company in relation to the Transaction and other matters in relation thereto, including secretarial fees, escrow fees, depository fees, stamp duty (including any stamp duty paid for the purchase of shares by the Sellers from the Other Shareholders), and payments to be made to employees of the Company (including any costs incurred by the Company for payments against cancellation of stock options), the Subsidiary and the Singapore Subsidiary, legal fees, investment banker fees, and tax advisors fees;”

NN.

 

  22.18

All references in the SPSHA to the terms “Escrow Account”, “Escrow Agreement” and “Escrow Amount”, and all related terms and conditions, will be omitted from the SPSHA. It is clarified that the First Closing Purchase Price will be disbursed in its entirety to the relevant Seller’s Designated Bank Account on the First Closing Date, irrespective of the provisions of Schedule 10 of the SPSHA, but subject to the other terms and conditions in relation to First Closing as set out in the SPSHA as amended by this Amendment Agreement.

 

  22.19

For the purpose of determination of the relevant price adjustments as set out in Schedule 10 of the SPSHA, all original references to:

2.3.1 the “2017 NFP” and “2017 EBITDA” shall be revised to the “2018 NFP” and “2018 EBITDA”, and

2.3.2 “2018 EBITDA” shall be revised to the “2019 EBITDA”.

 

  22.20

For the purpose of determination of the Redemption Price as set out in Schedule 11 of the SPSHA, any original reference to the “2019 EBITDA” shall be revised to the “2020 EBITDA”.

 

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In Clause 2 of the SPSHA, a reference to Clause “10A” shall be included immediately after Clause “10.2”.

 

  22.22

After Clause 3.1 of the SPSHA, a new Clause 3.1A shall be added as follows:

 

  3.1A

Purchaser Call Option

 

  (a)

On and with effect from the date of receipt of the Transaction Approvals for the acquisition by the Purchaser of 51% of the Share Capital, the Purchaser shall have the right to acquire 1,001 Sale Shares from the Founders collectively (such Sale Shares the “Purchaser Call Option Shares”, and such right the “Purchaser Call Option”) at the relevant proportion of the Purchase Price thereof (being a sum of INR 20,501 per Sale Share), by delivering a written notice to the Founders of their irrevocable intention to exercise the Purchaser Call Option (the “Purchaser Call Option Notice”). Simultaneously with the delivery of the Purchaser Call Option Notice, the Purchaser and the Sellers shall issue necessary instructions to the escrow agent appointed for the purpose of opening the Share Escrow Account, to open the Share Escrow Account.

 

  (b)

Within 10 (ten) Business Days of the receipt of the Purchaser Call Option Notice, the Founders shall sell the Purchaser Call Option Shares at the aforementioned price to the Purchaser. The issuance of the Purchaser Call Option Notice by the Purchaser shall, subject to Applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement, constitute a valid and binding obligation on the Founders to (A) forthwith issue, and procure the issuance from the other Sellers of, the necessary instructions to the escrow agent appointed for the purpose of opening the Share Escrow Account, to open the Share Escrow Account, and (B) sell the Purchaser Call Option Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with this Clause 3.1A. It is clarified that the Founders shall not be required to transfer the Purchaser Call Option Shares to the Purchaser, in the event (i) the Sellers have fully complied with their obligations under Clause 3.1A(b)(A), but the Share Escrow Account has not been opened in terms of the escrow agreement in relation thereto; (ii) any other Shareholders from whom the Founders are entitled to acquire any Equity Shares in accordance with any agreements to this effect, are in breach of their obligations to transfer their Equity Shares to the Founders in accordance with such agreements.

 

  (c)

Any default by any of the Founders in not fulfilling any of his obligations set out in this Clause 3.1A with respect to a Purchaser Call Option when exercised in accordance with and upon satisfaction of the requirements set out in this Clause 3.1A (excluding any act or omission attributable to such Founder) shall constitute a default by such Founder in terms of Clause 14.1.

 

  (d)

The Purchaser Call Option Notice may be issued by the Purchaser only upon the satisfaction (or waiver by the Founders, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law) of each of the following conditions:

 

  (i)

The escrow agreement in relation to the deposit of the Purchaser Escrow Shares in the Share Escrow Account in the manner set out in Clause 4.1 shall have been executed by all parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect; and

 

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  (ii)

The Transaction Approvals for the acquisition by the Purchaser of 51% of the Share Capital shall have been secured by the Parties and shall be in full force and effect.

 

  OO.

(e)    On the date of consummation of the transfer of the Purchaser Call Option Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with this Clause 3.1A, the following actions shall take place, and no one action in this Clause 3.1A (e) shall be deemed to have been completed unless all actions in this Clause 3.1A (e) have been completed:

 

  PP.

(i)    the Purchaser shall remit the consideration for the Purchaser Call Option Shares, in accordance with Clause 3.1A(a) to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts of the Founders, in the proportion to the Purchaser Call Option Shares being transferred by them;

 

  QQ.

(ii)    the Parties shall prepare and the Company shall upload the completed Form FC-TRS along with all relevant supporting documents, with respect to the transfer of the Purchaser Call Option Shares, in accordance with Exchange Control Regulations;

 

  RR.

(iii)    the Purchaser Escrow Shares shall be deposited in the Share Escrow Account in accordance with Clause 4.1.1 below;

 

  SS.

(iv)    the Company shall convene meeting of the Board to approve and pass resolutions:

 

  TT.

(A)    recording the approval of each Form FC-TRS prescribed under the Exchange Control Regulations, the sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares in the register of members of the Company, the registration of the Purchaser as the legal and beneficial owner of the Purchaser Call Option Shares;

 

  UU.

(B)    noting and approving the sale of the Purchaser Call Option Shares in favour of the Purchaser; and

 

  VV.

(C)    for re-composition of the Board as per Clause 8;

 

  WW.

(v)    the Purchaser Call Option Shares shall be credited to the Purchaser DP Account; and

 

  XX.

(vi)    the Company shall (A) convene a meeting of the Shareholders to approve and pass resolutions confirming the appointment of the third Purchaser Director, on and with effect from such date; and (B) make relevant entries in the register of members and register of directors of the Company.

 

  22.23

After Clause 3.5 of the SPSHA, a new Clause 3.6 shall be added as follows:

 

  “3.6

JM Acquisition Event

 

  3.6.1

The Founders hereby undertake to complete the JM Acquisition Event at the earliest practicable time following the First Closing Date, and under all circumstances on or prior to the Fourth Closing Date.

 

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  3.6.2

In the event the Founders do not complete the JM Acquisition Event on or prior to 31 March 2019, the Purchaser shall be free, to enter into negotiations with JM to fix a price for the purchase of all Equity Shares held by JM at such time, and the Founders shall be bound to acquire such Equity Shares at such negotiated price. In the event the Founders do not acquire the Equity Shares held by JM at such price by 1 June 2019, the Purchaser shall, at all times thereafter, be free to acquire such Equity Shares at any price (such acquisition, the “Purchaser JM Acquisition Event”) and require the Founders to reimburse it for all direct costs as incurred by the Purchaser with regard to the consideration payable for the Equity Shares held by JM (which shall include any amount claimed by JM as a gross up for any Taxes incurred by him), any Indian direct Taxes applicable to Purchaser, and legal and financial advisory costs in relation thereto, in the manner set out in this Agreement. It is clarified that the Founders shall at all times prior to a Purchaser JM Acquisition Event be entitled to complete a JM Acquisition Event on such terms as they may agree with JM.

 

  3.6.3

The Purchaser shall at all times have the right to set off the Purchaser JM Costs (if any) against the Fourth Closing Purchase Price, and to this extent shall be entitled to adopt a payment / set-off mechanism of its choosing. The Founders shall do all acts, deeds and things to facilitate such payment / set-off in the manner directed by the Purchaser. All references to the amount and manner of payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers in this Agreement, including in the relevant parts of Schedule 7, shall by necessary implication, stand revised to accommodate the manner of payment / set-off implemented by the Purchaser. The aforementioned rights of the Purchaser shall be without prejudice to its other rights under this Agreement.

 

  3.6.4

In the event the JM Acquisition Event or the Purchaser JM Acquisition Event does not occur by 31 July 2020, the Preference Shares shall be redeemed by the Company forthwith at the face value thereof, along with all statutory accruals thereon.

 

  22.24

After the new Clause 3.6 of the SPSHA inserted pursuant to Clause 2.7 above, a new Clause 3.7 shall be inserted as follows:

YY. “3.7   Singapore Subsidiary Acquisition Cost

Without prejudice to the rights of the Purchaser to carry out the adjustments set out in Clause 3.6 above:

 

  22.24.1

the Redemption Price payable to the holders of the Preference Shares on the Fourth Closing Date shall be reduced by the Singapore Subsidiary Acquisition Cost; and

 

  22.24.2

where the Singapore Subsidiary Acquisition Cost exceeds the Redemption Price payable to holders of the Preference Shares pursuant to the Agreement, the difference between the Singapore Subsidiary Acquisition Cost and Redemption Price payable, will be set off against the Fourth Closing Purchase Price in the same manner as set out in Clause 3.6.3.

 

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The obligations of the Sellers to do all acts, deeds and things to facilitate such adjustments, as well as revisions to the references to the amount and manner of payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers in this Agreement, including in the relevant parts of Schedule 7, shall be as set out in Clause 3.6.”

 

22.25

Clause 4.1 of the SPSHA shall stand deleted and be replaced by the following clause:

 

  4.1

ESCROW AND GUARANTEE MECHANISM

 

  4.1.1

Simultaneously with the acquisition by the Purchaser of 51% of the Share Capital pursuant to Clause 3.1A, but only where such acquisition occurs prior to Second Closing, the Purchaser shall deposit 13,500 Sale Shares held by it (the “Purchaser Escrow Shares”) in an escrow account to be opened for the purpose of holding such shares in escrow (the “Share Escrow Account”) subject to the terms and conditions set out herein. It is clarified that any failure by the Purchaser to (a) issue the instructions required to be issued by the Purchaser, to the escrow agent appointed for the purpose of opening the Share Escrow Account, to open the Share Escrow Account; (b) failure to complete the required know your customer checks and other documentation requirements; and (c) failure to pay the required fees for such escrow agent in accordance with the terms of the relevant escrow agreement or any other written fee arrangement; solely on account of which the Share Escrow Account is not opened on the date of acquisition of 51% of the Share Capital by the Purchaser pursuant to Clause 3.1A the same would be considered as a Purchaser EoD carrying the remedies indicated in Clause 14.2.

 

  4.1.2

In the event the Purchaser defaults in paying the Second Closing Purchase Price on the Second Closing Date despite: (a) the relevant Transaction Approvals for the acquisition of the Second Closing Sale Shares by the Purchaser being secured by the Parties; and (b) all Conditions Precedent required to be completed prior to the Second Closing and attributable to the Company and/or the Sellers being duly completed in accordance with the SPSHA, and such default is not cured by the Purchaser by 15 September 2018, the Purchaser shall be required to pay the Sellers by way of liquidated damages, a sum of EUR 4,750,000 (Euros Four million seven hundred fifty thousand). If the Purchaser fails to pay the aforementioned liquidated damages on or prior to 31 October 2018, the Sellers shall be entitled to, without any further action of the Purchaser, acquire the Purchaser Escrow Shares in such inter-se proportion as may be decided amongst the Sellers, against the remittance of an aggregate consideration of INR 10 (Indian Rupees Ten). In the event the aforementioned condition of transfer is not attracted, all Purchaser Escrow Shares shall forthwith stand released from the Share Escrow Account and be credited to the Purchaser DP Account.

 

  4.1.3

Notwithstanding anything set out in this Agreement, the Purchaser Escrow Shares shall be deemed to be fully vested and owned, legally and beneficially, including for the purposes of exercising voting rights thereupon, by the Purchaser until the transfer thereof to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 4.1.2, or return thereof to the Purchaser DP Account, as the case may be.

 

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  4.1.4

The Share Escrow Account shall initially remain open for a period of 6 (six) months. As soon as reasonably practicable after the opening of the Share Escrow Account, the relevant Parties shall apply to the RBI, and/or any other statutory or regulatory authority whose approval may be required in relation thereto, to extend the period of the Share Escrow Account till 30 November 2018, or such other date as the Parties may agree to in writing, and the Parties shall make all efforts to obtain such approvals.

 

  4.1.5

In the event, despite all efforts by the relevant Parties, the approvals set out in Clause 4.1.4 are not granted by the relevant Governmental Authorities on or prior to the period of the expiry of the Share Escrow Account, and the period of the Share Escrow Account therefore expires, the Purchaser Escrow Shares shall forthwith be released from the Share Escrow Account to the Purchaser DP Account, subject to the Purchaser at least 10 (ten) days prior to the date of expiry of the period of the Share Escrow Account, furnishing to the Sellers a financial bank guarantee drawn in favour of the Sellers (the “Second Closing Bank Guarantee”), in a form and manner acceptable to the Sellers and the issuing bank, which shall have the following key features:

 

  22.25.1

Amount: EUR 4,750,000 (Euros Four million seven hundred fifty thousand).

 

  22.25.2

Invocation period: 15 September 2018 to 31 December 2018.

 

  22.25.3

Type: Irrevocable, unfettered, and unqualified bank guarantee (except for cancellation in accordance with Clause 4.1.5(g) and other terms of this Clause) linked to the payment of the Second Closing Purchase Price.

 

  22.25.4

Issuance date and term: Issued no later than 10 (ten) days prior to the expiry of the period of the Share Escrow Account, and irrevocable from the time of issuance, except for cancellation in accordance with Clause 4.1.5(g).

 

  22.25.5

Invocation: To be invoked by all Sellers collectively during the invocation period, if and only if the Purchaser fails to make the payment of the Second Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2018; or (b) provide the Third Closing Bank Guarantee and the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee, by the Second Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement and subject to Clause 4.2.2A; provided that, such non-payment and/or non-provision is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for the Second Closing or the Condition Precedent set out in paragraph 1 of Part B of SCHEDULE 6, if attributable to the Sellers (the “Purchaser EoD”). Subject to the issuing bank agreeing that: (x) the Sellers shall make the invocation, either individually, or through their duly appointed attorney, by way of facsimile or electronic instructions to the issuing bank; (y) if a relevant Seller appoints an attorney, a certified true copy of such authorisation shall be provided to the issuing bank and the Purchaser; and (z) in case any of the Sellers is not an employee and/or director of the Company during the invocation period, the invocation can be undertaken by all of the remaining Sellers collectively, (i.e., without the Seller(s) who is/are not an employee and/or director of the Company).

 

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  22.25.6

Consequence of Invocation: Amount of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee will be remitted to the Sellers. Further, all consequences following a Purchaser EoD as set out in Clause 14.2, which shall include falling away of all rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement, including the right to purchase any further Sale Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall follow.

 

  22.25.7

Cancellation: Irrevocable from the date of issuance, and to be cancelled upon the Sellers collectively delivering a letter to the issuing bank that has extended the Second Closing Bank Guarantee, in the manner required by such issuing bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14, conveying their consent for the immediate cancellation of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter”).”

 

22.26

Clause 4.2 of the SPSHA shall be deleted in its entirety and shall be substituted with the following clause:

 

  “4.2    Bank

guarantee to be delivered on Second Closing

On the Second Closing, upon cancellation of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee, if delivered by the Purchaser, pursuant to the delivery of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter by the Sellers, if delivered, in accordance with paragraph 4.1 of Part B of SCHEDULE 7, and simultaneously with the remittance of the Second Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers’ Designated Bank Accounts, the Purchaser shall procure the following bank guarantees in favour of the Sellers:

 

  ZZ.

4.2.1    Bank guarantee to ensure payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers on the Third Closing Date (the “Third Closing Bank Guarantee”), substantially in the same form and manner as the Second Closing Bank Guarantee which shall have the following key features:

 

  (a)

Amount: Euro equivalent of the amount payable at Third Closing taking into account the adjustments to be made in the year 2018.

 

  (b)

Invocation period: 15 September 2019 to 31 December 2019.

 

  (c)

Type: Irrevocable, unfettered, and unqualified bank guarantee (except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below and other terms of this Clause) linked to the payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price.

 

  (d)

Issuance date and term: Issued on Second Closing, and irrevocable from the time of issuance, except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below.

 

  (e)

Invocation: To be invoked by all Sellers collectively during the invocation period, if and only if the Purchaser fails to make the payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2019; provided that, such non-payment is not owing to

 

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  non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for the Third Closing or the Conditions Precedent set out in paragraph 1 of Part C of SCHEDULE 6 if attributable to the Sellers. Subject to the issuing bank agreeing that: (x) the Sellers shall make the invocation, either individually, or through their duly appointed attorney, by way of facsimile or electronic instructions to the issuing bank; (y) if a relevant Seller appoints an attorney, a certified true copy of such authorisation shall be provided to the bank and the Purchaser; and (z) in case any of the Sellers is not an employee and/or director of the Company during the invocation period, the invocation can be undertaken by all of the remaining Sellers collectively, (i.e., without the Seller(s) who is/are not an employee and/or director of the Company).

 

  (f)

Consequence of Invocation: Amount of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee will be remitted to the Sellers. No rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement (other than the right to receive the Third Closing Sale Shares on the Third Closing) shall fall away pursuant to the invocation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee. Further, upon invocation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee, the Purchaser shall have the right to purchase the Third Closing Sale Shares upon payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price on the Fourth Closing, which shall be paid over and above the amount realised by the Sellers pursuant to invocation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Rescheduled Third Closing”).

 

  (g)

Cancellation: Irrevocable from the date of issuance, and to be cancelled upon the Sellers collectively delivering a letter to the bank that has extended the Third Closing Bank Guarantee, in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14, conveying their consent for the immediate cancellation of the Third Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Third Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter”).

 

  AAA.

4.2.2    Subject to Clause 4.2.2A, a bank guarantee to ensure payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers on the Fourth Closing Date (the “Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee”), substantially in the same form and manner as the Second Closing Bank Guarantee which shall have the following key features:

 

  (a)

Amount: Euro equivalent of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price.

 

  (b)

Invocation period: 15 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.

 

  (c)

Type: Irrevocable, unfettered, and unqualified bank guarantee (except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below and other terms of this Clause) linked to the payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price.

 

  (d)

Issuance date: Issued on Second Closing (subject to Clause 4.2.2A), and irrevocable from the time of issuance, except for cancellation in accordance with (g) below.

 

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  (e)

Invocation: To be invoked by all Sellers collectively during the invocation period, if and only if:

 

  (i)

the Sellers have invoked the Third Closing Bank Guarantee in accordance with the terms thereof, and the Purchaser fails to make payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price and the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2020; provided that, such non-payment is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for Fourth Closing (including additional conditions applicable to the Sellers in case of Rescheduled Third Closing); or

 

  (ii)

the Purchaser: (x) makes the payment of the Third Closing Purchase Price by 15 September 2019 (and thereby the Third Closing Bank Guarantee is not invoked); but (y) fails to make the payment of the Fourth Closing Purchase Price to the Sellers by 15 September 2020; provided that, such non-payment is not owing to non-fulfilment of Conditions Precedent of the Sellers for the Fourth Closing.

Subject to the issuing bank agreeing that: (x) the Sellers shall make the invocation, either individually, or through their duly appointed attorney, by way of facsimile or electronic instructions to the issuing bank; (y) if a relevant Seller appoints an attorney, a certified true copy of such authorisation shall be provided to the bank and the Purchaser; and (z) in case any of the Sellers is not an employee and/or director of the Company during the invocation period, the invocation can be undertaken by all of the remaining Sellers collectively, (i.e., without the Seller(s) who is/are not an employee and/or director of the Company).

 

  (f)

Consequence of Invocation: Amount of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee will be remitted to the Sellers.

 

  (g)

Cancellation: Irrevocable from the issuance date, and to be cancelled upon the Sellers collectively delivering a letter to the bank that has extended the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee, in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14, conveying their consent for the immediate cancellation of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee (the “Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter”).

 

  BBB.

     4.2.2 A Additional conditions for delivery of Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee

 

  CCC.

(a)    In the event the JM Acquisition Event does not occur by 1 June 2018, the Purchaser shall not be required to deliver the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee on the Second Closing Date. The Purchaser shall instead be required to deliver the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee no later than 45 (forty five) days from the completion of a JM Acquisition Event. Notwithstanding the above, the obligation of the Purchaser to provide the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee shall fall

 

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  away on the non-completion of a JM Acquisition Event by 31 July 2019; provided that in the event the JM Acquisition Event is completed on or after 15 July 2019, the Purchaser shall be required to provide the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee on or prior to 30 September 2019.

 

  DDD.

(b)    In the event the JM Acquisition Event does not occur by 1 June 2018 all items pertaining to the preparation and delivery of the Fourth Closing Bank Guarantee set out as Conditions Precedent to Second Closing and Second Closing Actions shall stand deleted. All references to such items in Schedules 6 and 7 of this Agreement shall stand modified accordingly.

 

22.27

In Clause 8 of the SPSHA, the words “On and with effect from the First Closing Date, the Board shall comprise 5 (five) Directors, being the Founders and 3 (three) nominees of the Purchaser (such nominee Directors, the “Purchaser Directors”)”, shall be replaced with the following words:

EEE. “On and with effect from the First Closing Date, the Board shall comprise the following Directors:

 

  22.27.1

the Founders (until the Fourth Closing Date, and in the event of cessation of directorship of one of the Founders on account of death or disability, any nominee from amongst the Sellers as the other Founder may decide, and in the event of the cessation of the directorship of both Founders on such grounds, such nominees from amongst the Sellers as the Sellers may decide);

 

  22.27.2

3 (three) nominees of the Purchaser (each such nominee Director of the Purchaser, a “Purchaser Director”), of which, 2 (two) Purchaser Director will be appointed on the First Closing Date, and the 3rd (third) Purchaser Director will be appointed once the Purchaser holds 51% or more of the Share Capital;

 

  22.27.3

1 (one) joint nominee of any Shareholders, other than the Purchaser, the Sellers and JM (“Nominating Shareholders”), as may be acceptable to the Nominating Shareholders, so long as (A) any such Nominating Shareholders hold any Equity Shares; and (B) such Nominating Shareholders have not committed any default in any of their obligations towards the sale of the Equity Shares held by them with any of the other Shareholders of the Company; and

 

  22.27.4

In the event of the occurrence of any default by the Nominating Shareholders under Clause 8(c)(B), the Sellers, acting jointly, shall be entitled to appoint 1 (one) Director (other than the Founders) until the Nominating Shareholders have sold all Equity Shares held by them. In the event the Nominating Shareholders lose their right to appoint a nominee director in accordance with this Clause 8, the existing nominee director of the Nominating Shareholders shall forthwith be required to resign, or be removed by the Parties. The Sellers and Purchaser shall provide all necessary support, including exercising their voting rights at all meetings of the Board and Shareholders, as applicable, to give full effect to the provisions of this Clause 8.”

 

22.28

It is clarified that subject to Clause 8 of the SPSHA, the Purchaser shall be entitled to nominate 2 (two) Purchaser Directors on the First Closing Date. Further, based on Clause 8 of the SPSHA, the Purchaser’s entitlement to nominate Purchaser Directors will increase to

 

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  an aggregate of 3 (three) if and until such time the Purchasers continue to hold at least 51% of the Share Capital and/or there is no Purchaser EoD. All references to the appointment of Purchaser Directors on the First Closing Date, including in Schedule 6 of the SPSHA, shall, accordingly, stand modified.

 

22.29

After Clause 10 of the SPSHA, a new Clause 10A shall be added:

FFF. “10A    FACILTATION OF EXIT AND CO-SALE RIGHTS

 

  GGG.

Notwithstanding any restriction on the Transfer of the Equity Shares of the Purchaser as set out in this Agreement or any other document, including Clause 10, in the event the Transaction Approvals are not received:

 

  (a)

by 30 June 2018, (i) the Purchaser may procure the sale of the Equity Shares held by the Purchaser in the Company to any Third Party mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and the Sellers at any price that may be negotiated by the Purchaser with the Third Party; or (ii) the Purchaser proposes to Transfer any Equity Shares held by them to any Third Party (“PR Offered Shares”) of their choosing, the Sellers shall have the right to cause the Purchasers to procure the Transfer of the Agreed Proportion of the Equity Shares held by the Sellers (the “Seller Co Sale Shares”) to the Third Party at the price at which the Purchaser proposes to Transfer its Equity Shares to such Third Party (“Seller Co Sale Right”); provided that no Transfer by the Purchaser shall be deemed to have been completed or registered by the Company until the Transfer of the Seller Co Sale Shares has been given full effect to. It is clarified that “Agreed Proportion” shall mean the proportion of the PR Offered Shares to the total number of Equity Shares held by the Purchaser. It is clarified that in case the Sellers do not communicate their intention to exercise their right to undertake a co-sale as indicated in this clause, within 10 (ten) days of the receipt of the notice of the intention of the Purchaser to Transfer the PR Offered Shares in the manner set out above, the Sellers’ rights are considered as waived and the Purchaser can proceed to sell its shares on the same terms and price, to any Third Party; and provided further that in the event the Third Party identified by the Purchaser is a competitor of the Company, and the Sellers do not exercise the Seller Co Sale Right, then the Purchaser shall not be entitled to Transfer any Equity Shares to such Third Party.

 

  (b)

at such time any or all of the Sellers propose to Transfer any Equity Shares held by them to any Third Party (“Offered Shares”), the Purchaser shall have the right to cause the Sellers to procure the Transfer of the Agreed Proportion of the Equity Shares held by the Purchaser (the “Purchaser Co Sale Shares”) to the Third Party at the price at which the Sellers propose to Transfer their Equity Shares to such Third Party; provided that (i) where the price payable to the Purchaser for the Purchaser Co Sale Shares exceeds the highest price payable for such Equity Shares under Exchange Control Regulations, the Purchaser shall Transfer the Purchaser Co Sale Shares at the maximum permissible price under Exchange Control Regulations, and (ii) no Transfer by the Sellers shall be deemed to have been completed or registered by the Company until the Transfer of the Purchaser Co Sale Shares has been given full effect to. It is clarified that “Agreed Proportion” for the purpose of this Clause 10A(b) shall mean the proportion of the Offered Shares to the total number of Equity Shares held by the Sellers collectively. It is clarified that in case the Purchaser does not communicate its intention to exercise its

 

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right to undertake a co-sale as indicated in this clause, within 10 (ten) days of the receipt of the notice of the intention of the Sellers to Transfer the Offered Shares in the manner set out above, the Purchaser’s right is considered as waived and the Sellers can proceed to sell their shares on the same terms and price, to any Third Party; and

(c) by 31 July 2020, the Purchaser shall have a right to Transfer its Equity Shares to any Third Party at such terms as may be agreed with such Third Party. The Company and the Sellers shall do all acts, deeds and things to facilitate such Transfer of Shares by the Purchaser. In case the Purchaser is transferring its Equity Shares to a Competitor, the Seller Co Sale Right as provided in Clause 10A(a) shall be available to the Sellers.

 

  HHH.

It is clarified that any determination of the value of the Equity Shares pursuant to this Clause 10A shall be performed by a Big Four Firm (other than the current Statutory Auditors of the Company), but including Grant Thornton, as may be chosen by the Board. It is further clarified that this Agreement shall stand terminated with respect to the Purchaser upon it ceasing to hold any Equity Shares, including pursuant to this Clause 10A, subject to its accrued rights and liabilities in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.”

 

  22.30

After Clause 11.7 of the SPSHA, a new Clause 11.8 shall be added:

 

  III.

“11.8Without prejudice to the generality of their obligations set out in this Clause 11, and notwithstanding the provisions of Clauses 11.7.1, the Founders shall jointly and severally indemnify the Company, the Purchaser and their respective representatives, agents, employees, and directors (“JM Indemnified Parties”), against any direct Losses suffered by a JM Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, proceedings or disputes, raised by JM against any of the JM Indemnified Parties (“JM Indemnity Claim”). It clarified that Clause 11.7.3 shall apply to this Clause 11.8, provided that the aggregate liability set out therein as applicable to JM Indemnity Claims shall be INR 100,000. All other provisions of this Clause 11 applicable to an Indemnity Claim, unless expressly excluded in this Clause 11.8, or otherwise repugnant to the context hereof, shall mutatis mutandis apply to a JM Indemnity Claim.”

 

  22.31

Clause 14.2 of the SPSHA shall stand deleted and shall be replaced by the following clause:

 

  JJJ.

“14.2 If the Purchaser commits the Purchaser EoD as indicated in Clause 4.1, then notwithstanding anything in this Agreement and any other remedies available to the Sellers under Applicable Law: (a) the Purchaser Directors shall forthwith resign, or be removed, as a Directors; (b) all rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement shall forthwith fall away; (c) the obligations of the Sellers (but not their right) to subscribe to the shares of the Purchaser under the Investment Agreement shall fall away; and (d) the Sellers can invoke the Second Closing Bank Guarantee, where submitted, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4.1.”

 

  22.32

Clause 21 of the SPSHA shall stand deleted and shall be replaced by the following clause:

 

  KKK.

“21 Each Party shall bear its own legal and administrative costs, including all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein. It is hereby clarified that the Transaction Costs and any other costs required to be borne by the Sellers and/or the Company, in connection with this Agreement and Applicable Law, shall be borne by the Company, and the Company can bear, or reimburse, any such expenses on behalf

 

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  of, or to any of, the Sellers, provided that such payments or reimbursements shall be: (a) made prior to 31 March 2018; or (b) provisioned for in the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2018, and 2018 NFP and 2018 EBITDA shall be calculated accordingly;”

 

  22.33

The following definitions shall be added to Schedule 2:

 

  LLL.

“”JM” means Jeethmal Mutha, a Shareholder;”

 

  MMM.

“”JM Acquisition Event” means the acquisition of all Equity Shares held by JM by the Founders, and the procurement of such documents in relation to the release or waiver of claims by JM, as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser;”

 

  NNN.

“”Purchaser JM Costs” means the agreed aggregate of (a) all direct costs as incurred by the Purchaser with regard to the consideration payable for the Equity Shares held by JM (which shall include any amount claimed by JM as a gross up for any Taxes incurred by him), any Indian direct Taxes applicable to Purchaser, and legal and financial advisory costs in relation incurred by the Purchaser pursuant to a Purchaser JM Acquisition Event, and not reimbursed to the Purchaser by the Founders as at the time of determination, (b) the aggregate of all JM Indemnity Claims unpaid or undischarged by the Founders in accordance with this Agreement at the time of determination, and (c) interest at the rate of 18% per annum accrued on (a) and (b) from the time in which such cost is incurred or payment becomes due by the Founders, as the case may be, until the date of determination;”

 

  OOO.

““Singapore Subsidiary” means Solutions Infini Pte Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, and bearing registration number #201711570E, a subsidiary of the Company;”

 

  PPP.

“”Singapore Subsidiary Acquisition Cost” means all costs incurred by the Company in acquiring the ownership interest of Aniketh Ashok Jain in the Singapore Subsidiary, as reduced by the amounts invested by Aniketh Ashok Jain in the Singapore Subsidiary;”

 

  QQQ.

““Transaction Approvals” means the requisite approval from the Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Information Technology, and/or any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction under the extant Exchange Control Regulations, from time to time, in relation to the Transaction;”

 

  22.34

All references to “FIPB” and “FIPB Approval” shall be deleted. All references to the term “FIPB Approval” hereinafter be deemed to be a reference to the term “Transaction Approvals”.

 

  22.35

Paragraph 1.1 of Part A of Schedule 6 shall be deleted.

 

  22.36

Paragraph 2.6 of Part A of Schedule 6 shall be deleted.

 

  22.37

Paragraph 1.1 of Part B of Schedule 6 shall be deleted and replaced with the following paragraph:

 

  RRR.

“1.1 The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have ensured that at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the Second Closing Date:

 

  SSS.

1.1.1 the Board adopts the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2018; and

 

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  TTT.

1.1.2 KPMG provides calculations of NFP as at 31 March 2018 (the “2018 NFP”) and EBITDA as at 31 March 2018 (the “2018 EBITDA”) for the consideration of the Purchaser and the Seller.”

 

  22.38

A new paragraph 3.11 shall be included in Part B of Schedule 6 as follows:

 

  UUU.

“3.11The Purchaser Call Option shall have been duly consummated and the Purchaser shall have acquired 51% of the Share Capital;”

 

  VVV.

 

  22.39

Paragraph 1.1 of Part C of Schedule 6 shall be deleted and replaced with the following paragraph:

 

  WWW.

“1.1 The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have ensured that at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the Third Closing Date:

 

  XXX.

1.1.1 the Board adopts the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2019; and

 

  1.1.2

KPMG provides calculations of EBITDA as at 31 March 2019 (the “2019 EBITDA”) for the consideration of the Purchaser and the Seller.”

 

  22.40

Paragraph 1.1 of Part D of Schedule 6 shall be deleted and replaced with the following paragraph:

 

  YYY.

“1.1 The Purchaser and the Sellers shall have ensured that at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the Fourth Closing Date:

 

  ZZZ.

1.1.1 the Board adopts the audited financial statements of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2020; and

 

  1.1.2

KPMG provides calculations of EBITDA as at 31 March 2020 (the “2020 EBITDA”) for the consideration of the Purchaser and the Seller.”

 

  22.41

After paragraph 3.7 of Part C of Schedule 6, a new paragraph 3.8 shall be included:

 

  AAAA.

“3.8The Founders shall divest their entire ownership interest in, and resign as directors of, Grabapp Technologies Private Limited, or otherwise complete the winding up or striking off of Grabapp Technologies Private Limited in accordance with Applicable Law.”

 

  22.42

Paragraph 1.3 of Part A of Schedule 7 shall be deleted.

 

  22.43

The Parties hereby agree that KPMG shall be appointed as the New Auditors. The appointment of the New Auditors shall not be a First Closing Action. All references to actions in relation to the appointment of the New Auditors on the First Closing Date shall stand deleted. The following paragraph shall be inserted in Part E of Schedule 7 after paragraph 1:

 

  1A

The Company and the Sellers shall ensure that KPMG is appointed as the New Auditors by no later than 31 August 2017, and shall complete all requirements under the Act in relation to such appointment. The Purchaser shall exercise its voting rights at the Board and Shareholder level to facilitate the appointment of KPMG as the New Auditor in the manner set out in this paragraph 1A.”    

 

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  22.44

Paragraph 4.1 of Part B of Schedule 7 shall be deleted and replaced by the following paragraph:

 

  “4.1

where the Purchaser is required to deliver the Second Closing Bank Guarantee in terms of the SPSHA, deliver the Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter to the bank that has extended the Second Closing Bank Guarantee in the manner required by such bank, and in the form set out in SCHEDULE 14;”

 

  22.45

Paragraph 4.2.1 of Part B of Schedule 7 shall be deleted and replaced by the following paragraph:

 

  BBBB.

“4.2.1 where the Purchaser is required to deliver the Second Closing Bank Guarantee in terms of the SPSHA, a copy of the Second Closing Bank Guarantee Cancellation Letter;”

 

  22.46

The following paragraph shall be included in Part D of Schedule 7:

 

  CCCC.

“8. Aniketh Ashok Jain shall transfer his entire ownership interest in the Singapore Subsidiary to the Company in accordance with Applicable Law, and deliver to the Singapore Subsidiary a letter confirming full and final release and waiver of all existing and potential dues, claims and liabilities against the Singapore Subsidiary.”

 

  22.47

In Part A of Schedule 9 of the SPSHA, the following items shall be included:

 

  DDDD.

“23. Any decision pertaining to the declaration of any dividends, or other pay-outs, to shareholders by the Singapore Subsidiary.

 

  EEEE.

24. Any decision pertaining to the remuneration payable with respect to the directors of the Singapore Subsidiary.

 

  FFFF.

25. Any decision to give effect to any change in capital structure of the Singapore Subsidiary.”

 

  22.48

In Schedule 11 of the SPSHA, the tenure of the Preference Shares shall stand revised. The Preference Shares shall be compulsorily redeemable on 31 July 2020, or such other date as acceptable to the Company and the holders of the Preference Shares.

 

  22.49

In Schedule 11 of the SPSHA, the following paragraph shall be included under the head of “Redemption Price”:

“If a JM Acquisition Event or a Purchaser JM Acquisition Event does not occur by 31 July 2020, the Preference Shares held by the Sellers shall be redeemable forthwith at the face value thereof, along with any statutory accruals thereon.”

“If the Purchaser JM Costs are greater than the Fourth Closing Purchase Price at the scheduled date of redemption, the Redemption Price payable to the Sellers shall stand reduced, on a pari passu basis, by the difference of the Purchaser JM Costs and the Fourth Closing Purchase Price.”

“The Redemption Price of all holders of the Preference Shares shall stand reduced, on a pari passu basis, by the Singapore Subsidiary Acquisition Cost.”

 

  22.50

Schedule 12 of the SPSHA shall be replaced by Annexure A hereto.

 

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SCHEDULE 3 ADMISSION OF FINANCIAL INVESTORS

 

  22.51

To provide short term liquidity to one or more of the Sellers, or other relevant considerations, the Parties may agree to permit one or more third party resident Indian financial investor(s) (the “Financial Investors”), to acquire such number of Sale Shares, and from such Sellers, as may be mutually agreed, on the First Closing Date, to be held by the Financial Investors until no later than the Second Closing Date. The Parties further agree that where any provision of the SPSHA restricts such Transfer, such restriction shall stand suspended to the extent that such Transfer is in a form and manner mutually agreed by the Parties. The Parties shall endeavour to execute such agreement with the Financial Investors as may be necessary, to capture the understanding as specified above, in addition to capturing the respective rights and obligations as maybe applicable to the Parties and the Financial Investors, pursuant to the understanding hereof. The Parties also agree that obligations of confidentiality, as applicable to the Purchaser under the SPSHA, shall also extend to the Financial Investors, and shall form part of such agreement executed with the Financial Investors.

 

  22.52

Any changes to the Share Capital and/or any related references as a consequence of such transfer of Sale Shares to the Financial Investor shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the SPSHA.

 

  22.53

Such Financial Investors, when Shareholders, shall have the right to jointly appoint 1 (one) Director (the “Financial Investor Director”) subject to the terms of the SPSHA. The Financial Investors shall be entitled to a serve a notice to the Company and the Shareholders notifying them of their intent to appoint the Financial Investor Director. Within 8 (eight) days of the receipt of such notice by the Company, the Company, the Purchaser and the Sellers shall take all steps under the Charter Documents and Applicable Law to appoint the Financial Investor Director forthwith, and in any event within the aforementioned 8 (eight) day period. The Parties agree that unless the Financial Investor Director is appointed in the manner set out above upon receipt of the notice from the Financial Investors, no quorum will be deemed to have been constituted at any subsequent meeting of the Board, and the Board will not be allowed to take up any matters for discussion, unless, in each case, the Financial Investors or their nominee provides written consent thereto.

 

  22.54

The Financial Investors shall be entitled to all rights available to Shareholders under the Act. The Parties may agree mutually on any additional rights to be granted to such Financial Investors. The Parties shall also implement appropriate mechanisms to facilitate an exit of the Financial Investors on mutually agreed terms.

SCHEDULE 4 ISSUANCE OF PREFERENCE SHARES

The Company shall, and the Sellers shall cause the Company to, issue to the Sellers, the Preference Shares in accordance with Applicable Law and the terms set out in the SPSHA after the First Closing Date, and before the Second Closing Date. It is further clarified that the Company shall not issue and allot to any Persons more than 13,158 Preference Shares. The Purchaser shall waive all rights to subscription to such Preference Shares available to it under the Charter Documents and Applicable Law. The Sellers and Purchaser shall provide all necessary support, including exercising their voting rights at all meetings of the Board and Shareholders, as applicable, to give full effect to the provisions of this Clause 4. In case of such issuance, all references to shareholding numbers set out against them in the tables in Schedules 4 of the SPSHA, shall also include the relevant proportional reference to the Preference Share as issued to such shareholder.

 

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SCHEDULE 5 ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

  22.55

The Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser that each of the statements set out below is true and correct in all respects as at the Amendment Execution Date and the First Closing Date:

 

  22.55.1

The Singapore Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing, under the laws of its jurisdiction and has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to carry on its business;

 

  22.55.2

The incorporation of the Singapore Subsidiary is in accordance with Applicable Law, including Exchange Control Regulations, and the Company has made all filings, and taken all actions, required under Exchange Control Regulations in relation to the formation of the Singapore Subsidiary;

 

  22.55.3

The paid up share capital of the Singapore Subsidiary as on the Amendment Execution Date comprises 89 ordinary shares, of Singapore Dollar 1 each, held by the Company, and 11 ordinary shares, of Singapore Dollar 1 each, held by Aniketh Ashok Jain; and

 

  22.55.4

No Person, other than the Company (and Aniketh Ashok Jain, who holds ordinary shares aggregating to 11% of the fully diluted share capital of the Singapore Subsidiary), holds any existing or future ownership interest in the Singapore Subsidiary, including by way of any right to subscribe to any share capital, convertible instruments, or any other instruments of a like nature.

 

  22.56

The representations and warranties provided by the Sellers under Clause 5.1, shall form a part of the “Seller Representations and Warranties” under the SPSHA.

 

  22.57

Aniketh Ashok Jain hereby waives all rights to any dividends, or other accruals and/or remuneration, in relation to his ownership and/or directorship interest in the Singapore Subsidiary, whether under Applicable Law, Contract, or otherwise, unless otherwise permitted by the Purchaser in accordance with the SPSHA.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HAVE CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY THEIR DULY AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES AS OF THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN.

Signed and delivered for and on behalf of

UBIQUITY SRL

 

/s/ Dario Calogero

By:   Dario Calogero
Title:   Chairman and Director

 

Witnessed by:

 

/s/ Kamlesu Rao

Name: Kamlesu Rao

     

    

 

/s/ Giacomo Dall’Aglio

Name: Giacomo Dall’Aglio

Signature page to the Amendment Agreement dated 3 August 2017

 

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Signed and delivered for and on behalf of

 

SOLUTIONS INFINI TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

/s/ Ashish Agarwal

By:    Ashish Agarwal

Title: Managing Director

     

Signed and delivered by

 

ASHISH AGARWAL

 

 

/s/ Ashish Agarwal

Signed and delivered by

 

ANIKETH ASHOK JAIN

 

/s/ Aniketh Ashok Jain

     

Signed and delivered by

 

SHIVAM PRASAD

 

/s/ Shivam Prasad

Signed and delivered by

 

MOHAMAD FARAZ

 

/s/ Mohamad Faraz

     

Signed and delivered by

 

VINAY JAIN

 

/s/ Vinay Jain

Witnessed by

 

/s/ Kamlesu Rao

Name: Kamlesu Rao

     

    

 

/s/ Giacomo Dall’Aglio

Name: Giacomo Dall’Aglio

HHHH. | DETAILS OF THE SELLERS

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Exhibit 3.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

GIGCAPITAL, INC.

November 25, 2019

GigCapital, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

1. The name of the Corporation is “GigCapital, Inc.”. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 9, 2017, an amended and restated certificate of incorporation was filed on December 7, 2017, and a certificate of amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation was filed on June 5, 2019 (as amended, the “Original Certificate”).

2. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”), which both restates and amends the provisions of the Original 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 Amended and Restated Certificate shall become effective on the date of filing with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

4. The text of the Original Certificate is hereby restated and amended in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is Kaleyra, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.

ARTICLE III

REGISTERED AGENT

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Corporation Trust Center in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19801, and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITALIZATION

Section 4.1 Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 101,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

Section 4.2 Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) is hereby expressly authorized to provide out of the unissued shares of the Preferred Stock for one or more series of Preferred Stock and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each

 

1


such series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such series and included in a certificate of designation (a “Preferred Stock Designation”) filed pursuant to the DGCL, and the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority to the full extent provided by law, now or hereafter, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions.

Section 4.3 Common Stock.

(a) Voting.

(i) Except as otherwise required by law or this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of the shares of Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power with respect to the Corporation.

(ii) Except as otherwise required by law or this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation on which the holders of the shares of Common Stock are entitled to vote.

(iii) Except as otherwise required by law or this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the holders of the shares of Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of the shares of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) or the DGCL.

(b) Dividends. Subject to applicable law, the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up of the Corporation. Subject to applicable law, the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, the holders of the shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.

Section 4.4 Rights and Options. The Corporation has the authority to create and issue rights, warrants and options entitling the holders thereof to acquire from the Corporation any shares of its capital stock of any class or classes, with such rights, warrants and options to be evidenced by or in instrument(s) approved by the Board. The Board is empowered to set the exercise price, duration, times for exercise and other terms and conditions of such rights, warrants or options; provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise thereof may not be less than the par value thereof.

 

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ARTICLE V

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 5.1 Board Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the Board by statute, this Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (“Bylaws”), the Board is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate, and any Bylaws adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, however, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

Section 5.2 Number, Election and Term.

(a) The number of directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected by the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock voting separately by class or series, shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board.

(b) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, the Board shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated Class I, Class II, and Class III. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to Class I, Class II, or Class III. The term of the initial Class I Directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate, the term of the initial Class II Directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate, and the term of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate. At each succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, beginning with the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate, each of the successors elected to replace the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term or until the election and qualification of their respective successors in office, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, if the number of directors that constitutes the Board is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shorten the term of any incumbent director. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock, the election of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The Board is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions thereof, to assign members of the Board already in office to the aforesaid classes at the time this Amended and Restated Certificate (and therefore such classification) becomes effective in accordance with the DGCL.

(c) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, a director shall hold office until the next annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

(d) Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of directors need not be by written ballot. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall not have cumulative voting rights.

Section 5.3 Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders), and any director so chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors to which the new directorship was added or in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

Section 5.4 Removal. Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, any or all of the directors may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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Section 5.5 Preferred Stock—Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V, and except as otherwise required by law, whenever the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect one or more directors, the term of office, the filling of vacancies, the removal from office and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of such series of the Preferred Stock as set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) and such directors shall not be included in any of the classes created pursuant to this Article V unless expressly provided by such terms.

ARTICLE VI

BYLAWS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board shall have the power and is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors present at a regular or special meeting of the Board at which there is a quorum or by unanimous written consent. The Bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, however, that in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all 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 for the stockholders of the Corporation to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws; and provided further, however, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

ARTICLE VII

SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS; ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

Section 7.1 Special Meetings. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, and the ability of the stockholders of the Corporation to call a special meeting is hereby specifically denied. Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by another person or persons.

Section 7.2 Advance Notice. 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.

Section 7.3 Action by Written Consent. Except as may be otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) relating to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, subsequent to the consummation of the Corporation’s initial public offering of securities (the “Offering”), any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected by a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be effected by written consent of the stockholders of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

LIMITED LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1 Limitation of Director Liability. 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 unless a director violated his or her duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived improper personal benefit from its actions as a director. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

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Section 8.2 Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.

ARTICLE IX

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY

Section 9.1 Corporate Opportunities and Non-Employee Directors

(a) In recognition and anticipation that members of the Board who are not employees of the Corporation (the “Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Article IX are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any of the Non-Employee Directors or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.

 

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For purposes of this Article IX, (i) “Affiliate” shall mean, (a) in respect of each Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (b) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; and (ii) “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.

(b) No Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates (such Persons being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (1) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage or (2) otherwise competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section 9.1(c) of this Article IX. Subject to said Section 9.1(c) of this Article IX, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another Person.

(c) The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of this Corporation) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the provisions of Section 9.1(b) of this Article IX shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.

(d) In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article IX, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (i) the Corporation is unable, financially or legally, or is not contractually permitted to undertake, (ii) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation or (iii) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

(e) To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article IX.

ARTICLE X

AMENDMENT OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The Corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force that may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Amended and Restated Certificate and the DGCL; and, except as set forth in Article VIII, all rights, preferences and privileges of whatever nature herein conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article X .

 

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ARTICLE XI

EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR CERTAIN LAWSUITS

Section 11.1 Forum. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel except any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction, or (D) any action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as to which the Court of Chancery and the federal district court for the District of Delaware shall have concurrent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 11.1 will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Section 11.2 Consent to Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of Section 11.1 immediately above is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce Section 11.1 immediately above (an “FSC Enforcement Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such FSC Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

ARTICLE XII

SEVERABILITY

If any provision or provisions (or any part thereof) of this Amended and Restated Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person, entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GigCapital, Inc. has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

GIGCAPITAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Dr. Avi S. Katz

Name:   Dr. Avi S. Katz
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

KALEYRA, INC.

(THE “CORPORATION”)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation within the State of Delaware shall be located at either (a) the principal place of business of the Corporation in the State of Delaware or (b) the office of the corporation or individual acting as the Corporation’s registered agent in Delaware.

Section 1.2. Additional Offices. The Corporation may, in addition to its registered office in the State of Delaware, have such other offices and places of business, both within and outside the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) may from time to time determine or as the business and affairs of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS

Section 2.1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware and time and on such date as shall be determined by the Board and stated in the notice of the meeting, provided that the Board 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 pursuant to Section 9.5(a). At each annual meeting, the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters shall elect those directors of the Corporation to fill any term of a directorship that expires on the date of such annual meeting and may transact any other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

Section 2.2. Special Meetings. Subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock of the Corporation (“Preferred Stock”), and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called only by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, and may not be called by any other person. Special meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such and time and on such date as shall be determined by the Board and stated in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting, provided that the Board 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 pursuant to Section 9.5(a).

Section 2.3. Notices. Written notice of each stockholders meeting stating the place, if any, date, and time of the meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, shall be given in the manner permitted by Section 9.3 to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, by the Corporation not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting unless otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). If said notice is for a stockholders meeting other than an annual meeting, it shall in addition state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto). Any meeting of stockholders as to which notice has been given may be postponed, and any meeting of stockholders as to which notice has been given may be cancelled, by the Board upon public announcement (as defined in Section 2.7(c)) given before the date previously scheduled for such meeting.

 

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Section 2.4. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Corporation’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) or these Bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, at a stockholders meeting of the holders of shares of outstanding capital stock of the Corporation representing a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business. If a quorum shall not be present or represented by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.6 until a quorum shall attend. The stockholders present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any such other corporation to vote shares held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

Section 2.5. Voting of Shares.

(a) Voting Lists. The Secretary of the Corporation (the “Secretary”) shall prepare, or shall cause the officer or agent who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation to prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders of record entitled to vote at such meeting; provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address and the number and class of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing contained in this Section 2.5(a) shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) 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 (ii) 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. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If a meeting of stockholders is to be held solely by means of remote communication as permitted by Section 9.5(a), the list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of meeting. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list required by this Section 2.5(a) or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

(b) Manner of Voting. At any stockholders meeting, every stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy. If authorized by the Board, the voting by stockholders or proxy holders at any meeting conducted by remote communication may be effected by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission (as defined in Section 9.3), provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which the Corporation can determine that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder or proxy holder. The Board, in its discretion, or the chairman of the meeting of stockholders, in such person’s discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot.

(c) Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Proxies need not be filed with the Secretary until the meeting is called to order, but shall be filed with the Secretary before being voted. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, either of the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority. No stockholder shall have cumulative voting rights.

(i) A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy. Execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or such stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing such person’s signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature.

 

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(ii) A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission authorizing another person or persons to act as proxy for a stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used; provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

(d) Required Vote. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock, at all meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, the election of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. All other matters presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon, unless the matter is one upon which, by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or applicable stock exchange rules, a different vote is required, in which case such provision shall govern and control the decision of such matter.

(e) Inspectors of Election. The Board may, and shall if required bylaw, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, designate one or more persons as inspectors of election, who may be employees of the Corporation or otherwise serve the Corporation in other capacities, to act at such meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The Board may appoint one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspectors of election or alternates are appointed by the Board, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall ascertain and report the number of outstanding shares and the voting power of each; determine the number of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots; count all votes and ballots and report the results; determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; and certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors.

Section 2.6. Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be adjourned by the chairman of the meeting, from time to time, whether or not there is a quorum, to reconvene at the same or some other place. Notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the date, time, and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the stockholders, or the holders of any class or series of stock entitled to vote separately as a class, as the case may be, may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, 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 stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 9.2, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

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Section 2.7. Advance Notice for Business.

(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders, other than business that is either (i) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (x) who is a stockholder of record entitled to vote at such annual meeting on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.7(a) and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (y) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.7(a). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.7(a) to the contrary, only persons nominated for election as a director to fill any term of a directorship that expires on the date of the annual meeting pursuant to Section 3.2 will be considered for election at such meeting.

(i) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business (other than nominations) to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary and such business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. Subject to Section 2.7(a)(iii), a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary with respect to such business, to be timely, 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 opening of business on the 120th day before the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made by the Corporation. The public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in this Section 2.7(a).

(ii) To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary with respect to any business (other than nominations) must set forth as to each such matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment) and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (B) the name and record address of such stockholder and the name and address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (C) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder, (E) any material interest of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made in such business and (F) a representation that such stockholder (or a qualified representative of such stockholder) intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting.

(iii) The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 2.7(a) shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder as to any proposal (other than nominations) if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of such stockholder’s intention to present such proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and such stockholder has complied with the requirements of such rule for inclusion of such proposal in a proxy statement prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of stockholders except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.7(a), provided, however, that once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 2.7(a) shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the Board or the chairman of the annual meeting determines that any stockholder proposal was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.7(a) or that the information provided in a stockholder’s notice does not satisfy the information requirements of this Section 2.7(a), such proposal shall not be presented for action at the annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.7(a), if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by the Corporation.

 

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(iv) In addition to the provisions of this Section 2.7(a), a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein. Nothing in this Section 2.7(a) 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 Exchange Act.

(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting only pursuant to Section 3.2.

(c) Public Announcement. For purposes of these Bylaws, “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 Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (or any successor thereto).

Section 2.8. Conduct of Meetings. The chairman of each annual and special meeting of stockholders shall be the Chairman of the Board or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act of the Chief Executive Officer or if the Chief Executive Officer is not a director, the President (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President or if the President is not a director, such other person as shall be appointed by the Board. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with these Bylaws or such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and to adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The secretary of each annual and special meeting of stockholders shall be the Secretary or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary so appointed to act by the chairman of the meeting. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 2.9. Consents in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected by a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by written consent of the stockholders.

Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this section and the DGCL to the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders entitled to vote to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 3.1. Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. Directors need not be stockholders or residents of the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 3.2. Advance Notice for Nomination of Directors.

(a) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to the rights of holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors as set forth in the Corporation’s notice of such special meeting, may be made (i) by or at the direction of the Board or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation (x) who is a stockholder of record entitled to vote in the election of directors on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.2 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting and (y) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.2.

(b) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) in the case of an annual meeting, not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was first made by the Corporation; and (ii) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in this Section 3.2.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at an annual meeting is greater than the number of directors whose terms expire on the date of the annual meeting and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for the additional directors to be elected or specifying the size of the increased Board before the close of business on the 90th day prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 3.2 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships created by such increase that are to be filled by election at such annual meeting, 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 10th day following the date on which such public announcement was first made by the Corporation.

(d) To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (C) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (D) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice (A) the name and record address of such stockholder as they appear on the Corporation’s books and the name and address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, (B) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, (C) a description of all arrangements or understandings relating to the nomination to be made by such stockholder among such stockholder, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names), (D) a representation that such stockholder (or a qualified representative of such stockholder) intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice and (E) any other information relating to such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

 

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(e) If the Board or the chairman of the meeting of stockholders determines that any nomination was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2, or that the information provided in a stockholder’s notice does not satisfy the information requirements of this Section 3.2, then such nomination shall not be considered at the meeting in question. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.2, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Corporation.

(f) In addition to the provisions of this Section 3.2, a stockholder shall also comply with all of the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein. Nothing in this Section 3.2 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 3.3. Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be reimbursed their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board, including for service on a committee of the Board, and may be paid either a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or other compensation as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of committees of the Board may be allowed like compensation and reimbursement of expenses for service on the committee.

ARTICLE IV

BOARD MEETINGS

Section 4.1. Annual Meetings. The Board shall meet as soon as practicable after the adjournment of each annual stockholders meeting at the place of the annual stockholders meeting unless the Board shall fix another time and place and give notice thereof in the manner required herein for special meetings of the Board. No notice to the directors shall be necessary to legally convene this meeting, except as provided in this Section 4.1.

Section 4.2. Regular Meetings. Regularly scheduled, periodic meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such times, dates and places (within or without the State of Delaware) as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.

Section 4.3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board (a) may be called by the Chairman of the Board or President and (b) shall be called by the Chairman of the Board, President or Secretary on the written request of at least a majority of directors then in office, or the sole director, as the case may be, and shall be held at such time, date and place (within or without the State of Delaware) as may be determined by the person calling the meeting or, if called upon the request of directors or the sole director, as specified in such written request. Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be given, as provided in Section 9.3, to each director (i) at least 24 hours before the meeting if such notice is oral notice given personally or by telephone or written notice given by hand delivery or by means of a form of electronic transmission and delivery; (ii) at least two days before the meeting if such notice is sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service; and (iii) at least five days before the meeting if such notice is sent through the United States mail. If the Secretary shall fail or refuse to give such notice, then the notice may be given by the officer who called the meeting or the directors who requested the meeting. Any and all business that may be transacted at a regular meeting of the Board may be transacted at a special meeting. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. A special meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Section 9.4.

 

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Section 4.4. Quorum; Required Vote. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

Section 4.5. Consent In Lieu of 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 or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions (or paper reproductions thereof) are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board 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 4.6. Organization. The chairman of each meeting of the Board shall be the Chairman of the Board or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chief Executive Officer or if the Chief Executive Officer is not a director, the President (if he or she shall be a director) or in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President or if the President is not a director, a chairman elected from the directors present. The Secretary shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of the Secretary at such meeting. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE V

COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

Section 5.1. Establishment. The Board may by resolution passed by a majority of the Board designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve any such committee.

Section 5.2. Available Powers. Any committee established pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, to the extent permitted by applicable law and by resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all of the powers and authority of the Board 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.

Section 5.3. Alternate Members. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

Section 5.4. Procedures. Unless the Board otherwise provides, the time, date, place, if any, and notice of meetings of a committee shall be determined by such committee. At meetings of a committee, a majority of the number of members of the committee (but not including any alternate member, unless such alternate member has replaced any absent or disqualified member at the time of, or in connection with, such meeting) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee, except as otherwise specifically provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Board. If a quorum is not present at a meeting of a committee, the members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present. Unless the Board otherwise provides and except as provided in these Bylaws, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter, amend and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board is authorized to conduct its business pursuant to Article III and Article IV of these Bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE VI

OFFICERS

Section 6.1. Officers. The officers of the Corporation elected by the Board shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary and such other officers (including without limitation, Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and a Treasurer) as the Board from time to time may determine. Officers elected by the Board shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article VI. Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board. The Chief Executive Officer or President may also appoint such other officers (including without limitation one or more Vice Presidents and Controllers) as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such other officers shall have such powers and duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as may be provided in these Bylaws or as may be prescribed by the Board or, if such officer has been appointed by the Chief Executive Officer or President, as may be prescribed by the appointing officer.

(a) Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall have general supervision and control of the acquisition activities of the Corporation subject to the ultimate authority of the Board, and shall be responsible for the execution of the policies of the Board with respect to such matters. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board shall not include supervision or control of the preparation of the financial statements of the Corporation (other than through participation as a member of the Board). The position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer may be held by the same person.

(b) Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Corporation and general control of all of its business subject to the ultimate authority of the Board, and shall be responsible for the execution of the policies of the Board with respect to such matters, except to the extent any such powers and duties have been prescribed to the Chairman of the Board pursuant to Section 6.1(a) above. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The position of Chief Executive Officer and President may be held by the same person.

(c) President. The President shall make recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer on all operational matters that would normally be reserved for the final executive responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the President (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The President shall also perform such duties and have such powers as shall be designated by the Board. The position of President and Chief Executive Officer may be held by the same person.

(d) Vice Presidents. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President, the Vice President (or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Board) shall perform the duties and have the powers of the President. Any one or more of the Vice Presidents may be given an additional designation of rank or function.

(e) Secretary.

(i) The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders, the Board and (as required) committees of the Board and shall record the proceedings of such meetings in books to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation and the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing thereof by his or her signature.

 

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(ii) The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, if one has been appointed, a stock ledger, or duplicate stock ledger, showing the names of the stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each and, with respect to certificated shares, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of certificates cancelled.

(f) Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Secretary or, if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board shall, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, perform the duties and have the powers of the Secretary.

(g) Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties commonly incident to that office (including, without limitation, the care and custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation, which from time to time may come into the Chief Financial Officer’s hands and the deposit of the funds of the Corporation in such banks or trust companies as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may authorize).

(h) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chief Financial Officer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Financial Officer.

Section 6.2. Term of Office; Removal; Vacancies. The elected officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Board and shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the Board or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal from office. Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the Board. Any officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer or President may also be removed, with or without cause, by the Chief Executive Officer or President, as the case may be, unless the Board otherwise provides. Any vacancy occurring in any elected office of the Corporation may be filled by the Board. Any vacancy occurring in any office appointed by the Chief Executive Officer or President may be filled by the Chief Executive Officer, or President, as the case may be, unless the Board then determines that such office shall thereupon be elected by the Board, in which case the Board shall elect such officer.

Section 6.3. Other Officers. The Board may delegate the power to appoint such other officers and agents, and may also remove such officers and agents or delegate the power to remove same, as it shall from time to time deem necessary or desirable.

Section 6.4. Multiple Officeholders; Stockholder and Director Officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide. Officers need not be stockholders or residents of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE VII

SHARES

Section 7.1. Certificated and Uncertificated Shares. The shares of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, subject to the sole discretion of the Board and the requirements of the DGCL.

Section 7.2. Multiple Classes of Stock. If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the Corporation shall (a) cause the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights to be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of any certificate that the Corporation issues to represent shares of such class or series of stock or (b) in the case of uncertificated shares, within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares, send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth on certificates as specified in clause (a) above; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of such certificate or, in the case of uncertificated shares, on such written notice a statement that the Corporation 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 and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights.

 

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Section 7.3. Signatures. Each certificate representing capital stock of the Corporation shall be signed by or in the name of the Corporation by (a) the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President and (b) the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. Any or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. 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, such certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar on the date of issue.

Section 7.4. Consideration and Payment for Shares.

(a) Subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, shares of stock may be issued for such consideration, having in the case of shares with par value a value not less than the par value thereof, and to such persons, as determined from time to time by the Board. The consideration may consist of any tangible or intangible property or any benefit to the Corporation including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed or other securities, or any combination thereof.

(b) Subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, shares may not be issued until the full amount of the consideration has been paid, unless upon the face or back of each certificate issued to represent any partly paid shares of capital stock or upon the books and records of the Corporation in the case of partly paid uncertificated shares, there shall have been set forth the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon up to and including the time said certificate representing certificated shares or said uncertificated shares are issued.

Section 7.5. Lost, Destroyed or Wrongfully Taken Certificates.

(a) If an owner of a certificate representing shares claims that such certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate representing such shares or such shares in uncertificated form if the owner: (i) requests such a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate representing such shares has been acquired by a protected purchaser; (ii) if requested by the Corporation, delivers to the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, wrongful taking or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares; and (iii) satisfies other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.

(b) If a certificate representing shares has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, and the owner fails to notify the Corporation of that fact within a reasonable time after the owner has notice of such loss, apparent destruction or wrongful taking and the Corporation registers a transfer of such shares before receiving notification, the owner shall be precluded from asserting against the Corporation any claim for registering such transfer or a claim to a new certificate representing such shares or such shares in uncertificated form.

Section 7.6. Transfer of Stock.

(a) If a certificate representing shares of the Corporation is presented to the Corporation with an endorsement requesting the registration of transfer of such shares or an instruction is presented to the Corporation requesting the registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall register the transfer as requested if:

(i) in the case of certificated shares, the certificate representing such shares has been surrendered;

(ii)(A) with respect to certificated shares, the endorsement is made by the person specified by the certificate as entitled to such shares; (B) with respect to uncertificated shares, an instruction is made by the registered owner of such uncertificated shares; or (C) with respect to certificated shares or uncertificated shares, the endorsement or instruction is made by any other appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person;

(iii) the Corporation has received a guarantee of signature of the person signing such endorsement or instruction or such other reasonable assurance that the endorsement or instruction is genuine and authorized as the Corporation may request;

(iv) the transfer does not violate any restriction on transfer imposed by the Corporation that is enforceable in accordance with Section 7.8(a); and

(v) such other conditions for such transfer as shall be provided for under applicable law have been satisfied.

 

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(b) Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, the Corporation shall so record such fact in the entry of transfer if, when the certificate for such shares is presented to the Corporation for transfer or, if such shares are uncertificated, when the instruction for registration of transfer thereof is presented to the Corporation, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.

Section 7.7. Registered Stockholders. Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificate representing shares of the Corporation or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to inspect for any proper purpose the stock ledger and the other books and records of the Corporation, vote such shares, receive dividends or notifications with respect to such shares and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of such shares, except that a person who is the beneficial owner of such shares (if held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person) may, upon providing documentary evidence of beneficial ownership of such shares and satisfying such other conditions as are provided under applicable law, may also so inspect the books and records of the Corporation.

Section 7.8. Effect of the Corporation’s Restriction on Transfer.

(a) A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of the Corporation or on the amount of shares of the Corporation that may be owned by any person or group of persons, if permitted by the DGCL and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such shares or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in a notice, offering circular or prospectus sent by the Corporation to the registered owner of such shares within a reasonable time prior to or after the issuance or transfer of such shares, may be enforced against the holder of such shares or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder.

(b) A restriction imposed by the Corporation on the transfer or the registration of shares of the Corporation or on the amount of shares of the Corporation that may be owned by any person or group of persons, even if otherwise lawful, is ineffective against a person without actual knowledge of such restriction unless: (i) the shares are certificated and such restriction is noted conspicuously on the certificate; or (ii) the shares are uncertificated and such restriction was contained in a notice, offering circular or prospectus sent by the Corporation to the registered owner of such shares prior to or within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares.

Section 7.9. Regulations. The Board shall have power and authority to make such additional rules and regulations, subject to any applicable requirement of law, as the Board may deem necessary and appropriate with respect to the issue, transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock or certificates representing shares. The Board may appoint one or more transfer agents or registrars and may require for the validity thereof that certificates representing shares bear the signature of any transfer agent or registrar so appointed.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1. Right to Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “Indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 8.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

 

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Section 8.2. Right to Advancement of Expenses. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 8.1, an Indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation (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 the Corporation’s receipt 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 that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VIII or otherwise.

Section 8.3. Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (a) any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by an Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that, the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including a determination by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, shall be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

Section 8.4. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights provided to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right, which such Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, an agreement, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

Section 8.5. Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

Section 8.6. Indemnification of Other Persons. This Article VIII shall not limit the right of the Corporation to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted bylaw to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Indemnitees. Without limiting the foregoing, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation and to any other person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of Indemnitees under this Article VIII.

 

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Section 8.7. Amendments. Any repeal or amendment of this Article VIII by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VIII, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Indemnitees on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision; provided however, that amendments or repeals of this Article VIII shall require the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least 66.7% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

Section 8.8. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article VIII, (a) references to “other enterprise” shall include any employee benefit plan; (b) references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (c) references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by, a person with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and (d) 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 interest of the Corporation” for purposes of Section 145 of the DGCL.

Section 8.9. Contract Rights. The rights provided to Indemnitees pursuant to this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, agent or employee and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.

Section 8.10. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article VIII shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VIII shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VIII (including, without limitation, each such portion of this Article VIII containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1. Place of Meetings. If the place of any meeting of stockholders, the Board or committee of the Board for which notice is required under these Bylaws is not designated in the notice of such meeting, such meeting shall be held at the principal business office of the Corporation; provided, however, if the Board has, in its sole discretion, determined that a meeting shall not be held at any place, but instead shall be held by means of remote communication pursuant to Section 9.5 hereof, then such meeting shall not be held at any place.

Section 9.2. Fixing Record Dates.

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next 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 may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2(a) at the adjourned meeting.

 

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(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 may fix 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 adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 9.3. Means of Giving Notice.

(a) Notice to Directors. Whenever under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any director, such notice shall be given either (i) in writing and sent by mail, or by a nationally recognized delivery service, (ii) by means of facsimile telecommunication or other form of electronic transmission, or (iii) by oral notice given personally or by telephone. A notice to a director will be deemed given as follows: (i) if given by hand delivery, orally, or by telephone, when actually received by the director, (ii) if sent through the United States mail, when deposited in the United States mail, with postage and fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the director at the director’s address appearing on the records of the Corporation, (iii) if sent for next day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, when deposited with such service, with fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the director at the director’s address appearing on the records of the Corporation, (iv) if sent by facsimile telecommunication, when sent to the facsimile transmission number for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation, (v) if sent by electronic mail, when sent to the electronic mail address for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation, or (vi) if sent by any other form of electronic transmission, when sent to the address, location or number (as applicable) for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation.

(b) Notice to Stockholders. Whenever under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any stockholder, such notice may be given (i) in writing and sent either by hand delivery, through the United States mail, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for next day delivery, or (ii) by means of a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder, to the extent permitted by, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 232 of the DGCL. A notice to a stockholder shall be deemed given as follows: (i) if given by hand delivery, when actually received by the stockholder, (ii) if sent through the United States mail, when deposited in the United States mail, with postage and fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address appearing on the stock ledger of the Corporation, (iii) if sent for next day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, when deposited with such service, with fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address appearing on the stock ledger of the Corporation, and (iv) if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given and otherwise meeting the requirements set forth above, (A) if by facsimile transmission, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (B) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (C) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specified posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of such separate notice, and (D) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. A stockholder may revoke such stockholder’s consent to receiving notice by means of electronic communication by giving written notice of such revocation to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or to the Corporation’s transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

(c) Electronic Transmission. “Electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process, including but not limited to transmission by telex, facsimile telecommunication, electronic mail, telegram and cablegram.

 

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(d) Notice to Stockholders Sharing Same Address. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively by the Corporation to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision 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. A stockholder may revoke such stockholder’s consent by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Corporation within 60 days of having been given written notice by the Corporation of its intention to send such a single written notice shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.

(e) Exceptions to Notice Requirements. Whenever notice is required to be given, under the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, 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 that shall be taken or held without notice to any such 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 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, 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.

Whenever notice is required to be given by the Corporation, under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to any stockholder to whom (1) notice of two consecutive annual meetings of stockholders and all notices of stockholder meetings or of the taking of action by written consent of stockholders without a meeting to such stockholder during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings, or (2) all, and at least two payments (if sent by first-class mail) of dividends or interest on securities during a 12-month period, have been mailed addressed to such stockholder at such stockholder’s address as shown on the records of the Corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such stockholder shall not be required. Any action or meeting that shall be taken or held without notice to such stockholder shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such stockholder shall deliver to the Corporation a written notice setting forth such stockholder’s then current address, the requirement that notice be given to such stockholder shall be reinstated. In the event that the action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the certificate need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to Section 230(b) of the DGCL. The exception in subsection (1) of the first sentence of this paragraph to the requirement that notice be given shall not be applicable to any notice returned as undeliverable if the notice was given by electronic transmission.

Section 9.4. Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a written waiver of such notice, signed before or after the date of such meeting by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to said notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such required notice. All such waivers shall be kept with the books of the Corporation. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

Section 9.5. Meeting Attendance via Remote Communication Equipment.

(a) Stockholder Meetings. If authorized by the Board in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board may adopt, stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication:

(i) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

(ii) 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 (A) 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 proxy holder, (B) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and, if entitled to vote, to vote on matters submitted to the applicable stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (C) if any stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such votes or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

 

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(b) Board Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

Section 9.6. Dividends. The Board may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends (payable in cash, property or shares of the Corporation’s capital stock) on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock, subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 9.7. Reserves. The Board may set apart out of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.8. Contracts and Negotiable Instruments. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any contract, bond, deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument may be executed and delivered in the name and on behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers or other employee or employees of the Corporation as the Board may from time to time authorize. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may determine. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Vice President may execute and deliver any contract, bond, deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board, the Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Vice President may delegate powers to execute and deliver any contract, bond, deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation to other officers or employees of the Corporation under such person’s supervision and authority, it being understood, however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.

Section 9.9. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board.

Section 9.10. Seal. The Board may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be in such form as the Board determines. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.

Section 9.11. Books and Records. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept within or outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Board.

Section 9.12. Resignation. Any director, committee member or officer may resign by giving notice thereof in writing or by electronic transmission to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or at the time of receipt of such notice if no time is specified or the specified time is earlier than the time of such receipt. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 9.13. Surety Bonds. Such officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (if any) as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or the Board may direct, from time to time, shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of their death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in their possession or under their control belonging to the Corporation, in such amounts and by such surety companies as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or the Board may determine. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Corporation and the bonds so furnished shall be in the custody of the Secretary.

Section 9.14. Securities of Other Corporations. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents in writing and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice President or any officers authorized by the Board. Any such officer, may, in the name of and on behalf of the

 

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Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such corporation, and at any such meeting or with respect to any such consent shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed. The Board may from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

Section 9.15. Amendments. The Board shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws. The Bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders; provided, however, that in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power (except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7) of all 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 for the stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

NUMBER

            C

    
     SEE REVERSE FOR
     CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
     CUSIP 483379 103

KALEYRA, INC.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

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 COMMON STOCK OF

KALEYRA, INC.

(THE “CORPORATION”)

transferable on the books of the Corporation 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 Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

 

      [Corporate Seal]           

 

Secretary            Delaware       President


KALEYRA, INC.

The Corporation 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 Corporation 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 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 Corporation), 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)                            (Minor)
JT TEN      as joint tenants with right         Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
     of survivorship and not as tenants in common     
     Act     

 

             (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 Corporation 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 VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO

THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN THE

WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

KALEYRA, INC.

Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware

CUSIP 483379 111

Warrant Certificate

This Warrant Certificate certifies that                , or its registered assigns, is the registered holder of          warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (Common Stock), of Kaleyra, 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 “Exercise 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 Exercise 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 the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

The initial Exercise Price per share of Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events 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 void.

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, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.


KALEYRA, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY as Warrant Agent
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[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 December 12, 2017 (the “Warrant Agreement), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (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) 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 Exercise Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust 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 principal corporate trust 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 governmental charge 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 Kaleyra, 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 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 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                 .

[Signature Page follows]


Date:                , 20    

 

 

(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 S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).

Exhibit 10.1

KALEYRA, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 25th day of November, 2019, by and among Kaleyra, Inc. (f/k/a GigCapital, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as representative for certain stockholders of the Company (the “Seller’s Representative”), and each of the Holders listed on Schedule A hereto (each such party, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1.5, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).

WHEREAS, on October 11, 2017, the Company and each of GigAcquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GigAcquisitions”), Cowen Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Irwin Silverberg (“Silverberg”) and Jeffrey Bernstein (“Bernstein”) entered into separate subscription agreements pursuant to which the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 4,267,500 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), to the Founders (as defined below); provided, that up to an aggregate of 562,500 Founder Shares are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option (the “Over-allotment Option”) in connection with the Company’s initial public offering is not exercised in full;

WHEREAS, Cowen Investments II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Cowen Investments”) has succeeded to the interests of Cowen Investments LLC, and Cowen Investments, GigAcquisitions, Silverberg and Bernstein are collectively referred to herein as the “Founders”;

WHEREAS, on November 14, 2017, the Company and the Founders agreed to the cancellation of an aggregate of 20,000 Founder Shares (but the number of Founder Shares subject to forfeiture did not change);

WHEREAS, on December 7, 2017, the Company and the Founders agreed to the cancellation of an aggregate of 718,750 additional Founder Shares and to reduce the number of such shares subject to forfeiture to 468,750 Founder Shares;

WHEREAS, on December 7, 2017, the Company issued and sold 20,000 shares of Common Stock to each of John Mikulsky, Peter Wang and Jack Porter, the Company’s independent directors, and 5,000 shares of Common Stock to Barrett Daniels, the then Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Insider Shares”) solely in consideration of future services;

WHEREAS, on December 7, 2017, the Company and the Founders entered into separate unit purchase agreements, pursuant to which the Founders agreed to purchase an aggregate of 489,500 units of the Company (or up to 498,256 units of the Company if the Over-allotment Option is exercised in full) (the “Private Placement Units”), with each such unit consisting of one share of Common Stock (all of such shares, collectively, the “Private Shares”), one right to


receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of Common Stock (the “Rights”) and three-quarters (3/4) of a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (all of such warrants, collectively, “Private Warrants”), in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering;

WHEREAS, the Company and certain of the Holders (the “Existing Holders”) are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2017, by and among the Company and the parties listed under Holders on the signature page thereto (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”);

WHEREAS, on December 12, 2017, the Company announced the closing of its initial public offering of Common Stock, on January 11, 2018, the Company announced the closing of the Over-allotment Option, and in the aggregate the Founders purchased 498,256 Private Placement Units;

WHEREAS, on June 6, 2018, Barrett Daniels submitted a letter of resignation from his position as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of July 1, 2018, and in connection with his resignation, he also forfeited any Insider Shares that he owned, whether directly or indirectly;

WHEREAS, on February 22, 2019, the Company entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company, Kaleyra S.p.A. (“Kaleyra”), the shareholders of Kaleyra (the “Sellers”), and the Seller’s Representative, who is acting as the representative of the Sellers;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, and in consideration of the Company’s purchase of shares of Kaleyra common stock, the Company is issuing 10,687,106 shares of Common Stock to the Sellers at the closing of the transaction provided for by the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Closing Share Consideration”), may issue to certain of the Sellers Convertible Unsecured Promissory Notes that are convertible into shares of Common Stock (the “Convertible Notes”), and may in the future issue additional shares of Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”);

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement that the parties hereto amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement by entering into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders (as defined below) certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined below), as set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Founders, the Insiders, Sellers and the Company desire to set forth certain matters regarding the ownership of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) by Holders (as defined below).

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Existing Holders agree that the Existing Registration Rights Agreement shall be amended and restated, and the parties hereto further agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:

Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with, such specified Person, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer, director or trustee of such Person, or any venture capital fund or registered investment company now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners, managing members or investment adviser of, or shares the same management company or investment adviser with, such Person (it being understood that (i) the parties to the Investor Rights Agreement shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of one another solely due to their being party to the Investor Rights Agreement, and (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of any Holder). The terms “affiliated” and “unaffiliated” shall have correlative meaning.

Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

Alternative Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act on Form S-3ASR.

beneficial ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The terms “beneficially own” and “beneficial owner” shall have correlative meanings.

Bernstein” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are generally not open for business in the city of New York, New York.

Closing Share Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Company” is defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“control” (including the terms “controlling” and “controlled”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such subject Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

Convertible Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Cowen Investments” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

Demand” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Demanding Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Demanding Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Demand Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.6.

Earnout Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Existing Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Form S-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

Founder Registrable Securities” means (i) all Common Stock (including any shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants), (ii) Warrants and (iii) all other securities issued in respect of such Common Stock or Warrants or into which such Common Stock or Warrants are later converted or reclassified, in each case of clauses (i)-(iii), in each case held by any Founder or any Affiliate of the foregoing, and their respective Permitted Transferees, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

Founder Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Founders” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Free Writing Prospectus” means a free—writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation, state, city, locality or other political subdivision thereof, any entity or self-regulatory organization exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government (including FINRA and any national or regional stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or is proposed to be listed), and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

Holder” and “Holders are defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Holder Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

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Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Insider Letters” means those certain letter agreements, each dated December 7, 2017, in one case by and among the Company and each of the Founders, and in the other case by and among the Company and each of its executive officers and directors.

Insider Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Insiders” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

Listing” means, with respect to a security, the listing of such security for trading on the relevant stock exchange in compliance with the rules and regulations of such stock exchange, which listing may be subject to official notice of issuance.

Lock-up Period” means, with respect to the Registrable Securities, the period ending on the earlier of (i) one year after the date of the closing of the first purchase of the capital stock of Kaleyra by the Company pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Business Combination”) or (ii) the date on which, subsequent to the Business Combination, the last sale price of the Common Stock (x) 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 following the completion of the Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property, except in each case (a) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company’s officers or directors, any members of a Holder (if applicable), or any affiliates of such person, (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the members of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares were originally purchased; (f) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to its completion of the Business Combination; or (g) if applicable, by virtue of the laws of Delaware or a Holder’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of such Holder; provided, that in the case of clauses (a) through (e) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions.

Maximum Offering Size” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.3.

 

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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 light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.

Notices” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

Order” means any judgment, decision, writ, order, injunction, award, decree or other determination of or by any Governmental Authority.

Over-allotment Option” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Permitted Transferees” shall mean (i) a person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, pursuant to the Insider Letters, (ii) an Affiliate of a Holder, and (iii) any Person who, after such transfer, holds at least 100,000 shares of Registrable Securities (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and other recapitalizations).

Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

Private Placement Units” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Private Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Private Warrants” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

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.

Public Offering” means the offer for sale of securities pursuant to an effective Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act.

Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

Register,” “Registered and “Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

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Registrable Securities” means (i) all of the outstanding Founder Shares, (ii) all of the Insider Shares, (iii) all of the outstanding Private Placement Units and underlying securities, including the Private Shares, the Private Warrants, the Rights, the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any Private Warrants, and the shares of Common Stock into which the Rights are convertible or converted, (iv) all of the Closing Share Consideration, (v) all of the Earnout Shares, (vi) all of the Common Stock that may issue upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes, (vii) any equity securities (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any such equity security) of the Company issuable upon the conversion of any working capital loans made to the Company by a Holder, and (viii) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement. Registrable Securities include any warrants, shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of any of the securities described in the foregoing clauses (i) – (viii). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (d) such securities are freely saleable under Rule 144 without volume limitations.

Registration Actions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Registration Expenses” means 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) 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.

 

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Registration Participant” means, with respect to any Registration, including a public sale or shelf take-down, any holder of Registrable Securities participating as a selling stockholder in such Registration; provided, that a holder of Registrable Securities shall not be considered a Registration Participant in connection with a shelf registration unless and until such holder of Registrable Securities participates in a shelf take-down.

Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity).

Remaining Registrable Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.5.

Requesting Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Rights” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

S-3 Shelf Eligible” means the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 in connection with a secondary public offering of its equity securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, in accordance with SEC Guidance.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any similar agency having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly available written or oral interpretations, questions and answers, guidance and forms of the SEC, (ii) any oral or written comments, requirements or requests of the SEC or its staff, (iii) the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and (iv) any other rules, bulletins, releases, manuals and regulations of the SEC.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Seller Registrable Securities” means (i) all Common Stock and (ii) all other securities issued in respect of such Common Stock into which such Common Stock are later converted or reclassified, in each case of clauses (i)-(ii), in each case held by any Seller and their respective Permitted Transferees, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

Sellers” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Seller’s Representative” is defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Shelf Public Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.2.

Shelf Public Offering Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.2.

 

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Shelf Public Offering Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.2.

Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.1.

Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement filed with the SEC on Form S-3 for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) covering the offer and sale of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities, as applicable.

Shelf Registered Securities” means any Registrable Securities whose offer and sale is registered pursuant to a Registration Statement filed in connection with a Shelf Registration (including an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement).

Stock Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any Affiliate controlled by such Person, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.

Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Underwriter” means 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” means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

Warrants” means warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.

Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” means a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act and which (i) (a) is a “well-known seasoned issuer” under paragraph (1)(i)(A) of such definition or (b) is a “well-known seasoned issuer” under paragraph (1)(i)(B) of such definition and is also eligible to Register a primary offering of its securities relying on General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act and (ii) is not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

2. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

2.1 Demand Registration.

2.1.1. Demand Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from and after the date that the Company consummates the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, and at any time at which the Company is not in compliance with its obligations under Section 2.2 to file and maintain the effectiveness of a Shelf

 

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Registration Statement, if Seller Representative, Cowen Investments or the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “Demanding Holders”) provide(s) notice (a “Demand”) requesting that the Company effect the Registration (a “Demand Registration”) under the Securities Act of any or all of the Seller Registrable Securities or Founder Registrable Securities, as the case may be, which Demand shall specify the number of such Registrable Securities to be registered by the Demanding Holders and the intended method or methods of disposition of such Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect, as promptly as practicable, the registration of the offer and sale of such Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, under a Registration Statement on such form as may be permitted under SEC Guidance (which shall be on Form S-3 or Form S-3ASR, to the extent permitted by SEC Guidance), and to keep such Registration Statement (the “Demand Registration Statement”) effective for so long as is necessary to permit the disposition of such Registrable Securities, in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition stated in such Demand. The Company shall, within ten (10) Business Days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand, notify, in writing (the “Demand Notice”), 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 the 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 twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt by the Holder of the Demand Notice. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder, such Requesting Holder shall be entitled to have its Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this Section 2.1.1 (not counting any Demand Registration initiated solely by Cowen Investments), subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.8 of this Agreement; provided, that in each case, that (i) the gross proceeds reasonably anticipated to be generated from the offering subject to such Demand Registration (as determined in good faith by the relevant Demanding Holders and their Underwriters) equals or exceeds $15,000,000, and (ii) the Company will not be required to effect more than one Demand Registration in any consecutive 90-day period; provided, however, that a Demand Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless the Demand Registration Statement shall have been deemed effective in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of this Agreement. A Demand Registration Statement may be for an offering of securities on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 of the Securities Act and shall be on such appropriate form that the Company is eligible to use pursuant to SEC Guidance as shall be selected by the Company and as shall permit the intended method or methods of distribution specified by the Demanding Holders, including a distribution to, and resale by, the partners, equityholders or Affiliates of the Demanding Holders. At the request of the Demanding Holders, the “Plan of Distribution” section of any Registration Statement filed in respect of a Demand Registration or Shelf Registration (as defined below) shall permit, in addition to firm commitment Underwritten Offerings, any other lawful means of disposition of Registrable Securities, including agented transactions, block trades, sales directly into the market, purchases or sales by brokers, derivative transactions, short sales, stock loan or stock pledge transactions and sales not involving a Public Offering (each, an “Alternative Transaction”). The Underwriter or Underwriters selected for any Underwritten Offering registered pursuant to a Demand shall be selected in accordance with Section 3.6. Upon receipt

 

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of a Demand, the Company shall promptly give written notice of such Demand to each other Holder of Registrable Securities in the manner provided in Section 2.3, and the Company shall, subject to Section 2.1.3, use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration on a Demand Registration Statement under the Securities Act of the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities that the Holders, whether in connection with the exercise of Demand rights pursuant to Section 2.1 or piggyback rights pursuant to Section 2.3 below, have requested the Company to register; provided, that the Company may also include in such Demand Registration Statement securities to be sold for its own account, subject to Section 2.1.3. The rights of Holders with respect to a Demand shall be subject to Suspension Periods, as provided in Section 2.6. The terms and conditions of any customary underwriting or purchase arrangements pursuant to which Registrable Securities shall be sold in a Demand shall be approved by the Demanding Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration Statement for the Demanding Holders.

2.1.2 Fulfillment of Registration Obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have been effected (A) if the Demand Registration Statement has not become effective; (B) if, after the Demand Registration Statement has become effective, such Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any reason (other than as a result of a misrepresentation or an omission by any Demanding Holders or another reason attributable to the Demanding Holders) and the Registrable Securities requested to be registered cannot legally be distributed pursuant to such Demand Registration Statement; (C) if such Demand Registration Statement does not remain effective for the period required under Section 3.1; (D) in the event of an Underwritten Offering or Alternative Transaction, if the conditions to closing specified in the relevant underwriting or other agreement entered into in connection with such Demand Registration are not satisfied or waived (other than by reasons primarily attributable to the Demanding Holders); and (E) if the Common Stock and Registrable Securities, as the case may be, have not been approved for Listing.

2.1.3 Priority. In connection with an Underwritten Offering registered pursuant to a Demand Registration, if the managing Underwriter advises the Company that, in its view, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Underwritten Offering registered under such Demand Registration (including any securities that the Company proposes to be included that are not Registrable Securities) exceeds the largest number of securities that can be sold without having a material and adverse effect on such offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold (with respect to any such offering, the “Maximum Offering Size”), the Company shall include in such offering the following securities, in the priority listed below, up to the Maximum Offering Size:

(i) first, Registrable Securities that are requested to be included in such offering pursuant to Section 2.1, on a pro rata basis based on the requesting Holders’ beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities; provided that to the extent a reduction in Registrable Securities included in such offering is so required, the calculation of the beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities shall not include any unvested Earnout Shares or any shares of Common Stock to be issued for any Convertible Notes;

 

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(ii) second, any other securities that are requested to be included in such offering pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights by any persons with rights to participate therein; and

(iii) third, all shares of Common Stock that are requested to be included in such offering by the Company for its own account.

2.1.4. 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 Section 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(s), if any, of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the SEC 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 Section 2.1.4; provided that if the Company pays such expenses related to a Demand Registration, such registration shall count as a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 3.6.

2.2 Shelf Registration Statements.

2.2.1 Initial Shelf Registration. Provided (i) the Company is S-3 Shelf Eligible and (ii) a Shelf Registration on a Form S-3 registering Registrable Securities for resale is not then effective (subject to any applicable Suspension Period), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file and make effective as soon as practicable, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 for an offering on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (a “Shelf Registration”), with respect to all of the Registrable Securities. The Company shall promptly give notice (via facsimile or electronic transmission) at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date of such Shelf Registration to all Holders of Registrable Securities, and offer such Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request by written notice to the Company, given within five (5) Business Days after such Holders are given the Company’s notice of the Shelf Registration. The “Plan of Distribution” section of such Shelf Registration shall permit, in addition to firm commitment Underwritten Offerings, any other lawful means of disposition of Registrable Securities, including Alternative Transactions. With respect to each Shelf Registration, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective until the date set forth in Section 3.1(ii). No Holder shall be entitled to include any of its Registrable Securities in a Shelf Registration unless such Holder has complied with Section 3.19. The obligations set forth in this Section 2.2.1 shall not apply if the Company has a currently effective Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2.2.6 and has otherwise complied with its obligations pursuant to this Section 2. The rights of with respect to any Shelf Registration shall be subject to Suspension Periods, as provided in Section 2.6.

 

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2.2.2 Shelf Take-Downs. A Holder of Shelf Registered Securities may sell pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement from time to time in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement. A Holder or Holders of Shelf Registered Securities may also request (the “Shelf Public Offering Request”) that a shelf take-down be in the form of an Underwritten Offering (a “Shelf Public Offering”) if the gross proceeds reasonably anticipated to be generated from the sale of the Shelf Registered Securities (as determined in good faith by the relevant Holders and their Underwriters) equals or exceeds $15,000,000. Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Public Offering Request, the Company shall provide notice (the “Shelf Public Offering Notice”) of such proposed Underwritten Offering (which notice shall state the material terms of such proposed Underwritten Offering, to the extent known, as well as the identity of the Shelf Public Offering Requesting Holder) to the other Holders holding Shelf Registered Securities. Such other Holders may, by written request to the Company and the Shelf Public Offering, within one (1) Business Day after receipt of such Shelf Public Offering Notice, offer and sell up to all of their Shelf Registered Securities of the same class or series as the Shelf Registered Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering. No Holder shall be entitled to include any of its Registrable Securities in a Shelf Public Offering unless such Holder has complied with Section 3.19. The Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Underwritten Offering shall be selected in accordance with Section 3.6. The terms and conditions of any customary underwriting or purchase arrangements pursuant to which Registrable Securities shall be sold in a Shelf Public Offering shall be approved by the Shelf Public Offering Requesting Holder.

2.2.3 Priority. In a Shelf Public Offering, if the managing Underwriter advises the Company and the Shelf Public Offering Requesting Holder that, in its view, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Shelf Public Offering (including any securities that the Company proposes to be included that are not Registrable Securities) exceeds the Maximum Offering Size, the Company shall include in such Shelf Public Offering the following securities, in the priority listed below, up to the Maximum Offering Size; provided, however that the number of Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Public Offering shall not be reduced below 30% of the total of the Shelf Registrable Securities that are requested to be included in such Shelf Public Offering:

(i) first, Shelf Registrable Securities that are requested to be included in such Shelf Public Offering, on a pro rata basis on the basis of the Holders’ of Shelf Registrable Securities beneficial ownership of the Common Stock; provided that to the extent a reduction in Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Public Offering is so required, the calculation of the beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities shall not include any unvested Earnout Shares or any shares of Common Stock to be issued for any Convertible Notes; and

(ii) second, all securities that are registered on the applicable Shelf Registration Statement and are requested to be included in such Shelf Public Offering by the Company.

2.2.4 Expenses. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any Shelf Registration or Shelf Public Offering pursuant to this Section 2.2, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders of Shelf Registrable Securities that are included in such Shelf Public

 

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Offering whether or not such Shelf Registration becomes effective or such Shelf Public Offering or other transactions is completed; provided, however that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding if the Shelf Public Offering Request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered in such Shelf Public Offering.

2.2.5 Subsequent Shelf Registration. After the Registration Statement with respect to a Shelf Registration is declared effective, upon written request by one or more Holders (which written request shall specify the amount of such Holders’ Registrable Securities to be registered), the Company shall, as permitted by SEC Guidance, (i) as promptly as practicable after receiving a request from a Holder that is a Permitted Transferee of a former Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities, file a prospectus supplement to include such Permitted Transferee as a selling stockholder in such Registration Statement, (ii) if it is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer and such Registration Statement is an unallocated Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to which additional selling stockholders may be added by means of a prospectus supplement under Rule 430B, as promptly as practicable after receiving such request, file a prospectus supplement to include such Holders as selling stockholders in such Registration Statement, or (iii) otherwise, as promptly as practicable after the date the Registrable Securities requested to be registered pursuant to this Section 2.2.5 that have not already been so registered represent more than 1.5% of the outstanding Registrable Securities, file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a new Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, to include such Holders in such Shelf Registration and use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such post-effective amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement declared effective. To the extent that any Registration Statement with respect to a Shelf Registration is expected to no longer be usable for the resale of Registrable Securities registered thereon (“Remaining Registrable Securities”) pursuant to SEC Guidance, the Company shall, not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date such Registration Statement is expected to no longer be usable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file a new Registration Statement with respect to such Shelf Registration, as if the holders of such Remaining Registrable Securities had requested a Shelf Registration with respect thereto pursuant to Section 2.2.1 and perform all actions required under this Agreement with respect to such Shelf Registration.

2.2.6 Automatic Shelf Registration Statements. Upon the Company becoming a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer eligible to use an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with SEC Guidance, (i) the Company shall give written notice to all of the Holders of Shelf Registrable Securities as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days thereafter, and such notice shall describe, in reasonable detail, the basis on which the Company has become a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, and (ii) upon the request of the Holders of at least 25% of the Shelf Registrable Securities registered on such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, register such Shelf Registrable Securities under an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days thereafter, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective thereafter until the date set forth in Section 3.1(ii). At any time after the filing of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement by the Company, if it is reasonably likely that it will no longer be a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer as of a future determination date (the “Determination Date”), as promptly as practicable and at least 30 days prior to such Determination Date, the Company shall (A) give written notice

 

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thereof to all of the Holders and (B) if the Company is S-3 Shelf Eligible, file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with respect to a Shelf Registration in accordance with Section 2.2.1 and use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective prior to the Determination Date. If the Company has filed an existing Automatic Shelf Registration Statement that is effective, and it is likely that such existing Automatic Shelf Registration Statement will no longer be effective pursuant to SEC Guidance as of a Determination Date, although the Company will remain a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer as of such Determination Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file a new Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to replace such existing Automatic Shelf Registration Statement prior to such Determination Date and cause such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective thereafter until the date set forth in Section 3.1(ii).

2.3 Piggyback Registration Rights.

2.3.1 At any time the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement to register Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2), or to conduct an Underwritten Offering from an existing Shelf Registration Statement, whether or not for its own account (other than pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar or successor form under the Securities Act) or for the account of any person (other than a Holder pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2), the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Holder at least thirty (30) Business Days before such filing or the commencement of such Underwritten Offering, as applicable, offering each Holder the opportunity to register on such Registration Statement or including in such Underwritten Offering, as applicable, such number of Registrable Securities as such Holder may request in writing not later than twenty (20) Business Days after receiving such notice in writing from the Company (a “Piggyback Registration”). Upon receipt by the Company of any such request, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, or in the case of an Underwritten Offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Underwriters to, include such Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement (or in a separate Registration Statement concurrently filed) and to cause such Registration Statement to become effective with respect to such Registrable Securities. If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received by the Company within the deadlines specified above, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Piggyback Registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time after giving written notice of a registration in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 2.3.1 and before the effectiveness of the Registration Statement described in such notice, the Company determines for any reason either not to effect such registration or to delay such registration, the Company may, at its election, by delivery of written notice to each Holder exercising its rights to Piggyback Registration, (i) in the case of a determination not to effect registration, relieve itself of its obligation to effect a Piggyback Registration of the Registrable Securities in connection with such registration or (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registration, delay the Piggyback Registration of such Registrable Securities of the Holders for the same period as the delay in the registration of such other Registrable Securities; provided, that in the case of any such termination, withdrawal or delay, all expenses incurred in connection with such Piggyback Registration shall be borne entirely by the Company as set forth in Section 2.9. If any Holder requests inclusion in a registration pursuant to this Section 2.3, he, she, or it may, at any time before the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such registration, revoke such request by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Company (which notice shall be

 

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effective only upon receipt by the Company, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2); provided, however, that if the Company, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, determines that such revocation would materially delay the registration or otherwise require a recirculation of the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, then such Holder shall have no right to so revoke his, her, or its request. The Company shall keep the Holder reasonably informed as to the status or expected timing of the launch of any Public Offering registered pursuant to any such Piggyback Registration. No registration of Registrable Securities effected under this Section 2.3 shall relieve the Company of its obligations to effect any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2.2. The rights of Holders with respect to a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to Suspension Periods, as provided in Section 2.6. To the extent an Underwritten Offering is made under any such Registration Statement, all Holders exercising their right to Piggyback Registration must sell their Registrable Securities to the Underwriters selected as provided in Section 3.6 on the same terms and conditions as apply to the other securityholders selling in such Underwritten Offering.

2.3.2 If a Piggyback Registration involves an Underwritten Offering (other than any Demand Registration, in which case the provisions with respect to priority of inclusion in such offering set forth in Section 2.1.3 shall apply or a Shelf Public Offering, in which case the provisions with respect to priority of inclusion in such offering set forth in Section 2.2.3 shall apply) and the managing Underwriter advises the Company that, in its view, the number of Registrable Securities that the Holders and the Common Stock that the Company intend to include in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the Maximum Offering Size, the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering the following securities, in the following priority, up to the Maximum Offering Size, provided, however that the number of Registrable Securities included in the Underwritten Offering shall not be reduced below 30% of the total of the Registrable Securities that are requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering:

(i) first, all Common Stock that is requested to be included by the Company in the Underwritten Offering for its own account;

(ii) second, Registrable Securities that are requested to be included in the Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.3 by any Holder on a pro rata basis on the basis of the requesting Holders’ beneficial ownership of the Common Stock; provided that to the extent a reduction in Registrable Securities included in the Underwritten Offering is so required, the calculation of the beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities shall not include any unvested Earnout Shares or any shares of Common Stock to be issued for any Convertible Notes; and

(iii) third, all other securities that are requested to be included in the Underwritten Offering for the account of any other Persons with such priorities among them as the Company shall determine.

2.3.3. 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(s) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the SEC with respect to such Piggyback Registration.

 

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2.3.4. Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

2.4 Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Holder may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Holder accurately completes and executes in a timely manner all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, custody agreements, underwriting agreements (as approved in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), and other documents reasonably requested under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided, that all Persons participating in such Underwritten Offering shall be required to complete and execute, on the same terms and conditions, such questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, custody agreements, underwriting agreements, and other documents (if applicable). The right of a Holder to register and sell Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering shall also be subject to any restrictions, limitations or prohibitions on the sale of Registrable Securities (subject to the limitations in Section 2.7) as may be required by the Underwriters in the interests of the offering (and, without limiting the foregoing, each Holder shall in connection therewith agree to be bound by (and if requested, execute and deliver) a lock-up agreement with the Underwriter(s) of any such Underwritten Offering as provided in Section 2.7).

2.5 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 Section 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, that the Company may not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period.

2.6 Suspension. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, but subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 2.6, the Company shall be entitled to suspend its obligation to (a) file or submit (but not to prepare) any Registration Statement in connection with any Demand Registration or Shelf Registration, (b) file or submit any amendment to such a Registration Statement, (c) file, submit or furnish any supplement or amendment to a prospectus included in such a Registration Statement, (d) make any other filing with the SEC, (e) cause such a Registration Statement or other filing with the SEC to become or remain effective or (f) take any similar actions or actions related thereto (including entering into agreements and actions related to the marketing of securities) (collectively, “Registration

 

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Actions”) upon (i) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of any such Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to such a Registration Statement under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (ii) the Board of Directors’ determination, in its good faith judgment, that any such Registration Action should not be taken because it would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with or require the public disclosure of any material corporate development or plan, including any material financing, securities offering, acquisition, disposition, corporate reorganization or merger or other transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) the Company possessing material non-public information the disclosure of which the Board of Directors determines, in its good faith judgment, would reasonably be expected to not be in the best interests of the Company. Upon the occurrence of any of the conditions described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above in connection with undertaking a Registration Action, the Company shall give prompt notice of such suspension (and whether such action is being taken pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) (a “Suspension Notice”) to the Holders. Upon the termination of such condition, the Company shall give prompt notice thereof to the Holders and shall promptly proceed with all Registration Actions that were suspended pursuant to this paragraph. The Company may only suspend Registration Actions pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) above on two occasions during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months for a reasonable time specified in the Suspension Notice but not exceeding an aggregate of ninety (90) days (which period may not be extended or renewed) during such twelve (12) consecutive month period (each such occasion, a “Suspension Period”). Each Suspension Period shall be deemed to begin on the date the relevant Suspension Notice is given to the Holders and shall be deemed to end on the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which the Company gives the Holders a notice that the Suspension Period has terminated and (y) the date on which the number of days during which a Suspension Period has been in effect exceeds the 90-day limit during such twelve (12) consecutive month period. If the filing of any Demand Registration or Shelf Registration is suspended pursuant to this Section 2.6, once the Suspension Period ends the Holders requesting such registration may request a new Demand Registration or Shelf Registration (and any such request for a Demand Registration shall not be counted as an additional Demand Registration for purposes of Section 2.1.1). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2, the Company shall not be in breach of, or have failed to comply with, any obligation under this Section 2 where the Company acts or omits to take any action in order to comply with applicable Law, any SEC Guidance or any Order. Each Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Suspension Period is in effect unless otherwise notified by the Company, except (a) for disclosure to the Registration Participants or Holders, as applicable, and their employees, agents and professional advisers who reasonably need to know such information for purposes of assisting such Registration Participants or Holders with respect to its investment in the Common Stock and agree to keep it confidential, (b) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners or other direct or indirect investors who are subject to confidentiality arrangements with such Holder, (c) if and to the extent such matters are publicly disclosed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person that, to the actual knowledge of such Holder, was not subject to an obligation or duty of confidentiality to the Company and its Subsidiaries, (d) as required by applicable Law (provided, that the Holder gives prior written notice to the Company of such requirement and the contents of the proposed disclosure to the extent it is permitted to do so under applicable Law), and (e) for disclosure to any other Holder who is subject to the foregoing confidentiality requirement.

 

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2.7 Lock-up Agreements.

2.7.1 Each Holder owning Registrable Securities representing beneficial ownership of 1% or more of the outstanding Common Stock (calculation of the beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities shall not include any unvested Earnout Shares or any shares of Common Stock to be issued for any Convertible Notes) hereby agrees that, in connection with an Underwritten Offering, except for sales in such Underwritten Offering:

(i) it will not effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 and pursuant to derivative transactions) of Common Stock in connection with an Underwritten Offering that is being made pursuant to a Demand Registration Statement, a Shelf Registration Statement or a Piggyback Registration, in each case in accordance with this Section 2, during (A) the period commencing on the seventh (7th) day prior to the expected time of circulation of a preliminary prospectus with respect to such Underwritten Offering (or, if no preliminary prospectus is circulated, the commencement of any marketing efforts with respect to such Underwritten Offering) and ending on the ninetieth (90th) day following the date of the final prospectus covering such Registrable Securities in connection with such Underwritten Offering or (B) such shorter period as the Underwriters with respect to such Underwritten Offering may require; provided, that the duration of the restrictions described in this clause (i) shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the Underwriters on the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company (or Persons in substantially equivalent positions) in connection with such Underwritten Offering; and

(ii) it will execute a lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Underwriters to such effect.

2.7.2 In connection with an Underwritten Offering, except for sales in such Underwritten Offering, the Company (and its directors and officers) agrees that it:

(i) shall not effect any public sale or distribution of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock (except pursuant to registrations on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or any similar or successor form under the Securities Act) during (A) the period commencing on the seventh (7th) day prior to the expected time of circulation of a preliminary prospectus with respect to such Underwritten Offering (or, if no preliminary prospectus is circulated, the commencement of any marketing efforts with respect to such Underwritten Offering) and ending on the ninetieth (90th) day following the date of the final prospectus covering such Registrable Securities in connection with such Underwritten Offering or (B) such shorter period as the Underwriters with respect to such Underwritten Offering may require; and

(ii) to the extent requested by the Underwriters participating in such Underwritten Offering, it shall agree to include provisions in the relevant underwriting or other similar agreement giving effect to the restrictions described in clause (i) above, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such Underwriters.

 

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2.8 Limitations on Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of (i) Cowen Investments, Silverberg and Bernstein may not exercise its or his rights under Sections 2.1 and 2.3 hereunder after five (5) and seven (7) years after the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Company’s initial public offering, respectively, and (ii) Cowen Investments, Silverberg and Bernstein may not exercise its or his rights under Section 2.1 more than one time.

3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. Whenever the Holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Section 2.6, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof as soon as reasonably practicable, and, in connection with any such request:

3.1 The Company shall, as soon as practicable, prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the form required by the applicable Subsection of Section 2 under which such Registration Statement is required to be filed, which form shall be available, pursuant to SEC Guidance, for the sale of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such filed Registration Statement to become and remain effective, to the extent permitted by SEC Guidance, for a period of (i) not less than one hundred and eighty (180) days (or, if sooner, until all Registrable Securities have been sold under such Registration Statement), which duration shall not count any Suspension Period, or (ii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, until the earlier of the date (x) on which all of the securities covered by such Shelf Registration are no longer Registrable Securities and (y) on which the Company cannot extend the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration because it is no longer S-3 Shelf Eligible.

3.2 Prior to filing a Registration Statement or related prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any documents incorporated by reference therein), or before using any Free Writing Prospectus, the Company shall provide to each Holder, the Holders’ Counsel and each Underwriter, if any, with an adequate and appropriate opportunity to review and comment on such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein (and each amendment or supplement thereto) and each Free Writing Prospectus proposed to be filed with the SEC, and thereafter the Company shall furnish to such Holder, the Holders’ Counsel and Underwriter, if any, such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto filed with the SEC (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 any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424, Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act and such other documents as such Holder or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to provide to any Person any materials, information or document required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act prior to its filing other than in connection with a Public Offering (other than as provided in this Agreement). In addition, the Company shall, as expeditiously as practicable, keep the Holders advised in writing as to the initiation and progress of any registration under Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 and provide each Holder with copies of all correspondence (including any comment letter) with the SEC or

 

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any other Governmental Authority in connection with any such Registration Statement. Each Holder shall have the right to request that the Company modify any information contained in such Registration Statement, amendment and supplement thereto pertaining to such Holder, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such request; provided, however, that the Company shall not have any obligation so to modify any information if such modification the Company reasonably expects that so doing would cause the relevant document to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

3.3 After the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) cause the related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, (ii) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and other SEC Guidance applicable to the Company with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holder thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to such prospectus and (iii) promptly notify each Holder holding Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and the Holders’ Counsel any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC or any state securities commission with respect thereto and take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.

3.4 The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder holding such Registrable Securities reasonably (in light of such Holder’s intended plan of distribution) requests, and continue such registration or qualification in effect in such jurisdiction for the shortest of (A) as long as permissible pursuant to the Laws of such jurisdiction, (B) as long as any such Holder requests or (C) until all such Registrable Securities are sold and (ii) cause such Registrable Securities 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 reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, that the Company shall not be required to (1) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3.4, (2) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (3) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

3.5 The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify each Holder holding such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, upon the discovery that, or upon the occurrence of an event as a result of which, the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus is required so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading and the Company shall promptly prepare and make available to each Holder and file with the SEC any such supplement or amendment, (ii) if the Company becomes aware of any request by the SEC or any other

 

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Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus covering Registrable Securities or for additional information relating thereto, (iii) if the Company becomes aware of the issuance or threatened issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending or threatening to suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities or (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

3.6 (i) The Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities to be included in a Demand Registration or intended to be sold pursuant to a Shelf Public Offering pursuant to a “take down” under a Shelf Registration shall have the right to select Underwriters in connection with any Underwritten Offering resulting from the exercise of a Demand Registration or a Shelf Registration (which Underwriters may include any Affiliate of any Holder so long as including such Affiliate would not require that the separate engagement of a qualified independent underwriter with respect to such offering), subject to the Company’s approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (ii) the Company shall select Underwriters in connection with any other Underwritten Offering. In connection with any Underwritten Offering, the Company shall enter into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in any such Underwritten Offering, including, if required, the engagement of a “qualified independent underwriter” in connection with the qualification of the underwriting arrangements with FINRA.

3.7 Subject to confidentiality arrangements or agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors, the Company shall make available for inspection (upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours) by any Holder and any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to a Registration Statement being filed by the Company pursuant to this Section 3 and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any such Holder or Underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”) as shall be reasonably necessary or desirable to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the officers and the employees of the Company to supply all information reasonably requested by any Inspectors in connection with such Registration Statement. Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and that it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a Misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement, (ii) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) disclosure of such Records is necessary to comply with SEC Guidance, Law or legal or administrative process, (iv) the information in such Records was known to the Inspectors on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Company or has been made generally available to the public other than as a result of a violation of this Section 3.7 or any other agreement or duty of confidentiality, (v) the information in such Records is or becomes available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by any Inspector in violation the confidentiality agreements or (vi) is or was independently developed by any Inspector without the benefit of the information in such Records. Each Holder agrees that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and shall

 

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not be used by it or its Affiliates for any other purpose, including as the basis for any market transactions in any securities of the Company, unless and until such information is made generally available to the public. Each Holder further agrees that, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential.

3.8 The Company shall furnish to each Holder and to each Underwriter, if any, a signed counterpart, addressed to such Underwriter, of (i) an opinion or opinions of counsel to the Company and (ii) a comfort letter or comfort letters from the Company’s independent public accountants, each in customary form and covering such matters of the kind customarily covered by opinions or comfort letters, as the case may be, any Holder or the managing Underwriter therefor reasonably requests.

3.9 The Company shall otherwise comply with all applicable SEC Guidance and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement or such other document that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the requirements of Rule 158 thereunder.

3.10 The Company may require each Holder promptly to furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request and such other information as may be reasonably required in connection with such registration.

3.11 Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.5, such Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement (including any Shelf Registration) covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of (i) copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus from the Company or (ii) further notice from the Company that distribution can proceed without an amended or supplemented prospectus, and, in the circumstances described in clause (i) above, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (or otherwise destroy and promptly certify in writing to such destruction) all copies, other than any file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. If the Company shall give such notice, the Company shall extend the period during which such registration statement shall be maintained effective (including the period referred to in Section 3.1) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of notice pursuant to Section 3.5 to the date when the Company shall (x) make available to such Holder a prospectus supplemented or amended to conform with the requirements of Section 3.5 or (y) deliver to such Holder the notice described in clause (ii) above.

3.12 The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Listing of all Registrable Securities of any class or series covered by such Registration Statement on the NYSE or another U.S. national securities exchange.

 

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3.13 The Company shall have appropriate officers (i) upon reasonable request and at reasonable times prepare and make presentations at any “road shows” in connection with Underwritten Offerings and (ii) otherwise use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate as requested by the Underwriters in the offering, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities.

3.14 The Company shall as soon as possible following its actual knowledge thereof, notify each Holder: (i) when a prospectus, any prospectus supplement, a Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement, a related prospectus (including a Free Writing Prospectus) or for any other additional information; or (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purpose.

3.15 The Company shall reasonably cooperate with each Holder and each Underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made by FINRA.

3.16 The Company shall take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and reasonably cooperate with the holders of such Registrable Securities to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

3.17 The Company shall, within the deadlines specified by SEC Guidance, make all required filings of all prospectuses (including any Free Writing Prospectus) with the SEC and make all required filing fee payments in respect of any Registration Statement or related prospectus used under Section 2 (and any offering covered hereby).

3.18 The Company shall, if such registration is pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration, include in such Registration Statement such additional information for marketing purposes as the Underwriters reasonably request (which information may be provided by means of a prospectus supplement if permitted by SEC Guidance).

3.19 Holder Obligations.

3.19.1 If Registrable Securities owned by any Holder are included in a Demand Registration Statement, a Shelf Registration Statement or a Piggyback Registration, such Holder shall furnish promptly to the Company such information regarding itself and the distribution of such Registrable Securities by such Holder as is required under SEC Guidance or as the Company may otherwise from time to time reasonably request in writing.

3.19.2 Each Holder that has requested inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement shall (i) furnish to the Company (as a condition precedent to such Holder’s participation in such registration) in writing such information with respect to such Holder, its ownership of Common Stock and the intended method of disposition

 

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of its Registrable Securities as the Company may reasonably request or as may be required by SEC Guidance for use in connection with any related Registration Statement or prospectus (or amendment or supplement thereto) and any Free Writing Prospectus related thereto and all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not cause such Registration Statement, prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus (A) to fail to comply with SEC Guidance or (B) contain an 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 therein not misleading and (ii) comply with SEC Guidance and all applicable state securities laws and comply with all applicable regulations in connection with the registration and the disposition of Registrable Securities.

3.19.3 Each Holder shall, as promptly as practicable, to the extent it is a Registration Participant in a Registration Statement, following its actual knowledge thereof, notify the Company of the occurrence of any event that would reasonably be expected to cause a Registration Statement or prospectus in which its Registrable Securities or any related Free Writing Prospectus are included, contain an 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 therein not misleading.

3.19.4 Each Holder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company in preparing the applicable Registration Statement to the extent it is a Registration Participant and any related prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus.

3.19.5 Each Holder agrees that no Holder shall be entitled to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or to receive a prospectus relating thereto unless such Holder has complied with its obligations hereunder.

3.20 Registration Expenses. In connection with the Company performing its obligations under Section 2, the Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders of Registrable Securities that are included in such Registration whether or not such Registration becomes effective or such Registration or other transaction is completed; provided, however that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any Registration proceeding if the request for such Registration is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered in such Registration. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities sold by each such selling Holder.

4. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

4.1 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder holding Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, its Affiliates, stockholders, employees, agents, officers, partners, members, and directors, and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (collectively the “Holder

 

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Parties”), for whom Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to this Article II against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and experts’ fees and expenses) (“Damages”) caused by or relating to (A) 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 documents incorporated by reference therein, or any Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith; (B) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (C) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the information conveyed to any purchaser at the time of the sale to such purchaser, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, and will reimburse each such Holder Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Damages or in related actions or proceedings, except, in each case, insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information regarding such holder furnished in writing to the Company by such holder expressly for use therein. The Company also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Underwriters of the Registrable Securities (including any Holders who is deemed to be an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), their respective officers and directors and each Person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Holders provided in this Section 4.1.

4.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder for whom Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2 is participating, each such Holder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify (i) the Company, (ii) each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, (iii) each other Holder participating in any offering of Registrable Securities and (iv) the respective partners, Affiliates, stockholders, members, officers, directors, employees and agents of each of the Persons specified in clauses (i) through (v), from and against all Damages to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company resulting from or relating to (A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus, or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith; (B) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (C) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the information conveyed to any purchaser at the time of the sale to such purchaser, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, but only to the extent, in each such case, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is contained in any information or affidavit regarding such holder so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each Holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. As a condition to including Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement filed in accordance with Section 2, the Company may require that it shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from any Underwriter to indemnify and hold it harmless to the extent customarily provided by Underwriters with respect to similar securities and offerings. No Holder shall be liable under this Section 4.2 for any Damages in excess of the net proceeds realized by such Holder in the sale of Registrable Securities of such Holder to which such Damages relate.

 

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4.3 If any proceeding (including any investigation by any Governmental Authority) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Sections 4.1 or 4.2, such Person (an “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and shall assume the payment of all reasonable fees and expenses; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party (A) representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them or (B) there would be rights or defenses that would be available to such Indemnified Party that are not available to the Indemnifying Party. It is understood that, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed promptly after receipt of an invoice setting forth such fees and expenses in reasonable detail. In the case of any such separate firm for the Indemnified Parties, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any Damages (to the extent obligated herein) by reason of such settlement or judgment. Without the prior written consent of each affected Indemnified Party, no Indemnifying Party shall effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such proceeding.

4.4 If the indemnification provided for in Sections 4.1 or 4.2 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to the Indemnified Parties or is insufficient in respect of any Damages, then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Damages in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties in connection with such actions which resulted in such Damages, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties 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 the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Parties and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent

 

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such action. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Damages referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 4.1 or 4.2, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by a party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds (after deducting the Underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each Holder’s obligation to contribute pursuant to this Section 4 is several in the proportion that the proceeds of the offering received by such Holder bears to the total proceeds of the offering received by all such Holders and not joint. 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 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 indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

4.5 Survival. 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.

5. UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION.

5.1 Rule 144. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such further action as any holder may reasonably request to make available adequate current public information with respect to the Company meeting the current public information requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act, to the extent required to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5.1 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

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6. MISCELLANEOUS.

6.1 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

6.1.1 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.

6.1.2 Prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee, but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement and other applicable letter agreements.

6.1.3 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.

6.1.4 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.

6.1.5 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 (i) the Company shall have received written notice of such assignment, (ii) the Company shall have received 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 a Joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A), (iii) giving effect to such transfer, the Registrable Securities transferred to such transferee would be Registrable Securities, and (iv) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the requirements of applicable Law and SEC Guidance. Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 6.1 shall be null and void.

6.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, “Notices”) required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided, that if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.

To the Company:

Kaleyra, Inc.

Via Marco D’Aviano, 2, 20131 Milano MI, Italy

 

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To the Seller’s Representative:

Shareholder Representative Services LLC

950 17th Street, Suite 1400

Denver, CO 80202

Attention:                 Managing Director

Email:                        deals@srsacquiom.com

And to Holder, to the address set forth below such Holder’s name on the signature page.

6.3 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.

6.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

6.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.

6.6 Modifications and Amendments. 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 or group of Holders, solely in its or their capacity as a holder(s) of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder(s) so affected. 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.

6.7 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.

 

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6.8 Waivers and Extensions. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance) only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding; provided that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.

6.9 Remedies Cumulative. In the event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement, the Investors or any other holder of Registrable Securities may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

6.10 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice-of-law provisions thereof that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

6.11 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 6.11 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 6.11 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


6.12 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the SEC)), or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale.

6.13 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and shall thereupon amend and restate in full the Existing Registration Rights Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

THE COMPANY:
GIGCAPITAL, INC.

/s/ GigCapital, Inc.

Dr. Avi S. Katz, Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Chairman, and Secretary
HOLDERS:
GIGACQUISITIONS, LLC

/s/ Dr. Avi S. Katz

Dr. Avi S. Katz, Manager
COWEN INVESTMENTS II LLC

/s/ Stephen Lasota

Stephen Lasota, Chief Financial Officer
IRWIN SILVERBERG
By:  

/s/ Irwin Silverberg

Name:   Irwin Silverberg
JEFFREY BERNSTEIN
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey Bernstein

Name:   Jeffrey Bernstein

 

Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement


JOHN MIKULSKY
By:  

/s/ John Mikulsky

Name:   John Mikulsky
PETER WANG
By:  

/s/ Peter Wang

Name:   Peter Wang
JACK PORTER
By:  

/s/ Jack Porter

Name:   Jack Porter
SELLER REPRESENTATIVE:
SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Kimberly Angilly
Title:   Director
SELLERS:
ESSE EFFE S.P.A.
By:  

 

Name:   Simone Fubini
Title:   Presidente del consiglio di amministruzie Chairman of the Board
MAYA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
By:  

 

Name:

 

Eugenia Rotaru

Title:

 

Director

IPAI TERRY HSIAO
By:  

 

Name:

 

Ipai Terry Hsiao

 

Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement


GIACOMO DALL’AGLIO
By:  

 

Name:   Giacomo Dall’Aglio
ALEX MILANI
By:  

 

Name:   Alex Milani
LUCA GIARDINA PAPA
By:  

 

Name:   Luca Giardina Papa
HONG KONG PERMANENT SHINE LIMITED
By:  

 

Name:   Chi Sing Ho
Title:   Authorized Signatory
FILIPPO MONASTRA
By:  

 

Name:   Filippo Monastra
MATTEO CASTELUCCI
By:  

 

Name:   Matteo Castelucci
KIRK TSAI
By:  

 

Name:   Kirk Tsai
JUSTYNA MIZIOLEK
By:  

 

Name:   Justyna Miziolek

 

Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement


ERJON METKO
By:  

 

Name:   Erjon Metko
CLAUDIO IPPOLITO
By:  

 

Name:   Claudio Ippolito
ANDREA RICCARDI
By:  

 

Name:   Andrea Riccardi
FRANCESCO VIZZONE
By:  

 

Name:   Francesco Vizzone

 

Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement


Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This JOINDER (the “Joinder Agreement”) to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019, by and between Kaleyra, Inc. (f/k/a GigCapital, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), [INSERT NAME], as representative for certain stockholders of the Company (the “Seller’s Representative”), and the Holders listed on the signature page as parties thereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), is made as of [DATE], by and between the Company and [HOLDER] (“Holder”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Holder has acquired [●] [shares of Common Stock] [Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock] (the “Holder Stock”) from [●] and the Registration Right Agreement and the Company require Holder, as a holder of such Common Stock, to become a party to the Registration Rights Agreement, and Holder agrees to do so in accordance with the terms hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Joinder Agreement hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Agreement to be Bound. Holder hereby (i) acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a complete copy of the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) agrees that upon execution of this Joinder Agreement, it shall become a party to the Registration Rights Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed a Holder for all purposes thereof.

 

2.

Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Joinder Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns and Holder and any subsequent holders of any Holder Stock and the respective successors and assigns of each of them, so long as they hold any Holder Stock.

 

3.

Notices. For purposes of Section 6.2 of the Registration Rights Agreement, all notices, demands or other communications to the Holder shall be directed to:

[Name]

[Address]

[Facsimile Number]

[Email]


4.

Governing Law. This Joinder Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Joinder Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws that would result in the application of any law other than the laws of the State of New York. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

 

5.

Counterparts. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Joinder Agreement by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission (i.e., “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement.

 

6.

Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Joinder Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

 

7.

Headings. The headings in this Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

[Signature Page Follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Joinder Agreement to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

GIGFOUNDERS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Dr. Avi S. Katz

Name:   Dr. Avi S. Katz, Managing Member
THOMAS I. UNTERBERG
By:  

/s/ Thomas I Unterberg

Name:   Thomas I. Unterberg

THOMAS I. UNTERBERG & ANN

H. UNTERBERG TTEES

THOMAS I. UNTERBERG

DECLARATION OF TRUST

U/A/D 8/7/96

By:  

/s/ Thomas I. Unterberg

Name:   Thomas I. Unterberg

THOMAS I. UNTERBERG TTEE

EMILY U. SATLOFF FAMILY

TRUST U/A/D 3/25/93

By:  

/s/ Thomas I. Unterberg

Name:   Thomas I. Unterberg

THOMAS I. UNTERBERG TTEE

ELLEN U. CELLI FAMILY

TRUST U/A/D 3/22/93

By:  

/s/ Thomas I. Unterberg

Name:   Thomas I. Unterberg
ANN H. UNTERBERG
By:  

/s/ Ann H. Unterberg

Name:   Ann H. Unterberg


Schedule A

 

Holder

  Founder
Shares
    Insider
Shares
    Private
Shares
    Private
Warrants

(as
converted)
    Rights
(as
converted)
    Closing Share
Consideration
    Earnout
Shares
    Convertible
Notes

($ amount)
    Total Registrable
Securities

(not including Convertible
Notes)
 

GigAcquisitions, LLC

    1,913,910       —         362,368       271,776       36,237       —         —         —         2,584,291  

GigFounders, LLC

    715,698       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         715,698  

Cowen Investments II LLC

    518,451       —         90,592       67,944       9,059       —         —         —         686,046  

Irwin Silverberg

    200,395       —         40,766       30,575       4,077       —         —         —         275,813  

Jeffrey Bernstein

    22,364       —         4,530       3,398       453       —         —         —         30,745  

Thomas I. Unterberg

    63,173       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         63,173  

Thomas I. Unterberg & Ann H. Unterberg TTEES Thomas I. Unterberg Declaration of Trust U/A/D 8/7/96

    47,380       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         47,380  

Thomas I. Unterberg TTEE Emily U. Satloff Family Trust U/A/D 3/25/93

    15,793       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         15,793  

Thomas I. Unterberg TTEE Ellen U. Celli Family Trust U/A/D 3/22/93

    15,793       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         15,793  

Ann H. Unterberg

    15,793       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         15,793  

John Mikulsky

    —         20,000       —         —         —         —         —         —         20,000  

Jack Porter

    —         20,000       —         —         —         —         —         —         20,000  

Peter Wang

    —         20,000       —         —         —         —         —         —         20,000  

Esse Effe S.p.A.

    —         —         —         —         —         4,631,142       1,900,405     $ 6,000,000       6,531,547  


Maya Investments Ltd.

    —         —         —         —         —         4,815,938       1,335,286     $ 1,500,000       6,151,224  

Ipai Terry Hsaio

    —         —         —         —         —         184,370       43,353       —         227,723  

Giacomo Dall’Aglio

    —         —         —         —         —         161,193       37,903       —         199,096  

Alex Milani

    —         —         —         —         —         161,193       37,903       —         199,096  

Luca Giardina Papa

    —         —         —         —         —         161,193       37,903       —         199,096  

Hong Kong Permanent Shine Ltd

    —         —         —         —         —         154,286       36,279       —         190,565  

Filippo Monastra

    —         —         —         —         —         120,807       28,407       —         149,214  

Matteo Castelucci

    —         —         —         —         —         80,420       18,910       —         99,330  

Kirk Tsai

    —         —         —         —         —         76,089       17,892       —         93,981  

Justyna Miziolek

    —         —         —         —         —         60,403       14,203       —         74,606  

Erjon Metko

    —         —         —         —         —         20,018       4,707       —         24,725  

Claudio Ippolito

    —         —         —         —         —         20,018       4,707       —         24,725  

Andrea Riccardi

    —         —         —         —         —         20,018       4,707       —         24,725  

Francesco Vizzone

    —         —         —         —         —         20,018       4,707       —         24,725  

Exhibit 10.10

KALEYRA, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


KALEYRA, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(adopted by stockholders on November 22, 2019; effective November 25, 2019)

1. DEFINITIONS. The following terms, when used in the Plan, will have the meanings and be subject to the provisions set forth below:

Administrator”: The Board or the Compensation Committee, except that the Board or the Compensation Committee may delegate (i) to one or more of its members such of its duties, powers and responsibilities as it may determine; (ii) to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant rights or options to the extent permitted by Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law; (iii) to one or more officers of the Company the authority to allocate other Awards among such persons (other than officers of the Company) eligible to receive Awards under the Plan as such delegated officer or officers determine consistent with such delegation; provided, that with respect to any delegation described in this clause (iii) the Board or the Compensation Committee (or a properly delegated member or members of the Board or such Compensation Committee) shall have authorized the issuance of a specified number of Shares under such Awards and shall have specified the consideration, if any, to be paid therefor; and (iv) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate. In the event of any delegation described in the preceding sentence, the term “Administrator” shall include the person or persons so delegated to the extent of such delegation. The Board may, at its discretion, impose requirements on the composition of the Compensation Committee (for any specific Plan purpose or for all Plan purposes) in order to meets specific requirements under applicable law.

Affiliate”: Any corporation or other entity owning, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding Stock of the Company, or in which the Company or any such corporation or other entity owns, directly or indirectly, 50% of the outstanding capital stock (determined by aggregate voting rights) or other voting interests.

Award”: A grant under the Plan to a Participant of any one or any combination of the following:

 

  (i)

Stock Options.

 

  (ii)

SARs.

 

  (iii)

Restricted Stock.

 

  (iv)

Unrestricted Stock.

 

  (v)

Stock Units, including Restricted Stock Units.

 

  (vi)

Performance Awards.

 

  (vii)

Cash Awards.

 

  (viii)

Awards (other than Awards described in (i) through (vii) above) that are convertible into or otherwise based on Stock.

Board”: The Board of Directors of the Company.

Cash Award”: An Award denominated in cash.

 

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Change in Control” 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, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

(ii) an acquisition by any Exchange Act Person of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company representing at least 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of directors other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction;

(iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

(iv) a reverse merger, consolidation or similar transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

Notwithstanding the foregoing definition or any other provision of this Plan, the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company.

Code”: The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as from time to time amended and in effect, or any successor statute as from time to time in effect.

Compensation Committee”: The Compensation Committee of the Board, if any. If there is no Compensation Committee of the Board, the Board itself will be the Compensation Committee for purposes of this Plan.

Company”: Kaleyra, Inc.

Contributing Misconduct”: An act of embezzlement, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty during the Participant’s employment or service that contributed to an obligation to restate the Company’s financial statements.

Covered Transaction”: Any of (i) a consolidation, merger, or similar transaction or series of related transactions, including a sale or other disposition of stock, in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s then outstanding common stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, (ii) an acquisition by any Exchange Act Person of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Company representing at least 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of directors other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction; (iii) a sale or transfer of all or

 

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substantially all the Company’s assets, or (iv) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company. Where a Covered Transaction involves a tender offer that is reasonably expected to be followed by a merger described in clause (i) (as determined by the Administrator), the Covered Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred upon consummation of the tender offer.

Disability”: With respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Sections 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) 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.

Employee”: Any person who is employed by the Company or an Affiliate.

Employment”: A Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company and its Affiliates. Employment will be deemed to continue, unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, so long as the Participant is employed by, or otherwise is providing services in a capacity described in Section 5 to the Company or its Affiliates. If a Participant’s employment or other service relationship is with an Affiliate and that entity ceases to be an Affiliate, the Participant’s Employment will be deemed to have terminated when the entity ceases to be an Affiliate unless the Participant transfers Employment to the Company or its remaining Affiliates.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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 an 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 of the Plan, 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.

ISO”: A Stock Option intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. The Company does not represent or warrant that an option intended to be an ISO qualifies as such. Each option granted pursuant to the Plan will be treated as providing by its terms that it is to be a non-incentive option unless, as of the date of grant, it is expressly designated as an ISO. To the extent the aggregate fair market value of stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable by an individual for the first time during any calendar year under all plans of the Company (or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code) exceed $100,000, the ISOs will be treated as non-incentive options with the ISOs granted earlier first accorded ISO status.

 

3


Option Proceeds”: With respect to any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of a Stock Option or SAR, an amount determined appropriate by the Compensation Committee to reflect the effect of the restatement on the Company’s stock price, up to the amount equal to the number of Shares sold or disposed of multiplied by the difference between the market value per Share at the time of such sale or disposition and the exercise price.

Participant”: A person who is granted an Award under the Plan.

Performance Award”: An Award subject to Performance Criteria.

Performance Criteria”: Specified criteria, other than mere continued Employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of an Award. A Performance Criterion and any targets with respect thereto determined by the Administrator need not be based upon an increase, a positive or improved result or avoidance of loss. The Administrator may provide in the case of any Award intended to qualify for such exception that one or more of the Performance Criteria applicable to such Award will be adjusted in an objectively determinable manner to reflect events (for example, but without limitation, acquisitions or dispositions) occurring during the performance period that affect the applicable Performance Criterion or Criteria.

Plan”: The Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan as from time to time amended and in effect.

Restricted Stock”: An Award of Stock for so long as the Stock remains subject to restrictions requiring that it be redelivered or offered for sale to the Company if specified conditions are not satisfied.

Restricted Stock Proceeds”: With respect to any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Restricted Stock or a Restricted Stock Unit (including of Stock delivered thereon), an amount determined appropriate by the Compensation Committee to reflect the effect of the restatement on the Company’s stock price, up to the amount equal to the market value per Share at the time of such sale or other disposition multiplied by the number of Shares or Stock Units sold or disposed of.

Restricted Stock Unit”: A Stock Unit that is, or as to which the delivery of Stock or cash in lieu of Stock is, subject to the satisfaction of specified performance or other vesting conditions.

SARs”: Rights entitling the holder upon exercise to receive cash or Stock, as the Administrator determines, equal to a function (determined by the Administrator using such factors as it deems appropriate) of the amount by which the Stock has appreciated in value since the date of the Award.

 

4


Share”: A share of Stock.

Stock”: Common Stock of the Company, par value $ 0.0001 per share.

Stock Unit”: An unfunded and unsecured promise, denominated in Shares, to deliver Stock or cash measured by the value of Stock in the future.

Stock Options”: Options entitling the recipient to acquire Shares upon payment of the exercise price.

Unrestricted Stock”: An Award of Stock not subject to any restrictions under the terms of the Award.

2. PURPOSE. The Plan has been established to advance the interests of the Company by providing for the grant to Participants of Stock-based and other incentive Awards.

3. ADMINISTRATION. The Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award; prescribe forms, rules and procedures; and otherwise do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan. Determinations of the Administrator made under the Plan will be conclusive and will bind all parties.

4. LIMITS ON AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN.

(a) Shares Available for Issuance. Subject to the provisions of Section 7, the total number of Shares available for grants of Awards under the Plan shall be 4,015,059 Shares, plus an annual increase, effective as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in 2020 and the first day of each subsequent fiscal year through and including the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning on 2029, equal to the least of (i) 5% of the number of shares of Stock outstanding as of the conclusion of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, or (ii) such lesser amount, if any, as the Board may determine (such aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the plan, the “Share Reserve”). Awards may be issued entirely in the form of ISOs or through any combination of any one or more of the forms of Awards authorized under the terms of the Plan. To the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and regulations thereunder, and with other applicable legal requirements (including applicable stock exchange requirements), Stock issued under awards that convert, replace or adjust awards of an acquired company shall not reduce the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

(b) Type of Shares. Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued Stock acquired by the Company. No fractional Shares will be delivered under the Plan.

(c) Limitations on Director Awards. In addition and subject to Section 7, no non-Employee director may be granted Awards with an aggregate grant date value in excess of $1 million in any calendar year, or $2 million for the calendar year in which a non-Employee director is first appointed or elected to the Board. Such limitation on non-Employee director Awards does not apply to any cash retainer fees, including cash retainer fees converted into equity awards at the election of the non-Employee director.

 

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(d) Non-Issuances. 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 Shares), (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.

(e) Reversions to Share Reserve. The Shares 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.

(f) Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION. The Administrator will select Participants from among those Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the Administrator, are in a position to make a significant contribution to the success of the Company or its Affiliates. Eligibility for ISOs is limited to employees (as defined by Code Section 3401(c)) of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code.

6. RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS.

(a) ALL AWARDS.

(1) Award Provisions. The Administrator will determine the terms of all Awards, subject to the limitations provided herein. By accepting any Award granted hereunder, the Participant agrees to the terms of the Award and the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, Awards that convert, replace or adjust awards of an acquired company may contain terms and conditions that are inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified herein, as determined by the Administrator.

 

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(2) Term of Plan. No Awards may be made after November 25, 2029, but previously granted Awards may continue in accordance with their terms beyond that date.

(3) Transferability. ISOs may not be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a Participant’s lifetime may be exercised only by the Participant. Except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides, Awards other than ISOs may not be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime, other non-transferable Awards requiring exercise may only be exercised by the Participant. No Award may be transferred under a domestic relations order.

(4) Vesting, Etc. The Administrator may determine the time or times at which an Award will vest or become exercisable and the terms on which an Award requiring exercise will remain exercisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax consequences resulting from such acceleration. The following will apply unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise: Immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment an Award requiring exercise will cease to be exercisable and will terminate, and all other Awards to the extent not already vested will be forfeited, except that:

(A) subject to (B) and (C) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of three months or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon terminate;

(B) all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if any, immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the one year period ending with the first anniversary of the Participant’s death or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4), and will thereupon terminate;

(C) all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if any, upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of cessation of Employment), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date 12 months following such cessation of Employment (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Award Agreement), and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after cessation of Employment due to Participant’s Disability, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR (as applicable) within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate. and

 

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(D) all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation if the Administrator in its sole discretion determines that such cessation of Employment has resulted for reasons which cast such discredit on the Participant as to justify immediate termination of the Award.

(5) Taxes. The Administrator will make such provision for the withholding of taxes as it deems necessary. The Administrator may, but need not, hold back Shares from an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned Shares in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements.

(6) Dividend Equivalents, Etc. The Administrator may provide for the payment of amounts in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with respect to Stock subject to an Award. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar entitlements shall be established and administered consistent either with exemption from, or compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A.

(7) Rights Limited. Nothing in the Plan will be construed as giving any person the right to continued employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates, or any rights as a stockholder except as to Shares actually issued under the Plan. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of employment or service for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or Affiliate to the Participant.

(8) Coordination with Other Plans. Awards under the Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates. For example, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates may be settled in Stock (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Stock) if the Administrator so determines, in which case the Shares delivered shall be treated as awarded under the Plan (and shall reduce the number of Shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 4).

(9) Section 409A. Each Award shall contain such terms as the Administrator determines, and shall be construed and administered, such that the Award either (i) qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A, or (ii) satisfies such requirements. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan, in the case of a “specified employee” of the Company, any payment that is triggered by separation from service shall be delayed until the first business day following the expiration of six months following the date of separation from services (or until the Employee’s death, if earlier). Any payment(s) that would otherwise be due during the six month period described in the preceding sentence will be accumulated and paid as of the first business day following the expiration of six months following the date of separation from services (or until the Employee’s death, if earlier). Delayed payment(s) will bear interest during the six-month delay period.

(10) Certain Requirements of Corporate Law. Awards shall be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of applicable Delaware law relating to the issuance of stock and the consideration to be received therefor, and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Stock is listed or entered for trading, in each case as determined by the Administrator.

 

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(11) Non-Exempt Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if an Option or SAR is granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Option or SAR will not be first exercisable for any shares of Stock until at least six months following the date of grant of the Option or SAR (although the Award may vest prior to such date). Consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (i) if such non-exempt employee dies or suffers a Disability, (ii) upon a Covered Transaction in which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted, (iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Award, in another agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, or, if no such definition, in accordance with the Company’s or Affiliate’s then current employment policies and guidelines), the vested portion of any Options and SARs may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision 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. To the extent permitted and/or required for compliance with the Worker Economic Opportunity Act to ensure that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise, vesting or issuance of any shares under any other Stock-based Award will be exempt from the employee’s regular rate of pay, the provisions of this Section 6(a)(11) will apply to all Awards and are hereby incorporated by reference into such Awards.

(b) AWARDS REQUIRING EXERCISE.

(1) Time and Manner of Exercise. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, an Award requiring exercise by the holder will not be deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives a notice of exercise (in form acceptable to the Administrator) signed by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. If the Award is exercised by any person other than the Participant, the Administrator may require satisfactory evidence that the person exercising the Award has the right to do so.

(2) Exercise Price. The exercise price (or the base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each Award requiring exercise shall be 100% (in the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent stockholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, 110%) of the fair market value of the Stock subject to the Award, determined as of the date of grant, or such higher amount as the Administrator may determine in connection with the grant. Fair market value shall be determined by the Administrator consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 422 and Section 409A.

(3) Payment of Exercise Price. Where the exercise of an Award is to be accompanied by payment, the Administrator may determine the required or permitted forms of payment (which may include, if the Administrator so determines and if the Stock is publicly traded at the relevant time, a broker-assisted exercise). In the absence of a determination by the Administrator that other forms of payment are permitted, all payments shall be made by cash or by check acceptable to the Administrator.

 

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(4) Maximum Term. Awards requiring exercise will have a maximum term not to exceed ten (10) years from the date of the grant. In the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent stockholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, the maximum term will not exceed five (5) years from the date of grant.

(c) AWARDS NOT REQUIRING EXERCISE. Restricted Stock and Unrestricted Stock, whether delivered outright or under Awards of Stock Units or other Awards that do not require exercise, may be made in exchange for such lawful consideration, including services, as the Administrator determines.

7. EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.

(a) MERGERS, ETC. The following provisions will apply to Awards in the event of a Covered Transaction, and 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.

(1) Awards May Be Assumed. In the event of a Covered 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 Covered Transaction), and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Shares 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 Covered 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.

(2) If Awards Are Not Assumed. In the event of a Covered 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, the vesting of such Awards (and, with respect to Stock Options and SARs, the time when such Awards may be exercised) will be accelerated in full to a date prior to the effective time of such Covered Transaction (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Covered Transaction) as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such a date, to the date that is five days prior to the effective time of the Covered Transaction), and such Awards will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Covered Transaction, and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Awards will lapse (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Covered Transaction). With respect to the vesting of Performance Awards that will accelerate upon the occurrence of a

 

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Covered Transaction pursuant to this subsection (2) and that have multiple vesting levels depending on the level of performance, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, the vesting of such Performance Awards will accelerate at 100% of the target level upon the occurrence of the Covered Transaction. With respect to the vesting of Awards that will accelerate upon the occurrence of a Covered Transaction pursuant to this subsection (2) 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 Covered Transaction.

(3) 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 Covered 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 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.

(b) CHANGES IN AND DISTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE STOCK.

(1) Basic Adjustment Provisions. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of Shares (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or other change in the Company’s capital structure, the Administrator will make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of Shares specified in Section 4(a) that may be delivered under the Plan, to the maximum number of Shares specified in Section 4(a) that may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs, and to the maximum number of Shares specified in Section 4(a) that may be issued with respect to Awards that are not ISOs, and will also make appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of Shares of stock or securities subject to Awards then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise prices relating to Awards and any other provision of Awards affected by such change.

(2) Certain Other Adjustments. The Administrator may also make adjustments of the type described in Section 7(b)(1) above to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those provided for in Section 7(a) and 7(b)(1), or any other event, if the Administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan and to preserve the value of Awards made hereunder. The Administrator shall exercise its discretionary authority under the immediately preceding sentence consistent with the objectives of preserving the qualification as ISOs of Awards intended to continue to qualify as ISOs.

(3) Continuing Application of Plan Terms. References in the Plan to Shares will be construed to include any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 7.

 

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(c) CHANGE IN CONTROL.

(1) The provisions of this Section 7(c) will apply to Awards in the event of a Change in Control unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or in any director compensation policy of the Company or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of an Award.

(2) If any payment or benefit a Participant will or may receive from the Company or otherwise (a “280G Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then any such 280G Payment (a “Payment”) will be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” will be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment (after reduction) being subject to the Excise Tax or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount (i.e., the amount determined by clause (x) or by clause (y)), after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in the Participant’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in a Payment is required pursuant to the preceding sentence and the Reduced Amount is determined pursuant to clause (x) of the preceding sentence, the reduction will occur in the manner (the “Reduction Method”) that results in the greatest economic benefit for the Participant. If more than one method of reduction will result in the same economic benefit, the items so reduced will be reduced pro rata (the “Pro Rata Reduction Method”).

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of the foregoing paragraph to the contrary, if the Reduction Method or the Pro Rata Reduction Method would result in any portion of the Payment being subject to taxes pursuant to Section 409A of the Code that would not otherwise be subject to taxes pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, then the Reduction Method and/or the Pro Rata Reduction Method, as the case may be, will be modified so as to avoid the imposition of taxes pursuant to Section 409A of the Code as follows: (A) as a first priority, the modification will preserve to the greatest extent possible, the greatest economic benefit for the Participant as determined on an after-tax basis; (B) as a second priority, Payments that are contingent on future events (e.g., being involuntarily terminated), will be reduced (or eliminated) before Payments that are not contingent on future events; and (C) as a third priority, Payments that are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code will be reduced (or eliminated) before Payments that are not deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

(4) If a Participant receives a Payment for which the Reduced Amount was determined pursuant to clause (x) of the first paragraph of Section 7(c)(2) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service determines thereafter that some portion of the Payment is subject to the Excise Tax, the Participant agrees to promptly return to the Company a sufficient amount of the Payment (after reduction pursuant to clause (x) of the first paragraph of this Section 7(c)(2)) so that no portion of the remaining Payment is subject to the Excise Tax. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Reduced Amount was determined pursuant to clause (y) of the first paragraph of this Section 7(c)(2), the Participant will have no obligation to return any portion of the Payment pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

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(5) Unless the Participant and the Company agree on an alternative accounting firm or law firm, the accounting firm engaged by the Company for general tax compliance purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control will perform the foregoing calculations. If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company will appoint a nationally recognized accounting or law firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting or law firm required to be made hereunder.

(6) The Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the accounting or law firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder to provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Participant and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which the Participant’s right to a 280G Payment becomes reasonably likely to occur (if requested at that time by the Participant or the Company) or such other time as requested by the Participant or the Company.

8. LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to the Plan or to remove any restriction from Shares previously delivered under the Plan until: (i) the Company is satisfied that all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been addressed and resolved; (ii) if the outstanding Stock is at the time of delivery listed on any stock exchange or national market system, the Shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of issuance; and (iii) all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. If the sale of Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may require, as a condition to exercise of the Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of such Act. The Company may require that certificates evidencing Stock issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Stock, and the Company may hold the certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.

9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Administrator may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may at the time be permitted by law, and may at any time terminate the Plan as to any future grants of Awards; provided, that except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan the Administrator may not, without the Participant’s consent, alter the terms of an Award so as to affect adversely the Participant’s rights under the Award, unless the Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so at the time of the Award. Amendment to the Plan shall be conditioned upon stockholder approval only to the extent, if any, such approval is required by law (including the Code and applicable stock exchange requirements), as determined by the Administrator.

 

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10. CLAWBACK. 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 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. 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.

11. MISCELLANEOUS.

(a) Plan Not The Exclusive Source of Bonuses. The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not in any way affect the Company’s right to award a person bonuses or other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan.

(b) No Contract of Employment. Neither the Plan, the selection of a person as a Participant, the payment of any Award to any Participant, nor any action by the Company or the Committee shall be held or construed to confer upon any person any right to be continued in the employ of the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right to discharge any Participant whenever in the sole discretion of the Company its interest may so require.

(c) Severability. If any provision of this Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect. If the making of any payment or the provision of any other benefit provided for under the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent any other payment or benefit from being made or provided under the Plan, and if the making of any payment in full or the provision of any other benefit provided for under the Plan in full would be unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, then such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent such payment or benefit from being made or provided in part, to the extent that it would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, and the maximum payment or benefit that would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable shall be made or provided under the Plan.

(d) Unfunded Status. The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan.

(e) Inability to Obtain Authority. Inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

 

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(f) Sub-Plans and Additional Plans. The Administrator may establish one or more sub-plans or additional rules governing Awards to non-U.S. employees or to employees in U.S. jurisdictions subject to state blue-sky or other special requirements. Such sub-plans or rules, together with the generally applicable terms of the Plan, shall constitute the Plan as it pertains to any Awards to which such sub-plans or rules apply.

 

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Exhibit 10.11

KALEYRA, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Notice Of RSU Grant

[Grantee]

You have been granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with respect to Stock of Kaleyra, Inc. (the “Company”), with the terms set forth in the RSU Agreement attached hereto and the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as from time to time in effect, the “Plan”), and as follows:

 

Board Approval Date:    [__]
Date of Grant:    [__]
Number of RSUs:    [NUMBER OF RSUs]
Vesting Schedule:    Subject to the conditions set forth herein:
   [__] of the RSUs will vest on [__]1
   Each of the above dates is a “Vesting Date.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if your Employment ceases prior to any one or more of the Vesting Dates specified above, then you will permanently forfeit all RSUs that are unvested as of such date that your Employment ceases.
Date of Issuance:    The Company will deliver to you a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of vested shares subject to your Award on the applicable Vesting Date(s). However, if a scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next following business day.
Transferability:    These RSUs may not be transferred.

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that these RSUs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the RSU Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document. In addition, you acknowledge receipt or the right to receive a document providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes the Plan prospectus. Further, you acknowledge receipt of the Company’s policy permitting sale of shares only during certain “window” periods and the Company’s insider trading policy, in effect from time to time.

 

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This will typically have a 4 year vesting period, with 25% vesting after 1 year, and the remainder vesting quarterly thereafter, with all vesting to occur during open “window” periods.


In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Stock shares underlying the RSUs will be earned only as you provide services to the Company in a capacity described in Section 5 of the Plan over time, that the grant of the RSUs is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company prior to the Date of Grant, and that nothing in this Notice or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your Employment with the Company for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause. You further agree and acknowledge that the Company has the right to reorganize, sell, spin-out or otherwise restructure one or more of its businesses or affiliates at any time or from time to time, as it deems appropriate (a “reorganization”). You further acknowledge and agree that such a reorganization could result in the termination of your Employment with the Company and the loss of benefits available to you under this Notice of RSU Grant, including but not limited to, the termination of the right to continue vesting in the Award.

 

GRANTEE          KALEYRA, INC.
     

 

By: 

   

[Grantee]

 

     Name:     
Dated:                                                                                                              Title:    

 

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KALEYRA, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RSU Agreement

1. Grant of RSU. Kaleyra, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to [RSU grantee] (“Grantee”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) as set forth in the Notice of RSU Grant (the “Notice”), to be paid, if ever, on the date on which the RSUs vest, as set forth in the Notice of RSU Grant, and subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (as from time to time in effect, the “Plan”) adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this RSU Agreement by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this RSU Agreement, the terms used in this RSU Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

2. Number of Shares. The number of shares subject to the Award may be adjusted from time to time for capitalization adjustments, as provided in the Plan. As of the Date of Grant specified in the Notice, the Company will credit to a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for the Grantee’s benefit (the “Account”) the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award.

3. Vesting of RSUs. These RSUs shall vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice and in this RSU Agreement.

4. Tax Withholding and Indemnification.

(a) Unless the Company in its sole discretion chooses to withhold from any compensation otherwise payable to the Grantee by the Company for the purpose of satisfying the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which arise in connection with the Award (the “Withholding Taxes”), on or before the time shares of Stock subject to the Award are distributed, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Company will withhold any amounts necessary from the Stock issuable pursuant to the Award to satisfy all or any portion of the Withholding Taxes obligation relating to the Grantee’s Award as follows: the Company will withhold shares of Stock from the shares of Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Grantee in connection with the Award with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the Date of Issuance) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes; provided, however, that the number of such shares of Stock so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income. For purposes of this Agreement, “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the fair market value of the Stock, as determined by the Administrator in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate and applied consistently with respect to Participants. Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be based upon the closing price for the Shares as reported in the Wall Street Journal for the applicable date.

 

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(b) In the event the Company’s obligation to withhold arises prior to the delivery to the Grantee of Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Stock to the Grantee that the amount of the Company’s withholding obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, the Grantee shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.

(c) The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Stock upon vesting of the RSUs unless such issuance or delivery would comply with the Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. As a condition to the vesting of these RSUs, the Company may require Grantee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by the Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Stock shall be considered transferred to Grantee on the date on which the RSUs vest. For purposes of this Section 4, “Applicable Laws” shall mean the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock option and restricted stock purchase plans, including under applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws, other U.S. federal and state laws, the Code, any Stock Exchange rules or regulations and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan, as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.

5. Transferability. The Award is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. It may not be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order. In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws, the Grantee may not assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in any of the shares of Stock subject to the Award until the shares are issued to Grantee. After the shares of Stock have been issued to Grantee, Grantee 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, including the final sentence of this Section 5, and applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, Grantee may designate a third party who, in the event of Grantee’s death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of Stock to which he or she was entitled at the time of his or her death pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, Grantee shall abide by the Company’s policy permitting sales of shares of Stock only during certain “window” periods and the Company’s insider trading policy, in effect from time to time.

6. Dividends. Grantee shall receive no benefit or adjustment to his or her Award with respect to any cash dividend, stock dividend or other distribution except to the extent so provided in Section 7(b) of the Plan; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to any shares of Stock that are delivered to Grantee in connection with the Award after such shares have been delivered to Grantee.

7. Tax Consequences. The Company has not provided any tax advice with respect to these RSUs or any future disposition of the Stock. Grantee should obtain advice from an appropriate independent professional adviser with respect to, and under the laws of Grantee’s country of residence and/or citizenship, the taxation implications of the grant, exercise, assignment, release, cancellation or any other disposal of these RSUs (each, a “Trigger Event”) and on any subsequent sale or disposition of the Stock. Grantee should also take advice in respect of the taxation indemnity provisions under Section 4 above.

 

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8. Data Protection.

(a) To facilitate the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, it will be necessary for the Company (or its payroll administrators) to collect, hold and process certain personal information about Grantee and to transfer this data to certain third parties such as brokers with whom Grantee may elect to deposit any share capital under the Plan. Grantee consents to the Company (or its payroll administrators) collecting, holding and processing Grantee’s personal data and transferring this data to the Company or any other third parties insofar as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage the Plan.

(b) Where the transfer is to be to a destination outside Grantee’s country of residence, the Company shall take reasonable steps to ensure that Grantee’s personal data continues to be adequately protected and securely held.

(c) Grantee understands that Grantee may, at any time, view Grantee’s personal data, require any necessary corrections to it or withdraw the consents herein in writing by contacting the Company, but acknowledges that without the use of such data it may not be practicable for the Company to administer Grantee’s involvement in the Plan in a timely fashion or at all and this may be detrimental to Grantee.

9. No Guarantee of Continued Employment. Grantee’s Employment with the Company or an Affiliate is not for any specified term and may be terminated by Grantee or by the Company or an Affiliate at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the vesting of the Award pursuant to the schedule set forth in the Notice of RSU Grant or the issuance of the shares subject to the Award), the Plan or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in this Agreement or the Plan shall: (i) confer upon Grantee any right to continue in the employ of, or affiliation with, the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) 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 affiliation; (iii) confer any right or benefit under this Agreement or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of this Agreement or Plan; or (iv) deprive the Company of the right to terminate Grantee at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that Grantee may have. For purposes of the Notice of RSU Grant and this Agreement, Employment by a parent or subsidiary of or a successor to the Company shall be considered Employment by the Company.

10. Unsecured Obligation; No Voting Rights. The Award is unfunded, and as a holder of a vested Award, Grantee shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement. Grantee shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement until such shares are issued to Grantee pursuant to this Agreement. Upon such issuance, Grantee will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between Grantee and the Company or any other person.

 

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11. Notices. Any notices provided for in the Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to Grantee, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Grantee at the last address Grantee provided to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this Award by electronic means or to request Grantee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

12. Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

13. Miscellaneous.

(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under the Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. Grantee’s rights and obligations under the Award may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

(b) Grantee shall upon request execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of the Award.

(c) Grantee acknowledge and agree that he or she has reviewed the Notice of RSU Grant, this Agreement, and the Plan in their entireties, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting the Award, and fully understands all provisions of the Award.

(d) This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

(e) All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

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14. Severability. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this 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.

15. Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of the Award subject to this Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating the Employee’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.

16. Effect of Agreement. Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan as well as a document providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes the Plan prospectus and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding the Award terms), and hereby accepts these RSUs and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as set forth herein and in the Plan. Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator regarding any questions relating to the RSUs. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail. The RSUs, including the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between Grantee and the Company on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals, written or oral, and all other communications between the parties relating to such subject matter.

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This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one document.

 

GRANTEE     KALEYRA, INC.
                   By:      

[Grantee]

 

    Name:      
Dated:                                                                                                            Title:      

 

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Exhibit 10.12

KALEYRA, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Incentive Stock Option

 

1.

Grant of Option.

This certificate evidences an incentive stock option (this “Stock Option”) granted by Kaleyra, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to you, an employee of the Company or its Affiliates (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as from time to time in effect, the “Plan”). Under this Stock Option, the Participant may purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms herein provided, shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) at a price which is not less than the fair market value of the Shares on the date of grant of this Stock Option. The latest date on which this Stock Option, or any part thereof, may be exercised is ten years from the date of grant (the “Final Exercise Date”). The Stock Option evidenced by this certificate is intended to be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”). Unless otherwise defined in this Stock Option, the terms used in this Stock Option shall have the meaning defined in the Plan.

This Stock Option is exercisable as per vesting cumulative installments prior to the final exercise date, as noted under the Grant Summary Table attached to this Stock Option.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon termination of the Participant’s Employment, any portion of this Stock Option that is not then exercisable will immediately expire and the remainder of this Stock Option will remain exercisable for three months (unless termination of the Participant’s Employment resulted from reasons that in the determination of the Administrator cast such discredit on the Participant as to justify immediate forfeiture of this Stock Option, in which case this entire Option shall immediately expire and no portion thereof shall remain exercisable); provided, that any portion of this Stock Option held by the Participant immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for one year following the Participant’s death; and further provided, that in no event shall any portion of this Stock Option be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.

 

2.

Exercise of Stock Option.

Each election to exercise this Stock Option shall be in writing (in a form designated by the Company) signed by the Participant or the Participant’s executor, administrator, or legally appointed representative (in the event of the Participant’s incapacity) or the person or persons to whom this Stock Option is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution (collectively, the “Option Holder”), and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this certificate and payment in full as provided in the Plan. Subject to the further terms and conditions provided in the Plan, the purchase price may be paid as follows: (i) by delivery of cash or check acceptable to the Administrator; (ii) through a broker-assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator; or (iii) through any combination of the foregoing. In the event that this Stock Option is exercised by an Option Holder other than the Participant, the Company will be under no obligation to deliver Shares hereunder unless and until it is satisfied as to the authority of the Option Holder to exercise this Stock Option.


3.

Notice of Disposition.

The person exercising this Stock Option shall notify the Company when making any disposition of the Shares acquired upon exercise of this Stock Option, whether by sale, gift or otherwise.

 

4.

Restrictions on Transfer of Shares.

If at the time this Stock Option is exercised the Company or any of its stockholders is a party to any agreement restricting the transfer of any outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, the Administrator may provide that this Stock Option may be exercised only if the Shares so acquired are made subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in that agreement (or if more than one such agreement is then in effect, the agreement or agreements specified by the Administrator).

 

5.

Withholding; Agreement to Provide Security.

If at the time this Stock Option is exercised the Company determines that under applicable law and regulations it could be liable for the withholding of any federal or state tax upon exercise or with respect to a disposition of any Shares acquired upon exercise of this Stock Option, this Stock Option may not be exercised unless the person exercising this Stock Option remits to the Company any amounts determined by the Company to be required to be withheld upon exercise (or makes other arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of such taxes) and gives such security as the Company deems adequate to meet its potential liability for the withholding of tax upon a disposition of the Shares and agrees to augment such security from time to time in any amount reasonably determined by the Company to be necessary to preserve the adequacy of such security.

 

6.

Nontransferability of Stock Option.

This Stock Option is not transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s incapacity, the person or persons legally appointed to act on the Participant’s behalf). It may not be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order.

 

7.

Provisions of the Plan.

This Stock Option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan as in effect on the date of the grant of this Stock Option has been furnished to the Participant. By exercising all or any part of this Stock Option, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this certificate. All initially capitalized terms used herein will have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless another meaning is specified herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized officer.

 

KALEYRA, INC.

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

Acknowledged

 

 

    [Name of Participant]

Dated:                                                                                            

 

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NOTICE OF NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION OF KALEYRA, INC.

GRANT SUMMARY TABLE

 

Company Name    Kaleyra, Inc.
Plan    Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 EIP
Participant Name   
Participant Address   
Grant/Award Type    Incentive Stock Option
Share Amount   
Grant/Award Price   
Grant/Award Date   
Initial Vesting Date   
Final Exercise Date   

VESTING SCHEDULE

 

Vesting Date

  

No. of Shares

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Exhibit 10.13

KALEYRA, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Nonstatutory Stock Option

 

1.

Grant of Option.

This certificate evidences a nonstatutory stock option (this “Stock Option”) granted by Kaleyra, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to you (the “Participant”) pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as from time to time in effect, the “Plan”). Under this Stock Option, the Participant may purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms herein provided, shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) at a price which is not less than the fair market value of the Shares on the date of grant of this Stock Option. The latest date on which this Stock Option, or any part thereof, may be exercised is ten years from the date of grant (the “Final Exercise Date”). The Stock Option evidenced by this certificate is intended to be, and is hereby designated, a nonstatutory option, that is, an option that does not qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”). Unless otherwise defined in this Stock Option, the terms used in this Stock Option shall have the meaning defined in the Plan.

This Stock Option is exercisable as per vesting cumulative installments prior to the final exercise date, as noted under the Grant Summary Table attached to this Stock Option.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon termination of the Participant’s Employment, any portion of this Stock Option that is not then exercisable will immediately expire and the remainder of this Stock Option will remain exercisable for three months; provided, that any portion of this Stock Option held by the Participant immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for one year following the Participant’s death; and further provided, that in no event shall any portion of this Stock Option be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.

 

2.

Exercise of Stock Option.

Each election to exercise this Stock Option shall be in writing (in a form designated by the Company) signed by the Participant or the Participant’s executor, administrator, or legally appointed representative (in the event of the Participant’s incapacity) or the person or persons to whom this Stock Option is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution (collectively, the “Option Holder”), and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this certificate and payment in full as provided in the Plan. Subject to the further terms and conditions provided in the Plan, the purchase price may be paid as follows: (i) by delivery of cash or check acceptable to the Administrator; (ii) through a broker-assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator; or (iii) through any combination of the foregoing. In the event that this Stock Option is exercised by an Option Holder other than the Participant, the Company will be under no obligation to deliver Shares hereunder unless and    until it is satisfied as to the authority of the Option Holder to exercise this Stock Option.


3.

Restrictions on Transfer of Shares.

If at the time this Stock Option is exercised the Company or any of its stockholders is a party to any agreement restricting the transfer of any outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, the Administrator may provide that this Stock Option may be exercised only if the Shares so acquired are made subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in that agreement (or if more than one such agreement is then in effect, the agreement or agreements specified by the Administrator).

 

4.

Withholding.

If at the time this Stock Option is exercised the Company determines that under applicable law and regulations it could be liable for the withholding of any federal or state tax upon exercise or with respect to a disposition of any Shares acquired upon exercise of this Stock Option, this Stock Option may not be exercised unless the person exercising this Stock Option remits to the Company any amounts determined by the Company to be required to be withheld upon exercise (or makes other arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of such taxes).

 

5.

Nontransferability of Stock Option.

This Stock Option is not transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s incapacity, the person or persons legally appointed to act on the Participant’s behalf). It may not be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order.

 

6.

Provisions of the Plan.

This Stock Option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan as in effect on the date of the grant of this Stock Option has been furnished to the Participant. By exercising all or any part of this Stock Option, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this certificate. All initially capitalized terms used herein will have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless another meaning is specified herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized officer.

 

KALEYRA, INC.

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

 

Acknowledged

 

 

    [Name of Participant]

Dated:  

   

 

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NOTICE OF NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION OF KALEYRA, INC.

GRANT SUMMARY TABLE

 

Company Name    Kaleyra, Inc.
Plan    Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 EIP
Participant Name   
Participant Address   
Grant/Award Type    Nonstatutory Stock Option
Share Amount   
Grant/Award Price   
Grant/Award Date   
Initial Vesting Date   
Final Exercise Date   

VESTING SCHEDULE

 

Vesting Date

  

No. of Shares

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Exhibit 10.16

LOAN CONTRACT

NO. 0IC1048337871

With this private agreement, prepared in 3 originals with a single legal effect, between:

a) as the lender: the Bank INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. – hereinafter called “Bank” – the parent company of the INTESA SANPAOLO Banking Group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups, with registered office in Turin, Piazza San Carlo, 156 and secondary office in Milan, Via Monte di Pietà, 8, Tax ID no. 00799960158 , VAT no. 10810700152, Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund, share capital (fully paid up) Euro 9,084,056,582.12 , registered at the Business Register – Turin Office under no. 00799960158 and the Bank Register under no. 5361, in the person of NICOLA BEMPENSANTE born in Milan on 19/07/1966 as Middle Manager domiciled for the purposes at the Milan Company Branch, Porta Vittoria, Piazza Emilia, 6 – Ag. 07324 as authorised by the by-laws in force,

b) as the borrower:

KALEYRA SPA with registered office in MILAN (MI), VIA TEODOSIO, 65 share capital (fully paid up) Euro 100,000.00 (Euro one hundred thousand/00), Tax ID and Business Register – Milan Office no. 12716960153, VAT no. 12716960153, in the person of DARIO LEOPOLDO OMERO CALOGERO, born on 07/06/1962, in Milan, as the legal representative and Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, domiciled for the purpose at the registered office, as authorised by deed of 26/06/2018 hereinafter called “Borrower”, this Loan contract is signed.

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The following “Summary Document” is a preamble to this document and forms an integral part of it.

SUMMARY DOCUMENT

No.1/2018 – 23/07/2018

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

   

Duration: 36 months, beginning on the date the loan is disbursed.

 

   

Interest rate: variable, with the annual nominal rate set as the sum of:

1) a fixed amount equalling 1.80 % called the spread;

2) a variable amount equalling the three-month EURIBOR rate, base 360, (currently equalling -0.324 % per annum). The rate of the loan is currently equal to 1.476 % nominal annual.

If the algebraic sum of the Euribor parameter value and the spread determines a negative result, the rate is still fixed at zero since the borrower is in any event required to return the principal disbursed.

 

   

Frequency of instalments: QUARTERLY.

 

   

Interest payments: beginning from the disbursement date.

 

   

Repayment: from the disbursement date, the principal will be returned as per the schedule attached

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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Late-payment interest: annual nominal rate equalling the contract rate, currently equalling 1.476 (one point four seven six) annual increase of 2.00 percentage points.

 

   

Early repayment fee: 1.00 % on the principal repaid early.

 

   

APR (Annual Percentage Rate): as at today’s date 1.93 % per annum.

 

   

Expenses :

A) underwriting: Euro 10,500.00;

B) for possible transfers: Euro 51.00;

reimbursing expenses for sending communications required by law: Euro 0.70 per sending; . reimbursing expenses for sending communications required by law on line: Euro 0.00 per sending;

reimbursing expenses for sending notice about instalment maturity and/or receipt: Euro 2.25 per sending; reimbursing expenses for sending notice about instalment maturity and/or receipt on line: Euro 1.75 per sending;

issue of credit existence certificate: Euro 51.00 .

to review the procedure requested by the borrower: 0,50 % on the amount of the outstanding principal at the time of the request, with a minimum of Euro 100.00 (except for the cases that are exempt pursuant to Art. 120 quater of the TUB – Consolidated Bank Act). In any case, no expenses are due for communications exempted by law (currently Art. 127 bis, paragraph 1 of the TUB and Art. 8 bis of Law no. 40/2007).

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1. Amount, purposes

Bank herewith grants Borrower a loan of Euro 1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND/00 EURO) (hereinafter “Loan”)

The aim of the Loan is for the: Acquisition of a foreign company.

2. Disbursement

The disbursement will be made in a single payment by crediting the loan amount to current account no. 1000/12514, in the name of the Borrower at the Milan Branch, Via Marconi ang. Piazza Diaz — ag. 08051 of the Bank, net of the amount corresponding to the expenses under Art. 10.

At the time of disbursement, the Borrower thus issues a comprehensive and final receipt of the amount disbursed by signing the disbursement statement.

3. Duration and methods of repayment

The duration of the loan is set at 36 months starting from the disbursement date.

The interest, at the variable rate under Art. 4 will be paid in 12 deferred QUARTERLY instalments, the first one of which will be due on 23/10/2018 and the last on 23/07/2021. Interest is payable from the date of payment.

The principal will be repaid in 12 QUARTERLY instalments with the due dates as the interest instalments. All of the above according to the repayment schedule attached to this deed under letter “A”.

The Borrower authorises the charging of the amounts of the individual instalments to the c/a under Art. 2, which it undertakes to keep open for the entire duration of the Loan and on which it undertakes to promptly make available the funds needed to pay the instalments, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 7 letter d).

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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4. Interest rate

The interest percentage rate is set for each QUARTER at ONE QUARTER of the sum of the following addenda:

I. -a fixed nominal portion equal to 1.80 percentage points called spread;

II. -a variable portion equal to the three-month interest rate (base 360) – called EURIBOR and applied to unsecured interbank loans in Euro, calculated daily as the simple average of the prices recorded on a sample of banks with high creditworthiness, selected periodically by the European Banking Federation (EBF), recorded by the EBF on the penultimate bank business day of the month preceding the starting date of each instalment (currently equal to -0.324 % per annum) . The rate above will be published on the “EURIBOR01” page of the Reuters telematic circuit (or in the future any page or service that may replace it) and normally published in the daily newspaper “Il Sole 24 ORE” the following day. If, for any reason, the European Banking Federation does not record this rate, it shall be determined based on the arithmetic mean, truncated to three decimal places, of the letter prices (with base 360) for three-month interbank loans in Euro, recorded on the same day indicated above by at least two of the following Banks: “Unicredit “ in Rome, “Deutsche Bank” in Frankfurt, “Societè Generale” in Paris, “Banco Bilbao Vizcaja Argentaria SA (BBVA)” in Madrid and “Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.” in Turin. It remains understood that a bank business day is a day when the TARGET (Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross-Settlement Express Transfer) settlement system is open.

The rate of the loan is currently equal to 1.476 % (one point four seven six) nominal annual.

The APR (Annual Percentage Rate) of this loan, calculated today, is 1.93 % per annum.

If the algebraic sum of the Euribor parameter value and the spread determines a negative result, the rate is still fixed at zero since the borrower is in any event required to return the principal disbursed.

The interest referred to in this article shall be calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed and with a fixed divider of 36,000 on an annual basis.

5. Late-payment interests

Any amount due at any level under this contract but not paid shall, from the due date and without the need for a formal notice of default, give rise to interest on arrears to be paid by the Borrower and in favour of the Bank. Periodic capitalisation of this interest is not permitted.

Late-payment interest will be calculated at the annual nominal rate equalling the contract rate under Art. 4 above, currently equalling 1.476 (one point four seven six) annual increase of 2.00 percentage points.

Late-payment interest shall be calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed and with a fixed divider of 36,500 on an annual basis.

6. Early repayment

Early repayment of the loan is permitted, in whole or in part, under the following conditions:

a) that the Borrower fulfils all of its contractual obligations at the time of early termination;

b) that the early repayment does not take place at the same time as the due date of an instalment. In instances of only partial early repayment, the related amount will be proportionally reduced from the instalments becoming payable, notwithstanding the original duration of the Loan.

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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In the event of full or partial prepayment of the loan or application of the acceleration clause, contract termination, withdrawal, the Bank will only be entitled to a percentage fee on the principal returned in advance of 1.00%; the Borrower will not be charged any other amount.

7. Various obligations of the Borrower

The Borrower is obliged, from the time of accepting this document and until all the obligations assumed with this contract are definitively fulfilled, to:

a) send the Bank the annual financial statements together with the reports of the Board of Directors (and of the Board of Statutory Auditors, if any) within thirty days from their approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting, as well as the agenda of the ordinary Shareholders’ Meetings and extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings, if any, as soon as called, with the obligation to also send the relative minutes within thirty days of the Shareholders’ Meeting;

b) immediately provide the Bank, should the latter make a request, with the declarations, documentation and any other information or data on its financial, economic and equity conditions in accordance with the instructions given by the Bank’s Supervisory Board;

c) immediately inform the Bank of any change or event of a technical, administrative, legal or contentious nature, even if well-known, that could substantially change the financial, economic or equity situation negatively or could in any case compromise the operational capacity; such events include, by way of non-exhaustive example: the establishment of executive actions, the occurrence of circumstances that could give rise to the withdrawal of one or more shareholders, the receipt of the withdrawal notice by one or more shareholders, the resolution to allocate one or more assets to one or more specific transactions pursuant to Art. 2447 bis of the Civil Code;

d) maintain the current account pursuant to Art. 2 and promptly arrange the necessary funds to pay the instalments;

e) not to leave, suspend or execute, in a manner that does not comply with the forecasts delivered to the Bank, the financed programme and not to use, in full or in part, the lent sums received for purposes other than those contractually established.

f) ensure that, until all the credit claims of the Bank in relation to this Loan are completely settled, the financial parameters indicated in annex “B” are respected. The Bank reserves the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code, if only one of the financial parameters indicated above is not respected, unless the Borrower demonstrates, by means of suitable supporting documents, that it has already remedied the default.

The Borrower is obliged to:

 

  1)

make sure that those shareholders that currently hold direct or indirect control of the company do not transfer to third parties their shareholding that ensures such control, until all the amounts due under this loan have been repaid in advance and in full, in accordance with a specific declaration issued by the shareholders themselves.

 

  2)

ensure that the Bank’s claims in relation to this loan are treated equally to the claims of any of its other unsecured creditors and, if collateral is granted in favour of other creditors, to provide the Bank with collateral equivalent to that provided in favour of these creditors within and no later than 30 days from the date on which such collateral is provided (pari passu)

8. Non-extendibility of the Borrower’s obligations

The Borrower’s obligations to pay on the fixed dates all the sums due to repay the principal, pay the interest or another amount and, more generally, fulfil the obligations under this contract may not be suspended or postponed even in the event of a dispute, including of a judicial nature, that is raised by the Borrower, a guarantor or third parties.

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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9. Application of the acceleration clause, contract termination and withdrawal

A. It is expressly agreed that the occurrence of any of the hypotheses provided for by Art. 1186 of the Italian Civil Code, shall constitute a cause for applying the acceleration clause to the Borrower, without the need for a judicial decision. The request for admission to bankruptcy procedures or to procedures having similar effects, including those of an extra-judicial nature, or in any case involving the settlement of debts and obligations in general in a manner different from the normal ones, including the transfer of assets to creditors, shall also constitute a reason to apply the acceleration clause to the Borrower.

B. It is expressly agreed that the contract is terminated pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, in the event of failure to pay all the amounts due to the Bank with the methods and within the time limits set forth in Articles 3 and 6, and in the event of breach of just one of the obligations pursuant to Art. 7, letters a), b), c), e), express termination may be declared even if situations, data or historical accounts, submitted to obtain the loan or during the course of it, prove to be untrue.

The Bank shall have the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, in the event the obligations pursuant to Art. 7 letter f) were not fulfilled by you and, as a consequence, the financial parameters included in Annex “B” are not respected unless you are able to prove, by appropriate evidence, to have already remedied the breach by the final date for the approval of the financial statements for the related financial year.

C. The Bank’s right to withdraw from the loan contract is expressly agreed, pursuant to Art. 1373 of the Civil Code, upon the occurrence, in addition to any cause for the dissolution of the company, of any one of the following events concerning the Borrower:

a) calling a shareholders’ meeting to resolve on the liquidation;

b) merger, demerger, transfer or contribution of a business or business line not previously authorised in writing by the Bank;

c) existence of formalities, even if communicated pursuant to Art. 7, that, at the unquestionable judgement of the Bank, could be prejudicial to the legal, equity, economic and financial situation of the Borrower, such as, by way of non-exhaustive example, the issue of injunctions, orders for seizure of corporate assets, the establishment of assets intended for a specific business pursuant to Art. 2447 bis of the Civil Code, etc.;

d) breach of obligations of a credit, financial or guarantee nature towards any subject;

e) application of the acceleration clause, termination or withdrawal for reasons attributable to the Borrower with respect to any third party lender and in relation to any contract entered into;

f) failure to comply with the obligations under Art. 7 letter d) (maintaining the current account and the related funds).

The application of the acceleration clause, the contract termination or the Bank’s withdrawal from the contract shall be communicated by registered letter with return receipt and shall take effect when the Borrower has received the relative communication, or when it is returned to the sender for complete storage.

In the event of apply the acceleration clause, termination or withdrawal as provided for in this article, the Borrower shall repay all the amounts due to the Bank under this contract, including any interest on arrears, to the extent provided for in Art. 5 above, within 10 (ten) bank business days from receiving the Bank’s request.

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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10. Expenses

For the entire duration of the loan, the following expenses are on the Borrower’s account:

A) underwriting: Euro 10,500.00;

B) for possible transfer: Euro 51.00;

reimbursing expenses for sending communications required by law: Euro 0.70 per sending;

reimbursing expenses for sending communications required by law on line: Euro 0.00 per sending;

reimbursing expenses for sending notice about instalment maturity and/or receipt: Euro 2.25 per sending;

reimbursing expenses for sending notice about instalment maturity and/or receipt: Euro 1.75 per sending; issue of credit existence certificate: Euro 51.00;

to review the procedure requested by the borrower: 0.50 % on the amount of the outstanding principal at the time of the request, with a minimum of Euro 100.00 (except for the cases that are exempt pursuant to Art. 120 quater of the TUB – Consolidated Bank Act).

For online reporting, it is necessary to subscribe to the Bank’s remote services and use the relevant access credentials; remote services are provided as part of the contracts called “Internet, mobile and telephone services for companies and institutions” or “Inbiz”.

For more information on remote services, read the dedicated fact sheet.

In any case, no expenses are due for communications exempted by law (currently Art. 127 bis, paragraph 1 of the TUB and Art. 8 bis of Law no. 40/2007).

For online reporting, it is necessary to subscribe to the Bank’s remote services and use the relevant access credentials; remote services are provided as part of the contracts called “Internet, mobile and telephone services for companies and institutions” or “Inbiz”.

For more information on remote services, read the dedicated fact sheet.

The Bank has the right to change, in a manner that is unfavourable to the Borrower, only the expenses stated under letter B) above; these changes will be applied in compliance with the provisions of Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993 (TUB) and subsequent amendments and integrations. If the right above is exercised, you have the right to withdraw from the relationship subject to change, without charge, by the date set for the application of the changes and to obtain, at the time of liquidating such relationship, the application of the conditions previously applied.

11. Superseding bond

The obligations assumed by the Borrower are understood to be under a joint and indivisible bond also for any successors and assignees at any level.

12. Proof of credit

The bank statements, the registrations and, in general, any accounting records prove the credit for principal, interest and anything else due under this contract.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Contract is subject to Italian law. For any and all disputes, judgements and procedures that may arise under this contract, the Court established by the Code of Civil Procedure will have jurisdiction (Articles 18 et seq.).

14. Complaints and out-of-court dispute resolution procedures.

The Borrower may submit a complaint to the Bank in the manner indicated in the Fact sheet, available at the Branches and on the Bank’s website.

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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If the Borrower is not satisfied with the reply received or has not received a reply within 30 days, before appealing to the judge, may contact the Financial Banking Arbitrator (ABF); to find out how to contact the Arbitrator and the scope of its competence, visit the website www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it, ask at the Branches of the Bank of Italy or ask the Bank.

For the purposes of the out-of-court settlement of disputes that may arise from this contract, the Borrower and the Bank, in the event of the mediation process being carried out within the terms set by the applicable law, may resort to:

 

   

the Banking and Financial Conciliator – Association for the settlement of banking, financial and corporate disputes – ADR; the Regulations of the Banking and Financial Conciliator may be viewed on the website www.conciliatorebancario.it or requested from the Bank;

 

   

or another body registered in the appropriate register kept by the Ministry of Justice and specialised in banking and financial matters.

15. Allocation of payments

Unless otherwise determined by Bank, any payment made by Borrower or the guarantor shall first be allocated to the repayment of fees and charges, then to the payment of ancillary charges and interest, and finally to the principal.

16. Address for service

The Bank elects its domicile at its registered office in Turin, Piazza San Carlo, 156 and for the Borrower at the office declared in this deed and, in default, at the Secretariat of the Municipality of its office pursuant to Art. 143 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

17. Taxation

The Borrower is responsible for any charges for taxes, levies, fees and withholding taxes that may be applied in relation to this contract and the payments to be made under it, it being also understood that the Bank shall receive amounts, net of any charges, equal to those required.

Any legal restriction or prohibition that prevents the Borrower from bearing such charges shall oblige it, where requested in writing, to repay the principal amount, plus interest and any other sums due under this loan contract, within the period specified in the relevant communication.

18. Information on subrogation in loan contracts

In case the Borrower, if a natural person or small business (as defined by Art. 1, paragraph 1, letter t of Leg. Decree no. 11/2010), obtains a new loan from another bank or financial intermediary to repay this loan, according to the provisions of Art. 120 quater of the T.U.B., the Borrower shall not have to bear any costs (such as, by way of example: commissions, expenses, charges or penalties), even indirectly.

The law requires that the new contract entered into retains the collateral and personal guarantees of the previous one.

Read, confirmed and signed on each page, including annexes in Milan.

 

/s/ Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A.

PORTA VITTORIA BRANCH MI

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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(Borrower)

Pursuant to Art. 1341 of the Civil Code and – as far as necessary – Art. 118 of Leg. Decree no. 385/1993, the approval of the following articles is also hereby declared:

7) Various obligations.

8) Non-extendibility of the Borrower’s obligations.

9) Application of the acceleration clause, contract termination, withdrawal and capitalisation of interest following the termination due to breach.

10) Expenses.

12) Proof of credit.

Finally the Borrower expressly approves – pursuant to Decree no. 343 of the Interministerial Committee for Credit and Savings of 3/08/2016, issued to implement Art. 17-bis of law no. 49/2016 converting “banking decree” no. 18/2016, and published on Official Gazzette no. 212 of 10/09/2016 and, as far as necessary, also pursuant to Art. 1341 of the Civil Code, the content of this article – Art. 5 (interest on arrears and the method used to calculate them).

 

MILAN 23/07/2018      

 

      (Borrower)

Finally, the Borrower declares that it has received a copy of this contract, including its annexes, consisting of 7 pages joined together by a holographic band.

 

MILAN 23/07/2018      

 

      (Borrower)

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Registered Office: Piazza S. Carlo, 156 10121 Turin, Italy Secondary Office: Via Monte di Pietà, 8 20121 Milan, Italy Share Capital Euro 9,084,056,582.12 Turin Business Register no. and Tax ID 00799960158 VAT no. 10810700152 enrolled in the Bank Register under no. 5361 ABI Code 3069.2 Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund Parent company of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” banking group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups

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Exhibit 10.17

SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, 10/04/2019

Dear Sirs:

KALEYRA S.P.A.

VIA TEODOSIO, 65

20131 MILAN (MI)

Re: LOAN CONTRACT

 

LOAN LOAN 004/01440344

   PRODUCT ACC. AZ.EUR.3M NO TAX    Convention

Per your request for a loan – as detailed infra – please find below our contract terms and conditions, which we herewith tender to you, and which shall remain firm until the end of the day.

Should you wish to accept the terms and conditions thereof, we ask that you please return to us, by that same deadline, a signed letter of acceptance (generated on a form that transcribes the instant proposal in its entirety) in full and unconditional acceptance whereof (three signatures are required: the first to accept the contract and all its terms and conditions, the second in express approval of specific provisions, and the third as an acknowledgement of receipt of the original proposal as an exemplar of the contract applicable to you), along with the Summary Document that is an integral and substantive part of the contract and represents the title page of the same.

For joint accounts, please have all joint owners sign; in such cases the contract shall be deemed fully executed once the last of the joint owners has signed.

The Bank reserves the right to reject, at its own unassailable discretion, any later purported joinders, as well. Should it be accepted, Bank herewith extends the validity of its offer to encompass such acceptance date.

Assigned customer code: 7009785

Company/Firm:

 

Company name KALEYRA S.P.A.

 

Registered office in MILAN at VIA TEODOSIO, 65

  POST CODE 20131 Province MI

Tax ID 0000012716960153

 

hereinafter, “Customer”, who for purposes of the instant contract and all subsequent notices respecting the same, elects the foregoing address as Customer’s domicile.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOAN

TOTAL CREDIT AMOUNT (principal) EUR 2,000,000.00

TERM: twenty-four (24) months

DISBURSEMENT AND VALUE DATE: 10/04/2019

DISBURSEMENT (net of the underwriting expenses stated infra, and all taxes payable to record the legal document) by:

PAYMENT INTO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT: 5717 12809 HELD BY: KALEYRA S.P.A.

SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT: 5717 000000012809

The total cost for the instant transaction shall be borne by Customer, and shall be calculated in accordance with applicable bank regulations. The cost shall be the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) identified in the Summary Document and in the periodic statements.

For purposes of calculating the APR, the total credit corresponds to the total funds actually made available to the Customer; therefore, it does not include expenses relating to the loan paid by the Customer through amounts withheld from the proceeds or upon disbursement of the proceeds, as identified in the summary document (such costs are, however, included in the APR calculations, along with expenses for mandatory ancillary services paid at times other than loan disbursement)


   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - Certified email address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it – E-mail address: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,843,177,160.24 Member of the Iva UBI Group with VAT no. 04334690163, Tax ID and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO CONSUMER-CREDIT RULES FOR:

 

 

ACCOUNT HOLDER OTHER THAN A NATURAL PERSON

 

 

RELATING TO APPLICANT’S TRADE OR BUSINESS

Customer further acknowledges that the transaction shall be governed by the GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS set forth infra, anything set forth in the following inset, as well as in any conditions appearing in the attached Summary Document, which constitutes the frontispiece to the contract, as well as an integral and substantive part of the contract itself, the terms and conditions of which we herewith fully acknowledge and accept.

NOTES:

GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

 

1)

The purpose of the instant contract is a one-time disbursement by Bank to Customer of proceeds, which disbursement will take place upon all submitted documents being deemed by Bank to be in order, no later than the date set forth in the “Characteristics of the Loan” section.

Customer undertakes to repay Bank the principal of the loan as well as all interests accruing thereto, along with all expenses, fees, and anything else contemplated under the terms of the “Characteristics of the Loan” and the Summary Document. Unless otherwise contemplated under points 3) and 4) infra, the amount disbursed shall be repaid in postpaid instalments, and shall include principal, interests, and expenses. For index-rate loans, the instalment amount shall be modified at every rate change, as described under point 6) infra.

Should any guarantees be required for repayment of the loan, the amount lent shall be disbursed by Bank to Customer once the guarantees have been perfected. If this condition is not satisfied before the deadline set forth in the first paragraph, the loan shall be automatically terminated pursuant to 1353 of the Civil Code without prejudice to the Customer’s obligation to pay to the Bank the underwriting expenses specified in the annexed Summary Document.

 

2)

Repayment of the amortised instalments, as well as any interest-only instalments, expenses, and anything else arising from, or relating to, the instant transaction shall be paid (with no notice from Bank required) by their respective deadlines. Payment shall be made from the settlement account identified in the instant contract, with such identification to be construed as an irrevocable direct-debit authorisation as against such account, and into which Customer undertakes to supply sufficient funds.

Should a settlement account not be identified, the aforementioned repayment shall be made in one of the following manners:

 

   

issuance of a specific, permanent direct-debit authorisation with respect to an account held at another bank, for direct-debit requests ordered by the Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A. in accordance with S.D.D. procedures. (SEPA Direct Debit);

 

   

payment using a “Payment Request” slip sent to the debtor’s domicile (M.A.V.—payment by advice procedure);

 

   

payments made directly at any branch of the Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.;

 

   

wire transfer from another bank.

 

3)

Subject to Bank’s option to consider the same, insofar as possible, as indicia of Customer insolvency pursuant to Art. 1186 of the Civil Code, Bank shall have the right to terminate the instant contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code upon even a single occurrence of any one of the following events:

 

   

failure to make even a single instalment payment in full, including where such failure results from insufficient or lack of funds in the account, or due to any charge-back of a debit under S.D.D. (SEPA Direct Debit) protocols, or Customer breach of any contractual duty as against Bank;

 

   

the finding, as against Customer and/or any Guarantor, of events that might jeopardise the credit (including but not limited to: the filing of protested bills; Customer’s failure to submit another sufficient guarantee where the original was subject to decrease or rescission, regardless of the reason for the same; issuance of an injunction and/or the recording of a judicial lien; seizure orders; the institution of any enforcement proceedings of any kind; granting of a voluntary mortgage; requests to be subject to any procedure under Royal Decree no. 267/1942 (as subsequently amended) or any submission of an application and/or a plan for admission into the aforementioned procedures; the institution of any liquidation procedures, be they in or out of course, and regardless of whether governed by the aforementioned R.D. no. 267/1942; submission of any proposal (be it full or partial) to transfer assets to creditors pursuant to Art. 1977 of the Civil Code.

Failure to pay accrued interests or any other amount payable under the loan shall give Bank the right to accelerate the loan pursuant to Art. 1186 of the Civil Code; in such instances, Customer shall immediately repay the loan in its entirety. Any late payment, even where accepted by Bank, shall not serve to rescind such acceleration.

 

   LOAN CONTRACT   

UBI/00575 (Ed. 15/09/2017

   1 –FOR THE CUSTOMER    Page 2 of 6
  


   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - Certified email address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it – E-mail address: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,843,177,160.24 Member of the Iva UBI Group with VAT no. 04334690163, Tax ID and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

Subject to the foregoing, Bank may moreover accelerate the loan upon the occurrence of any of the events enumerated under Art. 1186 of the Civil Code, to which the events enumerated under the first paragraph infra have been stipulated as equivalent.

Bank shall provide notice—via certified letter, telegram, or other written correspondence method to be sent to the address stated herein—of any acceleration under Art. 1186 Civil Code, or the termination of the contract pursuant to art. 1456 Civil Code, with no warning, notice of default, claim filed in court, or adjudication of insolvency required.

In such cases, Bank shall demand immediate payment of all principal, interests, expenses, and anything else contemplated under the terms of the instant contract. Late payments shall cause late-payment interests to accrue as contemplated under the contract, and Bank may carry out enforcement measures without any court order required. Late payment shall not make Customer’s account current, absent express desire to the contrary by Bank.

Any tolerance by Bank of any breach of duties assumed hereunder shall not be in any way construed as acquiescence to the breach, nor as a waiver of the rights arising from such breach.

 

4)

With respect to any amounts due by Customer for any reason—including following termination or acceleration—late-payment interests shall accrue as against Customer beginning on the deadline and until payment is made. Such late-payment interests shall be calculated pursuant to the interest rate applied to the loan, increased by 0 (zero) percentage points, subject to compliance with applicable law, and to the extent that such interests, at the moment they are promised or otherwise negotiated, do not exceed the limit set by Art. 2, paragraph 4, of Law no. 108 (7/3/1996). In any instance where such limit is purportedly exceeded, it shall automatically be lowered to the aforementioned limit.

 

5)

Bank shall have the right to withdraw from the loan contract at any time by providing simple written notice to Customer, which notice shall be sent to the aforementioned domicile or, where it has changed, to the domicile which Customer herewith undertakes to disclose to bank via registered letter. Customer, within ten (10) days’ receipt of the notice of withdrawal, shall pay all outstanding amounts payable with respect to principal, interests, and ancillary expenses, in full, without exception.

 

6)

For any loan with an indexed, variable interest rate, the interest rate shall be automatically adjusted at each instalment and for the timeframe to which the instalment refers, increasing the index parameter set forth herein, represented by the average of all Euribor (Euro InterBank Offered Rate, hereinafter denoted, for brevity’s sake, “Euribor Rate”) 360 rates relating to the month immediately preceding the instalment date (thus, the new rate shall apply to the first instalment following the one at the time the rate is identified) by the spread identified in the “Summary Document Annex”. To that end:

 

   

the simple average of the Euribor Rate as quoted in the “Il Sole 24 Ore” newspaper (or, failing that, by another trade paper or by the Reuters circuit) two (2) days before the end of the month shall be taken into account. Such monthly average shall track two “value/days” amount; therefore, the look-back period for the rates taken into account for purposes of calculation shall contain the data for every day of the month except for the last two, and shall include the last two business days of the prior month;

 

   

reference shall be made to the average with reference only to the month immediately preceding the beginning of the instalment, regardless of the interval for the instalments themselves (be they quarterly, biannually, or other).

Any changes to the value of the interest rate undertaken pursuant to the foregoing rules shall apply to the first rate following the one pending when publication occurs. Thus: (i) where the borrower is a non-consumer, solely the redetermination of the interest amount; on the other hand, the repayment schedule with respect to the original agreed-upon principal shall stand; (ii) where the borrower is a consumer, an adjustment to the repayment schedule shall be made, both with respect to the principal and to all interests at the new interest rate, based on the outstanding balance and remaining term along with an attendant recalculation of the new equal instalment plans to include an increasing ratio of principal to interest.

Calculation of accrued interests shall, regardless, take place in accordance with then-applicable banking laws and regulations.

 

7)

Pursuant to Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993 (Consolidated Bank Act, the “TUB”), Bank shall at all times have the right to make unilateral modifications to the contract conditions for just cause, with the exception of the interest rates, which shall only be modified in the manner, and pursuant to any parameter, contemplated under the contract.

All notices shall be duly made by Bank in writing, sent via regular post or using another durable medium, to be sent through any suitable remote-communication technology acceptable to Customer, with two months’ minimum notice, and shall enter into effect on the date stated in such notice. Should any unilateral contract-condition modification be made pursuant to the preceding paragraph, Customer shall have the right to withdraw from the instant contract by the start date for the proposed modification, free of charge. Those conditions previously in effect shall apply to the winding up of the banking relationship. Should Bank not be provided notice of such withdrawal by the aforementioned deadline, the modifications shall be deemed approved, and enter into effect on the date stated in the aforementioned notice.

Where the interest rate and other conditions have been calculated with reference to the specific parameters pre-selected by the parties (e.g. Euribor), any variations made pursuant to different valuations of such parameters shall not be deemed a “modification”. The latter shall, therefore, automatically apply, and shall be set forth ordinary periodic notices as required by applicable law.

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - Certified email address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it – E-mail address: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,843,177,160.24 Member of the Iva UBI Group with VAT no. 04334690163, Tax ID and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

 

8)

If contemplated under the instant contract, Customer shall attach to the instant document a promissory note(s) issued on the date the instant contract is perfected, payable to the order of Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A., in an amount equal to the loan proceeds.

 

9)

Should the loan proceeds be intended for the purchase of goods and/or services, Bank shall not be privy to any objection and/or dispute as may arise between Customer and Seller (to that end, Customer acknowledges that there is no agreement granting any exclusivity to Bank to issue credit to Seller’s customers).

 

10)

Only with respect to those loans benefiting from contributions borne by any public or private entity, and payable to Bank, should such contributions be withheld or rescinded, suspended or tolled, Bank shall collect any such unpaid amounts from Customer.

 

11)

Any direct or indirect tax expense (be it pending or entering effect hereafter), arising or otherwise relating to the loan, shall be borne exclusively by Customer.

 

12)

Bank may assign receivables arising from the instant contract.

 

13)

Bank warrants it is a member of, and that Bank shall submit all data relating to the receivable arising under the instant contract to, not only the centralised bank-information database as required under applicable banking regulations (the Risk-Management Centre managed by the Bank of Italy) but also to private-sector credit-reporting companies, as better described in the specific policy provided directly to Customer. Such notice and any processing of personal information relating to Customer and/or to any jointly liable party shall take place in accordance with the law applicable for each type of database / credit-reporting system, with which Customer warrants it is familiar.

 

14)

Should Customer operate a business, to better protect its equity from the risks relating to accidents or any incidents relating to the health of one or more persons identified at Customer’s sole discretion, provided such party is a key person, such as a director, associate, shareholder, or employee, in terms of being unable to pay back the loan (and consequently to expose Customer to credit-collection efforts which Bank might undertake) when triggered by certain events, Bank offers Customer the option of securing group insurance coverage provided by Cargeas Assicurazioni S.p.A, with different policies and limits at Customer’s choice.

The insurance policy is optional under instant loan; it is not required to secure the loan under the terms and conditions herein proposed. Therefore, Customer may choose to decline such coverage, or to secure coverage at Customer’s discretion from the wider insurance market.

Although the insurance policy is strictly optional, should Customer wish to secure such proffered coverage, Customer undertakes (no later than today’s date) to fill out the application for insurance which may be executed by parties identified by Customer directly, and which shall be sent directly to the Insurance Company. In such cases, the related costs for one of the following insurance packages shall be stated (for purposes of transparency) in the summary document constituting an integral and substantive part of the instant contract: A) temporary accidental death and disability insurance for total and permanent disability arising from illness or injury; B) insurance for temporary total disability arising from illness or injury, and hospitalisation insurance; C) temporary insurance for death or injury, insurance for total and permanent disability arising from illness or injury, and insurance for total, temporary absence from work arising from illness or injury, hospitalisation insurance.

The conditions governing the relationship between the insured Customer and the Insurance Company are subject to the General Conditions of Insurance contained in the Informational Brochure that the Customer herewith acknowledges it has reviewed and fully accepts as this was delivered to the Customer prior to the signing of this contract.

In accordance with the provisions of the insurance contract, Customer shall be at liberty to withdraw from the contract within sixty (60) days of the execution date or the date of the contract entering into effect, whichever is later. The exercise of the option to withdraw shall terminate the insurance policy and the coverage provided under the same, and give rise to Customer’s right to repayment of the premium as set by the Insurance Company against which the withdrawal option was exercised, without any liability attaching to Bank thereby. That amount, bearing in mind the strict connection existing between the policy and the loan, shall be imputed to a partial payment of the loan principal, with the attendant recalculation of the repayment schedule, if not requested by Customer directly to be refunded to the same. To that end, Customer—pursuant to Art. 1723, paragraph 2, of the Civil Code, grants Bank an irrevocable mandate on behalf of Customer to deposit the amount due to the Insurance Company and to use it as a partial offset of the remaining principal balance, where Customer holds an account at Bank, and the Company directly deposited such amount into the account in question; Customer herewith authorises Bank to debit a charge in the same amount, to be used to pay off the debt.

The ancillary service cost with which Customer secured the coverage shall be borne by Customer alone. The Customer shall therefore be required to reimburse Bank for any insurance premiums paid by the same on Customer’s behalf to the

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - Certified email address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it – E-mail address: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,843,177,160.24 Member of the Iva UBI Group with VAT no. 04334690163, Tax ID and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

Insurance Company. To that end, should Customer hold an account at Bank, Customer herewith authorises Bank to charge the consolidated insurance premium against Customer’s account(s).

Should Customer exercise the right to request the transfer of the loan through subrogation on debtor’s request (“portability”) or a partial or total prepayment, Bank shall refund Customer, in the manner set forth in the insurance terms and conditions, and in accordance with applicable insurance regulations, the full premium amount paid by the same for the remaining policy term at the moment the loan is transferred or paid off, subject to Customer’s right to request insurance coverage be maintained until the end of the contract term for the benefit of the identified beneficiary. Customer shall be required to review the exclusions, deductibles, and moreover all situations in which insurance coverage might lapse (such as where a third party novates the loan) or the coverage limits for any change to the loan-repayment plan agreed upon between Bank and Customer, as set forth in the Company’s Informational Brochure.

 

15)

Customer shall have the right, at any time, to prepay the loan, whether in whole or in part, by paying Bank the amount contemplated in the economic conditions set forth in the Summary Document constituting an integral part of the contract. Should the loan be intended for the purchase or remodelling of any parcel of residentially zoned real property, or for the exercise of one’s trade or business (with respect to any natural person), the Customer has the right at any time to obtain the partial or total prepayment of the loan itself. In such cases no penalty or other expenses shall be payable to the Bank.

Should the withdrawal option be exercised, or should the contract be terminated for any reason, Bank shall move forward with winding up the relationship within seven (7) business days. That term shall begin when Customer has repaid the loan and has complied with all other Bank requests that are instrumental to winding up the relationship.

 

16)

Customer shall be generated in a straight-forward, legible format, and shall be sent to the address identified by Bank in the instant contract, or to another address subsequently provided in writing at the termination of the same.

Bank shall send all correspondence to Customer’s domicile as elected hereunder, or to any other address as Customer might hereafter provide in writing, in a hard-copy format, through regular post, unless Customer requests or agrees to paperless (electronic) delivery. Bank reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to accept or deny any request for a delivery method or format other than those stated supra. All duties with respect to such notices shall be discharged in accordance with Art. 127-bis of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993 (TUB) and shall be set forth in the Summary Document, which is an integral part of the instant contract.

Should the economic conditions in effect be unvaried with respect to the most recent Summary Document sent, Bank may, at its discretion, omit sending or delivering the Summary Document provided that either:

 

   

Customer may at any moment receive (in a timely manner, and free of charge) a copy of the Summary Document from the bank with the economic conditions then in effect, or

 

   

Customer, after opting into paperless delivery, may access the updated Summary Document at any moment using agreed-upon communication methods, and have a copy emailed promptly. Regardless, where Customer is required by law to have a certified email or similar address, Bank may send such notices exclusively in an electronic format, using such instruments.

 

17)

Customer, Customer’s successors and assigns, and any trustee or receiver of Customer’s assets, may secure, at such party’s own expense, a copy of the documents relating to the individual transactions posted over the prior ten (10) years.

Such expenses shall be made known to Customer upon such request being tendered, and shall be commensurate with the complexity of document retrieval required, provided that such expenses shall not exceed Bank’s actual costs to retrieve them, and insofar as permitted in any disclosure or policy.

 

18)

Customer may lodge a complaint by hand-delivering (to the branch where Customer’s account was opened) simple correspondence to Bank, or by sending a registered letter with advice of receipt to the Complaints Office, located at Via Cefalonia, 74—25124 Brescia (BS), or by emailing reclami@ubibanca.it, or by sending a certified email to ubibanca.reclami@pecgruppoubi.it. Bank shall respond within thirty (30) days from receipt of the complaint. Should Customer be dissatisfied with the response, or should the complaint not be resolved within thirty (30) days from receipt by Bank, an appeal may be filed with the Banking and Financial Arbitrator, as identified in Art. 18, infra.

 

19)

The instant contract, the execution and performance of which shall be in Italian, shall be governed by Italian law.

Should any dispute arise from the instant contract, the Court of MILAN, or at Bank’s option, the court under whose aegis the Bank Branch where the account was opened falls, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear the matter. Should Customer be deemed a consumer under Art. 3 of Legislative Decree no. 3 of Legislative Decree no. 206/2005, the Court under whose jurisdiction Customer’s residence or elective domicile falls shall hear the matter.

With respect to the duty to attempt conciliation as a condition precedent to filing suit insofar as required by law (for individual suits to a court authority, see Art. 5, Legislative Decree no. 28/2010), Bank and Customer herewith stipulate they shall submit any dispute as may arise under the instant contract:

 

  a)

upon Customer or Bank initiative to the mediation entity at the Banking and Finance Conciliator—Association for Banking, Financial, and Corporate Disputes (ADR, enrolled in the register of conciliation entities maintained by the Ministry of Justice), as the entity specialised in banking and financial disputes, which offers a network of mediators in locations across the country. The aforementioned Mediation Entity, formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator, does not require a complaint to be initially lodged with Bank. Should Customer be deemed a

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - Certified email address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it – E-mail address: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,843,177,160.24 Member of the Iva UBI Group with VAT no. 04334690163, Tax ID and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

  consumer under Art. 3 of Legislative Decree no. 3 of Legislative Decree no. 206/2005, mediation shall take place at the location nearest Customer’s residence or The terms, conditions, and procedures are set forth in the bylaws available at www.conciliatorebancario.it, or at any Bank branch. Only where there is no mediation office under the aegis of the Banking and Financial Conciliator in the circuit where the matter is to be heard, Bank and Customer may submit the issue to another mediator enrolled in the mediation-entity register, provided such mediator is specialised in banking matters, and has personal jurisdiction over the parties. Bank and Customer shall be free, even after execution of the instant contract, to agree in writing to submit the matter to another entity, provided it is likewise enrolled in the register with the Ministry of Justice;

 

  b)

on Customer’s initiative alone, to the Banking and Financial Arbitrator (a/k/a “ABF”)—formed under Art. 128-bis of the TUB—after having lodged a complaint with Bank. The ABF is an out-of-court customer-dispute-resolution programme, intended solely for the determination of rights, duties, and options (irrespective of the value of the legal relationship in question) or to file a compensation claim at or below Euro 100,000. That system, of which Bank is required to be a member, is governed by provisions promulgated by the Bank of Italy. For more information on the procedure, Customer may enquire with Bank, any Bank of Italy branch, or visit the Banking and Finance Arbitrator’s website (www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it).

 

20)

Where the loan proceeds are intended for use in Farming Credit transactions pursuant to Art. 43 of the TUB, the loan shall be secured by a security interest for the benefit of Bank in the following articles of Customer moveable/personal property, pursuant to Art. 44 of the TUB: a) hanging fruit, finished and semi-processed products; b) livestock, merchandise; scraps, raw materials, equipment, and other assets acquired with the loan proceeds; c) receivables, current or future, arising from the sale of the assets identified in subparts (a) and (b). To that end, Customer warrants that the farming and/or livestock operations for which the loan is requested are carried out in the fund identified to Bank using the designated form, signed by Customer during the underwriting process, and that the hanging fruit (collected or future), livestock and deadstock, and moveable assets, including receivables, subject to the security interests are free of any reserves or privileges, liens, seizures, encumbrances, or claims of any kind.

 

21)

Pursuant to any anti-money-laundering law provision applicable to the instant contract, Customer shall be required to provide, at Customer’s own risk and liability, all necessary and updated information to allow Bank to comply with its Customer-vetting duties, as well as the vetting of any executor or effective owner. Should Customer breach the foregoing provision, thereby making it impossible for Bank to comply with such vetting procedures, the provisions contemplated under the aforementioned law and all implementing provisions of the same shall apply, and the contract shall thereupon be terminated.

22)

Should a material error be found in Customer’s completion of such form, after the contract is executed, Customer hereby undertakes to execute a new, corrected copy of the contract template, or to execute a suitable amendment, without thereby triggering a novation, and which shall then supersede the one containing the error, which shall be deemed void for all legal intents and purposes.

Should the foregoing proposal match your intent, we would kindly request the return of your letter of acceptance of this content (verbatim), executed in full and unconditional acceptance thereof, with respect to the entire contract and all terms and conditions set forth therein, and with two additional signatures: one in express approval of the provisions specifically identified infra, and the other as confirmation of the receipt of the proposal as the contract exemplar applicable to Customer. The clauses of the General Contract Conditions shown above, which are to be specifically approved, pursuant to art. 1341, paragraph 2, Civil Code, or under any applicable transparency-in-banking provision, are as follows:

3 - (Contract termination and acceleration of repayment); 4 - (Late-payment interests); 7 - (Unilateral modification of contract provisions); 9 - (Bank lacking privity with respect to any provision of goods and/or services to Customer); 11 - (Tax expenses incumbent on Customer); 12 - (Contract assignment); 15 - (Prepayments); 16 - (Notices); 19 - (Forum selection).

 

With best regards,

 

SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, 10/04/2019

  

 

UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE S.p.A.

 

5717 – SESTO SAN GIOVANNI BRANCH

Place and date
   (Bank signature)

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - Certified email address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it – E-mail address: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,843,177,160.24 Member of the Iva UBI Group with VAT no. 04334690163, Tax ID and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, 10/04/2019

 

  

Dear Sirs:

KALEYRA S.P.A.

VIA TEODOSIO, 65

20131 MILAN (MI)

  

RULES ON THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE CONTRACT CONDITIONS OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND SERVICES — (Title VI Consolidated Banking Act — Leg. Decree 385/1993)

 

SUMMARY LOAN DOCUMENT

LOAN CODE 004 / 01440344 PRODUCT ACC. AZ.EUR.3M NO TAX

issued to:

 

Company name KALEYRA S.P.A.

  
Registered office in MILAN at VIA TEODOSIO, 65    POSTAL CODE 20131 Province MI

Tax ID 0000012716960153

  

(hereinafter, Customer)

The instant document is an integral and substantive part of the contract, and constitutes the frontispiece to the same

REPAYMENT RATE and SCHEDULE

ANNUAL VARIABLE INTEREST RATE

 

•  Index parameter

   EUR 3M 360 MMP

•  Latest recorded value:

   -0.309 %

•  Start date:

   first day of the month following the reference date for each recording

•  Spread:

   1.950 p.c.

•  Amount of the current interest rate:

   nominal 1.641 %

Method of rate determination:

  

•  Indexing criteria:

   The rate to be applied to the loan is determined by increasing the index parameter by the contractually negotiated spread.
   The index parameter is given by the average monthly value date by value for the Euribor rate (Euro InterBank Offered Rate, a/k/a “Euribor Rate”) 360 solely with reference to the month immediately preceding the start of such rate, regardless of the instalment frequency (including if quarterly, biannually, or other).

•  Frequency of review:

   The rate is subject to review at each instalment and for the timeframe to which it refers; the modification of the interest rate would apply to the first instalment after the one pending at the time the new rate is recorded.
   The interest rate is recalculated subject to the amortisation schedule with respect to the principal as initially set.

The interest rates will vary in relation to the performance of the benchmark index (respecting for each value the parity principle for the sum of the individual instalments)

 

•  Annual Percentage Rate (APR):
The APR is determined as follows:

- Underwriting expenses

   2.110 %

 

UBI50499_001 (Ed. 01/10/2015

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- Instalment fee

- Alternative tax / stamp duty

- Correspondence expenses

  

•  Late-payment interest:

   Contractual interest rate + 0.000 percentage points (at the time of the conclusion of the contract equal to 1.641 %)

REPAYMENT SCHEDULE

 

•  Amount:

   EUR 2,000,000.00

•  Total duration (including any interest-only period):

   twenty-four (24) months

•  Repayment method:

   fixed

•  Instalment type:

   Fixed instalments with interest rate parity, with increasing principal amounts

•  Instalment periods:

   Twenty-four (24) monthly fixed rates (at the same interest rate) paid after-the-fact, due on the day of the month corresponding to the disbursement value date

•  The current instalment is set at:

   EUR 84,767.68

•  Interest calculation:

   Calendar year

•  Value date for imputing interests payable:

   Instalment due date

EXPENSES

  

EXPENSES FOR CONTRACT EXECUTION

  

•  Underwriting:
(paid at the same time as disbursement)

   EUR 9,000.00

EXPENSES FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

  

•  File processing:

   EUR 0.00

•  Instalment collection fee:

   EUR 4.30

NOTICES/DISCLOSURES

  

•  Notices of unilateral modification:

   EUR 0.00

•  Notices/disclosures required by law including those sent to guarantors (per document)

  

- Sent via regular post, unless exempted by law:

   EUR 1.11

- Sent online through “my accounting documents” (*):

   EUR 0.00

•  Notices/disclosures sent more frequently than required by law, or which are not required by law—including those sent to guarantors (per document)

  

- Sent via regular post:

   EUR 1.11

- Sent online through “my accounting documents” (*):

   EUR 0.00

(*) service available upon request for Customers opting into Bank’s internet-baking services (with the free version offering read-only services) for any posted notices.

•  Additional notices/disclosures (or other content) or those submitted with instruments other than the standard ones contemplated under the contract, if accepted by Bank

   Calculation of expenses upon request submission, based on content, and moreover limited to the costs actually

•  Frequency of expense charge-back for generating and sending notices/disclosures

   First available instalment after the mailing/sending

•  Frequency for sending account statements and annual summary

   Annual

•  Notices/disclosures not required by law sent to Customer as chosen by it:

  

- Statement of interests payable and ancillary charges

   No

At any point, as this is not a required disclosure, one may opt-in and opt-out of either hard-copy or paperless delivery, free of charge.

OTHER

 

•  Expenses for changes to the repayment schedule:

   EUR 0.00

FEES FOR PREPAYMENT (FULL OR PARTIAL)

 

•  Prepayment penalty

   1.000 % on prepayments against principal with a minimum of 0.00 EUR

•  Loan reduction penalty

   1.000 % on prepayments against principal with a minimum of 0.00 EUR


OTHER EXPENSES TO BE BORNE

 

DISBURSEMENT TIMELINE

  

Underwriting period:

   20 days

Fund availability:

   One (1) business day following the legal document being executed, subject to any request by Customer to defer disbursement up to and including the last business day of the current month.

The foregoing conditions, with the exception of the interest rate, may be modified unilaterally by Bank for just cause in accordance with Art. 6 of the General Contract Conditions.

Applicable Transparency in Banking regulations contemplate that the clientèle be subdivided as follows:

 

CONSUMER

   A natural person acting outside the scope of business, commerce, trade, or profession (for purposes of the Consumer

RETAIL CUSTOMER

   Consumers who are natural persons carrying on a business or trade, non-profit entities, small businesses (with less than ten staff persons and sales or balance-sheet assets under 2 million Euro)

OTHER CUSTOMERS

   All other customers.

Pursuant to the foregoing and based on information supplied by you, with respect to the instant banking relationship, and in accordance with applicable provisions of transparency-in-banking, the classification is as follows:

 

   

NEITHER A CONSUMER NOR RETAIL CUSTOMER

The categorisation of individual Customers is determined by intermediaries prior to the contract being executed. Once the contract is executed, the intermediaries shall only be required to change Customer’s status, should the criteria for the same be met, at Customer’s request.

The loan repayment schedule is annexed to the instant document


               Date 10/04/2019

Loan no.

   004 01440344    N.D.G.    000007009785

Customer

   KALEYRA S.P.A.    Product    ORC AZR3ESE
   VIA TEODOSIO, 65       ACC. AZ.EUR.3M NO TAX
   20131 MILAN (MI)    Convention   

Branch

   5717 – SESTO SAN GIOVANNI BRANCH      

 

Current account

   5717 000000012809    held by KALEYRA S.P.A.

Memo stamp

   Repayment schedule subject to various conditions

Repayment Schedule Type

   Fixed repayment plan   

Loan data

   Disbursement and value date 10/04/2019   

Loan amount 2,000,000.00

2,000,000.00

   Balance 2,000,000.00
   Term: twenty-four (24) months    Monthly frequency    No. instalments: 24
   Interest rate 1.641    Late-payment interest 1.641    APR 2.110

This repayment schedule, therefore, with respect to instalments due beyond the print date appearing supra, is merely an estimate insofar as it represents the repayment amount determined by applying the same interest and expense conditions listed supra throughout the loan term. However, with variable (or mixed) interest rate loans, the interest rate is subject to periodic variance, based on the performance of a given external index parameter (such as the Euribor) as set forth in the contract with the related formula for the same. Any change to such parameter will require a variance to the individual instalments coming due (i.e. a higher or lower rate), which at the time the instant document was printed could not be forecasted. For this reason, careful monitoring of the index parameter’s performance shall be required. Please do not hesitate to contact Bank for further information on that matter, and for a reprinting of the updated repayment schedule upon request.

 

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     End date        Portion
relating to
Interests
       Portion
relating to
Principal
       Ancillary
charges
       Instalment
amount
       Remaining
balance
       %  
1        10/05/2019          2,697.53          82,070.15          4.30          84,771.98          1,917,929.85          1.641  
2        10/06/2019          2,673.07          82,094.61          4.30          84,771.98          1,835,835.24          1.641  
3        10/07/2019          2,476.11          82,291.57          4.30          84,771.98          1,753,543.67          1.641  
4        10/08/2019          2,443.96          82,323.72          4.30          84,771.98          1,671,219.95          1.641  
5        10/09/2019          2,329.22          82,438.46          4.30          84,771.98          1,588,781.49          1.641  
6        10/10/2019          2,142.90          82,624.78          4.30          84,771.98          1,506,156.71          1.641  
7        10/11/2019          2,099.17          82,668.51          4.30          84,771.98          1,423,488.20          1.641  
8        10/12/2019          1,919.95          82,847.73          4.30          84,771.98          1,340,640.47          1.641  
9        10/012020          1,866.84          82,900.84          4.30          84,771.98          1,257,739.63          1.641  
10        10/02/2020          1,748.15          83,019.53          4.30          84,771.98          1,174,720.10          1.641  
11        10/03/2020          1,527.43          83,240.25          4.30          84,771.98          1,091,479.85          1.641  
12        10/04/2020          1,517.07          83,250.01          6.52          84,774.20          1,008,229.24          1.641  
13        10/05/2020          1,356.15          83,411.53          4.30          84,771.98          924,817.71          1.641  
14        10/06/2020          1,285.42          83,482.26          4.30          84,771.98          841,335.45          1.641  
15        10/07/2020          1,131.67          83,636.01          4.30          84,771.98          757,699.44          1.641  
16        10/08/2020          1,053.14          83,714.54          4.30          84,771.98          673,984.90          1.641  
17        10/11/2020          936.78          83,830.90          4.30          84,771.98          590,154.00          1.641  
18        10/10/2020          793.81          83,973.87          4.30          84,771.98          506,180.13          1.641  
19        10/11/2020          703.55          84,064.13          4.30          84,771.98          422,116.00          1.641  
20        10/12/2020          567.78          84,199.90          4.30          84,771.98          337,916.10          1.641  
21        10/01/2021          470.09          84,297.59          4.30          84,771.98          253,618.51          1.641  
22        10/02/2021          353.47          84,414.21          4.30          84,771.98          169,204.30          1.641  
23        10/03/2021          213.00          84,554.68          4.30          84,771.98          84,649.62          1.641  
24        10/04/2021          118.06          84,649.62          6.52          84,774.20          0.00          1.641  

Totals

         34,424.32          2,000,000.00          107.64          2,034,531.96            

Exhibit 10.18

SUMMARY DOCUMENT

BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA

MILAN BRANCH NO. 52 (2806)

MILAN 10/04/2019

Summary Document no. 028061900001

Summary Document – LOAN SERVICE 2806741927994

The instant Summary Document, generated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the CICR Resolution of 4 March 2003, and related implementing provisions, constitutes the frontispiece and shall be an integral part of the CONTRACT to which it is joined, and in which the following economic conditions appear.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

 

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (APR)   
VALUE    1.61%
REPAYMENT PERIOD   
YEARS    3
MONTHS    O
CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST REPAYMENT SCHEDULE   
EQUAL FIXED-RATE MONTHLY INSTALMENT   
INTEREST RATE    FIXED
FIXED-RATE VALUE    0.950000%
CONDITIONS FOR THE INTEREST-ONLY PERIOD   
RATE TYPE    FIXED
FIXED-RATE VALUE    0.950000%
LATE-PAYMENT INTEREST   
NON-INDEXED SPREAD TO BE ADDED TO THE LOAN INTEREST RATE   
SPREAD    POINTS 3.000000 +
UNDERWRITING FEES   
UNDERWRITING    € 3,000.00
FILE-PROCESSING FEES   
PROCESSING FEE    € 3,000.00
INSTALMENT COLLECTION FEES   
DIRECT-DEBIT FEES    € 2.50
OTHER PAYMENT METHODS    € 5.00
FEES FOR GENERATING AND SENDING NOTICES   
PRODUCTION EXPENSE    € 0.30
MAILING/SENDING EXPENSE    SEE NOTES (*)
LOAN NOVATION FEES   
LOAN NOVATION (SUBROGATION)    € 78.00
FEES FOR CALCULATING LOAN BALANCE   
FEES FOR CALCULATING LOAN BALANCE    € 26.00 SEE NOTES (**)
PREPAYMENT PENALTY   
FEE TYPE    FIXED PERCENT.
FEE VALUE    1.000000%
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMERCIAL COVENANTS
FEE TYPE    FIXED PERCENT.
FEE VALUE    0.50000 %see NOTES (***)
FEES FOR SENDING REMINDER LETTERS   
FEES FOR SENDING REMINDER LETTERS    € 5.00
INTEREST-CERTIFICATION FEES   
INTEREST-CERTIFICATION FEES    € 8.00
DUPLICATE RECEIPT FEES   

BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,280.14 at 20.12.2017 Tax ID and Enrollment number for the Arezzo - Siena Business Register: 00884060526 - IVA MPS Group - VAT no. 01483500524 - www.mps.it - Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group - Bank Code 1030.6 - Group Code 1030.6

Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 - Member of the Interbank Deposit-Protection Fund and the National Guarantee Fund

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  2  of 8

 

 

DUPLICATE RECEIPT    

   € 5.84

FEES FOR LOAN APPROVAL CERTIFICATION

  

FEES FOR LOAN APPROVAL CERTIFICATION

   € 52.00

REPAYMENT-SCHEDULE COPY FEE

  

REPAYMENT-SCHEDULE COPY FEE

   € 6.00

REPAYMENT PLAN CHARACTERISTICS

  

MPS IMPRESA CRESCITA – ADD ON 2018 KIRO AA1-A3 TF

  

INSTALMENT REPAYMENT FREQUENCY

   MONTHLY

INTEREST-CALCULATION METHOD

   STANDARD YEAR

TAX TREATMENT

  

STAMP DUTY

   € 0.00

RECORDING CHARGE

   € 0.00

NOTICES

Please note that Customer may prepay the loan, either in whole in part, by providing the notice required in the body of the contract.

 

   

Customer has the right, in any mortgage or loan document, to transfer the contract (known as “portability”) to another intermediary without paying any penalty or charges of any kind, insofar as permitted by law. Bank of Italy Guides on mortgage loans offered to consumers are available at Bank locations.

FEES FOR NOTICES: Mailing expenses shall be applied in accordance with the fee schedule as negotiated between the bank and the leading market operators. This is posted on the bank’s website (www.mps.it) and available at any bank branch. Fees are waived for any disclosures or notices sent electronically insofar as contemplated by law.

 

*

NOTE-fees for generating and sending notices required under Art. 118 (Unilateral changes) of the Consolidated Banking Act, regardless of the channel used, are likewise waived.

**

NOTE - Amount only required where the total or partial payment takes place after the current instalment is due per the repayment schedule.

***

NOTE - Percentage to be applied against the remaining loan balance; the amount shall be received, in the manner set forth by contract, only if the bank verifies a breach of the commercial covenant.

REPAYMENT SCHEDULE

 

Instalment

number

   Due date      Interest portion      Principal portion      Loan instalment*      Principal balance  

1

     31.05.2019        475.00        16,436.89        16,911.89        583,563.11  

2

     30.06.2019        461.99        16,449.90        16,911.89        567,113.21  

3

     31.07.2019        448.96        16,462.93        16,911.89        550,650.28  

4

     31.08.2019        435.93        16,475.96        16,911.89        534,174.32  

5

     30.09.2019        422.89        16,489.00        16,911.89        517,685.32  

6

     31.10.2019        409.83        16,502.06        16,911.89        501,183.26  

7

     30.11.2019        396.77        16,515.12        16,911.89        484,668.14  

8

     31.12.2019        383.70        16,528.19        16,911.89        468,139.95  

9

     31.01.2020        370.61        16,541.28        16,911.89        451,598.67  

10

     29.02.2020        357.52        16,554.37        16,911.89        435,044.30  

11

     31.03.2020        344.41        16,567.48        16,911.89        418,476.82  

12

     30.04.2020        331.29        16,580.60        16,911.89        401,896.22  

13

     31.05.2020        318.17        16,593.72        16,911.89        385,302.50  

14

     30.06.2020        305.03        16,606.86        16,911.89        368,695.64  

15

     31.07.2020        291.88        16,620.01        16,911.89        352,075.63  

16

     31.08.2020        278.73        16,633.16        16,911.89        335,442.47  

17

     30.09.2020        265.56        16,646.33        16,911.89        318,796.14  

18

     31.10.2020        252.38        16,659.51        16,911.89        302,136.63  

19

     30.11.2020        239.19        16,672.70        16,911.89        285,463.93  

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  3  of 8

 

20

     31.12.2020        225.99        16,685.90        16,911.89        268,778.03  

21

     31.01.2021        212.78        16,699.11        16,911.89        252,078.92  

22

     28.02.2021        199.56        16,712.33        16,911.89        235,366.59  

23

     31.03.2021        186.33        16,725.56        16,911.89        218,641.03  

24

     30.04.2021        173.09        16,738.80        16,911.89        201,902.23  

25

     31.05.2021        159.84        16,752.05        16,911.89        185,150.18  

26

     30.06.2021        146.58        16,765.31        16,911.89        168,384.87  

27

     31.07.2021        133.30        16,778.59        16,911.89        151,606.28  

28

     31.08.2021        120.02        16,791.87        16,911.89        134,814.41  

29

     30.09.2021        106.73        16,805.16        16,911.89        118,009.25  

30

     31.10.2021        93.42        16,818.47        16,911.89        101,190.78  

31

     30.11.2021        80.11        16,831.78        16,911.89        84,359.00  

32

     31.12.2021        66.78        16,845.11        16,911.89        67,513.89  

33

     31.01.2022        53.45        16,858.44        16,911.89        50,655.45  

34

     28.02.2022        40.10        16,871.79        16,911.89        33,783.66  

35

     31.03.2022        26.75        16,885.14        16,911.89        16,898.52  

36

     30.04.2022        13.37        16,898.52        16,911.89        0.00  

 

*

To the amount of each individual loan instalment, costs for “Instalment fees” and “Fees for generating and mailing/sending notices” as set forth in the “Economic conditions of service” shall be added.

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  4  of 8

 

MPS IMPRESA CRESCITA – ADD ON 2018 KIRO AA1-A3 TF LOAN

Between BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3, MILAN BRANCH NO. 52 Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 Tax ID and Enrollment number for the Arezzo - Siena Business Register: 00884060526 - Gruppo IVA MPS - VAT no. 01483500524 www.mps.it - Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group - Bank Code 1030.6 - Group Code 1030.6 - enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274; member of the Interbank Deposit-Protection Fund and the National Guarantee Fund, hereinafter denoted “Bank”, by and through Ms Barbara Cimino, born in ZAMBIA on 18.05.1970 - Tax ID no. CMNBBR70E58Z355Z as Branch Manager;

and the Company KALEYRA S.P.A. with registered offices in VIA TEODOSIO 65 POST CODE 20131 CITY MILAN Tax Code/VAT number 12716960153, that is referred to herein as Borrower represented by Mr CALOGERO DARIO, born in MILAN on 07.06.1962, resident in MILAN ,VIALE LOMBARDIA 12, tax code CLGDLP62H07F205X, in his capacity as CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD;

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

ART. 1 - Purpose, conditions of approval, and use of loan proceeds - Repayment terms and conditions

Bank herewith grants Borrower a Euro 600,000.00 (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 EURO) loan.

The loan term shall be thirty-six (36) months.

Borrower undertakes to repay the aforementioned amount in thirty-six (36) months by paying a total of thirty-six monthly instalment payments, including principal and interests (defined as “repayment”).

The repayment period shall begin on 01.5.2019, with the first instalment due immediately thereafter, on 31.5.2019.

Borrower shall further agree to pay Bank interests accruing from the date the loan is disbursed until the date the repayment period commences (technical, pre-repayment period), in the amount stated in Art. 2, infra. 2.

Annexed to the instant contract is the repayment schedule which includes, in addition to the interest-only instalment dates, the portions of principal included in the individual monthly repayment instalments to be paid gradually over the agreed-upon time period. That same repayment schedule shows the remaining principal balance on a month-by-month basis across the repayment period.

The foregoing repayment instalments include, in addition to the principal amount appearing in the annexed schedule, the interests accruing at the rate set forth in Art. 2, infra.

The amount for each of the aforementioned instalments will appear in the notices relating to the individual deadlines.

ART. 2 - Rate conditions

A 0.950% nominal annual interest rate shall be applied to determine repayment interests; a 0.950% interest rate shall apply to pre-repayment interest.

The aforementioned interest rate shall remain fixed throughout the loan term.

The repayment plan, annexed to the instant contract, was developed based on the term contemplated in Article 1, supra, at the nominal annual interest rate under the instant article.

Interests both during the pre-repayment period as well as in the amortisation period shall be calculated on a commercial-year basis.

ART. 3 - Conditions of loan disbursement - Joint and indivisible nature of the duties

Bank undertakes to disburse the agreed-upon amount to Borrower within one (1) day’s receipt of a copy of the instant contract, duly executed by Borrower, upon vetting compliance with all agreed-upon contract conditions, as stated below:

covenant on:

Foreign cash proceeds            .Outgoing cash flows         ,Incoming SEPA wire transfers

Bank shall pay the amount into account no. 1589301 held by Borrower at Bank’s MILAN BRANCH NO. 52.

Borrower states that all duties assumed with the instant legal document shall constitute a single, indivisible duty including with respect to their successors and assigns, albeit on individual assets.

ART. 4 - Late-payment interests

All amounts due and payable for any reason under the instant contract shall give rise to late-payment interests as against Borrower and for the benefit of Bank in accordance with the applicable provision of the Civil Code.

The late-payment interest rate has been set by increasing the agreed-upon rate as set forth supra, and as applicable from time to time, by 3.000 annual percentage points.

Failure to make full and timely payment on all agreed-upon instalments, and against any other amount due at the stated deadlines shall, moreover, give Bank the right to accelerate Borrower’s loan, and thus give Bank the right to demand payment of the entire outstanding balance without requiring any formal notice of default, as well as the right to take action in any forum to collect its credit.

ART. 5 - Duties incumbent on Borrower; loan acceleration; contract termination

Borrower undertakes to immediately report any threats, service of process, injunction, judgements, adjudication of protested bills, etc., and any material or legal change, howsoever incurred, which is prejudicial to its equity, financial, or economic position, to Bank immediately.

The occurrence of any situation under Art. 1186 of the Civil Code - including events that might have a negative impact on the equity, financial, or economic position - shall trigger loan acceleration.

The parties stipulate that the following situations shall be deemed equivalent to the statutory scenarios:

 

   

Borrower is subject to protested bills, receiverships or enforcement proceedings or judicial liens, or takes any action serving to diminish its equity, financial, or economic position.

Bank, furthermore, shall have the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code if

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  5  of 8

 

 

   

Borrower fails to make payment of even a single repayment instalment;

 

   

Borrower breaches any duty incumbent on the same under the instant contract, except those set forth in the article entitled “Commercial Covenants - Offsets”, infra.

In instance of any contract lapse or termination, Bank shall further have the right to demand immediate repayment of the outstanding balance of principal, interests (including late-payment interests) to the extent permitted under Article 4, infra, and all ancillary charges, and take action (without any formal notice to Borrower required). Bank shall choose the means and procedure therefor at its discretion. The foregoing is subject, regardless, to all security interests and/or personal guarantees pledged by Borrower, whether pending or acquired hereafter.

ART. 6 - Commercial Covenants - Off-sets

Throughout the loan term, Borrower shall pledge (hereinafter, the “Commercial Covenants”) to submit to Bank on a biannual basis:

 

   

certain advances against invoices and documents (the total value of the invoices submitted and/or documents representing commercial receivables in Euro in Italy as accepted by Bank, and for which advances during the reference period were granted), totalling € 0.00.

 

   

certain foreign cash proceeds understood as the overall amount of incoming or outgoing wire transfers (Non-SEPA Zone) and the foreign accredited cheques, totalling € 165,000.00.

 

   

certain P.O.S. cash proceeds understood as the total amount of deposits occurring during the Reference Period on accounts held by Borrower and opened at Bank, upon use of the card-acceptance service through P.O.S. devices (Point Of Sale) disbursed by Bank (physical/virtual or equivalent), totalling € 0.00.

 

   

certain cash proceeds from ATM - Cash-in Account Deposits understood as the total value of Deposits made into ATM - Cash-in (cash, cheques, cashier’s cheques) totalling € 0.00.

 

   

certain portfolio proceeds (subject to payment in due course) understood as the total amount of presentments for credit to the account subject to payment in due course of receivables and payment orders in Italy, including but not limited to bills of exchanges, collection orders and/or payment orders, whether in hard-copy or electronic format, channelled through Bank coffers during the period in question, and totalling € 0.00.

 

   

certain outgoing payment flows understood as the total amount of payments made (credit- and debit-card transactions, regular and rush RID [direct debit], Ri.Ba. [collection order], SEPA Direct-Debit, MAV [payment by advice], RAV [government remittance], F23, F24, payment slips, SEPA wire transfers), totalling € 165,000.00; excluded however are payments in which Bank is acting as creditor (e.g. loan instalment payments).

 

   

certain incoming SEPA wire-transfer proceeds understood as the total incoming SEPA wires credited to the account during the period in question, totalling € 165,000.00.

The parties stipulate, however: .

 

   

the detailed rules on individual services/products which supplement the reference parameters for the tracking of relevant balances with respect to the foregoing list, including the rules regarding any differentials, the option to reject the portfolio as presented, etc., shall remain in effect,

 

   

Borrower’s requests to access one or more services on the foregoing list, involving the issuance of credit, shall regardless be subject to Bank’s unassailable discretion on whether Borrower meets Bank’s requirements in terms of credit worthiness and Bank’s own interest.

The Parties agree that at the end of each semester beginning on 1/1 or 1/7 immediately subsequent to the date the loan is disbursed (“Reference Period”), Bank shall vet compliance in terms of Borrower’s continuing to abide by the pledge made under the instant article.

Should the foregoing duty not be entirely discharged, regardless of the reason, the Parties stipulate that Borrower shall pay a reasonable Off-setting Amount commensurate with the difference between the (i) rate/spread that would have applied to the Borrower had the latter not assumed the duty under the instant article; and (ii) rate/spread actually applied to the instant loan. That amount, calculated on a biannual basis as 0.500% of the outstanding loan balance as of the date the breach of duty is discovered, shall be paid within twenty (20) days of Bank’s notifying Borrower of the aforementioned breach. Bank shall, regardless, reserve the right to charge the aforementioned amount to the bank account opened in Borrower’s name.

The finding regarding compliance with the duty in question shall be made during each Reference Period until the loan is fully repaid. The Offsetting Amount shall only be paid for each Reference Period in which the biannual audit uncovers a failure to comply with such undertaking, as documented in the related notice sent by Bank.

The APR value set forth in the article entitled “Banking transparency, unilateral modification to the conditions and Banking and Financial Arbitrator” shall be calculated based on a presumption of ongoing compliance with the “covenant” and therefore without including the offset amount set forth in the instant article. The Annual Percentage Rate for the loan may be higher, overall, should Borrower fail to comply with the foregoing undertaking.

ART. 7 - Rescission, reduction, and release of guarantees by Bank

Any guarantees pledges in consideration for the instant contract shall remain firm and binding until the full balance of the debt is paid, regardless of when such pay-off occurs, and moreover until Bank expressly releases them, whether in whole or in part, or assents to their release or reduction.

ART. 8 - Prepayment

Borrower may prepay all or a portion of the loaned principal. Should Borrower exercise the prepayment option, and in accordance with applicable law, Borrower shall pay Bank an all-inclusive fee totalling 1.000% of the prepaid principal.

The full or partial prepayment shall, without exception, be predicated on an express written request, providing at least thirty (30) days’ notice, and provided Borrower has already had the loan disbursed.

Along with the principal, all interest on the prepaid principal accruing from the most recent instalment date until the repayment date, at the interest rate applicable immediately prior to the date of the repayment, shall be paid.

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  6  of 8

 

Any partial repayment shall serve to decrease the amount of subsequent instalments, whereas the total number of instalments as originally negotiated shall remain the same.

The foregoing shall also apply in those cases in which, due to a contract breach or for another reason, Bank has the right to demand immediate repayment of its receivables, including principal, interests (inclusive of late-payment interests), expenses, and anything else outstanding.

Where applicable according to the law, the Borrower’s right of subrogation pursuant to art. 120 quater of legislative decree385/93 and amended remains unprejudiced, with the exclusion of penalties or charges of any nature for the prepayment of this loan.

ART. 9 - Fees - Tax treatment

All fees and charges (including tax-related ones) arising from or relating to the instant contract shall be borne exclusively by Borrower.

Bank, by mutual agreement with Borrower (who herewith states it has been advised on the implications of such choice) shall not elect alternative tax under Art. 17 of Presidential Decree no. 601 (29 September 1973); thus, the loan contract and any security interests or guarantees in support of the same, regardless of when pledged, shall be subject to ordinary tax insofar as owed.

ART. 10 - Domicile - Forum selection

For all legal intents and purposes, Bank herewith elects its domicile in MILAN at the branch location for MILAN AG. 52, and Borrower at VIA TEODOSIO 65 20131 - MILAN (MI).

Disputes shall be heard by the court with personal jurisdiction over Borrower’s domicile.

ART. 11 - Banking transparency, unilateral modifications to conditions and the Banking and Financial Arbitrator

Once the instant contract is executed, Borrower shall agree to pay Bank:

 

   

underwriting fees totalling Euro 3,000.00, hereby granting Bank the right to withdraw such amount from the overall loan amount;

 

   

a processing fee totalling Euro 3,000.00 for the additional services offered by Bank and as previously announced, a fee which Bank is hereby authorised to withdraw as a separate charge against the amount actually disbursed.

Borrower acknowledges that the Annual Percentage Rate (APR), that is, the total transaction cost borne by the same, expressed as an annual loan percentage, shall be 1.610%.

Borrower further acknowledges it has reviewed the Informational Brochure relating to the instant loan.

Borrower directly acknowledges that all fees and expenses for each of the following ancillary services, requested over the lifecycle of the transaction, shall be borne by the same, according to the schedule set forth below:

INSTALMENT COLLECTION FEES

 

   

direct-debit fees € 2.50

 

   

other payment methods € 5.00

FEES FOR GENERATING AND SENDING NOTICES

 

   

fees for generating € 0.30

 

   

mailing/sending expenses - applied in accordance with the fee schedule as negotiated between Bank and the leading operators and the market. It is posted to Bank’s website (www.mps.it) and available at any Bank branch.

 

   

loan novation (assignment) € 78.00

 

   

repayment plan extensions-reductions € 104.00

 

   

expenses for calculating the loan balance € 26.00

(not charged when full pay-off is actually made by the due date for the pending instalment at the time of the request)

 

   

fees for sending reminder letters € 5.00

 

   

interest-certification fee € 8.00

 

   

duplicate of receipt € 5.84

 

   

fees for certifying loan approval € 52.00

 

   

repayment-schedule copy fee € 6.00

The expense items called “Fees for generating” and “Mailing/sending expenses” specified in the section “Fees for generating and sending notices” will not be collected by the Bank if the notices are sent electronically * NOTE-fees for generating and sending notices required under Art. 118 (Unilateral changes) of the Consolidated Banking Act, regardless of the channel used, are likewise waived.

Bank further states, and Borrower herewith agrees, pursuant to applicable banking-transparency rules, that the quantification of fees charged as periodic-notice fees shall not exceed the actual cost incurred for mailing.

In the event of a just cause, Bank reserves the right to modify contract and economic conditions under the instant article by sending a “Proposal for unilateral contract modification” with at least two (2) months’ notice, in accordance with Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385 (1 September 1993).

Borrower warrants it is neither a small business or consumer, acknowledging that Bank reserves the right in accordance with paragraph 2 of Art. 118 of Legislative decree 385/93, where the elements set forth therein be met, to modify the interest rate in whole or in part should any of the following events or conditions arise:

 

   

increase in coverage costs incurred by Bank with respect to the form of financing contracted as a consequence to any monetary policy decision, or discernible from a material increase in indices including but not limited to:

1. average CDS (Credit Default Swap) value at the leading Italian banks for capitalisations or equivalent indices that are representative of the credit spread used by leading Italian banks;

return differential between Italian treasury securities and German treasury securities (known as the BTP-BUND spread);

3. return on the issuance (a/k/a auction) of Italian treasury securities with a term equal to, or similar to, the remaining term on the loan contract;

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  7  of 8

 

 

   

- modification to any law (be it a statute or regulation) or trends in opinions by any authority with jurisdiction over the matter concerning an increase in Bank’s coverage costs in terms of reserve obligations or tax-treatment;

 

   

- increase in operating costs incurred by Bank following an increase in inflation rates as recorded by ISTAT through the national overall consumer price index (“NIC”) or other equivalent index;

 

   

- a decline in Borrower credit-worthiness with an attendant need to set aside greater principal amounts by Bank to cover the higher bad-debt risk;

118 paragraph 2 bis, shall be disclosed through a ‘Proposal to unilaterally modify the contract’ with two-months’ notice, at a minimum, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385 of 1 September 1993.

The modification shall be deemed approved where Borrower fails to withdraw from the contract by the date contemplated for its entering into effect, without any penalties or winding-up expenses, and with the restoration of conditions previously in effect.

Borrower further states it accepts and expressly approves the foregoing, including for purposes of provisions relating to transparency in banking.

For any disputes relating to interactions with Bank, Borrower may contact Bank’s Complaint Office (Viale Pietro Toselli n. 60 - 53100 Siena); where criteria for the same are met, Borrower may also contact the Banking and Financial Arbitrator (ABF)’s dispute-resolution system pursuant to Art. 128 bis of legislative decree 385/1993 (TUB), following the procedures described in the “Guide to the ABF” which can be found on the website www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it, in your bank branch or on the bank’s website www.mps.it.

ART. 12 - Mediation procedure

With respect to the duty imposed by 5 of Legislative Decree no. no. 28 (4 March 2010, as subsequently amended) to make an attempt at mediation prior to filing suit, the contracting parties herewith agree, in accordance with the aforementioned Art. 5, paragraph 5, to subject any disputes which might arise under the instant contract to the following entities (selected for their specialisation in banking and finance):

 

   

Banking and Financial Arbitrator, dispute-resolution service instituted pursuant to Art. 128-bis of Legislative Decree no. 385/93 (Consolidated Banking Act), following the instructions set forth in the “Practical Guide to the ABF”, available at www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it, at Bank branches or online at www.mps.it (which is only available to Customer, and only for disputes relating to banking services);

 

   

Banking Conciliation Entity, formed by the Banking and Finance Conciliation Association, in accordance with the “Conciliation Bylaws” available at the following website www.conciliatorebancario.it. at any Bank branch or online at www.mps.it.

Parties shall therefore be free (including after the instant contract is executed) to agree to enter into mediation with another entity, distinct from those listed supra, provided they are enrolled with the Register held at the Ministry of Justice, agreeable to both parties, and specialised in banking and finance.

 

Customer copy


BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA a corporation with registered office in Siena at Piazza Salimbeni, 3 – Share Capital: Euro 10,328,618,260.14 at 20.12.2017 – Tax ID and Registration number in the Arezzo-Siena Business Register: 00884060526 – IVA MPS Group – VAT no. 01483500524 – www.mps.it – Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banking Group – Bank Code 1030.6 – Group Code 1030.6 – Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy as no. 5274 – Member of the Inter-bank Fund for Deposit Protection and the National Guarantee Fund    Date 10/04/2019   

MILAN Branch 52

KALEYRA S.P.A. (141890818)

File no. 37899562

Archive no. 55177253

   p.  8  of 8

 

The present contract proposal, including the “Summary Document”, totals nine (9) stapled pages.

Should you agree with the foregoing, we ask that you kindly manifest your acceptance of the same by transcribing the full content hereof.

Would you kindly further copy the following provisions, signing each in explicit, individual acceptance whereof pursuant to Art. 1341, paragraph 2 of the Civil Code:

Art. 5 (Duties incumbent on Borrower; loan acceleration; contract termination)

Art. 7 (Cancellation, reduction, and waiver of guarantees by Bank)

Art. 10 second paragraph (derogation of jurisdiction)

Art. 11 (Unfavourable modifications of the economic conditions)

Art. 6 (Commercial Covenant - Off-setting amount)

 

Date 10/04/2019      
      BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA
      MILAN Branch 52

 

 

Customer copy

Exhibit 10.19

Banco BPM S.p.A. Parent company of the BANCO BPM Banking Group - Registered Office: Piazza F. Meda, 4 - 20121 Milan ph. 02/77001 Administrative Headquarters: Piazza Nogara, 2 - 37121 Verona - ph. 045/8675111 www.bancobpm.it Share Capital at 6.4.2019: Euro 7,100,000,000 fully paid - ABI 05034 - Tax ID and Milan Business Register no. 09722490969 - Representative of the IVA Banco BPM Group VAT no. 10537050964 - Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund - Enrolled in the Register maintained by the Bank of Italy and the Association of Banks of the Bank of Italy and the Association of Banking Groups - Tax-stamp duty paid online, as required, Auth. Revenue Agency of Milan 5 - n. 3358 of 10101/2017

PESCHIERA BORROMEO, 30/04/2019

 

To Whom it May Concern:    To    F.A.O.
   From   
KALEYRA SPA    LOGO    BANCO BPM
   SEGRATE – SAN FELICE
VIA TEODOSIO 65    PIAZZA CENTRO COMMERCIALE, 36
20131 MILAN MI    20090 SEGRATE MI

MAJOR BUSINESS LOAN WITH COMMERCIAL COVENANTS LOAN NO. 04261736

SUMMARY DOCUMENT NO. 1

This summary document, by express mutual agreement of the parties, shall be considered an integral and substantive part of the contract template, to which it is annexed as its frontispiece.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

   

the interest rate is agreed on a variable basis and is calculated based on the following indexation: quotation of the Euribor - Euro Interbank Offered Rate - 3 (three) months base 360 - timely recording (rate as recorded at 11 am, European Central Time, by the Euribor management committee (EMMI) as made widely available across the main online circuits, such as http: //it.euribor-rates.eu, and as published in the trade papers) in terms of the value date for the last Reference Business Day of the calendar quarter. The interest rate determined in this fashion shall be updated at the beginning of each subsequent calendar quarter. “Reference Business Day” refers to the date in which, for any payment in Euro, the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express (TARGET 2) is in effect and increased by a spread of 2.00 points. Currently the reference parameter value is equal to -0.309%, and thus as of today the interest rate is 2.000% (TWO AND /000 percent).

Should it prove impossible to discern that interest rate, the three-month Libor referring to the Euro as an index parameter, as published on the second working day prior to the end of the calendar quarter as reported in the trade papers, increased by the spread mentioned supra shall be taken into account; in instances of any increase or decrease of the latter reference parameter, the interest rate shall be adjusted to accord with the intervening variations beginning 1/1, 1/4, 1/7, 1/10 following the aforementioned variation, and shall remain in effect for the entire calendar quarter in question.

Should the Euribor, determined as stated supra (or the Libor referring to the Euro, where the Euribor cannot be determined) be negative, the parties stipulate the rate shall be deemed zero. Thus, Bank shall apply, as against Customer, an interest rate equal to the spread until the Euribor determined as stated supra (or the Libor referring to the Euro, where the Euribor cannot be determined) is once again positive.

 

   

the late-payment interest with respect to 2.00 points above the interest rate described supra shall be applied on the tenth business day of the fifteen-day period prior to the expiry of the instalment due date, and in accordance with Law no. 108/96.

The interests shall be calculated using the nominal rates described with respect to the actual numbers of lapsed days, with the divisor referring to 360 days.

The contracting parties stipulate that beginning in the second calendar quarter following disbursement, the established spread may be modified (increased) in accordance with the rules set forth infra.

The spread shall be maintained the same where Borrower complies with the following commercial covenants (hereinafter also denoted “Covenants”) for each calendar quarter. These Covenants consist in submitting to Bank on a quarterly basis the commercial proceeds from any goods/services contracts duly executed by Borrower.

The Covenants are set forth immediately infra:

 

☐ PORTFOLIO    submission at a discounted rate of a payment in due course, advance, or release in any form of the bills receivable and electronic payment orders in Italy (including but not limited to bills of exchange, bank receipts and/or other deposit orders, including those in electronic format);

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
Loans-REPAYMENT SCHEDULE         customer copy

 

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   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 – 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

☒ ADVANCE ON INVOICES

   presentation for payment in due course of any advance or release in any form of documents (invoices) which are in any way representative of commercial receivables in Italy;
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 1,500,000.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 1,500,000.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 – 30/09 for an amount at or above 1,500,000.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 1,500,000.00

☐ PAYMENT OF BILLS RECEIVABLE

   presentation for payment into a bank account of any electronic bill receivable/payment orders (Ri.Ba [collection order] and Order Confirmations) which are domiciled for payment at our Institution;
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 - 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

☐ GUARANTEES PLEDGED

   requests for the issuance of international guarantees (including but not limited to Bid Bond, Advanced Bond, Performance Bond);
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 - 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

☐ IMPORT RECEIVABLES

   requests for the issuance of Letters of Import Credit;
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 - 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

☐ EXPORT ADVANCES

   submission of invoices for advances on exports
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 - 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

☐ IMPORT FINANCING

   the opening of import financing;
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 - 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

☐ COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS:

   transactions in Euro for deposits and payments into a commercial bank account
   1st calendar quarter 01/01 - 31/03 for an amount at or above 0.00
   2nd calendar quarter 01/04 - 30/06 for an amount at or above 0.00
   3rd calendar quarter 01/07 - 30/09 for an amount at or above 0.00
   4th calendar quarter 01/10 - 31/12 for an amount at or above 0.00

 

To determine the value of Commercial Proceeds with respect to the maintenance of the spread set as stated supra, the following will be taken into account:

 

-  for PORTFOLIO, ADVANCES ON INVOICES and PAYMENT OF BILLS RECEIVABLE

   of the nominal value of Accepted documents;

-  for GUARANTEES PLEDGED

   of the value of the guarantees issued

-  for IMPORT CREDITS

   of the value of the Letters of Import Credit issued;

-  for ADVANCES ON IMPORTS and IMPORT FINANCING

   the value of the advances/loans granted;

-  for COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS

   the value in Euro of transactions in a commercial bank account

To determine the proceeds, the presentments accepted, guarantees pledged, and loans granted are calculated, with their value as of the last business day of the quarter.

Failure to respect even a single one of the Covenant objectives during the calendar quarter in question shall lead to the application, during the subsequent calendar quarter, of the spread as herewith set at 2.50; this without prejudice to the fact that (quarter by quarter, and until the end of the repayment period) the meeting of the foregoing Covenant objectives shall modify the application (with respect to the next quarter) of the established spread.

 

b)

Borrower shall likewise bear the following expenses and conditions:

 

-  Underwriting expenses to be repaid through a withholding on the amount disbursed;

   EURO 9,000.00)  

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
Loans-REPAYMENT SCHEDULE         customer copy

 

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-  Other expenses: ANCILLARY INSURANCE POLICY

     EURO 0.00    

-  file-processing fees:

     EURO 0.00    

-  Instalment collection fee:

     EURO 2.75    

-  Notice-mailing expenses:

     EURO 0.00    

-  Fees for novations, replacements of guarantee, authorised delays, as well as supplemental deeds of any kind

     0.50   of the outstanding balance minimum EURO 200.00) maximum EURO 2,000.00)

-  Fees for deferring an instalment payment:

     EURO 0.00)    

-  Fees for notice of instalment due date:

     EURO 1.25     (charged only where the instalment is not paid through direct debit from an account held at the disbursing institution);

-  Fees for requesting certifications, legal/accounting documents, interests:

     EURO 1.25    

-  Charges for prepayments calculated based on the prepaid principal amount:

     1.00  

-  Expenses for administrative costs deriving from variations of the economic conditions not in conformity with the contractual terms made through a bilateral agreement between the parties:

     EURO 50.00:    

-  Alternative tax with respect to the disbursed amount:

     0.25   (where an election has been made under Presidential Decree no. 601/73 and as amended);

-  Fees for postal stamp duties and other duties not listed supra in the applicable statutory amount.

    

 

c)

The APR (Annual Percentage Rate) is 2.9762%

 

d)

Repayment Schedule annexed to the instant contract.

CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Please note that, per your request and subject to your acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in the instant proposal, we herewith grant your company, KALEYRA SPA, with registered office at VIA TEODOSIO 65, 20131 MILAN, Tax ID / VAT no 0000012716960153 (hereinafter, “Borrower”) a loan in the amount of Euro 1,200,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND /00 EURO) to be repaid in 42 months, plus any pre-repayment period, to be understood as a firm commitment by Bank as defined under Art. 3 of the Contract Terms, infra.

The Borrower further states that the loan has been requested for future company needs; the loan is therefore approved for such purposes by Bank. Thus, Borrower stipulates that the current provisions regarding “Consumer Credit” under Art. 121 of legislative decree 385/93 (Banking Consolidation Act) shall not apply to the operation.

In accordance with applicable transparency-in-banking and contract rules, under CICR Resolution of 4 March 2003, and subsequent provisions of the Bank of Italy, a “Summary Document” is annexed to the contract (constituting an integral part of the this contract) in which the economic terms and conditions governing the loan appear.

The loan is further governed by the following terms and conditions, as well as the “General Conditions relating to the Bank - Customer relationship” which you herewith stipulate are known and accepted by you.

The foregoing shall be without prejudice to the fact that the relationship might be transferred by Bank to another branch without a new contract being required. Any change in the distinct number of the banking relationship (including where such change is prompted by such a transfer) shall not constitute a novation of the same.

In exercising its money-lending function, Bank is subject to controls performed by the Bank of Italy, with registered office at Via Nazionale 91 - 00184 Rome.

This Contract is governed by Italian law.

CONTRACT RULES

 

1)

Repayment of the loan shall be made by Borrower through a total of fourteen (14) quarterly instalments, which shall include both principal and interests, currently set at Euro 88,963.30, (EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE AND 30/100 EURO) which shall be due on 31/3, 30/6, 30/9 and 31/12 each year, with the first instalment due on 31/03/2020 and the last instalment on 30/06/2023, as set forth in the repayment schedule which, executed by both parties, is annexed hereto, becoming an integral and substantive part of the instant contract.

Borrower stipulates that Bank shall (where there is an increase or decrease in the interest rate as determined - for variable-interest rate contracts) adjust the loan’s repayment schedule accordingly: the outstanding principal shall become the original principal, the remaining term shall be the “term”, and the “interest rate” shall be determined as stated supra. Consequently, the annexed repayment schedule shall be understood as merely illustrative of the loan repayment: to wit, it may vary depending on the principal portion, as well as with respect to the interest portion, and likewise with respect to the total amount of each individual instalment (with either graduated repayment, or fixed repayment with equal instalments), or solely with respect to the interest portion and the overall amount of each instalment (for uniform repayment, that is, one using a fixed principal amount).

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
Loans-REPAYMENT SCHEDULE         customer copy

 

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Before beginning the repayment period, Borrower shall pay interests only, calculated at the rate stated in Art. 2, subpart (a), supra, beginning 30/4/2019.

Pre-repayment interests shall be paid by Borrower to Bank on a postpaid basis in three instalments, the first of which comes due on 30/06/2019, in the amount of Euro 4,066.67 (FOUR THOUSAND SIXTY-SIX AND 67/100 EURO) and each as specified in the annexed repayment schedule.

Borrower stipulates that Bank shall (for any increase or decrease in the interest rate as determined supra) adjust the instalment of interest-only payments on the loan as well. Consequently, the amount set forth supra shall be understood as supplied for illustrative purposes only.

Bank shall have the right but not the duty to charge at each individual deadline, against the account Borrower holds at the Lending Bank, the loan instalment, regardless of whether overdrawn, and by the same token Bank shall have the option to collect any other amount owed to Bank by Borrower pursuant to the loan. Borrower undertakes to make sufficient funds for payment timely available. Bank is authorised herewith to make changes to the repayment instalments pursuant to any interest-rate variances arising hereafter.

Borrower, moreover, stipulates that Bank (within the exercise of its credit-assessment operations) shall not be obliged to accept the proposed Commercial Proceeds unconditionally. Rather, such Proceeds shall be subject to independent, discretionary assessments by Bank, who may therefore decide to reject such Commercial Proceeds as proffered by Borrower. Consequently, a breach of the Covenants may occur, and the greater spread as defined in the instant article applied.

 

2)

Bank reserves the right to modify the economic conditions (other than the interest rate) applied to the loan. Where such modification is to Borrower’s detriment, Bank undertakes to comply with all statutory rules regarding contract-condition transparency under Art. 118 of the Consolidated Bank Act (as subsequently amended). Borrower expressly assents to Bank’s option to do so.

Pursuant to Art. 119 of the Consolidated Bank Act, Bank shall supply Borrower (at contract expiry, and at least once per year) a detailed notice, with a complete, straight-forward advisory on the performance of the relationship, and an updated framework for the economic conditions applied. The method for sending such notice shall include hard-copy mailing and paperless (electronic) delivery.

Borrower expressly agrees to accept paperless delivery of periodic notices. At any time over the course of the relationship, Borrower shall have the right to change its notice-delivery methods by sending a specific request via registered mail to the branch where the banking relationship was established.

 

3)

Bank undertakes to refrain from withdrawing from the contract throughout its term, except in those scenarios contemplated in Art. 7 of the instant Contract Terms.

 

4)

Borrower undertakes to repay, by the established deadlines, the amounts owed under the loan as approved. Compliance with all duties assumed under the loan contract shall not be delayed, even where Borrower and/or Borrower’s guarantors have raised a dispute in or out of court. With respect to the principal, late-payment interests shall be calculated as contemplated under the contract beginning on the payment due date, and until the actual payment, in any of the following cases:

 

   

failure to pay the contemplated loan-instalment payment by the established instalment date;

 

   

termination of the relationship following any acceleration of the loan, termination of the contract, or for any other reason.

 

5)

For any amount of money or for any reason which, to protect its own receivable, Bank pays on Borrower’s behalf, and any expense (including out-of-court expenses) that Bank might incur for the protection and collection of its own receivable shall be immediately repaid by Borrower along with interests accruing thereto in the amount contemplated for late-payment interests from the date of disbursement, which a right attaching to Bank to collect as soon as the first payment made; debtor thus waives the option of having such collected amounts otherwise allocated. By the same token, Bank shall have the right to request Borrower immediately repay any charge or increase following a change and/or new interpretation (including by an administrative authority) of the rules and provisions governing the transaction.

 

6)

All obligations are understood to be taken on by the Borrower on its own behalf and by its guarantors in a joint and indivisible manner, and with the binding obligation of joint and several liability and indivisibility for their heirs, successors and assigns. If there is more than one debt relationship with the Bank, the customer has the right to declare - pursuant to article 1193, first paragraph, of the Italian civil code - at the time of payment which debt it intends to satisfy. Absent such statement, Bank may allocate (as a waiver of the statutory-default provision otherwise available under Art. 1193, paragraph 2 of the Civil Code) the payments made by customer, or any payments received by a third party, to discharge or lessen any duty assumed by customer by providing notice to the latter.

Unless decided otherwise by the Bank, any payment made by the Borrower shall be allocated firstly to the repayment of expenses and charges, then to the payment of ancillary charges and interest and, with regard to the remainder, towards the principal. In the event of late payment/default, the Bank shall have the right to allocate the payments it receives firstly to the repayment of the overall crude late payment interest, the expenses and charges the ancillary charges and interest charges and finally the principal.

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
Loans-REPAYMENT SCHEDULE         customer copy

 

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7)

Borrower may see the loan accelerated upon the occurrence of any scenario enumerated under Art. 1186 of the Civil Code, including instances of:

 

   

court actions, protested bills, receiverships and enforcement proceedings, seizure of assets, recordings of statutory or judicial liens as against the Borrower or guarantor which (in Bank’s estimation) might deteriorate the receivable;

 

   

Borrower being subject to any insolvency proceeding (including, as the case may be, special administration), liquidation, or the transfer of assets to creditors;

 

   

the occurrence of events (including changes to its legal entity, variations in share capital, bond issuances, changes in company ownership and/or leadership) such that Borrower or guarantor’s equity, corporate, financial, or economic position is infringed thereby, such that Bank’s collection of its receivables is at risk; - Borrower’s failure to fully and timely discharge its credit/financial duties with respect to any pending transactions with Bank; -change to Borrower’s business operations;

 

   

the occurrence of any scenario contemplated under Art. 2743 of the Civil Code, subject to Bank’s option (pursuant to that same statutory provision) to request and obtain a satisfactory security interest in other assets, including in the case of any general or localised depreciation of the guarantee as pledged, as shown through objective market parameters, as well as for any other reason whatsoever.

Other triggers for terminating the contract as a matter of law under Art.1456 of the Italian civil code in the event of:

 

   

failure to make timely payment, be it in whole or in part, of any amount due under the loan, and/or of any interest and ancillary charges relating to the same;

 

   

failure to use the loan proceeds for approved purposes;

 

   

misrepresentation in any documentation produced or communication made to Bank;

 

   

failure to carry out the duties arising from the institution of a security interest where contemplated under the loan contract

Should Bank intend (pursuant to the occurrence of any of the foregoing scenarios) to exercise one of the options stated supra, Bank shall advise Borrower in writing (including through telex, telegram, fax, simple letter, or certified email a/k/a/ “P.E.C.”).

Consequently, Borrower and/or guarantors shall be required to make immediate payment not only against the outstanding, past-due instalments, but also as against the entire outstanding principal balance as pending as of the date the contract is terminated or notice of loan acceleration is made, as well as of all interests, ancillary charges and fees, including the amount for any insurance premiums for which the Bank, in the absence of a payment by Borrower and/or guarantors, provided cover.

All guarantees as contractually established, and those subsequently acquired by Bank shall stand, and Bank shall have the right to take action as against Borrower and guarantors in the manner and with the procedures deemed most convenient by Bank.

Borrower shall further pay Bank a penalty calculated in the same manner, and in the same amount, as the fee to be paid for prepayment of disbursed capital in accordance with the economic conditions appearing in the summary document.

 

8)

Borrower shall have the right to request to prepay, or fully pay off, the loan. In such cases, Borrower shall pay Bank, in addition to the principal, the interests and fees for accounting and other charges as accrued in a manner to be negotiated directly with Bank, as well as the compensation (calculated based on the prepaid principal amount) as set forth in the Summary Document.

Each prepayment shall serve to lower the amount of subsequent instalments; the number of instalments as originally negotiated shall stand, absent express waiver by bank and borrower.

 

9)

(operating provision for instance of a guarantee with promissory note) To secure repayment of the loan and anything else due:

Borrower shall issue, for Bank’s benefit, its own promissory note to mature “on sight no later than                 ” as required under Art. 39 of Royal Decree no.1669, in an amount equal to the loan amount and endorsed by                         

 

 

Borrower agrees that the foregoing note be retained by Bank until all credit interests arising from the loan have been satisfied so that Bank might rely on such note, in instances of contract termination or loan acceleration, in an enforcement or court proceeding, in order to collect its credit (with respect to principal, interests, expenses, and ancillary costs) as actually held as against borrower.

With respect to the foregoing, Bank is herewith authorised to record on such promissory note both a notation of the amortisation interest as well as the late-payment interests, in the amount established.

Bank shall be released from making a tangible presentment to debtor for payment of the security; rather (for such purposes) Bank’s notice of contract termination or loan acceleration (in the manner required under the contract) shall suffice. Consequently, the security may be used by Bank in an enforcement or court proceeding with no other formalities required.

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
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10)

The borrower offers the following guarantees that are promptly established with a separate deed:

 

 

Any security interests created with respect to the contract shall be deemed automatically created to secure the duty to repay amounts due by Borrower in instances of an overdrawn account.

 

11)

(operating provision for any security interests with a lien/privilege) Borrower, any pledgor, their heirs or assigns, expressly and herewith waives the right to request, with respect to any early payoff, the release (be it full or partial) of the assets on which the lien and/or security interest was pledged until two (2) years from the day of the payoff was made. Such provision shall be stipulated as an express waiver of the statutory default provision otherwise available under Art. 1200 of the Civil Code. Should repayment be made at contract expiry, or later, the period set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be adjusted to one (1) year. Bank further reserves the right to permit or restrict, at its own unassailable discretion, the release of any privilege and/or security interest before the aforementioned periods have elapsed, as well as any restrictions or reductions in the guarantee itself even before full loan payoff is made.

 

12)

Bank’s own accounting ledgers and entries shall be used as proof between Bank and Borrower.

 

13)

All expenses under the instant document and its annexes, which arise or relate to the same, as well as any charges for taxes or fees now pending or arising hereafter shall be borne by the customer, who herewith expressly agrees to assume such charges, pledging to pay and/or reimburse them upon simple request by Bank.

 

14)

The Parties, pursuant to Art. 17 of Presidential Decree no. 601/1973 (as subsequently amended) have elected to have the instant legal document be subject to alternative tax under Art. 15 et seq. of the aforementioned Presidential Decree no. 601/1973.

 

15)

The sending of letters, any notices, and any other statement or correspondence by Bank shall be made to Borrower and deemed fully binding if sent to the address set forth below: VIA TEODOSIO 65, 20131 MILAN or as hereafter supplied in writing. All customer correspondence and notices to Bank regarding the pending relationship shall be made in writing to the branch where the relationship was instituted. Should Borrower move abroad, Borrower’s domicile with respect to the relationships governed hereunder is herewith stipulated as automatically elected with the Mayor of the City of Milan.

 

16)

The venue for any dispute shall be the court with personal jurisdiction over Bank’s Registered Office, or alternatively over that of the Bank branch where the banking relationship was instituted. Both Borrower and Bank may further institute any proceeding including before a court with jurisdiction over the subject matter in the judicial circuit in which Borrower’s residence or registered office is located; likewise, alternatively, before any court with personal jurisdiction over any Bank branch, provided it is in the Region where the Borrower’s residence or registered office is located, or where an establishment with representation for Borrower is located, provided such establishment has been authorised to have standing for the subject matter in question.

 

17)

Borrower states that it herewith receives, through a deposit into its account numbered 000000000001726, and held at branch no. 3180, the full amount of Euro 1,200,000.00 net of the amounts relating to fees, expenses, and taxes, for which it herewith issues, with the instant legal document, a full receipt and satisfaction of the same, and thus expressly assumes the role of debtor as against Lending Bank, and undertakes to make repayment as set forth in the preceding articles.

 

18)

 

1.

Should a dispute arise between Customer and Bank with respect to the interpretation and application of contracts relating to services rendered by Bank, Customer may lodge a complaint with Bank in one of the following ways:

 

   

via hand-delivered letter, and the attendant issuance of a receipt, at any Bank Branch;

 

   

via registered letter with advice of receipt to the following address: Banco BPM S.p.A. - Complaint Office - Via Polenghi Lombardo, 13 - 26900 Lodi;

 

   

online using the “Contact Us” - “Complaints” Section on Bank’s website;

 

   

via email to: reclam@bancobpm.it;

 

   

via email to: reclami@pec.bancobpmspa.it. reclami@pec.bancobpmspa.it.

Bank shall be required to respond:

 

   

within thirty (30) days’ receipt, if the complaint involves banking and financial products and services;

 

   

within sixty (60) days’ receipt, if the complaint involves investment services;

 

   

within forty-five (45) days’ receipt, if the complaint involves insurance contracts and services;

 

2.

Should Customer not be satisfied by the resolution of the complaint, or should Customer not have received a response by the deadline, Customer may launch an out-of-court or mediation / conciliation procedure as set forth infra.

For any disputes involving banking and financial transactions and services, as well as insurance contracts and services (with the exception of policies that are deemed to be financial products) Customer may:

 

   

contact, pursuant to Art. 128-bis of Legislative Decree no. no. 385 (1 September 1993) of the Consolidated Bank Act (hereinafter also denoted the “TUB”), the Banking and Financial Arbitrator (ABF), where the amount in controversy is at or below Euro 100,000, if the claim involves a monetary demand, or for any amount in controversy in all other cases. The petition shall be signed by Customer; the appeal may be presented on Customer’s behalf by an industry association to which Customer belongs, or by another duly deputised agent. In such cases, the appeal shall likewise be signed by Customer or shall be accompanied by a power of attorney. The petition shall be generated using the forms posted to the ABF website, and available from any Bank of Italy branch open to the public. Alternatively, the appeal may be: sent directly to the technical secretariat for the ABF Council with jurisdiction over the matter (following the

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
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instructions stated on the forms) or to any Bank of Italy branch, or presented at any Bank of Italy branch open to the public. The petition to the ABF may not be filed later than twelve months after submission of the complaint to Bank. Should Customer wish to file a complaint petition as stated supra, Customer shall provide prompt notice of the same to Bank by sending a copy of the petition through registered mail with advice of receipt or certified email to Bank. Further information on the dispute resolution system as per art. 128-bis of the Consolidated Bank Act (TUB) can be found in the website of the Organisation (www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it); or alternatively:

 

   

institute (either with or without having entered into the complaint procedure set forth in paragraph 1, supra) a mediation proceeding with the Bank Conciliation Entity formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator - Association for Banking, Finance, and Corporate Dispute Resolution - ADR (enrolled in the register of conciliation entities maintained by the Ministry of Justice) as the Entity specialised in Banking and Financial disputes, which has a network of conciliators across Italy (information available at www.conciliatorebancario.it). An equivalent right is reserved to Bank.

In the case of insurance contracts and services (with the exception of policies which constitute financial products), furthermore, Customer has the option to contact IVASS (Institute for Insurance Supervision) instead, through the www.ivass.it website (see “Guide to Complaints”) where one might obtain all necessary information and forms.

For any disputes involving investment activities and services, Customer has the option to contact:

 

   

the Financial Dispute Arbitrator (hereinafter, also denoted “ACF”) pursuant to Art. 2, paragraph 5-bis of Legislative Decree no. 179/2007, which was instituted via CONSOB Resolution no. 19602 of 04 May 2016, provided the amount in controversy is at or below Euro 500,000, and no other out-of-court settlement proceedings have been instituted by Bank and entered into by Customer, and provided the dispute involves the breach of duties of disclosure, care, fairness, and transparency as are incumbent on all brokers and intermediaries. The petition to the ACF can only be presented by the Customer, personally or through an association representing the interests of consumers or an attorney in fact. The petition shall be drafted and sent to the ACF in accordance with the procedures published by the ACF on its website. The option to appeal to the ACF shall not be available where more than twelve (12) months have passed since the complaint was lodged with Bank, the dispute involves damages other than those directly and immediately consequential to Bank’s breach or violation of the foregoing duties, or where the dispute involves non-economic damages. Further information on the dispute-resolution system established under Consob Resolution no. 19602 are available on the Entity’s website. The right to appeal to the ACF may always be exercised, even where the contract includes a waiver, or provisions allowing the dispute to be heard by another out-of-court dispute-resolution entity; or alternatively

 

   

institute (either with or without having entered into the complaint procedure set forth in paragraph 1, supra) a mediation proceeding with the Bank Conciliation Entity formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator - Association for Banking, Finance, and Corporate Dispute Resolution - ADR (enrolled in the register of conciliation entities maintained by the Ministry of Justice) as the Entity specialised in Banking and Financial disputes, which has a network of conciliators across Italy (information available at www.conciliatorebancario.it). An equivalent right is reserved to Bank.

3.

The right to file a suit remains unprejudiced when the mediation intended to reach conciliation ends without a resolution.

 

4.

Customer likewise acknowledges that Art. 5, paragraph 1-bis of Legislative Decree no. no. 28 (4 March 2010), introduced by Law no. 98 (9 August 2013, which converted Law Decree no. 69 of 21 June 2013), established, amongst other things, that those intending to assert a right relating to an insurance, banking, or financial contract dispute in a court of law are required to make an attempt at mediation under that same Legislative Decree no. 28/2010, or conciliation under Legislative Decree no. 179/2007, or the procedure instituted in implementation of Article 128-bis of the Consolidated Banking and Credit Act under Legislative Decree no. 385/1993 for the matters governed by the same. Such legal provision shall remain in effect until 21 September 2017, subject of course to any subsequent statutory modifications.

 

5.

In relation to the provision referred to in art. With respect to the previously cited provision under Art. 5, paragraph 1-bis of Legislative Decree no. 28/2010, and in implementation of paragraph 5 of the same Article, the contracting parties herewith agree to submit any disputes arising out of the instant contract to the Banking Conciliation Entity formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator - Association for Banking, Financial, and Corporate Dispute resolution - ADR (enrolled in the register of conciliation entities held by the Ministry of Justice) as the entity specialised in Banking and Finance disputes, and which has a network of conciliators across the country.

However, the Customer who under Art. 3, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree no. 206 (6 September 2005) the (“Consumer Code”) is deemed a “consumer”, shall only be required to make a mediation attempt by submitting an application for mediation to the Banking and Financial Conciliator - Association for Banking, Financial, and Corporate Dispute Resolution - ADR, where the aforementioned Entity is located where the Court with personal jurisdiction over the matter is located, that is, over the consumer’s residence or elective domicile. Therefore, where such criterion is not met, Customer who is also a “consumer” may apply for mediation with another entity in the location where the Court with personal jurisdiction over the parties is located, provided Customer shall have the right to contact the Banking and Financial Conciliator or the Banking and Financial Arbitrator as well, without being however obliged to do so.

And the proceeding under Art. 128-bis of the TUB before the Banking and Financial Arbitrator as well as the petition filed under Legislative Decree no. 179/2007 of the ACF shall - just as with the mediation procedure under Legislative Decree no. 28/2010 - meet the condition precedent for filing suit under the aforementioned Art. 5, paragraph 1-bis, of Legislative Decree no. 28/2010.

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
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6.

In adherence to the parties’ option to select the entity, the contracting parties (whether before or after execution of the instant contract) may regardless agree to seek out another entity enrolled in the same register held at the Ministry of Justice). That said, and to the extent contemplated under applicable law, the possibility of instituting a procedure under Art. 128-bis of Legislative Decree no. 385 (1 September 1993), and that is the appeal to the Banking and Financial Arbitrator, the out-of-court settlement system managed by the Bank of Italy, as well as the option to file a proceeding under Legislative Decree no. 179 of 8 October 2007, and that is, a petition to appear before the ACF, where the dispute involves an investment service, shall stand.

 

7.

EU Regulation no. 524/2013 of the European Parliament and Council of 21 May 2013 regarding consumer online-dispute resolution (hereinafter, the “ODR Regulation”), instituted a European platform (hereinafter, the “Online Dispute Resolution Platform’’ or “ODR Platform”) which serves to facilitate out-of-court dispute resolutions for contractual obligations arising from online sales or service contracts between a consumer residing in the EU, and a professional with an establishment in the EU. More specifically, the ODR Platform consists of an interactive website which consumers and professionals alike may access free of charge, and which interfaces directly with the Italian alternative-dispute resolution entities including the ABF and ACF (hereinafter, the “ADR Entities”). In addition to providing general information on out-of-court settlements of the aforementioned contractual disputes, the ODR Platform allows customers to institute and manage the complaint proceeding before the ADR Entity online, by filling out the designated electronic form (to which the relating supporting documentation will be attached). Therefore, subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, Customers deemed “consumers” under the Consumer Code, for the out-of-court settlement of disputes involving services and or products sold by Bank online, may contact the ODR Entity of Customer’s choice, and submit a complaint through the ODR Platform as well. To that end, Customer may consult the ODR Platform website at httPs://webaate.ec.europa.eu/odr/main/?event=main.home.show&lna=IT.

SIGNATURES

If you agree with the foregoing, we ask that you kindly return a signed copy of the instant document, using (verbatim) the text appearing infra, in your acceptance whereof, and of all provisions subject to your express approval, and with all representations required.

With best regards,

 

BANCO BPM
/s/ Banco BPM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.A.O.

BANCO BPM

 

I/WE HAVE received your proposal as it appears supra, and which I/we herewith execute in full and unconditional acceptance whereof.

 

I/We state:

 

☐   I/we have availed my/ourselves of the option, prior to executing the contract, of obtaining:

 

☐   a copy of the contract suitable for execution at the cost set forth in the summary document, not to exceed the underwriting expenses

 

☐   contract template without the economic conditions and expense estimate based on the information supplied by me/us

 

I/We did not avail my/ourselves of the option to secure a contract template or copy

•  the instant document along with its annexes has been signed by me/us following the placement of a “seal of guaranty” which ensures the restriction against partition or modification of the same.

 

30/04/2019

    

VIA TEODOSIO 65 20131 MILAN MI

 

  

 

 

 

Date

    

Address

Surname, First Name, place and date of birth or Business Name

     Signature
      

Kaleyra S.p.A

  

 

 

 

 

 

I/We state we expressly approved, in accordance with Art. 1341, paragraph 2, of the Civil Code - the following
provisions of the foregoing terms and conditions of your

Unsecured Variable Rate Loan with Covenants

2) Bank’s option to modify the economic conditions, other than the interest rate;

4) Duty to timely discharge all duties even in instances of in- or out-of-court settlement- late-payment interests;

ART.5) expenses for credit collection - repayment of charges and increases;

ART 6) joint and several liability for all heirs and assigns; allocations of payments;

ART 7) contract termination - acceleration of loan;

 

  

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11) waiver of requests to release guarantees;

12) probative value of Bank accounting ledgers and entries;

13) tax expenses and charges to be borne by Borrower;

16) waiver of the right to trial;

18) Complaints and out-of-court dispute resolution methods.

Signature/s:

Kaleyra S.p.A.

I/We state that I/we have received a copy of the instant contract executed as between the undersigned, and a copy of any annexes.

Signature/s:

Kaleyra S.p.A.

 

  

Signature in acceptance and approval whereof by Borrower

 

  
     
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Exhibit 10.20

[illegible] A. Parent company of the BANCO BPM Banking Group - Registered Office: Piazza F. Meda, 4 -20121 Milan Tel 02/77001 Administrative Office, 2 – 37121 Verona – Tel. 045/8675111 www.bancobpm.it Share Capital at 6.4.2019. Euro 7,100,000,000 ent. Paid up – ABI 05034 - Taxpayer’s Id. Code and Registration in the Companies Register of Milan no. 09722490969 - Representative of the IVA Banco BPM Group VAT Id. no. IVA 10537050964 - Member of the Fondo Interbancario di Tutela dei Depositi [Interbank Deposit Protection Fund] and of the Fondo Nazionale di Garanzia [National Guarantee Fund] – Registered in the Bank of Italy’s List of Banks and in the List of Banking Groups - Stamp duty paid online, if due, under Auth. Revenue Ag., Office of Milan 5 - no. 3358 of 10/01/2017.

PESCHIERA BORROMEO, on 23/07/2019

 

To Whom it May Concern:

KALEYRA SPA

 

VIA TEODOSIO 65

20131 MILANO

  

To From

 

LOGO

  

Messrs.

BANCO BPM

SEGRATE – SAN FELICE

PIAZZA CENTRO COMMERCIALE, 36

20090 SEGRATE MI

UNSECURED INTERNATIONALIZATION LOAN

Loan no. 04362344

SUMMARY DOCUMENT NO. 1

This summary document, by express mutual agreement of the parties, shall be considered an integral and essential part of the contract template, to which it is annexed as its title page.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The interest rate is determined based on the following benchmark:

3 (three) months Euribor - Euro lnterbank Offered Rate - 360 basis - updated (quoted at 11AM, Central Europe Time, by the Euribor Steering Committee - EMMI - made public through the main electronic trading platforms, such as http://it.euribor-rates.eu, and through specialized press) with value date at the date of execution and the start date of each instalment. The interest rate so determined will be updated each time to the date corresponding to the start date of the instalment, increased by a spread of 2.0000 points.

 

fixed throughout the loan term.

 

floating, based on the variations in the benchmark,

for an amount of / currently equal to nominal 2.0000%.

In case of a floating rate, the above value is indicative and referred to the rate in force at the time of execution:

 

   

if the benchmark determined as above (and, in case of failure or future impossibility of determination, the Libar as defined below) has a negative value, the same will be conventionally considered equal to zero: as a consequence, Bank will charge Borrower an interest rate equal to the spread until the benchmark value rises above zero again;

 

   

if it is not possible to determine the benchmark rate as indicated above, the benchmark considered will be the 3 months Libor referred to Euro, quoted on the second working day before the end of each calendar quarter, as reported on specialized press, increased by the spread indicated above; In case of an increase or decrease in this latter benchmark, the interest rate will be adjusted to reflect the changes occurred, starting from 1/1, 1/4, 1/7 or 1/10 following such change, and will remain in effect throughout each calendar quarter.

Therefore, given that the value of the aforementioned benchmark is currently equal to -0.3750% and the spread is, as said, 2.0000 points, the nominal annual rate of the loan, in light of the above, is currently set at 2.0000%.

Interest-only period (if applicable) will be charged in the same way as the repayment interest

The interests shall be calculated using the nominal rates described with respect to the actual numbers of lapsed days, with the divisor referring to 360 days.

Late-payment interest: set at 2.0000 percentage points higher than the Interest rate charged as above, in force at the date of expiry of the instalment, and however in compliance with Law 108/96.

The following costs will be charged to Borrower

 

- Arrangement fees to be withheld from the amount of the loan

   Euro    54,000.00;       

- Other expenses: ANCILLARY INSURANCE COVERAGE

   Euro    0.00;     

- file-processing fees:

   Euro    0.00;     

- Instalment fee:

   Euro    2.75;     

- Costs of communications                 on paper:

   Euro    1.25;     

                                                              electronically.

   Euro    0.00;     

- Costs for assumptions of debt, security replacements, extensions or deferments, as well as for additions of any nature whatsoever

      0.50%      on the residual debt Euro 200.00 minimum; Euro 2,000.00 maximum;

- Fees for deferring an instalment payment:

   Euro    0.00;     

 

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- Fees for notice of instalment due date:

   Euro    1.25      (1.25 (charged only where the instalment is not paid through direct debit against an account held at the disbursing institution);

- Fees for requesting certifications, legal/accounting documents, interests;

   Euro    1.25;     

- Charges for prepayments calculated based on the prepaid principal amount:

      4.50%;     

- Administrative costs due to changes in the economic conditions not in line with the contractual agreements, stipulated by a mutual agreement of the parties:

   Euro    50.00;     

- Alternative tax with respect to the disbursed amount:

      0.25%      (0.25% (where an election has been made under Presidential Decree no. 601/73 and as amended);

- Fees for postal stamp duties and other duties not listed supra in the applicable statutory amount.

          

The ancillary insurance is optional and is not required to secure the loan under the terms and conditions herein proposed.

The Annual Percentage Rate of Charge (APRC) is 3.3149%

The REPAYMENT SCHEDULE is attached to the summary document in accordance with the provisions of art. 4 bis below (“Repayment Schedule”)

CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Whereas Borrower, named KALEYRA SPA, with registered office in MILAN, Taxpayer’s Id. Code / VAT Id. 12716960253 (the “Borrower”) has applied to Bank for a facility (also referred to as the “Loan”) for an amount of Euro 4,000,000 to be used for business financing needs;

 

a)

Bank has consented to grant Borrower the requested loan, in view of the legal, administrative, financial and technical situation of Borrower and of its assets and liabilities, as result from the statements made and the data provided by the same.

 

b)

In compliance with the legislation on transparency in contract conditions of banking transactions and services, under the CICR [Interministerial Committee for Credit and Savings] Resolution of 4 march 2003 and the subsequent provisions issued by the Bank of Italy, the “summary document” containing all economic conditions that govern the loan is attached to this agreement as the title page.

 

c)

This loan is regulated by D.Lgs [Legislative Decree] 385 of 1.9.1993 (Consolidated Banking Act, hereinafter the “TUB”) and by the pre-existing provisions, insofar as applicable; Borrower acknowledges that in view of the statements made and of the information referred to above under letter a), the transaction is not subject to the laws on “Consumer Credit” under art. 121 of the TUB;

 

d)

In addition to the following terms and conditions, this contract is also governed by the “General Customer Relationship Conditions” already known to and approved by Customer.

 

e)

This contract may be transferred from one branch to another of Bank without the need to sign a new agreement; a change in the contract identifying number, including as a consequence of a transfer as referred to above, does not amount to a novation.

 

f)

As security for the loan, by a separate deed in favour of Bank:

 

 

Borrower offers (pledge, guarantee, etc.):

for an amount of Euro

 

 

the following persons will act guarantors of the loan:

 

g)

Except as otherwise defined therein, the words and expressions used in this contract have the following meaning:

“Bullet repayment”: means a lump sum payment made as Repayment of the entire principal at the Loan expiration date, together with the relevant portion of interest. Prior to the Loan expiration date, Borrower shall pay instalments comprised entirely of interest, if it is so provided in the Contract.

“Even Total Repayment” or “French Repayment”: means repayment in instalments consisting of increasing capital repayments (calculated based on the business calendar (360/360)), and interest portions calculated on the residual debt, with reference to the actual number of days included in each period of interest, and 360 as the fixed divisor. Whilst the principal amount is always calculated as indicated above, the overall (total) amount of each instalment varies in consequence of the different number of calendar days included in each period of interest.

“Even Principal Repayment” or “Italian Repayment”: means the repayment in instalments comprised of constant capital Repayments (that is, equal for all instalments, calculated by dividing the loan principal by the number of Repayment instalments) and portions of interest calculated on the residual debt, decreasing over time.

“REPAYMENT SCHEDULE”: table representing the composition, in terms of principal and interest portions (as well as any other cost items) of the loan Repayment instalments that Borrower must pay to Bank, calculated at the interest rate defined in the Contract. In floating rate loans, the table is merely indicative.

[illegible] the above being stated

Bank and Borrower, hereinafter jointly referred to - where required - as the “Parties”, intend hereby to carry out the aforementioned financing transaction under the following terms and conditions.

 

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CONTRACT RULES

Art. 1 - Effect of the recitals

The Parties expressly approve the above recitals, which form an integral and essential part of this contract.

Art. 2 - Subject of the contract

Bank hereby grants Borrower, at Borrower’s request, a loan of the amount of Euro 4,000,000.00 for a maximum term of 24 months, plus the interest-only period, where agreed, under the conditions set out below, and to be intended as a firm commitment by Bank, as defined in art. 2 bis below.

The Parties agree that the amounts granted under this Loan will be disbursed upon the signing of this contract.

Art. 2 bis - assumption of a firm commitment

3) Bank undertakes to refrain from withdrawing from the contract throughout its term, except in those scenarios contemplated in Art. 14 of the instant Contract Terms.

Art. 3 - Interest

Borrower undertakes, from the date of disbursement, to pay the interest as agreed in amount and frequency in the summary document and in the Repayment Schedule.

Borrower acknowledges and accepts that if the interest is charged at a floating rate, Bank will redetermine the Repayment Schedule in case of an increase or decrease of the rate, and therefore the Repayment Schedule is to be intended as merely indicative.

Any delay or failure to deliver the payment notice will not exempt Borrower from the obligation to pay the amounts owed by the due date, and such delay or failure may not be invoked as a reason of inapplicability of the late-payment interest due under article 11 below.

If an interest payment date is not a business day (calculated based on the calendar of the “TARGET” international payment system), the interest payment shall be considered as due on the next succeeding business day (however, if such day falls in the following month, the payment must be made on the last working day preceding the actual expiration date), with consequent extension (or reduction) of the interest period until the payment date so modified: interest, where still due, will continue to accrue from the day following the payment date so modified.

It is understood that if the interest rate determined under this article 3, or the late-payment interest under article 11 below exceed, for any reason, the maximum interest rate allowed by Law no. 108 of 7/3/1996, as published in the quarterly ministerial decrees issued under art. 2, Law 108 of 7/3/1996, such rates shall be automatically reduced to one tenth of a percentage point lower than the threshold rate under art. 2, Law 108/1996, and therefore applied in compliance with the Usury provisions contained in Law 108 of 7 March 1996 and with the Ministerial indications in force for the time being.

Art. 4 - Disbursement of the loan upon signing the contract

Borrower declares that upon signing this contract, the same has received, on its bank account no. 3180, held with branch 1726, the amount of the Loan net of fees, costs and taxes, full receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. Borrower therefore hereby acknowledges that it owes a debt to Bank and has an obligation of repayment in that respect as provided in article 5 below. For such purpose, Bank hands Borrower a proof of deposit into the bank account held in Borrower’s name.

Art. 4 bis - Repayment Schedule

The Repayment Schedule - inclusive of the interest-only period, where agreed, and instalment adjustment - is reported in the Summary Document attached hereto.

Borrower, having been informed and being aware of the various options made available by Bank for the development of the Repayment Schedule, opts for the ☐ Bullet Repayment ☒ the Even Total Repayment ☐ the Even Principal Repayment method.

Borrower stipulates that Bank shall (where there is an increase or decrease in the interest rate as determined - for floating-interest rate contracts) adjust the loan’s Repayment Schedule accordingly: the outstanding principal shall become the original “principal”, the remaining term shall be the “term”, and the “interest rate” shall be determined as stated supra. Once the amounts are disbursed, upon the signing of this contract, Borrower will be given the Repayment Schedule, which shall be considered as “indicative”, insofar as its purpose is just to demonstrate what the amount of each instalment would be, if the interest rate determined upon signing the Contract remained unchanged throughout the repayment period. Therefore, it is not intended to precisely set the final amount of each instalment, which may vary both as to the principal and to the interest portion (in case of Even Total or “French” Repayment) or only with regard to the interest (in case of Even Principal or “Italian” Repayment, or of Bullet Repayment), and however in relation to the total amount of each single instalment. If the interest rate charged on the loan principal is fixed, on the other hand, the schedule referred to above shall be considered as the actual Repayment Schedule.

Art. 5 - Loan repayment

Borrower undertakes, on its own behalf as well as for its successors and assigns, to refund any amount owed in connection with this Loan, by paying:

 

1 interest-only instalment on a quarterly basis, the first and last of which will be due on 30/09/2019;

 

8 repayment instalments on a quarterly basis, the first of which will be due on 31/12/2019, and the last on 31/12/2021;

 

Bullet Repayment: *************** instalments, the last of which - or the only one - inclusive of the entire principal, will correspond to the loan expiration date, on ***************.

If an interest payment date is not a business day (calculated based on the calendar of the “TARGET2” (Transeuropean Automated Real Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer) international payment system), the interest payment shall be considered as due on the next succeeding business day; however, if such day falls in the following month, the payment must be made on the last working day preceding the actual expiration date.

Art. 6 - Overdraft charges on instalments

Borrower undertakes to make sufficient funds for payment timely available. Bank shall have the right but not the duty to charge at each individual deadline, against the account Borrower holds at the Lending Bank, the loan instalment, regardless of whether overdrawn, and by the same token Bank shall have the option to collect any other amount owed to Bank by Borrower pursuant to the loan.

Art. 7 - Debt recovery costs

 

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5) For any amount of money which, for any reason related to protection of its own receivable, Bank pays on Borrower’s behalf, and any expense (including out-of-court expenses) that Bank might incur for the protection and collection of its own receivable shall be immediately repaid by Borrower along with interests accruing thereto in the amount contemplated for late-payment interests from the date of disbursement, which a right attaching to Bank to collect as soon as the first payment made; debtor thus waives the option of having such collected amounts otherwise allocated. By the same token, Bank shall have the right to request Borrower immediately repay any charge or increase following a change and/or new interpretation (including by an administrative authority) of the rules and provisions governing the transaction.

Art. 8 - Prepayment - redemption penalty

Borrower is entitled to repay the loan, entirely or in part, before the due date: In such event, Borrower shall pay Bank, in addition to the principal, the interest, the expenses for counts and all other accrued charges as agreed with Bank, a redemption penalty calculated on the prepaid principal amount, as indicated in the Summary Document. Each prepayment shall serve to lower the amount of subsequent instalments; the number of instalments as originally negotiated shall stand, absent express waiver by Bank and Borrower.

Art. 9 - Other Obligations of Borrower

In addition to the obligations under this contract, Borrower undertakes to comply with the following requirements, acknowledged as essential within this contract, until complete repayment of all claims and receivables of Bank.

 

a)

notify Bank in writing of any event, fact, act or circumstance - even publicly known - that may have a Substantial Adverse Effect (“Substantial Adverse Effect” means a direct and/or indirect consequence of an event, fact or circumstance that may: (i) have a negative and significant effect on the legal, financial, economic, administrative or technical situation of Borrower, or on Borrower’s assets and liabilities, production capacity or outlook; or (ii) cause a serious prejudice to Bank’s claims and receivables; or (iii) endanger, in the reasonable and justified judgement of Bank, the prospects of repayment of the loan);

 

b)

send Bank, as soon as available and however no later than 30 (thirty) working days of the relevant approval by the corporate bodies: the financial statements for the year and/or consolidated financial statements (or a pro forma report, absent the elements required by the law for the mandatory preparation of consolidated financial statements); these must be accompanied, if Borrower is so required under law, articles of association or other regulations, by a certification of a leading audit company and by the board of directors and the board of auditors’ reports;

 

c)

maintain all authorisations, permits and administrative licenses as required or expedient to carry on its business.

 

d)

not modify its articles of association without the prior written consent of Bank. It is understood, however, that no consent will be required from Bank for amendments to the articles of association which are just formal and not substantive (such as, without limitation, transferring the registered office within the Italian territory, changing the corporate name or extending the term of the company); and (ii) amendments that are required under state laws or regulations;

 

e)

not suspend, discontinue or modify its current business or a non-marginal part thereof;

 

f)

not resolve to reduce its share capital unless it is compelled to do so by law,

 

g)

not enter into a voluntary liquidation procedure;

Art. 10 - Joint and several liability

6) All obligations shall be deemed assumed by Borrower individually and by all guarantors, with joint and several liability amongst them, and with the duty of joint and several liability attaching to their heirs, successors and assigns. Should more than one debt connect Borrower to Bank, Customer shall have the right to state - pursuant to Art. 1193, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code - at the time of payment which debt Customer is intending to repay. Absent such statement, as an exception to Art. 1193, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code, Bank may allocate the payments made by Customer, or however collected from third parties, to pay off or reduce any or more obligations of Customer, and notify this latter thereof.

Art. 11 - Late-payment interest

In case of delay on the agreed dates, in paying all or part of any loan repayment instalment and/or the relevant interest as well as any other amount owed under this contract and not paid on the due date, Borrower shall pay a late-payment interest on the overdue amount, at the rate indicated in the economic conditions contained in the Summary Document.

Late-payment interest shall be charged on all overdue amounts in principal, interest and ancillary charges, by operation of law and without any need for a prior notice of default or any other formal notice, just for the fact that the payment is overdue.

Art. 12 - Representations and Warranties

Borrower represents and warrants the following to Bank:

 

a)

the corporate bodies have passed all necessary resolutions, in accordance with the forms and procedures required by the respective articles of association, to approve the execution and performance of this contract. The powers conferred as above are in effect and have not been revoked and/or modified, even in part,

 

b)

Borrower has not submitted a plan for relief of its outstanding liabilities under article 67. paragraph 3, letter d), of Royal Decree no. 267 of 16/3/1942, or debt restructuring agreements under article 182 bis of the mentioned Bankruptcy Law.

 

c)

Borrower has not been declared insolvent or subjected to insolvency proceedings of any nature and to its knowledge, no actions have been taken against Borrower, which may result in insolvency proceedings of any nature

 

d)

Borrower has not entered into voluntary liquidation procedures

 

e)

Borrower is not in a situation of “capital reduction as a result of losses” or “reduction of the share capital below the legal requirements”.

Art. 13 - Notices

Pursuant to Art. 119 of the Consolidated Banking Act, Bank shall supply Borrower at contract expiry, and however at least [illegible] once per year, a detailed notice, with a complete, straight-forward advisory on the performance of the relationship, and an updated framework [illegible] for the economic conditions applied.

The method for sending such notice shall include hard-copy mailing and electronic delivery; Borrower expressly agrees to accept paper delivery of periodic notices; Borrower has the right at any time throughout the term of the contract to change the notice method used by a request to that effect through a registered letter sent to the Bank branch with which the arrangement is in place. Borrower has also the right to request additional information or more frequent notices than indicated above. The request must be submitted in writing as indicated above. If Borrower requests to receive notices more frequently than indicated above, Bank may debit contractually agreed fees as indicated in the Summary Document, which are fair and proportional to the costs actually incurred by Bank and indicated in the contract.

Art. 14 - Termination of contract and Withdrawal

The Obligation of Borrower to repay all amounts due under this contract on the due dates, and more generally, to meet all obligations assumed under this contract shall not be suspended or delayed for any reason whatsoever, even in case of a claim, including claims filed in court, whether raised by Borrower or otherwise arising between the Parties.

Borrower shall be subject to the acceleration clause with regard to the whole outstanding balance upon occurrence of an event under art. 1186 of the Civil Code, including the following:

 

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a)

foreclosure, seizure, attachment or confiscation of property of Borrower that may have a Substantial Adverse Effect, unless Borrower provides documentary evidence to Bank showing that the proceedings opened are groundless or however irrelevant;

 

b)

commencement of actions, lawsuits, disputes, controversies, arbitration procedures or administrative or legal proceedings in general, of any nature whatsoever, against Borrower and with any adverse party, whether public or private, which may have a Substantial Adverse Effect, unless Borrower provides documentary evidence to Bank showing that the commenced proceedings are groundless;

 

c)

occurrence of any event, fact, act or circumstance - even publicly known - which may have a Substantial Adverse Effect;

other triggers for terminating the contract as a matter of law under Art. 1456 of the Civil Code regard the following cases:

 

d)

failure to pay on due date all or part of any amount owed under the loan and/or as interest or ancillary charges as stipulated in articles 3, 5 and 7 of this contract, or

 

e)

untrue or inaccurate statements under article 12 above and/or

 

f)

non-compliance with obligations under article 9;

If even one event under the preceding paragraphs occurs, Bank will have the right - to be exercised through a registered letter A.R. or a PEC [certified email] to Borrower - to withdraw from this contract and/or declare it terminated by operation of law, even during the Availability period agreed between the Parties.

Accordingly, this loan shall be intended as expired with regard to the whole outstanding balance and Borrower shall pay Bank - immediately in case of termination and within 20 (twenty) days in case of withdrawal - the residual amount of the loan with the accrued interest, as well as late-payment interest calculated as indicated in article 11 herein-above on all outstanding instalments and on the residual principal owed from the date of termination and/or withdrawal until the date of actual payment.

Art. 15 - Charges, expenses and taxation

13) All expenses under the instant document and its annexes, which arise from or relate to the same, as well as any charges for taxes or fees now pending or arising hereafter shall be borne by Borrower, who herewith expressly agrees to assume such charges, pledging to pay and/or reimburse them upon simple request by Bank.

As regards the tax charges applicable to this contract and to all orders, deeds, formalities and guarantees related to the same, the Parties opt for the substitute tax under D.P.R. 601 of 29 September 1973, and subsequent amendments and additions, in place of registration fees, stamp duties, mortgage and cadastral taxes and government concession fees. The amount of such tax shall be paid by Borrower upon receiving the loan. If borrower fails to do so, Bank will have the right to withhold the tax from the disbursed Loan: to that effect, Borrower expressly authorises Bank to do so under art. 1723, paragraph 2 of the Civil Code.

Art. 16 - Unilateral change of conditions by Bank

Bank reserves the right to modify the economic conditions of the loan other than the interest rate: in case of a change that is unfavourable to Borrower, Bank shall comply with the legal requirements under art. 118 TUB. Therefore, Bank may modify the economic terms other than the interest rate for a justified reason. In such event, Bank shall send Borrower a “Proposal of unilateral modification of the contract” in writing with 2 months prior notice. The amendment - for the effects and purposes of art. 118 TUB - will be intended to have been approved if Borrower does not withdraw from the contract within the date of efficacy of the amendment. Borrower is entitled, if Bank exercises the right to change the economic terms - other than the rate - to withdraw from the contract at no cost; in such event, Borrower has a right to the previously applicable economic conditions being applied to the closure of the contractual arrangements. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the justified reason may relate to decisions of Public Authorities as well as to any law or regulation, fact, circumstance or supervening situation however affecting the economic, organisational and operating conditions concerning Bank as they were upon signing the contract, and liable to alter the balance of the mutual obligations of the parties as originally agreed. Just for example and without limitation, a justified reason may be linked to adjustments to laws, increases in the ISTAT annual cost-of-living index, contractual increases in labour costs, entering into agreements relating to the banking and financial system, actions however implying extraordinary investments on the operational structure of Bank to change the conditions in which the business or significant sectors thereof are carried out, business reorganisation, where required by laws or regulations, and any other circumstance, fact, supervening situation and legal provision however affecting the original balance of the contractual obligations, according to the criteria specified more in detail above.

Art. 17 - Accounting records and Italian Laws

Bank’s own accounting ledgers and entries shall be dispositive as between Bank and Borrower.

The contract is governed by Italian law,

Art. 18 - Complaints - Alternative dispute resolution methods - Mediated settlement - Condition of admissibility

 

1.

Bank informs Borrower that should a dispute arise in consequence of the execution of this Contract and all related and consequent transactions, Borrower may:

 

  a)

submit a complaint to Bank by registered letter A.R. sent to: Banco BPM S.p.A. - Complaints Management - Via Polenghi Lombardo, 13 - 26900 Lodi, or, electronically, to www.bancobpm.it section “Contact us” - “Complaints”. Bank shall reply within thirty days of the date of receipt; if Borrower is not satisfied with the complaint result, or does not receive a reply within the above time limit, it may

 

  b)

after carrying out the complaint procedure under letter a) and within 12 (twelve) months of submitting the complaint, file an application under art. 128-bis of Legislative Decree no. 385 of 1 September 1993, Consolidated Banking Law, with the Banking and Financial Arbitrator (ABF), where the amount in controversy is at or below Euro 100,000.00 (one hundred thousand/00), if the claim involves a monetary demand, or for any amount in controversy in all other cases. The application must be signed by Borrower: it may be filed on behalf of Borrower by a trade association of which Borrower is a member, or by an authorised representative. In such events, the application must be also signed by Borrower or accompanied by a proxy. The application shall be drawn up using the forms published on the ABF website and available in all Branches of the Bank of Italy open to the public, and it may be: sent directly as indicated in the forms, to the technical administrative office of the competent tribunal and to any Bank of Italy Branch, or, alternatively, submitted with any Branch of the Bank of Italy which is open to the public. Should Borrower wish to file an application as above, Borrower shall provide prompt notice of the same to Bank by sending a copy of the application through registered mail with advice of receipt or certified email to Bank. More information on the dispute resolution system under art. 128-bis TUB is available on the Body’s website

(www. arbitrobancariofinanziario.it);

or, as a further alternative,

 

  c)

institute (either with or without having entered into the complaint procedure set forth supra in letter a), a mediation proceeding with the Bank Conciliation Entity formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator - Association for Banking, Finance, and Corporate Dispute Resolution - ADR (enrolled in the register of conciliation entities maintained by the Ministry of Justice) as the Entity specialised in Banking and Financial disputes, which has a network of conciliators across Italy (information available at www.conciliatorebancario.it). Bank has the same right.

In addition, the Lending Bank informs Borrower that the condition for admissibility of applications in court in connection with disputes arisen from the execution of this Contract and all related and consequent transactions, under art. 5, paragraph 1-bis of Legislative Decree no. 28 of 4 March 2010, introduced by Law 98 of 9 August 2013, converting Decree-Law 69 of 21 June 2013, is the previous institution of an alternative dispute resolution procedure or of the mediated settlement procedure.

 

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With respect to the mentioned provision of art. 5, paragraph 1-bis of Legislative Decree no. 28/2010, and in implementation of paragraph 5 of the same Article, the Parties herewith agree to submit any disputes arising out of this Contract to the Banking Conciliation Entity formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator - Association for Banking, Financial, and Corporate Dispute resolution - ADR (enrolled in the register of conciliation entities held by theMinistry of Justice) as the entity specialised in Banking and Finance disputes, and which has a network of conciliators across the country.

Art. 19 - Address for service

Letters, notices and any other statement or communication from Bank shall have effect for all purposes if given to Borrower at the address indicated above in the Contract, or subsequently notified in writing. All notices and notifications from Borrower to Bank related to the loan arrangements must be given in writing to the Branch with which the arrangements are in place.

Borrower undertakes to notify Bank, within fifteen days through a registered letter, of any change in the address as indicated above. Borrower shall not hold Bank liable in case of late delivery or non-delivery of correspondence related to this loan due to failure by Borrower to comply with the above obligation.

Art. 20 - Disclosure of information

Borrower acknowledges and accepts that Bank may disclose the personal data provided by Borrower, as well as the contents of this contract and any information relevant to Borrower as Bank deems appropriate:

 

(a)

in any dispute arising from or however related to this contract; or

 

(b)

where required by a court order of any nature; or

 

(c)

where required by a government, tax or banking authority of any competent jurisdiction; or

 

(d)

to its own auditors and professional consultants and to those of Borrower, provided that such parties have previously signed a confidentiality agreement; or

 

(e)

to the European Central Bank and/or the Bank of Italy within refinancing loans granted within the “Abaco’ (Collateralised Bank Assets) procedure, as regulated by the provisions governing “Eurosystem monetary policy instruments” in force for the time being; or

 

(f)

to any person who is a prospective assignee in the meaning of article 21 below.

Art. 21 - Transfer of rights and obligations arising from the contract

Bank may at any time assign to third parties all or part of its receivables, claims, guarantees, benefits and obligations arising from this contract, or all or part of the contract itself. In such event, Bank shall be released from the part of obligations that relates to the transfer, all joint and several liability between assignor and assignee being excluded.

The transfer shall require a specific contract to be stipulated between assignor and assignee (this latter assuming the capacity of “Bank”). Therefore, following such transfer, whenever reference is made to Bank in this contract, this will include all and any assignee Banks, without need for further specifications.

Starting from the date of efficacy of the transfer, as indicated in the transfer contract referred to in the preceding paragraph, the assignee will take over the position of the assignor for all effects and purposes as to the rights and obligations that are to be exercised or performed by or against Borrower and any other assignee Banks.

All costs (including notification expenses and any taxes on the transfer), shall be solely borne by the assignee.

Borrower acknowledges the right of transfer under the terms set out in the preceding paragraphs and herewith expressly accepts such transfer, now for then.

The effects of the transfer with respect to Borrower are conditioned upon the transfer contract or contracts being notified to the same.

It is expressly agreed, however, that Bank may use all receivables under the Loan, without restrictions, as “non-negotiable assets” to be provided as collateral in favour of the European central Bank and/or of the Bank of Italy for refinancing loans granted by the latter within the “Abaco” (Collateralised Bank Assets) procedure, as regulated by the provisions governing “Eurosystem monetary policy instruments” for the time being.

The Parties expressly agree that Borrower has no right to assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits and obligations under this contract, unless this is a legal effect consequent to mergers or split-ups to which Bank has given its prior consent.

SIGNATURES

If you agree with the foregoing, we ask that you kindly return a signed copy of the instant document, using (verbatim) the text appearing infra, in your acceptance hereof, and of all provisions subject to you express approval, and with all representations as required.

With best regards,

 

BANCO BPM
/s/ Banco BPM

Messrs.

BANCO BPM

I/WE HAVE received your proposal as it appears supra, and which I/we herewith execute in full and unconditional acceptance whereof.

I/We declare that:

 

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I/we have availed of the option, prior to executing the contract, of obtaining:

 

 

a copy of the contract suitable for execution at the cost set forth in the summary document, not to exceed the arrangement expenses

 

 

a contract sample without the economic terms, and an estimate of expenses based on the information I/we have provided

 

I/we have not exercised the right to obtain a copy or sample of the contract

 

   

the instant document along with its annexes has been signed by me/us following the placement of a “seal of guaranty” which ensures the restriction against partition or modification of the same.

 

23/07/2019

  

VIA TEODOSIO 65 20131 MILAN

Date    Address

 

Surname, First Name, place and date of birth or Business Name:    Signatures:

 

  

 

   Kaleyra S.p.A.

 

  

/s/ Dario Calogero

 

  

 

I/We state we expressly approved, in accordance with Art. 1341, paragraph 2, of the Civil Code - the following provisions of the foregoing terms and conditions of yours:

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Art. 6) Overdraft charges on instalments;

 

   

Art. 7) Debt recovery costs;

 

   

Art. 8) Prepayment - redemption penalty;

 

   

Art. 9) Other Obligations of Borrower;

 

   

Art. 70) Joint and several liability

 

   

Art. 11) Late-payment interest

 

   

Art. 14) Termination of contract and Withdrawal;

 

   

Art. 15) Charges, expenses and taxation;

 

   

Art. 16) Unilateral change of conditions by Bank;

 

   

Art. 17) Accounting records and Italian Laws;

 

   

Art. 18) Complaints - Alternative dispute resolution - Mediated settlement - Condition of admissibility;

 

   

Art. 21) Transfer of rights and obligations arising from the contract.

 

 

Signature/s:
Kalyera S.p.A
/s/ Dario Calogero

 

I/We declare that I/we have received a copy of the instant contract executed as between the undersigned, and a copy of any annexes.

 

Signature/s:
Kalyera S.p.A
/s/ Dario Calogero

 

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Exhibit 10.21

LOAN CONTRACT

No. 01C1043958525

With this private deed, drafted with 3 originals with a single effect of law, between:

(a) the lender:

the Bank INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A.—hereinafter called the “Bank” - parent company of the Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group, registered in the Register of Banking Groups, with registered office at Piazza San Carlo, 156, Turin, and secondary office at Via Monte di Pieta, 8, Milan, with tax ID 00799960158, represented by the Intesa Sanpaolo IVA Group with VAT Number 11991500015 (IT11991500015), member of the Interbank Deposit Protection Fund and the National Guarantee Fund, share capital (fully paid) of Euro 9,085,663,010.32 , a company registered in the Company Register—Turin Office under no. 00799960158 and in the Bank Register under no. 5361, in the person of Corrado Spotti as the management board domiciled for the office and/or the Company Branch in Milan Porta Vittoria, Piazza Emilia, 6 to the extent permitted by the Articles of Association in force,

(b) the borrower:

KALEYRA SPA with registered office in MILAN (MI), VIA TEODOSIO, 65 share capital (fully paid up) of Euro 110,593, tax ID 12716960153 and registration in the Register of Companies—Milan Office, VAT no. 12716960153, in the person of Dario Leopoldo Omero Calogero, born on 07/06/1962 in Milan, in his capacity as legal representative and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, domiciled for the purpose at the registered office, the present Loan Contract is stipulated, hereinafter referred to as the “Borrower”.

The following “Summary Document” is hereby introduced as an integral part of this document. -

SUMMARY DOCUMENT

NO. 1/2019—DATED 25/07/2019

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

   

Term: 48 months from the date of disbursement of the loan.

 

   

Interest rate: variable, determined in nominal terms each year by the sum of:

1) a fixed rate of 2.60% called the spread;

2) a variable rate equal to the three-month EURIBOR rate, base 360, (currently -0.344% per annum).

The loan rate is currently 2.256% nominal per annum.

If the algebraic sum of the Euribor parameter value and the spread determines a negative result, the rate is still fixed at zero since the borrower is in any event required to return the principal disbursed.

 

   

Frequency of instalments: quarterly.

 

   

Interest payments: beginning from the disbursement date.

 

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Repayment: from the date of disbursement, the principal will be repaid as per the attached schedule.

 

   

Late-payment interest: nominal annual rate equal to the contractual rate, currently equal to 2.256 (two point due five six) per annum plus 2.00 percentage points.

 

   

Early payment fee: 1% on the principal repaid early.

 

   

Annual percentage rate (APR): currently 2.80% per annum.

 

   

Charges:

A) underwriting: € 40,000.00;

B) for any transfer registration: € 51.00;

 

   

reimbursement of charges for sending notices required by law: € 0.70 each time;

 

   

reimbursement of charges for electronically sending notices required by law: € 0.00 each time;

 

   

Reimbursement of charges for sending instalment due notice and/or electronic receipt: € 2.25 each time:

 

   

Reimbursement of charges for sending instalment due notice and/or electronic receipt: € 1.75 each time:

 

   

issue of loan approval certificate: € 51.00.

 

   

for contract revision requested by the borrower: 0,50% on the amount of the outstanding principal at the time of the request, with a minimum of Euro 100.00 (except for the cases that are exempt pursuant to Art. 120 quater of the TUB—Consolidated Bank Act). In any case, no expenses are due for communications exempted by law (currently Art. 127 bis, paragraph 1 of the TUB and Art. 8 bis of Law no. 40/2007).

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1. Amount, purposes

The Bank grants the Borrower a loan of € 4,000,000.00 (FOUR MILLION EUROS) (hereinafter referred to as the “Loan”).

The purpose of the Loan is to pay the balance of the price agreed for the acquisition of the company BUC MOBILE INC. for $4,000,000.00 (USD 4 million) and raise working capital with the remainder.

2. Disbursement

The disbursement will be made in a single payment by crediting the amount loaned to current account no. 8051/1000/12514 owned by the Borrower at the Milan Branch of the Bank at Via Marconi Angolo Piazza Diaz, net of the charges referred to in Art. 10.

At the time of disbursement, the Borrower shall therefore issue a final receipt of the amount disbursed by signing the disbursement statement.

3. Term and methods of repayment

The term of the financing is fixed at 48 months from the date of disbursement.

The payment of interest, at the variable rate referred to in Art. 4, will take place in 16 deferred quarterly instalments, the first of which will be due on 25 October 2019 and the last on 25 July 2023.

Calculation of interest starts from the date of disbursement.

The principal will be repaid in 16 quarterly instalments with the same due dates as the interest instalments. All as per the repayment schedule attached to this act under the letter “A”.

 

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The Borrower authorises debiting of the amounts of each instalment from the current account referred to in Art. 2, which it undertakes to keep open for the entire term of the Loan and in which it undertakes to promptly deposit the necessary funds for payment of the instalments, as provided for in Art. 7 letter d).

4. Interest rate

The interest rate shall be determined for each quarter as one quarter of the sum of the following items:

 

I.—a

fixed annual nominal rate of 2.60 percentage points called the spread;

 

II.—a

variable portion equal to the three-month EURIBOR interest rate (base 360)—applied to unsecured interbank loans in euros, calculated daily as the average of the prices recorded for a sample of banks with a high credit rating selected periodically by the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI), and recorded by the same on the penultimate bank working day of the month preceding the effective date of each instalment (currently equal to -0.344% per annum). The above rate will be published on the “EURIBOR I” page of the Reuters electronic circuit (or in future on any page or service that may replace it) and is normally published in the daily newspaper IL SOLE 24 ORE the following day. If, for any reason, the EMMI does not record this rate, it will be determined on the basis of the arithmetic average, truncated to three decimal places, of letter prices (with base 360) for three-month interbank loans in euros, recorded on the same day indicated above by at least two of the following banks: Unicredit of Milan, Deutsche Bank of Frankfurt, Societè Generale of Paris, Banco Bilbao Vizcaja Argentaria SA (BBVA) of Madrid and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. of Turin. It is understood that a bank working day is a day on which the TARGET (Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross-Settlement Express Transfer) settlement system is open.

The rate of the loan is currently 2.256% (two point two five six) nominal per annum.

The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of this loan calculated today is 2.80% per annum.

If the algebraic sum of the Euribor parameter value and the spread determines a negative result, the rate is still fixed at zero since the borrower is in any event required to return the principal disbursed.

The interest referred to in this article shall be calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed and with a fixed divider of 36,000 on an annual basis.

5. Late-payment interests

Any amount due at any level under this contract but not paid shall, from the due date and without the need for a formal notice of default, give rise to interest on arrears to be paid by the Borrower and in favour of the Bank. Periodic capitalisation of such interest is not permitted.

Late-payment interest shall be calculated at the nominal annual rate equal to the contractual rate referred to in Art. 4 above, currently equal to 2.256 (two point due five six) per annum plus 2.00 percentage points.

The late-payment interest shall be calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed with a fixed divider of 36,500 on an annual basis.

6. Early repayment

Early repayment of the loan is permitted, in whole or in part, under the following conditions:

a) the Borrower has fulfilled all its contractual obligations at the time of early repayment;

b) that the early repayment does not take place at the same time as the due date of an instalment.

In instances of only partial early repayment, the related amount will be proportionally reduced from the instalments becoming payable, notwithstanding the original duration of the Loan.

 

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In the event of total or partial early repayment of the loan or loan acceleration, termination of the contract or withdrawal, the Bank shall only be entitled to a percentage fee on the principal repaid in advance at the rate of 1%; the Borrower shall not be charged anything else for that reason.

7. Miscellaneous obligations of the Borrower

From the date of acceptance of this contract until the definitive extinction of all the obligations assumed hereunder, the Borrower undertakes:

a) to send the Bank its annual financial statements along with the reports of the Board of Directors (and, where applicable, the reports of the Board of Statutory Auditors) within thirty days of their approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting, as well as the agenda of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meetings and of any Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings as soon as they have been called, and is obligated to send the relevant minutes within thirty days of the Shareholders’ Meeting;

b) to immediately provide the Bank, upon request, with declarations, records and any other information or data concerning shareholder’ equity, its economic situation, and financial standing in accordance with the instructions given by the Supervisory Body of Banks;

c) to immediately notify the Bank about any change or event of a technical, administrative, legal or contentious nature, even if it is well-known, which could substantially alter the financial, economic or operational situation in a negative sense or could in any case compromise its operational capacity; such events include, but are not limited to: the initiation of executive actions, circumstances that could lead to the withdrawal of one or more shareholders, receipt of the withdrawal notice from one or more shareholders, adoption of a resolution to allocate one or more assets to one or more specific transactions in accordance with Art. 2447 bis of the Italian Civil Code;

d) to keep open the current account referred to in Art. 2 and to deposit the funds necessary for payment of the instalments in a timely manner;

e) not to abandon, suspend or execute the financed programme in a manner that does not comply with the provisions delivered to the Bank and not to use, in whole or in part, the sums loaned for purposes other than those contractually established.

f) to ensure that the financial parameters indicated in Annex “B” are respected until the extinction of all the reasons for the Bank’s credit in relation to this Loan.

g) to ensure that in the Company the shareholders Fubini Simone and Calogero Dario maintain a shareholding, cumulated between them, of not less than 30% of the share capital of the Borrower;

h) to ensure that the credits due to the Bank in relation to this loan are treated equally with respect to the credits of any of its other unsecured creditors and, in the event collateral is granted in favour of other creditors, to provide the Bank with collateral equivalent to that issued in favour of such creditors by no later than 30 days from the date on which such collateral is provided;

The bank and the Borrower expressly agree that the obligations referred to in this article are considered essential, the non-fulfilment or only partial fulfilment of even one of the same shall constitute cause for termination of the contract or withdrawal from it within the limits set forth in Article 9 below.

8. Undelayable nature of the obligations of the Borrower

The obligation of the Borrower to pay on the due dates all sums due as repayment of principal, payment of interest or other reason and, more generally, the performance of the obligations under this contract may not be suspended or delayed even in the event of a dispute, even a judicial one, that is raised by the Borrower, by a guarantor or a third party.

 

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9. Loan acceleration, termination of the contract and withdrawal

A. It is expressly agreed that loan acceleration commences, without the need for a decision by the courts, in the occurrence of any of the cases provided for in Art. 1186 of the Italian Civil Code. Loan acceleration commences if the Borrower applies for admission to pre-bankruptcy procedures or to any procedure, including those of an extra-judicial nature, having similar effects or in any case involving the satisfaction of debts and obligations in general in a manner different from normal ones, including the transfer of assets to creditors.

B. It is expressly agreed that the contract is to be terminated, in accordance with Art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, both in the event of non-fulfilment of the obligation to pay all the amounts due to the Bank in the manner and by the time limits provided for in Articles 3 and 6, and in the event of non-fulfilment of even one of the obligations referred to in Art. 7, letters (a), (b), (c) and (e); termination may also be declared if situations, data or historical accounts presented for obtaining the loan or during the course of the loan turn out to be false.

The Bank also reserves the right to terminate the contract, pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, in the event that you are in breach of the obligations set forth in Art. 7 letter f) and therefore the financial parameters indicated in Annex B are not respected, unless it is demonstrated, by means of provision of suitable evidence, that the breach had already been remedied by the date of approval of the relevant Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Bank reserves the right to increase the spread by 0.50% per annum in the event of failure to respect the Financial Parameters indicated in Annex “B” to this contract.

Furthermore, the Bank reserves the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, without prejudice to its right to request a one-off waiver fee of 1% on the outstanding debt, each time the Borrower defaults on even one of its contractual obligations referred to in Art. 7 letter g) and letter h) of this contract.

The Bank also reserves the right to terminate the contract, pursuant to Art. 1454 of the Italian Civil Code, should the Borrower default on any of its obligations under loan contract no. 0IC1048337871 of 23/07/2018 and under the subsequent act of renegotiation of the current unsecured loan no. 0IC1043966578 signed by the Parties today, unless the Borrower remedies such default to the Bank’s satisfaction within 30 days from the date on which it sends the Borrower a written request to that effect.

C. The right of the Bank to withdraw from the loan contract is expressly agreed, in addition to any cause for the dissolution of the company, in accordance with Art. 1373 of the Italian Civil Code, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events concerning the Borrower:

a) calling of a shareholders’ meeting to resolve putting the company into liquidation;

b) merger, demerger, transfer or contribution of a business or business unit not previously authorised in writing by the Bank;

c) existence of formalities, even if notice was provided in accordance with Art. 7, which, in the unquestionable judgement of the Bank, may be prejudicial to the legal, equity, economic or financial situation of the Borrower, for example but not limited to, the issue of injunctions, measures for attachment of company assets, the establishment of assets intended for a specific deal in accordance with Art. 2447 bis of the Italian Civil Code, etc.;

d) non-fulfilment of obligations of a credit, financial or guarantee nature, assumed towards any subject;

e) loan acceleration, termination or withdrawal for reasons attributable to the Borrower with respect to any third-party lender and in relation to any contract entered into;

f) non-fulfilment of the obligations referred to in Art. 7 letter d) (maintenance of the current account and the related funds).

Loan acceleration, termination of the contract or withdrawal of the Bank from the contract itself will be notified by registered letter with return receipt and take effect upon receipt of the relative notice, or when it is returned to the sender for completion of holding period.

 

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In the event of loan acceleration, termination, withdrawal provided for in this article, the Borrower shall repay all amounts due to the Bank under this contract, including any late-payment interest to the extent provided for in Article 5 above, within 10 (ten) bank working days of receipt of the Bank’s request.

10. Charges

For the entire term of the loan, the following charges shall be borne by the Borrower:

A) underwriting: € 40,000.00;

B) for any transfer registration: € 51.00;

 

   

reimbursement of charges for sending notices required by law: € 0.70 each time;

 

   

reimbursement of charges for electronically sending notices required by law: € 0.00 each time;

 

   

reimbursement of charges for sending instalment due notice and/or electronic receipt: € 2.25 each time;

 

   

reimbursement of charges for sending instalment due notice and/or electronic receipt: € 1.75 each time;

 

   

issue of loan approval certificate: € 51.00;

 

   

for contract revision requested by the borrower: 0,50 % on the amount of the outstanding principal at the time of the request, with a minimum of Euro 100.00 (except for the cases that are exempt pursuant to Art. 120 quater of the TUB—Consolidated Bank Act).

In any case, no charges are due for notices exempted by law (currently Art. 127 bis, paragraph I of the Consolidated Banking Act and Art 8 bis of Law No. 40/2007).

In order to have online account statements, it is necessary to sign up for the Bank’s remote services and use the relevant access credentials; remote services are provided under the contracts called “Internet, mobile and telephone services for companies and entities” or “Inbiz”.

For further information on remote services, please read the information sheet available.

The Bank has the right to raise only the charges indicated in the previous letter B); these increases will be applied in compliance with the provisions of Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993 (Consolidated Banking Act) as amended. In the event of exercise of the above right, you have the right to withdraw from the contract subject to change, without charge, by the date set for application of the increases and to obtain, at the time of liquidation of the same, application of the conditions previously applied.

11. Obligation of successors

The obligations assumed by the Borrower are understood to be constituted with a joint and indivisible bond also for any successors and assignees for any reason.

12. Proof of credit

The Bank’s statements of account, records and, in general, accounting results are proof of the principal and interest of the credit and anything else due under this contract.

13. Applicable law and jurisdiction

This contract is subject to Italian law. For any dispute, judgement and proceeding that may arise as a result of this contract, the Court indicated by the Code of Civil Procedure (Articles 18 et seq.) shall have jurisdiction.

14. Complaints and out-of-court dispute resolution procedures.

The Borrower may make a complaint to the Bank in the manner indicated on the Information Sheet, available at the Branches and on the Bank’s website.

 

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If the Borrower is dissatisfied with the reply received or does not receive a reply within 30 days, before going to court, it may contact the Banking and Financial Arbitrator; for information on how to contact the Arbitrator and the scope of its competence, please go to the website www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it, or ask at the Branches of the Bank of Italy, or at the Bank.

For the purposes of out-of-court settlement of disputes that may arise from this contract, in the event of a mediation procedure being carried out within the time limits provided by current legislation, the Borrower and the Bank may go:

 

   

to the Banking and Financial Mediator—Association for Banking, Finance, and Corporate Dispute Resolution; the Rules of the Banking and Financial Mediator can be found at the website www.conciliatorebancario.it or obtained from the Bank;

 

   

or to another body registered in the register kept by the Ministry of Justice specialising in banking and financial matters.

15. Allocation of payments

Unless otherwise determined by the Bank, any payment made by Borrower or any guarantor shall first be allocated to the repayment of fees and charges, then to the payment of ancillary charges and interests, and then finally to the principal.

16. Address for service

The Bank’s address for service is its registered office at Piazza San Carlo, 156 in Turin, and as regards the Borrower at the registered office declared in this deed and, failing this, at the Secretariat of the Municipality of its registered office in accordance with Art. 143 Code of Civil Procedure.

17. Tax treatment

The Borrower shall bear any charge for taxes, duties, fees and withholdings that may be applied in relation to this contract and the payments to be made hereunder, it being also understood that the Bank shall receive amounts, net of any charge, equal to those provided for.

Any restriction or prohibition by law that prevents the Borrower from bearing such charges shall oblige it, if requested in writing, to repay the principal amount, in addition to interest and any other amount due under this loan contract, by the term indicated in the relevant notice.

18. Disclosure on subrogation in loan contracts

In the event that to repay this loan the Borrower, whether a natural person or a micro-enterprise (as defined in Art. 1, paragraph 1, letter t of Legislative Decree no. 11/2010), obtains another loan from another bank or financial intermediary, in the cases provided for in Art. 120 quater of Consolidated Banking Act, the Borrower shall not bear any costs (such as, for example: commissions, expenses, charges or penalties), even indirectly. The law requires that the new contract thus stipulated retains the collateral and personal guarantees of the previous one.

Read, confirmed and signed on each page, annexes included with 3 originals.

 

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A.
MI PORTA VITTORIA BRANCH
/s/ Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

/s/ Dario Calogero

(Borrower)

Pursuant to and due to the effects of Art. 1341 of the Italian Civil Code and—to the extent necessary—of Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993, it also declares that it specifically approves the following articles:

7) Miscellaneous obligations.

8) Undelayable nature of the obligations of the Borrower.

9) Loan acceleration, termination of the contract, withdrawal and capitalisation of interest following termination for non-fulfilment.

10) Charges.

12) Proof of credit.

Finally, pursuant to Decree no. 343 of the Interdepartmental Committee for Credit and Savings of 3/08/2016, issued in implementation of Art. 17-bis of Law No. 49/2016 converting “bank decree” No. 18/2016, published in the Official Gazette no. 212 of 10 September 2016 and, as far as may be necessary, also pursuant to Art. 1341 of the Italian Civil Code, the Borrower expressly approves the content of Art. 5 (late-payment interest and calculation methods).

 

      KALEYRA S.p.A.
MILAN 25/07/2019      

/s/ Dario Calogero

      (Borrower)

Finally, the Borrower declares that it has received a copy of this contract, including its annexes, consisting of 12 pages joined together by a holographic band.

 

      KALEYRA S.p.A.
MILAN 25/07/2019      

/s/ Dario Calogero

      (Borrower)

 

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   ANNEX A
MI PORTA VITTORIA BRANCH   
APPLICATION NO. 0185046652141    LOAN NO. OIC1043958525
OWNER    :KALEYRA SPA
AMOUNT OF THE LOAN    EURO 4,000,000.00
TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTALMENTS    :16
INTEREST RATE ON PRINCIPAL    : 2.2560000

 

INSTALMENT NO.    DUE DATE      PRINCIPAL
PORTION
     REM. DEBT ON PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNT
 

1

     25/10/2019        239,593.49        3,760,406.51  

2

     25/01/2020        240,944.80        3,519,461.71  

3

     25/04/2020        242,303.73        3,277,157.98  

4

     25/07/2020        243,670.32        3,033,487.66  

5

     25/10/2020        245,044.62        2,788,443.04  

6

     25/01/2021        246,426.67        2,542,016.37  

7

     25/04/2021        247,816.52        2,294,199.85  

8

     25/07/2021        249,214.20        2,044,985.65  

9

     25/10/2021        250,619.77        1,794,365.88  

10

     25/01/2022        252,033.27        1,542,332.61  

11

     25/04/2022        253,454.74        1,288,877.87  

12

     25/07/2022        254,884.22        1,033,993.65  

13

     25/10/2022        256,321.76        777,671.89  

14

     25/01/2023        257,767.42        519,904.47  

15

     25/04/2023        259,221.23        260,683.24  

16

     25/07/2023        260,683.24        0.00  

 

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Annex B

FINANCIAL PARAMETERS

To be applied to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021:

a) Ratio of net financial position to shareholders’ equity:

31/12/2019 <=1.80

31/12/2020 <=1.30

31/12/2021 <=1.00

b) Ratio of net financial position to gross operating margin:

31/12/2019 <=3.00

31/12/2020 <=2.00

31/12/2021 <=1.50

In the event of failure to respect one or more of the financial parameters indicated, a spread increase of 0.50% per annum will be applied.

For the purposes of the above, the following definitions are used:

a. NET FINANCIAL POSITION/SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NET FINANCIAL POSITION (NFP)

is represented by the sum of the items on the liabilities side of the balance sheet of Article 2424 of the Italian Civil Code, identified as letter D (payables) under numbers 1 (bonds), 2 (convertible bonds), 3 (payables to shareholders for loans), 4 (payables to banks), 5 (payables to other lenders), 9 (payables to subsidiaries), 10 (payables to associated companies), 11 (payables to parent companies), 14 (other payables of a financial nature) from which the sum of the items on the Assets side identified as letter C (current assets) under numbers III (financial assets not amounting to fixed assets) and IV (cash and cash equivalents) must be subtracted.

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (SE)

This is represented by the sum of the items on the liabilities side of the balance sheet, of Art. 2424 of the Italian Civil Code, identified as letter A (shareholders’ equity) from which the sum of the items on the Assets side, identified as letters A (amounts due from shareholders); B (fixed assets) under no. III (financial fixed assets) under no. 4 (treasury shares); C (current assets) under no. III (financial assets not amounting to fixed assets) under no. 5 (treasury shares) must be subtracted.

 

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b. NET FINANCIAL POSITION / GROSS OPERATING MARGIN

NET FINANCIAL POSITION (NFP)

is represented by the sum of the items on the liabilities side of the balance sheet of Art. 2424 of the Italian Civil Code, identified as letter D (payables) under numbers 1 (bonds), 2 (convertible bonds), 3 (payables to shareholders for loans), 4 (payables to banks), 5 (payables to other lenders), 9 (payables to subsidiaries), 10 (payables to associated companies), 11 (payables to parent companies), 14 (other payables) from which the sum of the items on the Assets side identified as letter C (current assets) under numbers III (financial assets not amounting to fixed assets) and IV (cash and cash equivalents) must be subtracted.

GROSS OPERATING MARGIN

is represented by the sum of the amounts referred to in letter A (value of production) of the income statement referred to in Art. 2425 of the Italian Civil Code, items 1 (revenues from sales and services), 2 (changes in inventories of work in progress, semi-finished and finished products), 3 (changes in contract work in progress) and 4 (increases in fixed assets for internal work) from which the sum of the amounts referred to in letter B (production costs), items 6 (costs of raw materials), 7 (services received), 8 (leases and rentals), 9 (payroll costs) and 11 (changes in inventories of raw, ancillary and consumable materials, goods for resale) must be subtracted.

NOTES

I—If no specific evidence is given for leasing payables, it is necessary to add to the payables the principal portion of the leasing instalments still due.

In the case of financial statements prepared pursuant to Article 2435-bis, the NFP is to be calculated as follows: sum of the items on the balance sheet, liabilities side D (payables) from which the component of trade payables (inferred from the explanatory notes) and the items on the Assets side identified with letter C) (current assets) under numbers III (financial assets not amounting to fixed assets) and IV (cash and cash equivalents) must be subtracted.

II—In the case of consolidated financial statements, shareholders’ equity including minority interests must be considered. In the case of financial statements prepared pursuant to Article 2435-bis, shareholders’ equity is represented by item A of the liabilities side of the balance sheet.

 

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Exhibit 10.22

DEED OF RENEGOTIATION OF AN UNSECURED LOAN INTO A CURRENT LOAN

With this private agreement

 

   

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. - hereinafter called “Bank” - the parent company of the INTESA SANPAOLO Banking Group enrolled in the Association of Banking Groups, with registered office in Turin, Piazza San Carlo, 156 and secondary office in Milan, Via Monte di Pietà, 8, Tax ID no. 00799960158, Representative of the “Intesa Sanpaolo” VAT Group, VAT no. 11991500015 (IT11991500015), Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund, share capital (fully paid up) Euro 9,085,663,010.32, registered at the Business Register - Turin Office under no. 00799960158 and the Bank Register under no. 5361, in the person of Corrado Spotti as Middle Manager domiciled for the purpose in Milan, Piazza Emilia no. 6, at the Milan Porta Vittoria Business Branch of Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., as authorised by the by-laws in force;

 

   

The Company KALEYRA SPA with registered office in Milan (MI), Via Teodosio no. 65, share capital of Euro 117,408.00, paid up for Euro 110,593.00, Tax ID and Business Register - Milan, Monza, Brianza, Lodi Office no. 12716960153, VAT no. 12716960153, in the person of Dario Leopoldo Omero Calogero, born on 07/06/1962, in Milan, as the legal representative and Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, domiciled for the purpose at the registered office, as authorised by the minutes of the Board of Directors’ meeting of 19/07/2018, hereinafter also called “Borrower”.

********

Whereas:

 

   

with deed of 23/07/2018 no. 01C1048337871 the bank INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (now the “Bank”) entered with KALEYRA S.p.A. (tax ID 12716960153) into a loan contract (the “Contract” or the Loan Contract”);

 

   

until the definitive fulfilment of all the obligations deriving from the aforesaid loan, the Borrower has undertaken, inter alia, pursuant to Art. 7 point f) of the Loan Contract, to respect the financial parameters stated in annex “B” to the Contract itself;

 

   

in the event of default, the Bank, without prejudice to the right to terminate the Loan Contract pursuant to Articles 7(f) and 9(B) of the Loan Contract, is entitled to apply an increase in the spread of 0.50% per annum on the residual debt arising from the aforesaid loan, as set forth in Annex “B” to the Loan Agreement;

 

   

with reference to the failure to comply with the Financial Parameters calculated as at 31 December 2018, the Borrower asked the Bank, with letter dated 11/07/2019, not to enforce the right to terminate the Loan Contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code, as set forth in the aforementioned Articles 7(f) and 9(B) of the Contract itself;

 

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without prejudice to the application of the 0.50% increase in the spread over the year, to be paid on the residual debt deriving from the aforementioned loan, as set forth in Annex “B” of the Loan Agreement, the Bank has agreed not to enforce the aforesaid termination right provided for therein, exclusively with reference to the breach indicated in the previous point;

 

   

the Borrower, without prejudice to the guarantees issued and excluding any desire for novation, asked the Bank to renegotiate the loan, agreeing to amend some of the stipulations of the original Loan Contract;

In light of the foregoing, which is considered to be an integral and substantive part of this Contract, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. The Borrower acknowledges that, as of today’s date, it owes Euro 1,007,348.07 for the capital outstanding at maturity (hereinafter “Residual Debt”).

2. The Borrower undertakes to repay the Residual Debt in the following manner, valid from tomorrow.

a) The total term of the loan is confirmed to be set at 36 months.

b) The frequency of the instalments is confirmed to be monthly.

c) The Residual Debt and the interest, at the variable rate referred to in Art. 3 below, will be repaid in 8 postpaid quarterly instalments, the first of which will be due on 23/10/2019 and the last one on 23/07/2021. All of the above according to the repayment schedule attached to this deed under letter “A”.

3. The percentage interest rate due for each quarter is amended to one quarter of the sum of the following addenda:

1) a fixed nominal portion equal to 2.30 percentage points (“spread”);

2) a variable portion equal to the 3-month annual nominal percentage rate for interbank deposits in Euro (base 360) - called EURIBOR - (currently equal to -0.344% per annum) recorded by the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI) at 11 am Brussels time of the penultimate bank business day of the month preceding the starting date of each instalment. The rate above will be published on the “EURIBOR01” page of the Reuters telematic circuit (or in the future any page or service that may replace it) and normally published in the daily newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” the following day.

If, for any reason, the EMMI does not record this rate, it shall be determined based on the arithmetic mean, truncated to three decimal places, of the letter prices (with base 360) for three-month interbank deposits in Euro, recorded on the same day indicated above by at least two of the following Banks: “Unicredit “ in Milan, “Deutsche Bank” in Frankfurt, “Societé Generale” in Paris, “Banco Bilbao Vizcaja Argentaria SA (BBVA)” in Madrid and “Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.” in Turin. It remains understood that a bank business day is a day when the TARGET (Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross-Settlement Express Transfer) settlement system is open.

If the algebraic sum of the Euribor parameter value and the spread determines a negative result, the rate is still fixed at zero since the borrower is in any event required to return the principal disbursed.

The interest referred to in this article shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and with a fixed divider of 36,000.

Tomorrow - the first day of application of the renegotiated conditions - the annual nominal loan rate will be 1.956% and the annual percentage rate (APR) will be 2.0046595% per annum.

 

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The APR is calculated on the assumption that the covenants are met for the entire duration of the contractual relationship and therefore such indicator does not take into account any higher costs for the Borrower resulting from the breach of the covenants.

4. From tomorrow, any amount due at any level under this contract - and this also following the termination of the contract - but not paid shall, from the due date and without the need for a formal notice of default, give rise to interest on arrears to be paid by the Borrower and in favour of the Bank.

Periodic capitalisation of such interest is not permitted.

Late-payment interest will be calculated at the annual nominal rate equalling the contract rate under Art. 3 above, currently equalling 1.956% (one point nine five six) per annum, increased by 2.00 percentage points.

Late-payment interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and with a fixed divider of 36,500 on an annual basis.

5. The parties confirm that in the event of total or partial early repayment of the loan or termination in accordance with the law or the contract, the Bank will only be entitled to a percentage fee on the principal repaid in advance, at the rate of 1.00%. No other amounts may be charged on that basis.

6. The parties agree to replace annex “B Financial Parameters” of the Loan Contract with annex “131 Financial Parameters” attached to this deed, specifying that the Financial Parameters that will be stated must be calculated with reference to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group to which they belong from the time of the Consolidated Financial Statements as at 31 December 2019 and no longer with reference to the Separate Financial Statements of the Company. Consequently, from now on, when Annex “B Financial Parameters” is mentioned in the Loan Contract, the Parties intend to refer to Annex “B” as replaced by Annex “B1 Financial Parameters” attached to this deed.

7. The parties agree to replace numbers 1) and 2) of Art. “7. Various obligations of the Borrower”, according to the following formula, with the respective progressive numbering below:

 

g)

ensure that the shareholders Simone Fubini and Dario Leopoldo Omero Calogero maintain in the Company a cumulative shareholding of not less than 30% of the share capital of the Borrower;

 

h)

ensure that the Bank’s claims in relation to this loan are treated equally to the claims of any of its other unsecured creditors and, if collateral is granted in favour of other creditors, to provide the Bank with collateral equivalent to that provided in favour of these creditors within and no later than 30 days from the date on which such collateral is provided;”

The parties also agree that the obligations referred to in Art. 7 of the Loan Contract, as supplemented by this article, are considered essential, the breach or the partial performance of even one of them will constitute, within the limits set forth in Art. 9 of the Loan Contract, as amended by Art. 8 of this deed, grounds for termination of the contract or withdrawal from it.

8. The parties agree to amend point B of Art. 9. “Application of the acceleration clause, contract termination and withdrawal” of the Loan Agreement, which is replaced, supplemented and reformulated as follows:

“It is expressly agreed that the contract is terminated pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code in the event of failure to pay all the amounts due to the Bank with the methods and within the time limits set forth in Articles 3 and 6, and in the event of breach of just one of the obligations pursuant to Art.

 

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7, letters a), b), e), e), express termination may be declared even if situations, data or historical accounts, submitted to obtain the loan or during the course of it, prove to be untrue.

The Bank shall have the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code in the event of breach of the contractual obligations under Art. 7 letter f) were not fulfilled by you and, as a consequence, the Financial Parameters included in Annex “B1” are not respected, unless the Borrower is able to prove, by appropriate evidence, to have already remedied the breach by the final date for the approval of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the related financial year. The Bank retains the right to increase the spread by 0.50% per annum in case of breach of the Financial Parameters stated in Annex “B l” to this deed.

The Bank, furthermore, reserves the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code, notwithstanding the right to request a one-off 1% waiver fee on the residual debt every time the Borrower breaches even just one of the contractual obligations under Art. 7 letter g) and letter h) of the Loan Contract, as amended by this deed.

The Bank shall have the right to terminate the contract pursuant to Art. 1454 of the Civil Code if the Borrower breaches any of its obligations under loan contract no. 01C1043958525 signed between the Parties today, unless the Borrower remedies such breach to the Bank’s satisfaction within 30 days from the date of sending a written request to that effect to the Borrower.”

9. It should be noted that as a result of this renegotiation deed, the loan, already marked with no. 01C1048337871, will assume, solely for administrative and accounting purposes, the following new identification number: no. 010043966578.

10. All of the other agreements, conditions and guarantees mentioned in the Loan Contract stated in the preamble shall remain unaffected.

11. It is also understood that these agreements do not constitute novation of the original obligations.

12. In the event of assumption of the loan, for the third party assumer to benefit from it, it must expressly accept all the conditions set out in this document.

Milan, 25/07/2019

 

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INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A.       Borrower
/s/ Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.       Kaleyra S.p.a.
     

/s/ Dario Calogero

Pursuant to Art. 1341 of the Civil Code and - as far as necessary - Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993, the approval of the following articles is also hereby declared:

Art. 7 (Replacement of numbers 1 and 2 of Art. 7 of the Loan Contract); Art. 8 (Amendment to point B of art. 9 of the Loan Contract).

The Borrower expressly approves - pursuant to Decree no. 343 of the Interministerial Committee for Credit and Savings of 3/08/2016, issued to implement Art. 17-bis of law no. 49/2016 converting “banking decree” no. 18/2016, and published on Official Gazzette no. 212 of 10/09/2016 and, as far as necessary, also pursuant to Art. 1341 of the Civil Code, the content of this article - Art. 4 (interest on arrears and the method used to calculate them).

 

Milan, 25/07/2019       Borrower
      Kaleyra S.p.A
     

/s/ Dario Calogero

Finally, the Borrower declares that it has received a copy of this deed, consisting of 9 pages joined together by a holographic band.

 

Milan, 25/07/2019       Borrower
      Kaleyra S.p.A.
     

/s/ Dario Calogero

 

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[illegible] 30/081251*

ANNEX “A”

MEDIUM-LONG TERM CREDITS

SECTION -LAND- BUSINESS GROWTH

POSITION OTC1043966578 MT IN AMMO KALEYRA SPA

***** LOAN REPAYMENT SCHEDULE *****

SPECIFICATIONS CRIG. 1.007.348,07 RES. DEBT 1,007,348.07

* UNSUBSIDISED LOAN * * SIMULATED SCHEDULE*

* PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST DEVELOPMENT AT THE LAST RATE RECORDED

 

NO.    PRINCIPAL END
DATE
     RESIDUAL DEBT
INTEREST AMOUNT
    

CAP. APPR. RATE AMOUNT

CCM./INT CONTRIBUTION

 

005

     23/10/2019        883,568.89        128,705.11        0.00  
     123,779.18        4,925.93        0.00        0.00  

006

     23/01/2020        759,184.43        128,801.13        0.00  
     124,384.46        4,416.67        0.00        0.00  

007

     23/04/2020        634,191.73        128,746.36        0.00  
     124,992.70        3,753.66        0.00        0.00  

008

     23/07/2020        508,587.81        128,739.58        0.00  
     125,603.92        3,135.66        0.00        0.00  

009

     23/10/2020        382,369.69        128,746.38        0.00  
     126,218.12        2,542.26        0.00        0.00  

010

     23/01/2021        255,534.36        128,746.67        0.00  
     126,835.33        1,911.34        0.00        0.00  

011

     23/04/2021        128,078.81        128,705.11        0.00  
     127,455.55        1,249.56        0.00        0.00  

012

     23/07/2021        0.00        128,712.07        0.00  
     128,078.81        633.26        0.00        0.00  

 

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Annex B1

FINANCIAL PARAMETERS

To be applied to the Borrower’s consolidated financial statements for the years 2019 and 2020:

 

a)

Net financial position / equity ratio:

31/12/2019     <=1.80

31/12/2020     <=1.30

 

b)

Net financial position / gross operating income ratio:

31/12/2019     <=3.00

31/12/2020     <=2.00

In the event of breach of one or more of the financial parameters stated, a spread increase of 0.50% per annum will be applied.

For the purposes of the above, the following definitions are used:

a. NET FINANCIAL POSITION / EQUITY

NET FINANCIAL POSITION I (NFP)

is the sum of the amounts of the balance sheet items, Liabilities section, of Art. 2424 of the Civil Code, identified with letter D (payables) under number I (bonds), 2 (convertible bonds), 3 (shareholder loans), 4 (payables to banks), 5 (payables to other lenders), 9 (payables to subsidiaries), 10 (payables to associated companies), 11 (payables to parent companies), 14 (other financial payables) from which the sum of the amounts of the items of the Assets section identified with letter C (working capital) under numbers III (current financial assets) and IV (cash and cash equivalents) must be deducted.

EQUITY II (E)

It is the sum of the amounts of the balance sheet items, Liabilities section, of Art. 2424 of the Civil Code identified with letter A (equity) from which the sum of the amounts of the items, in the Assets sections, identified with letters A (subscribed capital unpaid); B (fixed assets) under no. III (financial fixed assets) sub no. 4 (own shares); C (working capital) under no. III (current financial assets) sub no. 5 (own shares) must be deducted.

 

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b.    NET FINANCIAL POSITION / GROSS OPERATING INCOME

NET FINANCIAL POSITION I (NFP)

It is the sum of the amounts of the balance sheet items, Liabilities section, of Art. 2424 of the Civil Code, identified with letter D (payables) under number 1 (bonds), 2 (convertible bonds), 3 (shareholder loans), 4 (payables to banks), 5 (payables to other lenders), 9 (payables to subsidiaries), 10 (payables to associated companies), 11 (payables to parent companies), 14 (other payables) from which the sum of the amounts of the items of the Assets section identified with letter C (working capital) under numbers III (current financial assets) and IV (cash and cash equivalents) must be deducted.

GROSS OPERATING MARGIN

is the sum of the amounts referred to under letter A (value of production) of the income statement under Art. 2425 of the Civil Code items 1 (revenues from sales and services), 2 (change in work in progress, semi-finished and finished products), 3 (changes in contract work in progress) and 4 (own work capitalised) from which the sum of the amounts referred to under letter B (production costs) items 6 (costs of raw materials), 7 (costs for services), 8 (leased assets), 9 (personnel costs) and 11 (changes in inventories of raw, ancillary and consumable materials and goods for resale) must be deducted.

NOTES

I - If no specific evidence is given for leasing payables, it is necessary to add the principal portion of the leasing instalments still due to the payables.

In the case of financial statements prepared pursuant to Art. 2435bis, the NFP must be calculated as follows: sum of the amounts of the items of the balance sheet, liabilities section letter D (payables) from which the component of trade payables (inferred from the notes to the financial statements) and the items in the Assets section identified by the letter C) (working capital) under numbers III (current financial assets) and IV (cash and cash equivalents) must be deducted.

Il - In the case of consolidated financial statements, the Equity including the third party share must be considered. In the case of financial statements prepared pursuant to Art. 2435-bis, Equity is given by item A of the Balance Sheet, liabilities section.

 

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Exhibit 10.23

 

   F.A.O. KALEYRA SPA   
   VIA TEODOSIO    65 20131 MILAN
   MI   
Branch of CORPORATE DIVISION MILAN GAE AULENTI      
Loan n. 8310212      
      MILAN 02/08/2019

Variable interest rate unsecured loan

In relation to the request, we confirm we are willing to grant you a loan (hereinafter “Loan”) with a value of Euro 2,500,000.00 (Euro two million five-hundred thousand only), at the terms and conditions set forth in this contract (hereinafter the “Contract”) and the summary document (hereinafter the “Summary Document”), which represents the title page and is an integral part of the contract itself.

The Summary Document contains the economic conditions relating to the Contract.

 

SUMMARY DOCUMENT
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)    4.04%
Amount:    Euro 2,500,000.00
TERM:    36 Months
INTEREST RATES   
Annual nominal interest rate    3.52500%
Value of the Benchmark Index at the time of signing    0.37500%
Increase on benchmark index    3.90000 points
Interest rate valid until    30/11/2019

Interest rate and benchmark index: The interest rate is equal to the Euribor360 quotation (calculation act/360) - hereinafter and in the contract referred to as “Euribor” - at 3 months, which is normally published in “Il Sole 24 Ore” and other sources of financial information such as Reuters and Bloomberg. In terms of the initial measure, this is taken as the value date of the signing date and subsequently as the value date of thee first working day in each elapsed quarter, increased by the agreed spread.

 

The interest rate will be calculated as the sum of the benchmark index as calculated above and the agreed increase (spread).

If this calculation produces a negative result, the interest rate applied for the period will be 0 (zero).

 

(*) Euribor is the acronym of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate and is a benchmark index calculated daily - under the supervision of the Euribor Panel Steering Committee - by EMMI - European Money Markets Institute (or another party that will be appointed as a replacement of the latter). EMMI is based in Belgium and is the administrator of the “Euribor” benchmark index.

 

For a better description of the Euribor or other information relating to said index, you can consult the website of EMMI - European Money Markets Institute (www.emmi-benchmarks.eu)

Late-payment interest:    2.00000 percent above the applicable rate
EXPENSES FOR CONTRACT EXECUTION   
Underwriting:    Euro 20,000.00
EXPENSES FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION   
Expenses for sending of notification of expiry/receipt of instalment in a printed form, notice not required for loans with automatic charging on account Expenses for producing and sending every interest certification in a printed form   
   Euro 2.00
   Euro 5.00
Expenses for sending of periodic statement/Periodic summary document sent to borrowers and guarantors in a printed form Reimbursement for a reminder for unpaid instalments   
   Euro 0.60
   Euro 5.00
Expenses for declaration on balance    Euro 20.00
Expenses for sending warning    Euro 15.00
Certification of payment / declaration of interest paid    Euro 15.00
Fee for declaring existence of credit/debt Fee for early repayment    Euro 120.00
   2.00%
(on the value of the capital that was repaid early, also due in the event of termination)

 

UniCredit SpA - Company Headquarters and General Management Offices Piazza Gae Aulenti, 3 - Tower A - 20154 Milan Registration with the Companies of Register of Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi, Tax Code and VAT Number n. 00348170101 Share Capital € 20,994,799,971.81 Bank registered with the Register of Banks and Parent Company of the UniCredit Banking Group - Register of Banking Groups: cod. 02008.1 Member of the Interbank Fund for the Protection of Deposits and the National Guarantee Fund Code ABI 02008.1 Where due, revenue stamps are paid virtually . Internal Revenue Agency, Rome 1 Office - n. 143106/07 of 21.12.2007

 

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No amount can be charged to the Customer for the preparation, production, delivery, or other expenses, however these may be defined, relating to communications covered by articles 118 (unilateral amendment of contractual terms) of Legislative Decree. 385/1993 (Consolidated Bank Act) and as amended
Renegotiation fee    1% on the residual capital amount, minimum Euro 500.00
Where the Customer is a natural person or a micro-business and has exercised the right of subrogation as set forth by the applicable legislation, the renegotiation shall not be subject to any fees
REPAYMENT SCHEDULE   
Repayment method    FIXED
Instalment type    CONSTANT
Frequency of the repayment instalments    QUARTERLY
Calendar for the calculation of interest    FINANCIAL YEAR
OTHER EXPENSES TO BE BORNE   
When the Loan is signed the customer has to bear costs relating to services provided by third parties

SECTION I

Art. 1.1 - PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT - DECLARATIONS COMPANY/BORROWER

UniCredit S.p.A. (Hereinafter referred to as “Bank”) grants to KALEYRA SPA, with registered offices Via VIA TEODOSIO    65, MILAN Tax Code/VAT Number 12716960153 (hereinafter referred to as “Borrower” or “the Company”) who accepts, a Loan with a total value of Euro 2,500,000.00 (Euro two million five hundred thousand only).

The Borrower undertakes to the use the loan for the purpose of costs connected directly to the business combination between Kaleyra Spa and GIG Capital Inc. and to this end presents to the Bank the full documentation of the investment programme to be funded (hereinafter the “Funded Programme” or, for brevity the “Programme”).

Considering that, based upon the prevailing legislation, a “micro-enterprise” is an enterprise that employs less than ten people and has an annual turnover of a total financial statement value not exceeding 2 (two) million Euro, the Borrower declares that it is not a micro-enterprise.

The Borrower confirms the truthfulness and authenticity of the communications and the documentation it presented to the Bank (which includes but is not limited to Financial Statements, Deed of Incorporation, Resolution, etc) and declares that following the presentation of the Loan request its economic, financial, balance sheer and legal situation has not changed for the worse and that the signing of this Contract and that the execution of the transactions described therein have been duly authorised by the competent company bodies and these authorisations are fully valid and binding.

Art. 1.2 - DISBURSEMENT

The loan sum, net of the ancillary charges as per the letter delivered to the Borrower and in accordance with the latter’s instructions is credited on the following current account IBAN IT68M02O080162200O030044777 made out to the Borrower, who formally provides a payment receipt at the conclusion of this Contract.

The Borrower also undertakes to provide, upon the signing of this document:

 

   

suitable proof of the investment or the purchase described in the Funded Programme;

Art. 1.3 - REPAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Loan will last until 31/08/2022.

Starting from the present date and until 30/11/2019 the Borrower will pay to the Bank interest only quarterly instalments in arrears, calculated at the interest rate specified in the article below “INTEREST”.

The Borrower undertakes to repay this sum of Euro 2,500,000.00 (Euro two million five-hundred thousand only) with quarterly instalments in arrears starting from 29/02/2020, to be paid without the need for express requests by the Bank, in accordance with the repayment plan agreed between the parties, which is signed by the parties and annexed under letter “A” to this Contract and forms and integral and substantive part thereof. These quarterly instalments cover the entire principal to gradually repay the entire loaned sum over the agreed period of 33 months plus interest.

The Borrower is required to make the payment of all that is due based on this Contract and the respective annexes at the counters of the Bank where the relationship is based. The Bank is authorised to charge on the current account IBAN n IT68M0200801622000030044777 of the Borrower, or another account subsequently specified by the Borrower, the instalments by the established deadlines and any other sum due for whatever reason in accordance with the Contract.

Art. 1.4 - INTEREST

For both the interest-only and repayment period a variable rate interest charge will be applied to the loan equal to the sum of the “Euribor” quotation (as described in more detail in the Summary Document) at 3 months. In terms of the initial measure, this is taken as the value date of the signing date and subsequently as the value date of the first working day in each elapsed quarter, increased by the agreed spread of 3.90000 points per year.

If this calculation produces a negative result, the interest rate applied for the period will be 0 (zero).

In the event of the change of the formula and/or methodology (mathematical or any other kind) used to measure the Euribor in accordance with the procedures in place at the closing date of the contract, the Euribor will be used in accordance with the prevailing formula and/or methodology, as defined in accordance with the provisions of European Regulation 2016/1011 and as amended.

 

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If there is no temporary recording the last known value of the Euribor will be used, if there is no definitive recording of the Euribor the benchmark market index will be used which, in accordance with the above-mentioned EU Regulation 2016/1011, will be identified to replace the Euribor.

The interest rate of the Loan is currently agreed to be 3.52500 % nominal per annum, calculated as described above. This interest rate will be valid until 30/11/2019.

Please note that the value of the benchmark index, measures as described above is equal to - 0.37500 %.

With every variation, as set forth above, without prejudice to the repayment of the original capital, the interest payments will be increased or decreased and therefore the individual instalments will vary.

The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) relating to this Loan is 4.04%.

Any interest between the present date and the end of the ongoing period will be paid along with the first instalment. In the event of the late payment of any sum due for whatever reason as a result of the Loan even in the event of the acceleration of the loan or a termination of the Contract, late payment interest shall accrue ipso jure in favour of the Bank from the expiry date at the prevailing contractual rate increased by 2.00000 percentage points per year. No periodic capitalisation shall apply to this latter interest.

Where the Lender has used the services of a credit intermediary pursuant to art. 125-Novies paragraph 2 Banking Consolidation Act (T.U.B.), the above APR - pursuant to paragraph 3 of the same article 125 novies - reflects the fee agreed with the intermediary.

Art. 1.5 - FEES AND EXPENSES - RIGHT OF AMENDEMENT

Pursuant to title VI chapter I of the T.U.B., the fees and expenses set forth in the “Summary Document” shall apply to the Loan.

The Borrower shall bear the expenses relating to this Contract. The Borrower specifically approves that for a just cause the Bank may amend the rules governing this Loan and the applicable economic conditions, with the exceptions of clauses concerning interest rates, and shall notify the Borrower with a minimum advance warning of two months. The communication must include any highlighted manner the wording: “Proposal for the unilateral amendment of the contract”, will be validly made in a written form to the address specified by the Borrower. Alternatively, and with the consent of the Borrower, the communication can be made using another durable medium.

The amendment shall be deemed approved when the Borrower fails to withdraw from the Contract by the applicable date. The withdrawal is not subject to expenses and, during the final settlement, the Borrower shall have the right to apply the conditions previously in effect.

The variations for which the procedures specified in the paragraph above have not been followed shall not be effective, if these are unfavourable to the Borrower.

The above paragraphs contain that which is currently set forth by art. 118 of legislative decree 385/1993; in the event of the variation of this regulation, the provisions in force at the time in which the Bank intends to introduce an amendment shall apply.

Art. 1.6 - EARLY REPAYMENT

The Borrower, and its successors or assigns, have the right to make a total or partial early repayment of the Loan, including principal and interest, on condition that:

a) that any overdue payments have been made, including late payment interest, any documented legal expenses, including judicial expenses, borne by the Bank in relation to debt recovery assignments and any other sum owed to the Bank;

b) a commission is paid equal to 2.00% of the capital that was repaid early.

For example:

Principal repaid early Euro 1000 (one thousand) and commission of 2.00%:

1000.00 x 2.00

-------------------- = 20.00

    100

Any partial repayment shall serve to proportionally decrease the amount of principal repayments, whereas the total number of instalments as originally negotiated shall remain the same.

Art. 1.7 - ADDRESS FOR SERVICE

For all legal effects the Bank’s address for service shall be the offices of its Branch in SEGRATE I MAGGIO

The Borrower and any guarantors specify as their address for service VIA TEODOSIO    65 MILAN or, if they cannot be reached here, the City Hall in Milan; the Bank may also serve enforcement documents to said address for service, or the real address of the Borrower (and any guarantors).

SECTION II GENERAL CONDITIONS AND COMMITMENTS

Art. 2.1 - TRUTHFULNESS AND AUTHENTICITY OF DECLARATIONS

The Borrower confirms the truthfulness and authenticity of the communications it has made and the documentation submitted to the Bank and states that following the presentation of the Loan request its economic, financial and balance sheet situation has not changed for the worse.

Art. 2.2 - AMENDMENTS TO THE REPAYMENT PLAN

At its discretion the Bank may allow amendments to the repayment plan and/or agree the amendment of other causes and contractual conditions.

Art. 2.3 - JOINT LIABILITY AND INDIVISIBILITY OF OBLIGATIONS

All the obligations stipulated for the Borrower in the Loan Contract and in the respective annexes are taken on jointly and severally in an indivisible manner including on behalf of any successors or assigns.

 

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Art. 2.4 - ALLOCATION OF PAYMENTS

The Bank may allocate any of the sums paid to it by the Borrower, or paid on the latter’s behalf, with preference, to the payment of expenses of any nature, including one-off judicial expenses, and the repayment of insurance premiums and anything else paid by the Bank on behalf of the Borrower, then for late payment interest and arrears and finally for the payment of interest charges and principal, unless it decides to adopt a different order of allocation. In the event of a payment date relating to an instalment or another sum due as a result of the Loan not corresponding to a working day for banks. The respective settlement must be made on the last working day prior to this with a value date which must not exceed the expiry date.

Art. 2.5 - PAYMENTS MADE BY THIRD PARTIES

The Bank will have the right to refuse payments made by third parties in its own name. Regardless of any agreement between the Borrower and third parties and without prejudice to that which is set forth above in terms of the release of debtors, the payment of the instalment will be due for the entire value of each instalment, from the party the Loan is made out to at the time the payment notification or at the time of the instalment is charged. In particular, in the event of the novation/taking over of the Loan for whatever reason, the Bank shall not consider binding any agreements involving the apportionment between the original debtor and third parties of some or all the components of an instalment; therefore the interests accruing from the first day of the period of an instalment within which the borrower name is updated following the assumption of the Loan, the party taking over the Loan shall be borne by the latter along with the share of principal and any ancillary charges.

Art. 2.6 - ASSIGNMENT

The Borrower is prohibited from assigning the Loan without the express authorisation of the Bank.

The Bank may at any time freely assign all or some of its credits deriving from the loan, for example within the scope of that which is set forth by law 130 of 30 April 1999 (“ Provisions on the securitisation of Credits”) or in accordance with the provisions of articles 1260 (“ assignments of credits”) and following, or use the credits deriving from the Loan as “non-negotiable assets“to be used as a guarantee in favour of the European Central Bank and/or the Bank of Italy for refinancing transactions issued by the latter in the context of the “Abaco” procedure (collateralised banking assets), as governed by the prevailing regulations pertaining to “Monetary policy instruments for the euro system”.

Art. 2.7 - OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER

The Borrower is obliged to:

 

a)

promptly make - and duly provide proof of this at the request of the Bank - payment of any tax, duty, contribution; pay to the Bank, at the time of the issuing of the loan amount, where applicable, the substitute tax as per Prime Minister’s decree 29 September 1973 n. 601 and as amended and to refund, in any case, to the Bank, any taxes, duties and expenses sustained or paid on its behalf, including sums which the Bank itself has paid or has to pay for consultancy and assistance, in both out-of-court and court proceedings, and shall see to the full payment of all additional expenses - duly providing proof of this to the Bank following a request by the latter - which shall include but not be limited to any legal and due diligence expenses linked to the conclusion of the Loan Contract;

 

b)

communicate to the Bank, without delay, the emergence of any disputes, which may compromise its capacity to comply with the obligations undertaken with this Contract, or the occurrence of any event which may have a negative impact on the legal, balance-sheet, financial or economic situation or the integrity and effectiveness of its guarantees, and confirms that at the present date no such dispute is pending and no such event has occurred;

 

c)

to report in advance to the Bank any change of the legal or corporate structure (e.g. form, share capital, directors, statutory auditors and partners as well as mergers, including by incorporation, demergers, transfers), or the administrative, balance-sheet and financial structure (e.g. issuing of bonds), and the economic and technical situation emerging from data, elements and documents provided at the time the Loan was requested, as well as facts which may nevertheless amend the current structure and organisation of the Borrower;

 

d)

deliver to the Bank, within 30 (thirty) days of the approval by the shareholders meeting and in any case no later than 210 (two hundred and ten) days from the closing of the financial year the annual financial statement and the consolidated group financial statement (where applicable), along with the minutes showing approval by the shareholders meeting, the additional note, report by the board of statutory auditors (if this exists), report on operations and certification from the auditing firm (where applicable) or a copy of tax returns within 30 (thirty) days of these being deposited;

 

e)

to inform the bank in advance of its intention to request other medium to long-term loans from credit institutions or private individuals and, in any case, not grant to third parties, following the date of this Contract, encumbrances on its assets, in return for any other loans, without the prior written authorisation of the Bank;

 

f)

use the proceeds of the Loan exclusively for the purpose declared in this document, in compliance with legal and regulatory provisions in force and in any case not for the purpose of putting in place transactions relating to the Bank’s shares and/or financial instruments (and/or those of other companies in the group which the Bank belongs to) which would result or may result in a breach of article 2358 of the Italian civil code (or any other regulation that may be from time to time applicable with regard to prohibitions relating to financial assistance) by the Bank itself;

 

g)

to allow any type of technical/administrative or control assessment and provide all documents (financial statements, minutes from shareholder meetings, etc) and any information requested by the Bank.

Art. 2.8 - ACCELERATION - TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT

The Bank will have the right to apply the acceleration clause in the event of the circumstances in art. 1186 cc and terminate the contract pursuant to art. 1456 cc if:

 

a)

the Borrow used, including only in part, the Loan for purposes other than that for which it was granted;

 

b)

even one of the requirements and commitments set forth in the following article are not respected “PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT - DECLARATIONS FROM COMPANY/BORROWER” and by the article “DISBURSEMENT” in this Contract;

 

c)

the Borrower and any successors or assigns not fully and promptly paid even one repayment instalment of the Loan and anything else due to the Bank on the basis of the law (e.g. principal, interest, fees, expenses, including legal expenses, taxes, duties,etc);

 

d)

preventive or enforcement deeds were promoted against the Borrower or the latter became insolvent, or any event occurred (e.g. default notices, opening of insolvency procedures, any change of the legal or corporate composition - form and share capital, directors, statutory auditors and partners, as well as managers, including by incorporation, the mergers, transfers - administrative, balance-sheet changes and changes to the economic and financial situation, etc) which in the opinion of the Bank may compromise in some way its capacity to meet the obligations towards the bank or which have a negative impact on the legal, balance-sheet, financial or economic situation of the Borrower, or the integrity and effectiveness of the guarantees;

 

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e)

there is a non-payment by the Borrower or other companies in its group of a financial debt, or that is a cause for the application of the acceleration clause against the Borrower or other companies in its group with regard to third-party lenders, or a third party lender asked for the early repayment of any financial debt, or finally, if one of the guarantees that is issued by any of the companies of the group is enforced, if, and the opinion of the bank, the breaches described above may compromise the ability of the Borrower to repay the Loan or the value of the guarantees;

 

f)

the compensation with regard to any sums paid on behalf of the Borrower was prevented by legal provisions;

 

g)

any real or personal guarantees required for the Loan to be granted are not perfected within 30 days of the present date.

 

h)

the Borrower has not complied with the obligations in the article “OBLIGATIONS FOR THE BORROWER” in this Contract;

 

i)

facts were to emerge or defects were to be discovered in the documents which, had they been known or taken place earlier, would have prevented, at the sole discretion of the Bank, the granting of the Loan or, in any case, the situation, details and accounts shown or declared by the Borrower to the Bank, both during the phase when the Loan was being granted and afterwards, turn out not to be truthful;

 

j)

if the guarantees provided in relation to the Loan expire or reduce significantly in value and these are not promptly replaced and/or supplemented in a manner that is satisfactory to the Bank.

The Bank will inform the Borrower of the application of the acceleration clause or the termination of the contract by registered letter, email, fax, certified email or other means of communication.

In such cases, the Bank will have the right to demand the immediate repayment of all its credit and to act without the need for any prior formalities in the manners and with the procedures it deems most appropriate.

In any case, the guarantees provided contractually and those provided subsequently shall remain valid.

Art. 2.9 - EXTRANEOUSNESS TO RELATIONS BETWEEN THE BORROWER AND THIRD PARTIES

Unless expressly stated otherwise, the Bank shall always be deemed extraneous to relations between the Borrower and third parties, without prejudice to that which is set forth by binding legal regulations, therefore third parties may not advance any rights or claim towards the Bank. In particular, any agreement for the assumption of responsibilities between the parties and the Borrower shall not release the latter from its obligations if there is no express written declaration by the Bank authorising such release.

Art. 2.10 - RELEVANCE OF THE BANK’S REGISTRATIONS

For the purpose of the exact calculation of the credit the accounts and registers of the Bank shall prevail, except in the event of clear errors.

Art. 2.11 - COMPLAINTS - OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

In the event of a dispute between the Borrower and the Bank in relation to the interpretation and application of this Contract, the Borrower may present a complaint to the Bank, including by registered letter with return receipt or electronically to the Complaints Office at the address provided in the Information Sheets - which are available in the Bank’s premises which are open to the public and on the Bank’s website - and is also published on the website itself. The Bank must respond to complaints within 30 days of receiving them. If the Borrower is not satisfied with the response has not received a response within 30 days, it may contact the Financial Banking Arbitrator (ABF). To find out how to contact the latter as well as the latter’s jurisdiction you may visit the websitewww.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it, ask in branches of the Bank of Italy or ask the Bank. A decision by the financial banking arbitrator will not compromise the Borrower’s right to appeal to the ordinary judicial authorities, without prejudice to that which are specified in the following paragraph.

Before appealing to the judicial authority, the Bank and/or the Borrower must first attempt the mediation procedure, pursuant to art. 5 paragraph 1 bis Legislative Decree 4 March 2010 n. 28;

 

   

the Banking Conciliation Entity set up by the Financial Banking Conciliator- Association for the resolution of banking, financial and corporate disputes- ADR (www.conciliatorebancario.it , where the respective Regulation is also available),or

 

   

one of the other mediation bodies, specialised in banking and financial matters, registered in the specific register in the Ministry of Justice, or

 

   

to the Financial Banking Arbitrator.

In the event of a variation of the above regulation the provisions prevailing at such time shall apply.

The above provisions also apply for disputes which may arise between the Bank and any of the Borrower’s guarantors.

Art. 2.12 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

This Contract is governed by Italian law.

Any dispute that may arise between the Borrower and the Bank during as a result of this relationship, the court where the Bank has its registered offices shall have exclusive jurisdiction for actions presented by the Borrower. This is currently: Milan, but any of the following courts are also acceptable: Turin for disputes relating to relationships in branches situated in Piedmont, Liguria or Valle d’Aosta; Milan for disputes relating to relationships held in branches situated in Lombardy; Verona for disputes relating to relations held in branches situated in Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige or Friuli Venezia Giulia; Bologna for disputes relating to relations held in branches situated in Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Marche or Umbria; Rome for disputes relating to relations held in branches situated in Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia or Basilicata; Palermo p for disputes relating to relations held in branches situated in Calabria, Sicily or Sardinia. The Bank will have the right to act against the Borrower, at its choice, aside from in the court where the Bank has its registered offices, currently: Milan, also in one of the following courts as set forth by the law, as well as one of the following other courts: Turin, Milan, Verona, Treviso, Trento, Bologna, Ravenna, Florence, Perugia, Pescara, Rome, Naples, Catania, Palermo, Cagliari. If the Borrower is a natural person the court in the area where the Borrower has its place of residence or has chosen its address for service shall have jurisdiction.

Art. 2.13 - TAX CHARGES

All charges even if these stem from taxes, or duties of any nature, whether these are direct and indirect, relating or resulting to this loan shall be borne exclusively by the borrower.

 

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This banking contract, along with the respective deeds of amendment and execution, is not subject to registration requirements, unless it is used, pursuant to the note to article 1 Tariff part II, annexed to Presidential Decree 131/1986. In the event of use, since these involve deeds relating to transactions covered by VAT - even if the contract is exempt, pursuant to art. 10, first paragraph, n. 1, of presidential decree 633/1972 - these are subject to fix registration tax, pursuant to articles 5 and 40 of Presidential decree 131/1986. Revenue stamps on the contract, on the respective amendments, on extracts of the account of the Loan report and all the connected guarantees are not due since the transaction is governed within the current account held by the Borrower with Unicredit, and the replacement effect of the revenue stamp therefore applies as this is paid in the current account extracts, as per article 13, paragraph 2-bis, Note 3-ter, tariff, part I, annex A to presidential decree 26.10/1972/642

Please confirm you agree with the above by accepting the terms and conditions in this document and expressly approving the following clauses.

 

  With best regards,  
MILAN 02/08/2019   UniCredit S.p.A.  
  Corporate Division Branch MILAN GAE AULENTI  
  /s/ UniCredit S.p.A.  
  (Bank signature)  
   

Signed for acceptance

With best regards,

MILAN 02/08/2019

 

   (Customer signature)   

After reading the above, we hereby declare that we fully accept the conditions of the Contract and to specifically approve, including pursuant to art. 1341 second paragraph of the Italian civil code those in articles: - “Interest - (Late payment interest rate)”; - “Fees and expenses - Right of amendment” - “Joint liability and indivisibility of obligations” - “Allocation of payments” “Payments made by third parties” - “Assignment” - “Obligations for the Borrower” - “Acceleration- Termination of the contract” - “Address for service” - “Governing law - Jurisdiction”.

MILAN 02/08/2019

 

   (Customer signature)   

We hereby declare that a copy of this Contract, which is signed by you and includes the Summary Document, comprising a total of 6 pages, with consecutive numbering at the foot of the page and drafted on three separate sheets, is delivered by you to us, along with the annexes referred to in the Contract itself.

MILAN 02/08/2019

 

   (Customer signature)   

 

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Exhibit 10.24

 

  Messrs
  KALEYRA SPA
  VIA TEODOSIO,65
  MILAN
  MI
MILAN, 02/08/2019
We have received your letter addressed to us, dated 02/08/2019 and shown below, the content of which we confirm to accept in full and unconditionally.
  TO:
  UniCredit S.p.A.
  Branch of the MILANO GAE AULENTI CORPORATE AREA
  VIA GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRELLI, 32
  20124 MILAN MI

MILAN 02/08/2019

Record Code: 019281521

Total original loan € 8,200,000.00

Contract entered into on 27/07/2019

RE: CONTRACTUAL ADDENDUM APPLIED TO THE LOAN CONTRACT

Dear sirs

Following our recent conversations

WHEREAS:

A) “Kaleyra Spa”, with registered office in Milan ( MI ), Via Teodosio no. 65 - Tax ID and Milan Business Register no. 01579532 (the “Company”), signed with Unicredit S.p.A. (the “Bank”) on 02/08/2019 / today by means of a private agreement, a loan contract (hereafter the “Loan Contract”, or in short, the “Contract”) by which the Bank granted the Company a loan of €. 2,500,000,00, with the final deadline of 31/08/2022 (the “Loan”).

B) the Loan was also granted on the assumption that the Company undertook the commitments and obligations under the article below “Special conditions and commitments” below

C) in consideration of the above, this agreement (hereafter the “Addendum”) must be considered as an integral and substantive part of the Contract.

NOW THEREFORE:

the Parties agree as follows:

Art. 1 - Approval of the Recitals

The recitals are an integral part of this Addendum.

Art. 2 - Special conditions and commitments

Covenants of Commitment

The Company undertakes, also with third party warranty pursuant to Art. 1381 of the Civil Code, whenever an obligation is mentioned that must be fulfilled by a third party, to fulfil the following commitments, recognising their essential nature in the context of the Contract, for the entire duration of the Loan and until the full repayment of all the Bank’s credit claims [or until the complete transfer to third parties of the ownership of the real estate units, mortgaged as collateral for the Loan, with novation of the portions of the Loan not repaid in advance (editor’s note for “building loans”)]:

Maintaining the accounting standards

so that, for the entire duration of the Loan, the Accounting Standards applied in preparing the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements (if drawn up) are consistent with the criteria followed in previous years, subject to any changes in the law, while acknowledging that the adoption of Accounting Standards other than those adopted for the financial statements presented to the Bank for the preparation of the Loan will in any case entail a review and/or redefinition of the covenants set out in this deed in order to make them consistent with the new standards for the preparation of the financial statements.

The Company acknowledges and accepts that the Bank may enforce the termination clause pursuant to Art. 1186 of the Civil Code and terminate the Loan Contract pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code if the Commitments (or even just one of the commitments) above are not fulfilled.

Disclosure obligations

The Company undertakes, for the entire duration of the Loan, to provide the Bank with the information needed to monitor the development of the company’s situation, including:

 

 

UniCredit SpA - Registered Office and Headquarters: Piazza Gae Aulenti, 3 - Tower A - 20154 Milan - Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi Business Register, Tax ID and VAT no. 00348170101 - Share Capital € 20,994,799,961.81 - Bank enrolled in the Bank Register and Parent company of the UniCredit banking group - Association of Banking Groups: code 02008.1 - Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee - ABI Code 02008.1 - Tax-stamp duty paid online, as required, Auth. Internal Revenue Agency, Rome 1 Office - no. 143106/07 of 21.12.2007

 

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Financial statements of the Company, within 150 (one hundred and fifty) days from the end of the financial year, or no later than 210 (two hundred and ten) days in the event of a longer period for closing the financial statements, together with the minutes of approval by the shareholders’ meeting, the explanatory notes, the report of the Board of Statutory Auditors (if any), the report on operations and the certification of the independent auditors (if legally required).

 

   

a statement (Compliance Certificate) of compliance with the covenants of commitment/financial covenants referred to in the preceding articles, signed by the legal representative, with the same time limits as those set for the delivery of the financial statements (or any situation in the period) in accordance with the text attached to this deed under the letter “A” (Compliance Certificate);

 

   

a recent copy of the Shareholders’ Register (if requested by the Bank);

 

   

the occurrence of events relating to the Company and/or the companies of the Company Group that entail or may entail a Default by the Company;

 

   

any legal dispute, lawsuit, demand and/or claim brought or threatened by third parties against the Company and/or the companies of the Company Group, the outcome of which may be such to negatively affect the Company’s ability to duly and punctually repay the Loan and/or the value of the Guarantees.

For the purpose of this commitment (and the Contract), the parties agree that “Company Group” means: “the Company and any other company directly and/or indirectly controlled by the Company - pursuant to Art. 2359 of the Civil Code. - that falls within the scope of consolidation of the Company from time to time”.

The Company acknowledges and accepts that in the event of failure to comply with the above obligation, the Bank shall have the right to terminate the Contract, pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code.

Mandatory Early Repayment

Including only partial Mandatory Repayment. The Company shall allocate the amounts below and ensure that they are allocated to the early repayment, even if only partial, of the Loan, without applying any commission, within 15 (fifteen) days from the occurrence of the indicated event: (A) equal to 50% of the amount disbursed in the event of failure to finalise the “business combination” between Kaleyra Spa and GIG Capital Inc. by 31/12/2019

Art. 3 - Pre-existing Contractual Agreements and Guarantees

This Addendum does not constitute in any way a novation of the Loan Contract.

Therefore the Bank and the Company expressly declare and acknowledge that, except as agreed in the context of this Addendum, any other agreement, condition and guarantee relating to the Loan remains unaffected and unchanged. These are thus, and in so far as necessary, deemed confirmed to all intents and purposes, as they are not amended by or are incompatible with the provisions of this Addendum.

Art. 4 - Taxation

Any charge, even if depending on taxes, duties of any kind, direct or indirect, relating to and in any case resulting from this Addendum, shall be borne exclusively by the Company.

This Addendum is subject, together with the related formalities, to the same tax regime as the Loan Contract, of which it forms an integral and substantial part.

Art. 5 - Final declarations

The undersigned Company declares to be in possession of a copy of the Loan Contract referred to in the preamble.

 

Signed    

 

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The undersigned Company also declares, having taken note of it, to accept in full the conditions of this Contract and to specifically approve, also pursuant to Art. 1341 second paragraph of the Civil Code, those under articles: 2) Special conditions and commitments and 4) Taxation.

 

Signed    

The undersigned Company acknowledges that a copy of this Addendum, consisting of a total of 3 pages, has been delivered to it by you, and accepted.

 

Signed    

 

With best regards,
/s/ UniCredit S.p.A.
UniCredit S.p.A.

 

     MILANO GAE AULENTI CORPORATE AREA
       
       

 

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Exhibit 10.25

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

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Telecom Italia S.p.A.        20123 MILAN
       Piazza degli Affari, 2

NWS

 

Ubiquity S.r.l.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan (MI)

Kind attn. Mr Dario Calogero

ROME, 15 September 2010

Prot. no. 570740-P

Registered letter with return receipt

Sent in advance by email

SUBJECT: Implementation Contract for the supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS and MMS

Following the agreements reached and after conclusion of the negotiations, we set forth our proposal for the aforesaid Implementation Contract:

BETWEEN

Ubiquity S.r.l., with registered office at Via Teodosio 65, Milan, share capital EUR 77,727.27, Tax Code and registration number in the Milan Companies Register 12716960153, represented by Mr Dario Calogero, in the capacity of Sole Director (hereinafter, “SP” or “Operator”);

AND

Telecom Italia S.p.A., with registered office at Piazza degli Affari 2, Milan, General Headquarters and Secondary Establishment at Corso d’Italia 41, Rome, Tax Code and registration number in the Milan Companies Register 00488410010, share capital EUR 10,673,865,180.00, registration in the E.E.E. Register IT08020000000799, represented by Mr Riccardo Delleani, in the capacity of Head of National Wholesale Services of Telecom Italia S.p.A. (hereinafter, “TELECOM ITALIA”, “TI” or “AP”).

Both shall also be referred to hereunder individually as the “Party” or jointly as the “Parties”.

Whereas:

 

 

 

 

Registered office: Piazza degli Affari, 2, 20123 Milan – Secondary establishment and General Headquarters: Corso d’Italia, 41 – 00198 Rome Tax Code / VAT NO. and reg. no. in the Milan Companies Reg.: 00488410010 – Reg. in the EEE Reg. IT08020000000799 – Share Cap. €10,688,746,056.45 Post box MILAN 1897 – Post Code 20101 Tel- +39 02 85951 Fax +39 02 801004


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A. The company Hermess S.r.l., formerly a party to the Framework Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in recitals C and D below, merged by incorporation, with effect from 1 July 2010, into Operator under the deed of merger by incorporation dated 8 June 2010. Under this merger, Operator took over ownership of the authorisation to supply the telephone service available to the public.

B. TELECOM ITALIA is the owner of an individual licence for the provision of the public GSM numeric mobile communication service and installation of its network in Italian territory, issued by AGCom resolution no. 127/01/CONS; of an individual licence for the public UMTS third generation mobile communication service, issued by AGCom resolution no. 5/01/CONS; of an individual licence for the installation and supply of the public telecommunications networks and for the provision of the voice telephony service to the public throughout national territory, issued by AGCom resolution no. 820/00/CONS.

C. TI and Operator (formerly Hermess S.r.l.) signed on 19 February 2010 (TI) and on 26 January 2010 (Operator) the Framework Agreement for the “Supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS, MMS and other forms of data transmission” (hereinafter, the “Framework Agreement”), which constitutes an integral and essential part of this contract, which sets forth the main technical and operating terms and conditions governing relations between a specific Access Provider and a Specific Serving Provider in order to guarantee interoperability of services and access by end customers of the Access Provider and of any virtual mobile operators using the Access Provider’s network to the D4 numbers owned by the Serving Provider;

D. On 25 March 2010 TI and Operator (formerly Hermess S.r.l.) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to define the main terms and conditions of a contract to implement the Framework Agreement, which is considered fully replaced by this implementation contract (hereinafter, the “Contract”).

E. In signing this Contract the Parties intend to regulate in detail their mutual relations arising from the aforesaid Framework Agreement in order to set out the technical and economic procedures by which the premium Services can be accessed by fixed and mobile end customers enabled by TELECOM ITALIA and by any virtual mobile operators using the TELECOM ITALIA network (hereinafter collectively, the “End Customer/s” or “Customer/s”) certified on the SP’s D4 Numbers.

F. For the purposes of this Contract, TI shall act as AP and Operator named above shall act as SP.

G. In order for this Contract to be effective, the Framework Agreement must be in force and applicable to both Parties and therefore, if for any reason the Framework Agreement should no longer be effective for one of the Parties, this Contract shall be considered automatically terminated. This is without prejudice to the Party’s right to negotiate a new agreement covering the same subject.

Now therefore the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Article 1 RECITALS AND ANNEXES

The recitals and annexes (hereinafter, the “Annexes”) constitute an integral part of this Contract.

Article 2 DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms used in this Contract shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Framework Agreement. The meaning shall remain the same in the singular and in the plural. The definitions contain binding provisions.

Article 3 SUBJECT

3.1 In relation to the provisions set forth by the Parties in the Framework Agreement, this Contract covers the rules governing the relationship between TELECOM ITALIA and SP for SP’s D4 Number premium Services (hereinafter, the “Services”) provided through SMS and MMS to enable Customers to access the Services, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth hereunder. The Services also include the “Banking Services”, which for the purposes of this


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Contract are considered to mean the Services provided to End Customers who at the same time signed agreements with financial institutions regarding information services and/or devices on their positions (e.g., current account, securities portfolio) or on payment, credit or debit cards issued by such financial institutions. Services that do not fall within the definition of Banking Services shall be defined as “Standard Services”.

3.2 Pursuant to the previous paragraph, SP’s Services shall be identified in the Service Cards (template provided in Annex 2) that SP shall send TI from time to time, by email or otherwise, to request the amendment of a Service or the opening of a new Service.

3.3 The Services may be transmitted to the Customers by SMS and/or by MMS, as stated in the aforesaid Service Cards referred to in Annex 2.

Article 4 SUPPLY OF THE ACCESS SERVICE

[***]

Article 5 CONFIGURATION OF D4 NUMBERS ON TI NETWORK, SERVICES AND AP’S OBLIGATIONS, AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES

5.1 CONFIGURATION OF D4 NUMBERS ON TI NETWORK AND SERVICES

5.1.1 Annex 9 hereto (“D4 Numbers”) states the D4 Numbers that have already been opened on the TI network at the time this Contract is signed and the D4 Numbers for which SP has requested opening and the related prices for which configuration is requested.

5.1.2 Details on the procedure for opening and closing D4 Numbers, configuring the prices and opening and closing the Services can be found in Attachment 1 to Annex 2 hereto.

5.2 AP’S OBLIGATIONS

In the capacity of AP and in addition to the obligations set forth in Article 5.2 of the Framework Agreement, TI makes the following commitments:

 

  a)

to carry out tests though its Outbound Interface in accordance with the minimum requirements set forth in Annexes 4 and 5 hereto;

 

  b)

to observe the timeframes for configuring the Services stated in Attachment 1 to Annex 2 hereto;

 

  c)

to strictly comply with any measure or order, including injunctions, issued by the judicial authorities, AGCM, AGCom, the Personal Data Protection Authority or any other competent authority regarding provision of the Services, informing SP beforehand of the procedures and timeframes for performing the necessary activities, when this is possible in accordance with the timeframes for implementation established by the authorities;

 

  d)

to comply with the basic SLAs for Standard Services, to be defined in good faith by the Parties by 30 September 2010; and

 

  e)

[***].

5.3 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES

The Parties also agree that:

 

  a)

TI shall be responsible for invoicing and collecting the amounts due for use of the Services directly from its Customers;

 

  b)

the virtual mobile operators using the TI network shall be responsible for invoicing and collecting the amounts due for use of the Services directly from their End Customers;

 

  c)

the Parties shall be entitled to request verification of the interfaces used through appropriate prior technical tests conducted between the parties concerned.

Article 6 SERVICE CONTENT AND SP’S OBLIGATIONS

6.1 The Content of the Services for which SP requests the opening for TI’s End Customers are specified in the Service Cards, of which the template is provided in Annex 2.


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6.2 SP undertakes to ensure that (i) the Standard Services are open to End Customers in compliance with the provisions of the Consumer Protection Documents, the VAS Guidelines set forth in Annex 3 hereto and the Framework Agreement; (ii) the Banking Services are open to End Customers in compliance with the provisions of the VAS Guidelines for Banking Services set forth in Annex 3-bis hereto, the Framework Agreement and the Consumer Protection Documents, with the exception of the CASP. With regard to Banking Services only, the Parties undertake to set up a technical panel, which may also include the third parties involved, to define in good faith and sign, by and no later than 31 December 2010, a specific document applying to Banking Services (hereinafter, “Finance CASP”). In order to be able to meet this schedule, SP undertakes to provide AP with a first non-binding draft for discussion of Finance CASP by 15 October 2010.

If the Finance CASP is not defined and signed by the Parties (and also accepted by all the parties involved in its preparation) by 31 December 2010, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with effect from 1 January 2011, the provisions of the CASP set forth in Annex 11 hereto shall apply to the Banking Services to the extent that they can be reasonably adopted.

6.3 If the Content of Services offered for one of the D4 Numbers does not comply with the provisions of this Contract, the Framework Agreement, current legislation, and/or the Consumer Protection Documents, AP reserves the right to:

 

  a)

temporarily or permanently prohibit at any time access to the Service offered for the D4 Number in relation to which improper use and/or failure to comply with the principles set forth in this paragraph has been found, including by blocking the number;

 

  b)

temporarily or permanently prohibit at any time access to all the Services offered by SP in the event of repeated breaches of the principles set forth in this paragraph.

To this end AP undertakes to promptly inform SP of the actions taken in accordance with points a) and b) above.

6.4 The relationship between SP and the Content Service Providers (“CSP”) for use of the D4 Numbers is governed by a separate contractual agreement. As TI has no relationship with the CSP, it cannot be held in any way liable for the Contents/Services offered and/or for the procedures by which they are supplied.

6.5 It is also understood that SP undertakes to implement all the necessary measures to ensure that the CSPs with which it enters into agreements for use of the D4 Numbers do not spam the End Customers. SP also undertakes to adopt all the necessary measures to protect the TI network from mass events such as, by way of example but not limitation, continuous polling activity addressed to individual Customers, in view of their potential danger.

6.6 In addition to the obligations set forth in Article 5.1 of the Framework Agreement, SP undertakes:

 

  a)

to use the Outbound Interface only for the purposes and in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Contract. In any case, with the Customers’ consent, SP may send promotional messages through the interface, in compliance with the provisions of Article 23 below.

 

  b)

not to send non-tariffed SMS/MMS MT to Customers except where they are explicitly provided for within the Services and stated in the Service Cards.

 

  c)

to comply with the following provisions on Communication campaigns:

 

  1.

No logo campaigns: [***]

 

  2.

Logo campaigns: [***]

 

  3.

Prize events: [***]

 

  d)

to convey the Services for D4 Numbers to Customers only after the Customer has explicitly requested the Service in accordance with the procedures described and approved by TI in Annex 2.

Article 7 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, INVOICING AND COMPENSATION PROCEDURES

7.1 The economic conditions relating to the Services covered by this Contract are stated in Annex 7 (“Economic conditions and invoicing procedures”). [***]

7.2 [***]


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7.3 Any changes in the economic conditions stated in Annex 7 shall be agreed between the Parties in writing. [***]

7.4 The procedures for invoicing the Services supplied, the Parties’ obligations to provide accounts of SM MT and MMS MT, the procedures for managing disputes regarding these accounts and the compensation procedures are set forth in Annex 7 hereto.

Article 8 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF FRAUD

8.1 The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the joint procedure for the prevention and management of fraud is currently being defined by all the operators on the technical panel relating to AGCom Resolution 418/07/CONS referred to in Article 13.2 of the Framework Agreement (the “Joint Procedure”); and (ii) once the Joint Procedure has been signed by both Parties it shall be considered fully incorporated in this Contract, forming an integral part thereof.

8.2 The Parties acknowledge and agree that until the Joint Procedure comes into force pursuant to Article 8.1 above, they shall undertake to comply with the provisions of Article 13.2 of the Framework Agreement and of Annex 13 hereto. It is understood that it shall therefore be impossible to suspend payment of amounts generated by allegedly fraudulent traffic, without prejudice to TI’s right to file a report and/or a complaint, if it believes the fraudulent incident constitutes an offence.

Article 9 LIABILITY AND PENALTIES

9.1 LIABILITY

9.1.1 TI shall not be liable for how its Customers use the Service offered for the D4 Numbers. Furthermore TI may not be held in any way liable for the Content of the Services provided for those Numbers.

9.1.2 SP shall take every precaution to guarantee that proper use is made of the D4 Numbers by the CSPs with whom it has entered into agreements in accordance with current legislation and the Consumer Protection Documents and shall hold TI harmless from any claim raised against it by any third party in relation to supply of the Service in contrast to the provisions of this Contract.

9.1.3 If the Content of the Services offered for D4 Numbers and use of such Numbers do not comply with the provisions of current legislation, the provisions of Article 6 of this Contract shall apply.

9.1.4 If the D4 Numbers are used in a manner that differs from the provisions of current legislation, TI also reserves the right to report any breaches found to the competent authorities and to SP.

9.1.5 In compliance with the provisions of Article 8.6 of the Framework Agreement, AP shall promptly inform SP of any numbers that it has blocked in relation to breaches of the articles of the Framework Agreement, this Contract, current legislation and/or the Consumer Protection Documents.

9.1.6 SP undertakes to indemnify and hold TI harmless from any damage, harm, cost, expense, penalty or any other charge arising from claims or legal and/or arbitration and/or regulatory and/or administrative actions brought by End Customers, third parties, other operators and/or a national or Community public authority following (a) SP’s failure, unintentional or otherwise, to fulfil even just one of the provisions of this Contract; and/or (b) failure, unintentional or otherwise, on the part of SP and/or of the CSP using its D4 Numbers, to comply with current legislation, in particular with regard to the offer of Services to End Customers, the Consumer Code, the provisions of the Framework Agreement and/or this Contract and/or of the Consumer Protection Documents, regardless of communication, invoicing and marketing procedures used.

9.1.7 TI undertakes to indemnify and hold SP harmless from any damage, harm, cost, expense, penalty or any other charge arising from claims or legal and/or arbitration and/or regulatory and/or administrative actions brought by End Customers, third parties, other operators and/or a national or Community public authority and/or a competent authority following TI’s failure, unintentional or otherwise, in the capacity of AP, to fulfil even just one of the provisions of this Contract and/or of current legislation and regulations.


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9.2 PENALTIES

The Parties acknowledge and agree that, without prejudice to TI’s right to terminate this Contract pursuant to Article 12, SP shall pay to TI, by way of penalty pursuant to Article 1382 of the Italian Civil Code, and without prejudice to any further damage suffered by TI, the amounts stated in Annex 10 hereto for the breaches committed by SP and stated therein.

Article 10 DURATION

10.1 This Contract shall be effective from 1 February 2010 until 31 January 2011 and shall be considered tacitly renewed for a further 1 (one) year period, unless withdrawal is exercised by either Party by registered letter with return receipt to be sent to the other Party at least 90 (ninety) days before the expiry of this Contract, without prejudice to the mutual obligation to pay the traffic consumed up to the date of effective operation of the Services.

10.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 7.3 above, the Parties undertake to renegotiate this Contract, when necessary or appropriate in view of developments in the market, technologies, respective networks and services and developments or changes in the current regulatory framework, including amendments decided by the authorities.

10.3 The Parties acknowledge that this Contract shall be considered fully, permanently and irrevocably terminated by mutual consent and therefore shall no longer be effective or binding on the Parties, if the Framework Agreement should be terminated for any reason. This is without prejudice to the Party’s right to negotiate a new agreement covering the same subject.

Article11 OBLIGATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY

11.1 Each Party undertakes not to disclose or in any way make the Confidential Information (as defined below) available to third parties, with the sole exception of communicating to its Personnel (as defined below), if this is necessary in order to implement this Agreement, and on the condition that the Personnel is bound by an obligation of confidentiality. To this end, each Party shall take all measures it deems necessary or appropriate, and shall nevertheless be held directly liable to the other Party for any breach of the obligations of this Article by its Personnel. No Confidential Information may be made public without the prior written consent of the interested Party. In any case, the Confidential Information received from one of the Parties may not be used outside the purposes set forth in this Agreement.

11.2 The term “Confidential Information” means any oral and/or written information exchanged by the Parties during the negotiation or implementation of this Agreement, including but not limited to the signed version of this Agreement together with all of its Annexes, information relating to the respective telecommunications networks, information, technical data, documents and news relating to one of the Parties or any information that is declared confidential by the Party making it available. All the aforementioned information may only be used by the receiving Party in order to comply with the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

11.3 The term “Personnel” means employees, consultants, subcontractors, administrators, agents and representatives of the Parties and any third party that has a contractual or de facto relationship with one of the Parties.

11.4 The Party receiving the Confidential Information will not be held liable for having disclosed it if said Information:

A) has already been disclosed or enters the public domain for reasons other than a breach by the receiving Party;

B) was already known to the Party that received it or becomes known via a source other than the other Party and in whose possession it is fully entitled to be;

C) is communicated or disclosed by the receiving Party in compliance with (i) a legitimate order from any Authority or by virtue of a legal obligation as well as information that is communicated to the Public Administration by provision of laws or administrative regulations, or


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(ii) to protect its own interests in court, in arbitration proceedings or before the Authority. In both cases, the receiving Party shall give prior written notice of such communication or disclosure to the owner Party so that the latter can adopt the most appropriate measures to protect its interests or another suitable legal remedy.

11.5 The confidentiality obligations set forth in this Article remain in force for 3 (three) years following the point at which, for any reason, this Agreement ceases to be valid.

11.6 The Parties hereby agree that, exclusively for the purposes of this Agreement and in order to provide the Service, SP is entitled to communicate the Confidential Information to the CSPs with whom SP has contractual relationships, ensuring they are informed of the obligation of confidentiality, assuming all liability in the event of any disclosure of the Confidential Information to third parties.

Article 12 TERMINATION AND WITHDRAWAL

12.1 Except as provided for in Article 12.2 below, each of the Parties may terminate this Agreement in the event of the total or partial breach of even only one of the obligations of this Agreement if said breach is not remedied within 60 (sixty) days of receipt of a communication, sent by registered mail with return receipt, containing a formal notice to comply pursuant to art. 1454 of the Italian Civil Code.

12.2 In the event of a total or partial breach by a Party of the provisions of Annex 7 to this Agreement, the non-defaulting Party may terminate this Agreement if the aforementioned breach is not remedied within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of a communication, sent by registered mail with return receipt, containing a formal notice to comply pursuant to art. 1454 of the Italian Civil Code.

12.3 In addition to all the other cases provided for in this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement will also be terminated automatically pursuant to and for the purposes of art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, by simple written communication from TI to SP, sent by registered mail with return receipt, if one of the following circumstances occurs:

 

   

repeated violation by SP of art. 7.3 of the Framework Agreement;

 

   

violation by SP of art. 22 (Code of Ethics) and of art. 11 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement;

 

   

in the cases set forth in art. 23.7 below;

 

   

use by SP, or the CSP using the D4 Numbering of SP, of any information (including but not limited to personal details, telephone numbers associated with users) relating to End Customers, which SP or the CSP should acquire during the implementation of this Agreement, for any purpose unrelated to activities strictly connected to implementing this Agreement (including but not limited to promotional purposes, commercial purposes) and in any form;

 

   

provision of the Service in violation of the rules concerning public order and decency; use by SP of the brand(s), logo(s) and name(s) of TI, in contrast with what is set forth in Article 6.6 c) 2 and 3.

12.4 In addition to all the other cases provided for in this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement will also be terminated automatically pursuant to and for the purposes of art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, by simple written communication from SP to TI, sent by registered mail with return receipt, in the event of the failure of TI to comply with its obligations of confidentiality as set forth in Article 11 above.

12.5 The Parties agree that, should any of the following circumstances occur, each of the Parties (i) will be entitled to unilaterally withdraw from this Agreement, giving notice of 60 (sixty) working days, by sending written communication to the other Party by registered mail with return receipt, and (ii) will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the other Party due to the exercise of the right of withdrawal referred to here in Article 12.5 and will in no way be obliged to pay any indemnity and/or compensation to the latter, even as an exception, where applicable, to article 1671 of the Italian Civil Code:


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A) substantial deterioration of the economic, equity-related and/or financial conditions of the other Party, such as to reasonably assume that the latter is incapable of implementing the obligations set forth in this Agreement;

B) insolvency and/or subjection of the other Party to an arrangement with creditors or to other insolvency proceedings, including debt restructuring agreements or recovery plans;

C) permanent revocation of the licences and/or authorisations of SP or TI, depending on the cases, set forth in parts A and B of the introduction to this Agreement respectively.

Article 13 FORCE MAJEURE

13.1. The Parties are relieved of all liability in the event of a breach or delays in carrying out the services provided for in this Agreement due to Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” means an occurrence outside the control of the interested Party, which occurs with no fault or negligence on its part, including but not limited to adverse natural events making it impossible to reach the site in the event of failures, national general strikes, epidemics, earthquakes, fires, storms, floods, commercial or industrial embargoes, wars, sabotage, riots, collapse of buildings, prohibitions and/or impediments imposed by laws and/or binding measures which occur after this Agreement has been entered into.

13.2. The Party unable to fulfil its contractual obligations due to Force Majeure must inform the other Party within 24 hours of the moment in which it becomes aware of the Force Majeure, and must resume service as soon as possible after the end of the Force Majeure that made fulfilment impossible.

13.3. If the Force Majeure lasts for a period exceeding three months, the non-defaulting Party will be entitled to withdraw from this Agreement with a declaration notified to the other Party.

Article 14 RELATIONS WITH THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

Each Party shall independently maintain relations with the Judicial Authority, providing the information and services requested by said Authority which are within its competence.

The Parties assume responsibility for informing the competent authorities or bodies of their own administrative/operational offices to which communications from the Judicial Authority must be sent.

Article 15 ASSIGNMENT

Neither of the Parties may assign this Agreement or transfer any right or obligation resulting, directly or indirectly, from this Agreement to third parties, in whole or in part, in any way, unless prior written authorisation is received from the other Party.

Article 16 PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING POLICY PURSUANT TO PRIVACY LAWS

The personal data of End Customers will be processed by TI and the Operator as independent data controllers for the purposes of this Agreement.

The Parties, as autonomous processors of the personal data covered by this Agreement, shall comply, each insofar as it concerns them, with the provisions of the Privacy Code.

The Parties, each insofar as it concerns them, undertake to remain mutually free from any dispute, action or claim made against them by data subjects and/or any other subject and/or Authority following any breach of the aforementioned Code.

Article 17 BUSINESS TRANSFER

In the event of a merger, demerger, transformation or break-up of a business unit affecting one of the Parties, the transferee of said Party holding the relevant licences/concessions shall automatically take over, for all legal purposes. The affected Party undertakes to promptly inform the other of said transfer.


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Article 18 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

18. 1 The Parties establish a Technical Committee to facilitate the application of this Agreement, as well as to resolve disputes regarding its interpretation and implementation.

18.2 Falling within the competence of the Technical Committee, among other things, are:

A) proposing modifications to this Agreement in consideration of the evolution of the networks and services of TI and SP;

B) defining technical operating procedures;

C) taking decisions regarding the request to renegotiate this Agreement as per Article 10.2 above;

D) mandatory attempts - in its role as a preventive conciliation body - to settle disputes relating to the interpretation and implementation of this Agreement, with particular reference to disputes concerning technical and operational issues.

18.3 The Technical Committee will be composed of a maximum of five members per Party, appointed according to the issues to be dealt with on a case by case basis. The decisions of the Technical Committee will be formalised by means of a specific report signed by its members but will only be effective following ratification and signing by the legal representatives of the Parties.

18.4 The Technical Committee will meet, after being convened on the initiative of one of the Parties sent by fax or registered mail with return receipt to the respective contacts to be specified between the Parties via e-mail, no later than 10 working days from receipt of the convocation, and will have to settle the dispute within the next 30 working days, unless there is an agreement for an extension of 30 days.

18.5 If, within the period referred to in Article 18.4 above, the Technical Committee i) does not resolve the disputes referred to in Clause D) of Article 18.2 above, each Party may protect its interests in accordance with the provisions of Article 19.3 below; and/or (ii) does not take the decisions set forth in Clauses A), B) and/or C) of Article 18.2 above, each Party will be entitled to withdraw from this Agreement pursuant to Article 12.5 above.

Article 19 APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION, SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND COMPETENT COURT

19.1 This Agreement is governed by Italian law.

19.2 In the event of disputes arising out of this Agreement or in relation to it, with the explicit exception of any precautionary and/or urgent measures, each Party shall ask in advance for a meeting of the Technical Committee referred to in Article 18 above.

19.3 All disputes that may arise between the Parties in relation to this Agreement for which it is not possible to reach an agreement within the Technical Committee according to the terms and conditions referred to in Article 18 above, with the exception of regulatory disputes which must be devolved to the Italian Communications Authority pursuant to Article 23 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 259 of 1 August 2003 (Electronic Communications Code), will be devolved to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Rome, with the exclusion of any other court.

Article 20 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE OF TRADEMARKS

20. 1 Any trademark, distinctive sign, emblem, blueprint, design, registered design, invention or intellectual, commercial or industrial property right will remain the property of the Party holding it. This Agreement may not be construed as granting a licence or transferring ownership of any of the aforementioned rights, trademarks, inventions or designs.

20.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 6.6 above regarding communication campaigns, SP undertakes to respect the image of TI and to request authorisation and prior written approval of the methods with which it uses its name, its logos and its trademarks on all documents, materials or data or anything else on which these will appear.

20.3 SP undertakes, among other things, to take all appropriate measures/precautions to ensure the safeguarding of the respective trademarks/distinctive signs, hereby undertaking to inform TI of any news or information of which it becomes aware and which could result in a danger of violating the aforementioned trademarks/distinctive signs.


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It is understood that TI and SP will retain exclusive ownership of the trademarks and distinctive signs used in the implementation of this Agreement, of which they are respectively owners or licensees, without any authorisation by one Party to the other to use said trademarks/distinctive signs, in carrying out the obligations referred to in this Agreement, being in any way understood as a trademark licence or to giving rise to any right for said Party relating to the trademark and distinctive signs themselves.

20.4 Upon expiration of this Agreement and/or in the event of its resolution or termination, for any reason whatsoever, the Parties will, however, no longer be able to use the trademark, name or logo of the counterparty in combination with their own or otherwise use them in any way, even if this had been specifically authorised previously. This obligation will extend to commercial documents, advertising, in any form and by any means, and all the other distinctive elements of the company which may possibly mislead Customers.

20.5 The obligations set forth in this article to be borne by the Parties must hereby also be considered extended to any different trademarks and distinctive signs of which the Parties become owners and/or holders of usage rights after this Agreement has been signed. In this regard, TI and SP undertake to promptly inform the other Party by registered mail with return receipt of the new trademarks and/or distinctive signs of which they become owners after this Agreement has been signed.

Article 21 TAX CLAUSE

As this Agreement concerns operations subject to value added tax, pursuant to articles 3 and 4 of Italian Presidential Decree 633 of 26/10/72 as amended, it is only subject to registration in the event of use and with the payment of the tax on a fixed basis pursuant to articles 5 and 40 of Italian Presidential Decree 131 of 26/4/1986 as amended.

Article 22 CODE OF ETHICS

22.1 When carrying out the activities described in this Contract, the SP undertakes to adhere to, on its own behalf and, pursuant to art. 1381 of the Italian Civil Code, on behalf of its consultants, co-workers, employees, subcontractors/sub-suppliers, the principles of ethical conduct that the Telecom Group has set out in its own Code of Ethics and Conduct and in the Principles of Behaviour with the Public Administration, published on Telecom Italia’s website https://suppIiersportal.telecomitalia.it/AreaPubblica/acquisti.jsp which the SP declares that it has seen and that form an integral and substantive part of this Contract.

22.2 The SP declares and warrants that on the date this Contract is signed it is not subject to the following:

a) insolvency proceedings in progress;

b) protests or other acts detrimental to reliability or morality relating to the SP and/or its shareholders and legal representatives/directors;

c) serious administrative sanctions including sanctions and/or requirements regarding Environmental Protection, Accident Prevention and Workplace Health issued by the competent Supervisory Bodies.

22.3 Irrespective of whether contractual relationships exist between the SP and a Telecom Group Company or not, the SP undertakes to inform Telecom Italia’s points of contact indicated in the special Attachment 8 of any changes to the undertaking made herein or to the declarations provided herein; this communication must be sent via recorded delivery with advice of receipt within 7 working days of when said changes arise or from the moment it has become aware of said changes.

22.4 If the SP fails to discharge the obligations indicated in this article, TI will have the right to lawfully terminate this Contract pursuant to art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, without prejudice to the right to claim compensation for any losses suffered including for third party actions.


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Article 23 LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY FOR COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS RELATING TO THE SERVICES

23.1 The SP undertakes to ensure that its own conduct in respect of Customers is marked by a high level of competence and attention in accordance with the general principles of propriety and good faith of its own business sector and to operate in full compliance with the applicable legislation, including that relating to improper commercial practices and misleading and comparative advertising.

23.2 The SP undertakes to ensure that the promotional advertising initiatives relating to the Services provided and/or distributed by the same SP or by its CSPs do not contain ambiguous or untruthful information, and/or omit information that is relevant so that Customers can make an informed commercial decision and, in any event, undertakes to ensure that all communications targeted at Customers are: complete, timely, truthful, clear, simple and precise, or such as to incorporate practices that are misleading or, in any event, could be seen as improper.

23.3 [***].

23.4 [***]

23.5 [***]

23.6 The SP hereby indemnifies TI against any liability towards its own Customers, the competent Judicial, regulatory and administrative Authorities and towards third parties in general arising from any violations of any applicable legislation, including that relating to improper commercial practices and/or misleading and comparative advertising, as well as the self-disciplinary rules on commercial communication.

23.7 Without prejudice to the provisions of previous art. 23.6, in the event of judgements by the competent Authorities for violations of any applicable legislation concerning messages, commercial communications and/or other commercial practices considered to be improper carried out and/or distributed by the SP or its CSPs in relation to the marketing of Services, and that involve TI directly or indirectly, TI will be entitled to:

 

a)

terminate the Contract pursuant to art. 1456 of the Italian Civil Code;

 

b)

reclaim in full from SP any penalties imposed against TI.

Article 24 FINAL CLAUSES

24.1 This Contract does not give rise to any type of fiduciary, employment, de facto company, association or other relationship between the Parties. None of the Parties undertake, under this Contract or otherwise, to represent the other Party on any occasion or in any venue, or to assume responsibility for the latter’s affairs or activity.

24.2 Subject to the provisions regarding changes to this Contract as per Clauses A), B) and C) of previous Article 18.2, any change, addition or exception to this Contract, or to those expressly mentioned therein, proposed by one of the Parties, must be agreed in writing between the Parties.

24.3 If a regulatory act or binding act of the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Communications Authority) results in changes to the technical and/or regulatory conditions for access to the Service offered on D4 Numbering, the Parties undertake to carry out, in the 10 calendar days following the date the aforesaid act is issued, all the activities required to ensure that this Contract complies with the intervening regulations.

24.4 If one or more provisions of this Contract are declared null and void and cancelled by the Judicial Authority and/or by other competent Authorities, by regulatory Bodies or international Bodies, the Parties undertake to agree, to replace the null or cancelled term, with the provision that is most consistent with the intentions expressed in this Contract, on the understanding that every other provision contained in this Contract is unchanged.


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24.5 In the event of inconsistency in the documents forming an integral part of this Contract, the order of priority in terms of interpretation is as follows:

Articles of the Contract;

Attachments:

Attachment 1: Framework Contract;

Attachment 2: Service Sheets;

Attachment 3: VAS Guidelines;

Attachment 3 bis: VAS Guidelines for Banking Services; Attachment 4: Technical Specifications;

Attachment 5: PEP – Specifications for the outbound interface;

Attachment 6: Brought Numbering Management Procedure

Attachment 7: Economic conditions and billing methods.

Attachment 8: Points of Contact;

Attachment 9: D4 numbering;

Attachment 10: Violations and Penalties;

Attachment 11: CASP;

Attachment 12: Classification of adult content;

Attachment 13: Fraud.

24.6 The provisions of the Framework Agreement as per Attachment 1 apply for any matters not regulated by this Contract. In the event of dispute between the provisions of this Contract and those of the Framework Agreement, the Parties agree that the provisions of this Contract will prevail, in any case.

Article 25 COMMUNICATIONS

25.1 Any communication regarding this Contract shall be forwarded to the Parties’ points of contact as per Attachment 8 to this Contract.

25.2 Each Party will be responsible for notifying the other Party promptly in writing of any changes to the points of contact.

25.3 All communications by one Party to the other concerning this Contract shall be forwarded by recorded delivery with advice of receipt and, where applicable, also faxed or emailed in advance, or faxed, where applicable also emailed in advance, to the points of contact identified by the Parties, which the Parties acknowledge as elected domiciles for purposes of receiving the aforesaid communications. Therefore, the Parties agree that the communications sent to the aforesaid addresses will be understood henceforth to be actually received and known by the receiving Party and that it is also understood that the despatch receipt for the recorded delivery letter as well as the fax transmission report are proof of the related despatch and date of sending.

25.4 This Contract has been the product of express and specific negotiation between the Parties, and so they mutually acknowledge that the provisions of arts. 1341 and 1342 of the Italian Civil Code do not apply to this Contract.

24.6 The provisions of the Framework Agreement as per Attachment 1 apply for any matters not regulated by this Contract. In the event of dispute between the provisions of this Contract and those of the Framework Agreement, the Parties agree that the provisions of this Contract will prevail, in any case.

Article 25 COMMUNICATIONS

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25.1 Any communication regarding this Contract shall be forwarded to the Parties’ points of contact as per Attachment 8 to this Contract.

25.2 Each Party will be responsible for notifying the other Party promptly in writing of any changes to the points of contact.

25.3 All communications by one Party to the other concerning this Contract shall be forwarded by recorded delivery with advice of receipt and, where applicable, also faxed or emailed in advance, or faxed, where applicable also emailed in advance, to the points of contact identified by the Parties, which the Parties acknowledge as elected domiciles for purposes of receiving the aforesaid communications. Therefore, the Parties agree that the communications sent to the aforesaid addresses will be understood henceforth to be actually received and known by the receiving Party and that it is also understood that the despatch receipt for the recorded delivery letter as well as the fax transmission report are proof of the related despatch and date of sending.


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25.4 This Contract has been the product of express and specific negotiation between the Parties, and so they mutually acknowledge that the provisions of arts. 1341 and 1342 of the Italian Civil Code do not apply to this Contract.

If you agree with the above, please send us your letter with the identical content and including the Attachments, signed by you as a mark of your full acceptance.

Yours sincerely

Telecom ltalia S.p.A.

National Wholesale Services Manager

Riccardo Delleani

[signed]

Exhibit 10.26

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

NWS.M&S.S

00148 ROME

1/12/2011

Viale Parco de’ Medici 61

TO: Ubiquity S.r.l.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan

f.a.o. dott. Dario Calogero

PROT: 686282

REGISTERED LETTER WITH RETURN RECEIPT SENT IN ADVANCE BY EMAIL

Subject: integration proposal to the “Implementation Contract for the supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS and MMS”

With reference to the Contract in question, finalised between Telecom Italia and Ubiquity on 15.09.2010 (hereinafter the “Contract”) and to the criteria already informally shared between the Parties regarding the definition of the “Canvass Plan” for the second year of the contract’s validity, regarding the [***] (hereinafter the “Services”), the Parties, by way of a supplement to point 2) of Attachment 7 (“Economic Conditions and Method of Invoicing”), agree the following:

For a promotional period – [***] - for the SMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***] and for the MMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be[***], Telecom Italia (as AP) will pay to Ubiquity (as SP) a percentage equal to:

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***].

The Parties recognise that the technical/economic conditions given in this proposal will be applied solely with reference to the type of service described therein and will be valid only and exclusively for this proposal, which the Parties undertake to consider not repeatable, unless through a specific, separate agreement between them.

The Parties also agree that, without prejudice to that established in this proposal, the provisions in the Contract shall be fully effective between them.

If you agree with the above, you are invited to completely reproduce the text of this letter on your headed notepaper and return it to us, duly signed by way of confirming your express acceptance and approval.

Regards,

Sales Manager

Sebastiano Picciau

[signature]

Registered office: Piazza degli Affari, 2 ● 20123 Milan Secondary offices and General Management: Corso d’Italia, 41 – 00198 Rome

Tax Code /VAT no. and Companies Register of Milan no.: 00488410010 A.E.E. Registration no. IT08020000000799 [illegible] PO Box 14284 - postcode 00149 Tel. + 39 06 36881

[stamp: telecomitalia@pec.telecomitalia.it Share Capital 10,693,628,019.25]

Exhibit 10.27

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

NWS.M&S.S

00148 ROME

Viale Parco de’ Medici, 61

TO: Ubiquity S.r.l.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan

f.a.o. Dr. Dario Calogero

PROT: 433078

1.8.2012

REGISTERED LETTER WITH RETURN RECEIPT SENT IN ADVANCE BY FAX to no. [+39] 02-2829795

Subject: integration proposal to the “Implementation Contract for the supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS and MMS”

With reference to the Contract in question, finalised between Telecom Italia and Ubiquity on 15.09.2010 (hereinafter the “Contract”) and to the criteria already informally shared between the Parties regarding the definition of the “Canvass Plan” for the third year of the contract’s validity, regarding [***] (hereinafter the “Services”), the Parties, by way of a supplement to point 2) of Attachment 7 (“Economic Conditions and Method of Invoicing”), agree the following:

For a promotional period – [***] - for the SMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***] and for the MMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***], Telecom Italia (as AP), [***], will pay to Ubiquity (as SP) a percentage equal to:

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

[***]

[***]

The Parties recognise that the technical/economic conditions given in this proposal will be applied solely with reference to the type of service described therein and will be valid only and exclusively for this proposal, which the Parties undertake to consider not repeatable, unless through a specific, separate agreement between them.

The Parties also agree that, without prejudice to that established in this proposal, the provisions in the Contract shall be fully effective between them.

If you agree with the above, you are invited to completely reproduce the text of this letter on your headed notepaper and return it to us, duly signed by way of confirming your express acceptance and approval.

Regards,

Sales Manager

Sebastiano Picciau

[signature]

Registered office: Piazza degli Affari, 2 ● 20123 Milan Secondary offices and General Management: Corso d’Italia, 41 – 00198 Rome

Tax Code /VAT no. and Companies Register of Milan no.: 00488410010 A.E.E. Registration no. IT08020000000799 [illegible] PO Box 14284 - postcode 00149 Tel. + 39 06 36881

[stamp: telecomitalia@pec.telecomitalia.it Share Capital 10,693,628,019.25]

Exhibit 10.28

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

UBIQUITY – TRUST FORWARD

Certified email contrattualisticacanws@pec.telecomitalia.it

(emailed in advance)

 

Milan, 10 December 2014
To:
Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Via di Valcannuta 182
ROME
For the attn. of Dott. Biagio Santoro

Re: Acceptance of proposal to supplement the Implementation Contract for the supply of premium- rate services on Decade 4 through SMS and MMS (Prot. No. 117399)

Dear Sirs,

We hereby confirm our acceptance of your proposal to supplement the above contract, the text of which we

set out in full below.

[***]

 

Yours sincerely
Dario Calogero, Director


TELECOM    UBIQUITY – TRUST FORWARD
Telecom Italia S.p.A.   
NWS.MS.CCS   
Prot. No. 117399   
04.12.2014   
   To:

 

   Ubiquity
   Via Teodosio, 65
   20131 MILAN MI
   For the attn.: Dr Dario Calogero

RECORDED DELIVERY WITH ADVICE OF RECEIPT FAXED IN ADVANCE TO 02-2829795

Re: Proposal to supplement the “Implementation Contract for the supply of premium-rate services on Decade 4 through SMS and MMS”

With reference to the above Contract, finalised between Telecom Italia and Ubiquity on 15.09.2010 (hereunder “Contract”) and the criteria already shared informally between the Parties regarding the definition of the “Canvass Plan” for the third year of the contract term, concerning [***] (hereunder “Services”), the Parties, as a supplement to point 2) of Attachment 7 (“Economic Conditions and Billing Methods”), agree as follows:

For a promotional period – [***] – for the MT SMS delivered correctly to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***] and for the MT SMS delivered correctly to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***], Telecom Italia (in its capacity as AP), [***], will pay Ubiquity (in its capacity as SP) a percentage equal to:

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***].

[***]

[***]

Registered office: Piazza degli Affari, 2, 20123 Milan – Secondary establishment and General Headquarters: Corso d’Italia, 41 – 00198 Rome Tax Code / VAT NO. and reg. no. in the Milan Companies Reg.: 00488410010 – Reg. in the EEE Reg. IT08020000000799 – Share Cap. €10,688,746,056.45 Post box MILAN 1897 – Post Code 20101 Tel- +39 02 85951 Fax +39 02 801004

 

Registered/Operating Offices   info@ubiquity.eu     Share capital € 77,727.27
via Teodosio 65 I - 20131 Milan (MI)   Certified email: ubiquity@legalmail.it www.ubiquity.eu     Tax Code and VAT no.: 12716960153
  Tel +39 02 2885841 Fax +39 02 2829795     Companies Register no.:
      66870/1999
    Economic and Administrative Index [REA]: 1579532
    SFACTIVE-905466259.1


[***]

The Parties acknowledge that the technical/economic conditions set out in this proposal will be applied only with reference to the type of service described herein and will be valid solely for this proposal, that the Parties undertake to consider as non-replicable, unless otherwise agreed specifically between them.

The Parties also consider that, without prejudice to the terms stated in this proposal, the provisions contained in the Contract are fully effective between them.

If you agree with the above please re-transcribe the text of this document in full on your headed paper and return everything duly signed, expressly confirming your acceptance and approval.

Yours sincerely

 

Centre South Commercial Manager
Dr Biagio Santoro
[signed]

 

Registered/Operating Offices   info@ubiquity.eu     Share capital € 77,727.27
via Teodosio 65 I - 20131 Milan (MI)   Certified email: ubiquity@legalmail.it www.ubiquity.eu     Tax Code and VAT no.: 12716960153
  Tel +39 02 2885841 Fax +39 02 2829795     Companies Register no.:
      66870/1999
    Economic and Administrative Index [REA]: 1579532
    SFACTIVE-905466259.1

Exhibit 10.29

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

 

LOGO

TRUST FORWARD

CONFIDENTIAL        

20/5/16

TO:

Telecom Italia S.p.A

Via di Val Cannuta, 182

ROME

F.A.O. Dott. Biagio Santoro

Marketing & Sales Manager

Subject: ACCEPTANCE OF THE INTEGRATION PROPOSAL TO THE “IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF DECADE 4 PREMIUM SERVICES THROUGH SMS AND MMS” (P.246883)

Dear Sirs,

We hereby confirm our acceptance of your Contract proposal, the text of which we attach in full to this letter.

[signature]

Dario Calogero

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

 

UBIQUITY s.r.l.   info@ubiquity.eu   Share capital € 77,727.27
Registered/Operating Offices   Certified email: ubiquity@legalmail.it www.ubiquity.eu   Tax Code and VAT no.: 12716960153
via Teodosio 65 I - 20131 Milan (MI)   Tel +39 02 2885841 Fax +39 02 2829795   Companies Register no.:
    66870/1999
    Economic and Administrative Index [REA]: 1579532

 

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LOGO

TRUST FORWARD

TIM

W.WM.S.CCS

Rome, 13/4/2016

P. 246883

TO: Ubiquity S.r.l.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan

f.a.o. Dr. Dario Calogero

Subject: integration proposal to the “Implementation Contract for the supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS and MMS”

With reference to the Contract in question, finalised between Telecom Italia and Ubiquity on 15.09.2010 (hereinafter the “Contract”) and to the criteria already informally shared between the Parties regarding the definition of the “Canvass Plan” for the fifth year of the contract’s validity, regarding [***] (hereinafter the “Services”), the Parties, by way of a supplement to point 2) of Attachment 7 (“Economic Conditions and Method of Invoicing”), agree the following:

For a promotional period – [***] - for the SMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***] and for the MMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***], Telecom Italia (as AP), [***], will pay to Ubiquity (as SP) a percentage equal to:

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***]

[***]

[***]

 

Telecom S.p.A.  

Registered office: Via Gaetano Negri 1 – 20123 Milan

Secondary offices and General Management

Corso d’Italia 41 – 00196 Rome

Certified email: telecomitalian@pec.telecomitalia.it

 

Tax Code/VAT no. and Companies Register of Milan no.: 00488410010

AEE Registration no. IT0802000000000799

Share Capital €10,740,238,908.50 full paid-up

 

UBIQUITY s.r.l.   info@ubiquity.eu   Share capital € 77,727.27

Registered/Operating Offices

via Teodosio 65 I - 20131 Milan (MI)

 

Certified email: ubiquity@legalmail.it www.ubiquity.eu

Tel +39 02 2885841 Fax +39 02 2829795

 

Tax Code and VAT no.: 12716960153

Companies Register no.:

66870/1999

Economic and Administrative Index

[REA]: 1579532

 

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LOGO

TRUST FORWARD

[***]

The Parties recognise that the technical/economic conditions given in this proposal will be applied solely with reference to the type of service described therein and will be valid only and exclusively for this proposal, which the Parties undertake to consider not repeatable, unless through a specific, separate agreement between them.

The Parties also agree that, without prejudice to that established in this proposal, the provisions in the Contract shall be fully effective between them.

If you agree with the above, you are invited to completely reproduce the text of this letter on your headed notepaper and return it to us, duly signed by way of confirming your express acceptance and approval.

With regards,

Sales Manager

Centre South Sales Area

Dr. Biagio Santoro

[signature]

 

UBIQUITY s.r.l.   info@ubiquity.eu   Share capital € 77,727.27

Registered/Operating Offices

via Teodosio 65 I - 20131 Milan (MI)

 

Certified email: ubiquity@legalmail.it www.ubiquity.eu

Tel +39 02 2885841 Fax +39 02 2829795

 

Tax Code and VAT no.: 12716960153

Companies Register no.:

66870/1999

Economic and Administrative Index

[REA]: 1579532

 

2/2

Exhibit 10.30

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

 

LOGO   

CONFIDENTIAL

 

22/5/18

By certified email (salesccs@pec.telecomitalia.it)

Milan, 22 May 2018

TO:

Telecom Italia

National Wholesale Services

Via di Valcannuta, 182

00166 – Rome

For that attention of: Dott. Biagio Santoro

 

   Dott.ssa Afra Borghi      

SUBJECT: Acceptance of the Integration Proposal to the “Implementation Contract for the supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS and MMS” P.464848

Dear Sir and Madam,

We hereby notify you of the acceptance of your Integration Proposal P.464848, the text of which we attach to this letter.

 

   Signed by:      
   CALOGERO DARIO LEOPOLDO OME   
Regards,         
  

Reason:

APPROVAL

     
Dario Calogero         
   Date: 22/05/2018 16:48:30      

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Kaleyra S.p.A


LOGO   

CONFIDENTIAL          

22/5/18

 

 

Kaleyra S.p.A.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan (MI)

Italy

 

info@kaleyra.com

Certified email: kaleyra@legalmail.it

www.kaleyra.com

Tel: +39 02 2885841

Fax: +39 02 2829795

 

Share capital € 114,548

Capital paid-up: € 100,000

VAT no. 12716960153

Companies Register no.: 66870/1999

Economic and Administrative Index [REA]: 1579532


LOGO   

CONFIDENTIAL          

22/5/18

 

TIM

CW.WM.S.CCS

Prot. 464848

4.5.2018

TO: Kaleyra S.P.A.

Via Teodosio, 65

20131 MILAN

f.a.o. Dr. Dario Calogero

f.a.o. D.ssa Justyna Miziolek

Certified email: ubiquity@legalmail.it

Subject: integration proposal to the “Implementation Contract for the supply of decade 4 premium services through SMS and MMS”

With reference to the Contract in question, finalised between Telecom Italia and Ubiquity on 15.09.2010 (hereinafter the “Contract”) and to the criteria already informally shared between the Parties regarding the definition of the “Canvass Plan” for the eighth year of the contract’s validity, regarding [***] (hereinafter the “Services”), the Parties, by way of a supplement to point 2) of Attachment 7 (“Economic Conditions and Method of Invoicing”), agree the following:

For a promotional period – [***] - for the SMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***] and for the MMS MTs correctly delivered to the End Customer for which the price paid by the End Customer will be [***], Telecom Italia (as AP), [***], will pay to Ubiquity (as SP) a percentage equal to:

 

   

[***]:

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***];

 

   

[***].

 

TIM S.p.A.

Direction and coordination Vivendi SA

Registered office: Via Gaetano Negri 1 – 20123 Milan

Certified email: telecomitalian@pec.telecomitalia.it

  

Tax Code/VATno. and Companies Register of Milan no.: 00488410010

AEE Registration no. IT0802000000000799

Share Capital € 11,877,002,655.10 full paid-up

 

Kaleyra S.p.A.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan (MI)

Italy

 

info@kaleyra.com

Certified email: kaleyra@legalmail.it

www.kaleyra.com

Tel: +39 02 2885841

Fax: +39 02 2829795

 

Share capital € 114,548

Capital paid-up: € 100,000

VAT no. 12716960153

Companies Register no.: 66870/1999

Economic and Administrative Index [REA]: 1579532


LOGO   

CONFIDENTIAL          

22/5/18

 

TIM

[***]

[***]

The Parties recognise that the technical/economic conditions given in this proposal will be applied solely with reference to the type of service described therein and will be valid only and exclusively for this proposal, which the Parties undertake to consider not repeatable, unless through a specific, separate agreement between them.

The Parties also agree that, without prejudice to that established in this proposal, the provisions in the Contract shall be fully effective between them.

If you agree with the above, you are invited to completely reproduce the text of this letter on your headed notepaper and return it to us, duly signed by way of confirming your express acceptance and approval.

With regards,

Sales Manager

Centre South Sales Area

Dr. Biagio Santoro

[signature]

 

Kaleyra S.p.A.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan (MI)

Italy

 

info@kaleyra.com

Certified email: kaleyra@legalmail.it

www.kaleyra.com

Tel: +39 02 2885841

Fax: +39 02 2829795

 

Share capital € 114,548

Capital paid-up: € 100,000

VAT no. 12716960153

Companies Register no.: 66870/1999

Economic and Administrative Index [REA]: 1579532

Exhibit 10.31

 

   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it - e-mail: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,440,750,987.50, Tax ID, VAT no. and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 Enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

We received your letter, which we have transcribed in full:

 

      tax-stamp duty paid online - Inland Revenue Authorisation - Bergamo Office - no. 58144/2003 on 26/6/2003
   TO:   
SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, 15/02/2017   

Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.

5717 SESTO SAN GIOVANNI

BRANCH

Re: LOAN CONTRACT

LOAN CODE 004 / 11111718 PRODUCT ACC.AZ.TLTRO2 3M SI IMPOS

Assigned customer code: 7009785

Company/Firm:

Name UBIQUITY S.R.L.     
Registered office in MILAN at VIA TEODOSIO, 65    POSTAL CODE 20131 Province MI
Tax ID 0000012716960153     

hereinafter, “Customer”,

I/we hereby ask you to grant the loan described below.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOAN

TOTAL CREDIT AMOUNT (principal): EUR 1,000,000.00

DURATION: 48 months

START DATE (disbursement date): 27/02/2017

DISBURSEMENT via: SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT: 5717 000000012809

PAYMENT INTO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT: 12809 HELD BY: UBIQUITY S.R.L.

The total cost for the instant transaction shall be borne by Customer, and shall be calculated in accordance with applicable bank regulations. The cost shall be the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) identified in the Summary Document and in the periodic statements.

For purposes of calculating the APR, the total credit corresponds to the total funds actually made available to Customer; therefore, it does not include expenses relating to the loan paid by the Customer through amounts withheld from the proceeds or upon disbursement of the proceeds, as identified in the summary document (such costs are, however, included in the APR calculations, along with expenses for mandatory ancillary services paid at times other than loan disbursement)

TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO CONSUMER-CREDIT RULES FOR:

 

 

ACCOUNT HOLDER OTHER THAN A NATURAL PERSON

 

 

EXCEEDING AMOUNT LIMITS (75,000.00 EUR)

 

 

PURCHASE OR PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS ON LAND OR BUILT OR PLANNED PROPERTY

 

 

MICRO-CREDIT INITIATIVE OR AT FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC INTEREST

TRANSACTION SUBJECT TO ALTERNATIVE TAX PURSUANT TO ART. 15 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 601 of 29/09/1973

Pursuant to Art. 17, paragraph 1 of Presidential Decree no. 601 of 29/9/1973 - as amended by Art.12, paragraph 4, of Leg. Decree no. 145 of 23/12/2013 - the parties opt to apply the preferential regime of alternative tax as per articles 15 et seq. of the aforesaid Presidential Decree.

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it - e-mail: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,440,750,987.50, Tax ID, VAT no. and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 Enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

We also acknowledge that the transaction shall be governed by the GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS set forth infra, anything set forth in the following inset, as well as any conditions appearing in the attached Summary Document, which constitutes the frontispiece to the contract, as well as an integral and substantive part of the contract itself, the terms and conditions of which we herewith fully acknowledge and accept.

 

NOTES:

GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

 

1)

Unless otherwise contemplated under points 3) and 4) infra, the amount disbursed shall be repaid in postpaid instalments, and shall include principal, interests, and expenses. For index-rate loans, the instalment amount shall be modified at every rate change, as described under point 5) infra.

 

2)

Repayment of the instalments, as well as any interest-only instalments, expenses, and anything else arising from, or relating to, the instant transaction shall be paid (with no notice from Bank required) by their respective deadlines. Payment shall be made from the settlement account identified in the instant contract, with such identification to be construed as an irrevocable direct-debit authorisation as against such account, and into which Customer undertakes to supply sufficient funds.

Should a settlement account not be identified, the aforementioned repayment shall be made in one of the following manners:

 

   

issuance of a specific, permanent direct-debit authorisation with respect to an account held at another bank, for direct-debit requests ordered by the Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A. in accordance with S.D.D. procedures. (Sega Direct Debit);

 

   

payment using a “Payment Request” slip sent to the debtor’s domicile (M.A.V. - payment by advice procedure);

 

   

payments made directly at any branch of the Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.;

 

   

wire transfer from another bank.

In the case where it has been agreed in the “Summary document” that the following “Defer an instalment” option will be applied to the instant loan, Customer is recognised - from the deadline of the second instalment of the loan and upon simple written request at least 10 (ten) days before the deadline of the single instalment - the right to defer the date of repayment of the instalment due, which will be added to the other already agreed on. The amount of the postpaid instalment shall remain unchanged with respect to the value defined at the original maturity date, notwithstanding that Customer shall be required to pay an additional interest, calculated on the principal amount of the instalment(s) being moved, from the original maturity date of the instalments until their new maturity date, at the rate provided for contractually (in the case of a variable rate, according to the rules to review the contractual indexing parameter). This interest shall be due from Customer at the same time as repaying the extended instalment/s, in addition to the amount of the prepaid instalment. The amount and the deadlines of the other instalments remain unchanged.

During the term of the loan, Customer is allowed to enforce this right for the maximum number of times stated in the Summary document, which is an integral and substantial part of the instant contract.

 

3)

Bank reserves the right to declare the instant contract terminated pursuant to Art. 1456 of the Civil Code and/or Art. 1353 of the Civil Code and require Customer to pay immediately, in cash and in a single payment, the overdue and unpaid instalments, the residual principal of the loan and anything else provided for in the contract, in the following cases:

 

   

failure to make even a single instalment payment in full, including where such failure results from insufficient or lack of funds in the account, or due to any charge-back of a debit under S.D.D. protocols, or Customer breach of any contractual duty as against Bank;

 

   

protests against Customer, or subjecting it to monitoring, precautionary, executive or insolvency measures or the occurrence of other prejudicial facts against Customer that are such that the possibility of repaying the loan is deemed to be jeopardised.

Failure to pay accrued interests or any other amount payable under the loan shall give Bank the right to accelerate the loan pursuant to Art. 1186 of the Civil Code; in such instances, Customer shall immediately repay the loan in its entirety. Any late payment, even where accepted by Bank, shall not serve to rescind such acceleration.

 

4)

With respect to any amounts due by Customer for any reason - including following termination or acceleration - late-payment interests shall accrue as against Customer beginning on the deadline and until payment is made. Such late-payment interests shall be calculated pursuant to the interest rate applied to the loan, increased by 2 percentage points, subject to compliance with applicable law, and to the extent that such interests, at the moment they are promised or otherwise negotiated, do not exceed the limit set by Art. 2, paragraph 4, of Law no. 108 (7/3/1996). In any instance where such limit is purportedly exceeded, it shall automatically be lowered to the aforementioned limit.

For the loans subject to the rules of Leg. Decree no. 72 of 21/04/2016, it is understood that, notwithstanding any other conditions that may be stated in the contract and/or in the summary document attached, the charges resulting from the breach may not in any case exceed those necessary to compensate the costs incurred by Bank as a result of the breach, in compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2, Article 120-quinquiesdecies of Leg. Decree no. 385/1993 and any implementing provisions.

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it - e-mail: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,440,750,987.50, Tax ID, VAT no. and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 Enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

5)

For any loan with an indexed - notwithstanding the provisions of the following paragraph concerning the existence of a minimum rate that cannot be waived - variable interest rate, the interest rate shall be automatically adjusted at each instalment and for the timeframe to which the instalment refers, increasing the index parameter set forth herein, represented by the average of all Euribor (Euro InterBank Offered Rate, hereinafter denoted, for brevity’s sake, “Euribor Rate”) 360 rates relating to the month immediately preceding the instalment date (thus, the new rate shall apply to the first instalment following the one at the time the rate is identified) by the spread identified in the “Summary Document Annex”. To that end:

 

   

the simple average of the Euribor Rate as quoted in the “Il Sole 24 Ore” newspaper (or, failing that, by another trade paper or by the Reuters circuit) two (2) days before the end of the month shall be taken into account. Such monthly average shall track two “value/days” amount; therefore, the look-back period for the rates taken into account for purposes of calculation shall contain the data for every day of the month except for the last two, and shall include the last two business days of the prior month;

 

   

reference shall be made to the average with reference only to the month immediately preceding the beginning of the instalment, regardless of the interval for the instalments themselves (be they quarterly, biannually, or other).

If the algebraic sum of the index parameter and the Spread were equal to a value lower than the Spread, the interest rate applied may not in any case fall below a contractual minimum rate equal to the Spread.

Any changes to the value of the interest rate undertaken pursuant to the foregoing rules shall apply to the first rate following the one pending when publication occurs. Thus: (i) where the borrower is a non-consumer, solely the redetermination of the interest amount; on the other hand, the repayment schedule with respect to the original agreed-upon principal shall stand; (ii) where the borrower is a consumer, an adjustment to the repayment schedule shall be made, both with respect to the principal and to all interests at the new interest rate, based on the outstanding balance and remaining term along with an attendant recalculation of the new equal instalment plans to include an increasing ratio of principal to interest.

Calculation of accrued interests shall, regardless, take place in accordance with then-applicable banking laws and regulations.

Pursuant to the applicable law concerning banking transparency, it should be noted that the current value of the parameter above equals -0.325%.

 

6)

Pursuant to Art. 118 of Legislative Decree no. 385/1993 (Consolidated Bank Act, the “TUB”), Bank shall at all times have the right to make unilateral modifications to the contract conditions for just cause, with the exception of the interest rates, which shall only be modified in the manner, and pursuant to any parameter, contemplated under the contract.

All notices shall be duly made by Bank in writing, sent via regular post or using another durable medium, to be sent through any suitable remote-communication technology acceptable to Customer, with 2 (two) months’ minimum notice, and shall enter into effect on the date stated in such notice. Should any unilateral contract-condition modification be made pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph, Customer shall have the right to withdraw from the instant contract by the start date for the proposed modification, free of charge. Those conditions previously in effect shall apply to the winding up of the banking relationship. Should Bank not be provided notice of such withdrawal by the aforementioned deadline, the modifications shall be deemed approved, and enter into effect on the date stated in the aforementioned notice.

Where the interest rate and other conditions have been calculated with reference to the specific parameters pre-selected by the parties (e.g. Euribor), any variations made pursuant to different valuations of such parameters shall not be deemed a “modification”. The latter shall, therefore, automatically apply, and shall be set forth ordinary periodic notices as required by applicable law.

 

7)

If contemplated under the instant contract, Customer shall attach to the instant document a promissory note(s) issued on the date the instant contract is perfected, payable to the order of Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A., in an amount equal to the loan proceeds.

 

8)

Should the loan proceeds be intended for the purchase of goods and/or services, Bank shall not be privy to any objection and/or dispute as may arise between Customer and Seller (to that end, Customer acknowledges that there is no agreement granting any exclusivity to Bank to issue credit to Seller’s customers).

 

9)

Only with respect to those loans benefiting from contributions borne by any public or private entity, and payable to Bank, should such contributions be withheld or rescinded, suspended or tolled, Bank shall collect any such unpaid amounts from Customer.

 

10)

Any direct or indirect tax expense (be it pending or entering effect hereafter), arising or otherwise relating to the loan, shall be borne exclusively by Customer.

 

11)

Bank may assign receivables arising from the instant contract.

 

12)

Bank warrants it is a member of, and that Bank shall submit all data relating to the receivable arising under the instant contract to, not only the centralised bank-information database as required under applicable banking regulations (the Risk-Management Centre managed by the Bank of Italy) but also to private-sector credit-reporting companies, as better described in the specific policy provided directly to Customer. Such notice and any processing of personal information relating to Customer and/or to any jointly liable party shall take place in accordance with the law applicable for each type of database / credit-reporting system, with which Customer warrants it is familiar.

 

13)

Should Customer operate a business, to better protect its equity from the risks relating to accidents or any incidents relating to the health of one or more persons identified at Customer’s sole discretion, provided such party is a key person, such as a director, associate, shareholder, or employee, in terms of being unable to pay back the loan (and consequently to expose Customer to credit-collection efforts which Bank might undertake) when triggered by certain events, Bank offers Customer the option of securing group insurance coverage provided by Cargeas Assicurazioni S.p.A, with different policies and limits at Customer’s choice.

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it - e-mail: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,440,750,987.50, Tax ID, VAT no. and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 Enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

The insurance policy is optional under instant loan; it is not required to secure the loan under the terms and conditions herein proposed. Therefore, Customer may choose to decline such coverage, or to secure coverage at Customer’s discretion from the wider insurance market.

Considering the optional nature of the policy, Customer, at its own discretion, here expresses its willingness to use the relative cover, irrevocably undertaking to fill in, no later than today, the request for the required insurance documentation, which may also be underwritten by the subjects indicated by Customer, to be sent directly to the Insurance Company, according to the following combination: A) temporary accidental death and disability insurance for total and permanent disability arising from illness or injury; B) insurance for temporary total disability arising from illness or injury, and hospitalisation insurance; C) temporary insurance for death or injury, insurance for total and permanent disability arising from illness or injury, and insurance for total, temporary absence from work arising from illness or injury, hospitalisation insurance.

The conditions governing the relationship between the insured Customer and the Insurance Company are governed by the General Insurance Conditions set out in the Informational Brochure that Customer declares to know and accept to all intents and purposes to have been delivered before the signing the instant contract.

In accordance with the provisions of the insurance contract, Customer shall be at liberty to withdraw from the contract within sixty (60) days of the execution date or the date of the contract entering into effect, whichever is later. The exercise of the option to withdraw shall terminate the insurance policy and the coverage provided under the same, and give rise to Customer’s right to repayment of the premium as set by the Insurance Company against which the withdrawal option was exercised, without any liability attaching to Bank thereby. That amount, bearing in mind the strict connection existing between the policy and the loan, shall be imputed to a partial payment of the loan principal, with the attendant recalculation of the repayment schedule, if not requested by Customer directly to be refunded to the same. To that end, Customer - pursuant to Art. 1723, paragraph 2, of the Civil Code, grants Bank an irrevocable mandate on behalf of Customer to deposit the amount due to the Insurance Company and to use it as a partial offset of the remaining principal balance, where Customer holds an account at Bank, and the Company directly deposited such amount into the account in question; Customer herewith authorises Bank to debit a charge in the same amount, to be used to pay off the debt.

The insurance accessory service cost that Customer has adhered to is at its sole expense. Customer shall therefore be required to reimburse Bank for any insurance premiums paid by the same on Customer’s behalf to the Insurance Company. To that end, should Customer hold an account at Bank, Customer herewith anticipatorily authorises Bank to charge the consolidated insurance premium against Customer’s account(s).

Should Customer exercise the right to request the transfer of the loan through subrogation on debtor’s request (“portability”) or a total prepayment, Bank shall refund Customer, in the manner set forth in the insurance terms and conditions, and in accordance with applicable insurance regulations, the full premium amount paid by the same for the remaining policy term at the moment the loan is transferred or paid off, subject to Customer’s right to request insurance coverage be maintained until the end of the contract term for the benefit of the identified beneficiary.

Customer shall be required to review the exclusions, deductibles, and moreover all situations in which insurance coverage might lapse (such as where a third party novates the loan) or the coverage limits for any change to the loan-repayment plan agreed upon between Bank and Customer, as set forth in the Company’s Informational Brochure.

 

14)

Customer shall have the right, at any time, to prepay the loan, whether in whole or in part, by paying Bank the amount contemplated in the economic conditions set forth in the Summary Document constituting an integral part of the contract. Should the loan proceeds be intended for the purchase or remodelling of any parcel of residentially zoned real property, or for the exercise of one’s trade or business (with respect to any natural person), Customer shall have the right at any time to prepay the full loan balance or any portion thereof. In such cases, no penalty or expenses shall be owed to Bank.

Should the withdrawal option be exercised, or should the contract be terminated for any reason, Bank shall move forward with winding up the relationship within seven (7) business days. That term shall begin when Customer has repaid the loan and has complied with all other Bank requests that are instrumental to winding up the relationship.

 

15)

Notices, provisions, and any other statement intended for Bank sent from Customer shall be generated in a straight-forward, legible format, and shall be sent to the address identified by Bank in the instant contract, or to another address subsequently provided in writing at the termination of the same. At least once a year, Bank provides Customer with a detailed notice on the performance of the relationship, and an updated framework for the economic conditions applied. In the absence of written opposition, the notices shall be deemed to have been approved 60 (sixty) days after receipt. Customer shall promptly inform Bank in writing if Customer does not receive the aforementioned notices within a reasonable time.

Customer receives the periodic communications required by law and those that are not mandatory and requested by Customer, opting between the paper form and the electronic form. In order to activate the electronic form, Customer must ask Bank for the relevant service. Customer may change the method of communication used at any time of the relationship, unless the change is incompatible with the nature of the transaction or service. The costs of sending the above notices may not in any case exceed the costs actually incurred by the Bank to send them in the manner chosen, except in the cases of exemption provided for by law. Customer may request the sending of non-mandatory notices to be suspended at any time during the relationship.

Should the economic conditions in effect be unvaried with respect to the most recent Summary Document sent, Bank may, at its discretion, omit sending or delivering the Summary Document provided that either:

 

   

Customer may at any moment receive (in a timely manner, and free of charge) a copy of the Summary Document from the bank with the economic conditions then in effect, or

 

   

Customer, after opting into paperless delivery, may access the updated Summary Document at any moment using agreed-upon communication methods, and have a copy emailed promptly. Regardless, where Customer is required by law to have a certified email or similar address, Bank may send such notices exclusively in an electronic format, using such instruments

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it - e-mail: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,440,750,987.50, Tax ID, VAT no. and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 Enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

16)

Customer, Customer’s successors and assigns, and any trustee or receiver of Customer’s assets, may secure, at such party’s own expense, a copy of the documents relating to the individual transactions posted over the prior ten (10) years.

Such expenses shall be made known to Customer upon such request being tendered, and shall be commensurate with the complexity of document retrieval required, provided that such expenses shall not exceed Bank’s actual costs to retrieve them, and insofar as permitted in any disclosure or policy.

 

17)

Customer may lodge a complaint by hand-delivering (to the branch where Customer’s account was opened) simple correspondence to Bank, or by sending a registered letter with advice of receipt to the Complaints Office, located at Via Cefalonia, 74 - 25124 Brescia (BS), or by emailing RECLAMI@UBIBANCA.IT, or by sending a certified email to ubibanca.reclami@pecgruppoubi.it. Bank shall respond within thirty (30) days from receipt of the complaint.

Should Customer be dissatisfied with the response, or should the complaint not be resolved within thirty (30) days from receipt by Bank, an appeal may be filed with the Banking and Financial Arbitrator, as identified in Art. 18, infra.

 

18)

1. The instant contract, the execution and performance of which shall be in Italian, shall be governed by Italian law.

2. Should any dispute arise from the instant contract, the Court of MILAN, or at Bank’s option, the court under whose aegis the Bank Branch where the account was opened falls, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear the matter. Should Customer be deemed a consumer under Art. 3 of Legislative Decree 206/2005, the Court under whose jurisdiction Customer’s residence or elective domicile falls shall hear the matter.

3. With respect to the duty to attempt conciliation as a condition precedent to filing suit insofar as required by law (for individual suits to a court authority, see Art. 5, Legislative Decree no. 28/2010), Bank and Customer herewith stipulate they shall submit any dispute as may arise under the instant contract:

 

  a)

on the initiative of Customer or Bank, to the Mediation Entity at the Banking and Financial Conciliator Association for Banking, Financial, and Corporate Disputes (ADR, enrolled in the register of conciliation entities maintained by the Ministry of Justice), as the entity specialised in banking and financial disputes, which offers a network of mediators in locations across the country. The aforementioned Mediation Entity, formed under the Banking and Financial Conciliator, does not require a complaint to be initially lodged with Bank. Should Customer be deemed a consumer under Art. 3 of Legislative Decree 206/2005, mediation shall take place at the location nearest Customer’s residence or domicile. The conditions and procedures are defined in the relevant regulation, which is available on the website www.conciliatorebancario.it and at all of Bank’s branches. Only where there is no mediation office under the aegis of the Banking and Financial Conciliator in the circuit where the matter is to be heard, Bank and Customer may submit the issue to another mediator enrolled in the mediation-entity register, provided such mediator is specialised in banking matters, and has personal jurisdiction over the parties. Bank and Customer shall be free, even after execution of the instant contract, to agree in writing to submit the matter to another entity, provided it is likewise enrolled in the register with the Ministry of Justice;

 

  b)

on Customer’s initiative alone, to the Banking and Financial Arbitrator (a/k/a “ABF”) - formed under Art. 128-bis of the TUB - after having lodged a complaint with Bank. The ABF is an out-of-court customer-dispute-resolution programme, intended solely for the determination of rights, duties, and options (irrespective of the value of the legal relationship in question) or to file a compensation claim at or below Euro 100,000. This system, to which the Bank is required to subscribe, is governed by the provisions issued by the Bank of Italy. For more information on the procedure, Customer may enquire with Bank, any Bank of Italy branch, or visit the Banking and Finance Arbitrator’s website (www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it).

 

19)

Where the loan proceeds are intended for use in Farming Credit transactions pursuant to Art. 43 of the TUB, the loan shall be secured by a security interest for the benefit of Bank in the following articles of Customer moveable/personal property, pursuant to Art. 44 of the TUB: a) hanging fruit, finished and semi-processed products; b) livestock, merchandise; scraps, raw materials, equipment, and other assets acquired with the loan proceeds; c) receivables, current or future, arising from the sale of the assets identified in subparts (a) and (b). To that end, Customer warrants that the farming and/or livestock operations for which the loan is requested are carried out in the fund identified to Bank using the designated form, signed by Customer during the underwriting process, and that the hanging fruit (collected or future), livestock and deadstock, and moveable assets, including receivables, subject to the security interests are free of any reserves or privileges, liens, seizures, encumbrances, or claims of any kind.

 

20)

Pursuant to any anti-money-laundering law provision applicable to the instant contract, Customer shall be required to provide, at Customer’s own risk and liability, all necessary and updated information to allow Bank to comply with its Customer-vetting duties, as well as the vetting of any executor or effective owner. Should Customer breach the foregoing provision, thereby making it impossible for Bank to comply with such vetting procedures, the provisions contemplated under the aforementioned law and all implementing provisions of the same shall apply, and the contract shall thereupon be terminated.

SIGNED

UBIQUITY S.R.L.

I/we hereby declare also to specifically approve, also pursuant to Art. 1341, paragraph 2 of the Civil Code, the following clauses out of those stated below: Art. 3 - (termination and application of the acceleration clause): Art. 4 - (interest on arrears); Art. 6 - (modification of the economic conditions also to the detriment of Customer); Art. 8 - (exclusion of liability); Art. 10 - (Customer’s recovery of the failed collection of contributions); Art. 15 (Sending communications); Art. 18 - (Competent forum)

 

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   UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE a corporation with registered office at: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address: ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.it - e-mail: servizio.clienti@ubibanca.it - Website: www.ubibanca.it Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund. Share Capital Euro 2,440,750,987.50, Tax ID, VAT no. and Enrolment number for the Business Register of Bergamo 03053920165 ABI Code no. 03111.2 Enrolled in the Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy as no. 5678

 

SIGNED

UBIQUITY S.R.L.

 

With best regards,

 

  

UNIONE DI BANCHE ITALIANE            

SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, 15/02/2017

   5717 SESTO SAN GIOVANNI BRANCH            
Place and date
   /s/ Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.            
   (Bank signature)                        

 

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(5717) SESTO SAN GIOVANNI BRANCH

 

RULES ON THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE CONTRACT CONDITIONS OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND SERVICES - (Title VI Consolidated Banking Act - Leg. Decree 385/1993)

 

SUMMARY DOCUMENT - LOAN

KALEYRA S.P.A.

VIA TEODOSIO, 65

20131 MILAN (MI)

File no. 00411111718

The Bank of Italy’s supervisory provisions on banking transparency required a strengthened information regime for customers qualified as:

 

   

“Consumers”: a natural person acting outside the scope of business, commerce, trade, or profession (see Art. 3 of the Consumer Code);

 

   

“Retail Customers”, including, in addition to Consumers, also the natural persons carrying on a business or trade, non-profit entities, businesses with less than ten staff persons and sales or balance-sheet assets under 2 million Euro (so-called small businesses).

The title as “Consumer” or “Retail Customer” of the individual Customers is recorded by the intermediaries before the conclusion of the contract. Once the contract is executed, the intermediaries shall only be required to change Customer’s status, should the criteria for the same be met, at Customer’s request.

In light of the foregoing and based on information supplied by you, with respect to the instant banking relationship, and in accordance with applicable provisions of transparency-in-banking, the classification is as follows:

NEITHER A CONSUMER NOR RETAIL CUSTOMER

MAIN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

     1.6100%  

Loan amount:

     EUR  1,000,000.00  

Total duration (including any interest-only period):

     48 months  

RATES

 

Annual interest rate (both interest-only and repayment periods):

     nominal 1.2500 %                            actual 1.2570 %  

Late-payment interest:

        3.2500%  

EXPENSES

EXPENSES FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

 

•  Instalment fee (regardless of the instalment payment methods):

     EUR 2.00  

•  Lien variation/restriction:

  

•  Change to the subject of the guarantee

     EUR 0.00  

•  Renewal

     EUR 0.00  

 

UBI/1673   Summary document no. 2/2017  

Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.a. - Parent company of the Unione di Banche Italiane Banking Group Association of Banking Groups no. 3111,2 - Registered Office; Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.itwww.ubibanca.it – e-mail servizo.dienti@ubibanca.it – Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo – Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund – Share Capital at 23/10/2017 Euro 2,843,177,160.24 – Tax ID, VAT no. and Bergamo Business Register no. 03053920165 – ABI Code 03111.2 – Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy no. 5678 – tax-stamp duty paid online. Inland Revenue Authorisation, Bergamo Office – No. 581444/2003 on 26/6/2003

 

LOGO


(5717) SESTO SAN GIOVANNI BRANCH

 

•  Total or partial cancellation for sectioning transactions (without the intervention of a Notary Public)

     EUR 0.00  

•  Loan novation:

  
     EUR 180.00  
  

 

 

 

OTHER

 

•  Partial loan release, novation, takeover and change to loan holder:

   EUR 0.00

•  Expenses for changes to the repayment plan:

   exempt

•  Sectioning expenses:

   0.0000% of the financed principal with a minimum of EUR 0.00

•  Loan reduction expenses:

  

0.3000%

in any case without prejudice to the provision of exemption under the T.U.B. or the reduction under the ABI Agreement – Consumer Association of 2/5/2007

•  Prepayment penalty:

  

0.3000%

in any case without prejudice to the provision of exemption under the T.U.B. or the reduction under the ABI Agreement – Consumer Association of 2/5/2007

NOTICES/DISCLOSURES

 

•  Communications of unilateral amendments

     EUR 0.00  

•  Notices/disclosures required by law including those sent to guarantors (per document)

  

•  sent via regular post, unless exempted by law:

     EUR 1.11  

•  sent online through “my accounting documents” (*):

     EUR 0.00  

•  Notices/disclosures sent more frequently than required by law, or which are not required by law - including those sent to guarantors (per document):

  

•  sent via regular post:

     EUR 1.11  

•  sent online through “my accounting documents” (*):

     EUR 0.00  

 

UBI/1673   Summary document no. 2/2017  

Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.a. - Parent company of the Unione di Banche Italiane Banking Group Association of Banking Groups no. 3111,2 - Registered Office; Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.itwww.ubibanca.it – e-mail servizo.dienti@ubibanca.it – Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo – Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund – Share Capital at 23/10/2017 Euro 2,843,177,160.24 – Tax ID, VAT no. and Bergamo Business Register no. 03053920165 – ABI Code 03111.2 – Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy no. 5678 – tax-stamp duty paid online. Inland Revenue Authorisation, Bergamo Office – No. 581444/2003 on 26/6/2003


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•  Additional notices/disclosures (or other content) or those submitted with instruments other than the standard ones contemplated under the contract, if accepted by Bank

   determination of costs at the time of the request on the basis of the content of the request and in any case within the limits of the costs incurred (production and sending)

•  Frequency of expense charge-back for generating and sending notices/disclosures

   first available instalment after the mailing/sending

•  Frequency for sending account statements and annual summary

   document

•  Notices/disclosures not required by law sent to Customer as chosen by it:

 

•  Statement of interests payable and ancillary charges

   No

At any point, as this is not a required disclosure, one may opt-in and opt-out of either hard-copy or paperless delivery, free of charge.

 

(*)

service available upon request for Customers opting into Bank’s internet-baking services (with the free version offering read-only services) for any posted notices.

REPAYMENT SCHEDULE

 

Amortisation method:

   Fixed repayment plan

Instalment type:

   fixed instalments

Frequency of instalments:

   MONTHLY

Interest calculation:

   Calendar year

Value date for imputing interests payable:

   Instalment due date

ANCILLIARY SERVICES

 

Accident insurance costs (in addition to the amount of each instalment):

     EUR 0.00  

OTHER EXPENSES TO BE BORNE

 

•  Alternative tax pursuant to Presidential Decree no. 601/73 and subsequent amendments and integrations:

   0.2500 % calculated on the principal disbursed
  

(paid at the same time as the disbursement)

•  Technical appraisal with expert of choice

  

Costs agreed and paid directly to the expert by Customer

•  Mandatory building insurance (fire risk) with insurance company of choice

   Costs agreed and paid directly to the insurance company by Customer

•  Notarial obligations

   Costs agreed and paid directly to the chosen notary by Customer

 

UBI/1673   Summary document no. 2/2017  

Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.a. - Parent company of the Unione di Banche Italiane Banking Group Association of Banking Groups no. 3111,2 - Registered Office; Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.itwww.ubibanca.it – e-mail servizo.dienti@ubibanca.it – Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo – Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund – Share Capital at 23/10/2017 Euro 2,843,177,160.24 – Tax ID, VAT no. and Bergamo Business Register no. 03053920165 – ABI Code 03111.2 – Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy no. 5678 – tax-stamp duty paid online. Inland Revenue Authorisation, Bergamo Office – No. 581444/2003 on 26/6/2003


(5717) SESTO SAN GIOVANNI BRANCH

 

Overall number of changes occurred during the year: DAYS

Your Relationship Manager will be happy to provide you with an updated printout of the repayment plan.

 

/s/ Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.a.

 

UBI/1673   Summary document no. 2/2017  

Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.a. - Parent company of the Unione di Banche Italiane Banking Group Association of Banking Groups no. 3111,2 - Registered Office; Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 - 24122 Bergamo - P.E.C. [certified email] address ubibanca.pec@pecgruppoubi.itwww.ubibanca.it – e-mail servizo.dienti@ubibanca.it – Operational Headquarters: Brescia and Bergamo – Member of the Interbank Deposit-Security Fund and the National Guarantee Fund – Share Capital at 23/10/2017 Euro 2,843,177,160.24 – Tax ID, VAT no. and Bergamo Business Register no. 03053920165 – ABI Code 03111.2 – Bank Register held by the Bank of Italy no. 5678 – tax-stamp duty paid online. Inland Revenue Authorisation, Bergamo Office – No. 581444/2003 on 26/6/2003

Exhibit 10.32

[Letterhead of Finlombarda]

 

  

Milan, 29 May 2015

Our Ref. 91323

  

To

  

UBIQUITY S.r.l.

  

Via Teodosio, 65

  

20131 MILANO MI

 

RE:

terms and conditions of the loan granted pursuant to the call for applications - ERDF Revolving Entrepreneurship Fund - 2011 - Sub-measure No. 1. “Product and process innovation”

 

 

WHEREAS

 

1.

by means of decree No. 6197 of 28 January 2011, the Directorate General for Industry, Craft, Construction and Cooperation (now the Directorate General for Productive Activities, Research and Innovation, hereinafter, “Directorate General”) has approved the FRIM ERDF 2011 call for applications and the sub-measures No. 1. “Product and process innovation” and No. 2 “Industrial application of the research outcomes”;

 

2.

by means of decree No. 12278 of 13 December 2011, the Directorate General has approved the guidelines for reporting expenditure under the call for applications mentioned in point 1 above;

 

3.

by means of decree No. 58, issued by it on 09/01/2013, the Directorate General has granted a total loan of € 330,000.00 (three hundred and thirty thousand euro) to UBIQUITY S.r.l. (hereinafter, “the Beneficiary”);

 

4.

by means of the Decision of the Regional Council No. IX/4203 - Decisions concerning art. 57 (“Guarantees”) of Regional Law No. 7 of 18 April 2012 - a new regulation has been adopted in relation to the guarantee system applicable under the “FRIM ERDF Revolving Entrepreneurship Fund”;

 

5.

for the purpose of the disbursement of the loan, the Beneficiary is required to enter into a specific loan agreement with Finlombardo SpA, the manager of the ERDF Revolving Entrepreneurship Fund;

 

6.

pursuant to articles 116 and 117 of Legislative Decree No. 385/1993 and pursuant to the Decision issued by the CICR (Inter-ministerial Credit and Savings Committee) on 4 March 2003 (as published on the Italian Official Journal No. 72 of 27 March 2003) and the measure issued by the Governor of the Bank of Italy on 25 July 2003 - as all subsequently amended - the Beneficiary represents: (i) that it has read the notice and the information sheet; (ii) that it has received a full copy of this agreement and its annexes for the purpose of making a considered assessment of the said documents; (iii) that the summary document is attached to this agreement under letter A;

 

7.

pursuant to art. 119 of Legislative Decree No. 385/1993, Finlombarda has undertaken to provide to the Beneficiary, upon expiration of the agreement or, in any event, at least once a year, an analytical document containing complete and clear information on the status of the relationship, as well as an up-to-date summary document providing an overview of the economic conditions applied;

 

8.

the parties have acknowledged and accepted, upon signing this agreement, that this Financing Intervention enjoys a special privilege pursuant to and for the purposes of paragraph 5 of art. 9 (“Cancellation of aid and penalties”) of Legislative Decree 123/98 (“Provisions on the rationalisation of public support to enterprises in accordance with article 4, paragraph 4, letter c) of Law No. 59 of 15 March 1997”).

 

Call for applications FRIM ERDF 2011 - UBIQUITY S.r.l.    1

Finlombarda S.p.A. - Company subject to management and coordination by Regione Lombardia. Registered office and headquarters: Via Taramelli,12 - 20124 Milano Tel. +39 02 607441 Fax +39 02 60744425 - +39 02 780819 – Fully paid up share capital: EUR 211,000,000 – Tax code/VAT registration/Milan Companies’ Register No. 01445100157 (formerly registered under No. 146966). Milan R.E.A. No. 829530 – No. 3082 in the list of financial intermediaries (Law 197/91) - No. 31333 in the list of special financial intermediaries (Legislative Decree 385/93)


NOW, THEREFORE, the following is agreed

ARTICLE 1

“Recitals and annexes”

The recitals and annexes are an integral and substantive part of this agreement.

ARTICLE 2

“Definitions”

In this agreement, the terms below shall have the following meaning:

 

   

“Call”: the Call to submit projects eligible for funding under the ERDF revolving entrepreneurship fund (FRIM ERDF 2011), as set forth in decree No. 6197 of 28 July 2011;

 

   

“Finlombarda”: Finlombarda S.p.A., in its capacity as the Manager of the fund and of the financing interventions drawing on the fund;

 

   

“Loan”: the financing intervention subject to repayment, in the manners and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Call and in this agreement;

 

   

“Fund”: the ERDF revolving entrepreneurship fund (FRIM ERDF 2011);

 

   

“Project”: the investment programme eligible for the Loan - named “New Messaging Platform”;

 

   

“Beneficiary”: the party to which to the Loan specified in the Call has been granted;

 

   

“Sub-measure 1”: the product and process innovation sub-measure to which this agreement refers.

ARTICLE 3

“Subject matter”

This agreement sets out the terms and conditions and the method of management of the Loan, amounting to € 330,000.00 (three hundred and thirty thousand euro), granted pursuant to Sub-measure 1.

ARTICLE 4

“Terms and conditions and method of Loan disbursement”

Finlombarda shall disburse the Loan to the Beneficiary, as a single payment, subject to verification of the expenditure documentation and the final statement of Project costs.

Upon signing this agreement, the Beneficiary acknowledges and accepts that the disbursement of the Loan is subject to the outcome of the checks on public administration payments, to be conducted on the Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 40 of 18 January 2008 of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (“Method of implementation of article 48-bis of Presidential Decree No. 602 of 29 September 1973”), as subsequently amended. Should the foregoing checks find that the Beneficiary has defaulted on payments due to the Tax Authority, the Loan shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of art. 3 of the aforementioned Ministerial Decree.

 

Call for applications FRIM ERDF 2011 - UBIQUITY S.r.l.    2


ARTICLE 5

“Guarantees”

Upon signing this agreement, the Beneficiary shall provide Finlombarda with a guarantee issued by Banca Popolare di Milan to secure the proper and timely performance of the obligations herein. The guarantee shall amount to € 330,000.00 (three hundred and thirty thousand euro), equal to the value of the Loan, plus interest in accordance with art. 12 below.

ARTICLE 6

“Terms and conditions of the Loan”

The Loan is subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

  a.

the duration of the Loan is equivalent to No. 12 (twelve) six-month periods, of which 3 (three) six-month periods on an interest-only basis, starting from the value date of the disbursement. the time elapsing between the date of disbursement and the end date of the six-month period in course shall be considered as a whole six-month period;

 

  b.

the Beneficiary undertakes to repay the Loan in No. 9 (nine) deferred fixed instalments of principal and interest, falling due on 30 June and 31 December of each year, in accordance with the enclosed repayment schedule (annex B);

 

  c.

the first Loan repayment instalment shall be due at the end of the interest-only period;

 

  d.

the Loan is granted at a fixed interest rate of 0.5% (zero point five percent);

 

  e.

the Loan is subject to all legislative and regulatory provisions currently governing credit transactions in the Lombardy Region.

ARTICLE 7

“Disbursement”

The disbursement shall be completed by payment of the sums into the following current account of the Beneficiary: IBAN IT32S0103001639000001359113.

ARTICLE 8

“Obligations and duties of the Beneficiary”

By entering into this agreement, the Beneficiary undertakes:

 

a)

to comply with the statements made in the application considered eligible for the Loan.

 

b)

to sign any addendums or amendments to this agreement that may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the Directorate General and/or by Finlombarda;

 

c)

to promptly notify Finlombarda, under penalty of termination of the Loan, of any change concerning the company name, transfers or locations or any other changes affecting its status and interventions on the investments presented in the application;

 

d)

to confirm the timely and complete performance of the activities in line with the application submitted and within the deadlines set out in the loan decision;

 

e)

to ensure that the interventions completed are consistent with those identified in the Loan application, unless otherwise notified in advance to the Region and authorised by it;

 

f)

to communicate any subsequent changes made to the Project, in terms of both the content and the costs specified in the Loan application;

 

g)

to keep the originals of the expenditure documentation for a period of ten years from the date of payment of the balance;

 

h)

to report periodically on the progress of the activities, on the performance of the operations, on any delays/early performance and on the targets met, in the manners established by the Region and communicated to Finlombarda;

 

i)

to provide the information periodically requested for the purpose of monitoring the activities, also with reference to the impact of the Project concluded, in the manners established by the Region and communicated to Finlombarda;

 

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j)

to refrain from accumulating the Loan specified in the Call with other forms of aid, including tax breaks, obtained for the same expenditure;

 

k)

to refrain from selling or diverting the assets funded by the aid for a period of 5 (five) years from the granting date, or prior to the completion of the activities provided for in the Project eligible for financing;

 

l)

to maintain the company’s operating headquarters in the Lombardy region for a period that is at least equivalent to the term of the Loan, in accordance with article 57 of EC Regulation 1083/2006;

 

m)

to cooperate and allow the Region or its appointees to conduct checks on the progress of the Project.

The Beneficiary acknowledges furthermore that:

 

n)

the provisions contained in the Call, as subsequently amended, shall apply to any matter not expressly provided by this agreement.

 

o)

this Loan is subject to the anti-mafia provisions of Legislative Decree No. 159 of 6 September 2011;

 

p)

the performance of the obligations under this agreement shall not be delayed, even in the event of disputes brought by the Beneficiary and/or by the guarantors.

ARTICLE 9

“Termination of the Loan agreement”

This Loan agreement shall be terminated if:

 

  a)

the Beneficiary fails to perform any of the obligations set out in the application and in this agreement;

 

  b)

the Beneficiary fails to comply with the instructions and requirements set out in the Call, specifically: art. 1 “Purpose of the intervention”, art. 3 “Beneficiaries”, art. 4 “Location of the interventions”, art. 5 “Sub-measure 1 - product and process innovation: eligible activities and expenditure”, art. 10 “Prohibited accumulation”, art. 13 “Method of disbursement and repayment of funding”, art. 14 “Obligations of the Beneficiary”, art. 15 “Expenditure reporting and loan disbursement”, art. 16 “Withdrawal”, where the activities carried out and/or the outcomes achieved are not in line with the representations made in the Project;

 

  c)

it is found that one or more of the eligibility requirements are lacking or where deficiencies or irregularities are found in the documentation presented by the Beneficiary, for reasons attributable to the Beneficiary and which cannot be remedied;

 

  d)

it is found that the use of Loan is not compliant with the requirements of the Call;

 

  e)

the competent Regional bodies or their appointees ascertain implementation irregularities or the non satisfaction of the conditions on the basis of which the loan has been granted and disbursed;

 

  f)

if the assets underlying the Loan are sold, transferred or diverted before five years have elapsed from date the Loan was granted, or prior to the completion of the activities provided for in the Project;

 

  g)

on occurrence of the circumstances set out in art. 7, letters c) and l), where the Beneficiary has failed to notify Finlombarda;

 

  h)

in the event of protested bills, receiverships and enforcement proceedings, seizure of assets, recordings of statutory or judicial liens against the Beneficiary or the guarantors which might deteriorate the receivable;

 

  i)

if the Beneficiary is subject to insolvency procedures, including, if applicable, extraordinary administration, liquidation, transfer of assets to creditors and change of business activity by the Beneficiary;

 

  j)

on occurrence of events that might have a negative impact on the equity, financial, or economic position of the Beneficiary or its guarantors;

 

  k)

in the event of failure to settle any instalment within the thirtieth day after it falls due.

 

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The occurrence of any of the events above shall constitute, by decision of the Lombardy Region, a reason for implementation of the acceleration clause against the the Beneficiary pursuant to Article 1186 of the Italian Civil Code. In such case, the Financing Intervention shall be cancelled simply by giving fifteen days notice to the Beneficiary by registered letter and the latter shall be obliged to repay all the amounts disbursed in full.

The sums payable pursuant to this article shall be repaid in accordance with the prescriptions of art. 12 below.

ARTICLE 10

“Early repayment”

At the due date of any instalment, the Beneficiary has the option to effect early repayment of the entire Loan amount, or part of it, giving at least 15 days written notice. In the event of early repayment of a portion of the Loan, the value of the outstanding instalments shall be reduced proportionately, with no impact on the agreed duration of the Loan.

All obligations of the Beneficiary set out in article 8 above shall remain in place even in the event of early repayment.

ARTICLE 11

“Withdrawal”

The Beneficiary shall notify Finlombarda by registered letter with advice of receipt in the event of withdrawal from the Loan agreement; in such case, the Beneficiary shall repay any Loan amounts already disbursed and received by it, in the manners provided for in art. 12.

ARTICLE 12

“Interest rate and repayment method in the event of disqualification, termination or late payment”

In the event of disqualification from the Financing Intervention or from any part of it, the amounts due, as indicated in the relevant decision, shall be increased by an annual interest rate equal to the official ECB interest rate at the date of the payment order, increased by five percentage points per year, starting from the date of disbursement and ending on the date of the specific decision.

In the event of termination of the Financing Intervention or any part of it, excluding the case set out in the preceding paragraph, the amounts due, as indicated in the relevant decision, shall be increased by an annual interest rate equal to the official ECB interest rate at the date of the payment order, increased by five percentage points per year, starting from the date of occurrence of the termination condition and ending on the date of actual payment of the amount due.

If repayment is not effected within the maximum deadline envisaged and in accordance with the procedures indicated in the aforesaid decisions, the interest rate, calculated in accordance with the methods specified in the preceding paragraphs, shall be charged starting from the date of disbursement and ending on the date of actual repayment of the amounts due.

In the event of non-payment or late payment of any amounts not paid at their natural maturity or at the dates established in the related repayment communications, interest shall be charged at a rate determined in accordance with the methods set out in the second paragraph of this article, on account of interest owed from the payment due date to the date of actual payment of the amounts due.

 

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ARTICLE 13

“Accounting entries”

The accounting entries and, in particular, the accounting ledgers of Finlombarda shall constitute evidence of the Beneficiary’s debt, with reference to principal and interest and any other amounts due under the Loan.

ARTICLE 14

“Anti-mafia certification and termination clause”

The Beneficiary acknowledges and accepts that this agreement is subject to the condition subsequent of the positive outcome of the anti-mafia certification checks, as resulting from the anti-mafia information to be issued by the competent Prefecture pursuant to the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 159 of 6 September 2011 (“Anti-mafia code and preventative measures and the new provisions concerning anti-mafia documentation, as per articles 1 and 2 of Law No. 136 of 13 August 2010”);

If the outcome of the aforementioned checks is negative, this agreement shall be terminated by right and the Beneficiary shall be obliged to repay the sums already disbursed in accordance with the instructions provided in the Financing Intervention termination decision.

ARTICLE 15

“Expenses for credit collection - repayment of charges and increases”

Any amounts payable for any reason, which, to protect its own receivable, Finlombarda pays on the Beneficiary’s behalf, and any expense (including out-of-court expenses) that Finlombarda might incur for the protection and collection of its own receivable from the Beneficiary, shall be repaid by the latter along with interests accruing thereto in the amount contemplated for late-payment interest from the date of disbursement. Finlombarda shall also be entitled to collect such sums at the time of the first payment made to the Beneficiary, with the latter thus waiving the option of having such collected amounts otherwise allocated.

ARTICLE 16

“Expenses and tax charges”

All current and future taxes and duties and all expenses associated with and ensuing from this agreement, including acquittance fees, shall be borne by the Beneficiary.

ARTICLE 17

“Address for service”

The sending of letters, notices and any other statement or correspondence by Finlombarda shall be made to the Beneficiary and deemed fully binding if sent to the address set forth below:

UBIQUITY S.r.l. - Via Teodosio, 65 - 20131 MILANO (MI)

All communications and notices by the Beneficiary in connection with this agreement shall be made in writing to Finlombarda S.p.A. and sent to via Taramelli 12, Milano.

ARTICLE 18

“Payment traceability requirements”

The Beneficiary of the Loan granted for the Project identified in the art. 2 above undertakes, upon signing this agreement, to comply with the requirement to ensure the traceability of all cash flows pursuant to art. 3 of Law No. 136 of 13 August 2010, as amended. To this end, the Beneficiary undertakes to:

 

a)

communicate in writing to Finlombarda, within and no later than seven days from signing this agreement, the details and tax codes of the persons authorised to manage the account set out in art. 6 above, in accordance with paragraph 7 of art. 3 of the abovementioned Law;

 

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b)

promptly inform Finlombarda of any changes in the information provided pursuant to point a) above;

 

c)

complete all financial transactions associated with the Project, specifically, the collection and payment of sums and the transactions set out in art. 3 of Law No. 136 of 13 August 2010, by bank transfer to the current account indicated pursuant to letter a) above, save as otherwise provided for the specific exceptions set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of art. 3 of the abovementioned Law;

 

d)

include or have included in all agreements and/or deeds in which the Beneficiary confirms its acceptance of proposals or offers for the purpose of carrying out the Project activities, a specific clause providing for the requirement to ensure the traceability of payments in accordance with paragraph 1, letter a) of art. 3 of Law No. 136 of 13 August 2010.

ARTICLE 19

“Complaints and out-of-court dispute settlement procedures”

For any disputes arising in connection with the interpretation and performance of this agreement, the Beneficiary may lodge a complaint with Finlombarda S.p.A., Via Taramelli 12 - 20124 Milano, attn. Complaints Manager, who will reply within 30 days of receipt.

Where no reply is received within the aforesaid deadline or if the Beneficiary is unsatisfied with the outcome, the latter shall, before filing suit in a court of law, refer the matter to one of the mediation entities listed in the register maintained by the Ministry of Justice, to make a compulsory attempt to reach a settlement.

To this end, the Beneficiary may refer the matter to one of the following mediation entities:

 

   

the Banking and Finance Arbitrator (ABF), according to the procedure set out on the website http://www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it, or by contacting a Bank of Italy branch or the offices of Finlombarda S.p.A.. The Arbitrator handles disputes referring to transactions or conduct occurring after 1 January 2009, provided that:

 

   

the value of the dispute does not exceed 100,000 euro, if the customer is claiming a sum of money;

 

   

in all cases and with no amount limit, the request is made to ascertain rights, obligations and options;

 

   

no more than 12 months have elapsed from the date the complaint was lodged with Finlombarda.

See the website www.arbitrobancariofinanziario.it for further details on the procedure for referring a case to the Arbitrator. The decisions of the ABF are non-binding for the parties, which maintain the option to file suit with a court of law.

 

   

the Banking and Finance Conciliator (Conciliatore Bancario Finanziario), for disputes of any value, following the procedure set out on the Conciliator’s website http://www.conciliatorebancario.it.

Kindly return a copy of this letter and the repayment schedule to us, duly signed and approved by Mr Dario Calogero in his capacity as the Sole Director of your Company.

Yours faithfully,

 

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FINLOMBARDA S.p.A.

Administrative Director

Giovanni Selmi

/s/ Giovanni Selmi

 

Annexes:   Annex A: summary document
  Annex B: repayment schedule

GS/gl/av/ml/5236

 

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Annex A

SUMMARY LOAN DOCUMENT

Pursuant to the Call for applications FRIM — ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) 2011

Sub-measure No. 1 “Product and process innovation”

Number 1

Latest update 29 May 2015

The instant document is an integral and substantive part of the agreement and constitutes the frontispiece to the same

Economic conditions

 

Amount    Euro 330,000.00 (three hundred and thirty thousand euro) as a subsidised loan
Disbursement    The Loan shall be disbursed by payment of the full amount into the current account indicated by the Beneficiary, based on the statement of the eligible expenditure incurred.
Duration and Repayment    No. 12 (twelve) six-month periods, of which No. 3 (three) on an interest-only basis and No. 9 (nine) six-monthly deferred fixed instalments of principal and interest, falling due on 30 June and 31 December of each year.
Interest Rate    nominal annual interest rate of 0.50%
APR    0.5006 % (zero point five zero zero six percent)
Late payment interest   

On an annual basis at a rate of five percentage points above the official ECB interest rate.

 

The official ECB interest rate on the date this agreement was signed was 0.05% (zero point zero five percent).

Guarantees    Bank guarantee provided by Banca Popolare di Milano for the amount of € 330,000.00 (three hundred and thirty thousand euro), equal to the value of the Loan granted.
Expenses and charges    Expenses for credit collection, as well as current and future taxes and duties and all expenses associated with and ensuing from this agreement, including acquittance fees, shall be borne by the Beneficiary.
Early repayment    No charge is payable by the Beneficiary in the event of early repayment of the Loan.
Penalties   

In the event of termination, cancellation or withdrawal from the Loan agreement or from any part of it, the amounts due, as indicated in the relevant decision, shall be increased by an annual interest rate equal to the official ECB interest rate at the date of the payment order, starting from the date of loan disbursement and ending on the date of adoption of the specific decision, on occurrence of which the aforesaid interest rate shall be increased by five percentage points per year, starting from the date of disbursement and ending on the date of adoption of the specific decision.

 

If repayment is not effected within the maximum deadline envisaged and in accordance with the procedures indicated in the aforesaid decision, the interest rate, calculated in accordance with the methods specified in the preceding paragraphs, shall be charged starting from the date of loan disbursement and ending on the date of actual payment of the amounts due.

 

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Finlombarda S.p.A. - Company subject to management and coordination by Regione Lombardia. Registered office and headquarters: Via Taramelli,12 - 20124 Milano Tel. +39 02 607441 Fax +39 02 60744425 - +39 02 780819 – Fully paid up share capital: EUR 211,000,000 – Tax code/VAT registration/Milan Companies’ Register No. 01445100157 (formerly registered under No. 146966). Milan R.E.A. No. 829530 – No. 3082 in the list of financial intermediaries (Law 197/91) - No. 31333 in the list of special financial intermediaries (Legislative Decree 385/93)

Exhibit 10.33

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where redactions have been made. The marked information has been redacted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the Company if publicly disclosed.

Dear

UniCredit S.p.A.

Area Commerciale Milano Gae Aulenti

Lombardy Region

Via G.B. Pirelli 32

20124 Milan

To the kind attention of: Francesco Galuppo

Milan, 27 July 2017

Dear Sirs:

Re: Loan Agreement - Acceptance

we have received your proposal for a loan agreement, the contents of which we reproduce in full, signifying our full and unconditional acceptance of its terms and conditions.

*** *** ***

“Dear

Ubiquity S.r.l.

Via Teodosio 65

20131 Milan

To the kind attention of: Dario Leopoldo Calogero

Milan, 27 July 2017

Dear Sirs:

Re: Loan Agreement - Proposal

following our recent conversations, we hereby propose to enter into a loan agreement under the terms and conditions set out below.

*** *** ***

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

 

(1)

Ubiquity S.r.l., a company incorporated under Italian law, with registered office at Via Teodosio 65, Milan, fully paid-up share capital of 77,727.27 Euros, tax code and registration number with the Milan Register of Companies No. 12716960153 (hereinafter, the “Borrower”);

and

 

(2)

UniCredit S.p.A., with registered office in Rome, Via Alessandro Specchi 16, and head office in Milan, Piazza Gae Aulenti 3 - Torre A, share capital euros 20,846,893,436.94, VAT number, tax code, VAT number and registration number with the Rome Companies’ Register 00348170101, a member of the Interbank Deposit Protection Fund and the National Guarantee Fund, registered with the Register of Banks and Parent Bank of the UniCredit Banking Group, registered with the Register of Banking Groups at No. 2008.1 (hereinafter “UniCredit” or, as the case may be, the “Initial Lender”).

ARTICLE I - ANNEXES AND DEFINITIONS

 

1.1

Definitions: In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the definitions of which are however repeated in this Article 1.1(Definitions) of this Agreement for the sake of completeness, the terms listed below have the meaning set forth below for each of them:

“Subordination Agreement” means a debt subordination clause or agreement in favour of the Lenders, to be entered into among (i) any of the Borrower’s Shareholders who makes a Shareholder Loan in favour of the Borrower, (ii) the Lender and (iii) the Borrower itself, with clauses to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lender.

“Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Borrower of the Shareholding.

“Permitted Acquisitions” means, provided they are made under market terms and conditions:

 

  (i)

the Acquisition;

 

  (ii)

acquisitions of assets instrumental to the conduct of ordinary business (other than equity investments into companies, businesses, business branches and Property); and

 

  (iii)

acquisitions of majority shareholdings in joint stock companies, in businesses or business branches, provided that the following conditions are met:

 

  (a)

the company or business, or business being acquired carries out its activities in the same sector in which the Group operates, or in a sector substantially similar to, or in any case complementary to that in which it operates;

 

  (b)

no Acceleration Event, Potential Acceleration Event or Significant Prejudicial Event is in existence or occurs as a result of the completion of the Acquisition;

 

  (c)

they are made for a consideration exclusively in money, agreed at market prices for amounts (considering any tax, cost or expense, as well as any deferred payment, earn-out, indemnity, commission, Financial Indebtedness shouldered for the acquisition, or which, subsequent to the acquisition, remains in the asset acquired or is taken over) not exceeding Euros 500,000.00, in total or individually, for each financial year and, in any case, Euros 3,000,000.00 for the entire duration of the Loan; where the consideration exceeds, in total or individually, the amounts indicated above, the Borrower shall request the prior consent of the Lender, which shall not be unreasonably denied;

 

  (d)

at least 5 (five) Business Days before the Borrower undertakes in a binding manner to carry out the proposed acquisition or investment, the Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer:

 

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  a.

certifies in writing to the Lender that, by consolidating on a pro forma basis in the relevant consolidated financial statements of the Group the financial statements of the company, business or business branch being acquired (in turn consolidated with the relevant subsidiaries, if applicable) for the Reference Period in progress at the time such certification is to be delivered with that of the Group, compliance with the Financial Parameters referred to in Article 12.1 (Financial Obligations) until the Reference Date immediately following the date on which the consideration for the acquisition is expected to be paid;

 

  b.

provides the Lender with calculations that, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, demonstrate with sufficient precision the basis for calculating the certification referred to in paragraph a.

“Affiliate” means, with reference to a subject, any Entity that (i) directly and/or indirectly, is controlled by such subject (each of them “Controlled Entity”); and/or (ii) controls, directly and/or indirectly, such subject (each of them “Controlling Entity”); and/or (iii) any Entity which, in turn, directly and/or indirectly, is controlled by the Controlling Entity and/or controls, directly and/or indirectly, the Controlled Entity and/or; (iv) any person which has a shareholding or co-interest in any of the Entities indicated above and/or which is invested into by any of these Entities.

“Equity contribution” means the payment of money made by the relevant shareholders to an entity in the form of a capital increase, with or without a share premium, an advance on a future capital increase, a non-repayable payment, a similar contribution of equity, a capital contribution.

“Statement of Compliance” means a declaration substantially in the form set out in Annex A (Statement of Compliance) to this Agreement, to be delivered pursuant to Article 11.3 (Statement of Compliance).

“Permitted Assignment Actions” means assignment actions, carried out under normal market conditions:

 

  (i)

concerning assets of a Group company transferred as part of its ordinary commercial activity (excluding in any case shareholdings, financial instruments, companies or business units);

 

  (ii)

concerning operational assets (excluding in any case shareholdings, financial instruments, companies or business units) which have become obsolete or superfluous and which are replaced within the next 6 (six) months by assets which are functionally similar and of no lower technological level;

 

  (iii)

arising from the Eligible Constraints;

 

  (iv)

carried out with the prior written consent of the Lender;

 

  (v)

having as their object an asset of the Group whose market value individually considered, or accumulated with that of all the assets subject to assignment actions carried out during the same financial year in which such asset is subject to assignment, is not higher than Euros 1,000,000.00 (one million/00) per financial year.

“Authorisation” means the authorisation by the Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Information Technology, of the Government of the Republic of India to acquire the Shareholding, under the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.

“Qualified Bank” means:

 

  (i)

a bank which is resident in Italy for income tax purposes and which does not act for the purposes of this Agreement through a permanent establishment located outside Italy; or

 

  (ii)

a subsidiary, operating branch or payment office located in Italy of a bank not resident in Italy for income tax purposes, in respect of which the interest payments made by the Borrower qualify as business income within the meaning of Article 152(2) of the TUIR [Italian Consolidated Law on Income Tax], or

 

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  (iii)

a person in respect of whom the withholding tax exemption referred to in Article 26(5-bis) of Presidential Decree No. 600 of 29 September 1976 is applicable with regard to payments received in relation to the Loan, or

 

  (iv)

a bank or other person which is a resident for tax purposes in a State or territory which has entered into a prevention of double taxation treaty with Italy, under which any payment received in respect of the Loan is subject to a withholding tax of zero and which is entitled to benefit from such treaty.

“Original Financial Statements” means (i) the financial statements of the Borrower for the financial year ending 31 December 2015, certified by the independent auditors; (ii) the interim financial statements of the Borrower for the six months ending on 30 June 2016; and (iii) the financial statements for the financial year ending 31 March 2016.

“Business Plan” means (i) the business plan of the Borrower drawn up at a consolidated level, considering the Borrower and the companies of the Group and (ii) the Target business plan , delivered to the Lender prior to the Date of Signature.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

  (a)

the Shareholders of the Borrower cease to have jointly the full, uncontested, exclusive and direct ownership of shares representing at least 60.5% of the share capital of the Borrower and of the relevant voting rights in the shareholders’ meetings of the Borrower; and/or

 

  (b)

until 30 (thirty) Business Days from the Date of the Authorisation, the Borrower ceases to be the full, uncontested, exclusive and direct owner of shares representing at least 49% of the share capital of Target and the connected voting rights at the shareholders meetings of Target and, after 30 (thirty) Business Days from the Date of the Authorisation, the Borrower ceases to have full, uncontested, exclusive and direct ownership of shares representing at least 51% of the share capital of Target and the connected voting rights in the shareholders meetings of Target.

“Arrangement and Underwriting Fee”, “Non-Use Fees”, and “Fees” have the meaning assigned to them by Article 16.1 (Loan Fees).

“Current Account” means current account [***] opened by the Borrower at UniCredit S.p.A., Milan Loreto branch, Piazzale Loreto 7/9, 20131 Milan.

Seller Current Account” means the following current accounts opened by the Sellers at HSBC, branch at 7 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore 560001, India:

 

  (i)

[***];

 

  (ii)

[***];

 

  (iii)

[***];

 

  (iv)

[***];

 

  (v)

[***].

“Hedging Agreements” means any hedging agreements entered into pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.1.12 (Hedging Agreements - Right to match).

“Agreement” means this loan agreement, its preamble and any annexes thereto, as may be amended and/or supplemented.

 

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“Acquisition Agreement” means the acquisition agreement signed between the Sellers, the Borrower and Target on 15 October 2016, as amended on 6 July 2017, governing the Acquisition and its terms and conditions.

“Total Consideration” means jointly, pursuant to this Agreement, the Initial Consideration and the Second Shareholding Consideration.

“Initial Consideration” means the amount of [***] paid by the Borrower to the Sellers in relation to the First Shareholding, which may be paid alternatively as follows:

 

  (i)

entirely on the Date of First Closing in relation to the First Shareholding; or

 

  (ii)

if, on the Date of First Closing, no Authorisation has been obtained by the Borrower, in two instalments, as follows

 

  (a)

the first one, equal to [***] on the Date of First Closing in connection with the First Initial Shareholding (the “Initial Consideration First Instalment”); and

 

  (b)

the second one, equal to [***], within 30 (thirty) Working Days from the Date of Authorisation in relation to the First Additional Shareholding (the “Initial Consideration First Instalment”).

“Second Shareholding Consideration” means the amount determined pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, equal to approximately [***], subject to the adjustments provided for under the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Agreement, to be paid on the Date of Second Closing by the Borrower to the Sellers in relation to the Second Shareholding.

“Reimbursement Costs” means the costs incurred by the Lender as a result of the repayment (in part or in full) of an Advance on a date which does not coincide with a Expiry Date. Such Reimbursement Costs are hereby contractually determined by the parties in an amount equal to any difference between (i) the amount of additional interest, net of the Margin and increased by the cost of funding, borne by the Lender, in addition to that relating to the EURIBOR for the period, which, pursuant to this Agreement, should have been paid by the Borrower on the amount repaid if it had been repaid on the immediately following Final Expiry Date and (ii) the amount of interest which the Lender could have received, in the period from the 1st (first) Business Day from the time of repayment until the next following Final Expiry Date, the amount repaid in advance being deposited with a major bank in Milan.

“CRR” means Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms.

“CRD IV” means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms.

“Authorisation Date” means the date on which the Borrower obtains the Authorisation.

“Date of Signature” means the date of entering into this Agreement.

“Interest Payment Date” means the last Business Day of each Interest Period.

“First Closing Date” means the date on which the Borrower will complete the Acquisition of the First Shareholding or the First Initial Shareholding, in accordance with the provisions of the Acquisition Agreement.

“Reference date” means 31 December of each calendar year.

“Repayment Date of the Capital” means each date falling at the end of a quarter ending on 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October of each year in which a portion of the Amount of Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B is to be repaid by the Borrower pursuant to Article VI (Repayment of the Loan).

 

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“Voluntary Repayment Date” has the meaning given to that term in Article 7.1.1(ii) of this Agreement.

“Final Expiry Date” means:

 

  (A)

for Credit Line A, 31 July 2022;

 

  (B)

for Credit Line B, the first between (i) 31 July 2023 and (ii) the date falling due 5 years after the Date of Use of Credit Line B.

“Second Closing Date” means the date on which the Borrower will complete the Acquisition of the Second Shareholding, in accordance with the provisions of the Acquisition Agreement.

“Date of Use” means the date indicated by the Borrower in the relevant Request for Use for the provision of an Amount under the Loan.

“Verification Date” means the earliest between (i) the date on which the Borrower delivers to the Lender, pursuant to Article 11.2 (Financial Statements) of this Agreement, the Borrower’s consolidated annual financial statements and the related Statement of Compliance, and (ii) the 120th day following the end of the financial year to which such financial statements relate.

“Significant Hedging Derivatives” means (i) each of the currency risk hedging contracts for payments in rupees entered into by the Borrower with UniCredit, and (ii) the Hedging Agreements entered into by the Borrower with UniCredit.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means any right to exclusivity, domain name, trademark, patent, copyright, licence, design or model or any similar right.

“Distribution” means any distribution of dividends or reserves, or payments of any kind (including following redemption, repurchase of shares or quotas, return of capital contributions or payments of any kind, reduction of capital or repayment of shareholders’ loans or payment of interest, payments in respect of financial instruments and/or other payments and/or remuneration) by a company to its shareholders (or to the trust through which any of them holds an interest) and/or to its Affiliates and/or Related Parties.

“Financial Documentation” or “Financial Documents” means (i) this Agreement; (ii) the Hedging Strategy Letter, (iii) the Hedging Agreements, if the latter are entered into with the Lender; (iv) each Subordination Agreement; (v) any document that is attached, connected, related or linked to the agreements or documents laid down above; (vi) any document which may be signed by one or more companies of the Group or by the Shareholders and/or the Lender and identified in writing by the relevant parties as a “Financial Document”.

“Transaction Documents” means collectively (i) the Acquisition Agreement delivered to the Lender on, or prior to, the Date of Signature, (ii) the agreement relating to the potential investment by the Sellers in the share capital of the Borrower, together with all related attachments, and (iii) the documents relating to and/or otherwise connected to the Transaction.

“Due Diligence Reports” means the following reports relating to Target and its assets and holdings, together with the relevant release letters in favour of the Lender:

 

  (a)

financial due diligence drawn up by KPMG Advisory S.p.A.;

 

  (b)

tax due diligence drawn up by KPMG Advisory S.p.A.;

 

  (c)

human resources due diligence drawn up by KPMG Advisory S.p.A.; and

 

  (d)

legal due diligence drawn up by Khaitan & Co.

 

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“EBITDA” means, with reference to each Reference Period, the algebraic sum of the following items of the income statement pursuant to Article 2425 of the Italian Civil Code, resulting from the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (excluding Target):

 

  (+)

net operating margin (difference between value and cost of production (A-B));

 

  (+)

amortisation, depreciation and write-downs (item 10);

 

  (+)

lease payments (item (B)8);

 

  (+)

provisions for risks (item 12);

 

  (+)

other provisions (item 13).

“Entity means any natural or legal person, association or other public or private body.

“Equity Cure” has the meaning given to that expression in Article 12.3 (Equity Cure).

“EURIBOR” means - in relation to any amount in euros to be paid to, or owed by, the Borrower pursuant to the Financial Documentation and in relation to which, for a given period of time, interest accrues - the percentage rate in proportion to the year equal to the quotation offered and distributed at, or about, 11:00 (Brussels time) on the Trading Day on page EURIBOR01, base column 365, of “Il Sole 24 ore” (or any circuit replacing it) showing the rate of the European Banking Federation of the European Union (or any other entity replacing it for that purpose) for the euro in respect of that period of time, using the 365/360 calculation method and rounded up to the nearest 0.05 % if necessary. If the duration of an interest period does not coincide with the quoted duration available on the Reuters circuit (the “Standard Duration”), the rate used to determine the interest payable for that period will be the rate obtained by linear interpolation between the quotations of the EURIBOR of the closest Standard Duration by default and the closest Standard Duration by excess, rounded to the nearest third decimal figure, if this does not coincide with the third decimal figure.

“Acceleration Event” means any of the events listed in Articles 14.1 (Expiry Events), 14.2 (Termination Events), and 14.3 (Withdrawal Events) of this Agreement.

“Expiry Event” means any of the events referred to in Article 14.1.1 (Operation of the acceleration clause) of this Agreement.

“Withdrawal Event” means any of the events referred to in Article 14.3.1 (Withdrawal) of this Agreement.

“Termination Event” means any of the events referred to in Article 14.2.1 (Termination) of this Agreement.

“Potential Acceleration Event” means any event or circumstance that could potentially result in an Acceleration Event.

“Significant Prejudicial Event” means an event, fact or circumstance and/or a series of events, facts or circumstances, the direct or indirect consequences of which may (a) affect the regular performance of the financial markets and/or (b) significantly affect the financial, assets, operational and/or economic position of the Borrower and/or the Group (as a whole) and/or (c) impair the Borrower’s ability to meet any of the payment obligations set out in the Financial Documents and/or one or more of the commitments set out in the Financial Documentation; and/or (d) affect the validity or enforceability of one or more of the Transaction Documents and/or Financial Documents and/or Related Constraints (or one or more of the relevant clauses of one or more of those documents).

“Shareholders’ Loans” means the shareholder loans (including those outstanding as of the Signing Date) made in any technical form, directly or indirectly by any of the Shareholders in favour of the Borrower and/or other Target Group companies which shall (i) be interest-free, (ii) be fully subordinated and postponed to the repayment of any Amount due under this Agreement under a

 

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Subordination Agreement, and (iii) provide for the mandatory conversion into shareholders’ equity in the event of an Acceleration Event or the situations referred to in Articles 2446 and/or 2447 and/or 2482bis and/or 2482ter of the Italian Civil Code, according to the terms and conditions approved by the Lender.

“Credit” has the meaning given to that term in Article II(Credit).

“Lender” “means (i) the Initial Lender and (ii) any bank or other authorised person who becomes the transferee of a portion of the Credit pursuant to Article XVII(Assignment of rights and obligations).

“Funds Flow Statement” means the funds flow statement delivered by the Borrower to the Lender - and in a form and substance satisfactory to the latter - on the Date of Signature pursuant to Article 3.1(Conditions precedent to effectiveness) and signed by a legal representative of the Borrower, which highlights sufficient resources of the Borrower for (i) the payment of the Initial Consideration for the Acquisition, as the case may be, of the First Shareholding or of the First Initial Shareholding, or of the First Additional Shareholding, as well as (ii) the payment of any other cost, expense, consideration, tax or other amount relating to, or otherwise connected with, the Transaction (including costs, expenses, fees, and legal and notarial fees and expenses, Taxes, and fees payable in relation to the Financial Documentation); it being understood that the Funds Flow Statement shall indicate the relevant Seller’s Current Account as the current account into which the Initial Consideration to Sellers is to be paid.

“Additional Bank Guarantees” means each bank guarantee that will be issued in favour of the Sellers, in the interest of the Borrower, in execution of the Acquisition Agreement, in order to guarantee the payment of the consideration for the third and fourth portions of the Shareholding by the Borrower.

“Trading Day” means, in relation to each Interest Period, the day on which trading is ordinarily recorded by leading banks in the European interbank market for deposits in euro, meaning the second Business Day preceding the first day of each Interest Period.

“Business Day” means any day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on which banks operating in Milan are open for the exercise of their normal business activities and provided that it is not a public holiday within the meaning of the Target System.

“Group” means the Borrower and any other company controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower, excluding Target.

“Target Group” means the Borrower and any other company controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower, including, from the Date of First Closing, Target.

“Total Commitment” means the overall Commitment of Credit Line A and the Commitment of Credit Line B, for a total maximum amount of Euros 8,200,000.00.

“Commitment of Credit Line A” means the total maximum amount of Euros 4,900,000, to the extent that such amount has not been revoked, reduced, cancelled or assigned by the Lender under this Agreement.

“Commitment of Credit Line B” means the total maximum amount of Euros 3,300,000, to the extent that such amount has not been revoked, reduced, cancelled or assigned by the Lender under this Agreement.

“Amount” means the Credit amount disbursed and not repaid.

“Amount of Credit Line A” means the amount disbursed and not repaid under Credit Line A.

“Amount of Credit Line B” means the amount disbursed and not repaid under Credit Line B.

 

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“Requested Amount” means the amount indicated by the Borrower in the relevant Request for Use under Credit Line A and Credit Line B.

“Financial indebtedness” means any indebtedness relating to:

 

  (i)

loans and funding of any kind made in any technical form, and debit balances with banks or other financial institutions;

 

  (ii)

recognition of debt in respect of financial debts;

 

  (iii)

bonds and debt securities issued in any form and/or similar instruments, including but not limited to debentures, bonds, securities (including participating securities) or documents of a similar nature;

 

  (iv)

obligations for the repayment of sums obtained by way of financing (including assignments of credit, discount and factoring operations, discount advances and bank receipts, in each of the above cases on the condition that such operations take place on a recourse basis) regardless of the technical form in which these obligations may have been assumed and regardless of the qualification of the relationship established by the parties, including the obligation for the payment of interest and fees relating to financial operations and the issue of bonds and debt instruments;

 

  (v)

any unpaid third party debt, other than a trade payable, within 180 (one hundred and eighty) calendar days of the date on which it becomes due;

 

  (vi)

the cost of acquiring any asset to the extent that it is payable after the acquisition or possession of the asset by the liable party in the event that payment is deferred by more than 180 (one hundred and eighty) calendar days and where such deferred payment terms constitute a form of financing for the acquisition and/or possession;

 

  (vii)

the market value, if negative, of any derivative transactions;

 

  (viii)

any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) which has the commercial effect of any such loan and/or financing;

 

  (ix)

guarantees and commitments of a financial nature entered or likely to be entered into the memorandum accounts which will or may give rise to an outflow of money;

 

  (x)

any counter-guarantee or indemnity obligation in respect of any guarantee, indemnity, bond, letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution or by an insurance company or other entity; or

 

  (xi)

any guarantee or indemnity obligation or similar undertaking in relation to any of the items referred to in paragraphs (i) to (x) above, it being specified that none of the items referred to in the preceding paragraphs may be taken into account more than once in respect of the same debt position.

“Financial Indebtedness Transaction” means, jointly, (i) the Additional Bank Guarantees and (ii) any further payment obligations in favour of the Sellers assumed by the Borrower for the purposes of the Transaction, until such time as they are duly fulfilled.

“Insurance Indemnities means any sum or indemnity or other amount paid or payable under any insurance contract and/or policy with the exception of indemnities intended to compensate third parties.

“VAT” means the value added tax referred to in Presidential Decree No. 633 of 26 October 1972 and any other tax which may replace it in the future.

“Bankruptcy Law” means Royal Decree No. 267 of 16 March 1942 and subsequent amendments and additions.

 

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“Hedging Strategy Letter” means the letter signed by the Borrower and Lender on the Date of Signature relating to the hedging strategy in relation to the Loan.

“LIBOR” means - in relation to any amount in euros to be paid to, or owed by, the borrower pursuant to the Financial Documentation and in relation to which, for a given period of time, interest accrues - the percentage rate in proportion to the year equal to the quotation offered and distributed at, or about, 11:00 (Brussels time) on the Trading Day on page LIBOR01 or LIBOR 02, on the Reuters circuit (or such other entity as may replace it for that purpose) showing the rate offered by the London interbank circuit operated by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or such other entity as may replace it for that purpose) for the euro in respect of that time period.

“Margin” means, with reference to the Loan, 310 basis points per annum.

“Equity” means the algebraic sum of the following items referred to in article 2424(Content of the balance sheet) of the Italian Civil Code, resulting from the consolidated financial statements of the borrower (excluding Target), it being understood that (a) the Transaction Financial Indebtedness and (b) any changes, positive or negative, in the calculation of the fair value of Significant Hedging Derivatives will not be included in the following calculation:

 

  (+)

share capital (Liabilities, item A - I);

 

  (+)

share premium reserve (Liabilities, item A - II);

 

  (+)

revaluation reserves (Liabilities, item A - III);

 

  (+)

legal reserve (Liabilities, item A - IV);

 

  (+)

statutory reserves (liabilities, item A - V);

 

  (+)

reserve for own shares in portfolio (Liabilities, item A - VI);

 

  (+)

other reserves, separately indicated (Liabilities, item A - VII);

 

  (+/-)

retained earnings (losses) (liabilities, item A - VIII);

 

  (+/-)

profit (loss) for the year (Liabilities, item A - IX);

 

  (-)

receivables from shareholders for payments still due (Assets, item A);

 

  (-)

own shares held as fixed assets (Assets, item B - III 4);

 

  (-)

own shares not held as fixed assets (Assets, item C - III 5);

 

  (-)

dividends declared;

 

  (+)

bonds (Liabilities, item D 1) if postponed and subordinated to the Loan;

 

  (+)

convertible bonds (Liabilities, item D 2) if postponed and subordinated to the Loan;

 

  (+)

payables to shareholders for loans (Liabilities, item D 3) if postponed and subordinated to the Loan.

“Transaction” means the Acquisition and any operation and/or act contemplated in the Transaction Documents, as well as any preliminary act or connected to the transactions indicated above.

“Financial Parameters” has the meaning assigned to it under Article 12.1(Financial Obligations) of this Agreement.

“Party” means a party to this Agreement and “Parties” means, collectively, the parties to this Agreement.

“Shareholding” means the shareholding in Target transferred by the Sellers to the Borrower in several steps, equal to 50,000 shares representing 100% of the share capital of Target, expressly including the First Shareholding, the First Initial Shareholding, the First Additional Shareholding and the Second Shareholding.

 

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“Related Party” means, where referring to a specific person and in relation to that person, each of the Entities included in the notion of related party pursuant to Article 2, letter h) of Consob Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999 as subsequently amended, regardless of whether such legislation applies in relation to the person concerned.

“Period of Availability” means:

 

  (A)

with reference to Credit Line A, the period between the Date of Signature and the date falling 6 (six) months after the Date of Signature;

 

  (B)

with reference to Credit Line B, the period between the Date of Signature and 31 July 2018.

“Interest Period” means each period determined in accordance with Article 5.1.2 of the Agreement.

“Reference Period” has the meaning set out in Article 12.2(Verification of Financial Commitments), paragraph (a) below.

“Capital Redemption Plan” means the capital redemption plan set out in Annex 7 to this Agreement.

“Net Financial Position” or “NFP” means, on each Reference Date, at consolidated Group level, the algebraic sum of the following items referred to in Article 2424(Income Statement Content) of the Italian Civil Code, resulting from the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (excluding Target), it being understood that (a) the Financial Indebtedness Transaction and (b) positive or negative changes in the calculation of the fair value of Significant Hedging Derivatives will not be included in the following calculation:

 

  (+)

bonds (Liabilities, item D 1) (excluding bonds subordinated to the Loan);

 

  (+)

convertible bonds (Liabilities, item D 2) (excluding bonds subordinated to the Loan);

 

  (+)

payables to shareholders for loans (Liabilities, item D 3) (excluding those subordinated to the Loan);

 

  (+)

payables to banks (Liabilities, item D 4);

 

  (+)

payables to other lenders (Liabilities, item D 5);

 

  (+)

payables represented by credit instruments (liabilities, item D 8);

 

  (+)

payables to subsidiaries (liabilities, item D 9) (only if financial);

 

  (+)

payables to associated companies (Liabilities, item D 10) (only if financial);

 

  (+)

payables to parent companies (Liabilities, item D 11) (only if financial);

 

  (+)

other payables (Liabilities, item D 14) (only if financial);

 

  (+)

Leasing payables (Memorandum accounts, commitments for capital lease instalments);

 

  (+)

advances subject to successful portfolio/factoring with recourse (memorandum accounts, commitments for foreign exchange circulation)

 

  (-)

cash and cash equivalents (Assets, item C IV);

 

  (-)

large-market securities listed on regulated markets,

it being understood that none of the items referred to in the preceding paragraphs may be taken into account more than once in respect of the same debt position.

 

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“First Shareholding” means the shareholding in Target transferred by the Sellers to the Borrower on the Date of First Closing, equal to 25,501 shares, representing 51% of the share capital of Target.

“First Initial Shareholding” means the shareholding in Target transferred by the Sellers to the Borrower on the Date of First Closing, equal to 24,500 shares, representing 49% of the share capital of Target.

“First Additional Shareholding” means the shareholding in Target transferred by the Sellers to the Buyer within 30 (thirty) Business Days from the Date of Authorisation equal to 1,001 shares, representing 2% of the share capital of Target.

“Accounting Principles” means (i) with regard to the Borrower and the other Group companies incorporated in Italy, the legal accounting principles, as interpreted and supplemented by the accounting principles issued by the Italian Accounting Body (O.I.C.); (ii) with regard to Target, the legal accounting principles generally accepted in India(Indian GAAP) and (iii) where applicable, with regard to the Borrower and the other Group companies, the International Accounting Standards and the International Financial Reporting Standards, as set out in Regulation EEC 1606/2002 of 19 July 2002 (“IAS”).

“Insolvency Proceedings” means (i) bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings, including but not limited to, arrangements with creditors, compulsory administrative liquidation, extraordinary administration, extraordinary administration of large insolvent companies, proposals for arrangements with creditors, restructuring arrangements (including partial restructuring of the debt, including those referred to in article 182-bis and 182-septies of the Bankruptcy Law) or of any other nature, the appointment of an expert pursuant to a reorganisation plan pursuant to article 67, paragraph 3 of the Bankruptcy Law, the submission of a request for “pre-arrangement” pursuant to Article 161, paragraph 6, of the Bankruptcy Law, as well as any other procedure indicated as “reorganisation procedure” or “liquidation procedure” under Legislative Decree No. 170 of 21 May 2004 and (ii) bankruptcy proceedings or measures provided for by laws that came into force and/or were amended after the Date of Signature and/or by foreign regulations having similar purposes and/or effects to the proceedings and/or measures provided for in point (i) above.

“Net proceeds” means, in relation to an assignment or other transfer, the amount equal to the difference between (i) the proceeds, in cash and/or otherwise, of the relevant assignment or other transfer; and (ii) the costs incurred - in accordance with market practice and duly documented - in connection with that assignment or other transfer, such as fees, expenses, costs, indirect taxes and charges.

“Listing” means the admission of the borrower’s shares to trading on a regulated market or multilateral negotiation system.

“Request for Use” means each request for disbursement relating to the amounts of Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B.

“Second Shareholding” means the shareholding in Target transferred by the Sellers to the Borrower on the Second Closing Date, equal to 13,974 shares, representing 27.9% of the share capital of Target.

“Auditing Firm means the auditing firm appointed by the Borrower and/or by Target and indicated in writing by the Borrower to the Lender.

“Shareholders” jointly means [***].

“State of Insolvency” means (i) with regard to the Target Group companies incorporated in Italy, the state of insolvency referred to in Article 5 of Royal Decree No. 267 of 16 March 1942, as supplemented or amended by any subsequent legislation; and (ii) with regard to the Target Group companies not incorporated in Italy, the similar cases provided for by foreign and/or subsequent legislation having similar purposes and/or effects to the provision referred to in point (i).

 

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“Target” means [***].

“Tax” means any tax, duty, levy or charge of a similar nature (including, but not limited to, registration tax, stamp duty, Substitute Tax, mortgage and cadastral tax, VAT, municipal property tax), including interest and penalties.

“Interest Rate” has the meaning given to this term in Article 5.1.1 (Interest Rate).

“Reference Rate” means the 3 (three) month EURIBOR rate as recorded on the Trading Day and communicated by the Lender to the borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

TUIR” means Presidential Decree No. 917 of 22 December 1986.

“Seller” or “Sellers” means each of the following subjects [***].

Constraints” means any security of a real nature (including any financial security), escrow, deposit, security deposit, mortgage, usufruct, privilege, title transfer agreement of an asset by way of security, pledge, first refusal, surface right, easement, option, as well as liens, encumbrances, restrictions, charges, seizures and rights granted to third parties in any form whatsoever in respect of assets owned by the Lender or by any other company of the Group (including, for example, any agreements that attribute or provide for rights of set-off or clauses of dose out netting or set-off arrangement) having effects of a kind or purposes similar to those of the above instruments.

“Constraints Allowed” means (i) any Constraint, however created, in favour of the Lender pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any Constraint which arises ex lege with the exclusion of Constraints arising from any breach of the provisions of law, or (iii) deposits and securities issued by the Borrower and/or any other company of the Group, in the course of the performance of its normal and ordinary business activity, in the context of the performance of the normal and ordinary business activity of the person in whose interest the deposit and/or security is made.

 

1.2

 

(i)

 

(ii)

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lender grants to the Borrower, which accepts, a loan, divided into Credit Line A and Credit Line B, up to a total maximum amount equal to (i) in the case of Credit Line A, to the Credit Line A Commitment and, in the case of Credit Line B,to the Credit Line B Commitment, and in any case equal to the Total Commitment (the “Loan”).

 

(b)

The Borrower shall use the Loan exclusively for the payment of part of the Total Consideration and related costs, and in particular (i) Credit Line A, to fund part of the payment of the Initial Consideration and (ii) Credit Line B, to finance part of the payment of the Second Shareholding Consideration.

 

(c)

The Lender shall not be obliged to check the use of the amounts requested under the Loan.

 

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ARTICLE III - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

3.1

Conditions precedent to effectiveness

The Lender and the Borrower mutually acknowledge that the conditions precedent set out in Annex 3.1 (Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of the Agreement) of this Agreement, which shall be in such form and substance as the Lender reasonably agrees to, shall constitute essential elements for the entering into, signing and performance of this Agreement, and the occurrence of which, by the Date of Signature (inclusive), shall constitute a condition for the effectiveness of this Agreement, except as provided for in Articles VIII (Taxes and Duties); XV (Payments); XVI (Fees and Expenses); XVIII (Miscellaneous Provisions) and XIX (Applicable Law and Jurisdiction) of this Agreement which will be fully effective from the Date of Signature.

 

3.2

Conditions precedent to each disbursement of the Loan

The disbursement of Credit Line A and the disbursement of Credit Line B, to be made within the relevant Availability Period, are subject to the condition precedent of (i) the occurrence by the date of submission of the Request for Use of all conditions precedent referred to in Annex 3.2 (Conditions precedent to each disbursement of the Loan) of this Agreement in a form and substance acceptable to the Lender and (ii) the delivery to the Lender of the Request for Use in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth, respectively, in Article 4.1 (Use of the Loan) of this Agreement and together with the documentation required therein.

 

3.3

Waiver of conditions

The Parties mutually acknowledge that the conditions precedent set forth in this Article III (Conditions Precedent) are not merely potestative, in that they are provided for the purpose of carrying out the operations set forth in this Agreement. These conditions precedent are set in the exclusive interest of the Lender, which, therefore, may, in its opinion and acting in good faith, decide to waive, in whole or in part, each of these conditions.

 

3.4

Costs

If for any reason for which the Borrower is responsible, Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B were not to be disbursed, the Borrower shall hold the Lender harmless, at the latter’s request, against all costs, charges and expenses that the Lender has actually incurred in connection with the failure to provide the Loan, including those relating to the preparation, negotiation, conclusion and amendment of the Financial Documentation within the limits referred to in Article 16.3(Expenses) (unless they have already been paid in advance). If the Funding is not disbursed due to any circumstance not attributable to the Lender’s wilful misconduct or gross negligence, this Agreement shall be deemed to be terminated, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3.4 (Costs) and XV (Payments) of this Agreement, which shall therefore continue to be fully effective.

ARTICLE IV - USE OF THE LOAN

 

4.1

Use of the Loan

 

4.1.1

The borrower may submit up to two Requests for Use in relation to Credit Line A and only one Request for Use in relation to Credit Line B.

 

4.1.2

Subject to the fulfilment of the conditions precedent set forth in Article 3.1(Conditions precedent to effectiveness) and Article 3.2(Conditions precedent to each disbursement of the Loan) of this Agreement, the Lender shall disburse the Loan within the Availability Period provided for in respect of Credit Line A and Credit Line B, with value on the Date of Use, if:

 

  (i)

in respect of the first Request for Use of Credit Line A, the Lender has received from the Borrower, on the Date of Use, which shall coincide with the Date of Signature, by fax, email or hand delivery, the Request for Use signed by the Borrower;

 

  (ii)

for any Request for Use subsequent to the first, no later than the 5th (fifth) Business Day prior to the relevant Date of Use, unless otherwise agreed between the Lender and the

 

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  Borrower, the Lender has received from the Borrower, by fax, email or hand delivery, the Request for Use signed by the Borrower.

 

  (iii)

The Request for Use, which shall be deemed irrevocable, shall:

 

  (a)

specify the Date of Use, which (i) shall be a Business Day and (ii) in any event shall not be later than the relevant Availability Period;

 

  (b)

indicate the Requested Amount, which:

 

  (1)

with reference to the Acquisition of the Initial Shareholding, may not be greater than the lowest between the commitment of Credit Line A and (ii) Euros 4,900,000.00;

 

  (2)

with reference to the Acquisition of the Initial First Shareholding, may not be greater than the lowest between (i) the commitment of Credit Line A and (ii) Euros 4,700,000.00;

 

  (3)

with reference to the Acquisition of the Additional First Shareholding, may not be greater than the lowest between (i) the Commitment of Credit Line A (net of any amount disbursed in relation to the Acquisition of the Initial First Shareholding) and (ii) Euros 200,000.00; and

 

  (4)

with reference to the Acquisition of the Second Shareholding, may not be greater than the lowest between (i) the commitment of Credit Line B and (ii) Euros 3,300,000.00;

 

  (c)

contain irrevocable instructions to the Lender signed by the legal representative of the Borrower, requesting the crediting of the Requested Amount (net of the fees referred to in Article XVI(Fees and Expenses)) to the current account indicated by the Borrower.

 

4.2

General terms

 

4.2.1

Upon receipt of each Request for Use under the foregoing terms and subject to (i) the conditions precedent referred to in Article III (Conditions Precedent) of this Agreement; (ii) the conditions referred to in Articles 4.1(Use of the Loan), on the relevant Date of Use, the Lender shall make the disbursement, to the extent and according to the criteria set out in this Agreement, of the Amount Requested, with value on the relevant Date of Use on the date indicated on the relevant Date of Use. It is understood that the use of the Requested Amount in accordance with the Request for Use will represent for the Lender the punctual and exact fulfilment of its obligation to disburse under this Agreement.

 

4.2.2

The amounts of the Loan that are not used at the end of the relevant Availability Period shall be deemed to have been revoked and cancelled and shall no longer be usable by the Borrower, and all obligations and liabilities of the Lender in respect thereof shall be waived, subject to the provisions of Article 3.3(Costs).

ARTICLE V - INTERESTS

 

5.1.1.

The interest rate of the Loan will be the Reference Rate plus the Margin (the “Interest Rate”).

 

5.1.2.

For the purpose of calculating the interest payable by the Borrower on the Amount in respect of the Loan, the period between the Date of Use (inclusive) and the Final Expiry Date (inclusive) will be divided into successive periods (hereinafter, each, an “Interest Period”), where:

 

  (A)

with respect to Credit Line A, (i) the first Interest Period shall run from the Signature Date to 31 October 2017; (ii) the subsequent Interest Periods shall run for 3 (three) months and end on 31 October, 31 January, 30 April and 31 July respectively of each year, corresponding to a Repayment Date of the Capital; and (iii) the last Interest Period shall end on the relevant Final Expiry Date; and

 

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  (B)

with respect to Credit Line B, the first Interest Period shall run from the Date of Use to the first between (a) 31 October, (b) 31 January, (c) 30 April and (d) 31 July; (ii) the subsequent Interest Periods shall last three (3) months and shall expire respectively on 31 October, 31 January, 30 April and 31 July of each year, corresponding to a Repayment Date of the Capital, and (iii) the last Interest Period shall expire on the relevant Final Expiry Date.

 

5.1.3.

If the maturity of an Interest Period does not fall on a Business Day, such maturity shall be brought forward to the immediately preceding Business Day, it being understood that the value date of the relevant payment shall be the same as the original maturity of such Interest Period. The amount of interest in respect of each Amount for each Interest Period shall (i) be calculated by the Lender for the number of days actually elapsed divided by 360 (three hundred and sixty) and (ii) shall be notified, along with the applicable Interest Rate, by the Lender to the Borrower by post and/or by telefax and/or by email at least 2 (two) Business Days from the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

5.1.4.

The Borrower will pay in arrears the interest accrued from time to time on the Amount of Credit Line A and the Amount of Credit Line B at the Interest Rate and in respect of each Interest Period up to the relevant Interest Payment Date, and with the same value date. In the event of late payment by the Borrower of any amount due under this Agreement in respect of the Loan, default interest shall be payable at a rate equal to the Interest Rate increased by 2 (two) percent per year, which shall be calculated on the amounts due but not paid from the day on which payment should have been made (inclusive) until the day of actual payment (inclusive). Such interest on arrears shall be payable without the need for any notice of default even in the event of the operation of the acceleration clause against the Borrower, and without prejudice to the right of the Lender to terminate this Agreement for breach of the Borrower’s obligations, and to the right to claim compensation for additional damages. Interests on arrears, as calculated in this Article 5.1.4, shall bear interest to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

 

5.1.5.

Where, in relation to a Requested Amount:

 

  (i)

the EURIBOR rate was not published or quoted in the manner set out in the relevant definition in this Agreement; or

 

  (ii)

before the close of business of the European interbank market on the Trading Day the Lender gave notice in respect of the Amount that (A) the Rate of Reference does not reflect the actual cost to the Lender of funding corresponding to an amount of equal duration; or (B) the Lender is unable, for whatever reason, to obtain from any source selected by it the funding necessary to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement, or to obtain it at a cost in excess of EURIBOR,

then, the Lender will notify the borrower of this fact and the applicable Interest Rate will immediately be equal to the sum of the Margin and the applicable “LIBOR” rate.

 

5.1.6

If any of the events set out in Article 5.1.5 above occurs, the Borrower shall be entitled to withdraw from this Agreement by giving the Lender, within a 15 (fifteen) calendar days from the notice sent by the Lender pursuant to Article 5.1.5 above, written notice to that effect (in accordance with this Agreement), and the Borrower, in the event of the exercise of such right of withdrawal:

 

  (i)

shall promptly and in any event within 30 (thirty) Business Days after exercising such right, repay in full the Requested Amount paid by the Lender and pay interest and any other amounts (including, if due, the Repayment Costs) due to the Lender under the Financial Documentation; and

 

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  (ii)

the Lender’s undertaking shall be automatically and completely cancelled with effect from the date of the notice of the Borrower to exercise the right of withdrawal granted to it under this Article 5.1.6, and such date shall be deemed to be the Final Expiry Date.

If the borrower does not exercise its right of withdrawal within the aforementioned period, the applicable Interest Rate shall be that notified by the lender pursuant to Article 5.1.5 above.

 

5.1.7.

It is understood that if the amount resulting from the sum of the Reimbursement Costs, the fees due under this Agreement, the Interest Rate of the Loan, and the interest for late payment referred to in this Article V (Interest) exceeds the maximum limit allowed by Law No. 108 of 7 March 1996 (“Provisions on usury”, as subsequently amended and/or supplemented), this amount will be automatically reduced within the maximum limit allowed by the aforementioned legislation, for the time strictly necessary.

 

5.1.8.

In accordance with and in accordance with the transparency provisions adopted pursuant to Article 9.1 of the CICR [Inter-ministerial Committee for Credit and Savings] Resolution of 4 March 2003, which came into force in October 2003, and the subsequent regulation on transparency applicable to banking and financial transactions and services issued by the Bank of Italy on 30 September 2016, as amended and supplemented from time to time, published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic on 21 October 2016 and subsequently (the “Transparency Regulation”), the Parties mutually acknowledge and declare that this Agreement and its terms and conditions have been negotiated on an individual basis and, consequently, this Agreement falls within the category of “individually negotiated” agreements, which are excluded from the application of Section II of the Transparency Regulation.

ARTICLE VI - REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN

 

6.1

Repayment of the loan

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 7.2 (Mandatory Early Repayment of Loan) and XIV (Expiry, Termination and Withdrawal Events) the Borrower undertakes to repay the Total Amount as follows:

 

  (i)

in respect of Credit Line A, in 16 constant principal quarterly instalments to be paid on each Capital Repayment Date up to the relevant Final Expiry Date in accordance with the Capital Repayment Plan set out in Annex 7 (Capital Repayment Plan);

 

  (ii)

in respect of Credit Line B, in 16 constant capital quarterly instalments to be paid on each Repayment Date of the Capital, starting from the Repayment Date of the Capital immediately following the date falling 12 months after the Use Date of Credit Line B until the relevant Final Expiry Date.

 

6.2

Common provisions

If a date of payment does not coincide with a Business Day, payment in respect thereof shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day provided that the value date of payment in respect thereof shall coincide with the day originally set in respect of such date of repayment.

ARTICLE VII - EARLY REPAYMENT OF LOAN

 

7.1

Voluntary early repayment of the loan

 

7.1.1

The Borrower has the right to reimburse the Amount disbursed under the Fund, in whole or in part, in advance of the deadlines provided for in this Agreement, at any time under the following conditions:

 

  (i)

the early repayment of the Amount is made for a minimum amount of Euros 200,000.00 and in any case above this threshold for multiples of Euros 100,000.00, coinciding with an Interest Payment Date and with the same value date, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 7.1.2 below;

 

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  (ii)

the borrower has sent the Lender at least 30 (thirty) calendar days before the date (the “Voluntary Repayment Date”) on which the Borrower intends to repay, a written notice of early repayment stating the amount to be repaid early and the expected date of early repayment.

 

7.1.2

The notice provided for in Article 7.1.1(ii) of this Agreement shall be irrevocable and the receipt of such notice by the Lender shall have the effect of bringing forward the maturity of the borrower’s debt in respect of the amount subject to early repayment from the Loan to the Voluntary Repayment Date specified by the Borrower in the notice provided for in Article 7.1.1(ii) of this Agreement. Therefore, the Borrower will have to refund the amount to be refunded on the aforementioned Voluntary Repayment Date. If, in relation to an early repayment of all or part of the Amount, the Voluntary Repayment Date does not coincide with an Interest Payment Date, the Borrower shall pay the Repayment Costs to the Lender on the Voluntary Repayment Date at the same time as the Amount subject to voluntary early repayment.

 

7.2

Mandatory early repayment of the loan

 

7.2.1

Compulsory early repayment - breach of the law

If the Lender becomes aware that its involvement in the Loan or the fulfilment of its obligations under the Financial Documentation violate the provisions of law or regulations applicable to it, the Lender

 

  (i)

shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower within 20 (twenty) Business Days of the notice referred to in point (i) above, or within the period prescribed by the relevant provision of the Law, whichever is earlier, and in any event before the situation of unlawfulness arises, shall repay in full the portion of the Amount disbursed by the Lender (or, if possible, the portion of it that puts an end to the unlawful situation, as communicated by the Lender) and pay the interest accrued, fees and any other amount due to the Lender under the Financial Documentation, it being understood that, if this paragraph applies with respect to all amounts due to the Lender, the date when such amounts are due under this paragraph shall be deemed to be the Final Expiry Date; and

 

  (ii)

the Commitment of the Lender (or, if possible, its portion that puts an end to the situation of unlawfulness, as communicated by the Lender) will be automatically and completely voided with effect from the date of the communication referred to in point (i) above.

 

7.2.2

Mandatory early repayment - Change of control

Following the occurrence of a Change of Control, on the date on which that event occurred: (i) the Total Commitment shall be immediately, fully and automatically voided and (ii) the Borrower shall reimburse the Loan in full, paying interest, fees, and any other amounts due under the Financial Documentation. This date will be considered the Final Expiry Date.

 

7.2.3

Mandatory early repayment - partial repayments

Without prejudice to the obligations under the Financial Documentation and the provisions of Articles 13.2.6 (Extraordinary Transactions) and 13.2.9 (Assignment Actions), the Borrower undertakes to pay the Lender, as a compulsory early repayment, on the date of payment of the relevant amount to any company of the Group an amount equal:

 

  (i)

100% of the indemnities for any reason received by the Borrower pursuant to the Transaction and/or Acquisition Documents;

 

  (ii)

100% of the insurance indemnities received for any reason by the borrower, with the exception of amounts which - upon written notice to the lender within 30 (thirty) calendar

 

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  days of collection - are used within 6 (six) months of collection: (a) for the purchase of assets substantially similar or functionally equivalent to those damaged; and/or (b) to remedy damage;

 

  (iii)

50% of the net proceeds the Borrower makes (a) from the repayment and/or return of share capital to the Borrower and/or (b) from the repayment by other group companies of shareholder loans made to them by the Borrower and/or (c) from the issuance of bonds and/or other debt securities by the Borrower.

 

7.3

Methods of reimbursement

 

7.3.1

The Borrower shall pay the Lender, by way of voluntary and/or compulsory early repayment of the Fund, with reference to each of the circumstances described in Articles 7.1 (Voluntary early repayment of the Loan), 7.2.1 (Mandatory early repayment - breach of the law), 7.2.2 (Mandatory early repayment - Change of Control) and 7.2.3 (Mandatory Early Repayment - Partial Repayments) on the date specified therein, without the need for any request and without the need for any notice of default or notification, and removing any exception, the relevant amounts, as well as the related interest (if due), Fees (if due), Repayment Costs (if due) and any other amounts due to the Lender under the Financial Documentation.

 

7.3.2

Amounts repaid in advance by the Borrower pursuant to Article 7.1 (Voluntary early repayment of the Loan), once received by the Borrower, shall be charged in the following order:

 

  (i)

first, to the reimbursement of sums due from the Borrower by way of expenses, costs (including Reimbursement Costs, if any) and fees under this Agreement;

 

  (ii)

secondly, to any sums due as interest (including any interest for late payment) under this Agreement; and

 

  (iii)

thirdly, the repayment, up to the amount of the principal amounts due under this Agreement, of the pro rata portions of Credit Line A and Credit Line B of the repayment instalments provided for in the Capital Repayment Plan.

 

7.3.3

Amounts repaid in advance by the Borrower pursuant to Articles 7.2.1 (Compulsory early repayment - breach of the law), 7.2.2 (Compulsory early repayment - Change of control) and 7.2.3 (Compulsory early repayment - partial repayments), once received by the Borrower, shall be charged in the following order:

 

  (i)

first, to the reimbursement of sums due from the Borrower by way of expenses, costs (including Reimbursement Costs, if any) and fees under this Agreement;

 

  (ii)

secondly, to any sums due as interest (including any interest for late payment) under this Agreement; and

 

  (iii)

thirdly, with regard to the Loan, the repayment, up to the amount of the principal amounts due under this Agreement, of the pro rata portions of Credit Line A and Credit Line B of the repayment instalments provided for in the Capital Repayment Plan.

 

7.3.4

The Amount and/or part of the Amount that has been subject to compulsory early repayment pursuant to Articles 7.1 (Voluntary early repayment of the Loan), 7.2.1 (Compulsory early repayment - breach of the law), 7.2.2 (Compulsory early repayment - Change of control) and 7.2.3 (Compulsory early repayment - partial repayments) may not in any way be reused by the Borrower.

ARTICLE VII- DUTIES AND TAXES

 

8.1

Liability for taxes and duties

The Borrower is liable for the charges relating to all the Taxes to which the Financial Documentation or any acts or measures related to it may be subject, now and in the future.

 

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8.2

Payments before taxes and duties

All payments to be made by the Borrower to the Lender under the Financial Documentation shall be made without any deduction or withholding in respect of Taxes or otherwise (the “Tax Deduction”), unless such Tax Deduction is required by law. Where a Tax Deduction is to be made for any reason of law or regulation (whether of a national, supranational or foreign authority), the Borrower shall (a) ensure that the Tax Deduction does not exceed the minimum amount legally required; (b) pay the Lender an amount such that, net of such deduction or withholding, the amount actually received by the Lender is equal to that which it would have received had the deduction or retention not been made (the “Additional Amount”); (c) provide the Lender, within the period prescribed by law for payment, with (A) a valid receipt issued by the competent tax authority stating all amounts deducted or withheld; or (B) if such receipt is not issued, a written document satisfactory to the Lender proving that the relevant Tax Deduction has been duly made; and (d) pay to the relevant tax authorities within the legal period for payment the full amount of the Tax Deduction, including the amount of the Tax Deduction on any Additional Amount paid to the Lender. The Borrower shall not be obliged to pay the Additional Amount to a Lender pursuant to paragraph (b) above in respect of a Tax Deduction applicable to an interest payment under this Loan Agreement where, on the date on which the payment is due, such payment could have been made to the Lender without a Tax Deduction if the Lender had been a Qualified Bank, but on that date the Lender is not, or has ceased to be, a Qualified Bank for reasons other than a change - occurring after the date on which the Lender became such under this Loan Agreement - of law or treaties (or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof), or of the official practice of a competent tax authority.

 

8.3

Obligation to indemnify the Lender

 

8.3.1

If:

 

  (i)

the Lender were obliged to make a payment for Taxes referred to in Article 8.1 above (Liability for taxes and duties), or in respect of any amount received or to be received under the Financial Documentation;

 

  (ii)

the Lender were deemed liable, even jointly with third parties, for, or otherwise required to make a payment for the Taxes referred to in Article 8.1 above (Liability for taxes and duties), or in respect of any sum received or to be received under the Financial Documentation; or

 

  (iii)

the Borrower fails to make, or is late in making a payment of the Taxes referred to in Article 8.1 above (Liability for taxes and duties);

the Borrower, at the mere request of the Lender, undertakes to indemnify and hold it harmless for all sums (by way of principal, interest, any penalties incurred into by the Lender), costs and expenses payable or paid in relation to the above.

 

8.3.2

The Lender, if it intends to claim the indemnities referred to in Article 8.3.1 above, shall promptly notify the Borrower, which shall proceed to the payment of the amount required under Article 8.3.1 above no later than 10 (ten) Business Days after receipt of the relevant notice.

 

8.4

Tax credit

If, subsequently to the payment of an Additional Amount referred to in Article 8.2 above (Payments before tax) or the indemnification referred to in Article 8.3 above) (Obligation to indemnify the Lender), the Lender obtains a tax credit, it shall reimburse the Borrower, when the tax credit has been actually used, an amount such that the Lender is in the same equity position, net of the tax effect, as it would have been had no payment of any Additional Amount and/or indemnification been due. If the Lender makes a payment under the foregoing Article and subsequently determines that the Tax Credit in respect of which such payment was made was not permitted, or was disallowed, or could not otherwise have been fully utilised, the Borrower shall, within 10 (ten) Business Days of the

 

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Lender’s request, repay to the Lender an amount, to be determined by the Lender according to its own judgement, such that, following such repayment, the Lender is in the same equity position, net of the tax effect, as it would have been if the Tax Credit had been obtained and fully utilised and recognised. The Lender is under no circumstances obliged to keep the Borrower informed of its tax and accounting situation.

 

8.5

VAT

 

8.5.1

All fees and amounts to be paid to the Lender pursuant to the Financial Documentation shall be indicated net of any VAT that may be applicable on them. Where VAT is applicable in relation to a service to be supplied under the Financial Documentation by the Lender to another party, the latter shall pay to the Lender, along with the payment of the consideration, the amount of VAT applicable.

 

8.5.2

Where under the Financial Documentation a Party is required to reimburse the Lender for costs, charges or expenses, such Party shall also pay the Lender any VAT which may be applicable in respect thereof.

 

8.6

Tax charges

 

8.6.1

This Agreement, along with the related amendment and enforcement deeds, are not subject to the registration obligation, except in accordance with the Note to Article 1, Tariff, Part II, attached to Presidential Decree No. 131/1986. When such case occurs, since these are acts relating to transactions falling within the scope of VAT - albeit under an exemption regime, pursuant to Article 3 and Article 10, first paragraph, No. 1, of Presidential Decree 633/1972 - they are subject to a fixed registration tax, pursuant to articles 5 and 40 of Presidential Decree 131/1986.

 

8.6.2

Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Lender, in agreement with and at the request of the Borrower, declares that it does not choose, pursuant to Article 17 of Presidential Decree 29 September 1973 No. 601, the application of the substitute tax provided for by Articles 15 et seq. of Presidential Decree 601 of 29 September 1973, as amended and supplemented.

ARTICLE IX - CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES

Where, as a result of (i) the introduction, amendment or repeal of provisions of law, as well as changes in the interpretation or application of such provisions of law occurred after the Date of Signature and/or (ii) the violation (not due to intent or gross negligence of the Lender) or the issuance of regulations, provisions or directives issued by competent authorities that perform oversight and supervision functions with regard to the Lender, or by monetary, tax, currency or other authorities (including, for example, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Italy):

 

  (a)

the Lender, even after the repayment or full assignment of Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B, incurs into an additional cost related to the conclusion and/or enforcement of the obligations arising from the Financial Documentation; or

 

  (b)

the Lender, even after the repayment or full assignment of the Loan, incurs into a cost due to the fact that the Lender has undertaken the obligation to enter into or has entered into this Agreement or has fulfilled its obligations hereunder, provided that such cost is directly related to Credit Line A or Credit Line B; or

 

  (c)

there is a reduction in the Lender’s return or an increase in the costs and charges relating to the provision or maintenance of the Loan (including for the purpose of meeting reserve requirements and/or minimum capital requirements imposed by the European Central Bank or other regulatory authorities in relation to the Financial Documentation) or any amount owed by the Borrower under this Agreement and not yet paid by the latter,

except only for those costs and/or cost increases that result from the application of or compliance with the capital requirements of the International Convergence of Capital Measurement Standards

 

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published by the Basel Committee in June 2004 (Basel 2) that entered into force prior to the Date of Signature. This exception will not apply in relation to the changes resulting from the agreement of the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision of the Basel Committee of 12 September 2010 (Basel III), the CRR, the CRD IV or any related implementing provisions of a EU and national legislative and regulatory nature. The Lender shall give written notice to the Borrower of the event giving rise to a claim, and of the amount thereof, and the Borrower shall, within 15 (fifteen) Business Days of such notice, upon simple written request, pay to the Lender the amount that is necessary to indemnify the Lender for the above cost or additional cost, as the case may be.

ARTICLE X - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower provides the Lender with the representations and warranties referred to in this Article X (Representations and Warranties) with reference to itself and, where specified, to the companies of the Group and/or the companies of the Target Group and/or the Shareholders, also pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 1381 of the Italian Civil Code.

 

10.1

General representations and warranties

 

10.1.1

Incorporation and capacity

 

(a)

Each company of the Group, the Borrower and Target are companies duly incorporated and validly existing in accordance with the Laws governing their incorporation and with the relevant Articles of Association or similar corporate document, have full legal capacity for exercising their activities as currently carried out, and are in the full and free exercise of their rights.

 

(b)

Each of the Borrower, Shareholders and Target have all the powers, authorisations, licenses, permits, and authority or approval of a governmental or other nature, in accordance with any applicable law, necessary (i) to enter into, sign and perform the Financial Documentation and/or the Transaction Documents of which they are a party; (ii) for the performance and completion of each of the transactions forming part of the Transaction; and (iii) for the performance of its business as currently performed. The terms and conditions of such authorisations, permissions, licences or approvals have been complied with, and such authorisations, permissions, licences or approvals have not been revoked or otherwise terminated.

 

(c)

Except for the consent of the Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Information Technology laid down in the Acquisition Agreement, no other consent, communication, application, licence, authorisation or permit is required for the performance of any of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents and/or Financial Documentation, or for the performance of any of the actions provided for in the above documents, or for the performance of the Transaction as a whole.

 

(d)

All resolutions and other obligations required to authorise the signing and performance of the Financial Documentation and/or the Transaction Documents, the observance of the respective obligations and the transactions provided for therein have been duly authorised and adopted.

 

10.1.2

Obligations

 

(a)

The obligations undertaken by the Borrower and each Shareholder in the Financial Documentation and/or in the Transaction Documents are valid, legitimate, effective and binding on them.

 

(b)

All representations and warranties made in the Financial Documentation by the Borrower and/or its Shareholders are true, correct, complete and accurate.

 

10.1.3

Conflict with other agreements or commitments

The stipulation and enforcement of the Financial Documentation and/or of the Transaction Documents and/or the completion of the Transaction as a whole and/or of any activity connected to it by any among the Borrower and/or a Shareholder and/or Target, as well as the exercise of the rights and the fulfilment of the obligations provided for therein and the operations provided for in the aforesaid documents are not cause for and shall not entail:

 

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  (i)

any infringement, withdrawal, termination, revocation, non-performance, ineffectiveness, invalidity, modification of any provision, term or condition contained in: (a) in any contract, deed, obligation or other transaction or arrangement in which any among the Borrower and/or a Shareholder and/or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Target are a party, or they are bound to, or by which their assets are bound; (b) in the deed of association, the articles of association, the corporate documents and resolutions of any among the Borrower and/or a Shareholder and/or Target; (c) in any applicable law or regulation, to the extent known to the Borrower; or (d) in any measure of any kind adopted by an Entity; or

 

  (ii)

any obligation of any among the Borrower and/or a Shareholder and/or Target to establish any Restrictions in favour of other Entities with respect to their present and future assets (excluding the Admitted Restrictions).

 

10.1.4

Absence of proceedings

No action or proceeding by or before any court, arbitration board or other authority (including, without limitation, preliminary proceedings) has been commenced or threatened in writing (i) in relation to the Transaction Documents or any activity relating to or in connection with the Transaction, or (ii) in relation to the Borrower and/or its respective assets, which may be resolved to the disadvantage of the Borrower and which, if resolved, is such as to cause a Significant Prejudicial Event.

 

10.1.5

Financial statements

 

(i)

The Original Financial Statements: (a) have been drawn up in accordance with the law and the Accounting Principles, applied in accordance with past practice; (b) show, in accordance with the applicable laws and the Accounting Principles, all debts (conditional or not) and all related current and accrued losses at the date on which and for the period for which they were prepared; and (c) provide, in accordance with the Accounting Policies applied consistently with past practice, a true and fair representation of the financial and assets position, the income statement of the company in question at the date and for the period for which they were prepared.

 

(ii)

The financial statements and half-yearly reports delivered from time to time to the Lender pursuant to Article XI (Disclosure Obligations) have been drawn up clearly and in accordance with the Accounting Principles and all applicable laws and regulations, and give a true and fair representation of the year’s assets and liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the companies in the Group to which they relate, or, if consolidated, of the Group, at the date and for the period in question.

 

10.1.6

Absence of a Significant Prejudicial Event and Acceleration Event

From the date of the Original Financial Statements, no event, series of events and/or circumstance has occurred that could reasonably give rise to any Significant Prejudicial Event. With respect to the Target Group companies, no Acceleration Event or Potential Acceleration Event has occurred or is underway.

 

10.1.7

Absence of restrictions on shares and assets, shareholders’ agreements and intra-group agreements

(a) There is no Constraint (other than the Admitted Constraints as a result of the Financial Documentation) and/or agreement of any kind (including any shareholders’ agreement), other than the Transaction Documents, relating to any or all of the shares or quotas, as the case may be, representing the share capital of the Borrower and/or Target, or the assets of the Borrower and/or Target; (b) there are no agreements in force or corporate resolutions taken by the Borrower and/or by Target that require the issue or future issue or assignment, or that grant any right to request the issue

 

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or assignment of such shares or bonds or other debt instruments; (c) there is no statutory or corporate provision that could hinder or make more burdensome the establishment or enforcement of the guarantees provided under the Financial Documentation.

 

10.1.8

Pari Passu

Except for the privileges that arise ex lege, no payment obligation in favour of the Lender arising from the Financial Documentation is subordinated to any unsecured obligation assumed by the Lender, and each obligation shall be placed at least in the same ranking as the rights of all other unsecured creditors of the Lender.

 

10.1.9

Absence of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution and arrangement with creditors proceedings

 

(a)

Neither the Borrower nor Target is in a State of Insolvency or is subject to any Insolvency Proceedings.

 

(b)

Neither the Borrower nor Target is in a situation described pursuant to Article 2446 and/or Article 2447 and/or Article 2482 bis and/or Article 2482 ter of the Civil Code, or in situations similar to those described therein pursuant to the law applicable to each of these parties.

 

(c)

With regard to the borrower and/or target, no resolution has been adopted or any other initiative concerning (i) any bankruptcy proceedings, and/or (ii) liquidation, and/or (iii) reduction of share capital pursuant to Article 2446 and/or Article 2447 and/or Article 2482 bis and/or Article 2482 ter of the Italian Civil Code and/or (iv) dissolution and/or (v) situations similar to those described therein pursuant to the law applicable to each of these parties.

 

10.1.10

Absence of non-compliance

 

(a)

The Borrower has not defaulted on obligations arising from other contracts and/or obligations which, if not performed, irrespective of their value, would result in a Significant Prejudicial Effect.

 

(b)

The Borrower has not received any notice or demand to perform or similar challenge in relation to the contracts and obligations referred to in subparagraph (a) above.

 

10.1.11

Truthfulness and accuracy of information

 

(a)

All information, including prospective information, provided by the Borrower to the Lender in relation to the Group, the Target Group, the Sellers, the Borrower, the Shareholders, the companies of the Group, the Financial Documentation, the Transaction, the Transaction Documents and/or the transactions contemplated therein (including any Statement of Compliance referred to in Article 11.3 (Statement of Compliance) of this Agreement) are true, accurate, and complete and the Borrower has not failed to provide the Lender with any information concerning an event or circumstance that determines or may reasonably determine a Significant Prejudicial Event or Acceleration Event. Since the date on which the above information was provided, there have been no circumstances that have not been notified to the Lender which could render any such information untrue, inaccurate or misleading in its material aspects.

 

(b)

To the knowledge of the Borrower, all information, including forward-looking information, contained in the Due Diligence Reports is true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date of each such document. Since the date of the Due Diligence Reports, no event or circumstance has occurred that could render the information contained in the Due Diligence Reports false in any material respect, and no information has been omitted that, if contained in the Due Diligence Reports, would render the information contained in the Due Diligence Reports false in any material respect.

 

(c)

The Business Plan has been drawn up on the basis of assumptions deemed in good faith to be valid and reasonable, and which have been made following careful and most diligent evaluation. The estimates and economic forecasts contained in the Business Plan are based on the historical data, which are considered, in good faith after every diligent and appropriate verification, complete, true, accurate and updated with reference to the date on which the Business Plan was prepared.

 

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(d)

At the date of delivery of the Business Plan (or its updates) in accordance with this Agreement, there has been no event or circumstance that could render the information, estimates, forecasts or opinions contained in the Business Plan or its update false or misleading in any material respect, and no information has been omitted that, if contained in the Business Plan or its update, would render the information, estimates, forecasts or opinions contained therein false or misleading in any material respect.

 

10.1.12

Taxes, duties and contributions

 

(a)

All duties, taxes and contributions payable by the Borrower are duly paid to the competent authorities at the relevant dates, except for those for which timely objection to the competent authority has been or will be made in good faith, and for which adequate funds are promptly set aside in the budget, in accordance with the relevant laws or regulations and the applicable Accounting Principles.

 

(b)

The Borrower duly and accurately draws up and files, or ensure this, within the time limits and in the manner prescribed by applicable law, all tax returns, other tax returns and documentation relating to social security contributions to be filed by each of them. Such returns accurately reflect all tax and social security obligations of the Borrower and each of the Group companies for the periods covered by them.

 

10.1.13

Compliance with the Law

The Contributor (a) shall comply, in all material respects, with all Laws, regulations and rules of any nature applicable to it in relation to any matter, including, but not limited to, administrative, tax, social security, labour and environmental matters, and (b) shall not be liable for any breach of the foregoing provisions, from the breach and/or violation of which a Significant Prejudicial Event may result.

 

10.1.14

Company ledgers and accounting records

All the company ledgers and accounting records of the Group companies are complete, truthful and accurate in every relevant aspect, and all the resolutions and actions contained therein have been conducted and taken in substantial compliance with all applicable laws, accounting principles, the articles of incorporation and the articles of association.

 

10.1.15

Ownership, availability and condition of assets

 

(a)

The Borrower has the full and exclusive ownership of or the legitimate right to dispose of and validly and freely use all of its capital assets or assets otherwise necessary for the conduct of its business, and such goods are free from all Constraints, except for the Admitted Constraints. No Entity has entered into any agreement, option, understanding or commitment, nor is it the owner of any right or privilege that may be relied upon for the purchase by such Entities of ownership of any of the assets and none of such agreements, understandings, commitments, rights or privileges will be granted or entered into.

 

(b)

All assets necessary or useful to the business of the Borrower are in good condition of use and in good condition of maintenance and storage, except for their normal wear and tear.

 

10.1.16

Transaction Documents

 

(a)

All rights and obligations set forth in the Transaction Documents are fully valid, enforceable and effective and have been performed in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b)

The Transaction Documents, as delivered to the Lender, contain all the terms and conditions of the Transaction and there are no agreements in relation to the Transaction other than the Transaction Documents, as delivered to the Lender.

 

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(c)

No provision of the Transaction Documents has been integrated and/or modified with respect to the version delivered to the Lender, or subject to waiver, derogation or transaction by the Borrower, Sellers and/or Shareholders.

 

(d)

There has been no material breach, misstatement or breach of the representations, warranties and obligations contained in the Transaction Documents with respect to the version delivered to the Lender.

 

(e)

All authorisations, licenses, permits and/or consents required for the completion of the Transaction under any applicable law have been obtained, and all procedures relating to the first refusal or first offer rights in respect of Target have been completed without any of the qualified entities having exercised their rights.

 

(f)

No agreements have been entered into between the Sellers and/or companies controlled by them and/or controlling them and/or their Affiliates and/or their Related Parties, on the one hand, and any company of the Target Group, on the other hand, other than the Transaction Documents, as delivered to the Lender.

 

(g)

With effect from the Date of Signature, except as indicated in paragraph (h) below, no fees, taxes, indemnities or penalties are payable by the Borrower and/or other companies of the Target Group under the terms of the Transaction Documents.

 

(h)

Following payment of the Initial Consideration by the Borrower to each Seller Current Account, the Borrower does not need to pay any additional amount in relation to the Acquisition of the First Shareholding. or, where the Date of Authorisation is later than the Date of First Closing, in relation to the First Initial Shareholding, and without prejudice to the Initial Consideration Second Instalment. Following payment of the Second Shareholding Consideration, the Borrower does not need to pay any additional amount in relation to the Acquisition of the Second Shareholding.

 

(i)

Except for the payment of the consideration for the acquisition of the third and fourth portions of the Shareholding provided for under the Acquisition Agreement, the Borrower does not need to pay any additional amount in relation to the Acquisition. The payment of the Total Consideration, as well as the consideration for the acquisition of the third and fourth portions of the Shareholding, will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Agreement.

 

10.1.17

Intellectual Property Rights

The Borrower has valid, full, exclusive and uncontested ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights of which it is the owner and there are no Constraints on them, other than the Admitted Constraints (including those operating pursuant to the law).) The Borrower has valid, full, exclusive and uncontested entitlement with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights used by it.

 

10.1.18

Insurance

 

(a)

The borrower has taken out adequate insurance policies against the risks normally covered by companies operating in the borrower’s sector in respect of the assets and property owned and/or used by each of them, the business carried out, and the employees.

 

(b)

All insurance policies entered into by the Borrower are currently in force and fully effective and the Borrower is not in default of the payment of any premium under any insurance policy, and has not failed to notify or submit any claim in a regular and timely manner under any insurance policy, failure to notify and/or claim which may reasonably result in and/or result in a Significant Prejudicial Event.

 

10.1.19

Centre of Primary Interest

For the purposes of Regulation EC/1346/2000 on cross-border insolvency proceedings, the Borrower declares that its primary centre of interest (as defined in Article 3(1) of the aforementioned Regulation EC/1346/2000) is located in Italy and none of said companies has branches or “establishments” (as defined in Article 2(h) of Regulation EC/1346/2000) in another country.

 

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10.1.20

Financial assistance

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender that no amount disbursed under this Agreement is or will be used for the purpose of carrying out transactions for the purchase or subscription of the Lender’s shares (or other instruments that allow the purchase or subscription of the Lender’s shares) in breach of Article 2358 of the Italian Civil Code (or any other legislation applicable from time to time regarding the prohibition of financial assistance), including through subsidiaries, trust companies or third parties. The Borrower acknowledges that the Lenders have implemented internal procedures and regulations to ensure compliance with the applicable legislation regarding the prohibition on financial assistance.

 

10.2

Extension of validity of representations and warranties

The representations and warranties referred to in this Article X (Representations and Warranties) (with the exception of Unrepeated Statements, which must be true, complete, correct and accurate at the Date of Signing, at the date of sending the Request for Use relating to the Amount and at the first Date of Use) must also be true, accurate, complete and correct (a) on the date of each Request for Use, (b) on each Date of Use, (c) on the Date of First Closing and the Date of Second Closing, (d) on the date of stipulation of each Financial Document and (e) on the first day of each Interest Period, on each date with reference to the circumstances existing at the time in which they are rendered and/or repeated.

ARTICLE XI - INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

 

11.1

Information obligations

The obligations assumed by the Borrower, which are deemed to have been assumed pursuant to Article 1381 of the Italian Civil Code also on behalf of the companies of the Group, the companies of the Target Group and/or the Shareholders, where so provided, pursuant to this Article XI (Disclosure Obligations), shall remain in force from the Date of Signature and until all the claims for the Lender’s credit have been settled pursuant to the Financial Documentation.

 

11.2

Balance sheets

The Borrower shall deliver to the Lender:

 

  (i)

the annual statutory financial statements of the Borrower, duly approved, accompanied by the explanatory notes and the report of the directors and, where applicable, of the board of statutory auditors, as well as the certification report of the independent auditors, within 30 (thirty) calendar days of their approval, but in any case no later than 150 (one hundred and fifty) calendar days from the end of the financial year to which the financial statements refer;

 

  (ii)

as of the financial year that ends on 31 December 2017, the annual consolidated financial statements of the Borrower, duly approved, accompanied by the explanatory notes and the report of the directors and, where applicable, of the board of statutory auditors, as well as the certification report of the independent auditors, within 30 (thirty) calendar days of their approval, but in any case no later than 150 (one hundred and fifty) calendar days from the end of the financial year to which the financial statements refer;

 

  (iii)

where it has been drawn up, the consolidated and non-consolidated half-yearly financial statements of the Borrower, duly approved, within 30 (thirty) calendar days of their approval, but in any case no later than 120 (one hundred and twenty) calendar days from the expiry of the half-year to which the financial statements refer;

 

  (iv)

as soon as available and in any event within 30 (thirty) calendar days of the date of approval, updates to the Business Plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

 

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11.3

Statement of Compliance

The Borrower shall send to the Lender, together with each annual financial statement delivered in accordance with Article 11.2 (Financial Statements), a Statement of Compliance confirming compliance with the Financial Parameters, signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, together with a report from the Independent Auditors on said Statement of Compliance.

 

11.4

Information

 

11.4.1

The Borrower shall provide the Lender with a copy of the Borrower’s current ledger of shareholders within 5 (five) Business Days of such request.

 

11.4.2

Without prejudice to the obligation of prior consent referred to in Article 13.2.6 (Extraordinary Transactions) of this Agreement, the Borrower shall provide in writing to the Lender, within 10 (ten) Business Days of receipt of such request, the information reasonably required in relation to the Target Group companies and concerning the extraordinary transactions which they intend to carry out or have carried out.

 

11.4.3

The Borrower shall promptly inform the Lender of the occurrence of any Significant Prejudicial Event, Acceleration Event and/or Potential Acceleration Event of which it is aware and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Lender, the Borrower shall confirm to the Lender that, without prejudice to what has been notified to the Lender, or as notified in such confirmation, no Acceleration Event and/or Potential Acceleration Event has occurred and is persistent or, if an Acceleration Event and/or Potential Acceleration Event is in progress, it shall specify the event and the steps, if any, to be taken in order to remedy it.

 

11.5

Litigation

As soon as the Borrower becomes aware of this, it shall promptly inform the lender of any measure of any nature and/or any claim or action threatened in writing or brought by a third party against any company of the Target Group that determines or could reasonably determine a Significant Prejudicial Event, as well as of any application for admission to Insolvency Proceedings.

ARTICLE XII - FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

 

12.1

Financial obligations

 

(i)

Throughout the duration of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower undertakes to comply with the following financial parameters:

 

  (i)

NFP/EBITDA Ratio: for each Reference Date (indicated in the left column of the table below), the NFP/EBITDA Ratio shall not be greater than or equal to the maximum value indicated in relation to the relevant Reference Date in the right column of the table below:

 

Reference Date

   Debt Cover

31 December 2017

   £ 2.0x

31 December 2018

   £ 1.9x

31 December 2019

   £ 1.8x

31 December 2020

   £ 1.7x

31 December 2021

   £ 1.7x

 

  (ii)

NFP/Equity Ratio: on each Reference Date, the NFP/Equity Ratio shall not be greater than or equal to 1.3x.

 

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12.2

Verification of Financial Parameters

 

(a)

In respect of each Reference Date, compliance with the Financial Parameters shall be verified in relation to the twelve-month period immediately preceding such Reference Date (the “Reference Period”).

 

(b)

Irrespective of what is stated in the Statement of Compliance, the verification of the Financial Parameters on each applicable Reference Date shall take place, in respect of each Reference Date, on the basis of the consolidated economic and asset situation of the Borrower, pro forma without the inclusion of Target, to be delivered to the Lender on such Verification Date in accordance with Article 11.2 (Financial Statements), paragraph (i) of this Agreement.

 

(c)

Compliance with the Financial Parameters shall be confirmed by the delivery of the relevant Statement of Compliance in accordance with Article 11.3 (Statement of Compliance) of this Agreement signed by the persons referred to therein.

 

(d)

It is hereby understood that the Transaction’s Financial Debt and the changes, positive or negative, in the calculation of the fair value of the Significant Hedging Derivatives will not be included in the calculation of the Financial Parameters.

 

12.3

Equity Cure

 

(a)

In the event of non-compliance with one or more of the Financial Parameters on a Reference Date, where such non-compliance can be remedied, it may be remedied on the relevant Verification Date by means of an Equity Contribution and/or a Shareholders’ Loan, of an amount sufficient to ensure that, if such Equity Contribution and/or Members’ Loan had been made before the Reference Date, the threshold of the Financial Parameter and/or the Financial Parameters would not have been breached (“Equity Cure”), provided that this does not lead in any event to a Change in control.

 

(b)

The Equity Cure remedy referred to in the preceding paragraph can be applied no more than 2 (two) times during the life of the Loan.

 

(c)

The Borrower shall prove that the threshold for the Financial Parameter and/or Financial Parameters not complied with has been met and that the Equity Contribution and the Equity Cure comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, by delivering the Statement of Compliance, signed by one of its directors and accompanied by a report from the Independent Auditors appointed to certify the related accounting documents, confirming the compliance of the calculations and indications contained in such Statement of Compliance with the limits and calculations permitted under the applicable professional standards, as well as giving evidence of the Equity Contribution made for the purposes of the Equity Cure.

 

(d)

The Equity Contribution referred to in paragraph (a) above shall be deducted from the Net Financial Position for the purposes of calculating the relevant Financial Parameter.

ARTICLE XIII - OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER

For the purposes of this Agreement and for the duration of this Agreement and until all of the Lender’s claims have been discharged pursuant to the Financial Documentation, the Borrower undertakes, for itself and, where specified, for the companies of the Group, for the companies of the Target Group and/or for the Shareholders, also pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 1381 of the Italian Civil Code, to comply strictly with all the obligations provided for in Article XIII (Obligations of the borrower) of this Agreement.

 

13.1

Obligations to act

 

13.1.1

Status

 

(i)

The Borrower shall do, and ensure any other company of the Target Group does, what is necessary to preserve its legal status, and shall do what is necessary to obtain and maintain fully valid and

 

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  effective all authorisations, approvals, licences, consents and exemptions of a governmental or other nature required by the laws of the country where each such company was incorporated in order to enable it to carry out its business legally.

 

(ii)

The Borrower shall do, and ensure any other company of the Target Group does, what is necessary to obtain, maintain and preserve the validity and effectiveness of its rights including, inter alia, contracts, concessions, tenders, consents and other rights that are necessary for the performance of its business and to fulfil its obligations under the Financial Documentation and/or the Transaction Documents.

 

13.1.2

Compliance with the law

 

(i)

The Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, in relation to its own assets or to the business carried out, the failure to comply with which may result in a Significant Prejudicial Event.

 

(ii)

The Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with the collective labour agreements and all applicable laws regarding work, health, hygiene and safety in the workplace.

 

13.1.3

Taxes and contributions

 

(i)

The Borrower shall regularly and promptly pay to the competent authorities, at their respective deadlines, all taxes, withholding taxes and social security contributions (including penalties and interest) due, including taxes, duties and governmental charges.

 

(ii)

The Borrower shall properly and accurately prepare and file(i.e., such as to reflect all relevant tax and social security obligations), within the time limits and in the manner prescribed by applicable law, all tax returns, other tax returns and documentation relating to social security contributions to be filed by each of them.

 

13.1.4

Safeguarding assets

 

 

The Borrower must maintain and preserve all the assets necessary for the performance of its business in good condition and in ordinary condition, except for normal wear and tear.

 

13.1.5

Insurance

 

(i)

The borrower shall take out and maintain valid, effective and binding insurance policies relating to its employees, to each of the assets owned and/or used by it, and to its business, from leading insurance companies, according to standards in line with the practice for similar companies.

 

(ii)

The Borrower shall promptly comply, in all material respects, with the terms and conditions of all insurance policies.

 

13.1.6

Guarantees

 

(i)

The Borrower shall, at its own expense, take all necessary steps to perfect and/or protect the Borrower’s rights as set out in the Financial Documentation, and to preserve the guarantee rights that any document forming part of the Financial Documentation has intended to establish or prove, without prejudice to the fact that the Borrower will comply with and promptly carry out all reasonable instructions and directives received from the Lender in this regard.

 

(ii)

The Borrower shall not carry out and shall refrain from carrying out any activity which may prejudice the rights of the Lender arising from the Financial Documentation.

 

13.1.7

Certification

 

 

The borrower shall have its annual statutory financial statements and, as from 31 December 2017, its annual consolidated financial statements certified by Independent Auditors.

 

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13.1.8

Clause of Pari Passu

Without prejudice to the privileges that arise ex lege, any payment obligation arising from the Financial Documentation must be placed at least at the same level with respect to the rights of all other unsecured and non-secured creditors of the borrower.

 

13.1.9

Intellectual Property

The Borrower shall retain full and exclusive ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights of which it is the owner. The Borrower undertakes to comply, exactly and promptly, with all contractual and legal provisions relating to Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary or otherwise useful for the performance of its business as currently conducted.

 

13.1.10

Date of First Closing and Date of Second Closing

The Borrower will have to make sure that:

 

  (i)

on the Date of First Closing:

 

  a.

at the same time, (a) the Initial Consideration from the Loan is paid in full by the Borrower to the Sellers, and (b) the Borrower becomes the owner of 51% of the share capital of Target; or, alternatively, if at the Date of First Closing the Authorisation has not yet been obtained,

 

  b.

at the same time (a) the Initial Consideration First Instalment is paid in full from the Loan by the Borrower to the Sellers and (b) the Borrower becomes the owner of 49% of the share capital of Target;

 

  (ii)

if, on the Date of First Closing, no Authorisation has been by the Borrower, within 30 (thirty) Business Days from the Date of Authorisation, at the same time (a) the Borrower shall pay the Sellers the Initial Consideration Second Instalment from the amount of the Loan available at the time and (b) the Borrower becomes the owner of 2% of the share capital of Target; and

 

  (iii)

at the Date of the Second Closing, at the same time, (a) the Second Shareholding Consideration is paid in full by the Borrower to the Sellers from the amount of the Loan available at the time and (b) the Borrower becomes the owner, among other things, of 27.9% of the share capital of Target.

 

13.1.11

Documents of the Transaction

The Borrower undertakes (i) to fulfil, and to ensure that Target and/or each Shareholder and any other party diligently fulfils the obligations undertaken pursuant to the Transaction Documents; (ii) where appropriate, to undertake, and to ensure that Target and/or each Shareholder diligently and strictly undertake the necessary initiatives for the protection of its rights pursuant to the same documents; and (iii) to respect, and to ensure that Target and/or each Member respects, in all material respects, all applicable laws in relation to the Transaction.

 

13.1.12

Hedging Agreements - Right to match

 

(i)

The Borrower undertakes to enter into Hedging Agreements to cover the risk relating to the Interest Rate of the Loan, in accordance with the provisions of the Letter of Hedging Strategy.

 

(ii)

The Borrower acknowledges that the Initial Lender has not undertaken any obligation to enter into any Hedging Agreement with the Borrower in relation to the Loan.

 

(iii)

In view of the underwriting of the Loan by the Initial Lender, the Borrower grants the Initial Lender a pre-emptive right in relation to (a) the hedging transactions against fluctuations in interest rates and/or exchange rates entered into by the Borrower in the course of its business and/or (b) the structuring of the Listing (the transactions under (a) and (b), together, being the “Significant Transactions”) to be exercised under the following terms and conditions:

 

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  (a)

within 15 (fifteen) Working Days from the invitation of the Borrower, the Lender shall send the Borrower its proposal for Significant Transactions;

 

  (b)

within 10 (ten) Working Days of the Lender’s proposal, the Borrower may also promptly notify the Lender (the “Significant Transaction Communication”) of any solicitation made or expression of interest received from a Third Party Offeror for the Significant Transactions, indicating in detail their terms and conditions, and may not enter into the Significant Transaction with the Third Offeror if the Lender has communicated in writing to the Borrower, within 5 (five) Business Days from the date of receipt of the Significant Transaction Communication, its intention to exercise its pre-emptive right and enter into the Significant Transaction under the same conditions as those offered by the Third Offeror;

 

  (c)

in the event that no Significant Transaction Notices of Third Party offers have been received within 15 (fifteen) Business Days of the Initial Lender’s proposal under point (a), or the Initial Lender has exercised the option under point (b), the Borrower shall finalise the Significant Transaction with the Lender (in the case under (b) under the same conditions as those offered by the Third Party Offeror or in the case under (a) under the conditions proposed by the Lender).

The Borrower acknowledges that the Lender has not undertaken any obligation to conclude any Significant Transaction with the Borrower.

 

13.2

Obligations not to act

 

13.2.1

Modifications of Articles of Association

The Borrower shall not make any changes, modifications or additions to its articles of association and/or articles of incorporation that are (i) related to its corporate purpose; and/or (ii) such as to substantially modify the business carried out by the Borrower, and/or (iii) related to the transfer of the registered office abroad, it being understood that no changes, modifications or additions that entail a Significant Prejudicial Effect may be made.

 

13.2.2

Change of business

The Borrower shall not cease or make any substantial changes, and shall ensure that Target does not cease or make any substantial changes, to its business as conducted on the Date of Signing. The Borrower shall not enter into, and shall ensure that no Shareholder enters into, shareholder agreements in relation to Target, or similar commitments.

 

13.2.3

Changing Accounting Principles

The borrower shall not change, and shall not cause any of the other companies belonging to the Group to change, the Accounting Principles, significant accounting and drawing up practices and/or the reporting periods under which the related financial statements and accounting documents are drawn up as of the Date of Signature, it being understood that the adoption of the IAS by the Borrower and the companies of the Group will be allowed on condition that changes to the financial definitions in Article 1.1 (Definitions) deemed necessary or appropriate for the Lender, in the light of the current financial obligations, for the verification of the Financial Parameters are agreed in advance and in good faith between the Parties.

 

13.2.4

Capital reduction

Unless required by law, the Borrower will not reduce its share capital, without prejudice to the Borrower’s undertaking to cover losses in excess of the limits indicated in articles 2446, 2447 or 2482bis or 2482ter of the Italian Civil Code through the use, inter alia, of reserves or shareholder loans that shall be converted into equity items, or by requesting payments to cover losses from its shareholders, or via irrevocable and unconditional capital contributions.

 

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13.2.5

Distributions

 

(a)

The borrower undertakes not to approve or distribute any dividend, nor to redeem, repurchase, return or repay capital contributions, nor to approve or make Distributions unless any of the following conditions are met:

 

  (A)

taking into account the leverage ratio as of the Verification Date immediately prior to the date of the Distribution, indicated in column I (leverage ratio) of the table below, as from the Verification Date relating to 31 December 2017 (inclusive), the Borrower decides to distribute operating profits for an amount corresponding to the percentage indicated in column 2 (Distribution (%) of the table below:

 

Leverage Ratio

  Distribution (%)  
LR < 0.0x     30
LR < -0.3x     80

 

  (B)

the prior written consent of the Lender is obtained.

 

(b)

The Borrower shall ensure that Target and each other company in the Group shall not approve or distribute any dividend or redeem, repurchase, return or repay any capital contributions or approve or make any Distribution to any third party other than the Borrower.

 

(c)

The borrower undertakes to set aside as a capital reserve an amount equal to at least 50% of the Distributions received during a financial year for any reason by Target and/or the other companies of the Group.

 

13.2.6

Extraordinary transactions

Except for: (1) the Permitted Acquisitions, (2) the transformation into a joint-stock company under Italian law of the Borrower, and (3) the capital increases of the Borrower that do not result in a Change of Control, the Borrower may not decide and implement, without the prior written consent of the Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld:

 

  (a)

transactions that entitle the relevant shareholders to exercise their right of withdrawal from the relevant company;

 

  (b)

separations, demergers, spin-offs, contributions and assignments of companies and/or business units;

 

  (c)

mergers or acquisitions of own shares;

 

  (d)

acquisitions or assignments of companies;

 

  (e)

liquidation (including voluntary liquidation);

 

  (f)

assets allocated to a specific transaction pursuant to Article 2447-bis et seq. of the Italian Civil Code, and financing allocated to a specific transaction pursuant to Article 2447-decies of the Italian Civil Code;

 

  (g)

issuances of financial instruments, excluding financial instruments issued in the context of stock options or other incentive plans;

 

  (h)

capital reductions, except for capital reductions required by law; and

 

  (i)

other transactions having equivalent economic effects to those referred to in the preceding points.

 

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13.2.7

Financial indebtedness

 

  (a)

For the entire duration of the Loan, the Borrower undertakes not to assume medium/long-term Financial Indebtedness, unless (i) both Financial Parameters are respected or (ii) where the Financial Parameters are not respected, the prior consent of the Lender is given.

 

  (b)

In any event, the Borrower may take on: (i) Short-term financial indebtedness relating to the disinvestment of receivables for working capital requirements or the issue of new bank/insurance sureties to meet ordinary business needs (such as, for example, but not limited to, refunds of VAT credits, bid bonds, advance bonds and performance bonds); and (ii) Transaction Financial Indebtedness and Significant Hedging Derivatives.

 

13.2.8

Prohibition of creating Restrictions

Except for the prior written consent of the Lender and subject to the Admitted Constraints and, to the extent necessary, the Additional Bank Guarantees, the Borrower:

 

  (a)

shall not create or allow any Constraints on its assets (present and future), expressly including pre-emptive rights and/or preferential rights over its claims (present and future); and

 

  (b)

shall not grant Restrictions on its assets and/or guarantees to third parties in their capacity as lenders of a Financial Debt, unless similar Restrictions and/or guarantees are simultaneously granted in favour of the Lender in relation to the Loan.

 

13.2.9

Assignment Actions

Unless with the prior written consent of the Lender, the Borrower shall not engage in any act of sale, assignment, transfer or usufruct (through the execution of one or more transactions or a series of transactions, whether related or not), involving shareholdings held in any company of the Group and/or company and/or business branches and/or other assets of the relevant company of the Group except for the Permitted Assignment Actions. For the sake of clarity, the Permitted Assignment Actions do not include assignments, in one or more instalments, of the shareholdings held by the borrower in Target that involve a change of control.

 

13.2.10

Derivative or currency transactions

Without prejudice to Article 13.1.12 (Hedging Agreements - Right to match) above, the Borrower shall not engage in derivative and currency transactions that do not relate to its core business and, in any event, are of a speculative nature and/or purpose.

 

13.2.11

Changing the financial year

The borrower undertakes not to change its financial year.

 

13.2.12

Changing Transaction Documents

 

(a)

With reference to the Transaction Documents delivered by the Borrower to the Lender on the Date of Signature, the Borrower shall not (i) amend or supplement the Transaction Documents as delivered on that date; (ii) shall not withdraw from, terminate or cause any company of the Target Group to withdraw from or terminate the Transaction Documents and (iii) shall not enter into and cause any company of the Target Group to enter into contracts, other than the Transaction Documents, with all or some of the Sellers, its subsidiaries, affiliates or related parties.

 

(b)

The Borrower shall not waive and shall not cause any company of the Target Group to waive any of its rights and actions under the Transaction Documents, as delivered by the Borrower to the Lender on the Signing Date, and shall exercise such rights and actions in such a way as not to affect the Lender’s credit claims, as reasonably agreed in advance with the Lender.

 

13.2.13

Loans to third parties

 

(a)

The borrower shall not grant any financing or loans to third parties (other than Group companies) or give guarantees of a personal nature as a guarantee of Financial Indebtedness assumed by third parties

 

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  (other than Group companies) or otherwise be an active party pursuant to any Financial Indebtedness, except for (i) financing or loans granted to Group companies, for a total maximum amount, during the same financial year, of Euros 800,000.00 (eight hundred thousand/00), (ii) for the Additional Bank Guarantees and (iii) when the prior written consent of the Lender is obtained.

 

(b)

Subject to the prior written consent of the Lender, the borrower shall ensure that no company in the Group (other than the Borrower) provides any financing to any third party (other than a company in the Group), or provides personal guarantees (to any person other than a company in the Group) or is an active party in any Financial Indebtedness, except for the Admitted Constraints.

 

13.2.14

Shareholders’ loans

The Borrower undertakes:

 

  (a)

to ensure that any shareholder loan granted and/or disbursed in its favour by any Shareholder is a Shareholder Loan within the meaning and for the purposes of this Agreement; and

 

  (b)

to sign, and to ensure that each Shareholder financing a Shareholder Loan signs, at the same time as signing the documentation relating to the Shareholder Loan, the subordination agreement with the Lenders, subject to the prior approval of the Lenders, as defined in the definition of Shareholder Loans.

ARTICLE XIV - EXPIRY EVENTS, TERMINATION EVENTS AND WITHDRAWAL EVENTS

 

14.1

Expiry Events

 

14.1.1

Operation of the acceleration clause

It is expressly agreed that the occurrence of any circumstance referred to in Article 1186 of the Italian Civil Code, to which each of the following events is conventionally deemed as equivalent, with the effects referred to in Article 14.1.3 below (Return of the Loan), shall constitute a cause for operation of the acceleration clause for any term established in this Agreement:

 

(a)

(i) the calling or meeting of the competent corporate body of any of the companies of the Target Group to approve the submission of an application for admission to any Insolvency Proceedings with respect to a company of the Target Group or (ii) the calling or meeting of the corporate body of any of the companies of the Target Group to approve the liquidation, dissolution or other procedure having similar effects to the procedures indicated above;

 

(b)

the submission by a third party of an application for the admission of any company of the Target Group to (i) any bankruptcy proceedings or (ii) liquidation or dissolution proceedings, or to any other procedure having similar effects to the procedures indicated above, unless the following circumstances occur together, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, (a) such request is challenged diligently and in good faith, with appropriate legal remedies and with a reasonable chance of success, and (b) in any event, such request is rejected, withdrawn, shelved (including by means of an act of desist) or declared inadmissible within 90 (ninety) calendar days from the date of submission of the request;

 

(c)

the performance by a company of the Target Group and/or the Shareholders of any formal act (other than those referred to in points (a) and (b) above) upon the opening of any Insolvency Proceedings against a company of the Target Group or for the purpose of subjecting any company of the Target Group to liquidation (including voluntary liquidation), dissolution or other proceedings having similar effects to those indicated above;

 

(d)

the calling and/or meeting of the competent corporate body of any company of the Target Group to examine the possibility of assigning assets to its creditors pursuant to articles 1977 et seq. of the Italian Civil Code, or the restructuring of Financial Indebtedness other than that referred to in point (vii) of the definition of “Financial Indebtedness” (even if only in part) of the Borrower or of any company of the Target Group by means of agreements, withdrawals, consolidations, payment deferrals and/or settlement operations;

 

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(e)

any security given to the Lender under the Financial Documentation becomes void or voidable or invalid or ineffective;

 

(f)

a company of the Target Group is in a State of Insolvency or is subject to insolvency, liquidation and/or dissolution proceedings.

 

14.1.2

Effectiveness of the operation of the acceleration clause

The Lender shall inform the Borrower of its intention to exercise the rights set out in Article 14.1.1 (Operation of the acceleration clause) by a notice sent to the borrower by facsimile or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and the operation of the acceleration clause of this Agreement shall become immediately effective upon receipt of the Lender’s notice by the Borrower.

 

14.1.3

Repayment of the loan

On the date on which the operation of the acceleration clause becomes effective pursuant to Article 14.1.2 (Effectiveness of the acceleration clause) of this Agreement:

 

  (a)

the Total Commitment shall be immediately and automatically withdrawn and cancelled; and

 

  (b)

the Borrower shall immediately reimburse to the Lender the amount disbursed to it but not yet repaid, together with accrued interest and interest on arrears, until the day of actual repayment, in addition to expenses, costs (including Repayment Costs) and fees and any other amount due under the Financial Documentation.

 

14.2

Termination Events

 

14.2.1

Termination

Subject to any remedy permitted under applicable law and subject to the provisions of Article 14.2.2 below (Effectiveness of termination), this Agreement shall be automatically terminated, on the initiative of the Lender, pursuant to Articles 1454 and/or 1456 of the Civil Code with the effects referred to in Article 14.2.2 below (Effectiveness of Termination) on the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:

 

(a)

the Borrower does not promptly pay any amount owed by it under this Agreement and/or the other Financial Documentation in the terms and manner specified, as the case may be, in this Agreement or the other Financial Documentation, unless such non-performance is due to technical impossibility not to be blamed on the Borrower to forward the relevant funds, in which case the non-performance shall be remedied on the third Business Day following the date on which the relevant payment was due;

 

(b)

Credit Line A or Credit Line B is used, in whole or in part, for a purpose other than that referred to in Article 2.2 (Purpose) of this Agreement;

 

(c)

at any time any of the obligations set out in Articles II (Loan), 7.2 (Mandatory early repayment of the Loan), 11.2 (Balance sheets) (i), XII (Financial Obligations) and XIII (Obligations of the Borrower) (other than the obligations set out in Articles 13.1.2 (Compliance with the Law), 13.1.3 (Taxes, duties and contributions), 13.1.4 (Safeguarding of assets), 13.1.5 (Insurance) and 13.1.9 (Intellectual Property) which are therefore deemed to be included in paragraph (d) below) of this Agreement and/or any other obligation provided for in the Guarantee Agreements, is not properly and promptly performed;

 

(d)

at any time any obligation under this Agreement (other than those referred to in paragraph (c) above) and/or the other Financial Documentation is not properly and promptly performed and such breach,

 

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  if it is can be remedied, is not remedied within 10 (ten) Business Days from the earlier of the dates on which the Lender notified the borrower of the breach and the date on which the Borrower became aware of such breach;

 

(e)

any of the representations and warranties made or to be deemed expressly repeated by the Borrower and/or any other Target Group company and/or any Shareholder in this Agreement or in the remaining Financial Documentation or in any attachment thereto or any other document, certificate or statement delivered by it under the Financial Documentation was or appears to have been unfulfilled, untruthful, inaccurate, inaccurate or materially misleading at the time it was made or deemed to have been repeated.

 

14.2.2

Effectiveness of the termination

Without prejudice to any time limits for remedying the breaches provided for in Article 14.2.1 above (Termination), the Lender will inform the Borrower of its intention to exercise its right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article 14.2.1 (Termination) of this Agreement by means of a notice sent to the Borrower by facsimile or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The termination of this Agreement shall take effect on the fifteenth Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower of the Letter of Formal Notice from the Lender or, in the case of termination pursuant to Article 1456 of the Italian Civil Code, on the date on which the Borrower receives the notice from the Lender.

 

14.2.3

Repayment of the Loan

On the date on which termination becomes effective pursuant to Article 14.2.2 (Effectiveness of termination) of this Agreement:

 

  (a)

the Total Commitment shall be immediately and automatically withdrawn and cancelled; and

 

  (b)

the Borrower shall immediately reimburse to the Lender the amount disbursed to it and not yet repaid, together with accrued interest and late payment interests up to the date of actual repayment, plus expenses, costs (including Repayment Costs) and fees and any other amounts due under the Financial Documentation.

 

14.3

Withdrawal Events

 

14.3.1

Withdrawal

Without prejudice to the events referred to in this Article 14.3.1 (Withdrawal) being considered as Acceleration Events pursuant to Article 1186 of the Civil Code, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article 14.3.2 below (Effectiveness of withdrawal) it is expressly agreed that the Lender may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article 1845 of the Civil Code, with the consequences provided for in Article 14.3.3 (Repayment of Loan) on the occurrence of any of the following circumstances, and the Parties expressly agree that any of the events provided for in this Article 14.3.1 (Withdrawal) shall be deemed to constitute just cause for the purposes of Article 1845 of the Civil Code, and that the Borrower waives any defence or claim in this respect:

 

  (a)

at any time any obligation under this Agreement and/or the other Financial Documentation is not properly and promptly performed by the Shareholders or the relevant parties (other than the Lender and the Borrower) and such non-performance, if it can be remedied, is not remedied within 20 (twenty) Business Days from the earlier of the date on which the Lender gave notice of non-performance to the Borrower and the date on which the Borrower became aware of such non-performance

 

  (b)

any of the representations and warranties made or to be deemed expressly repeated by a Target Group company and/or any Shareholder in this Agreement or in the remaining Financial Documentation or

 

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  in any attachment thereto or any other document, certificate or statement delivered by it under the Financial Documentation was or appears to have been unfulfilled, untruthful, inaccurate, inaccurate or materially misleading at the time it was made or deemed to have been repeated.

 

(c)

any Distribution has been approved by any of the corporate bodies of the Borrower in breach of the provisions of Article 13.2.5 (Distributions);

 

(d)

the borrower or any other company of the Target Group ceases to carry out the business it currently carries out, or commences a business that is substantially different from those referred to in its current corporate purpose;

 

(e)

the Acquisition is invoked or is found to be invalid and/or non effective, unlawful or the Acquisition cannot be carried out, for whatever reason;

 

(f)

breach and/or default by the Borrower and/or any Shareholder and/or Target and/or any of the Sellers and/or any other person of any of the obligations set out in the Transaction Documents;

 

(g)

The borrower and/or any Target Group company is formally requested in writing by the relevant creditor(s) to repay the loan before the original due date following a declaration of an acceleration event and/or termination and/or withdrawal by such creditor(s), or following a declaration of the occurrence of a termination condition by the relevant creditor(s) or otherwise (including compulsory early repayment) of any Financial Debt of the borrower and/or any company of the Target Group whose individual amount is equal to or greater than Euros 1,000,000.00 (one million/00) or several Financial Debts whose total amount - in aggregate with the amount of other Financial Debts referred to in this paragraph - is equal to or greater than 2,000,000 (two million/00) for the entire duration of the Loan;

 

(h)

one or more of the creditors of the borrower and/or of any company of the Target Group become entitled to claim in advance of the original due date pursuant to the provisions of the repayment of any Financial Debt (even if only in part) the amount of which is individually equal to or greater than Euro 1,000,000.00 (one million/00) or more Financial Debts the total amount of which - in aggregate with the amount of other Financial Debts referred to in this paragraph - is equal to or greater than Euro 2,000,000.00 (two million/00) for the entire duration of the Loan;

 

(i)

without prejudice to the provisions of this Article 14.3.1 (Withdrawal), which follows, a present and/or future guarantee issued and/or a present and/or future Constraint granted by the Borrower and/or a company of the Target Group and/or in the interest of the Borrower and/or any company of the Target Group - in an amount individually equal to or greater than Euro 1,000,000.00 (one million/00) - is the subject of a formal written request for enforcement, or when aggregated with the value of the guarantees and Constraints subject to previous enforcement requests it is equal to or greater than Euros 2,000,000.00 (two million/00) for the entire duration of the Loan;

 

(j)

against the borrower and/or any company of the Target Group (i) a sentence and/or other enforceable sentence (even if only provisionally) is issued to pay damages or, in any case, to pay sums in excess (or a settlement agreement is stipulated), individually considered or combined with other similar measures (including, for this purpose, any settlement agreements signed by the Borrower and/or by any company of the Target Group to prevent or put an end to a dispute) issued/decided previously in relation to the Borrower and the companies of the Target Group, for the entire duration of the Loan, of Euros 5,000,000.00 (five million/00), or in any case (ii) a sentence and/or other measure (including any settlement agreement) that causes a Significant Prejudicial Effect;

 

(k)

an enforcement, precautionary, monitoring, or similar measure in the relevant jurisdiction is issued against the Borrower and/or any company of the Target Group for an amount equal to or greater than, individually considered or combined with other enforcement, precautionary, monitoring, or similar measure in its relevant jurisdiction issued against the Borrower and/or any company of the Group, in excess of Euros 2,000,000.00 (two million/00);

 

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(l)

one or more ordinary, special, arbitration, administrative proceedings, proceedings of any other nature (including, but not limited to, any proceedings instituted by the tax authorities) have been initiated against one or more companies of the Target Group or their respective assets, which may reasonably have a negative outcome and, if they have a negative outcome, give rise to, or in any event may reasonably give rise to, a Significant Prejudicial Event;

 

(m)

the Borrower and/or any other company of the Target Group experiences a situation as per article 2446 and/or 2447 and/or 2482bis and/or 2482ter of the Italian Civil Code and/or other applicable law and/or foreign regulations having similar purposes and/or effects, inherent to situations similar to those indicated above, unless such situation is remedied through an adequate capital increase and/or non-refundable capital payment made by the Shareholders such as to ensure the previous corporate form and share capital within 90 (ninety) days from the time the event has occurred;

 

(n)

the Auditing Firm, with reference to the certification report relating to the consolidated or non-consolidated period financial statements of the Borrower or of any other company of the Target Group subject to certification, issues an adverse opinion or a declaration that it is impossible to express an opinion, or does not issue a certification;

 

(o)

the forfeiture, termination, cancellation, nullity, non-existence, ineffectiveness and/or illegality of one or more of the Transaction Documents and/or Financial Documentation (or of one or more relevant provisions thereof) is invoked in court;

 

(p)

the forfeiture, termination, annulment, nullity, non-existence, ineffectiveness and/or unlawfulness of one or more of the Transaction Documents and/or Financial Documentation (or of one or more relevant provisions thereof) and/or the withdrawal from any document forming part of the Transaction Documents and/or Financial Documentation is exercised;

 

(q)

an action is filed for nullity, annulment, ineffectiveness in relation to a document that forms part, as the case may be, of the Transaction Documents (or one or more relevant provisions thereof) and/or of the Financial Documentation (or one or more relevant provisions thereof), or an action aimed at obtaining the termination of one of the above documents where one or more of such actions may reasonably have a positive outcome for its/their proponent;

 

(r)

the occurrence of an event and/or series of events and/or circumstance which gives or may reasonably give rise to a Significant Prejudicial Event;

 

(s)

in respect of any Reference Date, there is any failure to comply with any of the Financial Parameters set out in Article 12.1 (Financial Obligations) of this Agreement which has not been remedied in accordance with Article 12.3 (Equity Cure) to the extent and under the conditions set out therein;

 

(t)

by the Date of First Closing, failure to pay the Initial Consideration in relation to the First Shareholding or, where the Date of Authorisation is later than the Date of First Closing, failure to pay the Initial Consideration First Instalment in relation to the First Initial Shareholding;

 

(u)

where the Date of Authorisation is later than the Date of First Closing, failure to pay the Initial Consideration First Instalment in relation to the First Additional Shareholding;

 

(v)

by the Date of Second Closing, failure to pay the Second Shareholding Consideration in relation to the Second Shareholding; and/or

 

(w)

failure to complete the Acquisition of the First Shareholding on the First Closing Date or, if the Acquisition Date is later than the First Closing Date, failure to complete the Acquisition of the First Initial Shareholding on the First Closing Date;

 

(x)

if the Acquisition Date is later than the First Closing Date, failure to complete the Acquisition of the First Additional Shareholding within 30 (thirty) Business Days from the Authorisation Date;

 

(y)

failure to complete the Acquisition of the Second Shareholding on the Date of Second Closing.

 

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14.3.2

Effectiveness of withdrawal

The Lender shall inform the borrower of its intention to exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article 14.3.1 (Withdrawal) by means of a notice sent to the Borrower by facsimile or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Withdrawal from this Agreement shall take effect on the fifteenth Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrower of the notice from the Lender.

 

14.3.3

Repayment of the loan

On the date on which the withdrawal becomes effective in accordance with Article 14.3.2 (Effectiveness of withdrawal) of this Agreement:

 

  (a)

the Total Commitment shall be immediately and automatically withdrawn and cancelled; and

 

  (b)

the Borrower shall immediately reimburse to the Lender the amount disbursed to it and not yet repaid, together with accrued interest and late payment interests up to the date of actual repayment, plus expenses, costs (including Repayment Costs) and fees and any other amounts due under the Financial Documentation.

ARTICLE XV - PAYMENTS

The Borrower shall make the payments provided for in the Financial Documentation into a current account indicated by the Creditor, in euros for the entire amount, without being able to proceed with any offsetting, regardless of any dispute, including judicial dispute, that may have arisen between the Lender and the Borrower and/or any dispute or objection (including for compensation) that may be or has been raised by the Borrower(solve et repete). The Lender shall be entitled to set off any and all receivables due from the Borrower under the Financial Documentation against any and all receivables (whether due or not) due from the Borrower. The Lender may refuse third-party payments.

ARTICLE XVI - FEES AND EXPENSES

 

16.1

Fees related to Loan

 

(a)

The Borrower shall pay to the Lender, on the Date of Signature, a one-off fee, in addition to any other fee provided for under the Financial Documentation, in relation to the provision of the Loan, of an amount equal to 50 basis points to be calculated on the maximum total amount of the Loan (the “Arrangement and Underwriting Fee”).

 

(b)

The Borrower shall pay, in respect of the Loan, a non-use fee (the “Non-Use Fee”) to be calculated by applying an annual rate of 0.75% (zero point seventy-five percent) of the applicable Margin to the amount of Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B not used by the Borrower from time to time, from the Date of Signature until the last day (inclusive) of the relevant Availability Period (or the date on which Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B, as the case may be, has been fully revoked or cancelled pursuant to this Agreement). The Non-Use Fee shall be paid in arrears (i) in any event, quarterly from the Date of Signature, (ii) on the last day of the relevant Availability Period and (iii) in any event, in the event of the full revocation or cancellation of Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B, as the case may be, on the date on which such revocation or cancellation becomes effective under this Agreement.

 

(c)

The Fees, once paid to the Lender, are no longer refundable. Each payment to be made in relation to Fees will be made in Euros with value on the date on which the payment is due.

 

16.2

Waiver fee

 

(a)

In the event that the Lender grants the modifications and/or waivers to the Loan requested by the Borrower, as well as in all cases where the Loan requires prior express authorisation from the Bank and the latter is granted, the Borrower shall pay the Lender a one-off fee provided for under the

 

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  Financial Documentation, for each waiver, derogation or authorisation, to be defined in good faith and according to the principle of reasonableness based on the type and substance of the request, with a minimum of Euros 5,000.00. The maximum amount is Euros 20,000.00 (the “Waiver Fee”).

 

(b)

Once paid, the Waiver Fee is non-refundable.

 

(c)

A payment to be made in connection with the Waiver Fee shall be made in Euros with value on the date on which the payment is due.

 

16.3)

Expenses.

The Borrower shall bear directly or, as the case may be, reimburse to the Lender, without exception and within the period specified by the Lender, any amount, fee (including notarial and legal fees) and expenses related to the Loan and the Financial Documentation, for their drawing up, negotiation and performance, for any modification of the Financial Documentation, for the exercise of the protection of the rights of the Lender based on them, for the granting of consents and/or authorisations or waivers to assert rights. It is understood that the Borrower hereby authorises the Lender to withhold all amounts due by way of expenses, fees, costs, duties and taxes under this Agreement from the Amount paid to the Borrower under this Agreement.

ARTICLE XVII - ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

 

17.1

Assignment of rights and obligations

 

17.1.1

The Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement. No entity (other than the Borrower) shall be entitled to fulfil the Borrower’s obligations under the Financial Documentation.

 

17.1.2

The Lender may, without the need for any consent of the Borrower, assign in whole or in part and at any time its rights, claims and/or obligations under this Agreement and/or the Financial Documentation (including as a result of subjective novation), or assign, in whole or in part, the claims against the Borrower arising from this Agreement and/or the Financial Documentation in favour of: (A) a Qualified Bank; (B) in favour of central banks belonging to the Eurosystem and/or the European Central Bank for the purpose of accessing monetary policy operations (either of the Eurosystem, including open market operations, or of another central bank), expressly including, without limitation, for the purpose of using such credits as “non-marketable assets” to be presented as collateral in favour of the Bank of Italy and/or the European Central Bank for refinancing operations granted under the “Abaco” procedure (collateralised bank assets), as governed by the regulations on “Eurosystem monetary policy instruments” in force from time to time, and/or within the framework of the eligibility procedures set out in the European Central Bank’s Guideline of 20 September 2011 (ECB/2011/14) and subsequent amendments and additions, as well as within the framework of similar procedures in force from time to time.

 

17.1.3

It is understood that, pending a Significant Event and/or a Potential Significant Event, the Lender may assign in whole or in part and at any time its rights, receivables and/or obligations under this Agreement and/or the Financial Documentation (also as a result of subjective novation), or assign, in whole or in part, the receivables due from the Borrower arising from this Agreement and/or the Financial Documentation even to parties other than those indicated in paragraph (a) above, without the need to request any consent from the Borrower.

 

17.1.4

Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 17.1.2 and 17.1.3 above, the Borrower hereby undertakes, by signing the Assignment Declaration, to accept in relation to each of the aforementioned cases the assignment of the rights, claims and/or obligations by each Lender also pursuant to and for the purposes of Articles 1248 and 1273 of the Italian Civil Code applicable from time to time.

 

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17.1.5

Any Tax, charge, cost and expense (including those of a fiscal nature, without prejudice to Article VIII (Taxes and Fees), or notarial and/or legal ones), (A) for the assignments referred to in paragraph 17.1.2 above, shall be borne entirely and exclusively by the Transferee Lender; and (B) for the assignments referred to in paragraph 17.1.3 above, shall be borne entirely and exclusively by the Borrower.

 

17.2

Special cases

 

17.2.1

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lender may, at any time and without the need to obtain the consent of the Lender or any third party, assign in whole or in part and/or pledge its claims against the Borrower under this Agreement for the benefit of central banks (including, but not limited to the banks of the Eurosystem and the European Central Bank) for the purpose of access to monetary policy operations (both of the Eurosystem - including, but not limited to, open market operations - and another central bank).

 

17.2.2

Without prejudice to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Borrower hereby accepts, in relation to the aforementioned cases, the assignment of rights, receivables and/or obligations by the Lender also pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 1248 of the Italian Civil Code, and undertakes to confirm in writing, as far as necessary and where reasonably deemed necessary by the Lender, such acceptance at the request of the Lender. It is also understood that Article 18.7 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement shall not apply to any information which the Lender considers appropriate in relation to the Borrower, the Target Group and the Financial Documentation and which it intends to communicate to (i) any central bank (including but not limited to any central bank which is a member of the Eurosystem or to the European Central Bank) for the purpose of gaining access to monetary policy operations (whether of the Eurosystem - including, but not limited to, open market operations - or of any other central bank) as the transferee or potential transferee of the claims arising under this Agreement pursuant to this Article 17.2(Special cases) and (ii) to rating agencies or suppliers of ratingtools.

 

17.3

Dissemination of information

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 17.1 above (Assignment of rights and obligations), the Lender shall have the right to provide to any Body to which disclosure of information is required by law and/or to any public and/or independent authority such information relating to the Agreement, the Financial Documentation, the business of the Borrower and/or the business of any of the Target Group companies as they reasonably deem necessary, provided that the Body to which the information is to be disclosed (except public authorities) has entered into (prior to disclosure) a commitment of confidentiality to the reasonable satisfaction of the Borrower and the Lender.

It is understood that the Borrower hereby authorises the Lender to publish press releases in relation to the Transaction in accordance with a text defined by mutual agreement before its publication.

ARTICLE XVIII - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

18.1

Solidarity in mandatory relationships

The obligations arising from this Agreement are assumed by the Borrower under the clause of solidarity and indivisibility towards his successors and assigns, who will all be subject to the means of enforcement provided by law.

 

18.2

Benefit of the Agreement

This Agreement is valid and binding and creates and will create rights and obligations in favour of the Parties and their successors or assigns in any capacity.

 

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18.3

Changes and tolerances

The Financial Documentation may be modified and the waiver of any right and/or claim provided for therein may only be made by a deed signed by persons who have the necessary powers of representation of the Parties, and shall be effective only with respect to such events or clauses, and may not in any way be extended to other events or clauses or to the same clauses in relation to different events. Therefore, any tolerance, even repeated, of non-fulfilments or delayed fulfilments of the same or different contractual obligations cannot in any way be interpreted as a tacit modification of the corresponding understandings.

 

18.4

Essential term

The terms of this Agreement shall be deemed essential with reference to the dates and periods of time mentioned herein, to the dates and periods of time that may be changed under this Agreement or by written agreements between the Parties, except for extensions in writing granted by the Lender to the Borrower.

 

18.5

Proof of credit.

The statements of account, the registrations and in general the accounting results of the Lender shall always constitute full evidence in any venue and to all intents and purposes of the payable owed by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement, except for material errors, without prejudice to the right of the Borrower to challenge such claims after payment.

 

18.6

Partial invalidity

The fact that, at any time, one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is or becomes unlawful, invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the lawfulness, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

18.7

Confidentiality

Without prejudice to Article 17.2(Special cases), each of the Parties undertakes to maintain the strictest confidentiality of any confidential information of which it becomes aware in connection with the signing or performance of this Agreement and the operations contemplated herein, unless such information is or becomes public knowledge, or its disclosure is necessary pursuant to provisions of law or regulations. However, both parties have the right to bring to the attention of the competent supervisory and/or control authority any information relating to the Borrower and/or the Target Group and/or the Loan that must be disclosed in compliance with a legal and/or regulatory obligations, as well as to communicate such information to the tax authority, including in relation to the submission of appeals.

 

18.8

Indemnification

Without prejudice to any other remedy that may be provided for by law, the Borrower (even after the repayment or full assignment of Credit Line A and/or Credit Line B) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Lender, as well as any of its employees, collaborators, officers, managers, employees and/or consultants in respect of any action, claim or demand of liability brought against it or ascribed to it, as well as in relation to any loss, damage or cost suffered by it, due to the failure by the Borrower to fulfil any of its obligations under the Financial Documentation, except in the case of wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the Lender.

 

18.9

Communications

(a) Any communication to be made under this Agreement must be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or by fax or e-mail to the following address indicated, or to those subsequently indicated in writing by the Lender or by the Borrower:

 

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For the Borrower:

Ubiquity S.r.l.

Via Teodosio 65

Milan

Fax: 0039 02 28 29795

e-mail: [***]

To the kind attention of: Dario Calogero (Legal Representative)

For the Lender:

UniCredit S.p.A.

Area Commerciale Milano Gae Aulenti

Lombardy Region

Via G.B. Pirelli 32

Milan

Fax: +39 02 97688107

e-mail: [****]

e-mail: corporate_milano_gae_aulenti@pec.unicredit.eu

To the kind attention of: Francesco Galuppo

 

(b)

Any notice under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been served on receipt at the above addresses, provided that such notice is served between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on a Business Day, failing which it shall be deemed to have been served the next Business Day.

ARTICLE XIX - APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

(a)

This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Italy.

 

(b)

Any dispute relating to the interpretation, validity, execution of, or in any way deriving from, this Agreement and/or the Financial Documentation, including for reasons of non-contractual liability, must first be the subject of an attempt at conciliation on the basis of the Mediation Regulations of the Milan Chamber of Commerce, registered with the Ministry of Justice under No. 179 of the Register of bodies appointed to manage attempts at conciliation. If the conciliation attempt fails, the dispute will be referred to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Milan, without prejudice to the jurisdictions mandatorily established by the Code of Civil Procedure for precautionary and executive measures.

 

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ANNEX C

EXISTING CONSTRAINTS

 

(A)

[***]

 

(B)

[***]

 

(C)

[***]

 

(D)

[***]

 

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*** *** ***

If you agree with the above terms and conditions, please send us a copy of this duly signed, signifying full and unconditional acceptance.

Sincerely,

 

UniCredit S.p.A.

represented by:

as:

*** *** ***

For full and unconditional acceptance

 

/s/ Dario Leopoldo Calogero

Ubiquity S.r.l.

represented by: Dario Leopoldo Calogero

as: Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

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Exhibit 16.1

 

LOGO

KPMG S.p.A.

Revisione e organizzazione contabile

Via Vittor Pisani, 25

20124 MILANO MI

Telefono +39 02 6763.1

Email it-fmauditaly@kpmg.it

PEC kpmgspa@pec.kpmg.it

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

December 2, 2019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We were previously principal accountants for Kalerya S.p.A. and, under the date of July 31, 2019, we reported on the consolidated financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. On December 2, 2019, we declined to stand for reelection. We have read Kaleyra Inc.’s statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated December 2, 2019, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a position to agree or disagree with Kaleyra Inc.’s statements that

 

The Boards of Directors of Kaleyra S.p.A. and Kaleyra, Inc., and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Kaleyra, Inc. did not take any action with respect to the status of KPMG S.p.A. as the audit committee of the Board of Directors had previously named BPM LLP as the independent registered accounting firm of Kaleyra, Inc., and such appointment had been ratified by the stockholders of such party; and

 

BPM LLP was not engaged regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on Kaleyra S.p.A..’s consolidated financial statements and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to Kaleyra S.p.A. that BPM LLP concluded was an important factor considered by Kaleyra S.p.A. in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event.

Very truly yours,

/s/ KPMG S.p.A.

 

KPMG S.p.A. è una società per azioni di diritto italiano e fa parte del network KPMG di entità indipendenti affiliate a KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), entità di diritto svizzero   

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Euro 10.345.200,00 i.v.

Registro Imprese Milano e

Codice Fiscale N. 00709600159

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Partita IVA 00709600159

VAT number IT00709600159

Sede legale: Via Vittor Pisani, 25

20124 Milano MI ITALIA

Exhibit 99.1

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of GigCapital, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of GigCapital, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2019 and for the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2019 and for the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern Uncertainty

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that GigCapital, Inc. will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has no present revenue, its business plan is dependent on the completion of a financing and the Company’s cash and working capital are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for the upcoming year. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ BPM LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

San Jose, California

December 2, 2019


GigCapital, Inc.

Balance Sheets

 

     As of September 30,  
     2019     2018  

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash

   $ 469,707     $ 597,268  

Receivable from related party

     6,946       6,229  

Prepaid expenses

     11,462       110,439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     488,115       713,936  

Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     78,757,615       144,964,309  

Interest receivable on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     120,528       221,157  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 79,366,258     $ 145,899,402  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,391,723     $ 64,581  

Payable to related party

     123,421       —    

Notes payable to Founders

     3,050,426       —    

Accrued liabilities

     1,140,000       772,840  

Other current liabilities

     87,069       221,865  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     5,792,639       1,059,286  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

    

Common stock subject to possible redemption, 7,182,567 and 14,309,217 shares as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, at a redemption value of $10.00 per share

     68,573,611       139,840,115  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 4,453,975 and 4,152,789 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively (excluding 7,182,567 and 14,309,217 shares subject to possible redemption as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively)

     445       415  

Additional paid-in capital

     6,751,086       5,664,971  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,751,523     (665,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     5,000,008       5,000,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 79,366,258     $ 145,899,402  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GigCapital, Inc.

Statements of Operations

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Period from
October 9, 2017
(Date of Inception)
through
September 30,
2018
 

Revenues

   $ —       $ —    

General and administrative expenses

     2,981,188       1,879,526  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (2,981,188     (1,879,526

Other income

    

Interest income on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     2,648,070       1,814,589  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (333,118     (64,937

Provision for income taxes

     (753,020     (600,448
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (1,086,138   $ (665,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     4,207,008       4,048,626  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share common share, basic and diluted (Note 2)

   $ (0.54   $ (0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GigCapital, Inc.

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

 

                 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
             
     Common Stock     Accumulated
Deficit
    Stockholders’
Equity
 
     Shares     Amount  

Balance as of October 9, 2017 (inception)

     —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Sale of common stock to Founders at $0.005858 per share

     4,267,500       427       24,573       —         25,000  

Sale of common stock to Founders in private placement at $10 per share

     498,256       49       4,982,511       —         4,982,560  

Forfeiture or cancellation of shares

     (743,750     (75     75       —         —    

Issuance of Insider shares for no consideration

     65,000       7       (7     —         —    

Sale of common stock in Initial Public Offering

     12,500,000       1,250       124,998,750       —         125,000,000  

Sale of common stock in Over-Allotment Option

     1,875,000       188       18,749,812       —         18,750,000  

Shares subject to redemption

     (14,309,217     (1,431     (143,090,743     —         (143,092,174

Net loss

     —         —         —         (665,385     (665,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2018

     4,152,789       415       5,664,971       (665,385     5,000,001  

Redemption of public shares

     (6,825,464     (683     (70,179,676     —         (70,180,359

Shares subject to redemption

     7,126,650       713       71,265,791       —         71,266,504  

Net loss

     —         —         —         (1,086,138     (1,086,138
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

     4,453,975     $ 445     $ 6,751,086     $ (1,751,523   $ 5,000,008  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GigCapital, Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Period from
October 9, 2017
(Date of
Inception)

through
September 30,
2018
 

Operating Activities

    

Net loss

   $ (1,086,138   $ (665,385

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     (2,527,542     (1,593,432

Interest receivable on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     (120,528     (221,157

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Receivable from related party

     (717     (6,229

Prepaid expenses

     98,977       (110,439

Accounts payable

     1,327,142       64,581  

Payable to related party

     123,421       —    

Accrued liabilities

     367,160       772,840  

Other current liabilities

     (134,796     221,865  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,953,021     (1,537,356
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities

    

Investment of cash in Trust Account, net

     (2,397,500     (143,750,000

Interest income used to pay taxes

     1,172,534       379,123  

Cash withdrawn from Trust Account

     70,180,359       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     68,955,393       (143,370,877
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities

    

Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid

     —         141,162,440  

Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Units

     —         4,982,560  

Proceeds from the sale of Founder Shares

     —         25,000  

Redemption of public shares

     (70,180,359     —    

Notes payable to Founders

     3,050,426       50,536  

Repayment of notes payable to Founders

     —         (50,536

Payment of deferred offering costs

     —         (664,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (67,129,933     145,505,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (127,561     597,268  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     597,268       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 469,707     $ 597,268  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities

    

Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption

   $ (1,086,145   $ (657,826
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GigCapital, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Organization and General

GigCapital, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 9, 2017. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity for the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) through September 30, 2019 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Offering”), which is described below (Note 3), and identifying a target initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash from the proceeds derived from the Offering. The Company has selected September 30 as its fiscal year end.

On December 7, 2017, the initial registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed in connection with the Offering was declared effective. On December 8, 2017, a subsequent registration statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company pursuant to Section 462(b) of the Securities Act, and also in connection with the Offering, was declared effective. The Company entered into an underwriting agreement on December 7, 2017 to conduct the Offering, the initial closing of which was consummated on December 12, 2017 with the delivery of 12,500,000 units (the “Units”). The Units sold in the initial closing of the Offering consisted of the securities described in Note 3. The initial closing of the Offering generated gross proceeds of $125,000,000.

Simultaneously with the initial closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the initial closing of a private placement sale (the “Private Placement”) of 489,500 units (the “Private Placement Units”), at a price of $10.00 per unit. Those units are held by the Company’s sponsor, GigAcquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and three additional investors (together with the Sponsor, the “Founders”). The Private Placement Units consisted of the securities described in Note 4. The initial closing of the Private Placement generated gross proceeds of $4,895,000.

Following the initial closing of the Offering, net proceeds in the amount of $122,500,000 from the sale of the Units and proceeds in the amount of $2,500,000 from the sale of Private Placement Units, for a total of $125,000,000, were placed in the trust account (“Trust Account”) which is described further below.

On January 9, 2018, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase an additional 1,875,000 additional Units solely to cover over-allotments, if any (the “over-allotment option”), the Company consummated the sale of an additional 1,875,000 Units at $10.00 per unit. The Units sold in the second closing of the Offering also consisted of the securities described in Note 3. The second closing of the Offering generated gross proceeds of $18,750,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the sale of the additional Units, the Company consummated a second closing of the Private Placement, resulting in the sale of an additional 8,756 Private Placement Units at $10.00 per unit to the Founders. The second closing of the Private Placement Units also consisted of the securities described in Note 4. The second closing of the Private Placement generated gross proceeds of $87,560.

Following the second closing of the Offering, net proceeds in the amount of $18,662,440 and proceeds in the amount of $87,560 from the second closing of the Private Placement, for a total of $18,750,000, were placed in the Trust Account.


Transaction costs amounted to $3,252,059, consisting of $2,587,560 of underwriting fees and $664,499 of the Offering costs. The Company’s remaining cash after payment of the Offering costs will be held outside of the Trust Account for working capital purposes.

Initial extension

The Company’s initial public offering prospectus and charter provided that the Company initially had until March 12, 2019 (the date which was 15 months after the consummation of the Offering) to complete a business combination. The Company’s Offering prospectus and charter also provided that the Company could extend such 15 months period an additional 3 months if the Founders deposited into the Company’s Trust Account established following the Offering an amount equal to the aggregate total of $0.10 per public share sold in the Offering, for a total deposit of $1,437,500.

On March 6, 2019, the Company issued four unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,437,500, representing $0.10 per public share. These notes are currently held by the Sponsor and the three other investors. The aggregate funds have been deposited into the Trust Account, and as a result, the period of time the Company has to consummate a Business Combination and the date for cessation of operations of the Company if the Company has not completed a business combination has been extended from March 12, 2019 to June 12, 2019 (“Initial Extension”). The terms of the trust agreement did not require an amendment of the charter in order to accomplish the Initial Extension.

Second extension

On June 5, 2019, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (“DE SOS”) a Certificate of Amendment (the “Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to which the date by which the Company must consummate its initial Business Combination with Kaleyra S.p.A, (“Kaleyra”), was extended from June 12, 2019 to December 12, 2019 (such extension, the “Second Extension”). The Extension Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting and became effective upon the filing thereof with the DE SOS.

The results of voting on the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting, held on June 5, 2019, were as follows:

Proposal No. 1

The Extension Amendment was approved as follows:

 

For

   Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

17,529,028

     126,876        20,000        0  

In connection with the Second Extension and the Extension Amendment, stockholders elected to redeem 6,825,464 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), which represents approximately 47.5% of the shares that were part of the units that were sold in the Company’s Offering. Following such redemptions, as of September 30, 2019 approximately $78.8 million remained in the Trust Account and 11,636,542 shares of Common Stock remained issued and outstanding, including 7,182,567 shares subject to possible redemption.

Extension Amendment Contributions

In conjunction with the approval of the Second Extension, the Founders agreed to contribute to the Company, as a loan, $240,000 for each calendar month, or portion thereof, that is needed by the Company to complete the Business Combination with Kaleyra (each, a “Contribution”). The Contributions were conditional upon the implementation of the Second Extension. The Contributions do not bear interest and are repayable by the Company upon


consummation of the Business Combination with Kaleyra. The Sponsor will have the sole discretion to determine whether to continue extending for additional months until the Extended Date, and if the Sponsor determines not to continue extending for additional months, the obligation of the Founders to make additional Contributions will terminate and GigCapital will dissolve and liquidate in accordance with its Charter.

On June 10, 2019, the Company issued four non-convertible unsecured promissory notes (each, a “Second Extension Note” and collectively the “Second Extension Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $240,000 to the Founders. The Company deposited the funds into the Trust Account.

On June 10, 2019, the Company issued an additional four convertible unsecured promissory notes (each, a “Working Capital Note” and collectively the “Working Capital Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $91,667 to the Founders. The Working Capital Notes were issued to provide the Company with additional working capital during the Second Extension and will not be deposited into the Trust Account. The Company issued the Working Capital Notes in consideration for loans from the payees to fund the Company’s working capital requirements. The convertible notes are convertible at the payee’s election upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Upon such election, the convertible notes will convert, at a price of $10.00 per unit, into units identical to the private placement units issued in connection with the Company’s Offering, except that the private placement warrants which comprise a part of the private placement units issued to the non-Sponsor Founders, so long as they are held by the non-Sponsor Founders, or any of their related persons under FINRA rules, will expire five years from the effective date of the Company’s registration statement, or earlier upon the Company’s liquidation.

On July 10, 2019, in connection with the second monthly Contribution, the Founders deposited an additional aggregate $240,000 into the Trust Account, and the Company cancelled the Second Extension Notes dated June 10, 2019, in the amount of $240,000 in the aggregate, and reissued each of the Third Extension Notes to include the aggregate of both the first and second monthly Contribution amounts for each payee, totaling $480,000.

On July 10, 2019, in connection with the second monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate $64,932 of working capital was loaned to the Company by the Founders, and as a result the Company cancelled the original Working Capital Notes dated June 10, 2019 in the amount of $91,667 and reissued the Second Working Capital Notes to include the aggregate of both the first and second working capital loans to the Company for each payee in the total amount of $156,599. The Second Extension Notes and Second Working Capital Notes bear no interest and are repayable in full upon the consummation of the Kaleyra business combination.

On August 12, 2019, in connection with the third and fourth monthly Contribution, certain of the Founders and affiliates thereof deposited an additional aggregate $480,000 into the Trust Account, and the Company cancelled certain of the Third Extension Notes dated July 10, 2019, in the amount of $204,302 in the aggregate, and reissued each of the Fourth Extension Notes to include the aggregate of the first through the fourth monthly Contribution amounts for the payees, totaling $684,302.

On August 12, 2019, in connection with the third and fourth monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate $252,568 of working capital was loaned to the Company by the certain of the Founders and affiliates thereof, and as a result the Company cancelled certain the Second Working Capital Notes dated July 10, 2019 in the amount of $66,653 and reissued the Third Working Capital Notes to include the aggregate of the first through the fourth working capital loans to the Company for the payees in the total amount of $319,221. The Fourth Extension Notes and Third Working Capital Notes also bear no interest and are repayable in full upon the consummation of the Kaleyra business combination.

From September 24, 2019 through September 27, 2019, in conjunction with the fifth monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate of $110,029 for deposit into the Trust Account was loaned to the Company by certain of the Founders and affiliates thereof.

From September 24, 2019 through September 27, 2019, in conjunction with the fifth monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate of $133,728 of working capital was loaned to the Company by certain of the Founders and affiliates thereof.


Subsequent to year end, on October 2, 2019 and October 11, 2019, in conjunction with the fifth monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate of $129,971 for deposit into the Trust Account, was loaned to the Company by certain of the Founders and affiliates thereof, for a total aggregate of $240,000 loaned for deposit in the Trust account in conjunction with the fifth monthly Contribution. Effective October 11, 2019, the Company cancelled the Fourth Extension Notes dated August 12, 2019 in the amount of $684,302 and reissued each of the Fifh Extension Notes to include the aggregate of the first through the fourth monthly Contribution amounts for the payees, totaling $924,302.

Subsequent to year end, on October 2, 2019 and October 11, 2019, in conjunction with the fifth monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate of $157,966 of working capital was loaned to the Company by certain of the Founders and affiliates thereof, for a total aggregate of $291,694 working capital loaned in conjunction with the fifth monthly Contribution. Effective October 11, 2019, the Company cancelled the Third Working Capital Notes dated August 12, 2019 in the amount of $319,221 and reissued the Fourth Working Capital Notes to include the aggregate of the first through the fourth working capital loans to the Company for the payees in the total amount of $610,915. The Fifth Extension Notes and Fourth Working Capital Notes also bear no interest and are repayable in full upon the consummation of the Kaleyra business combination.

Subsequent to year end, on November 12, 2019, in conjunction with the sixth monthly Contribution, an additional aggregate of $240,000, for deposit into the Trust Account, was loaned to the Company by certain of the Founders and affiliates. Effective November 12, 2019, the Company cancelled the Fifth Extension Notes dated October 11, 2019 in the amount of $924,302 and reissued each of the Sixth Extension Notes to include the aggregate of the first through the fifth monthly Contribution amounts for the payees, totaling $1,164,302.

Subsequent to year end, on November 23, 2019, the Company and each of the Sponsor and one of the holders of the Sixth Extension Notes and Fourth Working Capital Notes, GigFounders, LLC, agreed to amend and restate the Initial Extension Note, Second Extension Note, Working Capital Note, Sixth Extension Note and Fourth Working Capital Note held by them to provide that in lieu of repaying such promissory notes in full upon the Closing (as defined below) of the Business Combination, the outstanding principal balance of such amended and restated notes (for the Initial Extension Note, the Second Extension Note and the Sixth Extension Note, the “Amended Extension Notes”, and for the Second Working Capital Note and Fourth Working Capital Note, the “Amended Working Capital Notes”), plus all accrued and unpaid interest (as described below) and fees due under the Amended Extension Notes and Amended Working Capital Notes, shall, upon the receipt by the Company, whether in a debt or equity financing event by the Company (which may include the receipt of cash from third parties with which the Company has subsequent to year end entered into forward share purchase agreements), of cash proceeds in an amount not less than $11,500,000.00 (the “Financing Proceeds”), be due and payable no later than ten business days after the Company receives the Financing Proceeds. Interest on the Amended Extension Notes and Amended Working Capital Notes will accrue at a fixed interest rate equal to the one-year U.S. dollar LIBOR interest rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the Closing of the Business Combination, which is one and ninety-one hundredths percent (1.09%), plus a margin of one percent (1%) per annum. All interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. None of the Amended Extension Notes or Amended Working Capital Notes will be convertible into securities of the Company. On November 23, 2019, the Company issued the Amended Extension Notes and Amended Working Capital Notes to the Sponsor and GigFounders, LLC, as appropriate, for each of the Initial Extension Note, Second Extension Note, Working Capital Note, Sixth Extension Note and Fourth Working Capital Note.

The Trust Account

The funds in the Trust Account have been invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty (180) days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The remaining proceeds from the Offering outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence expenses on acquisition targets and continuing general and administrative expenses.


The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes, if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of the remaining outstanding shares of common stock included in the units sold in the Offering (the “public shares”) if the Company is unable to complete the Business Combination by December 12, 2019; or (iii) pursuant to an authorized redemption of the public shares in connection with the stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem the remaining public shares if it does not complete the Kaleyra Business Combination by December 12, 2019. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within this extended period of time, it shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares of common stock for a per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses); and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination with (or acquisition of) a Target Business. As used herein, “Target Business” must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less taxes payable on interest earned) at the time the Company signs a definitive agreement in connection with the Business Combination.

Business Combination

On February 22, 2019, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Kaleyra, Shareholder Representative Services LLC, (the “Seller Representative”) as representative of the ordinary shares of Kaleyra immediately prior to the closing (the “Closing” and the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”) of the transaction, and all of the stockholders of all of the Kaleyra stock (collectively, such Kaleyra stockholders, the “Sellers”), for the purpose of the Company acquiring all of the shares of the Kaleyra stock (the “Kaleyra Business Combination”). Kaleyra is a communications platform as a service (“CPaaS”) provider. The Closing of the Business Combination occurred on November 25, 2019.

Effective as of the Closing, the Company changed its name to Kaleyra, Inc. and applied to and did list the Transaction Securities (as defined below) on the NYSE American stock exchange (“NYSE American”) under the symbol “KLR”. The Company also changed its fiscal year end to December 31st from its current fiscal year end of September 30th upon the consummation of the transaction, and intends for the change to first be effective for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

As noted above, subsequent to year end, on November 25, 2019, the Business Combination with Kaleyra was completed. See Note 9 – Subsequent Events for a description of the transaction.


Consideration

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Sellers will sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to the Company all of the Kaleyra stock. In accordance with, and subject to the Purchase Agreement, each Seller will be entitled to receive his, her or its share, as specified in the Purchase Agreement, of the aggregate closing consideration to be paid to the Sellers at the Closing (the “Aggregate Closing Consideration”), in addition to a contingent right to receive the Earnout Shares (as defined and further described below under the heading “Earnout Shares”). The Aggregate Closing Consideration shall consist of a combination of cash (“Cash Consideration”), Company Common Stock (“Closing Share Consideration”) and unsecured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) for a specified principal amount (the “Note Principal Amount”). Two of the Sellers will receive their portion of the Aggregate Closing Consideration in the form of a combination of Closing Share Consideration, Cash Consideration and Notes. Each of the other Sellers will receive his, her or its portion of the Aggregate Closing Consideration solely in the form of Closing Share Consideration. The aggregate value of each component of the Aggregate Closing Consideration will be determined by the percentage of the Offering Shares (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation outstanding as of February 22, 2019 that have been redeemed prior to the Closing (the “Redemption Percentage”) pursuant to the Redemption Rights (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) and Article IX of the Certificate of Incorporation. The Stock Purchase Agreement apportions each component of the Aggregate Closing Consideration according to five fixed ranges of possible Redemption Percentages (the “Redemption Ranges”). The Aggregate Closing Consideration for each such Redemption Range, by component of the Aggregate Closing Consideration, is as follows:

 

Cash Consideration

   Closing Share Consideration
(in shares of the Company’s
Common Stock)
     Note Principal
Amount
 

Redemption Percentage is equal to or greater than 87.5%

 

$0

     10,181,819      $ 15,000,000  

Redemption Percentage is greater than 75.0% but less than 87.5%

 

$3,750,000

     9,781,819      $ 11,250,000  

Redemption Percentage is greater than 62.5% but less than or equal to 75.0%

 

$7,500,000

     9,381,819      $ 7,500,000  

Redemption Percentage is equal to or greater than 50.0% but less than or equal to 62.5%

 

$11,250,000

     8,999,319      $ 3,750,000  

Redemption Percentage is less than 50.0%

 

$15,000,000

     8,616,819      $ 0  

The aggregate amount of Closing Share Consideration, and each of the Closing Share Consideration amounts listed above, are subject to adjustments at Closing as specified in the February 26 Form 8-K.

Notes

Interest on the Notes will accrue at a fixed interest rate equal to the one-year U.S. dollar LIBOR interest rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the Closing Date, plus a margin of one percent (1%) per annum. Interest will be due and payable annually on each of (1) the date which is the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (2) on the date which is the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date. All interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

Fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes will be due and payable on the fifteen (15) month anniversary of the Closing Date. The remaining outstanding principal balance of the Notes plus all accrued and unpaid interest and fees due under the Notes will be due and payable in full on the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date.

In the event that the Company receives, at any time while principal on the Notes remains outstanding, cash proceeds of an equity financing (the “Financing”) in an amount not less than $50,000,000.00 (the “Financing Proceeds”), fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes will be due and payable no later than ten (10) business days after the Company receives such Financing Proceeds. In the event of a Financing where at any time the Company receives cash proceeds of such Financing in an amount not less than $75,000,000.00 (the “Payoff


Financing Proceeds”), one hundred percent (100%) of the remaining outstanding principal balance of the Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and fees due under the Notes will be due and payable no later than ten (10) business days after the Company receives such Payoff Financing Proceeds. The date which is the earlier of (a) the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date, or (b) the date payment is received from Payoff Financing Proceeds, is the “Maturity Date.”

In the event that the Notes are not paid in full on or before the applicable Maturity Date, then at any time after the sixtieth (60th) business day after the Maturity Date, assuming payment in full has not been made prior to such date, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, together with all accrued but unpaid interest on the Notes, may be converted into shares of Company Common Stock, in part or in whole, at the option of the holder of the Notes by providing written notice at least three (3) business days prior to the date of conversion. A conversion of any portion of the Note into shares of Company Common Stock will be effected at a conversion price equal to the Current Market Price as of the date of such conversion (the “Conversion Price”). The term “Current Market Price” means, generally, the average VWAP for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on the date that is five (5) trading days prior to the date of conversion. The term “VWAP” means, for any trading day, the volume weighted average trading price of the Company Common Stock for such trading day on the NYSE (or if the Company Common Stock is no longer traded on the NYSE, on such other exchange as the Company Common Stock are then traded).

Earnout Shares

In addition to the right to receive the Aggregate Closing Consideration, each Seller will have the contingent right to receive additional shares of Company Common Stock upon the achievement of the following revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization, (“EBITDA”) milestones (the “Earnout Shares” and together with the Closing Share Consideration, the “Transaction Securities”):

(1) If the pro forma revenue and pro forma adjusted EBITDA of the post-combination Company and its subsidiaries for the 2019 fiscal year exceeds the pro forma revenue and pro forma adjusted EBITDA of Kaleyra and its subsidiaries for the 2018 fiscal year by thirty percent (30%) and forty-five percent (45%) respectively, then the aggregate number of Earnout Shares which the Sellers will be entitled to receive (the “2019 Earnout Shares”) is as follows, determined based on the applicable Redemption Range:

 

Redemption Percentage

   Less than 50.00%      Equal to or
greater
than 50.00% but
less than or equal

to 62.50%
     Greater than
62.50% but less
than or equal to

75.00%
     Greater than
75.00% but less

than 87.50%
     Equal to or
greater
than 87.50%
 

Aggregate 2019 Earnout Shares

     2,146,133        1,954,892        1,763,633        1,563,642        1,363,633  


(2) If the revenue and adjusted EBITDA of the post-combination Company and its subsidiaries for the 2020 fiscal year exceeds the pro forma revenue and pro forma adjusted EBITDA of the Company and its subsidiaries for the 2019 fiscal year by thirty percent (30%) and forty-five percent (45%) respectively, then the number of Earnout Shares which the Sellers will be entitled to receive (the “2020 Earnout Shares”) is as follows, determined based on the applicable Redemption Range:

 

Redemption Percentage

   Less than 50.00%      Equal to or
greater
than 50.00% but
less than or equal
to 62.50%
     Greater than
62.50% but less
than or equal to
75.00%
     Greater than
75.00% but less
than 87.50%
     Equal to or
greater
than 87.50%
 

Aggregate 2020 Earnout Shares

     2,146,139        1,954,881        1,763,639        1,563,631        1,363,639  

Notwithstanding the above, to the extent that the requisite level of adjusted EBITDA for a fiscal year for the issuance of Earnout Shares is achieved but the requisite level of revenue is not so achieved, as long as the revenue for such fiscal year is at least eighty percent (80%) of the requisite level of revenue for the issuance of Earnout Shares, then the aggregate 2019 Earnout Shares or 2020 Earnout Shares, as applicable, will be deemed earned and issuable, but in an amount reduced by 0.5% for every 1.0% revenue for such fiscal year is below the revenue target for such fiscal year (the “Earnout Reduction”).

For the purposes of determining whether Earnout Shares will be issued, adjusted EBITDA is defined as of any date of calculation, as the consolidated earnings of a party and its subsidiaries, before finance income and finance cost (including bank charges), tax, depreciation and amortization calculated from the audited consolidated financial statements of such party and its subsidiaries (prepared in accordance with GAAP), plus (i) Expenses (as defined below), (ii) without duplication of clause (i), severance or change of control payments, (iii) any expenses related to company restructuring, (iv) any compensation expenses relating to stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock or similar equity interests as may be issued by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (v) any provision for the write down of assets. A party’s adjusted EBITDA for any fiscal year party is calculated on a pro forma basis to include any subsidiaries acquired by such party during such fiscal year.

Whether Earnout Shares are to be issued will be determined as soon as practicable (but in any event within fifteen (15) days) after the completion of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as filed with the SEC. To the extent that the Seller Representative disagrees with a determination whether Earnout Shares are to be issued, the Purchase Agreement provides for a customary process by which the Seller Representative and the Company shall resolve any such disagreement before an independent nationally recognized accounting firm.

If during the period when Earnout Shares can be earned (the “Earnout Period”), there is a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or bankruptcy of the Company, or change of control of the Company where the value of the aggregate consideration received by each holder of Company Common Stock with respect to each share of Company Common Stock held by such holder equals at least $10.00 per share of Company Common Stock (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations and other recapitalizations) (each an “Acceleration Event”), then any Earnout Shares that have not been issued by the Company (whether or not previously earned and whether or not any revenue or adjusted EBITDA targets or thresholds have been achieved) shall be deemed earned and due by the Company to the Sellers.

Any dividends or distributions declared with respect to Company Common Stock during the Earnout Period shall be set aside and not paid until the 2019 Earnout Shares and 2020 Earnout Shares have been issued to the Sellers or, if either or both the 2019 Earnout Shares and the 2020 Earnout Shares are not earned and issued, then all such dividends or distributions declared during the Earnout Period shall be forfeited.

Certain holders of shares of Company Common Stock have agreed that a portion of their shares of Company Common Stock will be forfeited in the event that either the 2019 Earnout Shares or the 2020 Earnout Shares are not issued in full, as further described below under the heading “Founder Shares Agreement”.


Lock-Up

Subject to certain exceptions (including the sale of Company Common Stock or Earnout Shares to satisfy certain taxes that may be payable by certain Sellers upon the receipt of Company Common Stock), each Seller agrees that such Seller shall not transfer any Company Common Stock issued to such Seller as part of the Closing Share Consideration or any Earnout Shares that may have been issued to such Seller until the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Closing Date or (ii) the date, following the Closing Date, on which (x) the last sale price of Company Common Stock equals or exceeds US$12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period commencing at least one hundred fifty (150) days after the Closing Date or (y) the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Company Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (such earliest date being the “Lock-Up Termination Date”).

Restricted Stock Units

The Company has agreed to adopt an equity incentive plan that it will submit to its stockholders for approval. So long as such equity incentive plan is adopted and approved, the Company has agreed to issue to certain employees of Kaleyra or its subsidiaries 1,018,181 restricted stock units that would vest at the Lock-Up Termination Date, 136,367 restricted stock units that would vest upon the final determination, if any, that the 2019 Earnout Shares are earned and issuable, and 136,361 restricted stock units that would vest upon the final determination, if any, that the 2020 Earnout Shares are earned and issuable.

Expense Reimbursement

If the Kalyera Business Combination is not consummated, each party shall bear its respective legal, accountants, and financial advisory fees and other expenses incurred with respect to the Purchase Agreement and the Kalyera Business Combination (collectively “Expenses”). If the Kalyera Business Combination is consummated, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Expenses at or after the Closing, including the out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Kaleyra and its subsidiaries in connection with the Purchase Agreement and the Kalyera Business Combination (including any fees and expenses of representatives of Kaleyra and its subsidiaries).

Founder Shares Agreement

The Founders have entered into a Founder Shares Agreement with the Company, Kaleyra and the Seller Representative on February 22, 2019 (the “Founder Shares Agreement”) with regard to their shares of Company Common Stock held by each of them (the “Founder Shares”),

Pursuant to the terms of the Founder Shares Agreement, each Founder agreed that a portion of the Founder Shares will be forfeited in the event that either the 2019 Earnout Shares or the 2020 Earnout Shares are not issued in full (such Founder Shares subject to risk of forfeiture, the “Founder Earnout Shares”). The aggregate number of Founder Earnout Shares will be determined as follows, based on the applicable Redemption Range:

 

Redemption Percentage

   Less than 50.00%      Equal to or
greater
than 50.00% but
less than or equal
to 62.50%
     Greater than
62.50% but less
than or equal to
75.00%
     Greater than
75.00% but less
than 87.50%
     Equal to or
greater
than 87.50%
 

Aggregate Founder Earnout Shares

     251,686        629,220        1,090,646        1,552,074        2,013,504  

The dates and amount of the lapse of the risk of forfeiture of the Founder Earnout Shares are as follows:

 

   

The lapse of the risk of forfeiture of 50% of the Founder Earnout Shares (the “2019 Founder Earnout Shares”) will irrevocably occur if the 2019 Earnout Shares are issued by the Company; provided, that the Earnout Reduction shall also apply to the 2019 Founder Earnout Shares (provided that the 2019 Founder Earnout Shares shall be finally forfeited to the Company without consideration if it is finally determined that the 2019 Earnout Shares are not earned and issuable);


   

The lapse of the risk of forfeiture of 50% of the Founder Earnout Shares (the “2020 Founder Earnout Shares) will irrevocably occur if the 2020 Earnout Shares are issued by the Company; provided, that the Earnout Reduction shall also apply to the 2020 Founder Earnout Shares (provided that the 2020 Founder Earnout Shares shall be finally forfeited to the Company without consideration if it is finally determined that the 2020 Earnout Shares are not earned an issuable); and

 

   

For any Founder Earnout Shares for which the risk of forfeiture has not yet lapsed, or been forfeited, pursuant to the provisions above, the lapse of the risk of forfeiture shall irrevocably occur if and when any Earnout Shares become earned and issuable under the Purchase Agreement due to an Acceleration Event.

In addition, each Founder has irrevocably and unconditionally agreed that, prior to the lapse of the risk of forfeiture of the Founder Earnout Shares, such Founder shall not transfer all or any portion of such Founder Earnout Shares, other than to a permitted transferee (as described in a letter agreement, dated December 7, 2017, between the Company and Founders) who enters into a written agreement for the benefit of the parties to the Founder Shares Agreement pursuant to which such permitted transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Founder Shares Agreement provided that, following such transfer, such Founder continues to beneficially own such transferred Founder Shares for all purposes, including voting rights.

If the Company holds a stockholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with a Business Combination, a public stockholder will have the right to redeem its shares for an amount in cash equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable. As a result, such shares of common stock have been recorded at their redemption amount and classified as temporary equity.

The amount held in the Trust Account as of September 30, 2019, was $78,757,615, which represents cash and short-term investments of $143,750,000 from the sale of 14,375,000 Units at $10.00 per unit, $2,397,500 of extension payment into the Trust Account, and $4,342,131 of interest income earned on these holdings, less $1,551,657 withdrawn from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay federal and state income tax obligations and $70,180,359 of redemption of public shares. Additionally, there was $120,528 of interest accrued, but not yet credited to the Trust Account, which was recorded on the balance sheet in interest receivable on cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of September 30, 2019.

The amount held in the Trust Account as of September 30, 2018, was $144,964,309, which represents cash and short-term investments of $143,750,000 from the sale of 14,375,000 Units at $10.00 per unit and $1,593,432 of interest income earned on these holdings, less $379,123 withdrawn from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay federal and state income tax obligations. Additionally, there was $221,157 of interest accrued, but not yet credited to the Trust Account, which was recorded on the balance sheet in interest receivable on cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of September 30, 2018.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had $469,707 in cash and a working capital deficit of $5,304,524. Further, the Company expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company plans to address this uncertainty by raising additional capital. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful within the target business acquisition period. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


Emerging Growth Company

Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act of 1934) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when an accounting standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, will adopt the new or revised accounting standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and marketable securities accounts in financial institutions, which at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances that at times may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company maintains its cash deposits with a major financial institution.

Cash and Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the assets held in the Trust Account were invested in a money market fund.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet primarily due to their short-term nature.


Offering Costs

Offering costs in the amount of $3,252,059 consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Offering. Offering costs were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Offering.

Stock-based Compensation

For restricted stock awards granted to employees and directors of the Company, the related stock-based compensation will be based on the fair value of the common stock on the grant date. For restricted stock awards granted to non-employees of the Company, the related stock-based compensation will be based on the fair value of the common stock on the date the shares vest, or are no longer subject to forfeiture upon an event that is not probable to occur.

The shares underlying the Company’s restricted stock awards are subject to forfeiture if the Business Combination is not completed or if these individuals resign or are terminated for cause prior to the completion of the Business Combination. Therefore, the related stock-based compensation will be recognized upon the completion of a Business Combination, unless the related shares are forfeited prior to a Business Combination occurring.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating the net loss per common share. Shares of common stock subject to possible redemption as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, have been excluded from the calculation of the basic net loss per share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. The Company has not considered the effect of 1) warrants sold in the Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 11,154,942 shares of common stock since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon future events, 2) rights sold in the Offering and Private Placement that convert into 1,487,326 shares of common stock since the conversion of the rights is contingent upon future events, as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 and (3) the 60,000 shares of common stock underlying restricted stock awards that are still subject to forfeiture as of September 30, 2019 and 2018. Since the Company was in an adjusted net loss position during the periods presented within, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for all periods presented.

Reconciliation of Net Loss Per Common Share

In accordance with the two-class method, the Company’s net loss is adjusted to remove net income that is attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, as these shares only participate in the income of the Trust Account and not the losses of the Company. Accordingly, net loss per common share, basic and diluted, is calculated as follows:

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Period from
October 9, 2017
(Date of Inception)
through
September 30,
2018
 

Net loss

  $ (1,086,138   $ (665,385

Less: net income attributable to common stock subject to redemption

    (1,169,705     (941,036
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss

  $ (2,255,843   $ (1,606,421
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

    4,207,008       4,048,626  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share common share, basic and diluted

  $ (0.54   $ (0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

 


Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2019 or 2018. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of September 30, 2019 or 2018. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017 and introduced significant changes to U.S. income tax law. Effective January 1, 2018, the Tax Act reduces the U.S. statutory tax rate from 35% to 21% and creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings and certain related-party payments. Since the Company is a fiscal taxpayer, the Company is subject to a blended rate of 21% and 24.3% for fiscal year ended 2019 and 2018. The Company does not anticipate any other material impacts as a result of the Tax Act.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

3. OFFERING

On December 12, 2017, the Company completed the initial closing of the Offering whereby the Company sold 12,500,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. On January 9, 2018, the Company completed the second closing of the Offering with the exercise of the over-allotment option with the consummation of the sale of an additional 1,875,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, three-fourths (3/4) of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock (the “Warrants”), and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of common stock upon consummation of the Business Combination (the “Rights”). Warrants will only be exercisable for whole shares at $11.50 per share.

On January 16, 2018, the Company announced that the holders of the Company’s Units may elect to separately trade the securities underlying such Units which commenced on January 17, 2018. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GIG.U”. Any underlying shares of common stock, warrants and rights that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “GIG,” “GIG.WS” and “GIGr,” respectively.

4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

During the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) to December 12, 2017, the Founders purchased 4,267,500 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $0.005858 per share. In November and December 2017, the Company canceled 738,750 Founders Shares for no consideration. As a result, there are 3,528,750 Founder Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Founder Shares are identical to the common stock included in the Units sold in the Offering except that the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below.


The Founders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier of (i) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination, or earlier if, subsequent to the initial Business Combination, the last sale price of the Company’s 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 initial Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination 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.

Private Placement

The Founders purchased from the Company an aggregate of 489,500 units at a price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the initial closing of the Offering. The Founders also purchased from the Company an aggregate of 8,756 private placement units in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the second closing of the Offering with the exercise of the over-allotment option. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, three-fourths (3/4) of a Warrant, and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of a share of common stock upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination. Warrants will only be exercisable for whole shares at $11.50 per share. Unlike the Warrants included in the Units sold in the Offering, if held by the original holder or its permitted transferees, the warrants included in the Placement Units are not redeemable by the Company and subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until one year following the consummation of the Business Combination. If the warrants included in the Private Placement Units are held by holders other than the initial holders or their permitted transferees, the warrants included in the Private Placement Units will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the Warrants included in the Offering (see above).

If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, then the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders.

For the year ended September 30,2019 and the period from October 9, 2017, (date of inception) through September 30, 2018, the Company purchased consulting services in the amount of $0 and $14,400, respectively, from Sentienz Inc., a technology solutions company in which Jack Porter, a member of our Board of Directors, is the Executive Chairman. The fees paid were comparable to fees charged for similar services by other technology solutions companies.

Administrative Services Agreement

The Company agreed to pay $20,000 a month for office space, administrative services and secretarial support to the Sponsor. Services commenced on December 8, 2017, the date the securities were first listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will terminate upon the earlier of the consummation by the Company of the Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company. For the year ended September 30, 2019 and for the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) through September 30, 2018, the Company incurred $240,000 and $196,758, respectively, in fees for these services, of which $70,000 and $0 is included in payable to related party in the accompanying balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and 2018.


Notes Payable to Founders

On March 6, 2019, as part of the Initial Extension, the Company issued four unsecured promissory notes to the Founders in the aggregate principal amount of $1,437,500, representing $0.10 per public share. The funds have been deposited into the Trust Account. As a result, the period of time the Company has to consummate its Business Combination was extended by three months to June 12, 2019. The promissory notes bear no interest and are repayable in full upon the consummation of the Company’s previously announced Business Combination.

As part of the Second Extension, increasing the period of time the Company has to consummate its Business Combination by another six months to December 12, 2019, the Company issued the Second Extension Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $240,000 to the Founders. Additionally, as part of the Third through the Fifth Extensions, and based on amounts contributed through September 30, 2019, the Company issued to the Founders and affiliates thereof an aggregate of an additional $830,029 of notes for a total balance of the Extension Notes as of September 30, 2019 of $1,070,029.

Subsequent to year end, the Company issued to the Founders and affiliates thereof an aggregate of $369,971 of notes for a final total balance of the Extension Notes of $1,440,000.

Also included in Notes Payable to Founders on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 are $542,896 from certain of the Company’s Founders to be held for use as Working Capital Notes.

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Registration Rights

The Company’s initial stockholders are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on December 7, 2017 (the “Initial Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the terms of the Initial Registration Rights Agreement, the Company’s initial stockholders are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these shareholders have “piggy-back” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. There will be no penalties associated with delays in registering the securities under the registration rights agreement.


In connection with the Business Combination, the Company agreed to amend and restate (the “Amended Registration Rights Agreement”) the Initial Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached to the Stock Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Amended Registration Rights Agreement, after the date of closing of the Business Combination, the Seller’s Representative, Cowen II, or the holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding Private Shares, shares issued upon exercise of the Company’s Private Placement Warrants or the conversion of the rights held by the initial stockholders, and the shares issued in the Business Combination (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”) will be entitled to make up to three demands (not counting any demand by Cowen to register our securities) that the Company register the Registrable Securities. Such registration rights are subject to certain requirements and limitations as set forth in the Amended Registration Rights Agreement. In addition, and subject to certain requirements and limitations as set forth in the Amended Registration Rights Agreement, the holders of the Registrable Securities have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our consummation of the Business Combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cowen II, and two of the Founders who are affiliates of Cowen II, Irwin Silverberg (“Silverberg”) and Jeffrey Bernstein (“Bernstein”), may not exercise their demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years, respectively, after December 7, 2017 and may not exercise their demand rights on more than one occasion. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements, provided, that the Company is not required to pay for any registration if the request for such registration is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered in such registration.

Underwriters Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional Units to cover any over-allotments, at the IPO price less deferred underwriting discounts and commissions. On January 9, 2018, the underwriters elected to fully exercise their over-allotment option to purchase 1,875,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per unit.

The Company paid an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit offering price (or approximately $0.0467 per unit for each Unit sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option).

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

The Company engaged Cowen and Company, LLC (an affiliate of Cowen II) and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (collectively, the “Advisors”) as advisors in connection with the Business Combination pursuant to a business combination marketing agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, the Company will pay the Advisors a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, (i) 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, excluding any proceeds from the full or partial exercise of the over-allotment option, plus (ii) 5.033333% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, if any, from the full or partial exercise of the over-allotment option (in each case, exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable).

Forward Share Purchase Agreement

On September 27, 2019, the Company and Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 1, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Greenhaven Fund 1”), and Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 2, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Greenhaven Fund 2” and together with Greenhaven Fund 1, “Greenhaven”) entered into a Forward Share Purchase Agreement (the “Greenhaven Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase the shares of common stock of the Company into which rights of the Company held by Greenhaven and any additional rights that Greenhaven will acquire will convert into upon the Closing of the Business Combination at the following price: (1) $1.05 per right for the first 5,500,000 rights (which reflects $10.50 per share for the first 550,000 shares); (2) $1.07 per right for the next 2,500,000 rights (which reflects $10.70 per share for the next 250,000 shares); and (3) $1.10 per right for the next 2,000,000 rights (which reflects $11.00 per share for the next 200,000 shares). The Company agreed to purchase the Shares on the later of the sixtieth day after the Closing of the Business Combination or January 1, 2020 (the “Greenhaven Purchase Closing Date”).

In exchange for the Company’s commitment to acquire the shares on the Greenhaven Purchase Closing Date, each of Greenhaven Fund 1 and Greenhaven Fund 2 agreed to continue to hold, and not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or hedge (including any transactions


involving any derivative securities of GigCapital and including any Short Sales (as defined below) involving any of the Company’s securities), the rights (including any additional rights) held by Greenhaven, and any shares that such rights (including any additional rights) convert into, until the Greenhaven Purchase Closing Date, including not to tender the rights (or any additional rights) to the Company in response to any tender offer that the Company may commence for the rights. For purposes of the Greenhaven Purchase Agreement, “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sales contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the parties agreed that Greenhaven shall after the Closing of the Business Combination have the right but not the obligation to sell any or all of its shares issued for the rights into in the open market if the share price equals or exceeds $10.50 per share. Furthermore, the parties agreed that nothing in the Greenhaven Purchase Agreement shall prohibit Greenhaven from entering into a contract to purchase and/or sell warrants of the Company.

No amount was recorded in the financial statements as the amount of the liability is not considered probable or reasonably estimable as it is dependent on the number of additional rights subsequently purchased by Greenhaven, as well as the number of shares sold by Greenhaven after the Business Combination should the market price of the stock increase above the $10.50 price limitation, as it did in November 2019.

6. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

The authorized Common Stock of the Company includes up to 100,000,000 shares. Holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock. As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were 4,453,975 and 4,152,789 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and not subject to possible redemption (of which there are 7,182,567 and 14,309,217 such shares as of September 30, 2019 and 2018).

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2019 or 2018, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Warrants

Warrants will only be exercisable for whole shares at $11.50 per share. As a result, at least four Units must be purchased in order for each holder to receive shares of common stock for all of the Warrants acquired upon their exercise. Under the terms of the Warrant agreement dated December 12, 2017, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to file a new registration statement under the Securities Act, following the completion of the Business Combination, for the registration of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Units.

No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of common stock to be issued to the Warrant holder. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Offering and will expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. However, if the Company does not complete the Business Combination on or prior to the 18-month period (or 24-month period as described above) allotted to complete the Business Combination, the Warrants will expire at the end of such period. If the Company is unable to deliver registered shares of common stock to the holder upon exercise of the Warrants during the exercise period, there will be no net cash settlement of these Warrants and the Warrants will expire worthless, unless they may be exercised on a cashless basis in the circumstances described in the Warrant agreement. Once the Warrants (excluding the warrants sold in the Private Placement Units as discussed in Note 4) become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants in whole and not in part at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, only in the event that the last sale price of the Company’s shares of common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders.


As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were 11,154,942 warrants outstanding.

Rights

Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of common stock upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if the holder of such right redeemed all shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will be issued upon conversion of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination, as the consideration related thereto has been included in the Unit purchase price paid for by investors in the Offering. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the common stock will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into common stock basis and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively covert its rights in order to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration) upon completion of a Business Combination. The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination on or prior to the 24-month period as described in Note 1) allotted to complete the Business Combination and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights.

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were 14,873,256 rights outstanding.

Subsequent to year end, the Company commenced a tender offer for the purchase of all of the outstanding rights at a price of $0.99 (the “Tender Offer”). See Note 9 – Subsequent Events for a description of the transaction.

Stock-based Compensation

Included in the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 are 60,000 shares issued in consideration of future services to the Company’s independent directors. These shares are subject to forfeiture if these individuals resign or are terminated for cause prior to the completion of the Business Combination. If a Business Combination occurs and these shares have not been previously forfeited, the fair value of the common stock on the date the shares vest will be recognized as stock-based compensation when the completion of the Business Combination becomes probable.

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.


Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity and which are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

            As of September 30,  

Description:

   Level      2019      2018  

Assets:

        

Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     1      $ 78,757,615      $ 144,964,309  

As of September 30, 2019 or 2018, the Company had no financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

8. INCOME TAX

The sources of loss before provision for income taxes are as follows for the year ended September 30, 2019 and the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) through September 30, 2018:

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Period from
October 9, 2017
(Date of Inception)
through
September 30,
2018
 

Domestic

   $ (333,118    $ (64,937

Foreign

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (333,118    $ (64,937
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The provision for income taxes was comprised of the following for the year ended September 30, 2019 and the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) through September 30, 2018:

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Period from
October 9, 2017
(Date of Inception)
through
September 30,
2018
 

Current:

     

Federal

   $ 518,929      $ 440,038  

State and local

     234,091        160,410  

Foreign

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current

     753,020        600,448  

Deferred:

     

Federal

     —          —    

State and local

     —          —    

Foreign

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax expense

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total provision for income taxes

   $ 753,020      $ 600,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Period from
October 9, 2017
(Date of Inception)
through
September 30,
2018
 

Statutory income tax expense

   $ (69,955    $ (15,747

State income taxes, net of federal

     (23,264      (4,348

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

     —          60,156  

Other permanent items

     1,763        7,746  

Valuation allowance on start-up costs

     844,476        552,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

   $ 753,020      $ 600,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2019 and the period from October 9, 2017 (date of inception) through September 30, 2018, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the impact of the Tax Act, the valuation allowance on the start-up costs, and tax expense associated with nondeductible permanent adjustments.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was signed into law. The change in the tax law is partially effective in the current 2018 fiscal year and will be fully effective in the 2019 fiscal year. The Tax Act, among other things, reduces the top U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred, and creates new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings.

Due to the complexities involved in accounting for the Tax Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 required that the Company include in its financial statements a reasonable estimate of the impact of the Tax Act on earnings to the extent such reasonable estimate has been determined. The Company is allowed a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date to finalize the recording of the related tax impacts. As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company completed its accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act.

The Tax Act reduces the corporate federal tax rate to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. U.S. tax law stipulates that the Company’s 2019 and 2018 earnings are subject to a blended statutory tax rate of 21% and 24.3%, respectively, which is based on the prorated number of days in the fiscal year before and after the effective date.

The one-time transition tax is based on total post-1986 earnings and profits that were previously deferred from U.S. income taxes. The Company has no foreign operations or subsidiaries and therefore the one-time transition tax is not applicable to the Company.

As mentioned above, the Company has no foreign operations or subsidiaries. Therefore, it does not anticipate the new Tax Act provision on global intangible low-tax income or the newly enacted Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax to have an impact on its financial statements in future periods. These facts could change if an acquisition is made that included foreign operations or activities.

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

     As of September 30,  
     2019      2018  

Deferred Tax Assets:

     

Start-up costs

   $ 1,397,117      $ 552,641  

Valuation allowance

     (1,397,117      (552,641
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


As of September 30, 2019 or 2018, the Company has no unrecognized tax benefits for which a liability should be recorded. The Company records interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense. As of September 30, 2019 or 2018, the Company has not accrued interest or penalties on unrecognized tax benefits, as there is no position recorded as of 2019 or 2018. No changes to the uncertain tax position balance are anticipated within the next 12 months, and are not expected to materially impact the financial statements.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Forward Share Purchase Agreements

Kepos Alpha Fund

On October 1, 2019, the Company and Kepos Alpha Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“KAF”), entered into a Forward Share Purchase Agreement (“KAF Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase the shares of common stock of the Company into which the rights of the Company held by KAF, including any additional rights that KAF may acquire, will convert into upon the Closing of the Business Combination. The KAF Purchase Agreement was amended the following day to provide that the total number of additional rights that KAF may acquire is 3,750,000 rights. As amended, the KAF Purchase Agreement provides that the Company would purchase such shares at the following price: (1) $1.05 per right for the first 1,000,000 rights (which reflects $10.50 per share for the first 100,000 shares); and (2) $1.07 per right for the next 3,329,950 rights (which reflects $10.70 per share for the next 332,995 shares). The Company agreed to purchase the shares on the earlier of the sixtieth day after the Closing of the Business Combination or February 15, 2020 (the “KAF Purchase Closing Date”).

In exchange for the Company’s commitment to acquire the shares on the KAF Purchase Closing Date, KAF agreed to continue to hold, and not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or hedge (including any transactions involving any derivative securities of GigCapital and including any Short Sales (as defined below) involving any of the Company’s securities), the rights (including any additional rights) held by Greenhaven, and any shares that such rights (including any additional rights) convert into, until the KAF Purchase Closing Date, including not to tender the rights (or any additional rights) to the Company in response to any Tender Offer that the Company may commence for the rights. For purposes of the KAF Purchase Agreement, “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sales contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the parties agreed that KAF shall after the Closing of the Business Combination have the right but not the obligation to sell any or all of its shares issued for the rights into in the open market if the share price equals or exceeds $10.50 per share. Furthermore, the parties agreed that nothing in the KAF Purchase Agreement shall prohibit KAF from entering into a contract to purchase and/or sell warrants of the Company.

Nomura Global Financial Products

On October 31, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Confirmation”) with Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc. (“NGFP”) for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (the “Forward Transaction”). The Confirmation confirms the terms and conditions of the Forward Transaction entered into between the Company and NGFP. Pursuant to the terms of the Confirmation, NGFP agreed to waive any redemption right that would require the redemption of shares that it holds at the Closing of the Business Combination in exchange for a pro rata amount of the funds held in the Trust Account provided that the Closing of the Business Combination occurs prior to December 12, 2019. Rather, NGFP, at its sole discretion, may either sell such shares in one or more transactions, publicly or privately, at a market price of at least $10.50 per share, or hold such shares for a period of time following the consummation of the Business Combination, at which time the Company will be required to purchase from NGFP, and NGFP will be required to sell to the Company, any such shares not otherwise previously sold by NGFP. The Confirmation provides that the Forward Transaction with NGFP is for up to 2,000,000 shares of Common stock. The actual number of shares held by NGFP at the Closing of the Business Combination was 1,623,000 shares of common stock (the “Subject Shares”).


The Confirmation provided that following the Closing of the Business Combination, the Company will transfer from the Trust Account an amount equal to (a) the aggregate number of the Subject Shares held by NGFP, multiplied by (b) the per share redemption price for shares of common stock out of the Trust Account (the “Forward Price”)) (such actual aggregate cash amount, the “Prepayment Amount”), as a partial prepayment to NGFP of the amount to be paid to NGFP in settlement of the Transaction upon the Valuation Date (as defined below) for the number of shares owned by NGFP at the closing of the Business Combination. The amount of the Prepayment Amount transferred to NGFP on November 25, 2019 was $17,044,584.

After the Closing of the Business Combination, NGFP may sell the Subject Shares at its sole discretion in one or more transactions, publicly or privately, at any time prior to the Original Valuation Date or Extended Valuation Date (each as defined below, and each a “Valuation Date”) at a price per Subject Share not less than the Forward Price. Any Subject Shares sold by NGFP during the term of the Transaction will cease to be Subject Shares. NGFP will give written notice to the Company of any sale of Subject Shares by NGFP within two business days of the date of such sale, such notice to include the date of the sale, the number of Subject Shares sold, and confirmation that the sale price per Subject Share was not less than the Forward Price.

After the Closing of the Business Combination, NGFP may also buy and sell additional shares for its own account or on behalf of third parties, and the pricing limitation set forth in the prior paragraph will not apply to any shares purchased after the closing of the Business Combination.

On each quarterly anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (any such date, a “Cash Settlement Date”), NGFP will terminate the Transaction in whole or in part by reducing the number of Subject Shares for the Transaction (the reduction being “Terminated Shares”). The number of Terminated Shares with respect to any Cash Settlement Date will equal the number of Subject Shares sold by NGFP since the prior Cash Settlement Date (or with respect to the first Cash Settlement Date, the closing of the Business Combination). NGFP will notify the Company of the expected number of Terminated Shares not less than ten days prior to the applicable Cash Settlement Date. On each Cash Settlement Date, NGFP will pay the Company an amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Terminated Shares and (B) the Forward Price. With effect from the Cash Settlement Date, the remaining number of Subject Shares for the Transaction will be reduced by the Terminated Shares.

The “Original Valuation Date” for the Transaction will be the first anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, provided that NGFP and the Company may, not later than ten days prior to the Original Valuation Date, agree, each in their sole discretion, to extend the Valuation Date to the second anniversary of the Business Combination (the “Extended Valuation Date”). At the Original Valuation Date or Extended Valuation Date, the Transaction will be settled by NGFP delivering the remaining Subject Shares to the Company, and the Company paying NGFP an amount equal to the product of (x) the Forward Price, (y) the applicable Accrual Percentage (as defined below), and (z) the number of remaining Subject Shares. The “Accrual Percentage” is the product of (a) with respect to any settlement occurring on or before the Original Valuation Date, 2.75% per annum, and with respect to any settlement occurring after the Original Valuation Date, 3.50% per annum, and (b) the number of actual days divided by the number of days in a year beginning on the date of the Closing of the Business Combination and ending on the applicable day of the settlement.

Glazer Capital, LLC

On November 19, 2019, GigCapital and Glazer Capital, LLC (“Glazer”) entered into a Forward Share Purchase Agreement (the “Glazer Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Glazer may elect to sell and transfer to the Company, and the Company will purchase the Glazer Shares at a price of $10.6819 per share (the “Glazer Shares Purchase Price”). Glazer shall notify the Company in writing five business days prior to the six month anniversary of the Closing of the Business Combination if it is not exercising its right to sell the Glazer Shares to the Company; otherwise, absent written notification to the contrary, Glazer shall be deemed to have exercised its right to sell all of its Glazer Shares to the Company. The Company will purchase the Glazer Shares from Glazer on the six month anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Glazer Shares Closing Date”). As of the Closing of the Business Combination, Glazer held 922,933 shares of common stock.


In exchange for the Company’s commitment to purchase the Glazer Shares on the Glazer Shares Closing Date, Glazer agreed to continue to hold, and not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or hedge (including any transactions involving any derivative securities of the Company and any Short Sales involving any of the Company’s securities) the Glazer Shares prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the Closing of the Business Combination. Glazer further agreed that it will not redeem any of the Glazer Shares in conjunction with the Company’s stockholders’ approval of the Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, commencing on the day after the Closing of the Business Combination, Glazer may sell the Glazer Shares in the open market as long as the sales price is above $10.50 per Glazer Share.

Simultaneously with the Closing of the Business Combination, the Company deposited $9,858,678 which is the aggregate amount necessary to purchase the Glazer Shares, into an escrow account with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (the “Escrow Agent”), subject to the terms of an escrow agreement. The Company’s purchase of the Glazer Shares will be made with funds from the escrow account attributed to the Glazer Shares. In the event that Glazer sells any Glazer Shares as provided for above, it shall provide notice to the Company within three business days of such sale, and Glazer shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release from the escrow account for the Company’s use without restriction an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the escrow attributed to the Glazer Shares which Glazer has sold. In the event that Glazer chooses not to sell to the Company any Glazer Shares that it owns as of the six month anniversary of the Closing of the Business Combination, Glazer shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release all remaining funds from the escrow account for the Company’s use without restriction.

Notwithstanding the Company’s commitment to deposit funds into the escrow account for the purchase of the Glazer Shares, GigCapital shall use its best efforts to enter into a letter of credit agreement for the issuance of a standby letter of credit for the benefit of Glazer with a bank acceptable to Glazer (the “Issuing Bank”) as soon as possible to replace the escrow account. When the letter of credit agreement is entered into, Glazer will instruct the Escrow Agent to deposit the funds held in the escrow account into the collateral account with the Issuing Bank. Concurrently with the execution of the letter of credit agreement, the Issuing Bank shall issue the letter of credit for the benefit of Glazer in the amount of the escrow account. Glazer shall drawdown from the letter of credit to satisfy the payment due to Glazer by the Company for the purchase of the Glazer Shares. In the event that Glazer sells any Glazer Shares pursuant to the sales price restriction set forth above, it shall provide notice to the Company and the Issuing Bank within three business days of such sale, and the Issuing Bank shall release from the collateral account an amount equal to the number of Glazer Shares sold multiplied by $10.6819 to the Company for the Company’s use without restriction, with a corresponding reduction in the amount of the letter of credit. In the event that Glazer elects not to sell to the Company any Glazer Shares, the Issuing Bank shall release all funds in the collateral account to the Company for the Company’s use without restriction and terminate the letter of credit.

Nothing in the Glazer Purchase Agreement prohibits or restricts Glazer with respect to the purchase or sale of the Company’s warrants.

Yakira Capital Management

On November 19, 2019, the Company and Yakira Capital Management, Inc. (“Yakira”) entered into a Forward Share Purchase Agreement (the “Yakira Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which (i) Yakira may elect to sell and transfer to the Company, and the Company will purchase shares of common stock of the Company held by Yakira at the Closing of the Business Combination (the “Yakira Shares”), and (ii) the Company will purchase the shares of common stock of the Company into which the rights held by Yakira (the “Yakira Rights Shares”) will convert upon the Cosing of the Business Combination. At the Closing, Yakira held 439,299 rights, and 1,083,750 Yakira Shares.

The Company will purchase the Yakira Rights Shares from Yakira at $1.05 per right (which reflects $10.50 per Yakira Rights Share) (the “Yakira Rights Share Purchase Price”) as soon as practicable on or after the later of the sixtieth day after the Closing of the Business Combination or January 1, 2020 (the “Yakira Rights Shares Closing Date”). In exchange for the Company’s agreement to purchase the Yakira Rights Shares, Yakira agreed to continue to hold, and not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or hedge the Rights (including any transactions involving any derivative securities of Yakira and any Short Sales involving any of the Company’s securities), and any Yakira Rights Shares that the rights convert into, until the Yakira Rights Shares Closing Date, including not to tender the rights to the Company in response to any Tender Offer that the Company may commence for the rights.


Yakira has the right to terminate the agreement for the Company to purchase the Yakira Rights Shares, without penalty, commencing on the thirtieth day after the Closing of the Business Combination and ending on the day prior to the Yakira Rights Shares Closing Date, by giving written notice to the Company, in which case it will not be restricted after such time with respect to its ability to dispose of the Yakira Rights Shares (subject to the restrictions against transactions involving any derivative securities of the Company and any Short Sales involving any of the Company’s securities).

Except as described below, Yakira also agreed to continue to hold, and not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or hedge (including any transactions involving any derivative securities of the Company and any Short Sales (as defined below) involving any of the Company’s securities) the Yakira Shares prior to the six month anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date. Yakira further agreed to not redeem any of the Yakira Shares in conjunction with the Company l’s stockholders’ approval of the Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, commencing on the day after the Closing of the Business Combination, Yakira may sell the Yakira Shares in the open market as long as the sales price is above $10.50 per Yakira Share.

If Yakira still owns Yakira Shares as of the four month anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date, Yakira may sell such Yakira Shares between the four month anniversary and six month anniversary of the Closing of the Business Combination to the Company for a per share price (the “Yakira Shares Purchase Price”) equal to (a) $10.5019, plus (b) $0.03 per share for each month (prorated for a partial month) following the Closing of the Business Combination that Yakira has held the Yakira Shares. The closing of the sale of the Yakira Shares to the Company shall occur on the business day following the Company’s receipt of the Yakira Shares exercise notice (the “Yakira Shares Closing Date”). On the Yakira Shares Closing Date, Yakira shall deliver the Yakira Shares to the Company against receipt of the aggregate Yakira Shares Purchase Price, which shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds from the escrow account described below. Yakira may instruct the Escrow Agent to release to Yakira an amount equal to the Shares Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Yakira Shares delivered to the Company from the escrow account on Yakira the Shares Closing Date for Yakira’s use without restriction.

Following the Closing of the Business Combination, the Company deposited into an escrow account with the Escrow Agent, subject to an escrow agreement, with a nationally chartered bank the amount of $11,576,509. The Company’s purchase of the Yakira Shares will be made with funds from the escrow account attributed to the Yakira Shares. In the event that Yakira sells any Yakira Shares as provided for above, it shall provide notice to the Company within three business days of such sale, and the Company may promptly release from the escrow account for its use without restriction an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the escrow account attributed to the Yakira Shares which Yakira has sold. In the event that Yakira chooses not to sell to the Company any Yakira Shares that it owns as of the six month anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date, the Company may promptly release all remaining funds from the escrow account for its use without restriction. In the event that the Yakira Shares Purchase Price paid on the Yakira Shares Closing Date is less than $10.6819 per Yakira Share, following payment of the Yakira Shares Purchase Price to Yakira, the Company and Yakira shall deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to release to Kaleyra from the remaining funds in the escrow account an amount equal to the difference between the Yakira Shares Purchase Price and $10.6819 per share multiplied by the number of Yakira Shares delivered by Yakira, and the Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse such amount to the Company in accordance with the payment instructions.

Nothing in the Yakira Purchase Agreement prohibits or restricts Yakira with respect to the purchase or sale of the Company’s warrants.

Amendment No. 2 to the Stock Purchase Agreement

On November 25, 2019, the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment provided that in lieu of the Company paying aggregate cash consideration upon the Closing to Esse Effe S.p.A. (“Esse Effe”) and Maya Investments Limited (“Maya”) in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000, GigCapital would instead issue unsecured promissory notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya, in the amounts of $6,000,000 and $1,500,000 respectively, (the “Cash Consideration Notes”) at the Closing of the Business Combination. GigCapital did upon the Closing on November 25, 2019 issue the Cash Consideration Notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the foregoing amounts.


Interest on the Cash Consideration Notes will accrue at a fixed interest rate equal to the one-year U.S. dollar LIBOR interest rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the Closing Date, which is one and ninety-one hundredths percent (1.09%), plus a margin of one percent (1%) per annum. All interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. The outstanding principal balance of the Cash Consideration Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and fees due under the Cash Consideration Notes, shall, upon the receipt by the Company, whether in a debt or equity financing event by the Company (which may include the receipt of cash from third parties with which the Company has entered into forward share purchase agreements), of cash proceeds in an amount not less than eleven million five hundred thousand dollars ($11,500,000) (the “Financing Proceeds”), be due and payable no later than ten business days after the Company receives the Financing Proceeds.

Closing of the Business Combination

On November 22, 2019, the Company held its special meeting of the stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to (i) consider and vote a proposal to adopt the Stock Purchase Agreement, as amended, and the transactions contemplated thereby (“Proposal No. 1”); (ii) consider and vote on an amendment to the Company’s current amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”) to provide for the classification of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) into three classes of directors with staggered three-year terms of office and to make certain related changes (“Proposal No. 2”); (iii) consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company’s current Charter to provide for certain additional changes, including but not limited to changing the GigCapital’s name from “GigCapital, Inc.” to “Kaleyra, Inc.” and eliminating certain provisions specific to the Company’s status as a blank check company (“Proposal No. 3”); (iv) elect, effective at the closing of the business combination, six directors to serve staggered terms on our Board until the 2020, 2021 and 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, respectively, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed (“Proposal No. 4); and (v) consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Kaleyra, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“Proposal No. 5”), There were 11,636,542 shares of common stock of the Company issued and outstanding on the record date for the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting there were 10,803,634 shares voted by proxy or in person, and 10,594,629 shares voted in favor of each of the proposals.

Following the approval of the proposals by the Company’s stockholders, on November 25, 2019, the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement consummated the Business Combination. At the Closing on November 25, 2019, the Company issued the Notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the amount of $6,000,000 and $1,500,000, respectively, and also issued the Cash Consideration Notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the identical respective amounts. Also at the Closing, the Company issued on November 25, 2019, 10,687,106 shares of common stock to the holders of capital stock of Kaleyra S.p.A. Prior to the Special Meeting, holders of 3,668,303 public shares of the Company’s common stock exercised their right to redeem those public shares for cash at a price of $10.5019 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $38.5 million. Immediately after giving effect to the Business Combination (including as a result of the redemptions described above, and the automatic conversion of rights into shares of common stock), there were 19,977,101 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Upon the Closing, the Company’s rights and units ceased trading, and the Company’s common stock began trading on the NYSE American under the symbol “KLR.” Furthermore, Kaleyra’s warrants subsequently on December 2, 2019 began trading on the NYSE American as “KLR WS.” As of the date of Closing, the Company’s directors and executive officers and affiliated entities beneficially owned approximately 63.36% of Kaleyra’s outstanding shares of common stock, and the former securityholders of GigCapital beneficially owned approximately 46.50% of Kaleyra’s outstanding shares.

The per share redemption price of $10.5019 for holders of Public Shares electing redemption was paid out of the Company’s Trust Account, which after taking into account the redemptions, had a balance immediately prior to the Closing of approximately $40.8 million. In addition, approximately $14,000 remained in the Company’s operating account immediately prior to the Closing.

Rights Tender Offer

The Tender Offer expired at one minute past 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 22, 2019 (the “Expiration Time”). As of the Expiration Time, 1,655,691 or 11.13% of the outstanding rights had been validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Tender Offer. The Company accepted for purchase all of the rights validly tendered and delivered (and not validly withdrawn) in the Tender Offer at or prior to the Expiration Time, and paid an aggregate of $1,639,134 for such rights.


Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company, the Sellers’ Representative and the holders of Registrable Securities on November 25, 2019 entered into the Amended Registration Rights Agreement, which became effective as of Closing of the Business Combination.

Exhibit 99.2

KALEYRA S.p.A.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019 and 2018


INDEX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     Page  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

     1  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

     2  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

     3  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

     4  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     6  

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     7  


KALEYRA S.p.A

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     As of September
30, 2019
    As of December
31, 2018
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10,702     $ 8,207  

Short-term marketable securities

     4,971       3,151  

Trade receivables

     41,054       30,222  

Prepaid expenses and accrued income

     897       462  

Other current assets

     2,931       2,544  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     60,555       44,586  

Property and equipment, net

     2,926       2,341  

Intangible assets, net

     9,847       11,276  

Goodwill

     17,087       17,276  

Deferred tax assets

     517       357  

Other long-term assets

     1,259       1,297  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset

   $ 92,191     $ 77,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Account payables

   $ 52,013     $ 40,166  

Deferred consideration for the acquisitions

     —         3,005  

Deferred consideration for the acquisitions due to related parties

     —         3,245  

Current portion of bank and other borrowings

     10,638       4,686  

Deferred revenue

     1,560       1,500  

Preference shares

     658       —    

Preference shares due to related parties

     1,780       —    

Payable to employees

     859       1,020  

Other current liabilities

     1,110       1,009  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     68,618       54,631  

Bank and other borrowings

     16,135       9,125  

Long-term payable to employees

     1,258       1,147  

Preference shares

     —         495  

Preference shares due to related parties

     —         1,339  

Deferred consideration for the acquisitions

     —         1,553  

Deferred consideration for the acquisitions due to related parties

     —         1,150  

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,739       2,476  

Other long-term liabilities

     397       291  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     88,147       72,207  

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Share capital—authorized shares 117,408 and 120,501 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; issued and outstanding shares 110,593 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

     121       121  

Additional paid-in capital

     10,066       10,066  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,018       31  

Accumulated deficit

     (7,161     (5,292
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     4,044       4,926  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 92,191     $ 77,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

1


KALEYRA S.p.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Three and the Nine Months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Revenue

   $ 35,329     $ 23,624     $ 93,925     $ 50,030  

Cost of revenue

     28,321       18,667       75,645       40,663  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     7,008       4,957       18,280       9,367  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development(1)(2)

     1,279       825       3,869       1,766  

Sales and marketing(3)

     1,432       1,305       4,392       2,873  

General and administrative(4)(5)

     2,927       2,777       10,667       5,432  

Loss of equity investments

     —         —         —         (95
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,638       4,907       18,928       9,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

     1,370       50       (648     (609

Other income, net

     (11     (72     (106     (220

Financial expense, net

     141       238       206       513  

Foreign currency loss/(income)

     260       (252     402       (329
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before income taxes

     980       136       (1,150     (573

Income tax expense/(benefit)

     168       729       719       841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ 812     $ (593   $ (1,869   $ (1,414
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     —         (1     —         (1

Net (loss)/income attributable to the owners of the parent

     812       (592     (1,869     (1,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ 812     $ (592   $ (1,869   $ (1,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income/(loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

     7.34       (5.79     (16.90     (13.82
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders basic and diluted

     110,593       102,234       110,593       102,234  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes $50 thousand and $136 thousand of stock-based compensation expense in the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded in 2019.

(2)

Includes $19 thousand and $163 thousand of costs for related party transactions in the three months and in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively and (ii) $100 thousand of costs for related party transactions both in the three months and in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

(3)

Includes $177 thousand and $448 thousand of stock-based compensation expense in the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded in 2019.

(4)

Includes $273 thousand and $755 thousand of stock-based compensation expense in the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded in 2019.

(5)

Includes (i) $19 thousand and $163 thousand of costs for related party transactions in the three months and in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively; and (ii) $167 thousand and $292 thousand of costs for related party transactions in the three months and in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Other Comprehensive Income /(Loss)

For the Three and the Nine Months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018     2019     2018  

Net Income/(Loss)

   $ 812      $ (593   $ (1,869   $ (1,414

Other comprehensive income:

         

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     634        (966     952       (1,263

Net gain (loss) on marketable securities (1)

     9        (2     35       (14

Other comprehensive income related to joint venture

     —          —         —         156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive Income/(Loss)

     643        (968     987       (1,121
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

   $ 1,455      $ (1,561   $ (882   $ (2,535
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Company recorded $3 thousand and $11 thousand of tax expense on marketable securities in the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively and $1 thousand and $5 thousand of tax benefits on marketable securities in the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity for the period ended September 30, 2019

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

    Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income /(Loss)
    Retained
Earnings /
(Accumulated
Deficit)
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
    Non-
controlling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 
    Outstanding
Shares
    Amounts  

Balance at December 31, 2017

    n.a.     $ 82     $ —       $ 72     $ 1,833       1,987       —       $ 1,987  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

            (864     (864     —         (864

Other comprehensive loss

          (474       (474     —         (474
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

              (1,338 )      —         (1,338 ) 

Change in the legal status of the Company and creation of 100,000 shares with no par value (1)

    100,000       27           (27     —           —    

Stock option compensation expense

        342           342         342  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

    100,000     $ 109     $ 342     $ (402   $ 942       991       —       $ 991  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

            43       43         43  

Other comprehensive loss

          321         321         321  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

              364       —         364  

Stock option compensation expense

        497           497         497  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

    100,000     $ 109     $ 839     $ (81   $ 985       1,852       —       $ 1,852  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidation of Solutions Infini

              —         2       2  

Net loss

            (592     (592     (1     (593

Other comprehensive loss

          (968       (968       (968
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

              (1,560 )      (1 )      (1,561 ) 

Issuance of additional shares -Buc Mobile acquisition

    3,543       4       2,707           2,711         2,711  

Stock option compensation expense

        500           500         500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

    103,543     $ 113     $ 4,046     $ (1,049   $ 393       3,503       (1   $ 3,504  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Retained earnings adjusted for par value of shares.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

 

     Common Stock      Additional
Paid-in
Capital
     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income /(Loss)
    Retained
Earnings /
(Accumulated
Deficit)
    Total Equity  
     Outstanding
Shares
     Amounts  

Balance at December 31, 2018

     110,593      $ 121      $ 10,066      $ 31     $ (5,292     4,926  

Net loss

                (1,379     (1,379

Other comprehensive income

              576         576  
               

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

                  (803
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2019

     110,593      $ 121      $ 10,066      $ 607     $ (6,671     4,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

                (1,302     (1,302

Other comprehensive income

              (232       (232
               

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

                  (1,534 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

     110,593      $ 121      $ 10,066      $ 375     $ (7,973     2,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

                812       812  

Other comprehensive income

              643         643  
               

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

                  1,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

     110,593      $ 121      $ 10,066      $ 1,018     $ (7,161     4,044  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

For the Nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019     2018  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

    

Net loss

   $ (1,869   $ (1,414

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     1,980       834  

Stock-based compensation and preference shares

     446       1,613  

Loss of equity investments

     —         (95

Net provision for doubtful accounts

     75       230  

Post-employment benefit

     228       187  

Non-cash interest expense

     437       541  

Deferred taxes

     (724     196  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade receivables

     (12,224     (3,330

Other current assets

     (896     229  

Other long-term assets

     (514     16  

Accounts payables

     13,605       (1,499

Other current liabilities

     2,520       3,292  

Deferred revenue

     89       (120

Long-term liabilities

     (2,065     (3,290
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

     1,088       (2,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

    

Purchase of marketable securities

     (4,328     (1,753

Sale of marketable securities

     2,493       304  

Purchase of property and equipment

     (1,307     (126

Sale of property and equipment

     —         7  

Capitalized software development costs

     —         (378

Purchase of intangible assets

     (14     (39

Acquisition of Buc Mobile, net of cash acquired

     —         (2,249

Acquisition of Solutions Infini, net of cash acquired

     —         (5,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,156     (9,715
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

    

Payment of deferred consideration for the acquisition of Buc Mobile

     (4,000     —    

Payment of deferred consideration for the acquisition of Solutions Infini

     (5,097     —    

Change in line of credit

     20       1,298  

Borrowings on term loan

     16,670       5,611  

Repayments on term loan

     (2,684     (329
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $ 4,909     $ 6,580  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (346     (280
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase /(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     2,495       (6,025
    

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

   $ 8,207     $ 10,545  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 10,702     $ 4,520  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 296     $ 189  

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ 432     $ 149  

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Description of Business

Kaleyra S.p.A., formerly Ubiquity S.p.A (the “Company”) is a joint-stock company incorporated in Italy in 1999. The Company is a cloud communications software provider delivering secure Application Protocol Interfaces (“APIs”) and connectivity solutions in the API/Communication Platform as a Service or CPaaS market. Kaleyra’s solutions include identity authentication, mobile and voice notifications on transactions and banking services notifications and authorizations, most notably via different integrated mobile channels through its platform.

The Company’s headquarters are located in Milan, Italy and its subsidiaries are located in the United States, India, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Singapore.

During fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the Company entered into two purchase agreements to acquire Solutions Infini Technologies Private Limited (“Solutions Infini”) and Buc Mobile Inc. (“Buc Mobile”). Solutions Infini is headquartered in Bangalore, India, develops technology, and provides platforms and ancillary services for bulk messaging services. Buc Mobile is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia in the United States and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Buc Mobile operates in the Application to Person (“A2P”) transactional and promotional messaging business.

On August 1, 2019, the Company, together with a third party (Supernovae S.r.l.), established a new company, Finnovaction S.r.l. (“Finnovaction”), with share capital of €100 thousand ($109 thousand, at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate), of which €17 thousand ($19 thousand, at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) was contributed by the Company and €83 thousand ($91 thousand, at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) was contributed by Supernovae S.r.l.. Kaleyra’s interest in Finnovaction is equal to 17%. Finnovaction’s headquarters are located in Milan, Italy. Finnovaction was created by its founders with the aim to develop, product and market innovative high-tech products and services.

The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 includes total current assets of $60,555 thousand and total current liabilities of $68,618 thousand, resulting in net liabilities due within the next 12 months of $8,063 thousand.

Considering the typical financial cycle of Kaleyra and taking into account the business performance of Kaleyra during the period after the reporting date, Kaleyra’s management believes that the Company’s cash, cash flows from operations and availability of borrowings will be sufficient to support its planned operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of these financial statements.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (‘‘US GAAP’’) and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding interim financial reporting, as applicable for an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In particular, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would apply to private companies. For the purpose of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company availed itself of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards and, as a result, did not adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for public companies.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and notes required by US GAAP for complete annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the years then ended (the “Annual Report”). However, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement included in the Annual Report.

Operating results for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2019.

(b) Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

During fiscal years 2017, the Company acquired a non-controlling interest in Solutions Infini and accounted for it in accordance with the equity method. In June 2018, following a change in the governance, the Company achieved control over Solutions Infini and accounted for its acquisition of a controlling interest in Solutions Infini as a business combination.

Buc Mobile became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on July 31, 2018, and its results have been fully consolidated by the Company starting from that date.

The statement of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes fully consolidated results of both Solutions Infini and Buc Mobile. The statement of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes the results of Buc Mobile for the portion of the period starting July 31, 2018, while it includes the equity method valuation related to the non-controlling interest in Solutions Infini from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 and the contribution to the consolidation results of Solutions Infini for the period starting July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018. Operating results for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of the entire fiscal year.

Full disclosure on both business combinations is included in the Annual Report to which reference is made.

(c) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are used for, but not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts; valuation of the Company’s stock-based award; recoverability of long-lived and intangible assets; capitalization and useful life of the Company’s capitalized internal-use software development costs; fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill; accruals and contingencies, included tax related provision and valuation allowance on tax losses carryforward. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under current circumstances. However, future events are subject to change and best estimates and judgments may require further adjustments; therefore, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Management periodically evaluates such estimates and they are adjusted prospectively based upon such periodic evaluation.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

(d) Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities with financial institutions that management believes are financially sound.

The Company sells its services to a wide variety of customers. If the financial condition or results of operations of any significant customers deteriorate substantially, operating results could be adversely affected. To reduce credit risk, management performs ongoing credit evaluations of the financial condition of significant customers. The Company maintains reserves for estimated credit losses on customer accounts when considered necessary. Actual credit losses may differ from the Company’s estimates.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there was one customers that individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated total revenue, while in the three and nine month ended September 30, 2018, there was respectively one and four customers that individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated total revenue. In particular, in the three months ended September 30, 2019 revenue generated by the first major customer of the Company accounted for $3,484 thousand. In the nine months ended September 30, 2019 revenue generated by the first major customer of the Company accounted for $9,699 thousand. In the three months ended September 30, 2018 revenue generated by the first major customer accounted for $3,566 thousand. In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, revenue generated by the first, second, third and fourth major customers of the Company accounted for $9,805 thousand, $5,944 thousand, $5,768 thousand and $5,041 thousand, respectively.

(e) Segment Information

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker, who reviews the Company’s financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating the Company’s financial performance. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it operates in a single reporting segment.

(f) Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18,” Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808)”, clarifying the interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606. A collaborative arrangement is a contractual arrangement under which two or more parties actively participate in a joint operating activity and are exposed to significant risks and rewards that depend on the activity’s commercial success. Topic 808 does not provide comprehensive recognition or measurement guidance for collaborative arrangements, and the accounting for those arrangements is often based on an analogy to other accounting literature or an accounting policy election. Some entities apply revenue guidance directly or by analogy to all or part of their arrangements, and others apply a different accounting method as an accounting policy. Those accounting differences result in diversity in practice on how entities account for transactions on the basis of their view of the economics of the collaborative arrangement. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021.

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract”. This standard aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The standard is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption of the amendments in this Update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for all entities. The amendments in this Update should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”. The amendments under ASU 2018-13 remove add and modify certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in ASC 820. The amendments are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity shall apply the pending content retrospectively to all periods presented.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-09, “Codification Improvements”, which does not prescribe any new accounting guidance, but instead makes minor improvements and clarifications of several different FASB ASC areas based on comments and suggestions made by various stakeholders. The transition and effective date guidance is based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment. Some of the amendments in this Update do not require transition guidance and will be effective upon issuance of this Update. However, there are some conforming amendments in this Update that have been made to recently issued guidance that is not yet effective that may require application of the transition and effective date guidance in the original Accounting Standards Update. The Company is evaluating the impact on the consolidated financial statements. In December 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-15, “Codification Improvements—Elimination of Topic 995”, which supersede obsolete guidance in Topic 995 on unrecognized deferred taxes related to certain statutory reserve deposits. If an entity has unrecognized deferred income taxes related to statutory deposits made 2 on or before December 15, 1992, the entity would be required to recognize the unrecognized income taxes in accordance with Topic 740. The amendments are effective for fiscal years and first interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments”, which affect a variety of Topics in the Codification. For entities that have not yet adopted the amendments in Update 2016-13, the effective dates and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective dates and transition requirements in Update 2016-13. For entities that have adopted the amendments in Update 2016-13, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period as long as the entity has adopted the amendments in Update 2016-13.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)”, which requires that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. The new standards are effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those 3 annual periods. For other entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, which modify the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, for public business entities and for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021, for all other entities. Early adoption is permitted for all entities.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, which removes the second step of the goodwill impairment test that requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This guidance is effective prospectively for non-public entities for annual or interim goodwill impairment test in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805) Clarifying the Definition of a Business”, which amends the guidance of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, “Business Combinations”, adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. This guidance is effective for public entities to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods; for all other entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, “Intra-Entity Transfers Other Than Inventory”, which requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods; for all other entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim reporting periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company plans to adopt the standards for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230)”, which addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, which require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in this Update apply to all entities that have restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents and are required to present a statement of cash flows under Topic 230. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets. The new model uses a forward-looking expected loss method, which will generally result in earlier recognition of allowances for losses. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments— Credit Losses”, which clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. These ASUs are effective for non-public entities for fiscal years

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, which provides a targeted transition relief. And provides entities that have certain instruments, with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option, applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible instruments, upon adoption of Topic 326. The fair value option election does not apply to held-to-maturity debt securities. For entities that have not yet adopted the amendments in Update 2016-13, the effective date and transition methodology for the amendments in this Update are the same as in Update 2016-13.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases”, which was further clarified by ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases”, and ASU 2018-11, “Leases—Targeted Improvements” , both issued in July 2018. ASU 2016-02 affects all entities that lease assets and will require lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases (except for short-term leases that have a duration of less than one year) as of the date on which the lessor makes the underlying asset available to the lessee. For lessors, accounting for leases is substantially the same as in prior periods. ASU 2018-10 clarifies or corrects unintended application of guidance related to ASU 2016-02. The amendment affects narrow aspects of ASU 2016-02 related to the implicit rate in the lease, impairment of the net investment in the lease, lessee reassessment of lease classification, lessor reassessment of lease term and purchase options, variable payments that depend on an index or rate and certain transition adjustments. ASU 2018-11 adds a transition option for all entities and a practical expedient only for lessors. The transition option allows entities to not apply the new leases standard in the comparative periods they present in their financial statements in the year of adoption. Under the transition option, entities can opt to continue to apply the legacy guidance in ASC 840, “Leases”, including its disclosure requirements, in the comparative periods presented in the year they adopt the new leases standard. Entities that elect this transition option will still be required to adopt the new leases standard using the modified retrospective transition method required by the standard, but they will recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption rather than in the earliest period presented. The practical expedient provides lessors with an option to not separate the non-lease components from the associated lease components when certain criteria are met and requires them to account for the combined component in accordance with the revenue recognition standard in ASC 606 if the associated non-lease components are the predominant components. The new standards are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for any of the following: (i) a public business entity (ii) a not-for-profit entity that has issued, or is a conduit bond obligor for, securities that are traded, listed, or quoted on an exchange or an over-the-counter market and (iii) an employee benefit plan that files financial statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Earlier application is permitted. While the Company expects the adoption of these standards to result in a material increase to the reported assets and liabilities, the Company has not yet determined the full impact that the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20 “Leases—Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors”, which provides lessors certain rules. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments for entities that have not adopted Topic 842 before the issuance of this Update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Update 2016-02 In March 2019 the FASB issued ASU 2019-01 “Leases—Codification Improvements”, which provides lessors addition rules. The amendments amend Topic 842 and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entity, not-for-profit entity that has issued, or is a conduit bond obligor for, securities that are traded, listed, or quoted on an exchange or an over-the-counter market and employee benefit plan that files financial statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For all other entities, the effective date is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. ASU 2018-20 and ASU 2019-01 are not applicable.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10)—Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” which addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments and the measurement of credit losses on financial assets in a separate project. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. All entities that are not public business entities may adopt the amendments earlier as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. This new guidance will replace most existing US GAAP guidance on this topic. The new revenue recognition standard provides a unified model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which deferred, by one year, the effective date for the new revenue reporting standard for entities reporting under US GAAP. All entities (not public) should apply the guidance in ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Earlier application is permitted only as of an annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)” clarifying the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. Specifically, an entity is required to determine whether the nature of a promise is to provide the specified good or service itself (that is, the entity is a principal) or to arrange for the good or service to be provided to the customer by the other party (that is, the entity is an agent). The determination influences the timing and amount of revenue recognition. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing”, clarifying the implementation guidance on identifying performance obligations and licensing. Specifically, the amendments reduce the cost and complexity of identifying promised goods or services and improve the guidance for determining whether promises are separately identifiable. The amendments also provide implementation guidance on determining whether an entity’s promise to grant a license provides a customer with either a right to use the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied at a point in time) or a right to access the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied over time). In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. ASU 2016-12 clarifies that, for a contract to be considered completed at transition, all (or substantially all) of the revenue must have been recognized under legacy GAAP. In addition, ASU 2016-12 clarifies how an entity should evaluate the collectability threshold and when an entity can recognize nonrefundable consideration received as revenue if an arrangement does not meet the standard’s contract criteria. In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842)”. These amendments provide additional clarification and implementation guidance on the previously issued ASUs. These amendments do not change the core principles of the guidance stated in ASU 2014-09, instead they are intended to clarify and improve operability of certain topics included within the revenue standard. In November 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-14, which includes amendments to certain SEC paragraphs within the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification). ASU 2017-

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

14 amends the Codification to incorporate SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 116 and SEC Interpretive Release on Vaccines for Federal Government Stockpiles (SEC Release No. 33-10403) that bring existing SEC staff guidance into conformity with the FASB’s adoption of and amendments to ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The effective date and transition requirements for ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, ASU 2016-12, ASU 2017-13 and ASU 2017-14 are the same as the effective date and transition requirements for ASU 2015-14. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables provide the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 ($ in thousands):

 

     Fair Value Hierarchy as of September 30, 2019      Aggregate
Fair Value
 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Derivatives:

           

Interest Rate Swap

     —        $ (111      —        $ (111
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivatives

     —        $ (111      —        $ (111

Marketable securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 4,971        —          —        $ 4,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Marketable securities

   $ 4,971        —          —        $ 4,971  

Liabilities:

           

Preference shares (1)

     —          —        $ 2,438      $ 2,438  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     —          —        $ 2,438      $ 2,438  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2018      Aggregate
Fair Value
 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Derivatives:

           

Interest Rate Swap

   $ —        $ (97    $ —        $ (97

Foreign Exchange Forward

     —          56        —          56  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivatives

   $ —        $ (41    $ —        $ (41

Marketable securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 3,151      $ —        $ —        $ 3,151  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Marketable securities

   $ 3,151      $ —        $ —        $ 3,151  

Liabilities:

           

Preference shares (1)

   $ —        $ —        $ (1,834    $ (1,834

Contingent consideration for Solutions Infini acquisition (2)

     —          —          (482      (482
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ —        $ —        $ (2,316    $ (2,316

 

(1)

Based on the information available at the reporting date, the preference shares liability was estimated as the basis of present value of the expected future cash flows contractually due in connection with the achievement of specified levels of EBITDA of Solutions Infini for the year ending March 31, 2020. Such cash flows are already predetermined and the maximum pay-out was assumed in determining the estimate which is primarily based on the expected EBITDA sourced from the most updated business plan, which represents management best estimates and is significantly above the targeted EBITDA. Changes in the liability during the period are due to (i) accrued interest expense due to the fact that the obligation will be settled in 2020; (ii) exchange rate differences; and (iii) net compensation expense for the period. Such net compensation expense includes the effect of the modification to the Solutions Infini Purchase Agreement, signed on May 6, 2019, that reduced the price of the preference shares to be purchased in 2020 by INR70,000 thousand (see Note 11 for further details) resulting in a prospective reduction compared to the preference shares compensation expense determined in accordance with the original agreement.

(2)

Based on the information available at the reporting date, the contingent consideration for the Solutions Infini acquisition was estimated as the basis of present value of the expected future cash flows contractually due in connection with the achievement of specified levels of EBITDA of Solutions Infini for the year ending March 31, 2019. Such cash flows are already predetermined and the maximum pay-out was assumed in determining the estimate which is primarily based on the expected EBITDA sourced from the most updated business plan, which represents management best estimates and is significantly above the targeted EBITDA. The amount presented in the table above represents the estimated portion of the total deferred consideration. The change with respect to the balance as of December 31, 2018, relates to the accrued interest and exchange rate differences. No changes in fair value were recognized as initially estimated during the period.

The actual EBITDA of Solutions Infini for the year ended March 31, 2019, which became available in July 2019, confirmed the estimated amount considered by management to determine the contingent consideration for the Solutions Infini acquisition at the reporting date.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

4. Derivative Financial Instruments

The gross notional amount of derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments, outstanding at September 30, 2019, was €6,871 thousand ($7,403 thousand) for Interest Rate Swap, while the gross notional amount of our derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments, outstanding at December 31, 2018 was €7,906 thousand ($9,049 thousand) and $7,107 thousand for Interest Rate Swap and Foreign Exchange Forward, respectively.

The amount and location of the gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income related to derivative contracts ($ in thousands):

 

Derivatives Not

Designed

As Hedging

Instruments

 

Line item

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019      2018      2019      2018  

Interest Rate Swap

  Interest expense, net    $ 4      $ 26      $ (19    $ (22

Foreign Exchange Forward

  Foreign currency loss/(income)      113        (103      362        (120
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 117      $ (77    $ 343      $ (141
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables present the fair value and the location of, derivative contracts reported in the consolidated balance sheets ($ in thousands):

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

Derivatives Not Designed
As Hedging Instruments

  

Line item

   Fair Value (1)  

Interest Rate Swap

   Other long-term liabilities    $ (111
     

 

 

 

Total

      $ (111
     

 

 

 

 

(1)

For the classification of input used to evaluate the fair value of our derivatives, refer to “Note 3”.

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

Derivatives Not Designed
As Hedging Instruments

  

Line item

   Fair Value (1)  

Interest Rate Swap

   Other long-term liabilities    $ (97

Foreign Exchange Forward

   Other current liabilities      (18

Foreign Exchange Forward

   Other long-term liabilities      (9

Foreign Exchange Forward

   Other long-term assets      42  

Foreign Exchange Forward

   Other current assets      41  
     

 

 

 

Total

      $ (41
     

 

 

 

 

(1)

For the classification of input used to evaluate the fair value of our derivatives, refer to “Note 3”.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

5. Business Seasonality

The Company’s business is characterized by seasonal phenomena, which concentrate the largest volumes in the third and fourth quarters of the year. This distribution of volumes is reflected in our gross margins, which are consequently higher in those quarters.

6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows ($ in thousand):

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ 17,276  

Effect of exchange rate

     (189
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2019

   $ 17,087  
  

 

 

 

Intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September 30, 2019  
     Gross      Accumulated
amortization
     Net  

Amortizable Intangible Assets:

        

Developed technology

   $ 2,790      $ 796      $ 1,994  

Customer relationships

     9,146        1,377        7,769  

Patent

     108        24        84  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total amortizable intangible assets

   $ 12,044      $ 2,197      $ 9,847  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2018  
     Gross      Accumulated
amortization
     Net  

Amortizable Intangible Assets:

        

Developed technology

   $ 2,810      $ 310      $ 2,500  

Customer relationships

     9,243        555        8,688  

Patent

     99        11        88  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total amortizable intangible assets

   $ 12,152      $ 876      $ 11,276  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expense was $440 thousand and $403 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $1,337 thousand and $406 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Total estimated future amortization expense as of September 30, 2019 is as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September 30, 2019  

2019 (remaining three months)

   $ 433  

2020

     1,700  

2021

     1,460  

2022

     1,176  

2023

     1,068  

Thereafter

     4,010  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 9,847  
  

 

 

 

7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September 30,
2019
     As of December 31,
2018
 

Internal-use software development costs

   $ 1,374      $ 1,440  

Servers (1)

     1,575        1,170  

Office equipment

     1,102        965  

Leasehold improvements

     622        222  

Furniture and fixtures

     441        189  

Tangible assets in progress

     109        108  

Vehicles

     49        49  

Software

     4        4  

Other assets

     101        103  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment

   $ 5,377      $ 4,250  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     2,451        1,909  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property and equipment, net

   $ 2,926      $ 2,341  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Including equipment under capital leases with gross amount of $281 thousand net of accumulated depreciation of $62 thousand at September 30, 2019 (gross amount of $63 thousand net of accumulated depreciation of $31 thousand at December 31, 2018).

Depreciation and amortization expense was $233 thousand and $198 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $643 thousand and $428 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Company capitalized $199 thousand, in internal-use software development costs in the three months ended September 30, 2018 (zero in the three months ended September 30, 2019) and $378 thousand in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (zero in the nine months ended September 30, 2019). No stock-based compensation expense was capitalized. Amortization of capitalized software development costs was $87 thousand and $101 thousand, in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $264 thousand and $241 thousand in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The amortization expense was allocated as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Cost of revenue

   $ 74      $ 86      $ 225      $ 205  

Research and development

     13        15        39        36  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 87      $ 101      $ 264      $ 241  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

8. Other Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of
September 30,
2019
     As of
December 31,
2018
 

VAT receivables

   $ 2,196      $ 1,852  

Credit for tax other than income tax

     209        273  

Income tax assets

     132        65  

Other receivables

     394        354  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current assets

   $ 2,931      $ 2,544  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Other long-term assets consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September 30,
2019
     As of December 31,
2018
 

Non-current income tax credit (advances and tax reduced at sources)

   $ 1,075      $ 1,092  

Miscellaneous

     184        163  

Derivative financial assets

     —          42  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other long-term assets

   $ 1,259      $ 1,297  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

9. Bank and other borrowings

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the current portion of bank and other borrowings amounts to $10,638 thousand and $4,686 thousand, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, this item is comprised for $9,004 thousand of the current portion of long-term bank and other borrowing and for $1,634 thousand of bank overdraft. As of December 31, 2018, this item is comprised for $3,038 thousand of the current portion of long-term bank and other borrowings and for $ 1,648 thousand of bank overdraft.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the weighted average interest rate on the bank overdraft outstanding was 0.60% and 0.69%, respectively.

Long-term financial obligations consist of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of
September
30, 2019
     As of
December
31, 2018
     Maturity    Interest
Contractual Rate
  Interest Nominal Rate  
  As of
September
30, 2019
    As of
December
31, 2018
 

Unicredit S.p.A (Line A Tranche 1)

     3,831        5,038      July 2022    Euribor 3 months +
3,10%
    2.80     2.80

Unicredit S.p.A (Line A Tranche 2)

     176        228      November
2022
   Euribor 3 months +
3,10%
    2.80     2.80

Unicredit S.p.A (Line B)

     3,367        3,770      May 2023    Euribor 3 months +
2,90%
    2.60     2.60

Unicredit S.p.A (Line C)

     2,709        —        August 2022    Euribor 3 months +
3,90%
    3.53     1.51

Intesa San Paolo S.p.A (Line 1)

     1,096        1,572      July 2021    Euribor 3 months +
2,30%
    1.78  

Intesa San Paolo S.p.A (Line 2)

     4,328        —        July 2023    Euribor 3 months +
2,60%
    2.60  

Ubi Banca S.p.A (Line 1)

     392        625      February
2021
   1,25%     1.25     1.25

Ubi Banca S.p.A (Line 2)

     1,728        —        April 2021    1,64%     1.64  

Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A

     561        —        April 2022    0,95%     0.95  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A (Line 1)

     1,299        —          June 2023       
Euribor 3 months +
2,00%
 
 
    2.00  

Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A (Line 2)

     4,314        —         
September
2021
 
 
    
Euribor 3 months +
2,00%
 
 
    2.00  

Simest 1

     319        382        June 2022        0,50%       0.50     0.50

Simest 2

     317        379       
September
2022
 
 
     0,50%       0.50     0.50

Simest 3

     581        169       
December
2022
 
 
     0,50%       0.50     0.50

Finlombarda S.p.A

     121        —         
December
2020
 
 
     0,50%       0.50  
  

 

 

    

 

 

           

Total Financial Liabilities

     25,139        12,163            

Less: current portion of long-term liabilities

     9,004        3,038            
  

 

 

    

 

 

           

Total long-term liabilities

     16,135        9,125            
  

 

 

    

 

 

           

On January 30, 2019, the Company entered into a new long-term financing with Simest denominated in Euro for a total of €608 thousand ($691 thousand at June 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 8 quarterly installments and with maturity in December 2022.

On April 10, 2019, the Company entered into a new long-term financing with Ubi Banca S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total amount of €2,000 thousand ($2,274 thousand at June 30, 2019 exchange rate), to be repaid in 24 monthly installments and with maturity in April 2021.

On April 10, 2019, the Company entered into a new long-term financing with Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A., denominated in Euro for a total amount of €600 thousand ($682 thousand at June 30, 2019 exchange rate), to be repaid in 36 monthly installments and with maturity in April 2022.

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a new long-term financing with Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A., denominated in Euro for a total amount of €1,200 thousand ($1,365 thousand at June 30, 2019 exchange rate), to be repaid in 17 quarterly installments and with maturity in June 2023.

On July 25, 2019, the Company entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Intesa SanPaolo S.p.A. denominated in Euro, for a total notional amount of €4,000 thousand ($4,367 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 16 quarterly installments. The financing has a maturity of 48 months from the date of disbursement and bears interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 2.6% spread). The total amount was drawn in full on the same date. Proceeds were used to settle the remaining deferred consideration due for the acquisition of Buc Mobile.

On July 23, 2019, the Company entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €4,000 thousand ($4,367 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in 8 quarterly installments. The financing has a maturity of 24 months from the date of disbursement and bears interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 2.0% spread). The total amount was drawn in full on the same date and proceeds were used to settle the total deferred consideration for the acquisition of Solutions Infini.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into a medium-term financing agreement with Unicredit S.p.A. denominated in Euro for a total of €2.500 thousand ($2,729 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate) to be repaid in quarterly installments starting from February, 2020. The financing will bear interest at a variable rate (Euribor 3 months plus 3.9% spread). The notional amount was fully drawn on the same date.

In connection with the above-mentioned financing agreements entered into in the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred $138 thousand of debt issuance costs that will be amortized over the maturity of the respective financing agreements.

Interest expense on bank and other borrowings was of $173 thousand and $97 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $366 thousand and $228 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had credit line facilities granted of $5,459 thousand, of which $1,605 thousand had been used. Costs incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $8 thousand and $3 thousand, respectively, and were expensed as incurred. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had credit line facilities granted of $4,624 thousand, of which $1,648 thousand had been used.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company is contractually obliged to make payments as follows (in $ thousand):

 

     As of September 30, 2019  

2019 (remaining three months)

   $ 2,253  

2020

     9,817  

2021

     8,002  

2022

     4,698  

2023

     1,508  

Thereafter

     —    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 26,278  
  

 

 

 

10. Other Current and Long-term Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of
September 30,
2019
     As of
December 31,
2018
 

Current tax liabilities

   $ 1      $ 43  

Social securities

     154        180  

Liabilities for tax other than income tax

     520        589  

Derivative contract liabilities

     —          19  

Other liabilities

     435        178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

   $ 1,110      $ 1,009  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Long-term liabilities consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September
30, 2019
     As of December
31, 2018
 

Derivative contract liabilities

   $ 111      $ 106  

Other long-term liabilities

     286        185  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other long-term liabilities

   $ 397      $ 291  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

11. Preference Shares liabilities

Preference share liabilities, amounting to $2,438 thousand and $1,834 thousand as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, represent the Company’s obligation to purchase in 2020 the preference shares from certain employees of Solutions Infini as a part the Solutions Infini Purchase Agreement. The purchase will be made at a predetermined price based on the EBITDA of Solutions Infini for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 as stated in the purchase agreement and any amendments thereto.

On May 6, 2019, the Company signed a modification of the Solutions Infini Purchase Agreement to reduce the price of the preference shares to be purchased from the eligible employees of Solutions Infini in 2020 by INR70,000 thousand ($993 thousand at the September 30, 2019 exchange rate).

12. Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

A roll-forward of the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Balance, beginning of the period

   $ 166      $ 116      $ 157      $ 60  

Accruals

     74        169        127        256  

Releases of provision

     (1      —          (52      (25

Foreign exchange translation reserve

     (8      6        (1      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of the period

   $ 231      $ 291      $ 231      $ 291  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

13. Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic area is determined on the basis of the location of the customer. The Company generates its revenue primarily in Italy and India. The following table sets forth revenue by geographic area for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Italy

   $ 15,587     $ 13,451     $ 43,458     $ 39,851  

India

     9,146       7,003       26,439       7,003  

All other parts of the world

     10,596       3,170       24,028       3,176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 35,329     $ 23,624     $ 93,925     $ 50,030  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Italy

     44.1     57     46.3     80

India

     25.9     30     28.1     14

All other parts of the world

     30.0     13     25.6     6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, long-live assets are mainly held in Italy, India and United States. The following table sets long-live assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September 30, 2019     As of December 31, 2018  

Italy

   $ 1,749     $ 1,263  

India

     20,975       22,120  

United States

     8,360       8,769  

All other parts of the world

     35       38  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 31,119     $ 32,190  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     As of September 30, 2019     As of December 31, 2018  

Italy

     5.6     3.9

India

     67.4     68.7

United States

     26.9     27.2

All other parts of the world

     0.1     0.1

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

14. Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue mainly relate to cost of communication services.

15. Personnel costs

Personnel cost amounts to $2,462 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (no stock-based compensation expense was incurred) and $2,496 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2018 (of which $500 thousand relating to stock-based compensation expense), $8,718 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (no stock-based compensation expenses was incurred) and $6,116 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (of which $1,338 thousand relating to stock-based compensation expenses). Personnel cost was allocated as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Research and development

   $ 945      $ 610      $ 3,021      $ 1,402  

Sales and marketing

     605        792        2,078        1,904  

General and administrative

     912        1,094        3,619        2,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Personnel costs

   $ 2,462      $ 2,496      $ 8,718      $ 6,116  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

16. General and administrative

General and administrative expense, amounting to $2,927 thousand and $2,777 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $10,667 thousand and $5,432 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, mainly relate to personnel costs (including stock-based compensation expense), integration costs, transaction costs relating to the business combination and legal and professional charges.

17. Financial expense, net

Financial expense, net for the three months and the nine ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Financial Income

           

Interest income

   $ 13      $ 11      $ 95      $ 25  

Gain on derivatives

     117        —          382        205  

Dividend on marketable securities

     25        —          63        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial income

     155        11        540        230  

Financial Expense

           

Interest expense

     296        172        707        397  

Loss on derivatives

     —          77        39        346  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial Expense

     296        249        746        743  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial expense, net

   $ 141      $ 238      $ 206      $ 513  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

The Company entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements that expire over the next 5 years. Rent expense was $259 thousand and $143 thousand for three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $679 thousand and $271 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2019 are as follows ($ in thousands):

 

     As of September 30, 2019  

2019 (remaining three months)

   $ 238  

2020

     594  

2021

     501  

2022

     489  

2023

     367  

Thereafter

     704  
  

 

 

 

Total Minimum Lease Payments

   $ 2,893  
  

 

 

 

Other Commitments

During the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company entered into certain service agreements with financial advisors in connection with the business combination with GigCapital, Inc.. In accordance with such agreements, the Company may be obligated to pay certain fees upon the successful completion of the prospective business combination with GigCapital, Inc. In particular, if the business combination with GigCapital, Inc. is successfully completed, the Company will owe $2.2 million in advisory fees to be settled partially in cash at the closing of the business combination and partially in an equivalent value of a predetermined number of shares of the GigCapital, Inc.’s common stock; which may vary based on certain circumstances provided by the agreements, to be verified at closing.

Contingencies

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had contingent liabilities of $134 thousand, relating to a tax appeal of Solutions Infini for which no provision was recognized as its occurrence was deemed remote.

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

18. Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had authorized 117,408 and 120,501 shares, respectively and issued and outstanding 110,593 shares of common stock with no par value.

Effective on January 18, 2018, the Company changed its legal status from S.r.l. to S.p.A. and contextually, the share capital of the company was divided into 100,000 shares of common stock with no par value.

19. Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax expense of $168 thousand and $729 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and an income tax expense of $719 thousand and $841 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the statutory (IRES, Italian Corporate Income Tax) tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 ($ in thousand):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Loss before income taxes

   $ 980     $ 136     $ (1,150   $ (573

Primary tax rate of the Company (IRES)

     24.00     24.00     24.00     24.00

Tax benefit/(expense) calculated according to the Company’s primary tax rate

     (237     (33     274       137  

Foreign tax rates differences

     (13     (32     (141     (47

Change in applicable tax rate (1)

     513         513       —    

Change in valuation allowance

     (136     (72     (443     (112

Non-taxable income

     73       (240     195       (226

Costs not deductible for tax purposes

     —         —         (92     (212

Costs not deductible associated with investments

     —         (215     —         (238

CFC (Controlled Foreign Corporation rules) (2)

     (58     (43     (203     (43

IRAP (Italian Regional Tax on Productive Activities)

     (3     (11     (10     (17

Taxes on undistributed profits of Solutions Infini

     (304     (83     (808     (83

Other taxes

     (3     —         (4     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reported income tax

   $ (168   $ (729   $ (719   $ (841
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

During 2019, applicable tax rate for Solutions Infini was reduced from 29.12% to 25.17%, resulting in a tax benefit for the period.

(2)

Recorded by the Company in relation with the Dubai subsidiary (FZE).

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2019 the Company had $5,103 thousand of undistributed earnings and profits generated by a foreign subsidiary (Solutions Infini) for which no deferred tax liabilities have been recorded, since the Company intends to indefinitely reinvest such earnings in the subsidiary to fund the international operations and certain obligations of the subsidiary. In addition, the Company expects future cash generated from its operations in Europe and the U.S. to be sufficient to meet the Company’s future cash needs. Should the above undistributed earnings be distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise, the distributions would result in $765 thousand amount of tax.

20. Net earnings/(loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

The following table set forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders during the period presented (in $, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Net Income/(Loss) attributable to common shareholders

   $ 812,212      $ (591,519    $ (1,869,251    $ (1,412,501
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-Average shares used to compute net income/(loss) per share attributable to common shareholders basic

     110,593        102,234        110,593        102,234  

Weighted-Average shares used to compute net income/(loss) per share attributable to common shareholders diluted

     110,593        102,234        110,593        102,234  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss) per share attributable to common shareholders, basic

     7.34        (5.79      (16.90      (13.82
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss) per share attributable to common shareholders, diluted

   $ 7.34      $ (5.79    $ (16.90    $ (13.82
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 6,161 outstanding shares of common stock equivalent, were excluded from the calculation of the diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

For the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 there were no outstanding shares of common stock equivalent.

21. Transactions with Related Parties

During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the material related parties’ transactions, other than compensation and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business, were as follows:

 

  (i)

certain consulting services on business strategy, rendered by ESSE EFFE S.p.A., a company incorporated in Italy in which the Company holds interests through a director. Costs incurred by the Company for the above consulting services were of $29 thousand and $90 thousand in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively (zero in the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019). The outstanding amount due by the Company to ESSE EFFE S.p.A. was zero as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018;

 

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KALEYRA S.p.A.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the Three and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

 

  (ii)

legal services rendered by a partner of Studio Legale Chiomenti, that is a family member of a key manager of the Company. Costs incurred by the Company for the above services were of $38 thousand and $102 thousand in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively (zero in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019); and

 

  (iii)

loans granted to Company’s directors and executive managers (at the reporting date, also Company’s shareholders) whose outstanding amount was $59 thousand and $67 thousand as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. In November 2019, one of the two existing loans granted to Company’s directors and executive managers was reimbursed in full for a total amount of $36 thousand.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the outstanding obligation for preference shares due to executive managers was $1,780 thousand and $1,339 thousand, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred $38 thousand and $326 thousand, respectively, of compensation expense for executive managers, relating to preference shares, $100 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The following table presents (income) expenses for related parties reported in the consolidated statement of operations ($ in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2019      2018      2019      2018  

Research and development

   $ 19      $ 100      $ 163      $ 100  

General and administrative

     19        167        163        292  

22. Subsequent event

On November 22, 2019, after receiving the approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the GigCapital Shareholders voted to approve the business combination with Kaleyra SpA. The transaction closed on November 25th. The following day, November 26th, shares of Kaleyra, Inc (the new legal entity) were listed and began trading on the NYSE American stock exchange. As detailed in Note 17, at the completion of the business combination certain contingent obligations are now liabilities of Kaleyra.

On October 29, 2019, the shareholders’ meeting of the Company approved the closure of Kaleyra IP Srl. The subsidiary is expected to be wound up by December 31, 2019.

In October 2019, $1.1 million of the marketable securities included in the statement of financial position as of September 30, 2019 were sold. Such sale resulted in a gain of $25 thousand, net of tax.

 

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Exhibit 99.3

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Kaleyra, Inc. (f/k/a GigCapital, Inc.) (the “Company”) is providing the following unaudited pro forma combined financial information to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the business combination between GigCapital, Inc. and Kaleyra, S.p.A., which was consummated on November 25, 2019. The historical financial information of Kaleyra, S.p.A. was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the audited consolidated financial statements of Kaleyra S.p.A. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018. The historical financial information of GigCapital, Inc. was derived from the audited financial statements of GigCapital, Inc. as of and for the year ended September 30, 2019. This information should be read together with Kaleyra S.p.A.’s and GigCapital Inc.’s financial statements and related notes.

Description of the Transaction

GigCapital, Inc. entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement on February 22, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among GigCapital, Inc., Kaleyra S.p.A., Shareholder Representative Services LLC, (the “Seller Representative”) as representative for the holders (the “Kaleyra Stockholders”) of the ordinary shares of Kaleyra S.p.A. immediately prior to the closing of the Transaction (as defined below), and each of the following Kaleyra Stockholders of all of the stock of Kaleyra S.p.A. (collectively, such Kaleyra Stockholders, the “Sellers”): Esse Effe S.p.A, a company with shares formed under the laws of Italy (“Esse Effe”), Maya Investments Limited, a company formed under the laws of England (“Maya”), Hong Kong Permanent Shine Limited, a company formed under the laws of Hong Kong, Ipai Terry Hsiao, Giacomo Dall’Aglio, Alex Milani, Luca Giardina Papa, Filippo Monastra, Matteo Castelucci, Kirk Tsai, Justyna Miziolek, Erjon Metko, Claudio Ippolito, Andrea Riccardi, and Francesco Vizzone.

Following the approval at the special meeting of the stockholders of GigCapital, Inc. held on November 22, 2019, and pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers on November 25, 2019 sold, transferred, assigned, conveyed and delivered to the Company all of the Kaleryra Stock (the “Transaction”). As partial consideration for the Transaction, on November 25, 2019 the Company issued unsecured convertible promissory notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the amount of $6,000,000 and $1,500,000, respectively, and also issued other unsecured promissory notes to each of Esse Effe and Maya in the identical respective amounts. Also, as additional partial consideration for the Transaction, the Company issued on November 25, 2019, in the aggregate 10,687,106 shares of common stock to the Sellers.

Accounting for the Transactions

The business combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, GigCapital, Inc. will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination was primarily based on Kaleyra S.p.A.’s operations comprising substantially all of the ongoing operations of the post-combination company, Kaleyra S.p.A.’s senior management comprising substantially all of the senior management of the post-combination company and the existence of a majority voting interest in the post-combination company. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the business combination is treated as the equivalent of Kaleyra S.p.A. issuing stock for the net assets of GigCapital, Inc., accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of GigCapital, Inc. is stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the business combination are the historical operations of Kaleyra S.p.A.

Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

The historical financial information has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are related and/or directly attributable to the business combination, are factually supportable and, with respect to the pro forma statements of operations, are expected to have a continuing impact on the results of the post-combination company. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only. The financial results may have been different had the companies always been combined. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information as being indicative of the historical results that would have been achieved had the companies always been combined or the future results that the post-combination company will experience. Kaleyra S.p.A and GigCapital, Inc. have not had any historical relationship prior to the business combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.


PROFORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

                 Pro Forma  
     (A)
GigCapital, Inc.
    (B)
Kaleyra S.p.A
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma Balance
Sheet
 

ASSETS

          

Current assets

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 470     $ 10,702     $ 79,165       (1)    
         120       (1)    
         (480     (1)    
         (38,524     (2)    
         —         (4)    
         527       (5)    
         (1,639     (6)    
         (11,577     (7)    
         (17,045     (8)    
         (9,859     (9)       11,860  

Restricted Cash

         11,577       (7)    
         9,859       (9)       21,436  

Short-term marketable securities

       4,971           4,971  

Trade receivables

       41,054           41,054  

Prepaid expenses and accrued income

     18       897           915  

Other current assets

       2,931           2,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total current assets

     488       60,555       22,124         83,167  

Property and equipment, net

       2,926           2,926  

Intangible assets, net

       9,847           9,847  

Goodwill

       17,087           17,087  

Deferred tax assets

       517       1,003       (4)       1,520  

Other long-term assets

       1,259           1,259  

Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

     78,758         480       (1)    
         (208     (1)    
         135       (1)    
         (79,165     (1)       —    

Interest receivable on cash held in trust account

     120         (120     (1)       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 79,366     $ 92,191     $ (55,751 )      $ 115,806  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

          

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable

   $ 1,392     $ 52,013     $ 3,650       (4)     $ 57,055  

Preference shares

       658           658  

Preference shares due to related parties

       1,780           1,780  

Current portion of bank and other borrowings

       10,638           10,638  

Deferred revenue

       1,560           1,560  

Payable to employees and related parties

     123       859           982  

Other current liabilities

     87       1,110     $ 11,577       (7)    
       $ 456       (7)    
       $ 467       (8)    
       $ 9,859       (9)       23,556  

Accrued liabilities

     1,140             1,140  

Notes payable

     3,051         15,000       (2)    
         527       (5)       18,578  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     5,793       68,618       41,536         115,947  

Bank and other borrowings

       16,135       —           16,135  

Long-term payable to employees

       1,258           1,258  

Deferred tax liabilities

       1,739           1,739  

Other long-term liabilities

       397           397  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,793       88,147       41,536         135,476  

Commitments and contingencies

          

GigCapital

          

Common stock subject to possible redemption, 7,182,576 shares as of June 30, 2019 at a redemption value of $10.00 per share

          
     68,574       —         —        
         (68,574     (2)       —    

Stockholders’ equity

          

Common stock

     1       121       (121     (2)    
         1       (2)       2  

Preferred stock

     —               —    

Additional paid-in capital

     6,750       10,066       30,171       (2)    
         (15,000     (2)    
         (1     (2)    
         (1,752     (3)    
         (1,639     (6)    
         (11,577     (7)    
         (456 )      (7)    
         (17,512 )      (8)    
         (9,859 )      (9)    
         10,809       (10)       —    

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —         1,018           1,018  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,752     (7,161     1,752       (3)    
         (2,647 )      (4)    
         (73 )      (1)    
         (10,809     (10)       (20,690
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     4,999       4,044       (28,713 )        (19,670 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 79,366     $ 92,191     $ (55,751 )      $ 115,806  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pro Forma Adjustments to the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

 

(A)

Derived from the audited balance sheet of GigCapital, Inc. as of September 30, 2019.

(B)

Derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of Kaleyra S.p.A. as of September 30, 2019.

(1)

To reflect the receipt of additional extension payments of $480 thousand, taxes of $208 thousand and interest of $133 thousand followed by the release of $79,372 thousand of investments and $120 thousand of interest receivable held in the Trust Account as all amounts held in the Trust Account were released upon the consummation of the Business Combination to either be used to satisfy the exercise of Redemption Rights or for use by the post-combination company.

(2)

To reflect the redemption of 3,668 thoushand shares into cash by the stockholders of GigCapital, Inc. with $38,524 thousand paid out in cash on redemption. To reflect the cash payout for redemption, surrender of the Kaleyra S.p.A shares, the transfer of the remaining 3,514 thousand shares of Common Stock to permanent equity ($69,054 thousand), the issuance of 10,687 thousand shares of Common Stock ($.0001 par value), issuance of $7,500 thousand cash consideration notes and issuance of a $7,500 thousand Note Payable to the Sellers.

(3)

To reflect the elimination of the historical accumulated deficit of GigCapital Inc, the accounting acquiree.

(4)

To reflect the accrual of additional $3,650 thousand for a total estimated $14,091 thousand of legal, financial advisory and other professional fees related to the Business Combination, of which an estimated $5,319 thousand will be paid to Cowen and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, as advisors to GigCapital, Inc., and an estimated $1,509 thousand will be paid in legal and accounting fees for GigCapital, Inc., in connection with the Business Combination. In addition, an estimated $2,150 thousand will be paid to Northland and GCA Altium S.r.l., as advisors to Kaleyra S.p.A, and an estimated $3,098 thousand will be paid in legal and accounting fees for Kaleyra S.p.A, in connection with the Business Combination.

(5)

To reflect the receipt of the remaining October capital call and the November capital call and the subsequent issuance of GigCapital, Inc. extension and working capital notes in October and November 2019.

(6)

To reflect the conversion of rights held by insiders or covered by forward share purchase agreements for 1,322 thousand shares of Common Stock and to record the tender and acceptance for cancellation of the remaining 1,656 thousand rights at a price of $0.99 per right in the Rights Tender Offer.

(7)

To reflect the establishment of an escrow account ($11,577 thousand) and the contingent liablilty for the conversion of rights and shares purchased in the aggregate of 1,083 thousand Shares, assuming a holding period of six months from the close of the Business Combination, for $10.68 per share and 43 thousand Right Shares for $10.50 per share assuming holding period of 60 days from the date of the Business Combination as defined in the Forward Share Purchase agreement with Yakira.

(8)

To reflect the cash payment and contingent liability for the purchase of 1,623 thousand Shares, assumed held for a period of 12 months from the date of the Business Combination, at approximately $10.79 per share, based on the OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction with Nomura.

(9)

To reflect the establishment of an escrow account ($9,859) and the contingent liablilty for the purchase of 923 thousand Shares at $10.68 per share assuming a holding period of six months from the close of the Business Combination as defined in Forward Share Purchase agreement with Glazer Capital Management.

(10)

To reclass negative additional paid-in capital to accumulated deficit.


PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     (A)                 (B)     (C)              
     GigCapital,
Inc.
    Kaleyra, S.p.A.     Pro Forma  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Three months
ended December 31,
2018
    Nine months
ended September 30,
2019
    Twelve months
ended September 30,
2019
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
          Pro Forma
Statement of
Operations
(A+B+C)
 

Revenue

     $ 27,815     $ 93,925     $ 121,740         $ 121,740  

Cost of revenue

       21,762       75,645       97,407           97,407  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —         6,053       18,280       24,333       —           24,333  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

                 —    

Research and development

       1,602       3,869       5,471           5,471  

Sales and marketing

       3,440       4,392       7,832           7,832  

General and administrative expenses

     2,981       5,927       10,667       16,594       (4,778     (2     14,797  

(Income) on equity investments

           —             —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,981       10,969       18,928       29,897       (4,778 )        28,100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     (2,981 )      (4,916 )      (648 )      (5,564 )      4,778         (3,767 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other income, net

       (77     (106     (183         (183

Interest expense, net

       (97     206       109       314       (3     423  

Foreign currency loss

       361       402       763           763  

Interest (income) on marketable securities held in Trust Account

     (2,648           2,648       (1     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (333 )      (5,103 )      (1,150 )      (6,253 )      1,816         (4,770 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     753       583       719       1,302       (753     (1     1,302  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,086 )    $ (5,686 )    $ (1,869 )    $ (7,555 )    $ 2,569       $ (6,072 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net income loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted

   $ (0.54       $ (74.28       $ (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common shareholders basic and diluted

     4,207,008           101,707       19,008,691       (4     23,317,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pro Forma Adjustments to the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations

 

(A)

Derived from the audited statement of operations of GigCapital, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2019.

(B)

Derived by adding the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2018 of Kaleyra S.p.A.

(1)

Represents an adjustment to eliminate both the interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of the beginning of the period and corresponding income tax expense.

(2)

To reflect the reversal of Business Combination related expenses included in the statements of operations incurred by GigCapital, Inc. (approximately $1,220 thousand) and Kaleyra S.p.A. (approximately $3,558 thousand).

(3)

To the reflect the interest at Libor plus 1% for one year on $7,500 thousand cash consideration notes and $7,500 thousand Note Payable to Sellers.

(4)

As the Business Combination is being reflected as if it had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share assumes that the shares issuable to the Kaleyra S.p.A. stockholders in the Business Combination have been outstanding for the entire period presented.

 

     12 Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted:

  

GigCapital Inc. weighted average shares outstanding

     4,207,008  

GigCapital shares of common stock no longer subject to forfeiture

     60,000  

GigCapital Inc. shares subject to redemption reclassified to equity

     3,514,264  

Rights converted at closing

     1,321,756  

Aggregate Sellers shares earned based on redemption

range and Earn-Out criteria

     3,527,272  

Shares issued to Kaleyra in business combination (1)

     10,687,106  
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     23,317,406  
  

 

 

 

Percent of shares owned by GigCapital Inc.

     39

Percent of shares owned by Kaleyra

     61