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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): September 1, 2021 (August 26, 2021)

 

 

IronNet, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39125   83-4599446
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 400

McLean, VA

  22102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (443) 300-6761

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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   IRNT   The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   IRNT.WS   The New York Stock Exchange

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

Overview

On August 26, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy IronNet”), LGL Systems Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LGL”), and LGL Systems Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), consummated the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger, dated March 15, 2021 and as amended August 6, 2021, by and among Legacy IronNet, LGL and Merger Sub (the “Business Combination Agreement”), following their approval at a special meeting of the stockholders of LGL held on August 26, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a business combination of Legacy IronNet and LGL was effected by the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy IronNet (the “Merger”), with Legacy IronNet surviving the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LGL (the Merger, collectively with the other transactions described in the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”). Following the consummation of the Merger on the Closing Date, LGL changed its name from LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. to IronNet, Inc. (the “Company”).

In connection with Special Meeting and the Business Combination, holders of 15,928,889 shares of LGL common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“LGL Common Stock”), or 92.3% of the shares with redemption rights, exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.03 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $159,763,962.41.

Conversion and Exchange of Equity in the Business Combination

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the Business Combination, (i) each outstanding share of Legacy IronNet common stock and Legacy IronNet preferred stock (with each share of Legacy IronNet preferred stock being treated as if it were converted into ten (10) shares of Legacy IronNet common stock on the effective date of the Business Combination) was converted into the right to receive (a) a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below) and (b) a cash amount payable in respect of fractional shares of Company common stock that would otherwise be issued in connection with the foregoing conversion, if applicable, and (ii) each Legacy IronNet option, Legacy IronNet restricted stock unit, Legacy IronNet restricted stock award that was outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (and by its terms did not terminate upon the closing of the Business Combination) remains outstanding and (x) in the case of options, represents the right to purchase a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy IronNet common stock subject to such option multiplied by the Exchange Ratio used for Legacy IronNet common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) at an exercise price per share equal to the current exercise price per share for such option divided by the Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) and (y) in the case of restricted stock units and restricted stock awards, represent a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy IronNet common stock subject to such restricted stock unit or restricted stock award multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share). In addition, Legacy IronNet stockholders and eligible holders of options, restricted stock unit awards and restricted stock awards (as applicable, only to the extent time vested as of the closing of the Business Combination) may also receive additional merger consideration in the form of a pro rata portion of 1,078,125 shares of Company common stock if the volume weighted average closing share price for the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $13.00 for ten (10) consecutive days during the two-year period following the closing of the Business Combination.

The Exchange Ratio was 0.8141070 of a share of Company common stock per fully-diluted share of Legacy IronNet common stock.

A description of the Business Combination and the terms of the Business Combination Agreement are included in the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated August 6, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) filed by

 

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LGL with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 94 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The foregoing description of the Business Combination Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Business Combination Agreement, as amended, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, which are incorporated herein by reference.

PIPE Subscription Agreements

On the Closing Date, a number of purchasers (each, a “Subscriber”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of Company common stock (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $125.0 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements entered into effective as of March 15, 2021 (each, a “Subscription Agreement”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company granted certain registration rights to the Subscribers with respect to the PIPE Shares. The sale of the PIPE Shares was consummated concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination. A description of the Subscription Agreements is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Subscription Agreements” on page 95 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Lock-Up Agreements

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company and certain stockholders, officers and directors of Legacy IronNet entered into a Lock-Up Agreement (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”) pursuant to which they have agreed not to dispose of their shares of Company common stock for a period of 180 days following the Business Combination, subject to customary carve-outs. As of the date of this report, holders of an aggregate of approximately 66,160,197 outstanding shares of Company common stock and approximately 18,971,549 shares issuable pursuant to stock options and restricted stock units are subject to Lock-Up Agreements.

In connection with LGL’s initial public offering, LGL Systems Acquisition Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) entered into an agreement, dated on November 6, 2019 and as amended on March 15, 2021 (as so amended, the “Sponsor Agreement”) pursuant to which it has also agreed not to transfer or otherwise dispose of 3,234,375 shares of Company common stock during the same 180-day lock-up period agreed to by the Legacy IronNet stockholders, subject to relief from the lock-up provisions to allow gifts to charitable organizations. LGL’s officers, directors and special advisors entered into similar agreements which, as amended in connection with the Merger Agreement, also provide for a six-month post-business combination lock-up restriction. Further, the Sponsor entered into a lock-up agreement pursuant to which it agreed not to transfer its 5,200,000 warrants exercisable for Company common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Private Warrants”) or common stock underlying the Private Warrants, subject to limited exceptions, until 30 days after the Closing Date.

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 6, 2019, was amended and restated, and certain persons and entities receiving shares of Company common stock pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and certain persons and entities holding securities of LGL prior to the Closing entered into the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”). The terms of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Registration Rights Agreement” on page 95 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Following the Closing, holders of 59,632,509 shares of Company common stock (including up to 5,200,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase Company common stock) are entitled to certain registration rights.

 

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The foregoing description of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of A&R Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification Agreements

On the Closing Date, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers, including the amendment and restatement of the existing indemnification agreements of two directors of the Company who were directors of LGL prior to the Business Combination. These indemnification agreements require the Company to indemnify its directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company’s request.

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition of Disposition of Assets.

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Business Combination, the Company had the following outstanding securities:

 

   

84,423,567 shares of common stock;

 

   

13,784,096 warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share (the “Warrants”); and

 

   

options and restricted stock units representing the right to acquire an aggregate of 18,971,549 shares of common stock.

FORM 10 INFORMATION

Item 2.01(f) of this Current Report on Form 8-K states that if the predecessor registrant was a shell company, as LGL 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, the Company, as the successor registrant to LGL, is providing the information below that would be included in a Form 10 if it 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

The Company makes forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in documents incorporated herein by reference. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, regarding the Company’s future financial performance, as well as the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Current Report on Form 8-K,

 

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the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, hopes, beliefs, intentions and strategies regarding future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, incident to its business.

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

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

 

   

the Company’s ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably following the Closing;

 

   

the Company’s financial and business performance following the Business Combination, including financial projections and business metrics;

 

   

changes in the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans;

 

   

the implementation, market acceptance and success of the Company’s business model and growth strategy;

 

   

the Company’s expectations and forecasts with respect to the size and growth of the cybersecurity industry and the Company’s products and services in particular;

 

   

the ability of the Company’s products and services to meet customers’ needs;

 

   

the Company’s ability to compete with others in the cybersecurity industry;

 

   

the Company’s ability to retain pricing power with its products;

 

   

the Company’s ability to grow its market share;

 

   

the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified employees and management;

 

   

the Company’s ability to adapt to changes in consumer preferences, perception and spending habits and develop and expand its product offerings and gain market acceptance of its products, including in new geographies;

 

   

the Company’s ability to develop and maintain its brand and reputation;

 

   

developments and projections relating to the Company’s competitors and industry;

 

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the impact of health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on the Company’s business and on the economy in general;

 

   

the Company’s expectations regarding its ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection and not infringe on the rights of others;

 

   

expectations regarding the time during which the Company will be an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act; and

 

   

the Company’s future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash;

 

   

the Company’s ability to obtain funding for its operations and future growth; and

 

   

the Company’s business, expansion plans and opportunities.

Please see the other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 36 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, statements that “IronNet believes” or “LGL believes” and similar statements reflect IronNet’s or LGL’s beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to IronNet or LGL, as the case may be, as of the date of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and while IronNet or LGL, as the case may be, believes such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and such statements should not be read to indicate that such party has conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

Disclosure Channels

The Company’s investors and others should note that the Company intends to announce material financial and other information to its investors using its investor relations website (https://ir.ironnet.com), blog, SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. In addition to these channels, the Company will continue to use social media to communicate with its customers and the public about its products and services, its markets and other topics. Given the SEC guidance regarding the use of social media channels to announce material information to investors, the Company is notifying investors, the media and others interested in the Company that in the future the Company might choose to communicate material information via social media channels and it is possible that the information the Company posts on social media could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, in light of the SEC’s guidance, the Company encourages investors, the media and others interested in the Company to review the information it posts from time to time on social media channels.

Business and Properties

The business and properties of LGL and Legacy IronNet prior to the Business Combination are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Other Information Related to LGL” and “Information About IronNet” beginning on pages 206 and 162, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and such descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.

Risk Factors

The risks associated with the Company’s business are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Summary Risk Factors” and “Risk Factors” beginning on pages 27 and 36, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

Selected Historical Financial Information

The selected historical financial information and other data as of and for the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 and as of April 30, 2021 and for the three months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 for Legacy IronNet is included in the section titled “Selected Historical Financial Information of IronNet” beginning on page 29 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of June 30, 2021, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended January 31, 2021 is set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Legacy IronNet prior to the Business Combination are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “IronNet Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on page 220 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Directors and Executive Officers

The Company’s directors and executive officers after the Closing are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Executive Officers and Directors After the Business Combination” beginning on page 248 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Executive Compensation

Information with respect to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Executive Compensation of IronNet” beginning on page 199 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers is qualified in its entirety by the full text of their employment agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Director Compensation

Information with respect to the compensation of the Company’s directors is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Executive Compensation of IronNet —Non-Employee Director Compensation” on page 205 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which 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 Company common stock as of the Closing Date, by:

 

   

each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of common stock upon the Closing of the Business Combination;

 

   

each of the Company’s named executive officers and directors; and

 

   

all of the Company’s executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and restricted stock units that are currently exercisable or vested or that will become exercisable or vest within 60 days. This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders and Schedules 13G or 13D filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them. The beneficial ownership percentages set forth in the table below are based on 84,423,567 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date, and do not take into account the issuance of any shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants to purchase approximately 13,784,096 shares of common stock that remain outstanding as of the Closing Date, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

   Number of
Shares
    Percentage of Common Stock
Outstanding
 

5% or Greater Stockholders

    

Entities affiliated with ForgePoint(2)

     9,962,551       11.8

LGL Systems Acquisition Holding Company, LLC

     8,670,375 (3) (4)      9.7

LGL Systems Nevada Management Partners LLC

     8,670,375 (3) (4)      9.7

Entities affiliated with C5 Partners(5)

     6,700,484       7.9

Entities affiliated with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers(6)

     5,921,414       7.0

Named Executive Officers and Directors

    

Gen. Keith B. Alexander (Ret.)(7)

     11,370,495       13.5

William E. Welch

            

Sean Foster

            

Donald R. Dixon(8)

     10,306,783       12.2

Mary E. Gallagher

            

Vadm. John M. McConnell (Ret.)

     244,232       *  

Gen. John M. Keane (Ret.)

     244,232       *  

André Pienaar(5)

     6,700,484       7.9

Hon. Michael J. Rogers

     244,232       *  

Theodore E. Schlein(9)

     6,021,414       7.1

Vadm. Jan E. Tighe (Ret.)

            

Robert V. “Rob” LaPenta Jr.(3)

            

All current directors and executive officers as a group (15 individuals)(10)

     35,989,755       42.6

 

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*

Less than one percent.

(1)

Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o IronNet, Inc., 7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 400, McLean, Virginia, 22102.

(2)

Includes (i) 52,135 shares of Company common stock held by ForgePoint Cyber Affiliates Fund I, L.P., (ii) 2,246,496 shares of Company common stock held by ForgePoint Cyber Co-Investors I, L.P., (iii) 748,221 shares of Company common stock held by ForgePoint Cyber Co-Investors I-B, L.P., (iv) 1,965,474 shares of Company common stock held by ForgePoint Cyber Co-Investors I-C, L.P., (v) 266,539 shares of Company common stock held by ForgePoint Cyber Co-Investors I-E, L.P., and (vi) 4,683,686 shares of Company common stock held by ForgePoint Cybersecurity Fund I, L.P. ((i) to (vi), inclusive, the “ForgePoint Funds”). Donald R. Dixon and Alberto Yepez are the managing members of ForgePoint Cybersecurity GP-1, LLC, which is the general partner of each of the ForgePoint Funds and exercise shared voting, investment and dispositive rights with respect to the shares of stock held by each of the ForgePoint Funds. The address for all entities and individuals affiliated with the ForgePoint Funds is 400 S El Camino Road, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94402.

(3)

These securities are held by LGL Systems Acquisition Holding Company, LLC (the “LGL Sponsor”), of which LGL Systems Nevada Management Partners LLC is the managing member. LGL Systems Nevada Management Partners LLC appointed Marc J. Gabelli, Robert LaPenta Sr., Robert V. “Rob” LaPenta Jr., Timothy J. Foufas, and Jeffrey M. Illustrato (appointed by Mr. Gabelli) as managers to approve actions of the LGL Sponsor. Each manager has one vote, and the approval of three of the five managers is required for approval of an action of the sponsor. Under the so-called “rule of three”, if voting and dispositive decisions regarding an entity’s securities are made by three or more individuals, and a voting or dispositive decision requires the approval of a majority of those individuals, then none of the individuals is deemed a beneficial owner of the entity’s securities. Based on the foregoing, no individual manager exercises voting or dipositive control over any of the securities held by the LGL Sponsor, even those in which he has a pecuniary interest. Accordingly, none of them are deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held by the LGL Sponsor. The address for all entities and individuals affiliated with the LGL Sponsor is 165 W. Liberty St., Suite 220, Reno, NV 89501.

(4)

Includes 5,200,000 shares of common stock underlying warrants that will become exercisable on September 25, 2021.

(5)

Andre Pienaar (a director of the Company), William Kilmer and James Coates are the directors of C5 Investors General Partner Limited, which acts on behalf of C5 Investors LP, the sole manager of C5 Partners, LLC. C5 Capital Limited is the investment manager of C5 Investors LP and exercises voting, investment and dispositive rights with respect to the shares of stock held by C5 Investors LLC. Andre Pienaar is the chief executive officer and a director of C5 Capital Limited together with William Kilmer and Linda Zecher. The address of the entities and individuals affiliated with C5 Capital Limited is 7 Vigo Street, London, W1S 3HF, UK.

(6)

Includes (i) 5,774,562 shares of Company common stock held by KPCB Digital Growth Fund II, LLC (“KPCB DGF II”), and (ii) 140,747 shares of Company common stock held by KPCB Digital Growth Founders Fund, LLC (“DGF II Founders”). Such shares are held for convenience in the name of KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee, for the accounts of such individuals and entities. The managing member of KPCB DGF II and DGF II Founders is DGF II Associates. Theodore E. Schlein (a director of the Company), together with L. John Doerr and Mary Meeker, the managing members of DGF II Associates, exercise shared voting and dispositive control over the shares held by KPCB DGF II and DGF II Founders. The principal business address for all entities and individuals affiliated with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is c/o Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, LLC, 2750 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

(7)

Excludes an aggregate of 6,512,856 shares of Company common stock held by trusts established by Gen. Alexander, as (a) each such trust is an irrevocable trust, (b) neither Gen. Alexander nor his spouse serve as trustee of any such trust, and (c) Gen. Alexander does not otherwise exercise voting, investment or dispositive control over the shares of Company common stock held by the trusts.

(8)

Includes (i) the 9,962,551 shares held by the ForgePoint Funds as described in footnote (2) above, (ii) 100,000 shares of Company common stock held by The Dixon Revocable Trust, of which Mr. Dixon and his spouse are co-trustees, and (viii) 244,232 shares of Company common stock held directly by Mr. Dixon.

(9)

Includes (i) the 5,921,424 shares of Company common stock held by funds affiliated with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as described in footnote (6) above, and (ii) 100,000 shares of Company common stock held by the Schlein Family Trust, of which Mr. Schlein is the trustee.

(10)

Includes (i) 35,908,343 shares of Company common stock, and (ii) 81,412 shares of Company common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

Certain Relationships and Related Business Combination

Certain relationships and related party transactions are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “IronNet Related Person Transactions” and “LGL Related Person Transactions” beginning on pages 244 and 242, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and such descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any litigation the outcome of which, if determined adversely to it, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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

Market Information and Holders

LGL’s Class A common stock, redeemable warrants and units were historically listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “DFNS,” “DFNS.WS,” and “DFNS.U,” respectively. The Company common stock and Warrants are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and began trading under the new symbols “IRNT” and “IRNT.WS,” respectively, on August 27, 2021.

In connection with the Closing, each LGL unit was separated into its components, which consisted of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one warrant, and such units no longer exist. As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Business Combination, the Company had 84,423,567 shares of common stock issued and outstanding held of record by 172 holders, and 13,784,096 Warrants outstanding held of record by two holders.

Dividends

The Company has not paid dividends on 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 revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of the Company’s board of directors. It is the present intention of the Company’s board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in the Company’s business operations and, accordingly, the board of directors does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K concerning recent sales of unregistered securities.

Description of Registrant’s Securities

Common Stock

A description of the Company common stock is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Description of Combined Company’s Securities After the Business Combination” beginning on page 257 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Warrants

A description of the Warrants is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Description of Combined Company’s Securities After the Business Combination —Warrants” beginning on page 257 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

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

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the form of Indemnification Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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 Company’s consolidated financial statements and supplementary data.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 4.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K concerning the changes in certifying accountant.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

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

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

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

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

Marcum LLP (“Marcum”), LGL’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the Business Combination, was informed on August 27, 2021 that it was dimissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Effective August 26, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved the engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending January 31, 2022. PwC previously served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Legacy IronNet prior to the Business Combination.

Marcum’s report of independent registered public accounting firm dated March 3, 2021, except for the merger agreement disclosed in Note 12 and for effects of the restatement discussed in Notes 2, 8, 9, 10, and 11, as to which the date is May 10, 2021, on the LGL consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from April 30, 2019 (LGL’s inception) through December 31, 2019, and the related notes to the financial statements did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the period from April 30, 2019 (LGL’s inception) through December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through August 27, 2021, there were no “disagreements” (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) with Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference thereto in its reports on LGL’s financial statements for such periods. During the period from April 30, 2019 (LGL’s inception) through December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through August 27, 2021, there have been no “reportable events” (as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K), other than the material weakness in internal controls identified by management related to the accounting for warrants issued in connection with LGL’s initial public offering, which resulted in the restatement of LGL’s financial statements as set forth in Amendment No. 1 to LGL’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2021.

 

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During the period from April 30, 2019 (LGL’s inception) through December 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through August 27, 2021, (i) the Company did not (a) consult with PwC as to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and (b) receive a written report or oral advice that PwC concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to such accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; and (ii) the Company did not consult PwC on any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a “reportable event” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

The Company has provided Marcum with a copy of the disclosures made by the registrant in this Item 4.01 in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the registrant in this Item 4.01 in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A letter from Marcum is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

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

As a result of the completion of the Business Combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, a change of control of LGL has occurred, and the stockholders of LGL as of immediately prior to the Closing (excluding for this purpose any holders who acquired PIPE Shares) held 5.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately following the Closing.

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

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

2021 Equity Incentive Plan

At the Special Meeting, the LGL stockholders considered and approved the IronNet, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). The Equity Incentive Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by LGL’s board of directors on August 6, 2021. The Equity Incentive Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing.

A summary of the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Proposal No. 5—The Equity Incentive Plan Proposal” beginning on page 148 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such summary and the foregoing description are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

At the Special Meeting, the LGL stockholders considered and approved the IronNet, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by LGL’s board of directors on August 6, 2021. The ESPP became effective immediately upon the Closing.

A summary of the terms of the ESPP is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Proposal No. 6—The Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal” beginning on page 157 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such summary and the foregoing description are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the ESPP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and incorporated herein by reference.

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

At the Special Meeting, the LGL stockholders considered and approved, among other things, Proposal No. 2-The LGL Charter Proposals (the “Charter Proposals”), which are described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 140 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), which became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 26, 2021, includes the amendments proposed by the Charter Proposals.

On August 26, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved and adopted the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), which became effective as of the effective time of the Business Combination.

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

The description of the Certificate of Incorporation and the general effect of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws upon the rights of holders of the Company’s capital stock are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Information on LGL’s Securities and Dividends” beginning on page 264 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

On August 26, 2021, the board of directors approved a change in the fiscal year end for the Company from December 31 to January 31. The Company expects to file the financial statements of Legacy IronNet as of and for the three and six months ended July 31, 2021 on an amendment to this Form 8-K on or about September 14, 2021.

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

In connection with the Business Combination, on August 26, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved and adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees, officers and directors of the Company. A copy of the Code of Ethics can be found in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.ironnet.com.

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/Prospectus in the section titled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 94 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and such disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the information contained in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 27, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the Closing. A copy of the press release is filed hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

SVB Loan

On August 26, 2021, the Company executed a payoff letter to repay in full all amounts due and owing, and terminate all commitments and obligations under, that Loan and Security Agreement, dated June 21, 2021, by and between SVB Innovation Credit Fund VIII, L.P. (the “Lenders”) and Legacy IronNet (the “Loan Agreement”). Pursuant to the payoff letter, the Company has agreed to pay to the Lenders approximately $15.6 million, which includes pay-off amounts for principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of expenses and other items. The material terms of the Loan Agreement are described in Note 10 to Legacy IronNet’s Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-64 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

PPP Loan

On August 26, 2021, the Company executed a payoff letter to repay in full all amounts due and owing, and terminate all commitments and obligations under, the unsecured loan it was granted in April 2020 in accordance with the Paycheck Protection Program, established pursuant to the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The unsecured loan (the “PPP Loan”) is evidenced by a promissory note of the Company in the amount of approximately $5.6 million (the “Note”) with PNC Bank (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the payoff letter, the Company has agreed to pay to the Lender approximately $5.7 million, which includes pay-off amounts for principal and interest.

The material terms and conditions of the PPP Loan are described in Note 12 to Legacy IronNet’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-87 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The audited consolidated financial statements of Legacy IronNet as of and for the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-65 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Legacy IronNet as of and for the three months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-50 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

The audited consolidated financial statements of LGL as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and as of December 31, 2019 and for the period from April 30, 2019 (LGL’s inception) to December 31, 2019 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-22 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of LGL as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes are included in LGL’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 (the “LGL 10-Q”), beginning on page 1 of the LGL 10-Q and are incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of LGL and Legacy IronNet as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended January 31, 2021 is set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(d) Exhibits.

 

          Incorporated by Reference  
Exhibit
Number
  

Description

   Schedule/
Form
     File No.      Exhibit      Filing Date  
2.1    Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger, dated March 15, 2021, by and among LGL, Merger Sub and Legacy IronNet.      S-4/A        333-256129        2.1        August 6, 2021  
2.2    Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger, dated August 6, 2021, by and among LGL, Merger Sub and Legacy IronNet.      S-4/A        333-256129        2.2        August 6, 2021  
3.1*    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant.            
3.2*    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant.            
10.1    Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement.      8-K        001-39125        10.3        March 15, 2021  
10.2*    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.            
10.3+    Form of Indemnification Agreement.      S-4/A        333-256129        10.12        August 6, 2021  
10.4+    IronNet 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.      S-4/A        333-256129        10.10        August 6, 2021  
10.5+    IronNet 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.      S-4/A        333-256129        10.11        August 6, 2021  
10.6+    Employment Agreement, dated May 8, 2019, by and between IronNet and Gen. Keith Alexander.      S-4/A        333-256129        10.13        August 6, 2021  
10.7+    Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2019, by and between IronNet and William E. Welch.      S-4/A        333-256129        10.14        August 6, 2021  
10.8+    Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2019, by and between IronNet and Sean Foster.      S-4/A        333-256129        10.15        August 6, 2021  
16.1*    Letter from Marcum LLP.            
21.1*    List of Subsidiaries.            
99.1*    Press Release dated August 27, 2021.            
99.2*    Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and for the year ended January 31, 2021.            
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)            

 

*

Filed herewith.

+

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

 

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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.

 

    IronNet, Inc.  
Dated: September 1, 2021      
    By:  

/s/ James C. Gerber

 
      Name:  James C. Gerber  
      Title:    Chief Financial Officer  

 

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Exhibit 3.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

LGL SYSTEMS ACQUISITION CORP.

August 26, 2021

LGL Systems Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and supplemented, the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that:

ONE: The original Certificate of Incorporation of LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 30, 2019 under the name MTRON Systems Acquisition Corp. An amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 26, 2019 changing the name to LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. The Certificate of Incorporation was subsequently amended and restated with the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) on November 6, 2019.

TWO: The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is incorporated herein by reference, and restates, integrates and further amends the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate.

THREE: This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors of this corporation.

FOUR: This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of said corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL.

FIVE: This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 26th day of August, 2021.

LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by a duly authorized officer on August 26, 2021.

 

LGL SYSTEMS ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

/s/ Robert LaPenta Jr.

Name:   Robert LaPenta Jr.
Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

IRONNET, INC.

I.

The name of this company is IronNet, Inc. (the “Company”).

II.

The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, Suite 403-B in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19805 and the name of the registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware at such address is Vcorp Services, LLC.

III.

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).

IV.

A. Effective as of, and contingent upon, the effectiveness of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Effective Time”), and without any further action on the part of the Company or any stockholder, each authorized and outstanding share of Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and Class B Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”) issued immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted and reclassified into one share of fully-paid, non-assessable Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Conversion”). Each stock certificate representing shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares shall have been converted and reclassified pursuant to the Conversion; provided, however, that each holder of any stock certificate that represented shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be entitled to receive, upon surrender of such certificate(s), one or more certificates evidencing and representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares represented by such certificate(s) shall have been reclassified pursuant to the Conversion. After giving effect to the Conversion, the total number of shares of stock that the Company shall have authority to issue is set forth below.

The Company is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock,” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue is 600,000,000 shares, 500,000,000 shares of which shall be Common Stock (the “Common Stock”), and 100,000,000 shares of which shall be Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share and the Common Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share.

B. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, the shares of each series to have such designations and powers, preferences, privileges and rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as are stated and expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereafter prescribed (a “Preferred Stock Designation”). Subject to any limitation prescribed by law and the rights of any series of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, if any, authority is hereby expressly granted to and vested in the Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of all or any of the shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and, with respect to each series of Preferred Stock, to fix the number of shares

 

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and state by the Preferred Stock Designation, the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such shares and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized to increase (but not above the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series.

C. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, or Common Stock, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock.

D. Except as provided above, the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative participating, optional, or other rights, and qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of the Common Stock are as follows:

1. Rights Relating to Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets of the Company legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors. Any dividends paid to the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be paid pro rata, on an equal priority, pari passu basis, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of Common Stock treated adversely, voting separately as a class.

2. Voting Rights.

(a) Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company, holders of the 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.

(b) Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation (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 on which the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote.

(c) Except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.

3. Liquidation Rights.

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, upon the completion of the distributions required with respect to each series of Preferred Stock that may then be outstanding, the remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed on an equal priority, pro rata basis to the holders of Common Stock, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, compensation pursuant to any employment, consulting, severance or other compensatory arrangement to be paid to or received by a person who is also a holder of Common Stock does not constitute consideration or a “distribution to stockholders” in respect of the Common Stock.

 

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V.

A. The liability of the directors of the Company for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director shall be eliminated to the fullest extent authorized under applicable law, unless they violated their duty of loyalty to the Company 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 their actions as directors. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Company hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

B. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and other agents of the Company (and any other persons to which applicable law permits the Company to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by such applicable law.

C. If applicable law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article V to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director to the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article V shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Article V in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act giving rise to liability.

VI.

A. Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (a) the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or stockholder of the Company to the Company or to the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the bylaws of the Company or this Certificate of Incorporation (as either may be amended from time to time) or (iv) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine; and (b) subject to the preceding provisions of this Article VI, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence and (y) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

B. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article VI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article VI shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

C. If any provision or provisions of this Article VI shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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VII.

For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Company, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Company, of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided that:

A. Board of Directors.

1. Generally. The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Company shall be vested in the Board of Directors. The authorized number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be fixed by the Board of Directors in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

2. Election.

(a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors as specified in any Preferred Stock Designation, the directors shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. Each class shall consist, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of such directors. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes at the time the classification becomes effective. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following such initial classification of the Board of Directors, the initial term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of stockholders following such initial classification of the Board of Directors, the initial term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following such initial classification of the Board of Directors, the initial term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.

(b) At any time that applicable law prohibits a classified board as described in Section A.2.(a) of this Article VII, all directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. The directors of the Company need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

(c) No stockholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may cumulate votes to which such stockholder is entitled unless required by applicable law at the time of such election. During such time or times that applicable law requires cumulative voting, every stockholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may cumulate such stockholder’s votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which such stockholder’s shares are otherwise entitled, or distribute the stockholder’s votes on the same principle among as many candidates as such stockholder thinks fit. No stockholder, however, shall be entitled to so cumulate such stockholder’s votes unless (i) the names of such candidate or candidates have been placed in nomination prior to the voting and (ii) the stockholder has given notice at the meeting, prior to the voting, of such stockholder’s intention to cumulate such stockholder’s votes. If any stockholder has given proper notice to cumulate votes, all stockholders may cumulate their votes for any candidates who have been properly placed in nomination. Under cumulative voting, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, are elected.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

3. Removal of Directors. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law, removal shall be as provided in Section 141(k) of the DGCL.

 

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4. Vacancies. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders and except as otherwise provided by applicable law, be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, and not by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.

B. Stockholder Actions. No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Company except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws, and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent. 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 Company shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

C. Bylaws. The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. The stockholders shall also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Company required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

VIII.

A. The Company reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the DGCL, except as provided in paragraph B. of this Article VIII, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Company required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation filed with respect to a series of Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Articles V, VI, VII and VIII.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

IRONNET, INC.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be as set forth in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

Section 2. Other Offices. The corporation shall also have and maintain an office or principal place of business at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors of the corporation (the “Board of Directors”), and may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as may be necessary or convenient to the business of the corporation.

ARTICLE II

CORPORATE SEAL

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

ARTICLE III

STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 4. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be held at such place (if any), either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders of the corporation may be held both in a place and by means of remote communication. For any meeting of stockholders to be held by remote communication, the corporation shall (i) implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by remote communication is a stockholder or proxy holder, (ii) implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the corporation.

 

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Section 5. Annual Meeting.

(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, for the purpose of election of directors and for such other business as may properly come before it, shall be held at such place, if any, and on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and proposals of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; (ii) brought specifically by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof; or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record or beneficial owner at the time of giving the stockholder’s notice provided for in Section 5(b) below, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in Section 5. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (iii) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations and submit other business (other than matters properly included in the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders and proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder before an annual meeting of stockholders).

(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law and as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 5(a) and the procedures below.

(i) For nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a), the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(iii) and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each nominee such stockholder proposes to nominate at the meeting: (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such nominee; (2) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee; (3) the class or series and number of shares of each class or series of capital stock of the corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such nominee; (4) the date or dates on which such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition; (5) a statement whether such nominee, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such person’s failure to receive the required vote for election or re-election at the next meeting at which such person would face election or re-election, an irrevocable resignation effective upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors; and (6) such other information concerning such nominee as would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or that is otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the corporation’s proxy statement and associated proxy card as a nominee of the stockholder and to serving as a director if elected); and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(iv). The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve (i) as an independent director (as such term is used in any applicable stock exchange listing requirements or applicable law) of the corporation or (ii) on any committee or sub-committee of the Board of Directors under any applicable stock exchange listing requirements or applicable law, and that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee. The notice in this paragraph must also be accompanied by (X) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee, and such additional information with respect to such proposed nominee as would be required to be provided by the Company pursuant to Schedule 14A if such proposed nominee were a participant in the solicitation of proxies by the Company in connection with

 

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such annual or special meeting and (Y) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such nominee (i) if elected as director of the Corporation, intends to serve the entire term until the next meeting at which such nominee would face re-election and (ii) consents to being named as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-4(d) under the Exchange Act and any associated proxy card of the Corporation and agrees to serve if elected as a director.

(ii) Other than proposals sought to be included in the corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act, for business other than nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a), the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(iii), and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the corporation (the “Bylaws”), the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and any material interest (including any anticipated benefit of such business to any Proponent (as defined below) other than solely as a result of its ownership of the corporation’s capital stock, that is material to any Proponent individually, or to the Proponents in the aggregate) in such business of any Proponent; and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(iv).

(iii) To be timely, the written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of this Section 5(b)(iii), in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received (A) not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and (B) not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(iv) The written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) shall also set forth, as of the date of the notice and as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a “Proponent” and collectively, the “Proponents”): (A) the name and address of each Proponent, as they appear on the corporation’s books; (B) the class or series and number of shares of each class of capital stock of the corporation that are owned of record and beneficially by each Proponent; (C) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether oral or in writing) with respect to such nomination or proposal between or among any Proponent and any of its affiliates or associates, and any others (including their names) acting in concert, or otherwise under the agreement, arrangement or understanding, with any of the foregoing; (D) a representation that the Proponents are holders of record or beneficial owners, as the case may be, of shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting and intend to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(i)) or to propose the business that is specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(ii)); (E) a representation as to whether the Proponents intend to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of holders of the corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (with

 

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respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(i)) or to carry such proposal (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(ii)); (F) to the extent known by any Proponent, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the proposal on the date of such stockholder’s notice; and (G) a description of all Derivative Transactions (as defined below) by each Proponent during the previous twelve (12) month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, such Derivative Transactions.

(c) A stockholder providing the written notice required by Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) shall update and supplement such notice in writing, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct in all material respects as of (i) the record date for the meeting and (ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days (as defined below) prior to the meeting and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, five (5) Business Days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than five (5) Business Days after the record date for the meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date for the meeting, and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, two (2) Business Days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation at the annual meeting is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under Section 5(b)(iii) and there is no public announcement by the corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation.

(e) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at the annual meeting unless the person is nominated either in accordance with clause (ii) or clause (iii) of Section 5(a). Except as otherwise required by law, the chairperson of the annual meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made, or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, or the Proponent does not act in accordance with the representations in Sections 5(b)(iv)(D) and 5(b)(iv)(E), to declare that such proposal or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination or such business may have been solicited or received.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to proposals and/or nominations to be considered pursuant to Section 5(a).

 

 

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(g) For purposes of Sections 5 and 6,

(1) affiliates” and “associates” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);

(2) Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are closed in New York City, New York.

(3) Derivative Transaction” means any agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding entered into by, or on behalf or for the benefit of, any Proponent or any of its affiliates or associates, whether record or beneficial: (A) the value of which is derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares or other securities of the corporation; (B) that otherwise provides any direct or indirect opportunity to gain or share in any gain derived from a change in the value of securities of the corporation; (C) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit of security value or price changes; or (D) that provides the right to vote or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proponent, or any of its affiliates or associates, with respect to any securities of the corporation, which agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding may include, without limitation, any option, warrant, debt position, note, bond, convertible security, swap, stock appreciation right, short position, profit interest, hedge, right to dividends, voting agreement, performance-related fee or arrangement to borrow or lend shares (whether or not subject to payment, settlement, exercise or conversion in any such class or series), and any proportionate interest of such Proponent in the securities of the corporation held by any general or limited partnership, or any limited liability company, of which such Proponent is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member; and

(4) public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones Newswires, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or by such other means reasonably designed to inform the public or security holders in general of such information including, without limitation, posting on the corporation’s investor relations website.

Section 6. Special Meetings.

(a) Special meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be called, for any purpose as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law, by (i) the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer, or (iii) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

(b) For a special meeting called pursuant to Section 6(a), the person(s) calling the meeting shall determine the time and place, if any, of the meeting; provided, however, that only the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof may authorize a meeting solely by means of remote communication. Upon determination of the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting, the Secretary shall cause a notice of meeting to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7. No business may be transacted at a special meeting otherwise than as specified in the notice of meeting.

(c) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) by any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record or beneficial owner at the time of giving notice provided for in this paragraph, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers written notice to the Secretary of the corporation setting forth the information required by Section 5(b)(i) and the information required by Section 5(b)(iv). In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more

 

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directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder of record or beneficial owner may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if written notice setting forth the information required by Section 5(b)(i) and the information required by Section 5(b)(iv) shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which the corporation first makes a public announcement of the date of the special meeting at which directors are to be elected. The stockholder shall also update and supplement such information as required under Section 5(c). In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(d) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at the special meeting unless the person is nominated either in accordance with clause (i) or clause (ii) of Section 6(c). Except as otherwise required by law, the chairperson of the special meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been solicited or received.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 6. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations for the election to the Board of Directors or proposals of other businesses to be considered pursuant to Section 6(c).

Section 7. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, notice, given in writing or by electronic transmission, of each meeting of stockholders shall be given not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, such notice to specify the place, if any, date and hour, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at any such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s mailing address as it appears on the records of the corporation. If delivered by courier service, notice is given at the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. If sent via electronic transmission, notice is given when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address as it appears on the records of the corporation unless the stockholder has notified the corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail or such notice is prohibited by Section 232(e) of the DGCL. Notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders (to the extent required) may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof or by electronic transmission by such person, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his or her attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

 

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Section 8. Quorum; Voting. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairperson of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares represented thereat and entitled to vote thereon, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by applicable stock exchange rules, or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by statute, by applicable stock exchange rules or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except where otherwise provided by statute, by applicable stock exchange rules or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority (plurality, in the case of the election of directors) of voting power of such class or classes or series present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class or classes or series.

Section 9. Adjournment and Notice of Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the person(s) who called the meeting or the chairperson of the meeting, or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, and means of remote communications, 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 corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

Section 10. Voting Rights. For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose names shares stand on the stock records of the corporation on the record date shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Every person entitled to vote shall have the right to do so either in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by an agent or agents authorized by a proxy granted in accordance with Delaware law. An agent so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall

 

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be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot.

Section 11. Joint Owners of Stock. If shares or other securities having voting power stand of record in the names of two (2) or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety, or otherwise, or if two (2) or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary is given written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (a) if only one (1) votes, his or her act binds all; (b) if more than one (1) votes, the act of the majority so voting binds all; and (c) if more than one (1) votes, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionally, or any person voting the shares, or a beneficiary, may apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery for relief as provided in DGCL Section 217(b). If the instrument filed with the Secretary shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even-split for the purpose of subsection (c) shall be a majority or even-split in interest.

Section 12. List of Stockholders. The corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders of record entitled to vote at said meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number and class of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required 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 for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the principal place of business of the corporation. In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the corporation. The list shall be open to examination of any stockholder during the time of the meeting as provided by law.

Section 13. Action without Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, no action shall be taken by the stockholders of the corporation except at an annual or a special meeting of the stockholders called in accordance with these Bylaws, and no action of the stockholders of the corporation may be taken by the stockholders by written consent or electronic transmission.

Section 14. Organization.

(a) At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a chairperson has not been appointed, is absent or refuses to act, the Chief Executive Officer, or, if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, is absent or refuses to act, the President, or, if the President is absent or refuses to act, a chairperson of the meeting designated by the Board of Directors, or, if the Board of Directors does not designate such chairperson, a chairperson chosen by a majority of the voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy duly authorized, shall act as chairperson. The Chairperson of the Board may appoint the Chief Executive Officer as chairperson of the meeting. The Secretary, or, in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the chairperson of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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(b) The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairperson shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which are to be voted on by ballot. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.

(c) The corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The corporation may designate one (1) or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. The inspectors shall: (1) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each; (2) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots; (3) count all votes and ballots; (4) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; and (5) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in accordance with Sections 211(e) or 212(c)(2) of the DGCL, or any information provided pursuant to Sections 211(a)(2)b.(i) or (iii) of the DGCL, ballots and the regular books and records of the corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification pursuant to Section 231(b)(5) of the DGCL shall specify the precise information considered by them including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.

ARTICLE IV

DIRECTORS

Section 15. Number and Term of Office. The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed exclusively from time to time by a resolution adopted by the majority of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws, or such vacancies may be filled in accordance with Section 18 herein.

 

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Section 16. Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 17. Classes of Directors. The directors shall be divided into classes as and to the extent provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

Section 18. Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

Section 19. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary, such resignation to specify whether it will be effective at a particular time. If no such specification is made, the resignation shall be effective at the time of delivery of the resignation to the Secretary.

Section 20. Removal. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) to elect additional directors or remove such directors under specified circumstances, neither the Board of Directors nor any individual director may be removed except in the manner specified in Section 141(k) of the DGCL.

Section 21. Meetings.

(a) Regular Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or date and at any place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware which has been designated by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board of Directors.

(b) Special Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any date, time and place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.

(c) Meetings by Electronic Communications Equipment. Any member of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

(d) Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting. If notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid at least three (3) days before the date of the meeting. Notice of any special meeting may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

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(e) Waiver of Notice. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid as though it had been transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present who did not receive notice shall sign a written waiver of notice or shall waive notice by electronic transmission. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Notice of any meeting will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 22. Quorum and Voting.

(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a majority of the directors currently serving on the Board of Directors (but in no event less than one-third of the total authorized number of directors); provided, however, at any meeting whether a quorum be present or otherwise, a majority of the directors present may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.

(b) At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, all questions and business shall be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, unless a different vote be required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

Section 23. Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. The consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained.

Section 24. Fees and Compensation. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility and authority, including, if so approved, by resolution of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility and authority, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 25. Committees.

(a) Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist of one or more members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the corporation.

 

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(b) Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint such other committees as may be permitted by law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees, but in no event shall any such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these Bylaws.

(c) Term. The Board of Directors, subject to any requirements of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock and the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 25, may at any time increase or decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the existence of a committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his or her death or voluntary resignation from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time for any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors may fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of members of the committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee, and, in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

(d) Meetings. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this Section 25 shall be held at such times and places, if any, as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and when notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such regular meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at any place, if any, which has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any director who is a member of such committee, upon notice to the members of such committee of the time and place of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of notice to members of the Board of Directors of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors. Notice of any regular or special meeting of any committee may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends such regular or special meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolutions authorizing the creation of the committee, a majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those members of the committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.

Section 26. Duties of Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if appointed and when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.

Section 27. Organization. At every meeting of the directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer (if a director), or, if a Chief Executive Officer is absent, the President (if a director), or if the President is absent, the most senior Vice President (if a director), or, in the absence of any such person, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside over the meeting. The Secretary, or in his or her absence, any Assistant Secretary or other officer, director or other person directed to do so by the person presiding over the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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Section 28. Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such director’s or officer’s vote is counted for such purpose if: (i) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 29. Officers Designated. The officers of the corporation shall include, if and when designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers and such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary. The Board of Directors may assign such additional titles to one or more of the officers as it shall deem appropriate. Any one person may hold any number of offices of the corporation at any one time unless specifically prohibited therefrom by law. The salaries and other compensation of the officers of the corporation shall be fixed in the manner required by applicable law or stock exchange rules.

Section 30. Tenure and Duties of Officers.

(a) General. All officers shall be designated and hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors.

(b) Duties of Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors (if a director), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Directors has been appointed and is present. Unless an officer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. To the extent that a Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and no President has been appointed, all references in these Bylaws to the President shall be deemed references to the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.

 

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(c) Duties of President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors (if a director), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and is present. Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. The President shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors (or the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer and President are not the same person and the Board of Directors has delegated the designation of the President’s duties to the Chief Executive Officer) shall designate from time to time.

(d) Duties of Vice Presidents. A Vice President may assume and perform the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President or whenever the office of President is vacant (unless the duties of the President are being filled by the Chief Executive Officer). A Vice President shall perform other duties commonly incident to their office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or, if the Chief Executive Officer has not been appointed or is absent, the President shall designate from time to time.

(e) Duties of Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall record all acts and proceedings thereof in the minute book of the corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties provided for in these Bylaws and other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President may direct any Assistant Secretary or other officer to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time.

(f) Duties of Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time. To the extent that a Chief Financial Officer has been appointed and no Treasurer has been appointed, all references in these Bylaws to the Treasurer shall be deemed references to the Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President may direct the Treasurer, if any, or any Assistant Treasurer, or the controller or any assistant controller to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and each controller and assistant controller shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President shall designate from time to time.

 

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(g) Duties of Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. Unless another officer has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the corporation, the Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation and shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President, and, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President and Chief Financial Officer (if not Treasurer) shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President and Chief Financial Officer may direct any Assistant Treasurer or the controller or any assistant controller to assume and perform the duties of the Treasurer in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, and each Assistant Treasurer and each controller and assistant controller shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, the President and Chief Financial Officer shall designate from time to time.

Section 31. Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 32. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Chief Executive Officer, or if no Chief Executive Officer is then serving, to the President or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given, unless a later time is specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.

Section 33. Removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, or by any committee or superior officer upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VI

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING

OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION

Section 34. Execution of Corporate Instruments. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person or persons, to execute on behalf of the corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to sign on behalf of the corporation the corporate name without limitation, or to enter into contracts on behalf of the corporation, except where otherwise provided by applicable law or these Bylaws, and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation. All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositaries on funds to the credit of the corporation or in special accounts of the corporation shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors shall authorize so to do. Unless (i) authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or (ii) within the agency power of an officer of any designee of any such officer (each, an “Authorized Employee”), no officer, agent or employee other than an Authorized Employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

 

 

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Section 35. Voting of Securities Owned by the Corporation. All stock and other securities and interests of other corporations and entities owned or held by the corporation for itself, or for other parties in any capacity, shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person authorized so to do by resolution of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of such authorization, by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice President.

ARTICLE VII

SHARES OF STOCK

Section 36. Form and Execution of Certificates.

(a) The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, or shall be uncertificated if so provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors. Certificates, if any, for the shares of stock shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

(b) Every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the corporation by any two (2) authorized officers of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 37. Lost Certificates. A new certificate or certificates shall be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The corporation may require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owner’s legal representative, to agree to indemnify the corporation in such manner as it shall require or to give the corporation a surety bond in such form and amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.

Section 38. Transfers.

(a) Transfers of record of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and, in the case of stock represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed certificate or certificates for a like number of shares.

(b) The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

 

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Section 39. 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 of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, subject to applicable law, not be more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors 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 of Directors 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 of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the 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 of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at 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 herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 40. Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

ARTICLE VIII

OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION

Section 41. Execution of Other Securities. All bonds, debentures and other corporate securities of the corporation, other than stock certificates (covered in Section 35), may be signed by any executive officer (as defined in Article XI) or any other officer or person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that where any such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be authenticated by the manual signature, or where permissible facsimile signature, of a trustee under an indenture pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be issued, the signatures of the persons signing and attesting the corporate seal on such bond, debenture or other corporate security may be the imprinted facsimile of the signatures of such persons. Interest coupons appertaining to any such bond, debenture or other corporate security, authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by an executive officer of the corporation or such other officer or person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or bear imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any officer who shall have signed or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose facsimile signature shall appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be such officer before the bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall have been delivered, such bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted by the corporation and issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose facsimile signature shall have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the corporation.

 

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ARTICLE IX

DIVIDENDS

Section 42. Declaration of Dividends. Dividends upon the outstanding capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the corporation’s capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

Section 43. Dividend Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interests of the corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

ARTICLE X

FISCAL YEAR

Section 44. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall end on December 31 or on such other date as may otherwise be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 45. Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Employees and Other Agents.

(a) Directors and Executive Officers. The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any director or officer of the Corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding (as defined below) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or, while serving as 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 (a “covered person”), joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 45(d), the corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was authorized in the specific case by the Board.

 

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(b) Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents. The corporation shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or 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, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

(c) Expenses. The corporation shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or executive officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or executive officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with such Proceeding provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in his or her capacity as a director or executive officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this section or otherwise.

(d) Enforcement. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to indemnification and advances to directors and executive officers under this Bylaw shall be deemed to be contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract between the corporation and the director or executive officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by this section to a director or executive officer shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding such right in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is denied by the Board of Directors, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within ninety (90) days of request therefor. To the extent permitted by law, the claimant in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting the claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the corporation shall be entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL or any other applicable law for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an executive officer of the corporation (except in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation) for advances, the corporation shall be entitled to raise a defense as to any such action clear and convincing evidence that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not reasonably believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding that such person acted without reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by a director or executive officer to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, the burden of proving that the director or executive officer is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this section or otherwise shall be on the corporation.

 

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(e) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any applicable statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL, or by any other applicable law.

(f) Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or executive officer or officer, employee or other agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(g) Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, the corporation, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to this section.

(h) Amendments. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this section shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Bylaw in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against any agent of the corporation.

(i) Saving Clause. If this Bylaw or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this section that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law. If this section shall be invalid due to the application of the indemnification provisions of another jurisdiction, then the corporation shall indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent under any other applicable law.

(j) Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Bylaw, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) The term “Proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.

(ii) The term “expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, court costs, attorneys’ fees, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment and any other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any proceeding.

(iii) The term the “corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

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(iv) References to a “director,” “executive officer,” “officer,” “employee,” or “agent” of the corporation shall include, without limitation, situations where such person is serving at the request of the corporation as, respectively, a director, executive officer, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

(v) References to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this section.

ARTICLE XII

NOTICES

Section 46. Notices.

(a) Notice to Stockholders. Notice to stockholders of stockholder meetings shall be given as provided in Section 7 herein. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise be given effectively to stockholders, including under any agreement or contract with such stockholder, subject to Section 232(e) of the DGCL, any written notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice or electronic transmission to the corporation. Notice shall be deemed given pursuant to this Section 45, (1) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (2) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (a) such posting, and (b) the giving of such separate notice; and (3) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. For purposes of these Bylaws, (1) “Electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), 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; (2) “Electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information); and (3) “Electronic mail address” means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.

(b) Notice to Directors. Any notice required to be given to any director may be given by the method stated in subsection (a) or as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, with notice other than one which is delivered personally to be sent to such address as such director shall have filed in writing with the Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the last known address of such director.

(c) Affidavit of Mailing. An affidavit of mailing, executed by a duly authorized and competent employee of the corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of stock affected or other agent, specifying the name and address or the names and addresses of the stockholder or stockholders, or director or directors, to whom any such notice or notices was or were given, and the time and method of giving the same, shall in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained.

 

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(d) Methods of Notice. It shall not be necessary that the same method of giving notice be employed in respect of all recipients of notice, but one permissible method may be employed in respect of any one or more, and any other permissible method or methods may be employed in respect of any other or others.

(e) Notice to Person with Whom Communication is Unlawful. Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or 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 which 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 under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

(f) Notice to Stockholders Sharing an Address. Except as otherwise prohibited under the DGCL, any notice given under the provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Such consent shall have been deemed to have been given if such stockholder fails to object in writing to the corporation within sixty (60) days of having been given notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice. Any consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENTS

Section 47. Amendments. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 44(h) of these Bylaws or the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the authorized number of directors. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the corporation required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty- six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE XIV

LOANS TO OFFICERS

Section 48. Loans to Officers. Except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such loan, guarantee

 

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or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

ARTICLE XV

BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section 49. 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 of Directors. Any books or records maintained by the corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method; provided, however, that the books and records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The corporation shall so convert any books or records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 26, 2021, is made and entered into by and among IronNet, Inc. (formerly known as LGL Systems Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), LGL Systems Acquisition Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LGL Sponsor”) and each of the undersigned parties listed as a “New Holder” (each such party, together with LGL Sponsor and any other person who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, a “Holder”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and LGL Sponsor entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2019 pursuant to which the Company granted to the LGL Sponsor certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 15, 2021 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), with LGL Systems Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“IronNet”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into IronNet with IronNet surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Holders will hold shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), in each case, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into Subscription Agreements, each dated March 15, 2021 (collectively, the “PIPE Investors Subscription Agreements”), with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) for the subscription of shares of Common Stock;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.7 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the Existing Registration Rights Agreement may be amended, modified or terminated by written agreement of the Company and LGL Sponsor; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company and the LGL Sponsor desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in its entirety and enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the New Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

Affiliate” shall mean with respect to a specified person, each other person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other Holder by reason of an investment in, or holding of Common Stock (or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for share of Common Stock) of, the Company. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a person (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.

Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(c).

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

Existing Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Filing Date” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(a).

Form S-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(a).

Form S-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(a).

Founder Shares” shall mean the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

Founder Shares Lock-up Period” shall mean with respect to the Founder Shares held by LGL Sponsor and its Permitted Transferees, the period ending on the earlier of (A) six (6) months after the date hereof or (B) the first date the price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30)-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the date hereof or (C) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

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Holder” or “Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Holder Shares” shall mean, with respect to the Holders or their respective Permitted Transferees, (A) the shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the Merger Agreement; (B) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) received in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (other than any shares of Common Stock or any other equity security issued or issuable in respect of the PIPE Investors Subscription Agreement); and (C) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization.

IronNet Holder Lock-Up Period” shall mean, with respect to the IronNet Holder Shares that are held by New Holders or their Permitted Transferees, the period described in that certain lock-up agreement entered into by and between such New Holder and the Company.

IronNet Holder Shares” shall mean, with respect to the New Holders or their respective Permitted Transferees, (A) the shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the Merger Agreement; (B) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) received in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (other than any shares of Common Stock or any other equity security issued or issuable in respect of the PIPE Investors Subscription Agreement); and (C) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization.

Lock-up Period” shall mean the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or the IronNet Holder Lock-up Period, as applicable.

Lock-Up Agreements” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

LGL Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(d).

Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(c).

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, in the case of the Prospectus) not misleading.

New Holder” or “New Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity (i) to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-up Period under the Sponsor Letter and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter and (ii) who agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.02(a).

Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the private placement warrants issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2019 between the Company and LGL Sponsor and that certain Warrant Agreement, dated November 6, 2019, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.

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.

Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of any Founder Shares, (b) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (c) any issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by LGL Sponsor as of the date of this Agreement, (d) any issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such other equity security) of the Company held by a New Holder (including shares transferred to a Permitted Transferee) (i) as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) that are otherwise issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization or other similar event; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates or book-entry positions for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (D) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

Registration” shall mean a registration, including any related Shelf Takedown, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

(a) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

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(b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable and customary 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 in an Underwritten Offering.

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Requesting Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(d).

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Shelf” shall mean the Form S-1 Shelf, the Form S-3 Shelf or any Subsequent Shelf Registration, as the case may be.

Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

Shelf Takedown” shall mean an Underwritten Shelf Takedown or any proposed transfer or sale using a Registration Statement, including a Piggyback Registration.

Sponsor Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated on or about November 6, 2019, by and between the Company and LGL Sponsor, as amended by letter dated March 15, 2021.

Subsequent Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(b).

Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(c).

 

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ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration.

(a) Filing. As soon as practicable but no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”) (the “Filing Date”), the Company shall file a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”) or, if the Company is ineligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”), in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two business days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) the one hundred twentieth (120th) calendar day following the Closing if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf and (y) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified in writing by the Commission that such Shelf will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3.

(b) Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.04, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form.

(c) Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject to Section 3.04, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, LGL Sponsor (being in such case a “Demanding Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include either (x) Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $30 million, or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding

 

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Holder ((x) or (y), as applicable, the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The initial Demanding Holder shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the Company’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). LGL Sponsor may each demand not more than one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to this Section 2.01(c) in any twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering.

(d) Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advise the Demanding Holders and the Holders requesting piggyback rights pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the “Requesting Holders”) (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that have been requested to be sold in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights held by any other stockholders (“Other Requesting Holders”), exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, before including any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities proposed to be sold by Company or by other holders of Common Stock or other equity securities, (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown), (ii) second, the Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities and (iii) third, the securities of Other Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of securities that each Other Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of securities of Other Requesting Holders that the Other Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

(e) Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, any Demanding Holder initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that LGL Sponsor may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by LGL Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes of Section 2.01(c), unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (or, if there is more than one Demanding

 

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Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder had requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown); provided that, if LGL Sponsor elects to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by one of LGL Sponsor, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.01(c). Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.01(e), other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of this Section 2.01(e).

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration.

(a) Piggyback Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.02(b), the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.02(a) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

(b) Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advise the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to

 

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which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

(i) If the Registration or registered offering is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.02(a), pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

(ii) If the Registration or registered offering is pursuant to a demand by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.02(a), pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder or the PIPE Investors, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

(iii) If the Registration or registered offering and Underwritten Shelf Takedown is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.01(c) hereof, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering securities in the priority set forth in Section 2.01(d).

(c) Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed by Section 2.01(e)) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration

 

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used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include a Shelf) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.01(e)), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.02(c).

(d) Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.01(e) hereof.

Section 2.03 Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of Common Stock of the Company, if requested by the Underwriters managing the offering, each Holder that (i) is an executive officer or director of the Company or (ii) is a beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, agrees not to, and to execute a customary lock-up agreement (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders, including customary waiver “MFN” provisions) in favor of the managing Underwriters to not, sell or dispose of any shares of Common Stock of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the managing Underwriters, during the ninety (90)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriters with respect to the officers and directors of the Company) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except as expressly permitted by such lock-up agreement or in the event the managing Underwriters otherwise agree by written consent.

ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

Section 3.01 General Procedures. In connection with any Shelf and/or Shelf Takedown, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

(a) prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities;

(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by a majority-in-interest of the Holders of Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

(c) prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriter(s), if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriter(s) and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

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(d) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

(e) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

(f) provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

(g) advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

(h) at least two (2) business days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any exhibits thereto and any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference thereto);

(i) notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.04 hereof;

(j) permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriter(s), if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information; provided further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter if such Underwriter has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering.

 

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(k) obtain a “comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders and the applicable broker, placement agent or sales agent, if any;

(l) on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion and negative assurance letter, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the broker, placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriter(s), if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

(m) in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such Underwritten Offering;

(n) cooperate with each Holder covered by the Registration Statement and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

(o) make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission); provided that such obligation may be satisfied by the Company’s filings on the Commission’s EDGAR system;

(p) with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.01(c), make reasonably available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter(s) in any Underwritten Offering;

(q) otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders and the broker, placement agent or sales agent, if any, in connection with such Registration and comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(r) upon request of a Holder, the Company shall (i) authorize the Company’s transfer agent to remove any legend on share certificates of such Holder’s Common Stock restricting further transfer (or any similar restriction in book entry positions of such Holder) if such restrictions are no longer required by the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws or any agreement with the Company to which such Holder is a party, including if such shares subject to such a restriction have been sold on a Registration Statement, (ii) request the Company’s transfer agent to issue in lieu thereof shares of Common Stock without such restrictions to the Holder upon, as applicable, surrender of any stock certificates evidencing such shares of Common Stock, or to update the applicable book entry position of such Holder so that it no longer is subject to such a restriction, and (iii) reasonably cooperate with such Holder to have such Holder’s shares of Common Stock transferred into a book-entry position at The Depository Trust Company, in each case, subject to delivery of customary documentation, including any documentation required by such restrictive legend or book-entry notation.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter if such Underwriter has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering.

Section 3.02 Registration Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that each Holder shall bear, with respect to such Holder’s Registrable Securities being sold, all Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable and documented fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing such Holders; provided that the Company’s obligations under this Agreement to reimburse the Holders shall not exceed $50,000 per Registration.

Section 3.03 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (a) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide to the Company in writing information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information.

Section 3.04 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement (which notice shall not contain any material non-public information regarding the Company), each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose, but in no event (i) on more than two occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.04.

 

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Section 3.05 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

Section 4.01 Indemnification.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors, each broker or any other person acting on behalf of such Holder and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from 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 omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to indemnify under this Section 4.01(b) shall be several, not joint and several, among the Holders of Registrable Securities, and the total indemnification liability of a Holder under this Section 4.01(b) shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

(c) Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel

 

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reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

(d) 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.

(e) If the indemnification provided under Section 4.01 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action and the benefits received by the such indemnifying party or indemnified party; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this Section 4.01(e) shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(b) and 4.01(c) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 4.01(e). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(e) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.01 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (c) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand

 

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delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (except in the case of electronic mail, with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., 7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 400, McLean, Virginia 22102, Attention: General Keith Alexander, Chairman of the Board with a copy to Cooley LLP, 101 California Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111-5800, Attention: Garth Osterman; Brian Leaf, E-mail: gosterman@cooley.com; bleaf@cooley.com and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.01.

Section 5.02 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

(a) Subject to Section 5.02(c), this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities, as the case may be, hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company or the Holders of Registrable Securities, as the case may be, in whole or in part.

(b) Prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-up Period, no Holder subject to any such Lock-up Period may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, in violation of the applicable Lock-up Period, 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.

(c) 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 applicable Holders, which shall include (i) Permitted Transferees and (ii) any transferee of all of the Registrable Securities of a Holder.

(d) This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.02 hereof.

(e) No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.01 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.02 shall be null and void.

Section 5.03 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto. Each party agrees that an electronic copy of this Agreement shall be considered and treated like an original, and that an electronic or digital signature shall be as valid as a handwritten signature (including .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g., www.docusign.com)).

Section 5.04 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION AND THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 5.05 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder or group of affiliated Holders, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder 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 so affected, (b) any amendment or waiver hereof that adversely affects the rights of LGL Sponsor shall require the LGL Sponsor shall require the consent of LGL Sponsor and (c) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects either the LGL Sponsor or the New Holders as a group, as the case may be, in a manner that is materially adversely different from the other Holders shall require the consent of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by such LGL Sponsor or a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by such New Holders, as applicable, at the time in question 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.

Section 5.06 Other Registration Rights. Other than as provided in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2019, between the Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and the PIPE Investors Subscription Agreements, the Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

Section 5.07 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement, (b) the date as of which all of the Registrable Securities have been sold or disposed of and (c) with respect to any particular Holder, the date as of which (i) all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder 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 Commission)) or (ii) such Holder is permitted to sell the Registrable Securities held by him, her, or it under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The provisions of Section 3.05 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
IRONNET, INC.
By:  

/s/ Keith B. Alexander

Name   Keith B. Alexander
Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


LGL SYSTEMS ACQUISITION HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
By:   LGL Systems Nevada Management
  Partners LLC
By:  

/s/ Robert LaPenta Jr.

Name   Robert LaPenta Jr.
Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer and
  Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:   Keith B. Alexander 2021 Irrevocable
  Trust f/b/o Julie M. Bailey
By:  

/s/ Julie M. Bailey

Name   Julie M. Bailey
Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:   Keith B. Alexander 2021 Irrevocable
  Trust f/b/o Heather M. Burton
By:  

/s/ Heather M. Burton

Name   Heather M. Burton
Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Cheryl Alexander

Name   Cheryl Alexander

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
C5 Partners, LLC
By:  

/s/ Andre Daniel Faber Pienaar

Name   Andre Daniel Faber Pienaar
Title:   Chief Executive

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Donald Closser

Name   Donald Closser

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Donald Henry Alexander Jr.

Name   Donald Henry Alexander Jr.

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
ForgePoint Cyber Affiliates Fund I, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
FORGEPOINT CYBER CO-INVESTORS FUND I, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER

FORGEPOINT CYBER CO-INVESTORS

FUND I-B, L.P.

By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER

FORGEPOINT CYBER CO-INVESTORS

FUND I-C, L.P.

By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
ForgePoint Cyber Co-Investors Fund I-E, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
FORGEPOINT CYBERSECURITY FUND I, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Donald R. Dixon

Name   Donald R. Dixon
Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ James Gerber

Name   James C. Gerber

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER

Keith B. Alexander 2021 Irrevocable Trust

f/b/o Diana L. Glaser

By:  

/s/ Diana L. Glaser

Name   Diana L. Glaser
Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Donna Le Haines

Name   Donna Le Haines

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Susan C. Howland

Name   Susan C. Howland

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Keith B. Alexander

Name   Keith B. Alexander

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
Keith B. Alexander Irrevocable Second-Generation Trust
By:  

/s/ Keith B. Alexander

Name   Keith B. Alexander
Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
Keith B. Alexander Irrevocable Third-Generation Trust
By:  

/s/ Keith B. Alexander

Name   Keith B. Alexander
Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ John Michael Keane

Name   John M. Keane

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee
By:  

/s/ Susan Biglieri

Name   Susan Biglieri
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER

Keith B. Alexander 2021 Irrevocable Trust

f/b/o Jennifer L. Leonard

By:  

/s/ Jennifer L. Leonard

Name   Jennifer L. Leonard
Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Paula Ann Marks

Name   Paula Ann Marks

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ John Michael McConnell

Name   John M. McConnell

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Mark Stephen Alexander

Name   Mark Stephen Alexander

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Richard Earl Douglass Jr.

Name   Richard Earl Douglass Jr.

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Michael John Rogers

Name   Michael J. Rogers

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Sarah Ann Douglass

Name   Sarah Ann Douglass

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Jan Elizabeth Tighe

Name   Jan E. Tighe

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ William E. Welch

Name   William E. Welch

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Cathy Leray Whelan

Name   Cathy Leray Whelan

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Russell E. Cobb

Name   Russell Cobb

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Sean Foster

Name   Sean Foster

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Mary Gallagher

Name   Mary E. Gallagher

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]


NEW HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Robert V. LaPenta Jr.

Name   Robert V. LaPenta Jr.

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

Exhibit 16.1

September 1, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Commissioners:

We have read the statements made by IronNet, Inc. (formerly LGL Systems Acquisition Corp.) under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated September 1, 2021. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K; we are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements of IronNet, Inc. contained therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Marcum LLP

Marcum LLP

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of IronNet, Inc.

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.

IronCAD, LLC

  

United States (Delaware)

United States (Delaware)

High Degree, LLC    United States (Delaware)
IronNet International, LLC    United States (Delaware)
IronNet Cybersecurity Singapore Pte Ltd    Singapore
IronNet Cybersecurity Japan, GK    Japan
IronNet Cybersecurity UK Ltd.    England and Wales
IronNet Australia Pty Ltd.    Australia
IronNet Cybersecurity FZ-LLC    United Arab Emirates

 

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Exhibit 99.1

IronNet Completes Business Combination with LGL Systems Acquisition Corp.

IronNet, the leader in Collective Defense, is creating a new market in cybersecurity to protect companies, sectors and nations.

IronNet to begin trading on the NYSE under symbol “IRNT” on August 27, 2021.

McLean, VA (August 27, 2021) IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: IRNT) (“IronNet”), an innovative leader transforming cybersecurity through Collective Defense, announced today that it has completed its previously announced business combination with LGL Systems Acquisition Corp (“LGL”).

The transaction was unanimously approved by LGL’s Board of Directors and was approved at a special meeting of LGL stockholders on August 26, 2021. In connection with the closing, LGL changed its name to IronNet, Inc. (“IronNet” or the “Company”). The ticker symbols for the previously outstanding common stock and warrants of LGL will change from “DFNS” and “DFNS.WS” to “IRNT” and “IRNT.WS” and will begin trading as such on the New York Stock Exchange on August 27, 2021.

Founded in 2014, IronNet offers a radically different operational model for cybersecurity defense that enables companies to break away from having to defend in isolation – a dramatically different way to address a market that is expected to grow from $25 billion to $40 billion over the next three years. IronNet has a proven ability to detect hidden intrusions that no other tools can see and a real-time threat sharing platform that brings speed and precision to security teams and, for the first time, enables companies to detect and collaborate in real time. This provides the cybersecurity industry’s first “network effect” go-to-market strategy and builds on the company’s subscription-based recurring revenue financial model.

Amid the backdrop of a series of U.S. presidential-level cybersecurity initiatives — including three recent Executive Orders and a high-profile summit focused on improving cyber resilience across public and private sectors— IronNet is entering the public market at a time of rapidly escalating demand for effective cyber defense.

GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexander, Founder and co-Chief Executive Officer of IronNet, said, “We are excited to complete this business combination, which will position IronNet to truly transform and scale cyber defense for more organizations around the world. As a public company, we intend to apply our increased financial resources to accelerate product innovation for our customers and expand our portfolio of offerings. We are grateful to LGL for their support of IronNet and their faith in our mission, and we look forward to making the world a safer place with Collective Defense.”


IronNet’s current customers include influential organizations in both public and private sectors, including critical infrastructure segments such as the financial services, healthcare, telecommunications and energy industries, as well as in emerging industries such as the commercial space sector, which IronNet highlighted in July with the announcement of the first Collective Defense Community for Space. IronNet is seeing adoption of Collective Defense internationally in EMEA — with the UK Healthcare Collective Defense Community, which includes hospitals and research facilities and is managed by MSSP and IronNet customer ITC Secure — and in Asia with global organizations such as SATS, Asia’s leading provider of food solutions and gateway services for airlines and other institutions in over 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the UK, and the Middle East.

Rob LaPenta, Managing Partner of Aston Capital LLC and former co-CEO of LGL, said, “I am proud to be affiliated with IronNet and the significant technology impact that they bring to the cybersecurity market. This is great news for organizations in their defense against ongoing cyberattacks, and we are confident they will indeed transform cybersecurity.” LaPenta, along with Mary Gallagher, former CFO of Sikorsky Aircraft and former LGL board member, joins IronNet’s Board of Directors effective immediately.

William Welch, co-CEO of IronNet, added, “There has never been a more relevant time to expand our operations at IronNet and realize our vision in the market. Every day we see news headlines that reinforce the need for why we started this company – to offer detection technology and sharing capabilities that turn the tide against increasingly aggressive cyber attackers. Every day, organizations are being victimized by cyberattacks all over the world — organizations that IronNet is well positioned to bring together for a more effective defense.”

Transaction Overview

The transaction results in gross proceeds of approximately $136.7 million to IronNet, which includes cash from LGL’s former trust account and proceeds from a private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction funded concurrently with the closing of the business acquisition. IronNet will use the proceeds to generally support continued global growth. All IronNet shareholders have rolled 100% of their equity holdings into the new public company.

IronNet’s legacy senior management team will continue to lead the now combined company, including GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexander (Founder and co-Chief Executive Officer), William Welch (co-Chief Executive Officer), James Gerber (Chief Financial Officer), Scott Alridge (Chief Legal Officer), Don Closser (Chief Product Officer), Russell Cobb (Chief Marketing Officer), Sean Foster (Chief Revenue Officer), George Lamont (co-Founder, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer), and Melissa Logsdon (Chief People Officer).

IronNet’s Board of Directors will be comprised of 11 members, nine of whom are “independent directors” as defined in the NYSE listing standards and applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules.


A more detailed description of the transaction can be found in the definitive proxy statement filed by LGL with the SEC on August 6, 2021.

About IronNet

Founded in 2014 by GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexander, IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: “IRNT”) is a global cybersecurity leader that is transforming how organizations secure their networks by delivering the first-ever Collective Defense platform operating at scale. Employing a high number of former NSA cybersecurity operators with offensive and defensive cyber experience, IronNet integrates deep tradecraft knowledge into its industry-leading products to solve the most challenging cyber problems facing the world today. For more information, visit www.ironnet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding IronNet’s future performance, the business strategy of the combined company and IronNet’s ability to transform cybersecurity, the expansion of the cybersecurity market and IronNet’s expected use of proceeds from the transaction. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside IronNet’s management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; IronNet’s ability to execute on its plans to develop and market new products and the timing of these development programs; IronNet’s estimates of the size of the markets for its products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of IronNet’s products; the success of other competing technologies that may become available; IronNet’s ability to identify and integrate acquisitions; the performance of IronNet’s products; potential litigation involving LGL or IronNet; and general economic and market conditions impacting demand for IronNet’s products. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in LGL’s proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on August 6, 2021, as well as other documents to be filed by IronNet from time to time with the SEC. The proxy statement/prospectus identifies and addresses, and the other filings from time to time may identify and address, other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially


from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and neither LGL nor IronNet undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

IronNet Contacts:

IronNet Investor Contact: Nancy Fazioli: IR@ironnet.com

IronNet Media Contact: Phil Denning / Nora Flaherty: IronNetPR@ICRinc.com

Exhibit 99.2

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit 99.2 shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Combined Company’s final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, declared effective by Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 6, 2021, as amended (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”).

In connection with the consummation of the business combination (the “Business Combination”) on August 26, 2021 (the “Closing Date”) pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated March 15, 2021 and as amended August 6, 2021, by and among IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc. (“Legacy IronNet”), LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. (“LGL”) and LGL Systems Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), the registrant changed its name from LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. to IronNet, Inc. (the “Combined Company”).

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the financial information of Legacy IronNet and LGL, adjusted to give effect to the Business Combination and other events contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

Prior to the Business Combination, LGL and Legacy IronNet had different fiscal years. LGL’s fiscal year ended on December 31, whereas Legacy IronNet’s fiscal year ended on January 31. The Combined Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 combines the historical unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of LGL as of June 30, 2021 and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of Legacy IronNet as of April 30, 2021 on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination and the other related transactions, summarized below, had been consummated on June 30, 2021.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 combines the historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of LGL for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of Legacy IronNet for the six months ended April 30, 2021, on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination, summarized below, had been consummated on February 1, 2020. The historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of Legacy IronNet for the six months ended April 30, 2021 has been derived by adding the audited financial information for the year ended January 31, 2021 to the Legacy IronNet unaudited financial information for the three months ended April 30, 2021 and subtracting the unaudited financial information for the nine months ended October 31, 2020.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 combines the historical audited statement of operations of LGL for the year ended December 31, 2020 (As Restated) and the historical audited consolidated statement of operations of Legacy IronNet for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination, summarized below, had been consummated on February 1, 2020.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been developed from and should be read in conjunction with the following:

 

   

the (a) historical audited financial statements of LGL for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes (As Restated), which were restated on May 10, 2021 to reflect a change from LGL’s prior accounting for its public warrants issued in connection with, as well as its private warrants issued simultaneously with, its initial public offering in November 2019 as liabilities instead of components of equity, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and (b) historical unaudited financial statements of LGL as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the related notes, included in LGL’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 (the “LGL 10-Q”) ;

 

   

the (a) historical audited financial statements of Legacy IronNet for the year ended January 31, 2021 and the related notes and (b) historical unaudited financial statements of Legacy IronNet as of and for the three months ended April 30, 2021 and the related notes, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus;

 

   

LGL’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the LGL 10-Q;


   

the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements;

 

   

Legacy IronNet’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; and

 

   

Other information relating to LGL and Legacy IronNet included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, including the Business Combination Agreement and the description of certain terms thereof set forth under the section entitled “The Business Combination.”

The following describes the parties to the Business Combination Agreement as each entity stood immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination:

LGL Systems Acquisition Corp.

LGL Systems Acquisition Corp., referred to herein as LGL, is a blank check company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 30, 2019. LGL was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. LGL is an “emerging growth company” as defined under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Based on its business activities, LGL is a “shell company” as defined under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act because it has no operations and nominal assets consisting almost entirely of cash.

IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.

IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., referred to herein as Legacy IronNet, incorporated in the state of Delaware, combines its innovative cybersecurity products with expert services to create a platform designed to deliver the most advanced, real-time cyber defense globally, protecting both private and public sectors. Legacy IronNet’s Collective Defense platform, which features proprietary and patented technology, detects cyber anomalies, and shares anonymized threat data in real time within a secure ecosystem, providing all Collective Defense members with a previously unachievable level of visibility into potential incoming threats.

LGL Systems Merger Sub Inc.

LGL Systems Merger Sub Inc., referred to herein as Merger Sub, is a newly-formed, wholly-owned direct subsidiary of LGL formed solely for the purposes of the Business Combination, and was incorporated in the state of Delaware. As a part of the Business Combination, at the Closing Date, the Merger Sub will be merged with and into Legacy IronNet, and the separate corporate existence of the Merger Sub will cease.

At the date of the Business Combination Agreement, the authorized equity interests of Merger Sub consisted of 1,000 shares of common stock, of which 1,000 are issued and outstanding and owned by LGL as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement. At the time the Business Combination is effective, all the property, rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of Merger Sub shall vest in the Combined Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, and duties of the Combined Company.

Description of Business Combination

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy IronNet, with Legacy IronNet surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of LGL. Following the consummation of the Business Combination on the Closing Date, LGL changed its name from LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. to IronNet, Inc. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, holders of shares of Legacy IronNet common stock (after taking into account the conversion of Legacy IronNet preferred stock into Legacy IronNet common stock) received (or had the right to receive) shares of common stock of the Combined Company (the “Combined Company Common Stock”) at a deemed value of $10.00 per share after giving effect to the exchange ratio of 0.8141070 of a share of Combined Company Common Stock per fully-diluted share of Legacy IronNet common stock (the “Exchange Ratio”). Accordingly, immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination, 84,423,567 shares of Combined Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, and 1,078,125 shares of Combined Company Common Stock were reserved for the potential future issuance of the Earnout Shares, based on the following transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement:

 

   

The conversion of all outstanding shares of Legacy IronNet convertible preferred stock into shares of Legacy IronNet common stock at the applicable conversion rate effective at the time of the Business Combination, as calculated pursuant to Legacy IronNet’s Certificate of Incorporation in effect at the time of the conversion;

 

   

the cancellation of each issued and outstanding share of Legacy IronNet common stock (including shares of Legacy IronNet common stock resulting from the conversion of Legacy IronNet convertible preferred stock) and the conversion into the right to receive a number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio;

 

   

the conversion of all outstanding Legacy IronNet options into options exercisable for shares of Combined Company Common Stock with the same terms except for the number of shares exercisable and the exercise price, each of which was adjusted using the Exchange Ratio;

 

   

the conversion of all outstanding Legacy IronNet restricted stock units into an award of restricted stock units with respect to a number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the Exchange Ratio, which awards will continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting terms) effective immediately prior to the Effective Time. The “Effective Time” is immediately upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger on the Closing Date; and

 

   

during the two-year period following the closing date of Business Combination (the “Earnout Period”), the Combined Company may issue to former Legacy IronNet stockholders and eligible holders of Legacy IronNet options and restricted stock unit awards (as applicable, only to the extent time vested as of the closing of the Business Combination) up to 1,078,125 shares of Combined Company common stock upon the occurrence of the Earnout Triggering Event (defined below). The issuance of these shares would dilute all Combined Company Common Stock outstanding at that time. An “Earnout Triggering Event” means the date on which the closing volume weighted average price of one share of Combined Company Common Stock quoted on the NYSE (or the exchange on which the shares of the Combined Company Common Stock are then listed) is equal to or greater than equal to $13.00 for any ten consecutive trading days occurring after the closing date of the Business Combination and on or prior to the second anniversary date of the Closing Date of the Business Combination.

Other Events in Connection with the Business Combination

Other events that took place in connection with the Business Combination are summarized below:

 

   

the sale and issuance of 12,500,000 shares of Combined Company common stock to certain accredited investors (the “Subscription Investors”) in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) at $10.00 per share, of which LGL Systems Acquisition Holding Company, LLC (the “Sponsor”), an entity the managing member of which is affiliated with certain officers and directors of LGL, purchased 566,000 of such shares; and


   

the surrender by the Sponsor of 1,078,125 shares of common stock to LGL for no consideration, which will be used for the issuance of Earnout Shares upon the occurrence of the Earnout Triggering Event.

Accounting for the Business Combination

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under GAAP. Under this method of accounting, LGL is treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination is primarily based on:

 

   

Legacy IronNet stockholders comprising a majority of the voting power of the Combined Company and having the ability to determine the outcome of the election of directors of the Combined Company Board;

 

   

Legacy IronNet’s operations prior to the acquisition comprise the only ongoing operations of the Combined Company; and

 

   

Legacy IronNet’s senior management comprises all of the senior management of the Combined Company.

Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the Combined Company will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Legacy IronNet, with the Business Combination being treated as the equivalent of Legacy IronNet issuing stock for the net assets of LGL, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of LGL will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be presented as those of Legacy IronNet in future reports of the Combined Company.

The contingent obligation to issue Earnout Shares is accounted for as equity on the Combined Company’s balance sheet because the Earnout Triggering Event is indexed to the fair value of common stock of Combined Company.

Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

The adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an illustrative understanding of the Combined Company upon consummation of the Business Combination. Assumptions and estimates underlying the unaudited pro forma adjustments set forth in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are described in the accompanying notes.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of the operating results and financial position that would have been achieved had the Business Combination occurred on the dates indicated, and does not reflect adjustments for any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings or cost savings. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not purport to project the future operating results or financial position of the Combined Company following the completion of the Business Combination. The unaudited pro forma adjustments represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed. LGL and Legacy IronNet have not had any historical relationship prior to the transactions. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information reflects LGL stockholders’ approval of the Business Combination on the Closing Date, and that LGL public stockholders holding 15,928,889 shares have elected to redeem their shares prior to Closing.

The table below summarizes the pro forma Combined Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after the Business Combination:

 

     Pro Forma Combined  
     Shares      %  

Legacy IronNet Securityholders(1)

     86,340,000        83.5

LGL Public Stockholders

     1,321,111        1.3

Sponsor(2)

     3,800,375        3.7

Subscription Investors, other than Sponsor(2)

     11,934,000        11.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     103,395,486        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes 18,971,549 shares of Combined Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise or settlement of Legacy IronNet stock options and restricted stock units assumed in connection with the Business Combination.

(2)

Reflects the sale and issuance of 12,500,000 shares of LGL Class A common stock to the Subscription Investors in the Private Placement at $10.00 per share, of which the Sponsor agreed to purchase 566,000 of such shares.


IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

As of June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

     LGL Systems
Acquisition
Corp.
(Historical)
    IronNet
Cybersecurity,
Inc.
(Historical)
    Pro Forma
Transaction
Adjustments
    Combined Pro
Forma
 

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     471       18,973       173,025   2a      127,031  
         125,000   2b   
         (6,038 2f   
         (24,636 2g   
         (159,764 2n   

Accounts receivable

     —         411       —         411  

Unbilled receivable

     —         1,978       —         1,978  

Related party receivables and loan receivables

     —         4,043       —         4,043  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Account and loan receivables

     —         6,432       —         6,432  

Inventory

     —         2,097       —         2,097  

Deferred costs

     —         2,989       —         2,989  

Prepaid warranty

     —         1,033       —         1,033  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     45       2,860       —         2,905  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     516       34,384       107,587       142,487  

Non-current assets:

        

Deferred costs

     —         2,064       —         2,064  

Property and equipment, net

     —         3,310       —         3,310  

Prepaid warranty

     —         682       —         682  

Deposits and other assets

     —         341       —         341  

Marketable securities held in trust

     173,025       —         (173,025 2a      —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 173,541     $ 40,781     $ (65,438   $ 148,884  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Current Liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

     —         3,284       9   2e      3,293  

Accrued expenses

     —         3,322       2,109   2e      5,431  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     2,118       —         (2,118 2e      —    

Deferred revenue

     —         14,175       —         14,175  

Deferred rent

     —         141       —         141  

Short-term PPP loan

     —         5,580       —         5,580  

Income tax payable

     —         146       —         146  

Other current liabilities

     —         689       —         689  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,118       27,337       —         29,455  

Long-term liabilities:

        

Deferred rent

     —         887       —         887  

Deferred revenue

     —         22,055       —         22,055  

Long-term PPP loan

     —         —         —         —    

Warrant liabilities

     25,975       —         (15,741 2m      10,234  

Deferred underwriting fee payable

     6,038       —         (6,038 2f      —    

Other long-term liabilities

     —         690       —         690  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     34,131       50,969       (21,779     63,321  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitment and contingencies

        

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

     134,410       —         (134,410 2c      —    

Series A preferred stock

     —         32,500       (32,500 2h      —    

Series B preferred stock

     —         146,098       (146,098 2h      —    

Shareholders’ Equity:

        

Preferred stock

     —         —         —         —    

Class A common stock (LGL)

     0       —         (0 2k      —    

Class B convertible common stock (LGL)

     0       —         (0 2j      —    
         (0 2k   

Class A common stock (IronNet)

     —         4       3   2h      —    
         2   2i   
         (9 2l   

Class B common stock (IronNet)

     —         2       (2 2i      —    

IronNet, Inc. common stock

     —         —         1   2b      12  
         1   2c   
         1   2k   
         9   2l   

Additional paid-in capital

     19,853       2,487       124,999   2b      276,830  
         134,409   2c   
         (14,854 2d   
         0   2l   
         (24,636 2g   
         (159,764 2n   
         178,595   2h   
         0   2j   
         (15,741 2m   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —         37       —         37  

Accumulated deficit

     (14,853     (190,539     14,853   2d      (190,539

Less: subscription notes receivable

     —         (777     —         (777
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

     5,000       (188,786     269,349       85,563  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 173,541     $ 40,781     $ (65,438   $ (148,884
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the six months ended June 30, 2021

(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

     LGL Systems
Acquisition
Corp.
(Historical)
    IronNet
Cybersecurity,
Inc.
(Historical)
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Combined Pro
Forma
 

Product, subscription and support revenue

     —         12,791       —         12,791  

Professional services revenue

     —         987       —         987  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     —         13,778       —         13,778  

Cost

       3,324       —         3,324  

Cost of services revenue

     —         507       —         507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     —         3,831       —         3,831  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     —         9,947       —         9,947  

Operating expenses

        

Research and development

     —         12,680       —         12,680  

Sales and marketing

     —         14,264       —         14,264  

General and administrative

     —         10,378       2,412   3b      12,790  

Operating and formation costs

     2,412       —         (2,412 3b      —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,412       37,322       —         39,734  

Operating loss

     (2,412     (27,375     —         (29,787

Other income, net

     —         (264     —         (264

Interest income

     5       —         (5 3a      —    

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

     (2,538     —         —         (2,538
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (4,945     (27,639     (5     (32,589

Provision for income taxes

     —         (77     —         (77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (4,945     (27,716     (5     (32,666
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

     7,432,762       54,372,072       —         103,395,486  

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

     7,432,762       54,372,072       —         103,395,486  

Basic net (loss) income per common share

   $ (0.67   $ (0.51   $ —       $ (0.32

Diluted net (loss) income per common share

   $ (0.67   $ (0.51   $ —       $ (0.32


IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended January 31, 2021

(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

     LGL Systems
Acquisition
Corp.
(Historical)
    IronNet
Cybersecurity,
Inc.
(Historical)
    Pro Forma
Adjustments 
    Combined Pro
Forma
 
     (As Restated)                    

Product, subscription and support revenue

     —         24,701       —         24,701  

Professional services revenue

     —         4,526       —         4,526  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     —         29,227       —         29,227  

Cost of product, subscription and support revenue

     —         5,393       —         5,393  

Cost of services revenue

     —         1,629       —         1,629  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     —         7,022       —         7,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     —         22,205       —         22,205  

Operating expenses

        

Research and development

     —         25,754       —         25,754  

Sales and marketing

     —         30,381       —         30,381  

General and administrative

     —         21,347       630   3c      21,977  

Formation and operating costs

     630       —         (630 3c      —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     630       77,482       —         78,112  

Operating loss

     (630     (55,277     —         (55,907

Other income, net

     —         (19     —         (19

Interest income

     809       —         (809 3a      —    

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

     (8,971     —         —         (8,971
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (8,792     (55,296     (809     (64,897

Provision for income taxes

     (38     (77     38   3b      (77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (8,830     (55,373     (771     (64,974
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

     6,703,614       53,928,489       —         103,395,486  

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

     6,703,614       53,928,489       —         103,395,486  

Basic net (loss) income per common share

   $ (1.39   $ (1.03   $ —       $ (0.63

Diluted net (loss) income per common share

   $ (1.39   $ (1.03   $ —       $ (0.63


Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under GAAP. Under this method of accounting, LGL is treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination is primarily based on:

 

   

Legacy IronNet stockholders comprising a majority of the voting power of the Combined Company and having the ability to determine the outcome of the election of directors of the Combined Company Board;

 

   

Legacy IronNet’s operations prior to the acquisition comprising the only ongoing operations of the Combined Company; and

 

   

Legacy IronNet’s senior management comprising all of the senior management of the Combined Company.

Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the Combined Company represent a continuation of the financial statements of Legacy IronNet with the Business Combination treated as the equivalent of Legacy IronNet issuing stock for the net assets of LGL, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of LGL will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be presented as those of Legacy IronNet in future reports of the Combined Company.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination and the other events contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement as if they had been consummated on June 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and year ended January 31, 2021 give pro forma effect to the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement as if they had been consummated on February 1, 2020.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been developed from and should be read in conjunction with:

 

   

the (a) historical audited financial statements of LGL for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes (As Restated), which were restated on May 10, 2021 to reflect a change from LGL’s prior accounting for its public warrants issued in connection with, as well as its private warrants issued simultaneously with, its initial public offering in November 2019 as liabilities instead of components of equity, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and (b) historical unaudited financial statements of LGL as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the related notes, included in the LGL 10-Q;

 

   

the (a) historical audited financial statements of Legacy IronNet for the year ended January 31, 2021 and the related notes and (b) historical unaudited financial statements of Legacy IronNet as of and for the three months ended April 30, 2021 and the related notes, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus;

 

   

LGL’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the LGL 10-Q;

 

   

the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements;

 

   

Legacy IronNet’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; and

 

   

Other information relating to LGL and Legacy IronNet included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, including the Business Combination Agreement and the description of certain terms thereof set forth under the section entitled “The Business Combination.”

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments based on information available as of the date of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented as additional information becomes available. Management considers this basis of presentation to be reasonable under the circumstances.


The accounting treatment of LGL’s warrants that were outstanding as of the Closing Date (the warrants held by holders other than the Sponsor being referred to as the “Public Warrants,” and the warrants held by the Sponsor being referred to as the “Private Warrants”) are being reflected as equity classified instruments or liability classified instruments. Public Warrants are being reflected as equity, while Private Warrants are reflected as liabilities in the unaudited pro forma financial information.

The accounting treatment for the contingent obligation to issue the Earnout Shares was evaluated to assess if the arrangement qualifies as an equity- or liability-classified instrument. Currently it is treated as, and is reflected in the unaudited pro forma financial information as, an equity-classified instrument.

One-time direct and incremental transaction costs incurred are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as a direct reduction to Legacy IronNet’s additional paid-in capital and are assumed to be cash settled.

2. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Adjustments

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 are as follows:

 

  a)

Reflects the reclassification of $173.0 million of cash and cash equivalents held in LGL’s trust account that becomes available for transaction consideration, transaction expenses and the operating activities following the Business Combination. See adjustment (m) below for actual redemptions in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.

 

  b)

Reflects the gross cash proceeds from the Private Placement of 12.5 million shares of LGL common stock for $125.0 million from Subscription Investors.

 

  c)

Represents the reclassification of $134.4 million of LGL Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to permanent equity immediately prior to the closing.

 

  d)

Reflects the elimination of $14.9 million of LGL’s historical accumulated deficit.

 

  e)

Reflects the reclassification of Legacy LGL’s financial statement line items to mirror those of Legacy IronNet’s, the accounting acquirer.

 

  f)

Reflects the payment of $6.0 million of deferred underwriters’ fees incurred during LGL’s initial public offering due upon the Closing.

 

  g)

Represents the estimated direct and incremental transaction costs of $24.6 million incurred prior to, or concurrent with the Closing, in addition to the $6.0 million of deferred underwriting fees related to the LGL initial public offering as described in adjustment (f).

 

  h)

Reflects the conversion of Legacy IronNet convertible preferred stock into Legacy IronNet Class A Common Stock pursuant to the conversion rate effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

  i)

Reflects the conversion of 17,606,830 shares of Legacy IronNet’s Class B Common Stock into shares of Legacy IronNet’s Class A Common Stock.

 

  j)

Reflects the Sponsor’s forfeiture of 1,078,125 shares of LGL common stock.

 

  k)

Reflects the conversion of the remaining 3,234,375 shares held by Sponsor after the reservation of the possible earnout into shares of LGL’s Class A Common Stock.

 

  l)

Represents the recapitalization of common shares between Legacy IronNet Class A Common Stock, LGL Class A Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital.

 

  m)

Reflects the reclassification of $15.7 million of LGL’s Public Warrants from warrant liabilities to additional paid-in capital.

 

  n)

Represents the cash disbursed to redeem 15,928,889 shares of LGL’s Common Stock in connection with the Business Combination at an assumed redemption price of approximately $10.03 per share based on the funds held in the trust account as of June 30, 2021.

3. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Adjustments

Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 are as follows:


  a)

Represents the elimination of $5.2 thousand of interest income on LGL’s trust account and unrealized gains (losses) on securities held within the trust.

 

  b)

Represent the reclassification of $2.4 million of Operating and Formation costs to General and Administrative costs.

Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2021

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

  a)

Represents the elimination of $808.5 thousand of interest income on LGL’s trust account and unrealized gains (losses) on securities held within the trust.

 

  b)

Represents the income tax impact of the elimination of investment income related to the investments held in the LGL Trust Account.

 

  c)

Represent the reclassification of $629.7 thousand of Operating and Formation costs to General and Administrative costs.

4. Loss Per Share

Represents the net loss per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination and other related events, assuming such additional shares were outstanding since February 1, 2020. As the Business Combination is being reflected as if it had occurred as of February 1, 2020, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes the shares issued in connection with the Business Combination have been outstanding for the entire periods presented.

Following the Closing, the Eligible IronNet Equity holders will have the right to receive up to 1,078,125 Earnout Shares, issuable upon the occurrence of the Earnout Triggering Event during the Earnout Period. Because the Earnout Shares are contingently issuable based upon the share price of the Surviving Company reaching specified thresholds that have not been achieved, the Earnout Shares have been excluded from basic and diluted pro forma net loss per share.

 

     For the six months
ended June 30,
2021
     For the year ended
January 31, 2021
 
     Pro Forma
Combined
     Pro Forma
Combined
 

In thousands, except per share data

             

Pro forma net income attributable to common shareholders - basic

   $ (32,666    $ (64,974

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     103,395,486        103,395,486  

Pro Forma Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share

   $ (0.32    $ (0.63

Pro forma net income attributable to common shareholders - diluted

   $ (32,666    $ (64,974

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     103,395,486        103,395,486  

Pro Forma Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

   $ (0.32    $ (0.63

Pro Forma Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares

     

LGL Common Stock

     5,121,486        5,121,486  

Total LGL

     5,121,486        5,121,486  

Shares Issued to IronNet(1)

     86,340,000        86,340,000  

PIPE Shareholders

     11,934,000        11,934,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Pro Forma Basic Weighted Average Shares

     103,395,486        103,395,486  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Pro Forma Diluted Weighted Average Shares

     103,395,486        103,395,486  

 

(1)

Includes 18,971,549 shares of Combined Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise or settlement of Legacy IronNet stock options and restricted stock units assumed in connection with the Business Combination.