Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant false 0001873441 0001873441 2022-11-10 2022-11-10 0001873441 us-gaap:CapitalUnitsMember 2022-11-10 2022-11-10 0001873441 us-gaap:CapitalUnitClassAMember 2022-11-10 2022-11-10 0001873441 us-gaap:WarrantMember 2022-11-10 2022-11-10

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 10, 2022

 

 

BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION CORP. I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   0001-14050   98-1607883

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(345) 814-5726

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(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 obligation 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

Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   BCSAU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, included as part of the Units   BCSA   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants included as part of the Units   BCSAW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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. ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

Business Combination Agreement

On November 10, 2022, Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“BCSA”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among BCSA, BCSA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Qenta, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Qenta”).

The Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were approved by the boards of directors of each of BCSA and Qenta.

The Business Combination

The Business Combination Agreement provides for, among other things, the following transactions: (i) BCSA will become a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) and, in connection with the Domestication, (A) BCSA’s name will be changed to “Qenta Inc.” (“New Qenta”) and (B) each outstanding Class A ordinary share of BCSA and each outstanding Class B ordinary share of BCSA will become one share of common stock of New Qenta (the “New Qenta Common Stock”); and (ii) following the Domestication, Merger Sub will merge with and into Qenta, with Qenta as the surviving company in the merger and continuing as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Qenta (the “Merger”).

The Domestication, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are referred to as the “Business Combination.

The Business Combination is expected to close in the first half of 2023, following the receipt of the required approval by BCSA’s shareholders and the fulfillment of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions.

Business Combination Consideration

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) outstanding shares of Qenta (other than treasury shares and any Company Dissenting Shares (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) will be exchanged for shares of New Qenta Common Stock and (ii) each outstanding Exchangeable Company RSU (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) will be exchanged for comparable restricted stock units of New Qenta, based on an agreed upon equity value.

Representations and Warranties; Covenants

The Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants of each of the parties to the agreement that are customary for transactions of this type. The parties have also agreed to take all action as may be necessary or reasonably appropriate such that, as of the effective time of the Business Combination, the BCSA board of directors will consist of such number of directors to be agreed between BCSA and the Company, which shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal in size as is practicable, determined by Qenta and one individual determined by Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Sponsors I LLC (“BCSA Sponsor”). In addition, BCSA has agreed to adopt an equity incentive plan, as described in the Business Combination Agreement.


Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations

The obligation of BCSA and Qenta to consummate the Business Combination is subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (ii) the absence of any order, law or other legal restraint or prohibition issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Domestication or the Merger, (iii) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) registering the New Qenta Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and the Domestication, (iv) the required approvals of BCSA’s shareholders, (v) the approval of Qenta’s shareholders, (iv) the approval by Nasdaq of BCSA’s listing application in connection with the Business Combination, (v) the consummation of the Domestication, (vi) BCSA having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) remaining after the closing of the Business Combination, and (vii) the aggregate cash proceeds available to BCSA after redemptions at least equaling its aggregate closing expenses. In addition to certain other customary closing conditions, BCSA’s obligation to consummate the Business Combination is also conditioned upon BCSA’s receipt of an executed executive employment agreement with Brent de Jong, Qenta’s Chief Executive Officer.

Termination

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the closing of the Business Combination, including, but not limited to, (i) by mutual written consent of BCSA and Qenta, (ii) by BCSA if the representations and warranties of Qenta are not true and correct or if Qenta fails to perform any covenant or agreement set forth in the Business Combination Agreement such that certain conditions to closing cannot be satisfied and the breach or breaches of such representations or warranties or the failure to perform such covenant or agreement, as applicable, are not cured or cannot be cured within certain specified time periods, (iii) termination by Qenta if the representations and warranties of BCSA or Merger Sub (the “BCSA Parties”) are not true and correct or if any BCSA Party fails to perform any covenant or agreement set forth in the Business Combination Agreement such that certain conditions to closing cannot be satisfied and the breach or breaches of such representations or warranties or the failure to perform such covenant or agreement, as applicable, are not cured or cannot be cured within certain specified time periods, (iv) subject to certain limited exceptions, by either BCSA or Qenta if the Business Combination is not consummated by 11:59 P.M. (pacific time) on November 10, 2023, (v) by either BCSA or Qenta if certain required approvals are not obtained from BCSA shareholders after the conclusion of a meeting of BCSA’s shareholders held for such purpose at which such shareholders voted on such approvals, (vi) either BCSA or Qenta, if any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order permanently enjoining or prohibiting the Merger or the Domestication and such order shall have become final and nonappealable, (vii) by BCSA if Qenta has not delivered to BCSA the Closing Company Financial Statements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) by January 31, 2023, and (viii) by BCSA if Qenta has not delivered to BCSA a written consent of the Qenta shareholders approving the Business Combination and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger) within two business days of the Registration Statement being declared effective under the Securities Act.

If the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated, none of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement will have any liability or any further obligation under the Business Combination Agreement, except in the case of willful breach or fraud (each, as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and for customary obligations that survive the termination thereof (such as confidentiality obligations).

A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Business Combination Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. The Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement or other specific dates, as specified therein. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Business Combination Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to shareholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts.


Sponsor Letter Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BCSA, BCSA Sponsor, and Qenta entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to, among other things, (i) vote in favor of each of the transaction proposals to be voted upon at the meeting of BCSA shareholders, including approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger); (ii) waive any adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in the governing documents of BCSA or any other anti-dilution or similar protection with respect to the Class B ordinary shares; and (iii) surrender to BCSA, immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination, private placement units, and BCSA Class B Shares held by the Sponsor such that the Sponsor will hold between 7.5 million and 11.3 million new Qenta Common Shares (and related private placement unit warrants) at the closing of the Business Combination, depending on the percentage of BCSA Class A Share redemptions.

A copy of the Sponsor Letter Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Sponsor Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

Transaction Support Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, certain shareholders of Qenta entered into Transaction Support Agreements with BCSA (collectively, the “Transaction Support Agreements”), pursuant to which such parties have agreed to, among other things, support and vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement (including the Merger).

A copy of the form of Transaction Support Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Transaction Support Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

Lock-Up Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BCSA, BCSA Sponsor, the directors and officers of BCSA, and certain shareholders of Qenta entered into a lock-up agreement (the “ Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, such holders agreed not to effect any Transfer (as defined in the Lock-Up Agreement) of shares of common stock of New Qenta for a period of 180 days (and 60 days for smaller Qenta shareholders) following the closing of the Business Combination, in each case subject to, and conditioned upon and effective as of, the effective time of the Business Combination. The restrictions on Transfers of New Qenta common stock set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement supersede similar restrictions set forth in those certain Letter Agreements, dated November 9, 2021, by and among BCSA, BCSA Sponsor and each of the Insiders party thereto (as defined therein).

A copy of the form of Lock-Up Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

Forward Share Purchase Agreement

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BCSA entered into a Confirmation (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”), with Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC - Series 5 (the “FPA Seller”), a client of Cohen & Company Financial Management, LLC (“Cohen”). Entities and funds managed by Cohen own equity interests in the Sponsor. Pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement, the FPA Seller intends, but is not obligated, to purchase after the date of the BCSA redemption deadline through a broker in the open market BCSA Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“BCSA Class A Ordinary Shares”), including such shares that holders had elected to redeem pursuant to BCSA’s organizational documents in connection with the Business Combination, other than from BCSA or affiliates of BCSA, and (b) the FPA Seller has agreed to waive any redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination with respect to such BCSA Class A Ordinary Shares it purchases in accordance with the Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Subject Shares”). The Number of Shares shall equal the Subject Shares but shall be no more than 12,000,000 Shares. The FPA Seller has agreed to not beneficially own more than 9.9% of the New Qenta Common Stock on a post-combination pro forma basis.


The Forward Purchase Agreement provides that (a) one business day following the closing of the Business Combination, New Qenta will pay to the FPA Seller, out of the funds held in BCSA’s trust account, an amount (the “Prepayment Amount”) equal to the Redemption Price per share (the “Initial Price”) multiplied by the aggregate number of Subject Shares, if any (together, the “Number of Shares”), less 10% (the “Shortfall Amount”) on the date of such prepayment. New Qenta will also deliver the FPA Seller an amount equal to the product of 500,000 multiplied by the Redemption Price to repay the FPA Seller for having purchased up to an additional 500,000 BCSA Class A Ordinary Shares, which shall not be included in the Number of Shares or the Terminated Shares (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement).

From time to time and on any scheduled trading day after the closing of the Business Combination, the FPA Seller may sell Subject Shares or Additional Shares (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) at its absolute discretion in one or more transactions, publicly or privately, and, in connection with such sales, terminate the Forward Purchase Transaction in whole or in part in an amount corresponding to the number of Subject Shares and Additional Shares. At the end of each calendar month during which any such early termination occurs, the FPA Seller will pay to the Company an amount equal to the product of (x) the Terminated Shares and (y) the Reset Price, where “Reset Price” refers to, initially, the Redemption Price. The Reset Price will be adjusted on the first scheduled trading day (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) of each month commencing on the first calendar month following the closing of the Business Combination to be the lowest of (a) the then-current Reset Price, (b) $10.00 and (c) the VWAP Price (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) of the last ten (10) scheduled trading days of the prior calendar month, but not lower than $5.00; provided, however, that, subject to certain exceptions, if the Company offers and sells shares of New Qenta Common Stock in a follow-on offering, or series of related offerings, at a price lower than, or upon any conversion or exchange price of currently outstanding or future issuances of any securities convertible or exchangeable for shares of New Qenta Common Stock being equal to a price lower than, the then-current Reset Price (the “Offering Price”), then the Reset Price shall be further reduced to equal the Offering Price. The payment of the Reset Price will not apply to sales of the Subject Shares or Additional Shares that provide proceeds to cover the FPA Sellers for the Shortfall Amount.

The Forward Purchase Agreement has a tenure of 36 months (“Maturity Date”), after which time New Qenta will be required to purchase from the FPA Seller such number of shares equal to the Maximum Number of Shares (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) less the Terminated Shares (as such terms are defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) for consideration, settled in cash or New Qenta Common Stock, equal to the Maturity Consideration, which is the amount of (a) in the case of cash, the product of the Maximum Number of Shares less the Terminated Shares and $1.75 and (b) in the case of New Qenta Common Stock, such number of New Qenta Common Stock with a value equal to the product of the Maximum Number of Shares less the Terminated Shares and $1.75 divided by the VWAP Price of the Shares for the 30 trading days prior to the Maturity Date. In certain circumstances, the Maturity Date may be accelerated, as described in the Forward Purchase Agreement.

BCSA and Qenta have agreed to pay to the FPA Seller a break-up fee equal to the sum of (i) all fees (in an amount not to exceed $75,000), plus (ii) $350,000, if BCSA or Qenta terminate the Forward Purchase Agreement prior to the FPA Sellers purchasing shares under the agreement, other than because the Business Combination did not close or Class A Ordinary Share redemptions were less than 80%.

The primary purpose of entering into the Forward Purchase Agreement is to help ensure the aggregate cash proceeds condition in the Business Combination Agreement will be met, increasing the likelihood that the transaction will close.

A copy of the Forward Purchase Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Forward Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 10, 2022, BCSA and Qenta issued a press release announcing their entry into the Business Combination Agreement. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The foregoing (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Important Information and Where to Find It

A full description of the terms of the proposed transaction will be provided in a registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by BCSA with the SEC that will include a prospectus with respect to New Quenta’s securities to be issued in connection with the Business Combination and a proxy statement with respect to the shareholder meeting of BCSA to vote on the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. BCSA and Qenta urge their investors, shareholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about BCSA, Qenta and the transaction. After the registration statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the registration statement will be mailed to shareholders of BCSA as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination. Once available, shareholders of BCSA will also be able to obtain a copy of the S-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a request to: Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands, Attn: Secretary. The preliminary and definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the registration statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

Participants in the Solicitation

BCSA and Qenta and their respective directors, executive officers, other members of management, and employees may, under SEC rules, be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies of BCSA’s shareholders with respect to the potential transaction described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. Information about the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of BCSA’s shareholders in connection with the potential transaction will be set forth in BCSA’s registration statement on Form S-4 containing the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. Such shareholders will be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, once available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands, Attn: Secretary.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Current Report on Form 8-K is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of BCSA, Qenta or New Qenta, nor will there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.


Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements made herein are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future events, the Business Combination between BCSA and Qenta, the likelihood and ability or timing of the parties to successfully consummate the Business Combination, any anticipated future results and benefits of New Qenta following the Business Combination, including future opportunities for New Qenta, and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on the current expectations of BCSA’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on, by any investor as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of BCSA and Qenta. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties regarding BCSA’s businesses and the Business Combination, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic, political and business conditions; the inability of the parties to consummate the Business Combination or the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the parties following the announcement of the Business Combination; the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the Business Combination; the risk that the approval of the shareholders of BCSA or Qenta for the potential transaction is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, including as a result of a delay in consummating the potential transaction or difficulty in integrating the businesses of BCSA and Qenta; the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; the ability of New Qenta to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; the amount of redemption requests made by BCSA’s shareholders; the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the post-acquisition company’s securities on Nasdaq following the Business Combination; costs related to the Business Combination; and those factors discussed in BCSA’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering, dated November 9, 2021, and other filings with the SEC. There may be additional risks that BCSA presently does not know or that BCSA currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements provide BCSA’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. BCSA anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause BCSA’s assessments to change. However, while BCSA may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, BCSA specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing BCSA’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

2.1*    Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2022, by and among Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, BCSA Merger Sub Inc., and Qenta Inc.
10.1    Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2022, by and among Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Sponsors I LLC, and Qenta Inc.
10.2    Form of Transaction Support Agreement.
10.3*    Form of Lock-Up Agreement.
10.4    Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2022, by and among Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC - Series 5, and Qenta Inc.
99.1    Press Release, dated November 10, 2022.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

*

Exhibits and schedules have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K and will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.


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.

 

Date: November 10, 2022   BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION CORP. I
    By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

    Name:   Lou Kerner
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.1

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION CORP. I,

BCSA MERGER SUB, INC.

AND

QENTA INC.

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 10, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         PAGE  

Article 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

     7  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      7  

Article 2 MERGER

     25  

Section 2.1

  Closing Transactions      25  

Section 2.2

  Closing of the Transactions      27  

Section 2.3

  Pre-Closing Deliveries      27  

Section 2.4

  Treatment of Company RSUs      28  

Section 2.5

  Company Shareholder Deliverables      29  

Section 2.6

  Withholding      30  

Section 2.7

  Company Dissenting Shares      30  

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING to THE GROUP COMPANIES

     31  

Section 3.1

  Organization and Qualification      31  

Section 3.2

  Capitalization of the Group Companies      32  

Section 3.3

  Authority      33  

Section 3.4

  Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities      34  

Section 3.5

  Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations      35  

Section 3.6

  Permits      35  

Section 3.7

  Material Contracts      36  

Section 3.8

  Absence of Changes      38  

Section 3.9

  Litigation      38  

Section 3.10

  Compliance with Law      38  

Section 3.11

  Employee Plans      39  

Section 3.12

  Environmental Matters      41  

Section 3.13

  Technology and Intellectual Property      42  

Section 3.14

  Labor Matters      45  

Section 3.15

  Insurance      47  

Section 3.16

  Tax Matters      47  

Section 3.17

  Brokers      50  

Section 3.18

  Real and Personal Property      50  

Section 3.19

  Transactions with Affiliates      51  

Section 3.20

  Data Privacy and Security      52  

Section 3.21

  Payments; Anti-Money Laundering; Hedging      52  

Section 3.22

  International Trade and Anti-Corruption      53  

Section 3.23

  Conflict Minerals and Responsible Gold      54  

 

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Section 3.24

  Customers and Suppliers      55  

Section 3.25

  Information Supplied      55  

Section 3.26

  Corporate Records      55  

Section 3.27

  Significant and Dormant Subsidiaries      56  

Section 3.28

  Investigation; No Other Representations      56  

Article 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE BCSA PARTIES

     56  

Section 4.1

  Organization and Qualification      56  

Section 4.2

  Authority      57  

Section 4.3

  Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations      57  

Section 4.4

  Brokers      58  

Section 4.5

  Information Supplied      58  

Section 4.6

  Capitalization of the BCSA Parties      58  

Section 4.7

  SEC Filings      59  

Section 4.8

  Investment Company Act      60  

Section 4.9

  Trust Account; Financial Ability      60  

Section 4.10

  Transactions with Affiliates      60  

Section 4.11

  Litigation      61  

Section 4.12

  Compliance with Applicable Law      61  

Section 4.13

  BCSA Party Activities      61  

Section 4.14

  Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements      61  

Section 4.15

  No Undisclosed Liabilities      62  

Section 4.16

  Employee Benefit Plans      63  

Section 4.17

  Tax Matters      63  

Section 4.18

  Investigation; No Other Representations      64  

Article 5 COVENANTS

     64  

Section 5.1

  Conduct of Business of the Company      64  

Section 5.2

  Efforts to Consummate; Transaction Litigation      66  

Section 5.3

  Confidentiality and Access to Information      68  

Section 5.4

  Public Announcements      68  

Section 5.5

  Tax Matters      69  

Section 5.6

  Company Exclusive Dealing      70  

Section 5.7

  BCSA Exclusive Dealing      70  

Section 5.8

  Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement      71  

Section 5.9

  BCSA Shareholder Approval      72  

Section 5.10

  Conduct of Business of BCSA      73  

Section 5.11

  Nasdaq Listing; BCSA Public Filings      74  

 

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Section 5.12

  Trust Account      74  

Section 5.13

  Company Shareholder Approval      75  

Section 5.14

  Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance      75  

Section 5.15

  Post-Closing Directors and Officers      76  

Section 5.16

  PCAOB Financials      77  

Section 5.17

  Incentive Equity Actions      78  

Section 5.18

  Bylaws      78  

Section 5.19

  Company Change of Name      78  

Article 6 CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS

     78  

Section 6.1

  Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties      78  

Section 6.2

  Other Conditions to the Obligations of the BCSA Parties      79  

Section 6.3

  Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company      81  

Section 6.4

  Frustration of Closing Conditions      81  

Article 7 TERMINATION

     81  

Section 7.1

  Termination      81  

Section 7.2

  Effect of Termination      82  

Article 8 MISCELLANEOUS

     83  

Section 8.1

  Non-Survival      83  

Section 8.2

  Entire Agreement; Assignment      83  

Section 8.3

  Amendment      83  

Section 8.4

  Notices      83  

Section 8.5

  Governing Law      84  

Section 8.6

  Fees and Expenses      84  

Section 8.7

  Construction; Interpretation      84  

Section 8.8

  Exhibits and Schedules      85  

Section 8.9

  Parties in Interest      85  

Section 8.10

  Severability      85  

Section 8.11

  Counterparts; Electronic Signatures      85  

Section 8.12

  Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of BCSA      86  

Section 8.13

  No Recourse      86  

Section 8.14

  Extension; Waiver      86  

Section 8.15

  Waiver of Jury Trial      86  

Section 8.16

  Submission to Jurisdiction      87  

Section 8.17

  Remedies      87  

Section 8.18

  Trust Account Waiver      88  

 

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ANNEXES AND EXHIBITS

 

Annex A    Supporting Company Shareholders
Annex B    Certain Pre-Closing Actions
Exhibit A    Form of Transaction Support Agreement
Exhibit B    Form of Lock-up Agreement
Exhibit C    Form of BCSA Certificate of Incorporation

 

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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

This BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 10, 2022, is made by and among Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, BCSA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and QENTA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and collectively with BCSA and Merger Sub, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.

WHEREAS, (a) BCSA is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities and (b) Merger Sub is, as of the date of this Agreement, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of BCSA that was formed for purposes of consummating the Transactions;

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, prior to the time at which the Effective Time occurs, BCSA shall transfer by way of continuation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware and domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and Part XII of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Domestication”);

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, following the consummation of the Domestication, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company in the merger and, after giving effect to such merger, the Company will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of BCSA, and each Company Share will be automatically converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive a portion of the Exchange Share Consideration, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the governing documents of BCSA, BCSA is required to provide an opportunity for its shareholders to have their outstanding BCSA Class A Shares redeemed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein in connection with obtaining the BCSA Shareholder Approval;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the BCSA Sponsor, BCSA and the Company are entering into the sponsor letter agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which the BCSA Sponsor has agreed to (a) vote in favor of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) and (b) certain terms and conditions with respect to the BCSA Sponsor’s private placement units, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each Company Shareholder set forth on Annex A hereto (collectively, the “Supporting Company Shareholders”) duly executed and delivered to BCSA a transaction support agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the “Transaction Support Agreements”), pursuant to which each such Supporting Company Shareholder has agreed to, among other things, (a) support and vote in favor of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger), and (b) take, or cause to be taken, any actions necessary or advisable to cause certain agreements to be terminated effective as of the Closing;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each of BCSA, BCSA Sponsor, the directors and officers of BCSA and certain Company Shareholders are entering into a lock-up agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Lock-up Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each of BCSA Sponsor, the directors and officers of BCSA and such Company Shareholders will agree not to effect any sale or distribution of any Equity Securities of BCSA held by any of them during the lock-up period described therein, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

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WHEREAS, the board of directors of BCSA (the “BCSA Board”) has (a) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which BCSA is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Domestication and the Merger) and (b) recommended, among other things, approval of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Domestication and the Merger) by the holders of BCSA Shares entitled to vote thereon;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which Merger Sub is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger);

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has (a) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the Transactions (including the Merger) and (b) recommended to the holders of Company Shares the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) by the holders of Company Shares entitled to vote thereon (such recommendation, the “Company Board Recommendation”);

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, BCSA and Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 5 (“Vellar”) are entering into a forward share purchase agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Vellar will agree to purchase in the open market from holders of BCSA Class A Shares who have redeemed or indicated an interest in redeeming BCSA Class A Shares pursuant to the redemption rights set forth in the governing documents of BCSA, or from BCSA, up to a maximum of 12,000,000 BCSA Class A Shares in the aggregate prior to the Closing, subject to certain conditions, including its receipt of the trust proceeds related to the Class A Shares it purchases in the open market less an amount that will be paid to the Company following the Closing; and

WHEREAS, each of the Parties intends for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes that (a) this Agreement constitutes a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) the Domestication constitutes a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and (c) the Merger constitutes a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (clauses (a)-(c), the “Intended Tax Treatment”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

ACPA” means the Austrian Company Pension Act (Betriebspensionsgesetz).

Additional BCSA SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

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

Aggregate Financing Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds to be paid to any BCSA Party in respect of the Financing in connection with the Closing (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the funding of the Financing and before giving effect to the payment of any Unpaid BCSA Expenses or Unpaid Company Expenses).

Aggregate Transaction Proceeds” means an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate cash proceeds available for release to any BCSA Party from the Trust Account in connection with the Transactions after reduction for amounts payable to BCSA shareholders with respect to the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, plus (b) the Aggregate Financing Proceeds.

Aggregate Transaction Proceeds Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Allocation Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

Allocation Schedule Principles” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

AML Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.

Ancillary Documents” means the Lock-up Agreements, Sponsor Letter Agreement, the CEO Employment Agreement, the Transaction Support Agreements, the Letters of Transmittal, the Forward Purchase Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate executed, or contemplated to be executed, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the Domestication.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means, collectively, (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010 and (c) any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Laws or Orders related to combating bribery, corruption and money laundering.

Antitrust Law” means the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act and any applicable foreign antitrust Laws and all other applicable Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

ARPA” means the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, (P. L. 117-2), as may be amended from time to time.

BCSA” means (a) prior to the consummation of the Domestication, Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, and (b) from and after the consummation of the Domestication, shall mean BCSA as domesticated in Delaware, with such name as determined pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii).

BCSA Affiliated Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.

 

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BCSA Affiliated Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.

BCSA Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

BCSA Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

BCSA Bylaws” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

BCSA Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

BCSA Change in Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

BCSA Class A Shares” means, prior to the Domestication, BCSA’s Class A ordinary shares.

BCSA Class B Shares” means, prior to the Domestication, BCSA’s Class B ordinary shares.

BCSA Competing Acquisition” means (a) any direct or indirect acquisition (or other business combination), in one or a series of related transactions under which BCSA, directly or indirectly, (i) acquires or otherwise purchases any other Person(s), (ii) engages in a business combination with any other Person(s) or (iii) acquires or otherwise purchases all or a material portion of the assets, Equity Securities or businesses of any other Persons(s) (in the case of each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii), whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of Equity Securities, tender offer or otherwise), or (b) any other “Business Combination” as defined in the Prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions shall constitute a BCSA Competing Acquisition.

BCSA Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(c).

BCSA Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement delivered to the Company by BCSA on the date of this Agreement in connection with the execution of this Agreement.

BCSA Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount, without duplication, of all fees, expenses, costs, disbursements, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of any BCSA Party or that any BCSA Party is obligated to pay, whether or not such amounts are due and payable, in connection with, or as a result of, the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the Transactions, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, placement agents, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of any BCSA Party (including with respect to this Agreement, the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Financing) and (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to any BCSA Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, including fifty percent (50%) of the HSR Act filing fee; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the BCSA Expenses shall not include (i) any obligations that will be satisfied from the Trust Account, or (ii) the Company Expenses or any fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly contemplated to be allocated to and paid by Company or any Company Equityholder pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

BCSA Financial Statements” means all of the financial statements of BCSA included in the BCSA SEC Reports.

 

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BCSA Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 4.2 (Authority), Section 4.4 (Brokers) and Section 4.6 (Capitalization of the BCSA Parties).

BCSA Incentive Equity Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17.

BCSA Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect, fact, factor, development, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect, fact, factor, development, condition or occurrence, has prevented, materially delayed or materially impaired, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or materially impair, the ability of any BCSA Party to consummate the Domestication, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated to be consummated by the BCSA Parties on the Closing Date in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of (a) the amount of Class A Shares redeemed pursuant to the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, (b) the failure to obtain the BCSA Shareholder Approval or (c) the occurrence or pendency of the Completion Date shall be deemed to be a BCSA Material Adverse Effect.

BCSA Parties” means, collectively, BCSA and Merger Sub.

BCSA SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

BCSA Shareholder Approval” means, collectively, the Required BCSA Shareholder Approval and the Other BCSA Shareholder Approval.

BCSA Shareholder Redemption” means the valid redemption by the holders of BCSA Class A Shares of all or a portion of their respective BCSA Class A Shares (in connection with the Transactions or otherwise) in accordance with (and subject to the limitations set forth in) the governing documents of BCSA.

BCSA Shareholders Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

BCSA Shares” means (a) prior to the consummation of the Domestication, collectively, the BCSA Class A Shares and the BCSA Class B Shares and (b) from and after the consummation of the Domestication, shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of BCSA as contemplated pursuant to the BCSA Certificate of Incorporation.

BCSA Sponsor” means Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Sponsors I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

BCSA Sponsor Specified Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.9.

Benefit Plan” means any retirement, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, pension fund, savings, bonus (whether cash or equity), incentive (whether cash or equity), cafeteria, medical, dental, vision, hospitalization, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, medical expense reimbursement, dependent care assistance, tuition reimbursement, disability, welfare, sick pay, holiday, vacation, retention, severance, change of control, equity purchase, equity option, restricted equity, phantom equity, equity appreciation right, equity-based, fringe benefit, loan, employment, consulting, independent contractor or other compensation or benefit plan, fund, program, policy, practice, Contract or arrangement of any kind (including any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or the ACPA, whether or not subject to ERISA or the ACPA)), whether written or oral and whether covering a single individual or a group of individuals.

 

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Business Combination Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.

CAA” means the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, (P. L. 116-260), as may be amended from time to time.

CARES Act” means (a) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and any administrative or other guidance published with respect thereto by any Governmental Entity (including IRS Notice 2020-22), or any other Law or executive order or executive memorandum (including the Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, dated August 8, 2020, IRS Notices 2020-65 or 2021-11) intended to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) any extension of, amendment, supplement, correction, revision or similar treatment to any provision of the Laws described in clause (a), including pursuant to the CAA or the ARPA, as applicable, (in each case, including any comparable provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Law and including any related or similar orders or declarations from any Governmental Entity).

Cash-Settled Company RSUs” means Company RSUs pursuant to which an award amount is to be paid in cash following the applicable vesting date pursuant to the terms of the Company RSU Plan.

CEO Employment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).

Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).

Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(vii).

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Closing Company Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).

Closing Company Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(a).

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

COBRA” means the requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state Law.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations, rulings and other guidance issued or in effect thereunder.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Company Affiliated Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.

Company Affiliated Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.

Company Benefit Plan” means any Benefit Plan (a) that is sponsored, maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by any Group Company or any ERISA Affiliate (or to which any Group Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a party) and that covers or benefits any current or former employee, officer, director, manager, consultant, independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company (or any spouse, domestic partner, dependent or beneficiary of any such individual) or (b) under or with respect to which any Group Company has (or could have) any current or future Liability (including any contingent Liability and including any Liability by reason of an ERISA Affiliate), other than any plan or program sponsored or maintained by a Governmental Entity (including social security authorities) to which the Group Companies contribute as a matter of Law.

 

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Company Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Company Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Company Bylaws” means the By-laws of the Company, dated June 20, 2022.

Company Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 30, 2021, as amended by that Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated December 6, 2021.

Company Competing Acquisition” means (a) any direct or indirect acquisition (or other business combination), in one or a series of related transactions, (i) of the Equity Securities of the Company, in each case, that, if consummated, would result in a Person acquiring beneficial ownership of 15% or more of any class of outstanding voting Equity Securities of the Company or 15% or more of the outstanding voting Equity Securities of the Company (regardless of class) or (ii) of all or a portion of assets or businesses of the Group Companies which constitute 15% or more of the fair market value of the Group Companies, taken as a whole (in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of Equity Securities, tender offer or otherwise), or (b) any direct or indirect acquisition, in one or a series of related transactions, of 15% or more of any class of outstanding voting Equity Securities of the Company or 15% or more of the outstanding voting Equity Securities of the Company (regardless of class) (in each case of clauses (a) and (b) other than pursuant to the settlement of Company RSUs in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan, the underlying grant, award or similar agreement (as applicable)). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions or any transaction with any BCSA Party shall constitute (in whole or in part) a Company Competing Acquisition.

Company Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(c).

Company Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement delivered to BCSA by the Company on the date of this Agreement.

Company Dissenting Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

Company Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

Company Equity Award” means, as of any determination time, each award of Company RSUs, and each other award to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company of rights of any kind to acquire or receive any Equity Security of any Group Company under any Company Equity Plan or otherwise that is outstanding.

Company Equity Plans” means, collectively, the Company RSU Plan and each other plan that provides for the award to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company of rights of any kind to acquire or receive Equity Securities of any Group Company or benefits measured in whole or in part by reference to Equity Securities of any Group Company.

 

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Company Equityholders” means, collectively, the Company Shareholders and the holders of Company Equity Awards as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time.

Company Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount, without duplication, of all fees, expenses, costs, disbursements, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of any Group Company or that any Group Company is obligated to pay, whether or not such amounts are due and payable, in connection with, or as a result of, the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the Transactions, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of any Group Company, and (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to any Group Company pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, including fifty percent (50%) of the HSR Act filing fees; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the Company Expenses shall not include any BCSA Expenses or any fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly contemplated to be allocated to and paid by the BCSA Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 3.2(a)-(f) (Capitalization of the Group Companies), Section 3.3 (Authority), Section 3.16 (Tax Matters), and Section 3.17 (Brokers).

Company Intellectual Property” means both Company Owned Intellectual Property and Company Licensed Intellectual Property.

Company IT Systems” means all computer systems, Software and hardware, communication systems, servers, network equipment and related documentation, including any outsourced systems and processes, in each case, relied on, owned, licensed or leased by any Group Company or its Affiliates.

Company Licensed Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property owned by any Person (other than a Group Company) that is used by or licensed to any Group Company.

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect, fact, factor, development, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse (without regard to duration) to (a) the business, operations, employees, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business relations, results of operations or prospects of the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated to be consummated by the Company on the Closing Date in connection therewith, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a), none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: any adverse change, event, effect, fact, factor, development, condition or occurrence arising after the date of this Agreement from (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting the United States, or changes therein, or the global economy generally, (ii) changes in applicable Laws, or (iii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, natural disaster, mudslides, wild fires, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19) or quarantines, acts of God or other natural disasters in the United States or any other country or region in the world; provided, however, that any change, event, effect or occurrence resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such change, event, effect, fact, factor, development, condition or occurrence has or has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or any business line of the Company, relative to other participants operating in the industries or markets in which the Group Companies operate.

 

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Company Owned Intellectual Property” means the Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights, together with the Company Owned Technology.

Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights in any Company Owned Technology, including all Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights, together with any unregistered Intellectual Property Rights owned or purported to be owned by any Group Company, including rights in Intellectual Property under development by any Group Company.

Company Owned Technology” means all Technology for which the underlying Intellectual Property Rights are owned or purported to be owned by any Group Company.

Company Product” means (a) any product, service or other asset (whether physical or digital) designed, developed, manufactured, assembled, distributed, sold, licensed or otherwise made commercially available to third parties by the Group Companies, (b) any product, service or other asset under development by any Group Company as of the Closing Date, or (c) any services hosted, provided or made accessible by any Group Company to third parties, including software as a service, professional services and maintenance and support.

Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 3.13(a).

Company Required Shareholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

Company RSUs” means, as of any determination time, all outstanding restricted stock units, whether granted under the Company RSU Plan or otherwise.

Company RSU Plan” means the QENTA Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.

Company Shareholder Written Consent” has the meaning set sort in Section 5.13(a).

Company Shareholder Written Consent Deadline” has the meaning set sort in Section 5.13(a).

Company Shareholders” means, collectively, the holders of Company Shares as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time.

Company Shareholders Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated July 7, 2022, by and among Qenta Inc., De Jong Capital LLC, Aurin LuxCo S.à.r.l, and the adhering Stockholders whose signatures appear in the signature pages thereto.

Company Shares” means, collectively, shares of common stock, par value $0.000001 per share, of the Company designated as “Common Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

Company Technology” means collectively all Company Owned Technology and any Technology used or licensed (whether as licensor or licensee) by any Group Company.

Company Transaction Payment” means any success, change of control, retention, transaction bonus or other similar payment or amount that the any Group Company is required to pay to any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor, or other service provider of the Company or any other Company Affiliated Party (including any “double trigger” payments or similar

 

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amounts that may become due and payable based upon the occurrence of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents followed by or combined with one or more additional circumstances, matters or events) pursuant to the express terms of any Company Benefit Plan or other plan, policy, arrangement or Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective assets are bound as of or prior to the Closing, in each case, as a result of the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents.

Completion Date” means the date that is eighteen (18) months from the closing of the IPO.

Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2022 by and between QT Services LLC and BCSA, to which the Company and certain Company Equityholders subsequently became parties.

Consent” means any notice, authorization, qualification, registration, filing, notification, permit, waiver, order, consent or approval to be obtained from, filed with or delivered to, a Governmental Entity or other Person.

Contract” or “Contracts” means any agreement, understanding, contract, license, lease, purchase order, warranty or guarantee, obligation, undertaking or other commitment or arrangement that is legally binding upon a Person or any of his, her or its properties or assets, in each case whether oral or written.

Corporate Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26.

COVID-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 and any evolutions thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemic or disease outbreaks.

D&O Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(a).

Data Breach” means any (a) security breach or breach of Protected Data under applicable Privacy Requirements or any unauthorized access, acquisition, use, disclosure, modification, deletion, or destruction of Protected Data; or (b) unauthorized interference with system operations or security safeguards of the Company IT Systems, including any successful phishing incident or ransomware attack.

DGCL” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

DNR” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22(a).

Domestication” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Domestication Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

Dormant Subsidiaries” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.27(b).

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).

Environmental Laws” means all Laws and Orders concerning pollution, protection of the environment, or human health or safety (as related to exposure to Hazardous Substances).

Equity Securities” means any share, share capital, capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest in any Person (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights), and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.

 

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Equity Value” means $491,000,000.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and all regulations, rulings and other guidance issued or in effect thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any Person, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Group Company, is or, at any relevant time, was treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

Exchange Agent Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

Exchange Ratio” means the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Exchange Share Consideration, by (b) the number of Fully-Diluted Shares.

Exchange Share Consideration” means an aggregate number of BCSA Shares equal to (a) the Equity Value, divided by (b) $10.00.

Exchangeable Company RSUs” means Company RSUs to be exchanged for Rollover RSUs pursuant to the terms of the Company RSU Plan and this Agreement.

Excluded License” means any license that requires, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of Software subject to such license, that (a) such Software or other Software linked, combined or distributed with such Software be disclosed or distributed in source code form, or (b) such Software or other Software linked, combined or distributed with such Software or any associated Intellectual Property be made available by any Group Company without cost (including for the purpose of making additional copies or derivative works).

Export” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22(c).

FFCRA” means the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127), as may be amended from time to time, including by the CAA or the ARPA, as applicable.

Financing” means any financing pursuant to which any BCSA Party receives, or has the right to receive after the Closing, cash proceeds in connection with the Transaction.

Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

Financial Statements Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(a).

Forward Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Fully-Diluted Shares” means an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) the aggregate number of Company Shares and any other shares of capital stock of the Company that are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus (b) the aggregate number of shares of Company Shares issuable upon the full exercise, exchange or conversion of Equity Securities (other than Cash-Settled Company RSUs) that are outstanding or promised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus (c) the aggregate number of Company Shares issuable to GEM Yield Bahamas Limited (“GYBL”) pursuant to that certain warrant the Company is obligated to make and execute in favor of GYBL in connection with the Closing pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2021 among the Company (f/k/a/ Emergent Technology & Payments, Inc.), GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GYBL.

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Governing Document Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

Governmental Entity” means any United States or non-United States (a) federal, state, local, municipal or other government, (b) governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal) or (c) body exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any arbitral tribunal of competent jurisdiction (public or private).

Group Company” and “Group Companies” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries, and “Group Company” means any of them.

Hazardous Substance” means any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive material, substance or waste or other pollutant that is regulated by, or may give rise to standards of conduct or Liability pursuant to, any Environmental Law, including any petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and poly-fluoroakyl substances, or radon.

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (a) any Dormant Subsidiary and (b) any Subsidiary of the Company that (i) has total assets less than 5.0% of consolidated total assets of the Company or (ii) has a contribution less than 5.0% of the consolidated revenue of the Company, in each case, based upon, and as of the date of, the Latest Financial Statements, and in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), does not own any Intellectual Property or Technology that is incorporated into, embedded in, linked to, or otherwise used in, any Company Products or is otherwise material to the business operated by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Incentive Equity Plan Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

Income Tax” means any Tax that is, in whole or in part, based on or measured by income or gains and any business franchise tax or similar Tax.

Indebtedness” means, as of any time, without duplication, with respect to any Person, all Liabilities arising under or in respect of (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) other obligations evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, (c) obligations for the deferred or unpaid purchase price of property, assets or services, including “earn-outs” and “seller notes” (but excluding any trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), (d) reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments, in each case, solely to the extent drawn, (e) leases required to be recorded as a capital lease in accordance with GAAP, (f) derivative, hedging, swap, foreign exchange or similar arrangements, including swaps, caps, collars,

 

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hedges or similar arrangements, (g) severance agreements, stay bonuses, incentive bonuses (relating to the sale of the Company), termination and change of control arrangements and similar obligations that are owed to any Person or that will be triggered, either automatically or with the passage of time, by the consummation of the Transactions and any Taxes payable in connection therewith (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security, unemployment or similar Tax imposed on such amounts); (h) unfunded or underfunded Company Benefit Plans that are pension or nonqualified deferred compensation plans and all Liabilities for employer contributions due, but not paid, to any Company Benefit Plans, including any elective deferrals, employer matching contributions and other employer contributions due to any Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and (i) any of the obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or secured by any assets of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, and in each case including any related unpaid interest, fees, expenses, or prepayment, cancellation, termination or breakage penalties or costs; provided, that Indebtedness shall not include (i) accounts payable to trade creditors (other than such accounts payable owed and outstanding for more than 90 days from the respective dates such payables were due); and (ii) Indebtedness owing from one Group Company that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company to another Group Company that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company.

In-Licenses” means collectively all licenses and other Contracts under which any Group Company has been granted a license or any other right to any Intellectual Property, including Off-the-Shelf Software Licenses.

Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property Rights and Technology, collectively.

Intellectual Property Rights” means collectively any and all of the following and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith (including all applications or rights to apply for any of the following), and all registrations, renewals, extensions, future equivalents, and restoration thereof, now or hereafter in force or effect: all United States, international and foreign (a) patents (including any continuations and continuations in part, divisional, reissues, renewals and applications for any of the foregoing), inventions, invention disclosures, utility models or similar rights, designs, design rights, and equivalent or similar rights; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, brand names, logos or other similar identifiers and all goodwill associated therewith throughout the world; (c) all copyrights, mask works, and all other rights corresponding thereto (including moral rights) throughout the world; (d) all rights in URLs, social media accounts, short codes, hash tags and domain names and any applications and registrations therefore, and contract rights therein; (e) rights of personality, publicity and privacy; (f) all trade secrets and other rights in know-how, data, confidential information or proprietary information; (g) rights of attribution and integrity and other moral rights; and (h) any similar, corresponding, or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing in items (a) through (g) above, anywhere in the world.

Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940.

IPO” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).

JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.

Latest Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

Latest BCSA Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.

 

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Law” means any federal, state, local, foreign, national or supranational statute, law (including common law), act, statute, ordinance, treaty, rule, code, regulation or other legally binding directive issued, promulgated or enforced by a Governmental Entity.

Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal, substantially in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company and BCSA (including a release of claims against the Group Companies and BCSA to the extent permissible under applicable Law) and with such modifications, amendments or supplements as may be requested by the Exchange Agent and mutually agreed to by each of BCSA and the Company (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or BCSA, as applicable).

Liability” or “liability” means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law (including any Environmental Law), Proceeding or Order and those arising under any Contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or undertaking.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien (including any mechanic’s lien, materialmen’s lien or Tax lien), license or sub-license, charge, or other similar encumbrance or interest (including, in the case of any Equity Securities, any voting, transfer or similar restrictions).

LNR” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22(a).

Lock-up Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

Material Customer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.

Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

Material Supplier” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.

Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section (3)37 or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code.

Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Market.

Nasdaq Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).

Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan” means any Company Benefit Plan that is subject to the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (whether or not United States Law also applies) or is sponsored or maintained primarily for the benefit of current or former employee, officer, director, manager, consultant, independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company or any ERISA Affiliate who resides or works primarily outside of the United States.

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

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Off-the-Shelf Software Licenses” means any Software or other technology license agreements or Contracts that are made generally available on a commercial basis (including technology offered on a SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS or similar basis and Software available through retail stores, distribution networks or that is pre-installed as a standard part of hardware) and is licensed to or otherwise made available on a non-exclusive basis under standard terms and conditions for a one-time fee of less than $100,000 per license or an ongoing fee of less than $50,000 per year.

Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(a).

Open Source Software” means any open source, public source or freeware software made available under or otherwise subject to any license that (a) is considered an open source software license by the Open Source Initiative or a free Software license by the Free Software Foundation, or any license substantially similar to any of the foregoing, including any version of any Software licensed pursuant to any version of the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser/Library General Public License, Apache Software License, Mozilla Public License, BSD License, MIT License, Common Public License, or any derivative of any of the foregoing licenses; or (b) requires, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of Software subject to such license, that (i) such Software or other Software linked, combined or distributed with such Software be disclosed or distributed in source code form, or (ii) such Software or other Software linked, combined or distributed with such Software or any associated Intellectual Property be made available by any Group Company without cost (including for the purpose of making additional copies or derivative works).

Order” means any writ, order, judgment, injunction, settlement, decision, determination, award, ruling, subpoena, verdict or decree entered, issued or rendered by any Governmental Entity.

Other BCSA Shareholder Approval” means the approval of each Transaction Proposal, other than the Required Transaction Proposals, by a resolution of the holders of the requisite majority number of BCSA Shares required to approve the proposal, whether in person or by proxy at the BCSA Shareholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), in accordance with the governing documents of BCSA and applicable Law.

Out-Licenses” means collectively all licenses and other Contracts under which any Group Company has granted to any Person a license or any other right to any Intellectual Property.

Owned Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(a).

Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Per Share Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(vii).

Permits” means any approvals, authorizations, clearances, business licenses, registrations, permits or certificates of a Governmental Entity.

Permitted Liens” means (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, carriers’, repairers’ and other similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are not yet due or payable and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (c) encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, conditions, rights of way and similar restrictions) that do not prohibit or

 

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materially interfere with any of the Group Companies’ use or occupancy of such real property, (d) zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over such real property and which are not violated by the use or occupancy of such real property or the operation of the businesses of the Group Company and do not prohibit or materially interfere with any of the Group Companies’ use or occupancy of such real property, (e) nonexclusive licenses granted to customer in the ordinary course of business, and (f) cash deposits or cash pledges to secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security benefits or obligations arising under similar Laws or to secure the performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due or payable.

Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or association, trust, joint venture or other similar entity, whether or not a legal entity.

Personal Data” means, to the extent regulated by contract, Law, or privacy policy applicable to any Group Company, any data that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or household, including any other data that constitutes personal information or personal data under any contract, Law, or privacy policy applicable to the Group Companies.

Pre-Closing BCSA Governing Documents” means the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of BCSA, dated as of November 9, 2021.

Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders” means the holders of BCSA Shares as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time.

Privacy Requirements” means, to the extent applicable to any Group Company (a) any Laws regulating the privacy, security or Processing of Personal Data including Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, all state Laws related to unfair or deceptive trade practices and consumer data protection, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003, all Laws related to online privacy policies, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, all Laws related to faxes, telemarketing and text messaging, all Laws related to breach notification, and all Laws relating to the privacy, security or protection of Personal Data, including the California Consumer Privacy Act and other similar state statutes, (b) the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and any other privacy- or data security- related industry standards to which any Group Company or its Affiliates are legally or contractually bound or has publicly represented with which it complies, (c) all contracts between any Group Company and any Person that are applicable to the Processing of Protected Data, and (d) all policies and procedures applicable to any Group Company relating to the Processing of Protected Data, including all website and mobile application privacy policies and internal information security procedures.

Proceeding” means any lawsuit, litigation, action, audit, examination, investigation, claim, complaint, charge, proceeding, suit or arbitration (in each case, whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether public or private) pending by or before or otherwise involving any Governmental Entity.

Process” (or “Processing” or “Processes”) means the collection, use, storage, processing, recording, distribution, transfer, import, export, protection (including security measures), disposal or disclosure or other activity regarding data (whether electronically or in any other form or medium).

Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).

 

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Protected Data” shall mean all (a) Personal Data, (b) and all data for which any Group Company is required by Law, contract, or privacy policy to safeguard or keep confidential or private, including the Group Companies’ confidential or proprietary information and (c) information related to protected classifications under state or federal Law.

Public Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).

Real Property Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(b).

Real Property” means, collectively, the Owned Real Property, the real property leased pursuant to the Real Property Leases and any other real property otherwise occupied, possessed or used by any Group Company.

Registration Statement / Proxy Statement” means a registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the Transactions and the Ancillary Documents and containing a prospectus and proxy statement of BCSA.

Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s and such Person’s Affiliates’ respective directors, managers, general partners, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, advisors, attorneys, agents and other representatives.

Required BCSA Shareholder Approval” means (a) the approval of the Domestication Proposal and the Governing Document Proposal by a special resolution, being a resolution passed by a majority of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of BCSA Shares entitled to vote and that do so vote thereon at the BCSA Shareholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), whether in person or by proxy, in accordance with the governing documents of BCSA and applicable Law, and (b) the approval of the Business Combination Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, and the Incentive Equity Plan Proposal by an ordinary resolution, being a resolution passed by a majority of the holders of BCSA Shares entitled to vote and that do so vote thereon at the BCSA Shareholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), whether in person or by proxy, in accordance with the governing documents of BCSA and applicable Law. For the purpose of the Domestication Proposal, in accordance with the governing documents of BCSA, a holder of BCSA Class B Shares shall have ten votes for every BCSA Class B Share of which they are the holder and the holder of BCSA Class A Shares shall have one vote for every BCSA Class A Share of which they are the holder.

Required Merger Sub Approval” means the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) by BCSA, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.

Required Transaction Proposals” means, collectively, the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, and the Governing Document Proposal.

Responsible Gold Standards” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(b).

Rollover RSU” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

Sanctions and Export Control Laws” means any Law or Order related to (a) import and export controls or economic sanctions, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and such other controls administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the United Kingdom, European Union, any European Member State and any other relevant import and export control authority, (b) economic sanctions, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the European Union, any European Union Member State, the United Nations, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom and any other relevant sanctions authority or (c) anti-boycott measures.

 

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Schedules” means, collectively, the Company Disclosure Schedules and the BCSA Disclosure Schedules.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

Securities Laws” means the securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Software” shall mean any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code; (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise; (c) descriptions, flowcharts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons; and (d) all documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, related to any of the foregoing.

Sponsor Letter Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, exempted company, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if an exempted company, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the shares, partnership interests or other similar ownership interests thereof (as applicable) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be a, or control any, managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.

Suppliers” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22(f).

Supporting Company Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Surviving Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).

Surviving Company Share” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(vi).

 

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Tax” means any federal, state, local or non-United States income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, sales, use, transfer, value added, excise, stamp, customs, duties, ad valorem, real property, personal property (tangible and intangible), capital stock, social security, unemployment, payroll, wage, employment, severance, occupation, registration, environmental, communication, mortgage, profits, license, lease, service, goods and services, withholding, premium, unclaimed property, escheat, turnover, windfall profits or other taxes of any kind whatever, whether computed on a separate or combined, unitary or consolidated basis or in any other manner, together with any interest, deficiencies, penalties, fees, additions to tax, or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.

Tax Authority” means any Governmental Entity responsible for the collection or administration of Taxes or Tax Returns.

Tax Incentive” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(g).

Tax Proceeding” means a Proceeding with respect to Taxes or Tax Returns.

Tax Return” means returns, information returns, statements, declarations, claims for refund, schedules, attachments and reports relating to Taxes required to be filed with any Governmental Entity, including any amendment of any of the foregoing.

Technology” means collectively any and all of the following: (a) Software, including software and firmware listings, assemblers, applets, applications, websites, content (including text, pictures, sounds, music, and video), compilers, source code (whether in a format to be compiled, interpreted, or otherwise), object code, net lists, design tools, user interfaces, “look and feel,” application programming interfaces, protocols, formats, documentation, annotations, comments, data, data structures, databases, data collections, system build software and instructions, design documents, schematics, diagrams, products, product specifications, packaging, games, devices know-how, show-how, techniques, formulae, algorithms, routines, works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), discoveries, concepts, processes, prototypes, test methodologies, test tools, supplier and customer lists, materials that document design or design processes, or that document research or testing (including design, processes, and results); (b) any media on which any of the foregoing is recorded; and (c) any other tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing or of any Intellectual Property Rights.

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(d).

Trade Compliance Laws” means any requirement of applicable Law relating to the regulation of exports, re-exports, transfers, releases, shipments, transmissions or any other provision of goods, technology, Software or services including: the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq.; Export Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 2401-2420 (2000); Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730 et seq.; International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706 (2000); Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130; and all statutes, regulations, and executive orders related to the imposition of economic sanctions or embargoes by the United States government including all Laws and policies administered by OFAC; and all import regulations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Transaction Litigation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c).

Transaction Proposals” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).

Transaction Support Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents.

 

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Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).

Trust Account Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).

Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

Unpaid BCSA Expenses” means the BCSA Expenses calculated as of immediately prior to the Closing, in each case, to the extent payable in cash and unpaid as of such time.

Unpaid Company Expenses” means the Company Expenses calculated as of immediately prior to the Closing, in each case, to the extent unpaid as of such time.

Vellar” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

WARN” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as well as similar foreign, state or local Laws.

ARTICLE 2

MERGER

Section 2.1 Closing Transactions. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the following transactions shall occur in the order set forth in this Section 2.1:

(a) Domestication. On the Closing Date, prior to the Effective Time, BCSA shall cause the Domestication to occur in accordance with Section 388 of the DGCL and Part XII of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised), including by filing with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate of Domestication with respect to the Domestication, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to BCSA and the Company, together with the BCSA Certificate of Incorporation and completing and making all filings required to be made with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies to effect the Domestication. In connection with (and as part of) the Domestication, BCSA shall cause (i) each BCSA Class A Share and each BCSA Class B Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication to be converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of BCSA, (ii) (A) the certificate of incorporation, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, with such changes as may be agreed in writing by BCSA and the Company, to become the certificate of incorporation of BCSA (the “BCSA Certificate of Incorporation”) and (B) bylaws, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to BCSA and the Company, to become the bylaws of BCSA (the “BCSA Bylaws”) and (iii) BCSA’s name to be changed to “Qenta Inc.”, provided that if such name is not available in Delaware or BCSA is otherwise unable to change its name to “Qenta Inc.” in Delaware, it shall cause its name to be changed to such other name mutually agreed to by BCSA and the Company. BCSA shall cause the Domestication to be consummated in accordance with applicable Law.

(b) The Merger.

(i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, on the Closing Date, promptly following the consummation of the Domestication, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company of the Merger (the “Surviving Company”).

 

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(ii) At the Closing and promptly following the consummation of the Domestication, the Parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and BCSA (the “Certificate of Merger”), to be executed and filed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective on the date and time at which the Certificate of Merger is accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later date or time as is agreed by BCSA and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “Effective Time”).

(iii) The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 251 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the assets, properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Surviving Company, in each case, in accordance with the DGCL.

(iv) At the Effective Time, the governing documents of Merger Sub shall be the governing documents of the Surviving Company, in each case, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.

(v) At the Effective Time, the officers, and except as provided in Section 5.15, the directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors and officers of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the governing documents of the Surviving Company until such director’s or officer’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.

(vi) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Surviving Company (each such share, a “Surviving Company Share”).

(vii) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each Company Share (other than the Company Shares cancelled and extinguished pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(x) and any Company Dissenting Shares) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically canceled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive a number of BCSA Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”). From and after the Effective Time, each Company Shareholder’s certificates (the “Certificates”), if any, evidencing ownership of the Company Shares and the Company Shares held in book-entry form issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall each cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Shares except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or under applicable Law.

(viii) For purposes of calculating the aggregate number of BCSA Shares issuable to each holder of Company Shares pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1(b)(vii), all Company Shares held by such holder shall be aggregated, and the Exchange Ratio shall be applied to that aggregate number of shares held by such holder, and not on a share-by-share basis and the number of BCSA Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

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(ix) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the outstanding BCSA Shares shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of BCSA Shares will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of Company Shares the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that this Section 2.1(b)(ix) shall not (A) be construed to permit BCSA, Merger Sub or the Company to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or (B) apply to the Domestication or any other transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms contemplated by this Agreement or such Ancillary Document, as applicable.

(x) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each Company Share held immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Company as treasury stock shall be automatically canceled and extinguished, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto.

Section 2.2 Closing of the Transactions. The closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically by exchange of the requisite documents, duly executed where required, delivered upon actual confirmed receipt, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day, following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) (the date upon which the Closing actually occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”) or at such other place, date or time as BCSA and the Company may agree in writing.

Section 2.3 Pre-Closing Deliveries.

(a) Allocation Schedule. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to BCSA an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) setting forth (i) its good faith calculation of the Exchange Share Consideration and the Exchange Ratio, (ii) the number of Company Shares held by each Company Equityholder, (iii) the number of Company RSUs held by each Company Equityholder, as well as whether each such Company RSU will be a Cash-Settled Company RSU or Exchangeable Company RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (iv) the portion of the Exchange Share Consideration allocated to each Exchangeable Company RSU pursuant to Section 2.4(a), and the portion of the Exchange Share Consideration allocated to each Company Share pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii), as well as, in each case, reasonably detailed calculations with respect to the components and subcomponents thereof, (v) a certification, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, that, to his or her knowledge and solely in his or her capacity as an officer of the Company (and without any personal liability), the information and calculations delivered pursuant to clauses (i) through (v) are, and will be as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (A) true and correct in all respects and (B) in accordance with the Allocation Schedule Principles. The Allocation Schedule (and the calculations and determinations contained therein) will be prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the governing documents of the Company, and applicable Laws and, in the case of the Company RSUs, in accordance with the applicable Company Equity Plan and any applicable grant or similar agreement with respect to each Company RSU (collectively, the “Allocation Schedule Principles”). The Company will review any comments to the Allocation Schedule provided by BCSA or any of its Representatives and consider in good faith and incorporate any reasonable comments proposed by BCSA or any of its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, (x) in no event shall the aggregate number of BCSA Shares set forth on the Allocation Schedule that are allocated in respect of the Equity Securities of the Company (or, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Equityholders) exceed the Exchange Share Consideration and (y) the BCSA Parties and the Exchange Agent will be entitled to rely upon the Allocation Schedule for purposes of allocating the transaction consideration to the Company Equityholders under this Agreement or under the Exchange Agent Agreement, as applicable.

 

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(b) Aggregate Transaction Proceeds Schedule. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, BCSA shall deliver to the Company a reasonably detailed calculation of the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds (the “Aggregate Transaction Proceeds Schedule”), including each subcomponent thereof, and reasonably detailed supporting documentation and a certification, duly executed by an authorized officer of BCSA, that, to his or her knowledge and solely in his or her capacity as an officer of BCSA (and without any personal liability), the information and calculations in the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds Schedule is, and will be as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) to his or her knowledge, true and correct in all respects, and (ii) in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. BCSA will review any comments to the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds Schedule provided by the Company or any of its Representatives and consider in good faith and incorporate any reasonable comments proposed by the Company or any of its Representatives. BCSA may update the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds Schedule if any of the calculations or amounts shown therein are incorrect as a result of changes in the number of BCSA shareholders participating in the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, not later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date.

(c) Unpaid Expenses. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (i) BCSA shall deliver to the Company a reasonably detailed calculation of the Unpaid BCSA Expenses, together with invoices and wire payment instructions from the recipients thereof and (ii) the Company shall deliver to BCSA a reasonably detailed calculation of the Unpaid Company Expenses.

Section 2.4 Treatment of Company RSUs.

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action of any Party or any other Person (but subject to, in the case of the Company, Section 2.4(c)), each Exchangeable Company RSU, whether cash-settled or stock settled in whole or in part, that is outstanding and not forfeited immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into restricted stock unit awards with respect to BCSA Shares (each such restricted stock unit award, a “Rollover RSU”) equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (i) the number of shares subject to such Exchangeable Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Exchange Ratio. Each Rollover RSU shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, form of payment, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to the corresponding Exchangeable Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as to terms (i) rendered inoperative by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any anti-dilution or other similar provisions that adjust the number of underlying shares that are subject to any such award), or (ii) such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes as the BCSA Board (or the compensation committee of the BCSA Board) may determine in good faith are appropriate to effect the administration of the Rollover RSUs.

(b) As of immediately prior to the Effective Time, all Company Equity Plans shall terminate, provided that Rollover RSUs shall continue to be governed by the terms of the Company Equity Plans under which the Rollover RSUs were granted subject to the adjustments in Section 2.4(a).

(c) At or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties and their respective boards of directors, as applicable, shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions that are reasonably necessary to effect the treatment of the Company RSUs pursuant to this Section 2.4. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all other reasonably necessary or appropriate actions under the Company Equity Plans, under the underlying grant, award or similar agreement and otherwise to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.4.

 

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Section 2.5 Company Shareholder Deliverables.

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, BCSA shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) and enter into an exchange agent agreement with the Exchange Agent (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) for the purpose of exchanging Certificates, if any, representing the Company Shares and each Company Share held in book-entry form on the stock transfer books of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, in either case, for the portion of the Exchange Share Consideration issuable in respect of such Company Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and on the terms and subject to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with BCSA and the Exchange Agent in connection with the appointment of the Exchange Agent, the entry into the Exchange Agent Agreement and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 2.5 (including the provision of any information, or the entry into any agreements or documentation, necessary or advisable in connection with any of the foregoing or otherwise required by the Exchange Agent Agreement for the Exchange Agent to fulfill its duties as the Exchange Agent in connection with the Transactions).

(b) At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall mail or otherwise deliver, or shall cause to be mailed or otherwise delivered, to the Company Shareholders a Letter of Transmittal.

(c) At the Closing, BCSA shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the Company Shareholders and for exchange in accordance with this Section 2.5 through the Exchange Agent, evidence of BCSA Shares in book-entry form representing the portion of the Exchange Share Consideration issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) in exchange for the Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. All shares in book-entry form representing the portion of the Exchange Share Consideration issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) deposited with the Exchange Agent shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Exchange Fund”.

(d) Each Company Shareholder whose Company Shares have been converted into the right to receive a portion of the Exchange Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) shall be entitled to receive the portion of the Exchange Share Consideration to which such Company Shareholder is entitled on the date provided in Section 2.5(e) upon (i) surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof in the form required by the Letter of Transmittal), together with the delivery of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other documents or agreements required by the Letter of Transmittal), to the Exchange Agent or (ii) delivery of an “agent’s message” in the case of Company Shares held in book-entry form, together with the delivery of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other documents or agreements required by the Letter of Transmittal), to the Exchange Agent.

(e) If a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, together with any Certificates (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof in the form required by the Letter of Transmittal) or an “agent’s message”, as applicable, and any other documents or agreements required by the Letter of Transmittal, is delivered to the Exchange Agent in accordance with Section 2.5(d) (i) at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, then BCSA and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the applicable portion of the Exchange Share Consideration to be issued to the applicable Company Shareholder in book-entry form on the Closing Date, or (ii) less than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, then BCSA and the Company shall take all actions necessary to cause the applicable portion of the Exchange Share Consideration to be issued to the Company Shareholder in book-entry form within two (2) Business Days after such delivery.

 

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(f) No interest will be paid or accrued on the Exchange Share Consideration (or any portion thereof). From and after the Effective Time, until surrendered or transferred, as applicable, in accordance with this Section 2.5, each Company Share (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Shares cancelled and extinguished pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(x) or any Company Dissenting Shares) shall solely represent the right to receive a portion of the Exchange Share Consideration to which such Company Share is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii).

(g) At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no transfers of Company Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(h) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the Company Shareholders twelve (12) months following the Closing Date shall be delivered to BCSA or as otherwise instructed by BCSA, and any Company Shareholder who has not exchanged his, her or its Company Shares for the applicable portion of the Exchange Share Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.5 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to BCSA for the issuance of the applicable portion of the Exchange Share Consideration, without any interest thereon. None of BCSA, the Surviving Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall be liable to any Person in respect of any consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, unclaimed property, escheat, or similar Law. Any portion of the Exchange Share Consideration remaining unclaimed by the Company Shareholders immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Entity shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of BCSA free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

Section 2.6 Withholding. BCSA, the Group Companies and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld) from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and remitted to the applicable Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding (including through the request and provision of any statements, forms or other documents to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding).

Section 2.7 Company Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Company Shares for which a Company Shareholder (a) has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented to it in writing and (b) has demanded the appraisal of such Company Shares in accordance with, and has complied in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (collectively, such shareholders, the “Company Dissenting Shareholders”, and such shares, the “Company Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii). From and after the Effective Time, (i) the Company Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and extinguished and shall cease to exist and (ii) the Company Dissenting Shareholders shall be entitled only to such rights as may be granted to them under Section 262 of the DGCL and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the voting rights or other rights of a stockholder of BCSA, the Surviving Company or any of its Affiliates (including BCSA); provided, that if any Company Dissenting Shareholder effectively withdraws or loses such appraisal rights (whether through failure to perfect such appraisal rights or otherwise), then the Company Shares held by such Company Dissenting Shareholder (A) shall no longer be deemed to be Company Dissenting Shares and (B) shall be treated as if they had been converted automatically at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) upon delivery of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other documents or agreements required by the Letter of Transmittal) and the surrender of the applicable documents and other deliverables set forth in Section 2.5(d). Each Company Dissenting

 

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Shareholder who becomes entitled to payment for his, her or its Company Dissenting Shares pursuant to the DGCL shall receive payment thereof from the Company in accordance with the DGCL. The Company shall give BCSA prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any Company Shares, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other documents or instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to stockholders’ rights of appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, and BCSA shall, at its sole cost and expense, have the right to, and the Company shall provide BCSA the opportunity to, participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to all such demands. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of BCSA (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), settle, or make any payment, or deliver any consideration, with respect to, any such demand.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE GROUP COMPANIES

Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules (which shall only qualify the representations and warranties in this Article 3 in the manner set forth in Section 8.8), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the BCSA Parties, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, as follows:

Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification.

(a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of Delaware. Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company or other applicable business entity duly organized, incorporated or formed, as applicable, validly existing and, except as set forth in Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (as applicable). Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth the jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable) for each Group Company. Each Group Company has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as presently conducted.

(b) True and complete copies of the governing or constitutional documents of each Group Company other than the Immaterial Subsidiaries have been made available to BCSA, in each case, as amended and in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The governing or constitutional documents of the Company and each other Group Company, including the Company Certificate of Incorporation and the Company Bylaws, are in full force and effect, and no Group Company is in breach or violation of any provision set forth in its governing or constitutional documents.

(c) Each Group Company is duly qualified, licensed or registered to transact business and is in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the lack of such qualification, license or registration would not cause or could not reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.2 Capitalization of the Group Companies.

(a) Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement, as of the date hereof, for each Group Company, (i) the number, percentage and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of such Group Company authorized as of the date hereof, (ii) the number, percentage and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of such Group Company issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and, (iii) the full names of the Persons that are the record or registered owners thereof. Except as set forth on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or for Equity Securities issued or granted after the date hereof either permitted by Section 5.1(b)(v) (including as set forth in Section 5.1(b)(v) of the Company Disclosure Schedules), or in accordance with Section 5.1(b)(v), no Group Company has any issued and outstanding Equity Securities. All of the outstanding Equity Securities of the Group Companies, including the Company Shares, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and not repaid and non-assessable.

(b) The Equity Securities of each Group Company (i) were not issued or otherwise acquired in violation of the governing or constitutional documents of such Group Company or any Contract to which such Group Company is party or bound, (ii) were not issued or otherwise acquired in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal or first offer, subscription rights, or similar rights of any Person, and (iii) have been offered, sold, transferred and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws. Except for the Company RSUs set forth on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and except as set forth on Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Group Company has any outstanding (x) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights, (y) options, restricted stock units, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require such Group Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of such Group Company from or to an unrelated Person, or (z) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of any Group Company. Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules accurately identifies each Contract relating to any Equity Securities of any Group Company that contains any information rights, rights of first refusal, registration rights, financial statement requirements or other terms that would survive the Closing unless terminated or amended prior to the Closing.

(c) There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of any Group Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which holders of Company Shares may vote.

(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of any Equity Securities of the Group Companies.

(e) None of the Group Companies owns or holds (of record, beneficially, legally or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any other Person (other than any Group Company) or the right to acquire any such Equity Security, and none of the Group Companies is a partner or member of any partnership, limited liability company or joint venture (other than any other Group Company).

(f) Section 3.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement, as of the date hereof, of the holder, the date of grant and any applicable vesting schedule (including acceleration provisions) of each Company RSU. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, cash amounts payable under any Company RSUs and restricted stock units promised by any Group Company will not exceed, in the aggregate, $6,000,000.

 

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(g) Section 3.2(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all Company Transaction Payments as of the date of this Agreement.

(h) Section 3.2(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of the Group Companies as of the date of this Agreement of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of Indebtedness, including the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the outstanding balance as of the date of this Agreement, and the debtor and the creditor thereof. None of the Group Companies are not in default or otherwise in breach with respect to any of their respective Indebtedness. The Company has provided to BCSA true, correct and complete copies of all documents (including all amendments, supplements, waivers, notices and consents) with respect to any Indebtedness of the Group Companies. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that has resulted in, or that will or would reasonably be expected to result in, any Liability of the Company to any current, former or alleged securityholder of the Company in such Person’s capacity (or alleged capacity) as a securityholder of the Company.

(i) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Group Company other than any Immaterial Subsidiary has ever repurchased or redeemed any if its Equity Securities or accepted a surrender of its Equity Securities. All Equity Securities of any Group Company ever repurchased, redeemed, converted or cancelled by such Group Company were repurchased, redeemed, converted or cancelled in compliance with (A) all applicable Law, including applicable Securities Law and (B) all requirements set forth in all applicable Contracts.

(j) No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that has resulted in, or that will or would reasonably be expected to result in, any claim for indemnification, reimbursement, contribution or the advancement of expenses by any current or former employee, independent contractor, consultant, advisor, officer, director, member of the board of managers or other individual service provider of any Group Company (other than an ordinary course claim for reimbursement by such Group Company of travel expenses or other out-of-pocket expenses of a routine nature incurred by such Person in the course of performing such Person’s duties for such Group Company or except where such a claim is not, and could not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole) pursuant to: (i) the terms of the governing documents of such Group Company; (ii) any indemnification agreement or other Contract between such Group Company and any such Person; or (iii) any applicable Law.

Section 3.3 Authority. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document contemplated hereby to be entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be) a party and (subject to the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) by holders of eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of the outstanding Company Shares (the “Company Required Shareholder Approval”)), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party, the performance of the Company’s obligations hereby and thereby and the consummation of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized and approved by the Company Board and upon receipt of the Company Required Shareholder Approval, no other corporate or equivalent action or other Proceeding on the part of the Company or the Company Equityholders is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Ancillary Documents, the Company’s performance of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is contemplated hereby to be a party as of the date hereof has been (and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is contemplated hereby to be a party following the execution of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof), duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution and delivery thereof, as applicable, a

 

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valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company (assuming that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or is contemplated to be a party are or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party thereto), enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). The Company Required Shareholder Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company required to approve and adopt this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or is contemplated to be a party, the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the Transactions (including the Merger).

Section 3.4 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.

(a) The Company has made available to BCSA a true and complete copy of (i) the unaudited, consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2022 (the “Latest Balance Sheet”) and the related unaudited, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the 12 months ended September 30, 2022 (the “Latest Financial Statements”), and (ii) the unaudited, consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2021, and the related unaudited, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the 12 months ended September 30, 2021 (the financial statements described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules. The Financial Statements (including the notes thereto, if applicable) (A) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, (B) in the case of any audited financial statements, were audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and (C) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company for the periods indicated therein.

(b) The Closing Company Audited Financial Statements and any other Closing Company Financial Statements will be derived from the books and records of the Group Companies. The Closing Company Financial Statements will (A) be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be individually or in the aggregate material) and the absence of notes thereto), (B) in the case of any audited financial statements, be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and to contain a report of the Company’s auditor and (C) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates of delivery (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable). No financial statements other than those consolidated financial statements of the Group Companies are required by GAAP to be included in the Closing Company Audited Financial Statements.

(c) The Group Companies have no Liabilities except (i) as set forth on the face of the Latest Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto), (ii) for Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet (excluding any Liabilities directly or indirectly related to a breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort (including infringement of Intellectual Property Rights), Proceeding or violation of, or non-compliance with Law), (iii) for Liabilities incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance by the Company of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party or the consummation of the Transactions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Expenses), or (iv) executory obligations under Contracts (excluding any Liabilities directly or indirectly related to a breach of Contract).

 

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(d) The Group Companies have established and maintain, individually or at a group level, systems of internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for the Group Companies’ assets. The Group Companies (other than the Dormant Subsidiaries) maintain and, for all periods, have maintained, books and records of the Group Companies in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect, in reasonable detail, the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Group Companies.

(e) The Company has not received any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (i) a “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Group Companies who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies.

Section 3.5 Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be party or the consummation of the Transactions, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act (including the expiration of the required waiting period thereunder) and any other applicable Antitrust Law, (ii) the filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC, (iii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger or (iv) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) None of the execution or delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the Company’s governing documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) any Contract to which any Group Company is a party or (B) any Material Permits, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach or default under, any Order, Law or other restriction of any Governmental Entity to which any Group Company or any of its properties or assets are subject or bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of any Group Company, except in the case of any of the foregoing clauses (ii) through (iv), as would not have or be reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.6 Permits.

(a) Section 3.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all Permits any Group Company holds related to the collection, processing, possession, handling, clearance, settlement or remittance of funds (including virtual currency), to the extent applicable to its current operations, and (ii) each other Permit that is required by any Group Company (other than the

 

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Immaterial Subsidiaries) to own, lease or operate its properties or assets or to conduct its business as currently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted (the Permits required to be listed on Section 3.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, collectively, the “Material Permits”). Except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, (A) each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and (B) there is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened revocation, cancellation or termination of, or enforcement action with respect to any Material Permit.

(b) Section 3.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all no action letters issued by any Governmental Entity to a Group Company confirming that no Permit is required in connection with the collection, processing, possession, handling, clearance, settlement or remittance of funds (including virtual currency) set forth in such no action letters.

(c) Section 3.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all written communications, determinations, conclusions, or opinions issued by any Governmental Entity to a Group Company confirming that a Permit is required by any Group Company to conduct its business as currently conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted in connection with the collection, processing, possession, handling, clearance, settlement or remittance of funds (including virtual currency).

Section 3.7 Material Contracts.

(a) Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of the following Contracts to which a Group Company is, as of the date of this Agreement, a party or by which any of their respective assets are bound (each Contract required to be set forth on Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the “Material Contracts”):

(i) any Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money of any Group Company or to the placing of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any material assets or properties of any Group Company, in either case for an amount equal to or higher than $500,000;

(ii) any Contract under which any Group Company is lessee of or holds or operates, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned by any other Person, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $250,000;

(iii) any Contract under which any Group Company is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by any Group Company;

(iv) any Real Property Lease;

(v) any joint venture, profit-sharing, partnership, collaboration, co-promotion, commercialization or research or development Contract, or similar Contract, in each case, which requires, or would reasonably be expected to require (based on any occurrence, development, activity or event contemplated by such Contract), aggregate payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $500,000 over the life of the Contract;

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(vii) any Contract that (A) limits or purports to limit the freedom of any Group Company (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) to engage or compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or that would so limit or purport to limit the operations of BCSA or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, (B) contains any exclusivity, “most favored nation”, rights of first negotiation or similar provisions, obligations or restrictions, including those granting any exclusive rights to any Person (including exclusive license rights granted by any Group Company to any Person in Company Intellectual Property), (C) contains any covenants not to sue or not to assert or technology or source code escrow obligations, or (D) contains any other provisions restricting the ability of any Group Company (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) to sell, manufacture, develop, commercialize, test or research products, directly or indirectly through third parties, or to solicit any potential employee or customer, or that would so limit or purports to limit BCSA or any of its Affiliates after the Closing;

(viii) any Contract (or group of related Contracts) requiring any future capital commitment or capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) by any Group Company in an amount in excess of (A) $250,000 annually or (B) $500,000 over the life of such Contract (or group of related Contracts);

(ix) any Contract requiring any Group Company to guarantee the Liabilities of any Person (other than the Company) or pursuant to which any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) has guaranteed the Liabilities of a Group Company, in each case in excess of $250,000;

(x) any Contract under which any Group Company has, directly or indirectly, made or agreed to make any loan, advance, or assignment of payment to any Person individually or in the aggregate, in an amount in excess of $250,000 or made any capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person;

(xi) any Contract required to be disclosed on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules;

(xii) any Contract with any Person (A) pursuant to which any Group Company (or BCSA or any of its Affiliates after the Closing) is or may be required to pay milestones, royalties or other contingent payments based on any research, testing, development, regulatory filings or approval, sale, distribution, commercial manufacture or other similar occurrences, developments, activities or events or (B) under which any Group Company grants to any Person any right of first refusal, right of first negotiation, option to purchase, option to license or any other similar rights with respect to any Company Product or any Intellectual Property;

(xiii) any Contract providing for any Company Transaction Payment;

(xiv) any Contract for the disposition of any portion of the assets or business of any Group Company or for the acquisition by any Group Company of the assets or business of any other Person (other than acquisitions or dispositions made in the ordinary course of business), or under which any Group Company has any continuing obligation with respect to an “earn-out”, contingent purchase price or other contingent or deferred payment obligation;

(xv) any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract (A) requiring monetary payments by any Group Company after the date of this Agreement, (B) with a Governmental Entity, (C) involving any Intellectual Property Rights, or (D) that imposes any material, non-monetary obligations on any Group Company (or BCSA or any of its Affiliates after the Closing);

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(xvii) any other Contract (or group of related Contracts) the performance of which requires either (A) annual payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $250,000 or (B) aggregate payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $500,000 over the life of such Contract (or group of related Contracts) and, in each case, that is not terminable by the applicable Group Company without penalty upon less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

(b) (i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Group Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Group Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity), (ii) the applicable Group Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto are not in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract (iii) no event has occurred that (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) would result in a material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract by the applicable Group Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto, and (iv) no party has repudiated any provision of any Material Contract or threatened to terminate any Material Contract. The Company has made available to BCSA true and complete copies of all Material Contracts in effect as of the date hereof (other than purchase orders, invoices, and similar confirmatory or administrative documents that are ancillary to the main contractual relationship between the parties to a particular Contract or group of Contracts and that, in each case, do not contain any material executory or continuing terms, conditions, obligations or rights).

Section 3.8 Absence of Changes. During the period beginning on October 1, 2021 and ending on the date of this Agreement, (a) no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred and (b) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or except as set forth on Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) the Group Companies have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course of business in all material respects, and (ii) no Group Company has taken any action that would require the consent of BCSA if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing pursuant to Section 5.1(b).

Section 3.9 Litigation. There is no, and there has never been any, Proceeding, pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or involving any Group Company or concerning any of the Group Companies’ assets, properties or business, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances which could form the basis for any such Proceeding. There is no, and there has never been any, pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened Proceeding against or involving any Group Company’s managers, officers, directors or employees (in their capacity as such), that, if adversely decided or resolved, has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or could prevent, enjoin, alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any Ancillary Document. Neither the Group Companies nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any Order. There are no Proceedings by any Group Company pending against any other Person.

Section 3.10 Compliance with Law. Each Group Company (a) conducts and at all times has conducted its business in accordance with all Laws and Orders applicable to such Group Company and is not, and has never been, in violation of any such Law or Order, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, (b) has not received or been subject to any written regulatory criticisms, negative treatments, consent orders, or enforcement actions from a Governmental Entity, (c) has not received any written communications, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other communications from a Governmental Entity that alleges that such Group Company is not in compliance with any of the foregoing, and (d) to the Company’s Knowledge, no such allegation has been threatened.

 

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Section 3.11 Employee Plans.

(a) Neither the Group Companies nor any ERISA Affiliates have any agreement, arrangement, commitment or obligation, whether formal or informal, whether written or unwritten and whether legally binding or not, to continue, modify or amend any existing Company Benefit Plan, except for amendments required by applicable Law with respect to which the amendment deadline has not yet lapsed.

(b) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, the Company has provided BCSA with a current, true and complete copy (or, if such Company Benefit Plan is not in writing, an accurate summary of the material terms) thereof (including all amendments thereto) and, to the extent applicable: (i) the most recent summary plan description, and all summaries of material modifications related thereto, distributed with respect to such Benefit Plan; (ii) all Contracts related to such Company Benefit Plan, including all trust agreements, insurance Contracts, annuity Contracts and service provider agreements; (iii) the most recent Form 5500 (including all schedules and other attachments thereto); (iv) all nonroutine notices and correspondence since December 31, 2018 to or from any Governmental Entity (including social security authorities) relating to such Company Benefit Plan; and (v) all nondiscrimination, top-heavy and Code Section 415 and other year-end compliance tests performed with respect to such Company Benefit Plan for the three most recently completed plan year.

(c) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan: (i) such Company Benefit Plan has been established, documented, maintained, administered, operated and funded in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA, the Code (and the regulations and rulings issued thereunder) and the ACPA, and each Group Company, each ERISA Affiliate and each other Person has properly performed in all material respects all of its duties and obligations under or with respect to such Company Benefit Plan; (ii) no Group Company, no ERISA Affiliate and no other Person has breached any fiduciary duty imposed upon it by ERISA or any other Law (including the ACPA); (iii) except as could not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a material liability to any Group Company, no prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA and Section 4975(c)(2) or 4975(d) of the Code) has occurred; (iv) except as could not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a material Liability to any Group Company all contributions, premiums, distributions and other payments due or required to have been paid to (or with respect to) such Company Benefit Plan on or before the Closing have been timely paid in accordance with the terms of such Company Benefit Plan and applicable Law or, if not due until after the Closing Date, have been accrued on the Latest Balance Sheet or paid; and (v) no Group Company has incurred (whether or not assessed), and there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Company, BCSA or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates could incur, directly or indirectly, any material penalty, Tax, fine, Lien or Liability under ERISA, the Code or any other Law (including ACPA and Austrian Tax Laws (in particular the Income Tax Act (Einkommenssteuergesetz))). No Group Company has incurred (whether or not assessed), and there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which any Group Company could incur any assessable payment, penalty, Tax or Liability under Section 4980B, 4980D, 4980H, 5000, 6721 or 6721 of the Code or any other Law (including the ACPA and Austrian Tax Laws (in particular the Income Tax Act (Einkommenssteuergesetz))).

(d) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and its related trust is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code. Each such Company Benefit Plan is the subject of a current, unrevoked favorable determination letter from the IRS (or, in the case of a prototype, volume submitter or other pre-approved plan, is the subject of a current, unrevoked favorable opinion or advisory letter issued by the IRS to the sponsor of such prototype or volume submitter plan and upon which the Group Companies and such Company Benefit Plan are entitled, under applicable IRS guidance, to rely) as to such Company Benefit Plan’s qualified status under the Code. Nothing has occurred (or failed to occur), and no facts or circumstances exist, that could adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan or the exempt status of its related trust.

 

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(e) No Group Company or ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, sponsored, participated in or contributed to (or been obligated to maintain, sponsor, participate in or contribute to), or has (or could have) any current or future Liability (including any contingent Liability) under or with respect to: (i) any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is or, at any time, was subject to Section 302 or 303 of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code; (ii) any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code; (iii) any multiple employer plan within the meaning of Section 210(a) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code; or (iv) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA.

(f) No Group Company or Company Benefit Plan provides (or contributes toward the cost of) or has any obligation or agreement to provide (or contribute toward the cost of), life insurance, medical or other welfare benefits (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) to any current or former owner, director, manager, officer, employee, consultant, independent contractor or service provider of or to the Group Companies or any ERISA Affiliate (or the spouse, domestic partner, dependent or beneficiary of any such individual) after their retirement or other termination of ownership, employment or service, except to the extent required by COBRA or the ACPA or any other Law (at the sole expense of the covered individual). The Group Companies have no Liabilities by reason of at any time being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code with any other Person.

(g) Each Company Benefit Plan that provides, in any part, nonqualified deferred compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code satisfies the documentary and operational requirements of Section 409A(a)(2), 409(A)(a)(3), and 409A(a)(4) of the Code or any corresponding Austrian Laws and all applicable guidance issued thereunder (and has satisfied such requirements for the entire period during which Section 409A of the Code has applied to such Company Benefit Plan), and no additional Tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code or the Austrian Income Tax Act (Einkommenssteuergesetz) has been or could reasonably be expected to be incurred by any participant or beneficiary in any such Company Benefit Plan. No Group Company has any obligation or agreement (whether under a Company Benefit Plan or otherwise) to reimburse, “gross up,” indemnify or otherwise compensate any individual for any Taxes or interest imposed under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code or the Austrian Income Tax Act (Einkommenssteuergesetz).

(h) Each Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify for any preferential Tax treatment meets all of the requirements for such treatment and has obtained all approvals of all relevant Governmental Entities that are necessary to qualify for such Tax treatment. Each Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan is registered where required by, and has been maintained in good standing under, all applicable Laws and with all relevant Governmental Entities. No Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan is a “defined benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), or similar plan or arrangement or has any unfunded or underfunded Liabilities that have not been fully accrued for on the Financial Statements or that will not be fully offset by insurance.

(i) There are no claims or Proceedings (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to (or against the assets of) any Company Benefit Plan. No investigation, audit or other Proceeding by any Governmental Entity (including social security authorities) is pending or in progress with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.

 

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(j) There has been no amendment, interpretation or other announcement (written or oral) by the Group Companies, any ERISA Affiliate or any other Person relating to, or change in participation or coverage under, any Company Benefit Plan that, either alone or together with other such items or events, could materially increase the expense to the Group Companies of maintaining such Company Benefit Plan (or the Company Benefit Plans taken as a whole) above the level of expense incurred by the Group Companies with respect thereto for the most recent fiscal year included in the Financial Statements.

(k) Each Company Benefit Plan can be terminated by the applicable Group Company in accordance with its written terms without the consent of any Person and without any penalty, cost, expense or Liability to the Company, BCSA, Merger Sub, any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or such Company Benefit Plan, other than routine, immaterial administrative expenses of the type typically incurred in connection with the termination of similar employee benefit plans termination.

(l) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions will or could (either alone or in combination with any other event) (i) entitle any current or former employee, director, manager, officer, consultant, independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company to any severance, retention or change of control payments or benefits or to any other payment (whether under a Company Benefit Plan or otherwise and whether in cash or equity); (ii) result in any payment or benefit becoming due to or result in the forgiveness of any indebtedness of any current or former employee, director, manager, officer, consultant, independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company (whether under an Company Benefit Plan or otherwise), (iii) increase the amount or value of any compensation or benefits due or payable to any current or former employee, director, manager, officer, consultant, individual independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company, (iv) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding of any compensation or benefits to any current or former employee, director, manager, officer, consultant, individual independent contractor or other service provider of or to any the Group Company (whether under a Company Benefit Plan or otherwise); or (v) impair any of the rights of the Company, BCSA, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, including the right to amend, terminate, merge or transfer the asset of any Company Benefit Plan.

(m) No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) by any “disqualified individual” of any Group Company under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the Transactions could, separately or in the aggregate, be nondeductible under Section 280G of the Code or subjected to an excise Tax under Section 4999 of the Code or any corresponding Austrian Tax Laws.

(n) All contributions required to have been made by or on behalf of the Group Companies with respect to plans or arrangements maintained or sponsored a Governmental Entity (including social security authorities) have been timely made or, if not yet due, fully accrued on the Financial Statements.

Section 3.12 Environmental Matters.

(a) The Group Companies are, and at all times have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws (including all Environmental Laws affecting the Real Property), except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Group Companies have not received any communication (written or oral) from any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, or potential violation of, or Liability under, any Environmental Laws.

 

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(b) There is no, and has never been, any Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or involving any Group Company in respect to any Environmental Laws. There are no past or present actions, activities, facts, circumstances, uses, conditions, events or incidents that could form the basis of any Proceeding in respect to any Environmental Law against any Group Company or against any Person whose Liability for any Proceeding in respect to any Environmental Laws such Group Company has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of Law, or otherwise result in any costs or Liabilities to such Group Company under Environmental Law.

(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not manufactured, released, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for disposal of, transported or handled, or exposed any Person to, any Hazardous Substances, and no current or former property or facility is or has been contaminated by any Hazardous Substances. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks that are now present at, or have heretofore been removed from, the Real Property.

(d) The Group Companies have made available to BCSA copies of all environmental assessments (including Phase I or Phase II environmental assessments), audits and reports and all other material environmental, health and safety documents that are in any Group Company’s possession or reasonable control relating to the current or former operations, properties or facilities of any Group Company or the compliance (or noncompliance) by any Group Company with any Environmental Laws.

Section 3.13 Technology and Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of the following with respect to the Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights (collectively, “Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights”): (i) all issued patents and patent applications, including the patent number or application number for each jurisdiction in which filed, and date issued (or date filed); (ii) all registered trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, including the registration number or application number for each jurisdiction in which filed, and date of such registration or application; (iii) all registered copyrights and applications for registration of copyrights, including the registration number or application number for each jurisdiction in which filed, and date of such registration or application; and (iv) all domain name registrations, including the registration date, any renewal date and name of registry or issuer, and all online presences (including social media handles, accounts, groups and pages).

(b) All Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights are valid, enforceable and subsisting. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no actions that must be taken by any Group Company within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date for the purpose of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, preserving or renewing any Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights. The Group Companies solely own all right, title and interest, free and clear of any liens, pledges, security interests, claims, or other encumbrances, in and to the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights. The Group Companies have not conducted their business, and have not used or enforced (or failed to use or enforce) any Company Intellectual Property, in a manner that would result in the abandonment, cancellation or unenforceability of any item of Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights, and the Group Companies have not taken (or failed to take) any action that would result in the forfeiture or relinquishment of any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights. There have been no interferences, re-examinations, or oppositions brought or threatened to be brought involving any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights. The Group Companies have the sole right to file, prosecute, and maintain all applications and registrations with respect to the Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

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(c) Section 3.13(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of: (i) all of the following Intellectual Property Rights that are not the subject of a registration or application for registration: (A) material trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, brand names, logos or other identifiers used by any Group Company, and (B) material copyrightable works; (ii) Out-Licenses, including any Out-License that grants any rights to modify or create derivative works of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, or grants sublicenses under any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights; (iii) all Company Licensed Intellectual Property including all corresponding In-Licenses (other than Off-the-Shelf Software Licenses); and (iv) all present or future royalty or other payment obligations with respect to any Company Licensed Intellectual Property or under any In-License or otherwise.

(d) Section 3.13(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists all current material Company Owned Technology, and all Company Products, made commercially available by any Group Company or under development by any Group Company.

(e) Each Group Company (i) exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to the Company Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of conditions, adverse claims, security interests, pledges, liens, licenses or other use rights (except as set forth in any Out-License), encumbrances, or other restrictions or any requirement of any past, present, or future royalty or other payments and (ii) possesses adequate and enforceable rights or an exclusive license to use all Company Licensed Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of such Group Company’s business as currently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, free and clear of conditions, adverse claims, security interests, pledges, liens, encumbrances, or other restrictions or any requirement of any past, present, or future royalty or other payments. Each Group Company has not assigned, sold, exclusively licensed or otherwise transferred any ownership interests of any Company Owned Intellectual Property.

(f) Neither (i) the use, reproduction, modification, manufacturing, distribution, licensing, sublicensing, sale, offering for sale, import, or any other exercise of rights in Company Intellectual Property, (ii) the operation of any Group Company’s business, including such Group Company’s provision of any Company Intellectual Property or Company Products; nor (iii) the use, reproduction, modification, manufacture, distribution, licensing, sublicensing, sale, offering for sale, import, or other exploitation by any Group Company of any Company Product or any Company Intellectual Property, (A) constitutes a breach or default under, or otherwise violates, any In-License or Out-License; (B) directly or indirectly infringes, violates, interferes with, or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person (other than any patents (including any continuations and continuations in part, divisional, reissues, renewals and applications for any of the foregoing) of any Person), (C) directly or indirectly infringes, violates, interferes with, or misappropriates any patents (including any continuations a continuations in part, divisional, reissues, renewals and applications for any of the foregoing) of any Person; or (C) constitutes unfair competition or unfair trade practice. No Person, including any current or former employee, consultant, or contractor of any Group Company, has infringed, violated, interfered with or misappropriated, or is infringing, violating, interfering with or misappropriating, any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights.

(g) No Group Company has received written notice of and there are no claims (i) challenging the validity, effectiveness, use of, or ownership by any Group Company of any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) challenging the validity, effectiveness or ownership of any Group Company’s rights in Company Licensed Intellectual Property, or (iii) that any of the activities of any Group Company specified in (i), (ii), or (iii) in Section 3.13(f), infringes, violates, interferes with or misappropriates, or will infringe, violate, interfere with or misappropriate, any other Person’s Intellectual Property Rights or constitutes unfair competition or unfair trade practices under the Laws of the applicable jurisdiction, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, are there any valid grounds for any bona fide claim of any such kind.

 

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(h) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Person other than the Group Companies possess any current or contingent rights of any kind to any source code included in Company Owned Intellectual Property, and no Group Company has granted any current or contingent rights of any kind to any source code that is part of any Company Licensed Intellectual Property.

(i) All current and former Group Company employees or consultants, contractors and any other Persons who have contributed to or created any portion of, or otherwise have any rights in or to, any Company Owned Intellectual Property or any Company Products, have executed and delivered, and are in compliance with, enforceable written Contracts that validly and effectively assign to the Company all Intellectual Property conceived, created, developed, written, invented, discovered, or reduced to practice by such employees, consultants, contractors, or other Persons, or through which ownership of all such Intellectual Property otherwise vests with the Company or where such transfer of ownership is not admissible by operation of law, has granted the perpetual, geographically unlimited, exclusive and transferable right of use with respect to all currently known and future exploitation methods as well as the right to amend or adapt. The Company has provided true, correct and complete copies of all such Contracts to BCSA.

(j) Each Group Company has taken all commercially reasonable steps to protect rights in trade secrets and other confidential information (both of such Group Company and that of third parties that such Group Company has received under an obligation of confidentiality). Each Group Company has taken all commercially reasonable steps to maintain confidentiality of such trade secrets and other confidential information from all (i) employees, (ii) consultants and contractors (including terms that bind the employees of any consultants or contractors), and (iii) any other Persons with whom such Group Company has shared such trade secrets and other confidential information. Each Group Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of any agreements related to the foregoing.

(k) No Software used or distributed in connection with any Company Technology, or any Company Product (including Software under development by any Group Company) is, or, when delivered to BCSA, will be, in whole or in part, subject to or governed by an Excluded License. No Group Company has distributed or published to any Person any Software used in any Company Technology, or any Company Product (including software under development by any Group Company), that is, in whole or in part, subject to or governed by an Excluded License. Each Group Company has at all times followed the industry standard principles regarding the use of Open Source Software by applicable Group Company employees, consultants and contractors, including principles regarding integration of Open Source Software with Company Technology and to ensure compliance with Open Source Software licenses. Each Group Company has taken all commercially reasonable steps to ensure that no Group Company employee, consultant or contractor uses any Open Source Software in any manner not permitted by such principles.

(l) No Group Company is a member of any standards-setting organization (including any group or organization, such as special interest groups, forums, consortia, committees, working groups or associations) that develops (or attempts to develop), adopts or publishes technical standards or specifications for a product, platform or process in furtherance of common design or interoperability among products employing such standards or specifications. No Group Company has participated (nor authorized any consultant or employee of any Group Company to participate) in any standards-setting that would affect the proprietary nature of any Company Intellectual Property or restrict the ability of any Group Company to enforce, license or exclude others from using or licensing any Company Intellectual Property on any terms proposed by any Group Company. There is no existing obligation imposed by any standards-setting organization on any Group Company, or attached to or imposed on any Company Intellectual Property, to license or agree to license, covenant not to sue or withhold enforcement on Company Intellectual Property.

 

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(m) No funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity or any university, college or other educational institution, research center, or non-profit organization were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company Owned Intellectual Property. No current or former employee or, to the Knowledge of the Company, independent contractor of any Group Company who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company Owned Intellectual Property has performed services of any kind, whether on a full or part- time or paid or volunteer basis, for any Governmental Entity or any university, college, or other educational institution, research center, or non-profit organization during a period of time during which such employee or independent contractor while also performing services for any Group Company. No Governmental Entity has any rights to Company Owned Intellectual Property.

(n) Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement (or any exhibit or schedule thereto), nor the consummation of any of the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement will, (i) result in the breach of, or create on behalf of any third party the right to terminate or modify, any Contract relating to any material Company Intellectual Property; (ii) result in or require the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person (other than the Company) of any license or other right or interest under, to or in any material Company Intellectual Property; or (iii) cause a material loss or impairment of any material Company Intellectual Property.

Section 3.14 Labor Matters.

(a) The Company has made available to BCSA a true and complete list of the following information: (i) each Group Company that employs any employees and the number of employees employed by such Group Company; (ii) each U.S. state and non-U.S. country in which any employee of any Group Company resides, and the number of such employees in such U.S. state or non-U.S. country (as applicable); and (iii) each employee of any Group Company that receives annual compensation in excess of $200,000.

(b) Except as has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material Liability to the Group Companies, (i) none of the Group Companies (A) has or has had any Liability, threatened or pending litigation or agency/social security authorities/labour authorities investigation matters for any arrears of wages or other compensation for services (including salaries, wage premiums, commissions, fees or bonuses), or any penalties, fines, interest, or other sums for failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation, and (B) has or has had any Liability, threatened or pending litigation or agency/social security authorities/labour authorities investigation matters for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity (including social security authorities) with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security, social insurances, health and pension insurances or other benefits (whether or not pursuant to a Company Benefit Plan) or obligations for any employees of any Group Company (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice); and (ii) the Group Companies have withheld all amounts required by applicable Law or by agreement to be withheld from wages, salaries and other payments to employees or independent contractors or other service providers of each Group Company.

(c) There has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined by WARN or the Labour Constitution Act (Arbeitsverfassungsgesetz) related to any Group Company, and the Group Companies have not incurred any material Liability under WARN nor are they reasonably expected to incur any Liability under WARN as a result of the Transactions.

 

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(d) No Group Company is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, labor organization or works council, and no employees of the Group Companies are represented by any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group with respect to their employment. There is no duty on the part of any Group Company to bargain with any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group, including in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the Transactions. There has been no actual or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened material unfair labor practice charges, material grievances, arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, handbilling or other material labor disputes against or affecting any Group Company. To the Company’s Knowledge, there have never been any labor organizing activities with respect to any employees of any Group Company.

(e) No employee layoff, facility closure or shutdown (whether voluntary or by Order), reduction-in-force, furlough, temporary layoff, material work schedule change or reduction in hours, or reduction in salary or wages, or other workforce changes affecting employees of the Group Companies has occurred or, as of the date of this Agreement, is currently contemplated, planned or announced, including as a result of COVID-19 or any Law, Order, directive, guideline or recommendation by any Governmental Entity in connection with or in response to COVID-19. As of the date of this Agreement, the Group Companies have not otherwise experienced any material employment-related liability, threatened or pending litigation or agency investigation matters with respect to or arising out of COVID-19 or any Law, Order, directive, guideline or recommendation by any Governmental Entity in connection with or in response to COVID-19.

(f) To the Company’s Knowledge, no current employee is in violation of any material term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement, nonsolicitation agreement, or other restrictive covenant obligation: (i) owed to any Group Company; or (ii) owed to any third party with respect to such Person’s right to be employed or engaged by any Group Company, except (other than in the case of the executive officers of the Company) where any such violation, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Each Group Company (i) has at all times been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices, including hiring, termination of employment, nondiscrimination in employment, disability, civil rights, immigration, pay equity, terms and conditions of employment, the Fair Labor Standards Act and its state Law equivalents, and occupational safety and health, worker classification, (ii) has not engaged in any unfair labor practices, and (iii) has not incurred any Liability for breach of any employment Contract or other Contract of service or for fees-for service with any employee or independent contractor, for redundancy payments, protective awards or for compensation for wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal or for failure to comply with any Order for the reinstatement or re-engagement of any employee or for any other liability accruing from the termination of any Contract of employment or for services. Each Group Company is in compliance in all material respects with the United States Immigration Reform and Control Act and the Austrian Employment of Foreign Nationals Act (Ausländerbeschäftigungsgesetz) to the extent applicable.

(h) There are no controversies or actual or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened litigation or agency/social security authorities/labour authorities investigation matters currently pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, between any Group Company (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) and any of its current or former employees, or independent contractors, or any trade or labor union, works council, or similar body. There is not any claim, action, suit, charge, grievance, arbitration, or investigation before any Governmental Entity, court, or tribunal, foreign or domestic, including claims for compensation, severance, benefits, vacation time or pay, pension benefits, damages, or any other claim or threatened claim from any current or former employee or any other Person arising out of any Group Company’s status as employer or purported employer or any workplace practices or policies, whether in the form of claims for discrimination, sexual or other harassment, equal pay, unfair labor practices, grievances, wage and hour violations, wrongful discharge, public policy violations, as a whistleblower, or otherwise.

 

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(i) There are no pending claims or threatened or pending litigation or agency/social security authorities/labour authorities investigation matters against any Group Company under any workers’ compensation plan or policy or for long-term disability, nor, to Company’s Knowledge, has any employee suffered any injury that would give rise to Liability under any workers’ compensation plan or policy or Law. No past employee has a right to return to work. No employee is presently on a workers’ compensation leave of absence or a disability leave of absence.

(j) No Group Company has concluded or is party to any employment agreement (including any agreement for managing directors) providing for a severance entitlement (Abfertigung) materially in excess of (i) the statutory severance entitlements of the respective employee or (ii) the severance entitlements pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement statutorily applicable to the respective employee (if any).

(k) Except as included in Section 3.14(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the employment of each employee of each Group Company is terminable at will without any Liability to such Group Company. No officer, director, or authorized agent of any Group Company has made any written or oral statements or representations or distributed any written material to any employees of such Group Company inconsistent with at-will employment or regarding terms of employment of such Group Company’s employees subsequent to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date.

Section 3.15 Insurance. Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all insurance policies (other than Company Benefit Plans) owned, held or maintained by any Group Company or for the benefit of any of its current or former employees, officers, directors or managers (in each such individual’s capacity as such) as of the date of this Agreement, including the following information for each policy: (a) the title of such policy; (b) the policy number; (c) the period of coverage; (d) the name of the insurer; (e) the name of the policyholder; and (f) the name of each covered insured. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) all such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon as of the date of this Agreement have been paid in full as of the date of this Agreement, and true and complete copies of all such policies have been made available to BCSA; and (ii) no claim by any Group Company is pending under any such policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed, or rights reserved to do so, by the underwriters thereof. No Group Company is, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no other party to such policies are or have been in default or otherwise in breach thereof (including regarding payment of premiums or giving of notices); and no event has occurred that (with or without the passage of time or giving of notice) would reasonably be expected to constitute such a default or breach, or permit termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation under such policies.

Section 3.16 Tax Matters.

(a) Each Group Company has prepared and timely filed all Income Tax and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects and prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders, and each Group Company has paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it regardless of whether or not shown on a Tax Return.

 

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(b) The unpaid Taxes of the Group Companies did not, as of the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, exceed the amount accrued for current Taxes payable (for clarity, excluding any deferred Tax Liabilities established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Latest Balance Sheet included in the Financial Statements. Since the date of the Financial Statements, no Group Company has incurred any Liability for Taxes, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Each Group Company has timely withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax Authority all amounts required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service providers, equity interest holder or other third-party.

(c) Each Group Company has (i) collected all sales, use, value added, goods and services, gross receipts, digital services, and similar Taxes required to be (or that are customarily) collected and (ii) timely paid all sales, use, value added, goods and services, gross receipts, digital services, and similar Taxes required to be paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity in accordance with applicable Laws.

(d) The Company has made available to BCSA true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns filed by any Group Company for all periods, including all Forms 1042 and 1099, but excluding other information Tax Returns (e.g., Forms W-2).

(e) No Group Company is currently the subject of a Tax Proceeding or has been informed of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax Proceeding that has not been resolved or completed, in each case with respect to such Group Company. No Group Company has been delinquent in the payment of any Tax, and there are no claimed, proposed, or asserted Tax deficiencies or assessments of Tax with respect to any Group Company that have not been fully paid.

(f) No Group Company has consented to extend or waive the time in which any Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business.

(g) No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Income Tax Law), private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to any Group Company which agreement or ruling would be effective after the Closing Date. Section 3.16(g) of the Disclosure Schedule describes the terms and conditions of any Tax incentive, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order or other special regime with regards to the payment of Taxes applicable to any Group Company (“Tax Incentive”). Each Group Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of any such Tax Incentive, and the consummation of the Transactions will not have any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax Incentive.

(h) No Group Company is or has been a party to any “reportable transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Income Tax Law).

(i) There are no Liens for Taxes on any assets of any of the Group Companies other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.

(j) No Group Company has been either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” within the respective meanings of such terms under Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code in a transaction purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (i) in the two years before the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code in conjunction with the Transactions.

 

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(k) No Group Company (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal Income Tax Return (other than the group, the common parent of which is the Company) or (ii) has Liability for the Taxes of any Person under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor, by operation of Law, by Contract or otherwise.

(l) No written claims have ever been made by any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where a Group Company does not file Tax Returns that such Group Company is or may be subject to Taxation by that jurisdiction.

(m) No Group Company is a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnity or similar agreements and no Group Company is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal, state and local Income Tax purposes.

(n) Section 3.16(n) of the Disclosure Schedule (i) sets forth each Group Company and (ii) identifies (A) the jurisdiction of formation or organization of each Group Company, (B) the classification of each Group Company for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, and (C) each Group Company for which an election under Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-3(c) has been filed. Each Group Company is Tax resident only in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable.

(o) No Group Company has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(p) No Group Company will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, Taxable income for any Taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing as a result of: (i) a change in its method of accounting or use of an improper method of accounting, in each case, prior to the Closing; (ii) any installment sale or open transaction disposition arising in a Taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing; or (iii) a prepaid amount received or deferred revenue realized on or prior to the Closing (including for this purpose any income deferred under Section 451(c) of the Code, Revenue Procedure 2004-34 or any similar provision of other applicable Law). Each Group Company has always used the accrual method of accounting for Tax purposes since its formation. None of BCSA or its Affiliates is, or will be, required to include any amount into income or exclude any item of deduction as a result of a prepaid amount received or deferred revenue realized by the Company on or prior to the Closing. No elections pursuant to Section 965 of the Code related to any Group Company has been made.

(q) No Group Company has extended, deferred or delayed the withholding or payment of any Taxes under the CARES Act, the CAA or otherwise as a result of the effects of COVID-19 (including pursuant to IRS Notice 2020-65 or IRS Notice 2021-11).

(r) No Group Company has claimed any Tax credits under the CARES Act, the FFCRA or Sections 3131, 3132 or 3134 of the Code.

(s) Each Group Company has complied with all applicable transfer pricing Laws or requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including the execution and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practices and methodology of each Group Company. The prices for any property or services (or the use of any property) provided by or to each Group Company to any related party are arm’s-length prices for purposes of all applicable transfer pricing Laws.

 

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(t) No Group Company is or has been a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297(a) of the Code or a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code. None of BCSA or its Affiliates will be required to include in Taxable income under Section 951 or Section 951A of the Code in any Taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date any income arising from transactions or events occurring on or prior to the Closing.

(u) No Group Company has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

(v) No Group Company has (i) an “overall foreign loss” within the meaning of Section 904(f) of the Code, (ii) an “overall domestic loss” within the meaning of Section 904(g) of the Code, or (iii) a “dual consolidated loss” within the meaning of Section 1503(d) of the Code.

(w) As of the date of this Agreement, no Group Company has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist as of the date of this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

Section 3.17 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates for which any Group Company has any obligation.

Section 3.18 Real and Personal Property.

(a) Owned Real Property. Except as set forth on Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Group Companies do not own and have never owned any real property (including any ownership interest in any buildings or structures and improvements located thereon). The Group Companies are not bound by any options, obligations or rights of first refusal or contractual rights to sell, lease or acquire any real property. All real property owned or purported to be owned by any Group Company (“Owned Real Property”) is owned free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, and the applicable Group Company has fee simple title (or its non-U.S. equivalent) thereto.

(b) Leased Real Property. The Group Companies have a lease, sub-lease, license, concession or other agreement, whether written, oral or otherwise, with respect to each real property occupied, possessed or used by any Group Company other than the real property set forth on Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules (collectively, the “Real Property Leases”). Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid, legal and binding obligation of the applicable Group Company party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Group Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each other party thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). There is no material breach or default by any Group Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any counterparty under any Real Property Lease, and no event has occurred which (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material breach or default under any Real Property Lease or would permit termination of, or a material modification or acceleration thereof, by any counterparty to any Real Property Lease.

 

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(c) The Group Companies’ possession and quiet enjoyment of the Real Property has not been disturbed, and there are no material disputes with respect to any Real Property Lease or any Real Property. The Group Companies have not received any notice (written or oral) of any violation of Laws with respect to any Real Property Lease or any Real Property. There are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened Proceedings regarding condemnation or other eminent domain Proceedings affecting any Real Property. There are no leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements granting to any Person other than the Group Companies any right of use or occupancy of any portion of any Real Property. All of the land, buildings, structures and other improvements used by the Group Companies are included in the Real Property.

(d) Personal Property. Each Group Company has good, marketable and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or license or right to use, all of the material tangible assets and properties of the Group Companies reflected in the Financial Statements or thereafter acquired by the Group Companies, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except for assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

(e) Assets. The assets owned, leased or licensed by the Group Companies constitute all of the properties and assets necessary to operate the business of the Group Companies in substantially the same manner as operated by the Group Companies during the 12 months immediately preceding the date hereof and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each asset of the Group Companies that is tangible personal property is free from material defects, patent and latent, has been maintained in accordance with normal and applicable industry practice, is in good operating condition and repair, subject to normal wear and tear, and is suitable and sufficient for the purposes for which it is used, held for use and presently proposed to be used. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no facts or conditions that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to interfere with the current use or operation of such properties and assets.

Section 3.19 Transactions with Affiliates. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) any Group Company, on the one hand, and (b) any employee, officer, director, equityholder or Affiliate of any Group Company or any spouse, child or member of the same household of any officer, director or employee of any Group Company or any Affiliate of any Group Company, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), a “Company Affiliated Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a Company Affiliated Party’s status as an employee (including Company Benefit Plans and other ordinary course compensation) entered into in the ordinary course of business that have been made available to BCSA, (ii) Contracts with respect to a Company Shareholder’s or a holder of Company Equity Awards status as a holder of Equity Securities of the Company, and (iii) customary director and officer indemnification agreements that have been made available to BCSA. No Company Affiliated Party (A) owns any material interest in any material asset or property used in any Group Company’s business, including Company Owned Intellectual Property, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a competitor, supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor or other business relation of any Group Company, or (C) has any claim, charge, action or cause of action against any Group Company, except for claims for reasonable unreimbursed travel or entertainment expenses, accrued vacation pay or accrued benefits. No Group Company is indebted to any Company Affiliated Party (except for current amounts due as normal salaries and bonuses and in reimbursement of ordinary expenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business), and no such Person is indebted to any Group Company. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.19 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 3.19) are referred to herein as “Company Affiliated Party Transactions”.

 

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Section 3.20 Data Privacy and Security.

(a) There is not, and there has never been, any Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, against or involving any Group Company or its Affiliates initiated by any Person (including (i) the United States Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general or similar state official, (ii) any other Governmental Entity, foreign or domestic or (iii) any regulatory or self-regulatory entity) alleging that any Processing of Protected Data by or on behalf of any Group Company or its Affiliates is or was in violation of any Privacy Requirements.

(b) The Group Companies take commercially reasonable measures to protect and maintain (i) the ownership and confidentiality of their material proprietary Company Intellectual Property and (ii) the security, confidentiality, continuous operation and integrity of their Company IT Systems (and all confidential data and Protected Data stored therein or transmitted thereby). The Group Companies have back-up and disaster recovery arrangements for the continued operation of their business in the event of a failure of its Company IT Systems that are, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s management team, commercially reasonable and in accordance with standard industry practice.

(c) There have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of security that has resulted in unauthorized use of, or access to, the Company IT Systems or Protected Data that, pursuant to any applicable Law, would require the Company or a Subsidiary to notify customers or employees of such breach or intrusion.

(d) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have, or be reasonably expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there has not been any Data Breach with respect to any Protected Data in the possession or control of any Group Company or its Affiliates, or any of its contractors with regard to any Protected Data obtained from or on behalf of any Group Company or its Affiliates, (ii) there have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of security into any Company IT Systems or Protected Data, and (iii) none of the Group Companies nor their Affiliates have been notified or been required to notify any Person of any (A) loss, theft or damage of, or (B) Data Breach.

(e) The Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ collection, use, disclosure, storage and transfer of Personal Data complies in all material respects with all Privacy Requirements. The execution, delivery and performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not violate the Company’s privacy policy as it currently exists or, to the extent any previous privacy policy of the Company remains applicable to Personal Data maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries, as such previous privacy policy existed before. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiaries have received any complaints, notices of investigation, or claims from any consumers, governmental regulators, or other entities, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, have any such complaints, investigations, or claims been threatened against them, in each case, alleging any violation of Privacy Requirements by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Group Companies have not experienced any data breaches or other data incidents that have resulted in unauthorized use of, or access to, Personal Information in the possession and control of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

Section 3.21 Payments; Anti-Money Laundering; Hedging.

(a) Each Group Company has at all times complied with (i) all applicable financial recordkeeping, reporting and other requirements of all anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing and anti-proliferation financing Laws administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (“AML Laws”), (ii) all Laws related to the collection, processing, possession, handling, clearance, settlement or remittance of funds (including virtual currency), (iii) the rules and requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any other applicable regulatory authority that are binding on any Group Company, (iv) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and its implementing regulations, (v) all Laws relating to money transmission or unclaimed property, (vi) the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and its implementing Regulation E, including

 

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the International Remittance Transfer Rule, (vii) the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and all federal regulations implementing such act, and (viii) any other applicable Law relating to bank secrecy, discriminatory lending, financing or leasing practices, consumer protection, money laundering prevention, terrorist financing prevention, proliferation financing prevention, foreign assets control, sanctions Laws. The Group Companies have established and maintained at all times a system of internal controls designed to ensure compliance by the Group Companies with applicable financial recordkeeping, reporting and other requirements of all AML Laws.

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is: (i) a registered entity, swap dealer, major swap participant or other type of entity (as such terms are defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder) required to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (ii) a broker, dealer, security-based swap dealer, major security-based swap participant or national securities exchange (as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder) required to register with the SEC; or (iii) any similar type of entity required to register with any similar type of Governmental Entity in any jurisdiction other than the United States.

Section 3.22 International Trade and Anti-Corruption.

(a) None of the Group Companies, any of their respective officers, directors or employees or any of their other Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has ever been, (i) a Person named on any Sanctions and Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons maintained by a Governmental Entity; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii) or any country or territory which is or has ever been the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”) and Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”) areas of Ukraine).

(b) None of the Group Companies, any of their respective officers, directors or employees or any of their other Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing has directly or indirectly (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or anything of value to or from any Person with corrupt intent to obtain or retain an improper business advantage, (ii) made or paid any contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment or anything of value in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws. No manager, officer, agent, employee, independent contractor, consultant, securityholder or other Person acting on behalf of any Group Company is a government official, a political party official, or a candidate for political office. No Group Company has any undisclosed sub-agents, sub-contractors or other Person acting on its behalf. No Group Company or any of their securityholders, managers, officers, agents, employees, independent contractors or consultants or other Persons acting on behalf of the Group Companies have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense involving fraud, corruption, or moral turpitude in any jurisdiction or is listed by any Governmental Entity as debarred, suspended, proposed for suspension or debarment or otherwise ineligible for government procurement programs.

(c) No Group Company has, directly or indirectly, exported, re-exported, transferred, released, shipped, transmitted or otherwise provided money, monetary value, goods, Technology, Software, or services (collectively, “Export”) to: (i) any individual, entity, country or region prohibited by Sanctions and Export Control Laws, including the prohibition against Exports (A) into, or to a national or resident of, any country or region subject to U.S. sanctions or similar export restrictions (e.g., Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimea, DNR, and LNR areas of Ukraine), or (B) to anyone on OFAC’s Specially Designated

 

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Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List or Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Persons List, Unverified List, Entity List, or Military End User List or otherwise subject to U.S. economic sanctions or export restrictions; or (ii) for any purpose prohibited by Sanctions and Export Control Laws, including nuclear, chemical or biological weapons proliferation or development of missile technology.

(d) There is no Proceeding with respect to a violation of any applicable Trade Compliance Laws that is now pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, has been threatened with respect to any Group Company or its Affiliates. No Group Company nor any of their Affiliates have made any voluntary disclosure with respect to a possible violation of Trade Compliance Laws to any Governmental Entity. During the past five years, the Group Companies, including their respective officers, directors or employees or any of their other Representatives, have not violated any Trade Compliance Laws.

(e) The Group Companies have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to prevent violations of Sanctions and Export Control Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws. The Group Companies, any of their respective officers, directors or employees or any of their other Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing will not directly or indirectly use any part of the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds or any other proceeds related to the Agreement in violation of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.

(f) To the Company’s Knowledge, all Persons manufacturing or sourcing any products for any Group Company and all Persons supplying raw materials, work in progress and other suppliers to such Persons (collectively “Suppliers”) are and have at all times conducted business in accordance with, and have acted in compliance with, all applicable Trade Compliance Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Group Company has implemented all reasonable or necessary policies and procedures applicable to Suppliers required to ensure compliance with applicable Laws and any standards marketed by any Group Company to customers or the public.

Section 3.23 Conflict Minerals and Responsible Gold.

(a) Conflict Minerals. The Group Companies are, and have always been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws regarding (i) columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten, unless the Secretary of State of the United States determines that additional derivatives are financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (ii) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State of the United States to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the requirements of Section 13(p) of the Exchange Act and any applicable written standards, requirements, directives or policies of the SEC or any other Governmental Entity.

(b) Responsible Gold. No Group Company has received any notice in connection with any product or service it provides of any material claim or allegation against such Group Company or related to any of its products or services, nor has any Group Company been a party or subject to any Proceeding pending, or threatened against or affecting, such Group Company as a result of the sourcing, design, manufacturing, assembly, sale, marketing or quality of such products or services, including any customer complaints, individual or class action demand letters, court complaints or other consumer, competitor or regulatory claims or actions. Each of (A) the facilities where products are manufactured, packaged or held, (B) the products, and (C) sourcing, storage, management manufacturing, preparation, composition, distribution, advertising, marketing, sale and packaging for each product and service, as applicable, are in compliance with all applicable Laws and the environmental, social and governmental

 

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standards marketed by the Company, including those marketed as “Responsible Gold Standards” (such standards, collectively, the “Responsible Gold Standards”). There have been no citations, decisions, adjudications or written statements by any Governmental Entity or consent decrees stating or alleging that any product is misbranded or fails to meet any standards promulgated by any such Governmental Entity or any standards promulgated by any Group Company, including the Responsible Gold Standards. Each product and service of each Group Company has been in conformity in all material respects with all applicable contractual commitments, all disclosures available to consumers, business partners and the public made by or on behalf of the Group Companies, including by way of the Group Companies websites, all express and implied warranties and standard marketed by any Group Company, including all Responsible Gold Standards, and the Group Companies have no liability (and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no basis for any present or future Proceeding against it giving rise to any such liability) for damages in connection therewith.

Section 3.24 Customers and Suppliers. Section 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of (a) the Group Companies’ top customers for each of its material business lines, based on amounts paid for goods or services to the relevant Group Companies on a consolidated basis for the periods indicated therein, showing the approximate total sales by the Group Companies to each such material customer (each such customer, a “Material Customer”) and (b) the top suppliers and vendors of goods and services with respect to each material business line of the Group Companies based on amounts paid to the relevant Group Companies on a consolidated basis for goods or services for the periods indicated therein, and the approximate total purchases by the Group Companies from each such material supplier, during each such period (each such supplier, a “Material Supplier”). No Material Customer or Material Supplier has (i) terminated or threatened to terminate its relationship with any of the Group Companies, (ii) as of the date hereof, materially reduced its business with any of the Group Companies or adversely modified its relationship with any of the Group Companies, (iii) as of the date hereof, notified any of the Group Companies of its intention to take any such action and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such Material Customer or Material Supplier is contemplating such action, or (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, has become insolvent or is subject to bankruptcy proceedings.

Section 3.25 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders or at the time of the BCSA Shareholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.25, no representation or warranty is made by either the Group Companies with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies for use therein.

Section 3.26 Corporate Records. The corporate records of the Group Companies other than the Immaterial Subsidiaries, including such Group Companies’ governing or constitutional documents, minute books, registers, share certificate books and all other similar documents and records (“Corporate Records”) are complete and accurate and all corporate proceedings and actions (including all meetings, passing of resolutions, transfers, elections and appointments) are reflected in the Corporate Records and have been conducted or taken in compliance with all applicable Laws and in accordance with the governing or constitutional documents of such Group Companies. A true and complete copy of the Corporate Records has been made available to BCSA.

 

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Section 3.27 Significant and Dormant Subsidiaries.

(a) Section 3.27(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of the Company that would qualify as “significant subsidiary” pursuant to Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.

(b) Section 3.27(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all Subsidiaries that the Company considers dormant as of the date hereof (the “Dormant Subsidiaries”) and (ii) all other Immaterial Subsidiaries. None of the Dormant Subsidiaries currently has any assets, properties, Liabilities or operations of any kind, and, except as set forth on Section 3.27(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, none of the Dormant Subsidiaries has ever had any assets, properties, Liabilities or operations of any kind.

Section 3.28 Investigation; No Other Representations.

(a) The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects of, the BCSA Parties.

(b) In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, the Company has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of any BCSA Party or any other Person, either express or implied, and the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, none of the BCSA Parties or any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, claims against the BCSA Parties shall not be limited in any respect in the event of fraud.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE BCSA PARTIES

Except (a) as set forth on the BCSA Disclosure Schedules (which will only qualify the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 4 in the manner set forth in Section 8.8), or (b) as set forth in any BCSA SEC Reports publicly filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding (x) any disclosures in any “risk factors” section, disclosures in any forward-looking statements disclaimers, or (y) any information incorporated by reference into the BCSA SEC Reports (other than from other BCSA SEC Reports)); each BCSA Party hereby represents and warrants to the Company, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, as follows:

Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification. Each BCSA Party is an exempted company, corporation, limited liability company or other applicable business entity duly organized, incorporated or formed, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (as applicable). The governing documents of each BCSA Party are in full force and effect, and no BCSA Party is in breach or violation of any provision set forth in its governing documents.

 

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Section 4.2 Authority. Each BCSA Party has the requisite exempted company, corporate, limited liability company or other similar power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document contemplated hereby to be entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be) a party and, subject to (a) the receipt of the BCSA Shareholder Approval and (b) the Required Merger Sub Approval, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which any BCSA Party is or will be a party, the performance of any BCSA Party’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized and unanimously approved by the BCSA Board (including that, as of the date hereof, the BCSA Board has unanimously made, and has not revoked, the BCSA Board Recommendation) and upon receipt of the Required BCSA Shareholder Approval and the Required Merger Sub Approval, no other corporate or equivalent action or proceeding on the part of any holder of BCSA capital stock, BCSA or Merger Sub is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Ancillary Documents, the performance of any BCSA Party’s obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions (including the Domestication). This Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which any BCSA Party is contemplated hereby to be a party as of the date hereof has been (and each Ancillary Document to which any BCSA Party is contemplated hereby to be a party following the execution of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof), duly and validly executed and delivered by such BCSA Party and constitutes (or, with respect to each Ancillary Document contemplated to be executed after the execution of this Agreement, will constitute upon execution thereof), a valid, legal and binding agreement of such BCSA Party (assuming this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which such BCSA Party is or is contemplated to be a party are or will be, upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto), enforceable against such BCSA Party in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). The Required BCSA Shareholder Approval and the Required Merger Sub Approval are the only votes or consents of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of BCSA or Merger Sub required to approve and adopt this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which any BCSA Party is or is contemplated to be a party, the performance of the BCSA Parties’ obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the Transactions (including the Domestication and the Merger).

Section 4.3 Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of any BCSA Party with respect to such BCSA Party’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be party or the consummation of the Transactions, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act (including the expiration of the required waiting period thereunder) and any other applicable Antitrust Law, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions, (iii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the BCSA Shares to be issued in connection with the Transactions and the other Ancillary Documents to be listed on Nasdaq, (iv) such filings required in connection with the Domestication, (v) the filing of the Certificate of Merger, or (vi) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have a BCSA Material Adverse Effect.

(b) None of the execution or delivery by any BCSA Party of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, the performance by any BCSA Party of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation by any BCSA Party of the Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the governing documents of any BCSA Party, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification,

 

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suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which a BCSA Party is a party, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach or default under, any Order, Law, or other restriction of any Governmental Entity to which any such BCSA Party or any of its properties or assets are subject or bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of any BCSA Party, except in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not have a BCSA Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.4 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 4.4 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any BCSA Party or any of its Affiliates for which any BCSA Party has any obligation.

Section 4.5 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of either BCSA Party expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders or at the time of the BCSA Shareholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.5, no representation or warranty is made by either BCSA Party with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the BCSA Parties for use therein.

Section 4.6 Capitalization of the BCSA Parties.

(a) Section 4.6(a) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement of the number and class or series (as applicable) of the issued and outstanding BCSA Shares prior to the consummation of the Domestication. All outstanding BCSA Shares (except to the extent such concepts are not applicable under the applicable Law of BCSA’s jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or other applicable Law) prior to the consummation of the Domestication have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Such Equity Securities (x) were not issued in violation of the governing documents of BCSA or in violation of any other Contracts to which BCSA is a party or otherwise bound, in each case, in any material respect, (y) are not subject to any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws or under the governing documents of BCSA) and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person and (z) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws, in each case under clause (y) and (z), in all material respects. Except for the BCSA Shares set forth on Section 4.6(a) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules (taking into account, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes or adjustments to the BCSA Shares as a result of, or to give effect to, the Domestication), immediately prior to Closing and before giving effect to the Financing and the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, there shall be no other Equity Securities of BCSA issued and outstanding.

(b) Immediately after the Effective Time, all of the issued and outstanding BCSA Shares (A) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (B) will have been issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws, and (C) will not have been issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract to which BCSA is a party or bound, in each case under clause (B) and clause (C), in any material respect.

 

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(c) Except (i) as set forth on Section 4.6(a) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules, (ii) for the issuance of the BCSA Shares as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Financing or the entry into the applicable Ancillary Documents, (iii) as permitted to be issued, granted or entered into, as applicable, pursuant to Section 5.10(h) (including as set forth in Section 5.10(h) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules) in accordance with Section 5.10(h) or (iv) for the capital stock of Merger Sub owned by BCSA, there are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights with respect to which any BCSA Party is a party or pursuant to which it has any obligations or (B) options, restricted stock, restricted stock units phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts or commitment that could require BCSA to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of any BCSA Party. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of BCSA having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which holders of BCSA Shares may vote. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of any BCSA Party’s Equity Securities between any BCSA Party and any other Person. The BCSA Parties are not a party to any shareholders agreement, or registration rights agreement relating to BCSA Shares or any other Equity Securities of BCSA.

(d) The Equity Securities of Merger Sub outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws, in each case under clause (ii), in all material respects and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract to which Merger Sub is a party or bound. All of the outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub are owned directly by BCSA free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law or under the governing documents of Merger Sub). As of the date of this Agreement, BCSA has no Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub and does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any Person other than Merger Sub. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of consummating the Transactions.

(e) Except for the ownership of BCSA of the Equity Securities of Merger Sub, no BCSA Party owns or holds (of record, beneficially, legally or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any other Person or the right to acquire any such Equity Security, and no BCSA Party is a partner or member of any partnership, limited liability company or joint venture.

Section 4.7 SEC Filings. BCSA has timely filed or furnished all statements, forms, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it prior to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to applicable Securities Laws since its initial public offering (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, the “BCSA SEC Reports”), and, as of the Closing, will have filed or furnished all other statements, forms, reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it subsequent to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to applicable Securities Laws through the Closing (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, but excluding the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the “Additional BCSA SEC Reports”). Each of the BCSA SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, complied and each of the Additional BCSA SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, will comply, in all material respects, with the applicable requirements of the applicable Securities Laws (including, as applicable, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) applicable to the BCSA SEC Reports or the Additional BCSA SEC Reports (for purposes of the Additional BCSA SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in

 

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Section 3.25 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). As of their respective dates of filing, the BCSA SEC Reports did not, and the Additional BCSA SEC Reports will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made or will be made, as applicable, not misleading (for purposes of the Additional BCSA SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.25 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the BCSA SEC Reports.

Section 4.8 Investment Company Act. No BCSA Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” and is not a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of a Person subject to registration and regulation as an “investment company”, in each case, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 4.9 Trust Account; Financial Ability. As of the date of this Agreement, BCSA has an amount in cash in the Trust Account equal to at least $306,000,000. The funds held in the Trust Account are held in trust pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated November 9, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), between BCSA and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”). There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements or understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the BCSA SEC Reports to be inaccurate or, that would entitle any Person to any portion of the funds in the Trust Account (other than (i) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes, (ii) the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders who shall have elected to redeem their BCSA Class A Shares pursuant to the governing documents of BCSA or (iii) if BCSA fails to complete a business combination within the allotted time period set forth in the governing documents of BCSA and liquidates the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, BCSA (in limited amounts to permit BCSA to pay the expenses of the Trust Account’s liquidation, dissolution and winding up of BCSA) and then the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the governing documents of BCSA and the Trust Agreement. As of the date hereof, BCSA has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it, and is not in material breach or default, or delinquent in performance in any material respect, under the Trust Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Proceedings pending, or to BCSA’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Trust Account. Since November 9, 2021, BCSA has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the funds held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). Upon the consummation of the Transactions (including the distribution of assets from the Trust Account (A) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes or (B) to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders who have elected to redeem their BCSA Class A Shares pursuant to the governing documents of BCSA, each in accordance with the terms of and as set forth in the Trust Agreement), BCSA shall have no further obligation under either the Trust Agreement or the governing documents of BCSA to liquidate or distribute any assets held in the Trust Account, and the Trust Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

Section 4.10 Transactions with Affiliates. Section 4.10 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) BCSA, on the one hand, and (b) any employee, officer, director, equityholder or Affiliate of BCSA or any spouse, child or member of the same household of any officer, director or employee of BCSA, BCSA Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), a “BCSA Affiliated Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a BCSA Affiliated Party’s employment with, or the provision of services to, BCSA entered into in the ordinary course of business (including benefit plans, indemnification arrangements and other ordinary

 

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course compensation), (ii) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.10 (including as set forth in Section 5.10 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules) or entered into in accordance with Section 5.10, (iii) Contracts with respect to a Person’s status as a holder of BCSA Shares and (iv) customary director and officer indemnification agreements that have been made available to the Company or are in the form that is publicly filed with the SEC. No BCSA Affiliated Party (A) owns any material interest in any material asset or property used in the business of BCSA, or (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor or other material business relation of BCSA. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.10 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 4.10) are referred to herein as “BCSA Affiliated Party Transactions”.

Section 4.11 Litigation. There is no Proceeding pending or, to BCSA’s knowledge, threatened against any BCSA Party, or, to BCSA’s knowledge, pending or threatened against any BCSA Party’s managers, officers, directors or employees (in their capacity as such), that, if adversely decided or resolved, has been or would reasonably be expected to have a BCSA Material Adverse Effect. None of the BCSA Parties nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any Order that has or would reasonably be expected to have a BCSA Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings by any BCSA Party pending against any other Person.

Section 4.12 Compliance with Applicable Law. Each BCSA Party (a) is in compliance with all applicable Laws, and (b) as of the date of this Agreement, has not received any written communications or, to BCSA’s knowledge, any other communications from a Governmental Entity that alleges that any BCSA Party is not in compliance with any Law or Order, except in each case of except in the case of clauses (a) and (b) as is not and would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a BCSA Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.13 BCSA Party Activities.

(a) Merger Sub was organized solely for the purpose of entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and has not engaged in any activities or business, other than those incident or related to, or incurred in connection with, its organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, its continuing corporate (or similar) existence or the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the Transactions. BCSA owns 100% of the outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub.

(b) Since its incorporation, BCSA has not conducted any business activities other than activities (i) in connection with or incident or related to its incorporation or continuing corporate (or similar) existence, (ii) directed toward the accomplishment of a business or similar combination, including those incident or related to or incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the Transactions or (iii) those that are administrative, ministerial or otherwise immaterial in nature.

Section 4.14 Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements.

(a) Except as is not required in reliance on exemptions from various reporting requirements by virtue of BCSA’s status as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, or “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Exchange Act, since its initial public offering, (i) BCSA has established and maintained a system of internal

 

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controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of BCSA’s financial reporting and the preparation of BCSA’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and (ii) BCSA has established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that material information relating to BCSA is made known to BCSA’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within BCSA.

(b) BCSA has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by BCSA to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of BCSA.

(c) Since its initial public offering BCSA has complied in all material respects with all applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The BCSA Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Proceeding pending or, to BCSA’s knowledge, threatened against BCSA by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister BCSA Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of BCSA Class A Shares on Nasdaq. BCSA has not taken any action that is designed to terminate the registration of BCSA Class A Shares under the Exchange Act.

(d) The BCSA SEC Reports contain true and complete copies of the applicable BCSA Financial Statements. The BCSA Financial Statements (i) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of BCSA as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of its operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of notes thereto), (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of notes thereto, (iii) in the case of the audited BCSA Financial Statements, were audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

(e) BCSA has established and maintains systems of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for BCSA’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets. BCSA maintains and, for all periods covered by the BCSA Financial Statements, has maintained books and records of BCSA in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of BCSA in all material respects.

(f) Since its incorporation, BCSA has not received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (i) a “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of BCSA, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of BCSA or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of BCSA who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of BCSA.

Section 4.15 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for the Liabilities (a) set forth in Section 4.15 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules, (b) BCSA Expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, the performance of its covenants

 

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or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the Transactions, (c) incurred in connection with or incident or related to a BCSA Party’s organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or continuing corporate (or similar) existence of either BCSA Party, in each case, which are immaterial in nature, (d) that are immaterial and incurred in connection with activities that are administrative or ministerial in nature, (e) set forth on (or in the notes to) the balance sheet of BCSA contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022 (the “Latest BCSA Balance Sheet”), (f) that have arisen since the date of the Latest BCSA Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business (excluding any Liabilities directly or indirectly related to a breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, Proceeding or violation of, or non-compliance with Law), (g) that are first incurred after the date hereof, expressly permitted pursuant to the terms Section 5.10 (including as set forth in Section 5.10 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules), or incurred in accordance with Section 5.10 or (h) that are not, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the BCSA Parties, taken as a whole, the BCSA Parties have no Liabilities of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Section 4.16 Employee Benefit Plans. BCSA and Merger Sub have never maintained, sponsored, contributed to or had any direct liability under, and do not currently maintain, sponsor, contribute to or have any direct liability under, any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, change in control compensation, fringe benefit, sick pay and vacation plans or arrangements or other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Ancillary Document nor the consummation of the Transactions will (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer or employee of BCSA, or (ii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits.

Section 4.17 Tax Matters.

(a) BCSA has prepared and filed all material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects and prepared in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders, and BCSA has paid all material Taxes required to have been paid or deposited by it regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return.

(b) BCSA has timely withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax Authority all material amounts required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service providers, equity interest holder or other third-party.

(c) BCSA is not currently the subject of a Tax Proceeding and has not been informed in writing of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax Proceeding that has not been resolved or completed, in each case with respect to material Taxes. BCSA has never been delinquent in the payment of any Tax, and there are no claimed, proposed, or asserted Tax deficiencies or assessments of Tax that have not been fully paid.

(d) BCSA has not consented to extend or waive the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business.

 

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(e) No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Income Tax Law), private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to any BCSA Party which agreement or ruling would be effective after the Closing Date.

(f) None of the BCSA Parties is or has been a party to any “reportable transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Income Tax Law).

(g) Each BCSA Party is Tax resident only in its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable.

(h) As of the date of this Agreement, none of the BCSA Parties has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger or the Domestication from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of BCSA, no facts or circumstances exist as of the date of this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger or the Domestication from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

Section 4.18 Investigation; No Other Representations.

(a) Each BCSA Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects, of the Group Companies.

(b) In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, each BCSA Party has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of the Company or any other Person, either express or implied, and each BCSA Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, claims against the Group Companies shall not be limited in any respect in the event of fraud.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Conduct of Business of the Company.

(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or as consented to in writing by BCSA, (i) operate the business of the Group Companies in the ordinary course of business and (ii) maintain and preserve intact the business organization, assets, properties and business relations of the Group Companies consistent with past practices.

 

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(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall and shall cause the other Group Companies to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by BCSA, not do, or agree to do, any of the following:

(i) declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, any Equity Securities of any Group Company or repurchase or redeem any outstanding Equity Securities of any Group Company;

(ii) (A) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate any Group Company with any Person or (B) purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any Equity Security in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner) any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity or organization or division thereof;

(iii) adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to any Group Company’s governing documents;

(iv) (A) sell, assign, allow to go abandoned, lease, exclusively license, grant non-exclusive licenses outside the ordinary course of business, or otherwise dispose of any material assets or properties of the Group Companies (including any Company Owned Intellectual Property), other than (x) obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business, or (y) patents that expire in accordance with their statutory term, or (B) subject any material assets or properties of the Group Companies to any Lien (other than any Permitted Liens);

(v) transfer, issue, sell, grant or otherwise dispose of, or subject to a Lien, (A) any Equity Securities of any Group Company or (B) any options, warrants, rights of conversion or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating any Group Company to issue, deliver or sell any Equity Securities of any Group Company, other than the issuance of Company Shares upon the settlement of any Company RSUs outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan and the underlying grant, award or similar agreement;

(vi) (a) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, other than (i) ordinary course trade payables or (ii) any Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate or (b) guarantee any Liability of any Person;

(vii) (A) amend or modify, in either case in a manner adverse to the Company, or terminate any Material Contract, (B) waive any benefit or right under any Material Contract or (C) enter into any Contract that would, if in effect as of the date hereof, have constituted a Material Contract or take any of the actions described in clause (A) or (B) with respect to any Contract entered into after the date hereof that would, if in effect as of the date hereof, have constituted a Material Contract;

(viii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any Person, other than the reimbursement of expenses of employees or advancements of expenses, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(ix) except as required under the terms of any Company Benefit Plan set forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (A) amend, modify, adopt or enter into any Company Benefit Plan or any benefit or compensation plan, fund, policy, program, practice, Contract or arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date of this Agreement (excluding

 

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any employment or consulting agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business with any newly hired or newly engaged service providers of or to any Group Company each of whose compensation would not exceed, on an annualized basis $250,000 per year), (B) increase the compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, or senior management-level employee, (C) take any action to accelerate any payments (whether individually or in the aggregate), right to payment or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, right to payments (whether individually or in the aggregate), payable or to become payable to any current or former employee, director, manager, officer, consultant, individual independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company other than any such acceleration in the ordinary course of business, or (D) waive or release any noncompetition, non-solicitation, no-hire, nondisclosure or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former employee, director, manager, officer, consultant, individual independent contractor or other service provider of or to any Group Company;

(x) make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into any Tax closing agreement, surrender any right to claim a Tax refund, offset or other reduction in Tax Liability, amend any Tax Return, settle any Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any Tax claim or assessment;

(xi) enter into any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract the performance of which would involve the payment by the Group Companies in excess of $200,000, in the aggregate, or that imposes, or by its terms will impose at any point in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on any Group Company (or BCSA or any of its Affiliates after the Closing);

(xii) authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt, or otherwise effect, a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement) involving any Group Company;

(xiii) change any Group Company’s methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with PCAOB standards or are required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law;

(xiv) enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions or any Ancillary Document; or

(xv) make any Company Transaction Payment that is not set forth on Section 3.2(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or make any payment with respect to a Company Affiliated Party Transaction that is not set forth on Section 5.1(b)(xv) of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.1 or this Agreement to the contrary, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give BCSA, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Group Companies prior to the Closing.

Section 5.2 Efforts to Consummate; Transaction Litigation.

(a) General Efforts and Consents. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as reasonably practicable the Transactions (including by using reasonable best efforts to cause the

 

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satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article 6) and, in the case of any Ancillary Document to which such Party is contemplated hereby to be a party after the date of this Agreement, to execute and deliver such Ancillary Document when required pursuant to this Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to, and each of the Parties shall cause its Affiliates to, obtain, file with or deliver to, as applicable, any Consents of any Governmental Entities or other Persons necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions or the Ancillary Documents.

(b) Antitrust and other Governmental Filings and Consents. Each Party shall (i) make any appropriate filings pursuant to the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law with respect to the Transactions promptly (and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days of the date hereof in connection with any filings pursuant to the HSR Act) following the date of this Agreement, and (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any requests by any Governmental Entity for additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or any other applicable Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, (A) the Parties agree to request early termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, and (B) each Party and their respective Affiliates shall not extend any waiting period, review period or comparable period under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Entity not to consummate any of the Transactions, except with the prior written consent of BCSA and the Company. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, each of BCSA and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand shall (x) shall cooperate with the other Party or Parties (as applicable) in connection with any filing with or submission to any Governmental Entity and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry by any Governmental Entity, including by (1) promptly furnishing to the other Party or Parties (as applicable) such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with the foregoing, (2) promptly informing the other Party or Parties (as applicable) of any communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the Transactions and (3) providing the other Party or Parties (as applicable) with copies of all filings made by such Party, and all substantive correspondence (or summaries of any substantive verbal communications) between such Party (and its advisors) with any Governmental Entity and any other information supplied by such Party and such Party’s Affiliates to a Governmental Entity or received from such a Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. Each Party shall, subject to applicable Law, permit the other Party or Parties (as applicable) to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other Party or Parties (as applicable) in connection with, any proposed substantive communication to any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. To the extent practicable, each Party agrees not to participate, or to permit their respective Affiliates or advisors to participate, in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions unless it consults with the other Party or Parties (as applicable) in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Entity, gives the other Party or Parties (as applicable) the opportunity to attend and participate. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.2(b) may be provided on an outside-antitrust-counsel-only basis and redacted (I) to remove references concerning the valuation of any Party or any of its respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries or assets, (II) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements and (III) as necessary to address reasonable privilege or confidentiality concerns; provided, however, that each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to otherwise address any such privilege or confidentiality concerns (including using reasonable best efforts to obtain the consent of a third party to provide such materials) prior to redaction of such materials. BCSA will, in reasonable and good faith consultation with the Company, determine strategy, lead all Proceedings and coordinate all activities with respect to seeking any actions, consents, approvals or waivers of any Governmental Entity as contemplated hereby.

 

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(c) Transaction Litigation. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, BCSA, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each notify the other in writing promptly after learning of any shareholder demands or other shareholder Proceedings (including derivative claims) relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or any matters relating thereto (collectively, the “Transaction Litigation”) commenced against, in the case of BCSA, any of the BCSA Parties or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a Representative of a BCSA Party) or, in the case of the Company, any other Group Company or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a Representative of a Group Company). BCSA and the Company shall each (i) keep the other reasonably informed regarding any Transaction Litigation, (ii) give the other the opportunity to, at its own cost and expense, participate in the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the other’s advice with respect to any such Transaction Litigation and (iv) reasonably cooperate with each other.

(d) Fees. Each Party shall pay fifty percent (50%) of (i) the filing fees in connection with any filings under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law, (ii) any filing fees or other costs payable to a Governmental Entity in connection the preparation, filing or mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and (iii) any printing or mailing fees or costs in connection with the preparation, filing or mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement.

Section 5.3 Confidentiality and Access to Information.

(a) The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the information being provided in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and that the Confidentiality Agreement will continue in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Section 5.3(a) or the Confidentiality Agreement conflicts with any other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document that contemplates the disclosure, use or provision of information or otherwise, then such other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or such Ancillary Document, as applicable, shall govern and control to the extent of such conflict.

(b) The Company shall promptly provide, or cause to be provided, to BCSA and its Representatives (i) during normal business hours full access to all premises, properties, personnel, directors, officers, books, records (including Tax records and patent application files), Contracts, instruments, documents and other information of or pertaining to the Group Companies (in a manner so as to not unreasonably interfere with the normal business operations of the Group Companies) and permit BCSA and its Representatives to make such copies and inspections thereof as may reasonably be requested and (ii) all information regarding the Group Companies reasonably requested by BCSA or its Representatives, in ease case, subject to compliance with applicable Law.

Section 5.4 Public Announcements. Subject to Section 5.7 and Section 5.8, none of the Parties or any of their respective Representatives shall issue any press releases or make any public announcements with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions without the prior written consent of the Company and BCSA; provided, however, that each Party, the BCSA Sponsor and their respective Representatives may make any such announcement or other communication (a) if such press release, announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law, in which case (i) prior to the Closing, the disclosing Person shall, to the extent permitted by such applicable Law, use reasonable best efforts to consult with the Company, if the disclosing Person is any BCSA Party, the BCSA Sponsor or any of their respective Representatives, or BCSA, if the disclosing Person is the Company or any of its Representatives,

 

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and give the Company or BCSA, as applicable, the opportunity to review such announcement or communication and comment thereon and the disclosing Person shall consider such comments in good faith, or (ii) after the Closing, the disclosing Person or its Representatives, as applicable, shall, to the extent permitted by such applicable Law, consult with BCSA and give BCSA the opportunity to review such announcement or communication and comment thereon and the disclosing Person shall consider such comments in good faith, (b) to the extent such press release, announcement or other communication contains only information previously disclosed in a public statement, press release or other communication previously approved in accordance with this Section 5.4 and (iii) to Governmental Entities in connection with any Consents required to be made under this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions, provided such communication is made in accordance with Section 5.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4 or otherwise in this Agreement, the Parties agree that the BCSA Sponsor and its Representatives may provide general information about the subject matter of this Agreement and the Transactions to any direct or indirect current or prospective investor or in connection with normal fund raising or related marketing or informational or reporting activities.

Section 5.5 Tax Matters.

(a) Tax Treatment.

(i) The Parties intend that the Domestication shall constitute a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and BCSA shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to cause it to so qualify. The Parties intend that the Merger shall constitute a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and each Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to so qualify. The Parties shall file all Tax Returns and other required information consistent with and take no position inconsistent with (whether in any Tax Proceeding, Tax Returns or otherwise), the Intended Tax Treatment unless required to do so pursuant to a “determination” that is final within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

(ii) BCSA and the Company hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). The Parties shall not, and shall not permit or cause their respective Affiliates to, take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act prevents or impedes, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, (A) the Merger qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment, and (B) in the case of BCSA, the Domestication qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(iii) If, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the SEC requests or requires that tax opinions be prepared and submitted in such connection, BCSA and the Company shall deliver to Perkins Coie LLP and Company’s counsel, respectively, customary Tax representation letters satisfactory to its counsel, dated and executed as of the date the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and such other date(s) as determined reasonably necessary by such counsel in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, and, if required, Perkins Coie LLP shall furnish an opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the effect that the Intended Tax Treatment should apply to the Domestication and, if required, Company’s counsel shall furnish an opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the effect that the Intended Tax Treatment should apply to the Merger.

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and (upon the other Party’s request) the provision (with the right to make copies) of records and information reasonably relevant to any Tax Proceeding, making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder and making available to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders information reasonably necessary to compute any income of any such holder (or its direct or indirect owners) arising (i) if applicable, as a result of BCSA’s status as a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297(a) of the Code or a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code for any Taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, including timely providing (A) a PFIC Annual Information Statement to enable such holders to make a “Qualified Electing Fund” election under Section 1295 of the Code for such Taxable period, and (B) information to enable applicable holders to report their allocable share of “subpart F” income under Section 951 of the Code for such Taxable period and (ii) under Section 367(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder as a result of the Domestication.

(c) BCSA Taxable Year. For U.S. federal Income Tax purposes, the Parties agree to treat the Taxable year of BCSA as ending on the date immediately preceding the Closing Date in accordance with the principles set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7874-2(j)(1) and Revenue Ruling 2004-59.

Section 5.6 Company Exclusive Dealing.

(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions and negotiations with any Person conducted on or prior to the date hereof with respect to any proposal that constitutes or may be reasonably expected to constitute or lead to a Company Competing Acquisition. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, induce, encourage, facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Competing Acquisition; (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Competing Acquisition; (iii) enter into any Contract or other arrangement or understanding (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Competing Acquisition or publicly announce an intention to do so; (iv) make any filings or submissions with the SEC in connection with a public offering of any Equity Securities, or other securities, of any Group Company; (v) approve, endorse or recommend any Company Competing Acquisition; or (vi) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in any negotiations or discussions with, any Person in connection any Company Competing Acquisition or a transaction of the type in clause (iv).

(b) The Company agrees to (i) notify BCSA promptly upon receipt by any Group Company of any inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer (written or oral) that constitutes, is related to, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Competing Acquisition, and to provide the material terms and conditions of any such inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer (including the identity of the Persons making such indication of interest, proposal or offer and a copy thereof) and (ii) keep BCSA reasonably informed on a current basis of the status with respect to and any material modifications to such inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer.

Section 5.7 BCSA Exclusive Dealing.

(a) BCSA shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, controlled Affiliates and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions and negotiations with any Person conducted on or prior to the date hereof with respect to any proposal that constitutes or may be reasonably expected to constitute or lead to a BCSA Competing Acquisition. From

 

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the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the BCSA Parties shall not, shall cause its controlled Affiliates and their respective officers, and directors to not, shall cause BCSA to not, and the BCSA Sponsor and their controlled Affiliates to not, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause its and their Affiliates and the other Representatives of the BCSA Parties, BCSA, the BCSA Sponsor and their controlled Affiliates to not, except with respect to the Financing, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly induce, knowingly encourage, facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a BCSA Competing Acquisition; (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a BCSA Competing Acquisition; (iii) enter into any Contract or other arrangement or understanding (whether or not binding) regarding a BCSA Competing Acquisition or publicly announce an intention to do so; (iv) make any filings or submissions with the SEC in connection with a public offering of any Equity Securities, or other securities, of any BCSA Party, other than any such filings or submissions in connection with the Transactions or the Ancillary Documents; (v) approve, endorse or recommend any BCSA Competing Acquisition; or (vi) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in any negotiations or discussions with, any Person in connection any BCSA Competing Acquisition or a transaction of the type in clause (iv).

(b) BCSA agrees to (i) notify the Company promptly upon receipt by BCSA of any inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes, is related to, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a BCSA Competing Acquisition, and to describe the material terms and conditions of any such inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer in reasonable detail (including the identity of the Persons making such BCSA Competing Acquisition) and (ii) keep the Company reasonably informed on a current basis of the status with respect to and any material modifications to such inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer.

Section 5.8 Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, BCSA and the Company shall prepare and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either of BCSA or the Company, as applicable), and BCSA shall file with the SEC, the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (it being understood that the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall include a proxy statement / prospectus of BCSA which will be included therein and which will be used for the BCSA Shareholders Meeting to adopt and approve the Transaction Proposals, provide its applicable shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, and other matters reasonably related to the Transaction Proposals, all in accordance with and as required by BCSA’s governing documents, applicable Law, and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq). Each of BCSA and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to comply in all material respects with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC (including, with respect to the Group Companies, the provision of financial statements of, and any other information with respect to, the Group Companies for all periods, and in the form, required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement under Securities Laws (after giving effect to any waivers received) or in response to any comments from the SEC); (b) promptly notify the others of, reasonably cooperate with each other with respect to, mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either of BCSA or the Company, as applicable) and respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff; (c) have the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC; and (d) keep the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the Transactions. BCSA, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the other all information concerning such Party and its Representatives that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.8 or for inclusion in any other statement, filing,

 

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notice or application made by or on behalf of BCSA to the SEC or Nasdaq in connection with the Transactions or the Ancillary Documents, including using reasonable best efforts to deliver customary Tax representation letters to counsel to enable counsel to deliver any tax opinions requested or required by the SEC to be submitted in connection therewith as described in Section 5.5(a)(iii). If any Party becomes aware of any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, then (i) such Party shall promptly inform, in the case of any BCSA Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, BCSA, thereof; (ii) such Party shall prepare and mutually agree upon with, in the case of BCSA, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, BCSA (in either case, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement; (iii) BCSA shall file such mutually agreed upon amendment or supplement with the SEC; and (iv) the Parties shall reasonably cooperate, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders. BCSA shall as promptly as reasonably practicable advise the Company of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of BCSA Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and BCSA and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that none of the information related to such Party or any of such Party’s Representatives, supplied by or on the Party’s behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is initially filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended, or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

Section 5.9 BCSA Shareholder Approval.

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, (A) BCSA shall (a) duly give notice of an extraordinary general meeting of the BCSA shareholders (the “BCSA Shareholders Meeting”), (b) cause the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to be mailed to the BCSA shareholders and (c) duly convene and hold the BCSA Shareholder Meeting, in each case, in accordance with the governing documents of BCSA and applicable Law, for the purposes of obtaining the BCSA Shareholder Approval and (B) use reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies from the holders of BCSA Shares to vote in favor of each of the Transaction Proposals and (C) in connection with the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the BCSA Shareholders Meeting, provide the applicable BCSA shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect the BCSA Shareholder Redemption in accordance with the governing documents of BCSA. BCSA shall, subject to the right of the BCSA Board to make a BCSA Change in Recommendation in accordance with Section 5.9(b), recommend to its shareholders each of the following (the “BCSA Board Recommendation”): (A) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) (the “Business Combination Proposal”); (B) the adoption and the approval of the Domestication in accordance with applicable Law (the “Domestication Proposal”); (C) the adoption and approval of the issuance of the BCSA Shares in connection with the Transactions as required by Nasdaq listing requirements (the “Nasdaq Proposal”); (D) the adoption and approval of the BCSA Certificate of Incorporation and the proposed BCSA Bylaws (the “Governing Document Proposal”); (E) the adoption and approval of the BCSA Incentive Equity Plan (the “Incentive Equity Plan Proposal”); (F) the adoption and approval of each other proposal that either the SEC or Nasdaq (or the respective staff members thereof) indicates is necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement or in correspondence related thereto; (G) the adoption and approval of each other proposal reasonably agreed to by BCSA and the Company as necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the Transactions; and (H) the adoption and approval of a proposal for the adjournment of the BCSA Shareholders Meeting, if necessary or convenient, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are

 

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not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (such proposals in (A) through (H), collectively, the “Transaction Proposals”). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, BCSA may adjourn the BCSA Shareholders Meeting (1) to solicit additional proxies because there are not sufficient votes to constitute the BCSA Shareholder Approval, (2) for the absence of a quorum, (3) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosures that BCSA (or the Company) has reasonably determined in good faith, based on the advice of outside legal counsel, is reasonably likely to be required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders prior to the BCSA Shareholders Meeting or (4) if the holders of BCSA Class A Shares have elected to redeem a number of BCSA Class A Shares as of such time that would reasonably be expected to result in the condition set forth in Section 6.1(i) not being satisfied; provided, however, that, without the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), in no event shall BCSA adjourn the BCSA Shareholders Meeting for more than fifteen (15) Business Days later than the most recently adjourned meeting.

(b) The Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall include the BCSA Board Recommendation, unless the BCSA Board shall have changed such recommendation in accordance with this Section 5.9(b). Neither the BCSA Board nor any committee of the BCSA Board shall (i) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify, amend or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify, amend or modify, in a manner adverse to the Company, the BCSA Board Recommendation or any other recommendation by the BCSA Board of the proposals set forth in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, (ii) adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders, or publicly propose to adopt, approve, recommend or declare advisable, any BCSA Competing Acquisition or (iii) fail to include the BCSA Board Recommendation in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (any action described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) a “BCSA Change in Recommendation”); provided that if, at any time prior to obtaining the Required BCSA Shareholder Approval, the BCSA Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to make a BCSA Change in Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Pre-Closing BCSA Shareholders under applicable Law, then the BCSA Board may make a BCSA Change in Recommendation.

Section 5.10 Conduct of Business of BCSA. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, BCSA shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, as applicable, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Domestication or as contemplated pursuant to the Financing), as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.10 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), do or agree to do any of the following:

(a) adopt any material amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to the Trust Agreement or the governing documents of any BCSA Party;

(b) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other Person, or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any Person;

(c) (i) declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, its, or any of its Subsidiaries’, Equity Securities, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any outstanding of its, or any of its Subsidiaries’, Equity Securities, or (ii) authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt, or otherwise effect, a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction involving any BCSA Party;

 

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(d) split, combine or reclassify any of its, or any of its Subsidiaries’, capital stock or other Equity Securities or issue any other security in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its, or any of its Subsidiaries’, capital stock;

(e) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, or guarantee any Liability of any Person;

(f) make any loans or advances to, or capital contributions in, any other Person, other than to, or in, BCSA or any of its Subsidiaries;

(g) issue any Equity Securities or grant any additional options, warrants or stock appreciation rights with respect to its Equity Securities;

(h) (i) amend, modify or renew any BCSA Affiliated Party Transaction, or make any material payment to any BCSA Affiliated Party (other than compensation payments to employees in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, or the Contracts set forth on Section 4.11 of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules), or (ii) enter into any Contract that would constitute a BCSA Affiliated Party Transaction;

(i) make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into any Tax closing agreement, surrender any right to claim a Tax refund, offset or other reduction in Tax Liability, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any Tax claim or assessment; or

(j) change any BCSA Party’s methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with PCAOB standards or are required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 or this Agreement to the contrary, but without limiting the terms of this Section 5.10, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of any BCSA Party.

Section 5.11 Nasdaq Listing; BCSA Public Filings.

(a) Nasdaq Listing. BCSA shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause (a) BCSA’s initial listing application with Nasdaq in connection with the Transactions to be approved, (b) the BCSA Shares issuable in accordance with this Agreement, including the Domestication and the Merger, to be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance thereof, and (c) to satisfy any of BCSA’s applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the Effective Time. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, cooperate with BCSA and its Representatives in connection with the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.11(a), as reasonably requested by BCSA.

Section 5.12 Trust Account. Upon satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee, (a) at the Closing, BCSA shall (i) cause the documents, certificates and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered, and (ii) make all appropriate arrangements to cause the

 

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Trustee to (A) pay as and when due all amounts, if any, payable to the Public Shareholders of BCSA pursuant to the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, (B) pay the amounts due to the underwriters of BCSA’s initial public offering for their deferred underwriting commissions as set forth in the Trust Agreement and (C) immediately thereafter, pay all remaining amounts then available in the Trust Account to BCSA in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and (b) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate, except as otherwise provided therein.

Section 5.13 Company Shareholder Approval.

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date on which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and in any event, within two (2) Business Days following such date (such second (2nd) Business Day, the “Company Shareholder Written Consent Deadline”), the Company shall obtain and deliver to BCSA a true and correct copy of a duly executed and delivered written consent of the Company Shareholders in form and substance reasonably acceptable to BCSA effecting the Company Required Shareholder Approval (the “Company Shareholder Written Consent”).

(b) Promptly following the receipt of the Company Required Shareholder Approval, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days following the Company Shareholder Written Consent Deadline, the Company shall prepare and deliver to each Company Shareholder who has not executed and delivered the Company Shareholder Written Consent an information statement, in form and substance required under the DGCL and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to BCSA, which information statement shall include (i) copies of this Agreement and the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, (ii) a description of any dissenters’ rights of the Company Shareholders available under Section 262 of the DGCL and any other disclosure with respect to dissenters’ rights required by applicable Law and (iii) in accordance with the requirements of Section 228(e) of the DGCL, notice to any Company Shareholder who has not executed and delivered the Company Shareholder Written Consent of the corporate action by those Company Shareholders who did execute the Company Shareholder Written Consent.

Section 5.14 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance.

(a) Each Party agrees that (i) all rights to indemnification or exculpation existing as of the date of this Agreement and in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (but, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Domestication) in favor of the directors and officers of each Party, as provided in the applicable Party’s governing documents or director and officer indemnification agreements in effect as of the date hereof, in either case, solely with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, shall survive the Transactions and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time for a period of six (6) years and (ii) BCSA will perform and discharge, or cause to be performed and discharged, all obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation during such six (6)-year period. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, during such six (6)-year period, BCSA shall advance, or cause to be advanced, expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in the applicable Party’s governing documents or other applicable agreements as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of the Parties’ governing documents shall not, during such six (6)-year period, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified following the Effective Time in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, or at any time prior to such time, were directors or officers of any Party (the “D&O Persons”) entitled to be so indemnified, have their liability limited or be exculpated with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time and relating to the fact that such D&O Person was a director or officer of any Party on or prior to the Effective Time, unless such amendment, repeal or other modification is required by applicable Law.

 

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(b) None of BCSA or the Group Companies shall have any obligation under this Section 5.14 to any D&O Person when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine (and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable) that the indemnification of such D&O Person in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.

(c) BCSA shall obtain, at or prior to the Closing, and BCSA shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, in effect for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, without lapses in coverage, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of those Persons who are currently covered by any comparable insurance policies of BCSA in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, which may be satisfied by an existing D&O insurance policy of BCSA, providing the aforementioned coverage set forth in this Section 5.14(c) (including via a prepaid or previously acquired “tail” that automatically takes effect at the Closing). Such “tail” coverage shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are no less favorable in the aggregate to the Persons covered thereby than the coverage provided under BCSA’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies as of the date of this Agreement; provided that none of the Company, BCSA or any their respective Affiliates shall pay a premium for any “tail” policy, if any, in excess of three-hundred percent (300%) of the most recent annual premium paid by BCSA prior to the date of this Agreement.

(d) The Company shall purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and BCSA shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, in effect for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, without lapses in coverage, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of those Persons who are currently covered by any comparable insurance policies of the Group Companies in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, providing the aforementioned coverage set forth in this Section 5.14(d). Such “tail” coverage shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are substantially the same as (and no less favorable in the aggregate to the Persons covered thereby) the coverage provided under the Group Companies’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies as of the date of this Agreement; provided that none of the Company, BCSA or any their respective Affiliates shall pay a premium for any “tail” policy, if any, in excess of three-hundred percent (300%) of the most recent annual premium paid by the Group Companies prior to the date of this Agreement.

(e) The Persons entitled to the indemnification, liability limitation, exculpation or insurance coverage set forth in this Section 5.14 are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.14. This Section 5.14 shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of BCSA.

Section 5.15 Post-Closing Directors and Officers.

(a) The Parties shall take all such action as may be necessary or reasonably appropriate such that effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the BCSA Board shall consist of such number of directors to be agreed between BCSA and the Company, which shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal in size as is practicable, designated Class I, II and III; (ii) the members of the BCSA Board are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 5.15(b) and Section 5.15(c); and (iii) the officers of BCSA (the “Officers”) are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 5.15(d).

(b) The individual identified on Section 5.15(b) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules shall be a director on the BCSA Board immediately after the Effective Time, with such individual being in Class III (the “BCSA Designee”). Prior to the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the BCSA Sponsor may, by giving the Company and BCSA written notice, replace the BCSA Designee with any individual and, upon the BCSA Sponsor so giving notice of the replacement of the BCSA Designee, Section 5.15(b) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules shall automatically be deemed amended to include such replacement individual as the BCSA Designee in lieu of, and to serve in the same class of directors as, the individual so replaced.

 

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(c) The individuals identified on Section 5.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be directors on the BCSA Board immediately after the Effective Time, with each such individual being in the class of directors set forth opposite such director’s name (each, a “Company Designee”). Prior to the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company may, with the prior written consent of the BCSA Sponsor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by the BCSA Sponsor), replace any Company Designee with any other individual and, if the BCSA Sponsor provides its written consent to the replacement of any such Company Designee, then Section 5.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall automatically be deemed amended to include such replacement individual as a Company Designee in lieu of, and to serve in the same class of directors as, the individual so replaced. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, unless otherwise agreed in writing by BCSA and the BCSA Sponsor, there must be sufficient Company Designees that qualify as “independent directors” (as defined in Nasdaq rule 5605(a)(2)) to meet the number and qualifications to serve on all independent committees required by Nasdaq (whether as a result of the replacement of any Company Designee as contemplated by this Section 5.15(c) or otherwise).

(d) The individuals identified on Section 5.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be Officers immediately after the Effective Time, with each such individual holding the title set forth opposite his or her name. In the event that any such individual identified on Section 5.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules is unwilling or unable (whether due to death, disability, termination of service, or otherwise) to serve as an Officer, then, prior to the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company may, with the prior written consent of BCSA Sponsor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), replace such individual with another individual to serve as such Officer and, if the BCSA Sponsor provides its consent to the replacement of such Officer, then Section 5.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall automatically be deemed amended to include such replacement individual as an Officer in lieu of, and to serve with the same title as, the individual so replaced

(e) The Company shall cause the individuals serving as directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time identified in Section 5.15(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules to resign in their respective capacities as a director of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time.

Section 5.16 PCAOB Financials.

(a) The Company shall deliver to BCSA, (i) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (A) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of September 30, 2022 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and cash flows of the Company for the year then ended and (B) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of September 30, 2021 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and cash flows of the Company for the year then ended (the financial statements described in this clause (i), the “Closing Company Audited Financial Statements”), and (ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of the applicable period, any other audited or unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Group Companies as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of any other different fiscal quarter (and as of and for the same period from the previous fiscal year) or fiscal year (and as of and for the prior fiscal quarter), as applicable that as of such date is required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (the financial

 

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statements described in this clause (ii) collectively with the Closing Company Audited Financial Statements, the “Closing Company Financial Statements”), and in the cases of (i) and (ii), no later than January 31, 2023 (the “Financial Statements Deadline”). The Company shall cause the Closing Company Financial Statements (A) to be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be individually or in the aggregate material) and the absence of notes thereto), (B) in the case of any audited financial statements, to be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and to contain a report of the Company’s auditor and (C) to comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates of delivery (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to assist, upon advance written notice, during normal business hours and in a manner such as to not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of the Group Companies, BCSA in causing to be prepared in a timely manner any other financial information or statements (including customary pro forma financial statements) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and any other filings to be made by BCSA with the SEC in connection with the Transactions or any Ancillary Document and (ii) to obtain the consents of its auditors with respect thereto as may be required by applicable Law or requested by the SEC.

Section 5.17 Incentive Equity Actions. Prior to the BCSA Shareholders Meeting, the BCSA Board shall approve and adopt an equity incentive plan, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to BCSA and the Company (the “BCSA Incentive Equity Plan”), in the manner prescribed under applicable Laws, effective as of immediately prior to the Closing. The Company will use reasonable best efforts to complete, on or before December 31, 2022, all actions with respect to any (a) Company RSUs, (b) restricted stock units promised by any Group Company and (c) Company Equity Plan, including the Company RSU Plan, as reasonably requested by BCSA.

Section 5.18 Bylaws. Prior to the occurrence of the Effective Time, BCSA shall adopt, or cause to be adopted, the BCSA Bylaws in accordance with applicable Law.

Section 5.19 Company Change of Name. At least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall cause its name to be changed to a name reasonably acceptable to each of BCSA and the Company and provide evidence of the same to BCSA.

ARTICLE 6

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS

Section 6.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, written waiver by all of the Parties, of the following conditions:

(a) (i) each applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act or any applicable Antitrust Law shall have expired or been terminated and (ii) any approval or Consent under any applicable Antitrust Law shall have been obtained (or deemed, by applicable Law, to have been obtained), as applicable;

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(c) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, no stop order shall have been issued by the SEC and shall remain in effect with respect to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, and no proceeding seeking such a stop order shall have been threatened or initiated by the SEC and remain pending;

(d) the Company Required Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained;

(e) the Required BCSA Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained;

(f) BCSA’s initial listing application with Nasdaq in connection with the Transactions shall have been conditionally approved and, immediately following the Effective Time, BCSA shall, after giving effect to the BCSA Shareholder Redemption, satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq, and BCSA shall not have received any notice of non-compliance therewith that has not been cured prior to, or would not be cured at or immediately following, the Effective Time, and the BCSA Shares (including the BCSA Shares to be issued hereunder) shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq;

(g) the Domestication shall have been consummated on the Closing Date prior to the Effective Time in accordance with Section 2.1(a) and a time-stamped copy of the certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in relation thereto shall have been delivered to BCSA;

(h) after giving effect to the Transactions (including after giving effect to the Financing and after giving effect to the BCSA Shareholder Redemption), BCSA shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) immediately after the Effective Time; and

(i) the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds shall be equal to or greater than the BCSA Unpaid Transaction Expenses.

Section 6.2 Other Conditions to the Obligations of the BCSA Parties. The obligations of the BCSA Parties to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, written waiver by BCSA (on behalf of itself and the other BCSA Parties) of the following further conditions:

(a) (i) the Company Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all respects (other than Section 3.2 (Capitalization), which shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.4 (Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities), Section 3.9 (Litigation), Section 3.10 (Compliance with Laws), Section 3.11 (Employee Plans), Section 3.13 (Technology and Intellectual Property); Section 3.19 (Transactions with Affiliates); Section 3.20 (Data Privacy and Security), Section 3.21 (Payments, Anti-Money Laundering; Hedging), Section 3.22 (International Trade and Anti-Corruption) and Section 3.23 (Conflict Minerals and Responsible Gold) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (iii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article 3 (other than the Company Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties set forth in

 

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Section 3.21 (Payments, Anti-Money Laundering; Hedging), Section 3.22 (International Trade and Anti-Corruption) and Section 3.23 (Conflict Minerals and Responsible Gold)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not cause a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(b) the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by the Company under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

(c) since the date of this Agreement, no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred that is continuing;

(d) Brent de Jong shall have duly executed and delivered an executive employment agreement with the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BCSA (the “CEO Employment Agreement”);

(e) BCSA shall have received evidence of termination as of the Closing Date of all agreements to which the Company or any Company Shareholder is a party that affect any of the Company Shares, including the Company Shareholders Agreement;

(f) the Company shall have completed to the reasonable satisfaction of BCSA the actions set forth on Annex B;

(g) in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, BCSA shall have received (i) from each of the Company’s counsel and BCSA’s counsel, a negative assurance letter and (ii) from each of the Company’s accountants and BCSA’s accountants, a comfort letter, in each case, in form and substance customary for an SEC registration statement and reasonably acceptable to BCSA and its financial advisor; and

(h) at or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to BCSA the following documents:

(i) a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(c) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BCSA; and

(ii) a certificate, duly executed by the Company, complying with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), together with evidence that the Company has provided notice to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2), in each case, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to BCSA;

(iii) written resignations of all members of the Company Board, other than those persons identified as directors on Section 5.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, effective as of the Effective Time; and

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Section 6.3 Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, written waiver by the Company of the following further conditions:

(a) (i) the BCSA Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), and (ii) the representations and warranties of the BCSA Parties (other than the BCSA Fundamental Representations) contained in Article 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “BCSA Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not cause a BCSA Material Adverse Effect;

(b) the BCSA Parties shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

(c) since the date of this Agreement, no BCSA Material Adverse Effect has occurred that is continuing;

(d) at or prior to the Closing, BCSA shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, the following documents:

(i) a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of BCSA, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 6.3(a), Section 6.3(b), and Section 6.3(c), are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

Section 6.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions. Neither the Company nor any BCSA Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 6 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused by such Party’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, including a breach of its obligations to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur as required by Section 5.2.

ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION

Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:

(a) by mutual written consent of BCSA and the Company;

(b) by BCSA, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 3 shall not be true and correct or if the Company has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) could not be satisfied and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to the Company by BCSA, and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, that none of the BCSA Parties is then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) from being satisfied;

 

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(c) by the Company, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 4 shall not be true and correct or if any BCSA Party has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of such applicable BCSA Party set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) could not be satisfied and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to BCSA by the Company and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, the Company is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) from being satisfied;

(d) by either BCSA or the Company, if the Transactions shall not have been consummated on or prior to 11:59 P.M. (pacific time) November 10, 2023 (the “Termination Date”); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to BCSA or the Company if such Party, or any of their respective Affiliates’ breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is a party, in any case, shall have proximately caused (either individually or when taken together) the failure to consummate the Transactions on or before the Termination Date;

(e) by either BCSA or the Company, if any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order permanently enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Domestication or the Merger, and such Order shall have become final and nonappealable;

(f) by either BCSA or the Company, if the BCSA Shareholders Meeting has been held (including following any adjournment thereof), has concluded, BCSA’s shareholders have duly voted and the Required BCSA Shareholder Approval was not obtained;

(g) by BCSA, if the Company has not delivered, or caused to be delivered, to BCSA written consents of the Company Shareholders sufficient to constitute the Company Shareholder Written Consent on or prior to the date that constitutes the Company Shareholder Written Consent Deadline; or

(h) by BCSA, if the Company has not delivered, or caused to be delivered, to BCSA the Closing Company Financial Statements in accordance with Section 5.16 no later than the Financial Statements Deadline.

Section 7.2 Effect of Termination. Except for a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(a), any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 will be effective (subject to the cure periods (if any) provided above) immediately upon the delivery of a valid written notice of the terminating Party to each of the other Parties hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, (a) this entire Agreement shall forthwith become void (and there shall be no Liability or obligation on the part of the Parties and their respective Representatives) with the exception of Section 5.3(a), this Section 7.2, Article 8 and Article 1 (to the extent, with respect to Article 1, related to the foregoing), each of which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the Parties and (b) the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 shall not affect (i) any Liability on the part of any Party for any willful breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or fraud or (ii) any Person’s Liability under any Confidentiality Agreement or any Transaction Support Agreement to which such Person is a party to the extent arising from a claim against such Person by another Person party to such agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions thereunder.

 

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ARTICLE 8

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Non-Survival. The representations and warranties, and each of the agreements and covenants (to the extent such agreement or covenant contemplates or requires performance at or prior to the Effective Time) in this Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time. Each covenant and agreement contained herein that, by its terms, expressly contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with its terms.

Section 8.2 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (together with the Ancillary Documents) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of BCSA and the Company; provided, however, that to the extent any such assignment following the Closing relates to the BCSA Sponsor Specified Provisions, the assigning Party shall continue to be bound by its obligations under such provisions. Any attempted assignment of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 8.2 shall be void, ab initio.

Section 8.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement executed and delivered by BCSA and the Company; provided, however, that any such amendment or modification following the Closing with respect to the BCSA Sponsor Specified Provisions shall also require the written consent of the BCSA Sponsor. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and any purported amendment by any Party or Parties effected in a manner which does not comply with this Section 8.3 shall be void, ab initio.

Section 8.4 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) by delivery in person, (ii) by e-mail, having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or receipt of a similar message that such e-mail was not deliverable or not received by such intended recipient), or (iii) by nationally recognized overnight delivery service to the other Parties as follows:

 

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If to any BCSA Party, to:

Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I

PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

Attention: Lou Kerner and Mitchell Mechigian

Email: lou@cryptooracle.io and mmechigian@blockchaincoinvestors.com

with a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 N.W. Couch Street Tenth Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209

Attention: M. Christopher Hall and Gina Eiben

Email: CHall@perkinscoie.com and GEiben@perkinscoie.com

 

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If to the Company, to:

Qenta Inc.

777 Post Oak Blvd. #430

Houston, TX 77056

Attention: Brent de Jong / Carlos Garduño

Email: brent.dejong@qenta.com / legalnotices@qenta.com

or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is given may have furnished following the date of this Agreement and prior to such notice to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

Section 8.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and any rights or claims arising from or relating to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions (including the Merger), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware (except that the Laws of the Cayman Islands shall also apply to the Domestication).

Section 8.6 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the Transactions, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses; provided that, if the Merger and the Closing occurs, the Surviving Company shall be responsible for and shall pay, or cause to be paid, at Closing all Unpaid Company Expenses and all Unpaid BCSA Expenses in accordance with their terms and the terms of this Agreement.

Section 8.7 Construction; Interpretation. The term “this Agreement” means this Business Combination Agreement together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms hereof. The headings set forth in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No Party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions hereof, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed according to their fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Party. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words, “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause set forth in this Agreement; (b) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (c) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (d) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) references to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars; (f) the word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive; (g) the words “writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (h) the word “day” means calendar day unless Business Day is expressly specified; (i) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (j) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement; (k) the words “made available” (regardless of whether capitalized or not) shall mean, when used with reference to documents or other materials required to be provided or made available to BCSA, any documents or other materials posted to the electronic data room located at https://8ktnvzap.firmroom.com/rooms/project-kosmos#/ under the project name “Project Kosmos” as of

 

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5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement; (l) the phrase “ordinary course of business” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (m) all references to any Law will be to such Law as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or re-enacted from time to time; and (n) all references to any Contract are to that Contract as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (subject to any restrictions on amendments or modifications set forth in this Agreement). If any action under this Agreement is required to be done or taken on a day that is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be done or taken not on such day but on the first succeeding Business Day thereafter.

Section 8.8 Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules, or documents expressly incorporated into this Agreement, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part hereof as if set out in full in this Agreement. The Schedules shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered Sections and subsections set forth in this Agreement. Any item disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules or in the BCSA Disclosure Schedules corresponding to any Section or subsection of Article 3 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 4 (in the case of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules), respectively, shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to every other section and subsection of Article 3 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 4 (in the case of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules), respectively, where the relevance of such disclosure to such other Section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure. The information and disclosures set forth in the Schedules that correspond to the section or subsections of Article 3 or Article 4 may not be limited to matters required to be disclosed in the Schedules, and any such additional information or disclosure is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature.

Section 8.9 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its successors and permitted assigns and, except as provided in Section 5.14, the last sentence of this Section 8.9 and Section 8.13, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. The BCSA Sponsor shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Section 5.14, Section 8.2, Section 8.3, this Section 8.9, Section 8.13 and Section 8.14 (collectively, the “BCSA Sponsor Specified Provisions”).

Section 8.10 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the Transactions are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 8.11 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) by e-mail, electronic signature or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement or any such Ancillary Document.

 

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Section 8.12 Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of BCSA. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrases “to the Company’s Knowledge”, “to the Company’s knowledge” and “known by the Company” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry and investigation of such individual’s direct reports. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to BCSA’s knowledge” and “to the knowledge of BCSA” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12(b) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry and investigation of such individual’s direct reports. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or Section 8.12(b) of the BCSA Disclosure Schedules shall have any personal Liability or obligations regarding such knowledge.

Section 8.13 No Recourse. Without limiting any rights of any party against any other party to an Ancillary Document to the extent on the terms and subject to the conditions thereunder or the Liabilities of any party to an Ancillary Document to the extent arising from a claim against such party by another party to such agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions thereunder and except for claims based on or for fraud, (i) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions may only be brought by and against, the Parties, and then only with respect to the specific covenants, agreements, obligations, representations and warranties set forth herein with respect to such Party; and (ii) (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any named party to this Agreement and (b) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, BCSA or Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions.

Section 8.14 Extension; Waiver. Any Party may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other Party set forth herein, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any other Party set forth herein or (c) waive compliance by any other Party with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. Any agreement on the part of any such Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such Party. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of such rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any extension or waiver following the Closing with respect to the BCSA Sponsor Specified Provisions shall also require the written consent of the BCSA Sponsor.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER, FOR ENFORCEMENT OR BREACH OF, OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO OR ANY FINANCING IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY AGREES AND

 

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CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 8.15.

Section 8.16 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware lacks or declines to accept jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware), for the purposes of any Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action (a) arising under, for enforcement or breach of, or relating to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or (b) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or any of the Transactions or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of jurisdiction and venue of any such Proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Proceeding claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party (i) arising under, for enforcement or breach of, or relating to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or any of the Transactions or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, (A) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts as described in this Section 8.16 for any reason, (B) that such Party or such Party’s property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (C) that (x) the Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action in any such court is brought against such Party in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced against such Party in or by such courts. Each Party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 8.4 shall be effective service of process for any such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action.

Section 8.17 Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate the Transactions) in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy

 

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to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

Section 8.18 Trust Account Waiver.

(a) Reference is made to the final prospectus of BCSA, filed with the SEC (File No. 333-259091, on November 9, 2021 (the “Prospectus”)). For purposes of this Agreement, “Trust Account” means the trust account established by BCSA with the proceeds from its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and concurrent private placement pursuant to the Trust Agreement in accordance with the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees and understands that BCSA has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of its IPO and the overallotment shares acquired by BCSA’s underwriters in connection therewith and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of BCSA’s public shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by BCSA’s underwriters, the “Public Shareholders”), and BCSA may disburse monies from the Trust Account only in the express circumstances described in the Prospectus. For and in consideration of BCSA entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Representatives that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement (but without limiting Section 8.18(b)), none of the Company, or any of its respective Representatives does now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the Public Shareholders or in respect of deferred underwriting commissions from the IPO), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between BCSA or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and, the Company, or any of its respective Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Trust Account Released Claims”). The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, hereby irrevocably waives any Trust Account Released Claims that it or any of its Representatives may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the Public Shareholders or in respect of deferred underwriting commissions from the IPO) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, or Contracts with BCSA or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom to the Public Shareholders or in respect of deferred underwriting commissions from the IPO) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of any agreement with BCSA or its Affiliates).

(b) If the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement or any Ancillary Document conflicts with the terms of this Section 8.18(b), the terms of this Section 8.18(b) shall govern and control to the extent of such conflict.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Business Combination Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first written above.

 

BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION CORP. I
By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

Name: Lou Kerner
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BCSA MERGER SUB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

Name: Lou Kerner
Title: President

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]


QENTA INC.
By:  

/s/ Brent de Jong

Name: Brent de Jong
Title: Chairman

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]

Exhibit 10.1

SPONSOR LETTER AGREEMENT

This Sponsor Letter Agreement (this “Sponsor Letter Agreement”) is dated as of November 10, 2022, by and among Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Sponsors I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, which shall domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement (such entity, including the continuing Delaware corporation, “BCSA”), and QENTA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Sponsor, BCSA and the Company shall be referred to herein from time to time collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, BCSA, the Company and certain other Persons party thereto entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Business Combination Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of BCSA and the Company to enter into the Business Combination Agreement, BCSA, the Company and the Sponsor are entering into this Sponsor Letter Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Agreement to Vote. Sponsor, in its capacity as a shareholder of BCSA and on behalf of itself, hereby irrevocably agrees, at any meeting of the shareholders of BCSA duly called and convened in accordance with the Governing Documents of BCSA, whether or not adjourned and however called, including at the BCSA Shareholders Meeting or otherwise, and in any action by written consent of the shareholders of BCSA, (i) to vote, or cause to be voted, or execute and return, or cause to be executed and returned, an action by written consent with respect to, as applicable, all of Sponsor’s BCSA Class B Shares and BCSA Class A Shares (if any) held of record or beneficially by Sponsor as of the date of this Sponsor Letter Agreement, or to which Sponsor acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof and prior to the Closing (collectively, the “Subject BCSA Equity Securities”) in favor of each of the Transaction Proposals, in each case, to the extent Subject BCSA Equity Securities are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto and (ii) when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Subject BCSA Equity Securities to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum, (iii) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, waive any dissenters, appraisal or other similar rights, whether such rights are afforded by law or contract, in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, including the Merger and the Domestication, and (iv) to vote against, or cause to be voted against, or withhold consent, or cause consent to be withheld, with respect to, as applicable, any BCSA Competing Acquisition.


2. Waiver of Anti-Dilution Protection. Sponsor hereby (a) waives, subject to, and conditioned upon, the occurrence of the Closing (for itself and for its successors, heirs and assigns), and (b) agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights to adjustment or other anti-dilution protections with respect to the rate that the BCSA Class B Shares held by it convert into BCSA Class A Shares, including those set out in Article 17 of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of BCSA (the “BCSA Articles”), in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or otherwise. BCSA hereby acknowledges and agrees to such waiver. Sponsor hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon the Domestication, each BCSA Class B Share will be converted into one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of BCSA (“BCSA Common Stock”) and following the Domestication, no provision of the Pre-Closing BCSA Governing Documents, including Article 17 of the BCSA Articles, will be of any force or effect with respect to the shares of BCSA Common Stock.

3. Sponsor Share Adjustment. Sponsor hereby agrees that, upon and subject to the Closing, Sponsor shall irrevocably surrender to BCSA, all of the Sponsor Equity Securities other than the Retained Sponsor Equity Securities.

(a) “Sponsor Equity Securities” means all of the BCSA Class B Shares and all of the BCSA units, with each unit (each, a “BCSA Unit”) consisting of one BCSA Class A Share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant (each, a “Warrant”) entitling the holder to purchase one BCSA Class A Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per BCSA Class A Share, owned by the Sponsor as of the date hereof.

(b) “Retained Sponsor Equity Securities” means (i) 10,000,000 BCSA Class B Shares and 1,322,000 BCSA Units, if the Redemption Shares are no greater than 15,000,000, (ii) 10,000,000 BCSA Class B Shares and 500,000 BCSA Units, if the Redemption Shares are between 15,000,001 and 18,750,000, (iii) 9,500,000 BCSA Class B Shares if the Redemption Shares are between 18,750,001 shares and 22,500,000, (iv) 8,500,000 BCSA Class B Shares if the Redemption Shares are between 22,500,001 and 26,250,000 or (v) 7,500,000 Class B BCSA Shares if the Redemption Shares are greater than 26,250,000.

(c) “Redemption Shares” means the aggregate number of BCSA Class A Shares redeemed in the BCSA Shareholder Redemption (without giving effect to any shares purchased by Vellar under the Forward Purchase Agreement).

4. Representations and Warranties of Sponsor. Sponsor represents and warrants, as of the date hereof to BCSA and the Company, as follows:

(a) Sponsor is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

(b) Sponsor has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to perform its covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder that relate to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Sponsor Letter Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other similar) action on the part of Sponsor. This Sponsor Letter Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Sponsor and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of Sponsor (assuming that this Sponsor Letter Agreement is duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Parties hereto), enforceable against Sponsor in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

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(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of Sponsor with respect to Sponsor’s execution, delivery or performance of its covenants, agreements or obligations under this Sponsor Letter Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those covenants, agreements and obligations under this Sponsor Letter Agreement that relate to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not adversely affect the ability of Sponsor to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of its covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder in any material respect.

(d) None of the execution or delivery of this Sponsor Letter Agreement by Sponsor, the performance by Sponsor of any of its covenants, agreements or obligations under this Sponsor Letter Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those covenants, agreements and obligations under this Sponsor Letter Agreement that relate to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in any breach of any provision of Sponsor’s governing documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Sponsor is a party, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which Sponsor or any of its properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon the Subject BCSA Equity Securities, except, in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not adversely affect the ability of Sponsor to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of its covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder in any material respect.

(e) Sponsor is the record and/or beneficial owner, as applicable, of the Subject BCSA Equity Securities and has valid, good and marketable title to the Subject BCSA Equity Securities, free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law, under the governing documents of BCSA or under that certain Letter Agreement, dated November 9, 2021, between BCSA, Sponsor and the members of the BCSA Board). Except for the Equity Securities of BCSA set forth on Schedule I hereto, together with any other Equity Securities of BCSA that Sponsor acquires record or beneficial ownership of after the date hereof that is either permitted pursuant to or acquired in accordance with Section 5.10(g) of the Business Combination Agreement, Sponsor does not own, beneficially or of record, any Equity Securities of BCSA or have the right to acquire any Equity Securities of BCSA. Sponsor has the sole right to vote (and provide consent in respect of, as applicable) the Subject BCSA Equity Securities and, except for this Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, the governing documents of BCSA, or any proxy given for purposes of voting in favor of the Transaction Proposals, Sponsor is not party to or bound by (i) any option, warrant, purchase right, or other Contract that would (either alone or in connection with one or more events, developments or events (including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent)) require Sponsor to Transfer any of the Subject BCSA Equity Securities or (ii) any voting trust, proxy or other Contract with respect to the voting or Transfer of any of the Subject BCSA Equity Securities in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this Sponsor Letter Agreement.

(f) There is no Proceeding pending or, to Sponsor’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or involving Sponsor or any of its Affiliates that, if adversely decided or resolved, would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of Sponsor to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of its covenants, agreements or obligations under this Sponsor Letter Agreement in any material respect.

(g) Sponsor understands and acknowledges that each of BCSA and the Company is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon Sponsor’s execution and delivery of this Sponsor Letter Agreement.

 

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5. Termination. This Sponsor Letter Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement prior to the Closing in accordance with its terms, (c) the liquidation of BCSA and (d) the written agreement of Sponsor, BCSA and the Company. Upon such termination of this Sponsor Letter Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Sponsor Letter Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Sponsor Letter Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Sponsor Letter Agreement prior to such termination. Sections 5 to 11 of this Sponsor Letter Agreement shall survive the termination of this Sponsor Letter Agreement.

6. No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement or any other Ancillary Document by any party(ies) thereto against any other party(ies) thereto on the terms and subject to the conditions therein and except for claims based on or for fraud, each Party agrees that (a) this Sponsor Letter Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Sponsor Letter Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising under or relating to this Sponsor Letter Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against any Representatives of any Party (other than the Persons named as parties hereto), and (b) none of the Representatives of any Party (other than the Persons named as parties hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) shall have any Liability arising out of or relating to this Sponsor Letter Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Sponsor Letter Agreement, except, in each case, as provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Sponsor Letter Agreement, in no event shall BCSA have any obligations or Liabilities related to or arising out of the covenants, agreements, obligations, representations or warrants of the Sponsor under this Sponsor Letter Agreement (including related to or arising out of any breach of any such covenant, agreement, obligation, representation or warranty by the Sponsor).

7. Fiduciary Duties. Notwithstanding anything in this Sponsor Letter Agreement to the contrary, (a) the Sponsor makes no agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in the Sponsor’s capacity as a record holder and/or beneficial owner of the Subject BCSA Equity Securities, and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of the Sponsor serving as a member of the board of directors (or other similar governing body) of any BCSA Party or as an officer, employee or fiduciary of any BCSA Party, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or fiduciary of such BCSA Party.

8. Amendments and Waivers; Assignment. Any provision of this Sponsor Letter Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by each Party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Neither this Sponsor Letter Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without the other Party’s prior written consent (to be withheld or given in its sole discretion). Any attempted assignment of this Sponsor Letter Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 6 shall be void.

9. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Sponsor Letter Agreement will be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the Subject BCSA Equity Securities. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject BCSA Equity Securities shall remain vested in and belong to Sponsor, and the Company shall have no authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of BCSA or exercise any power or authority to direct Sponsor in the voting of any of the Subject BCSA Equity Securities, except as otherwise expressly provided herein with respect to the Subject BCSA Equity Securities. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 1, Sponsor shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to or giving (or withholding) its written consent to any other matters presented to the shareholders of BCSA.

 

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10. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given) (i) by delivery in person, (ii) by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or receipt of a similar message that such e-mail was not deliverable or not received by such intended recipient)), or (iii) by nationally recognized overnight delivery service to the other Parties as follows:

If to any BCSA Party, to:

Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I

PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

Attention: Lou Kerner

with a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 N.W. Couch Street Tenth Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209

Attention: M. Christopher Hall and Gina Eiben

If to the Company, to:

Qenta Inc.

777 Post Oak Blvd. #430, Houston, TX 77056

Email: legalnotices@qenta.com (with a copy to carlos.garduno@qenta.com and salil.rajadhyaksha@qenta.com)

or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is given may have furnished following the date of this Sponsor Letter Agreement and prior to such notice to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

11. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Sponsor Letter Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include any successor to BCSA, which successor shall be bound by all obligations and entitled to enforce all rights of BCSA under this Sponsor Letter Agreement) and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this Sponsor Letter Agreement. Nothing in this Sponsor Letter Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall constitute the Parties, partners or participants in a joint venture.

12. Construction; Miscellaneous. Sections 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 8.10, 8.11, 8.13 and 8.15–8.17 of the Business Combination Agreement shall apply to this Sponsor Letter Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

13. Entire Agreement. This Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and documents referred to herein and therein constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Sponsor Letter Agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Sponsor Letter Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Sponsor Letter Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor, BCSA and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Letter Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

SPONSOR:

 

BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION SPONSORS I LLC

By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

 

Name: Lou Kerner

Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor, BCSA and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Letter Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BCSA:

 

BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION CORP. I

By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

 

Name: Lou Kerner

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor, BCSA and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Letter Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:

 

QENTA INC.

By:  

/s/ Brent de Jong

 

Name: Brent de Jong

Title: Chairman

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF TRANSACTION SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This TRANSACTION SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [•], 2022, by and between Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, which shall domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement (such entity, including the continuing Delaware corporation, “BCSA”), and [•], a [•] (the “Shareholder”). Each of BCSA and the Shareholder are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, BCSA, BCSA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and QENTA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Business Combination Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company in the merger and, after giving effect to such merger, becoming a wholly-owned Subsidiary of BCSA, and each Company Share (including the Subject Company Shares (as defined below)) will be converted into the right to receive BCSA Shares, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of the number and class or series (as applicable) of issued and outstanding Company Shares set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Owned Shares”, and together with any other Company Shares that the Shareholder acquires record and beneficial ownership after the date hereof, collectively, the “Subject Company Shares”); and

WHEREAS, in consideration for the benefits to be received by the Shareholder under the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and as a material inducement to BCSA and Merger Sub agreeing to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Shareholder desires to enter into this Agreement and to be bound by the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Company Shareholder Consent and Related Matters.

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within two (2) Business Days following the date on which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Shareholder, in the Shareholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company, shall duly execute and deliver to the Company and BCSA the Company Shareholder Written Consent under which the Shareholder shall irrevocably and unconditionally consent with respect to the Subject Company Shares to the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) prior to the Closing the Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Company Shares in favor of and/or consent to any such other matters, actions or proposals necessary or reasonably requested by the Company or BCSA for


consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and (ii) prior to the Closing, the Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) and withhold consent with respect to (A) any Company Competing Acquisition or any proposal or offer that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Competing Acquisition, (B) any other matter, action or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any of the Company’s covenants, agreements or obligations under the Business Combination Agreement or (C) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) of the Business Combination Agreement not being satisfied; provided, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Shareholder from exercising full power and authority to vote the Subject Company Shares in the Shareholder’s sole discretion for or against, and the proxy granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not cover, any proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company (1) that decreases the amount or changes the form of the consideration payable to the Shareholder or (2) that imposes any material restrictions or additional conditions on the consummation of the Merger or the payment of the BCSA Shares to the Shareholder, in the case of either clause (1) or (2), not contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the Ancillary Documents.

(b) Without limiting any other rights or remedies of BCSA, the Shareholder hereby irrevocably appoints BCSA or any officer of BCSA designated by BCSA as the Shareholder’s agent, attorney-in-fact and proxy (with full power of substitution and resubstitution), for and in the name, place and stead of the Shareholder, (i) to attend on behalf of the Shareholder any meeting of the Company Shareholders with respect to the matters described in Section 1(a), (ii) to include the Subject Company Shares in any computation for purposes of establishing a quorum at any such meeting of the Company Shareholders and (iii) to vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver a written consent (or withhold consent) with respect to, the Subject Company Shares on the matters specified in, and in accordance and consistent with, Section 1(a) in connection with any meeting of the Company Shareholders or any action by written consent by the Company Shareholders (including the Company Shareholder Written Consent), in each case, in the event that the Shareholder fails to perform or otherwise comply with the covenants, agreements or obligations set forth in Section 1(a).

(c) The proxy granted by the Shareholder pursuant to Section 1(b) is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy and is granted in consideration for BCSA entering into the Business Combination Agreement and agreeing to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The proxy granted by the Shareholder pursuant to Section 1(b) is also a durable proxy and shall survive the bankruptcy, dissolution, death, incapacity or other inability to act by the Shareholder and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by the Shareholder with respect to the Subject Company Shares. The vote or consent of the proxyholder in accordance with Section 1(b) and with respect to the matters described in Section 1(a) shall control in the event of any conflict between such vote or consent by the proxyholder of the Subject Company Shares and a vote or consent by the Shareholder of the Subject Company Shares (or any other Person with the power to vote or provide consent with respect to the Subject Company Shares) with respect to the matters described in Section 1(a).

2. Other Covenants and Agreements.

(a) The Shareholder agrees that the Shareholder shall (i) be bound by and subject to (A) Sections 5.3(a) (Confidentiality and Access to Information) and Section 5.4 (Public Announcements) of the Business Combination Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Business Combination Agreement, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto, and (B) Section 8.18 (Trust Account Waiver) of the Business Combination Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the Company, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto and (ii) not, directly or indirectly, take any action that the Company is prohibited from taking pursuant to Section 5.6(a) of the Business Combination Agreement.

 

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(b) The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that BCSA and Merger Sub are entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement and but for the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, BCSA and the other BCSA Parties would not have entered into or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the Ancillary Documents.

3. Shareholder Representations and Warranties. The Shareholder represents and warrants to BCSA as follows:

(a) If the Shareholder is an entity, the Shareholder is a corporation, limited liability company or other applicable business entity duly organized or formed, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable).

(b) The Shareholder has, if the Shareholder is an entity, the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other similar power and authority, and if the Shareholder is a person, the capacity, right and authority, to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform the Shareholder’s covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder that relate to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Shareholder is an entity, the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other similar) action on the part of the Shareholder. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Shareholder (assuming that this Agreement is duly authorized, executed and delivered by BCSA), enforceable against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

(c) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Shareholder with respect to the Shareholder’s execution, delivery or performance of his, her or its covenants, agreements or obligations under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those covenants, agreements and obligations under this Agreement that relate to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not adversely affect the ability of the Shareholder to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of the Shareholder’s covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder in any material respect.

(d) None of the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholder, the performance by the Shareholder of any of the Shareholder’s covenants, agreements or obligations under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those covenants, agreements and obligations under this Agreement that relate to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) to the extent Shareholder is in an entity, result in any breach of any provision of the Shareholder’s governing documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which the Shareholder is

 

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a party, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which the Shareholder or any of the Shareholder’s properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon the Subject Company Shares, except, in the case of any of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, as would not adversely affect the ability of the Shareholder to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of the Shareholder’s covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder in any material respect.

(e) The Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Owned Shares and has valid, good and marketable title to the Owned Shares, free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law or under the Company Shareholders Agreement). Except for the Equity Securities of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto, together with any other Equity Securities of the Company that the Shareholder acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof that is either permitted pursuant to or acquired in accordance with Section 5.1(b)(v) of the Business Combination Agreement, the Shareholder does not own, beneficially or of record, any Equity Securities of any Group Company or have the right to acquire any Equity Securities of any Group Company. The Shareholder has the sole right to vote (and provide consent in respect of, as applicable) the Owned Shares and, except for this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement, the Shareholder is not party to or bound by (i) any option, warrant, purchase right, or other Contract that could (either alone or in connection with one or more events, developments or events (including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent)) require the Shareholder to Transfer any of the Subject Company Shares or (ii) any voting trust, proxy or other Contract with respect to the voting or Transfer of any of the Subject Company Shares that would adversely affect the ability of the Shareholder to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of the Shareholder’s covenants, agreements or obligations hereunder in any material respect.

(f) There is no Proceeding pending or, to the Shareholder’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or involving the Shareholder or any of the Shareholder’s Affiliates that, if adversely decided or resolved, would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of the Shareholder to perform, or otherwise comply with, any of its covenants, agreements or obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.

(g) The Shareholder, on the Shareholder’s own behalf and on behalf of the Shareholder’s Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that (i) the Shareholder has conducted the Shareholder’s own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects of, the BCSA Parties and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which the Shareholder is or will be a party and (ii) the Shareholder has been furnished with or given access to such documents and information about the BCSA Parties, their respective businesses and operations, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which the Shareholder is or will be a party as the Shareholder and the Shareholder’s Representatives have deemed necessary to enable the Shareholder to make an informed decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the other Ancillary Documents to which the Shareholder is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(h) In entering into this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which the Shareholder is or will be a party, the Shareholder has relied solely on the Shareholder’s own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in the Ancillary Documents to which the Shareholder is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of any BCSA Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the representations or warranties of any BCSA Party set forth in the Business Combination Agreement or any other Ancillary Document) or any other Person, either express or implied, and the Shareholder, on the Shareholder’s own behalf and on behalf of the Shareholder’s Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the other Ancillary Documents to which the Shareholder is or will be a party, none of the BCSA Parties or any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or the other Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

 

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4. Transfer of Subject Company Shares. Except as expressly contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or with the prior written consent of BCSA (such consent to be given or withheld in its sole discretion), from and after the date hereof, the Shareholder agrees not to (a) Transfer any of the Subject Company Shares, (b) enter into (i) any option, warrant, purchase right, or other Contract that could (either alone or in connection with one or more events or developments (including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent)) require the Shareholder to Transfer the Subject Company Shares or (ii) any voting trust, proxy or other Contract with respect to the voting or Transfer of the Subject Company Shares, or (c) enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in clauses (a) or (b); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Transfer (A) to any Affiliates of the Shareholder; (B) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an Affiliate of such person; (C) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; and (D) by virtue of the Shareholder’s organizational documents upon liquidation or dissolution of the Shareholder; provided, that Shareholder shall, and shall cause any transferee of any Transfer of the type set forth in clauses (A) through (C), to enter into a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BCSA, agreeing to be bound by this Agreement (which will include, for the avoidance of doubt, all of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Shareholder hereunder and the making of all the representations and warranties of the Shareholder set forth in Section 3 with respect to such transferee and the Shareholder’s Subject Company Shares received upon such Transfer, as applicable) prior and as a condition to the occurrence of such Transfer. For purposes of this Agreement, “Transfer” means any, direct or indirect, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, mortgage, exchange, hypothecation, grant of a security interest or encumbrance in or disposition of an interest (whether with or without consideration, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law or otherwise).

5. Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (a) the Effective Time or (b) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement prior to the Closing in accordance with its terms. Upon such termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve the Shareholder from liability for fraud, intentional misrepresentation or any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. Section 2(a), Section 3 and Sections 5 to 12 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

6. Fiduciary Duties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) the Shareholder makes no agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in such Shareholder’s capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Company Shares, and not in such Shareholder’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of any Group Company or in such Shareholder’s capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any Company Equity Plan, as applicable and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by such Shareholder or any representative of such Shareholder serving as a member of the board of directors of any Group Company or as an officer, employee or fiduciary of any Group Company, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or fiduciary of such Group Company.

 

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7. No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement or any other Ancillary Document by any party(ies) thereto against any other party(ies) thereto on the terms and subject to the conditions therein and except for claims based on or for fraud, each Party agrees that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against the Company or any Company Affiliated Party (other than the Shareholder named as a party hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) or any BCSA Affiliated Party, and (b) none of the Company, any Company Affiliated Party (other than the Shareholder named as a party hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) or any BCSA Affiliated Party shall have any Liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement, except, in each case, as provided herein.

8. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given) (i) by delivery in person, (ii) by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the email was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or similar message that such email was not received by such intended recipient)), or (iii) by nationally recognized overnight delivery service to the other Parties as follows:

If to any BCSA Party, to:

Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I

PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

Attention: Lou Kerner

with a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 N.W. Couch Street Tenth Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209

Attention: M. Christopher Hall and Gina Eiben

If to the Company, to:

Qenta Inc.

777 Post Oak Blvd. #430, Houston, TX 77056

Email: legalnotices@qenta.com (with a copy to carlos.garduno@qenta.com and salil.rajadhyaksha@qenta.com)

or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is given may have furnished following the date of this Agreement and prior to such notice to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and documents referred to herein and therein constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

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10. Amendments and Waivers; Assignment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Shareholder and BCSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without BCSA’s prior written consent (in the case of the Shareholder) and the Shareholder’s written consent (in the case of BCSA) (in each case, to be withheld or given in its sole discretion). Any attempted assignment of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 10 shall be void.

11. Fees and Expenses. Without limiting BCSA’s rights under the Business Combination Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses.

12. Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that either Party does not perform such Party’s respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that each Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each Party agrees that such Party will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

13. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall constitute the Parties as partners or participants in a joint venture.

14. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to vest in BCSA any direct or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Company Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Company Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Shareholder, and BCSA shall have no authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of Company or exercise any power or authority to direct Shareholder in the voting of any of the Subject Company Shares, except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the Subject Company Shares. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall obligate or require the Shareholder to exercise an option to purchase any Company Shares.

 

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15. Acknowledgements. The Parties each acknowledge that (a) Perkins Coie LLP, counsel for BCSA, is representing BCSA in connection with this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (b) Perkins Coie LLP is not representing the Shareholder in connection with this Agreement, the Merger, the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Document or the transactions contemplated hereby, thereby or otherwise. The Shareholder acknowledges that such Shareholder has had the opportunity to consult with such Shareholder’s own counsel.

16. Construction; Miscellaneous. Sections 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 8.10, 8.11, 8.13 and 8.15–8.16 of the Business Combination Agreement shall apply to this agreement, mutatis mutandis.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this Transaction Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

BLOCKCHAIN COINVESTORS ACQUISITION CORP. I

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Transaction Support Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this Transaction Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

[SHAREHOLDER]

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Transaction Support Agreement]


SCHEDULE A

 

Company Shares

  

Number of Shares

Common Stock

   [•]

 

Schedule A – Page 1

Exhibit 10.3

FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

This Lock-Up Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 10, 2022, is among Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”) and the other parties hereto identified as a “Holder” on the signature pages and Schedule A hereto (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, BCSA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and QENTA Inc., a Delaware corporation (“QENTA”) are parties to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Merger Sub and QENTA, pursuant to which, among other things, on the Closing Date, Merger Sub will merge with and into QENTA, with QENTA surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”);

[WHEREAS, the Company, Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Sponsors I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and each of the Insiders (as defined in such agreements, and, together with the Sponsor, the “Original Holders”) are parties to certain Letter Agreements dated as of November 9, 2021 (the “Prior Agreements”).]*1

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger and effective upon the consummation thereof, the parties hereto wish to set forth herein certain understandings between the parties with respect to restrictions on transfer of equity interests in the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Business Combination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Change in Control” means the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, stock purchase, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons of the Company’s voting securities if, after such transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold more than 50% of outstanding voting securities of the Company (or surviving entity) or would otherwise have the power to control the board of directors of the Company or to direct the operations of the Company.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

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Note to Form: Bracketed language marked with an asterisk (*) throughout the form to be included in the execution version of the lock-up agreement that provides for a 180-day lock-up period.


Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Covered Shares” means, with respect to any Holder, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or owned of record by such Holder.

Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Holders” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Lock-up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

[“Original Holders” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.]*

Permitted Transferees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

[“Prior Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.]*

QENTA” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

[“Sponsor” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.]*

Transfer” means to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any interest owned by a person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in, or the ownership, control or possession of, any interest owned by a person.

ARTICLE II

LOCK-UP

Section 2.1 Lock-Up.

2.1.1 Except as permitted by Section 2.2, each Holder shall not Transfer any of such Holder’s Covered Shares until the date that is [60 // 180]5 days from the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”). Each certificate evidencing any Covered Shares may include any legend that the Company deems appropriate to reflect the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Agreement, in addition to any other applicable legends.

 

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Note to Form: Lock-up period to be 180 days for all holders except five Qenta shareholders will have a 60-day lock-up period

 

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2.1.2 During the Lock-up Period, any purported Transfer by a Holder of such Holder’s Covered Shares not in accordance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 2.1, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Covered Shares of such Holder (and the Permitted Transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period and any extensions applicable at the time, except for Transfers in compliance with the exceptions in Section 2.2.

2.1.3 Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, such Holder’s Covered Shares shall remain subject to any restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities laws of any governmental entity, including all applicable holding periods under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, as the same shall be in effect from time to time and other rules of the Commission.

Section 2.2 Exceptions. The provisions of Section 2.1 shall not apply to:

2.2.1 Transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution;

2.2.2 Transfers of shares of Common Stock by a Holder to a trust, or other entity formed for estate planning purposes for the primary benefit of the spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child or grandchild of such Holder;

2.2.3 Transfers by will or intestate succession upon the death of such Holder;

2.2.4 the Transfer of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a qualified domestic order, court order or in connection with a divorce settlement;

2.2.5 if a Holder is a corporation, partnership (whether general, limited or otherwise), limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (i) Transfers to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control or management with such Holder, or (ii) distributions of shares of Common Stock to partners, limited liability company members or stockholders of such Holder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, if such Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership;

2.2.6 if Holder is a trust, Transfers to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

2.2.7 Transfers to the Company’s officers, directors or their affiliates;

2.2.8 Transfers to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a Transfer would be permissible under Sections 2.2.1 through 2.2.7;

2.2.9 Transfers pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, stock sale, recapitalization, consolidation or other transaction involving a Change in Control of the Company; provided, however, that in the event that such tender offer, merger, recapitalization, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the Common Stock subject to this Agreement shall remain subject to this Agreement;

 

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provided, however, that in the case of any Transfer pursuant to Sections 2.2.1 through 2.2.8, each pledgee or transferee shall agree in writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement (such transferees, “Permitted Transferees”).

Section 2.3 Release of Lock-up Restrictions. Notwithstanding the other provisions set forth herein, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine to waive, amend, or repeal the restrictions set forth in Section 2.1 above, whether in whole or in part; provided, that any such waiver, amendment or repeal shall not make such restrictions more restrictive or apply for a longer period of time.

Section 2.4 [Other Lock-up Restrictions. Each of (a) the Company and (b) if such Holder is an Original Holder, each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Article II supersedes Section 5 of each of the Prior Agreements in all respects, and, upon execution of this Agreement by each of the Company and the Holders, the Prior Agreements shall be deemed amended to remove Section 5 of each of the Prior Agreements.]*

ARTICLE III

TERMINATION

Section 3.1 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the date on which neither the Holders nor any of their Permitted Transferees are subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.1.

Section 3.2 Effect of Business Combination Agreement Termination. This Agreement shall only become effective at the Effective Time, and prior to such date this Agreement shall be of no force and effect. In the event of a termination of this Agreement as a result of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, this Agreement shall become void.

ARTICLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 4.1 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) by delivery in person, (ii) by e-mail, having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or receipt of a similar message that such e-mail was not deliverable or not received by such intended recipient), or (iii) by nationally recognized overnight delivery service to the other parties as follows (or at such other address or email address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 4.1):

If to the Company, to it at:

Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I

PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

Attention: Lou Kerner

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 N.W. Couch Street Tenth Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209

Attention: M. Christopher Hall and Gina Eiben

If to a Holder, to the address or email address set forth for Holder on the signature page hereof.

Section 4.2 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the subject matter hereof is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 4.3 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be assigned (whether by operation of law or otherwise) by any party without the prior express written consent of the Company.

Section 4.4 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto (and its respective permitted assigns), and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 4.5 Governing Law. This Agreement, and any rights or claims arising from or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

Section 4.6 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.6.

 

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Section 4.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware lacks or declines to accept jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware), for the purposes of any proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action arising under, for enforcement or breach of, or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of jurisdiction and venue of any such proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any proceeding claim, demand, action or cause of action against such party arising under, for enforcement or breach of, or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts as described in this Section 4.7 for any reason, (b) that such party or such party’s property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action in any such court is brought against such party in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action against such party is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced against such party in or by such courts. Each party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 4.1 shall be effective service of process for any such proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action.

Section 4.8 Construction; Interpretation. The headings set forth in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions hereof, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed according to their fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words, “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause set forth in this Agreement; (b) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (c) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (d) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) references to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars; (f) the word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive; (g) the words “writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (h) the word “day” means calendar day unless business day is expressly specified; (i) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (j) all references to Articles, Sections, or Schedules are to Articles, Sections, and Schedules of this Agreement; and (k) all references to any law will be to such law as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or re-enacted from time to time.

Section 4.9 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by e-mail, electronic signature or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

Section 4.10 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

 

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Section 4.11 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by [(i) the Company, (ii) the Sponsor, and (iii) Holders // the Company, and Holders]7 holding at least a majority in interest of the then-outstanding number of shares held by all Holders (provided the Holders or their Permitted Transferees hold such shares at the time of such amendment).

Section 4.12 Waiver. At any time, (i) the Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any Holder, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any Holder contained herein or in any document delivered by such Holder pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of such Holder or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. At any time, (i) the Holders may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company or any condition to their own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.

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Note to Form: Language for 180-day // 60-day lock-up period agreements, respectively.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Lock-up Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Address for
Notice:  

 

Telephone No.:  

 

Email Address:  

[Signature Page to Lock-up Agreement]

Exhibit 10.4

 

Date:    November 9, 2022
To:    Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, a Cayman Islands corporation (“Blockchain”), BCSA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blockchain Merger Sub”), formed for the purpose of effectuating the Business Combination (as defined below), Qenta Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Target”).
Address:   

PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

From:    Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC—Series 5 (“Seller”)
Re:    OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction

The purpose of this agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction (the “Transaction”) entered into between Seller, Blockchain, Blockchain Merger Sub and Target on the Trade Date specified below. The term “Counterparty” refers to Blockchain until the Business Combination (as defined below), including the domestication referred to in the BCA (defined below), then to Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, a Delaware corporation, as it may be renamed in connection with the Business Combination. Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the BCA Blockchain Merger Sub will merge with and into Target with Target as the surviving entity as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blockchain (the “Combined Company”). Certain terms of the Transaction shall be as set forth in this Confirmation, with additional terms as set forth in a Pricing Date Notice (the “Pricing Date Notice”) in the form of Schedule A hereto. This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice(s), constitutes a “Confirmation” and the Transaction constitutes a separate “Transaction” as referred to in the ISDA Form (as defined below).

This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notices, evidences a complete binding agreement between Seller, Blockchain, Blockchain Merger Sub and Target as to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto.

The 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “Swap Definitions”) and the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and with the Swap Definitions, the “Definitions”), each as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Confirmation. If there is any inconsistency between the Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation governs. If, in relation to the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, there is any inconsistency between the ISDA Form, this Confirmation (including the Pricing Date Notice), the Swap Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail for purposes of such Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation (including the Pricing Date Notice(s)); (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the Swap Definitions, and (iv) the ISDA Form.

This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice, shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Seller, Target and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except as set forth herein under “Schedule Provisions”) on the Trade Date of the Transaction.


The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms

 

Type of Transaction:    Share Forward Transaction
Trade Date:    November 9, 2022
Pricing Date:    As specified in the Pricing Date Notice.
Effective Date:    One (1) Settlement Cycle following the Pricing Date.
Valuation Date:    The earliest to occur of (a) the third anniversary of the closing of the transactions between Counterparty and Target pursuant to an Business Combination Agreement, as may be entered into on or after the date hereof (the “BCA”), by and among Counterparty, the Target and certain other parties thereto, to be reported on a Form 8-K (or Form 6-K (if applicable)) filed by the Counterparty (the “Form 8-K”) (the “Business Combination”), (b) the date specified by Counterparty in a written notice to be delivered to Seller at Counterparty’s discretion (not earlier than the day such notice is effective) after the occurrence of a Counterparty VWAP Trigger Event; provided that if the Counterparty elects to deliver Maturity Shares, the Share Conditions are satisfied and (c) the date specified by Seller in a written notice to be delivered to Counterparty at Seller’s discretion (not earlier than the day such notice is effective) after the occurrence of any of a (x) Seller VWAP Trigger Event, (y) a Registration Failure or (z) a Delisting Event (in each case the “Maturity Date”).
Counterparty Trigger Event:    An event that occurs if the VWAP Price is at or above $13.00 per share for any 20 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day-period and the aggregate trading volume in respect of the Shares during the same 20-day period is at least the product of (a) three (3) and (b) the difference of (x) the Number of Shares and (y) Terminated Shares.
Seller VWAP Trigger Event    An event that occurs if the VWAP Price is at or below $3.50 per share for any 20 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day-period.
VWAP Price:    For any scheduled trading day, the Rule 10b-18 volume weighted average price per Share for such day as reported on the relevant Bloomberg Screen “[ ] <Equity> AQR SEC” (or any successor thereto), or if such price is not so reported on such trading day for any reason or is erroneous, the VWAP Price shall be as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent.
Dilutive Offering Reset    To the extent the Counterparty, after the date hereof, sells, enters any agreement to sell or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issues (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Shares or any securities of the Counterparty or any of their respective subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Shares, at an effective price per share less than the then existing Reset Price then the Reset Price shall be modified to equal such reduced price. This provision shall not apply to any grants or issuances under the Counterparty’s equity compensation plans that have been publicly disclosed by the Counterparty or any grants or issuances under the Target’s equity compensation plans, or the issuance of Shares after the Business Combination to Target securityholders as additional consideration in connection with Target’s issuance of securities for capital raising purposes prior to the Business Combination.

 

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Reset Price    The Reset Price shall be adjusted on the first scheduled trading day of each month (each a “Reset Date”) commencing on the first calendar month following the closing of the Business Combination to be the lowest of (a) the then-current Reset Price, (b) $10.00 and (c) the VWAP Price of the Shares of the last ten (10) trading days of the prior calendar month, but not lower than $5.00; provided that the Reset Price may be further reduced pursuant to a Dilutive Offering Reset.
Seller:    Seller.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Shares:    Prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Blockchain (Ticker: “BCSA”) and, after the closing of the Business Combination, the shares of Blockchain. Seller will hold the Recycled Shares and the Additional Shares (together with the Recycled Shares, the “Subject Shares”) in a bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle for the benefit of Counterparty.
Number of Shares:    The sum of (a) the number of Recycled Shares and (b) the number of Additional Shares, as specified in the Pricing Date Notice(s), but in no event more than the Maximum Number of Shares. The Number of Shares is subject to reduction only as described under “Optional Early Termination”.
Maximum Number of Shares:    12,000,000 Shares.
Initial Price:    The Per-Share Redemption Price (the “Redemption Price”) as defined in Section 51.5 of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Counterparty, effective as of November 9, 2021, as amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”); provided that the Counterparty agrees and covenants to publicly disclose at least two (2) days prior to the expiration of the Counterparty’s redemption offer the estimated Redemption Price as of the same date.
Recycled Shares:    The number of Shares purchased by Seller from third parties (other than Counterparty) through a broker in the open market (other than through Counterparty); provided that Seller shall have irrevocably waived all redemption rights with respect to such Shares as provided below in the section captioned “Transactions by Seller in the Shares.” Seller shall specify the number of Recycled Shares (the “Number of Recycled Shares”) in the initial Pricing Date Notice.
Additional Shares:    Additional Shares may be purchased at any time prior to the Maturity Date by Seller, in Seller’s sole discretion, from the Counterparty, with such number of Shares to be specified in a Pricing Date Notice(s) as Additional Shares; provided that such number of Additional Shares that may be purchased from the Counterparty shall not exceed the difference of (x) the Maximum Number of Shares and (y) the Recycled Shares; provided further that such number of Additional Shares included in a Pricing Date Notice shall be promptly issued to Seller in its name free and clear of all liens (other than those under any federal or state securities laws) and that the final form of the purchase of the Additional Shares is mutually agreed by Seller and Counterparty.

 

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Prepayment:    Applicable. Payment of the Prepayment Amount shall be made directly from the Counterparty’s Trust Account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company holding the net proceeds of the sale of the units in Counterparty’s initial public offering and the sale of private placement units (the “Trust Account”) no later than the Prepayment Date. Counterparty shall provide (a) notice to Counterparty’s trustee of the entrance into this Confirmation no later than one (1) Local Business Day following the date hereof, with copy to Seller and Seller’s outside legal counsel, and (b) to Seller and Seller’s outside legal counsel a final draft of the flow of funds from the Trust Account prior to the closing of the Business Combination itemizing the Prepayment Amount due to Seller; provided that Seller shall be invited to attend any closing call in connection with the Business Combination.
Prepayment Amount:    A cash amount equal to (x) (i) the Number of Recycled Shares underlying the Transaction as set forth on the initial Pricing Date Notice, multiplied by (ii) the Redemption Price less (y) the Prepayment Shortfall.
Prepayment Date:    Subject to Counterparty receiving the initial Pricing Date Notice, the earlier of (a) one (1) Local Business Day after the closing of the Business Combination and (b) the date any assets from the Trust Account are disbursed in connection with the Business Combination.
Variable Obligation:    Not applicable.
Prepayment Shortfall    An amount in USD equal to 10% of the product of the Number of Shares and the Redemption Price; provided that Seller shall pay the Prepayment Shortfall to Counterparty on the Prepayment Date (which amount shall be netted from the Prepayment Amount) unless a Registration Request has been requested by Seller then on the Registration Statement Effective Date.
Prepayment Shortfall Consideration    Seller in its sole discretion may sell Subject Shares at any time and at any sales price, without payment by Seller of any Early Termination Obligation (as defined below) until such time as the proceeds from the such sales equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall (as set forth under Shortfall Sales below) (such sales, “Shortfall Sales,” and such Shares, “Shortfall Sale Shares”). Any sales of Subject Shares by Seller that result in proceeds in excess of 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall shall constitute an Optional Early Termination for purposes hereof. Seller may designate any sale of Shares as either a “Shortfall Sale,” subject to the terms and conditions herein applicable to Shortfall Sale Shares, by delivering a Shortfall Sale Notice as required hereunder, or an Optional Early Termination, subject to the terms and conditions herein applicable to Terminated Shares, by delivering an OET Notice as required hereunder.
Exchanges    Nasdaq Global Market
Related Exchange(s)    All Exchanges

 

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Break-up Fees:    A break-up fee equal to (i) all of Seller’s actual out-of-pocket reasonable fees, costs and expenses relating to the Transaction in an amount not to exceed $75,000 plus (ii) $350,000 (collectively, the “Break-up Fee”) shall be payable, jointly and severally, by the Counterparty and the Target to the Seller in the event this Confirmation or Transaction is terminated by either the Counterparty or the Target; provided that Counterparty and Target may terminate this Transaction, including the Confirmation, with no liability to Seller, if (a) redemptions (including as redemptions such Shares that were tendered for redemption and then unredeemed to be purchased in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder) are less than 80% as calculated in good faith by the board of directors of Counterparty (based on the number of shares submitted for redemption as the numerator and the total issued and outstanding shares as the denominator calculated as a percentage) upon written notice to Seller certifying the same no later than the Counterparty’s redemption deadline (two days prior to the shareholder vote) and (b) upon any Additional Termination Event; provided that notwithstanding any other provision, clause or proviso (including the immediately preceding proviso) of this Confirmation, this Transaction, including the Confirmation may not be terminated by Counterparty or Target after Seller purchases any Subject Shares after the redemption deadline; provided further that Seller hereby waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have, in or to any monies held in the Counterparty’s Trust Account and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account, in each case, as a result of, or arising out of, this Transaction; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing waiver shall (x) serve to limit or prohibit Seller’s right to pursue a claim against the Counterparty for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief, (y) serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Seller may have in the future against the Counterparty’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds), (z) be deemed to limit Seller’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Seller’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Counterparty acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Transaction or (aa) serve to limit Seller’s redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Seller other than during the term of this Confirmation. The Breakup Fee is not intended to constitute a liquidated damages provision, and it will be payable in addition to any other amount due and payable to Seller as a result of the occurrence of an Early Termination Date under the ISDA Master Agreement.
Payment Dates:    Following the Business Combination the last day of each calendar month or, if such date is not a Local Business Day, the next following Local Business Day, until the Maturity Date.
Reimbursement of Legal Fees and Other Expenses:    Together with the Prepayment Amount, Counterparty shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related thereto actually incurred by Seller or its affiliates in connection with this Transaction not to exceed (a) $75,000 and (b) expenses actually incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Shares in an amount not to exceed $0.05 per Share.

 

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Settlement Terms   
Settlement Method Election:    Not Applicable.
Settlement Method:    Physical Settlement.
Settlement Currency:    USD.
Settlement Date:    Two (2) Local Business Days following the Valuation Date.
Excess Dividend Amount    Ex Amount.
Optional Early Termination:    From time to time and on any date following the Business Combination (any such date, an “OET Date”) and subject to the terms and conditions below, Seller may, in its absolute discretion, terminate the Transaction in whole or in part so long as Seller provides written notice to Counterparty (the “OET Notice”), no later than the later of (a) the third Local Business Day following the OET Date and (b) the first Payment Date after the OET Date which shall specify the quantity by which the Number of Shares is to be reduced (such quantity, the “Terminated Shares”) provided that “Terminated Shares includes only such quantity of Shares by which the Number of Shares is to be reduced and included in an OET Notice and does not include any Shortfall Sale Shares or sales of Shares that are designated as Shortfall Sales (which designation can be made only up to the amount of Shortfall Sale Proceeds), which Shares will not be included in any OET Notice or included in the definition, or when calculating the number, of Terminated Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller shall terminate the Transaction in respect of any Shares sold by it on or prior to the Maturity Date, and Seller shall be obligated to deliver an OET Notice or Shortfall Sales Notice, as the case may be, in respect of any Shares sold prior to the Maturity Date. The effect of an OET Notice given shall be to reduce the Number of Shares by the number of Terminated Shares specified in such OET Notice with effect as of the related OET Date. As of each OET Date, Counterparty shall be entitled to an amount from Seller, and the Seller shall pay to Counterparty an amount, equal to the product of (x) the number of Terminated Shares and (y) the Reset Price in respect of such OET Date (an “Early Termination Obligation”), except that no such amount will be due to Counterparty upon any Shortfall Sale; provided that Seller shall pay certain of the Early Termination Obligation to the accounts and in the amounts as directed by Counterparty. The remainder of the Transaction, if any, shall continue in accordance with its terms; provided that if the OET Date is also the stated Valuation Date, the remainder of the Transaction shall be settled in accordance with the other provisions of “Settlement Terms.” Seller shall pay to Counterparty any and all unsatisfied Early Termination Obligations, calculated as of the last day of each calendar month, on the first Local Business Day following such day; provided that Seller shall be under no obligation to settle an Early Termination Obligation set forth in an OET Notice prior to one (1) Local Business Day following the settlement of the Share sale(s) covered in such OET notice.
Shortfall Sales    From time to time and on any date following the Business Combination (any such date, a “Shortfall Sale Date”) and subject to the terms and conditions below, Seller may, in its absolute discretion, at any sales price, sell Shortfall Sale Shares, and in connection with such sales,

 

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   Seller shall provide written notice to Counterparty (the “Shortfall Sale Notice”) no later than the later of (a) the third Local Business Day following the Shortfall Sales Date and (b) the first Payment Date after the Shortfall Sales Date, specifying the quantity of the Shortfall Sale Shares and the allocation of the Shortfall Sale Proceeds. Seller shall not have any Early Termination Obligation in connection with any Shortfall Sales. The Counterparty covenants and agrees for a period of at least sixty (60) Local Business Days not to publicly issue, sell or offer or publicly agree to sell any Shares, or securities or debt that is convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Shares, including under any existing or future equity line of credit (collectively, “Private Sale Transactions”), until the Shortfall Sales equal the Prepayment Shortfall, other than (w) grants or issuances under the Counterparty’s equity compensation plans that have been publicly disclosed by the Counterparty, (x) securities issued as contemplated by the BCA, and (y) Shares issued in exercise of securities or debt that is convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Shares on the date on the Trade Date and publicly disclosed; provided that Counterparty shall cause any securities or derivative securities that may be issued or sold pursuant to such Private Sale Transactions to not be sold, resold or transferred publicly, including on or through an exchange during the sixty (60) Local Business Day period referenced above.
Maturity Consideration:    The “Maturity Consideration” means an amount equal to the product of (1) the Maximum Number of Shares less the number of Terminated Shares multiplied and (2) $1.75. In the event the Maturity Date is determined by clause (a) or (c) of Valuation Date, on such Maturity Date, Seller shall be entitled to receive the Maturity Consideration in cash or, at the option of Counterparty (other than in the case of a Delisting Event), Shares based on the average daily VWAP Price over 30 scheduled trading days ending on the Maturity Date (such shares to be paid as Maturity Consideration, the “Maturity Shares”); provided that the Maturity Shares used to pay the Maturity Consideration (i) (a) are registered for resale under an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) under which Seller may sell or transfer the Shares or (b) may be transferred by Seller without any restrictions including the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2)) or the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (ii) bear no restrictive legend (collectively, (i) and (ii) above, the “Share Conditions”); provided further that if the Maturity Shares do not satisfy the Share Conditions, Seller shall instead receive such number of Shares equal to the product of (a) three (3) and (b) the Maximum Number of Shares minus the Terminated Shares (the “Penalty Shares”); provided further that if the Penalty Shares satisfy the Share Conditions within 120 days after the Maturity Date, Seller shall return to Counterparty such number of Penalty Shares that are valued in excess of Maturity Consideration based on the 10-day VWAP ending on date that such Shares satisfied the Share Conditions. Counterparty, at Sellers’s option, will pay the Maturity Consideration on a net basis such that Seller retains a number of shares due to Counterparty upon the Maturity Date equal to the number of Maturity Shares or Penalty Shares payable to Seller, only to the extent the Number of Shares due to Counterparty upon the Maturity Date are equal to or more than the number of Maturity Shares or Penalty Shares

 

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   payable to Seller, with any Maturity Consideration remaining due to be paid to Seller in newly issued Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, in addition to the Maturity Consideration, at the Maturity Date, Seller will be entitled to retain the Prepayment Amount. In the event that the Maturity Date is determined by clause (b) of the Valuation Date, on such Maturity Date, Seller shall not be entitled to receive the Maturity Consideration.
Additional Consideration:    In addition to the Prepayment Amount, Seller shall pay directly from the Trust Account on the Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the product of 500,000 multiplied by the Redemption Price, for the purpose of repayment of Seller having purchased, prior to the closing of the Business Combination, 500,000 Shares from third parties in the open market through a broker in connection with the Share Consideration, which Shares (the “Additional Purchased Shares”) shall not be included in the Number of Shares in this Transaction, and shall be free and clear of all obligations of Seller in connection with this Confirmation.
Share Registration    At the written request of Seller and no earlier than the Counterparty’s redemption deadline (the “Registration Request”), within thirty (30) calendar days of the Registration Request, Counterparty shall file (at Counterparty’s sole cost and expense) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement registering the resale of all shares held by the Seller and its affiliates, including the Recycled Shares, the Additional Shares and the Share Consideration Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earliest of (i) the 60th calendar day (or 105th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Registration Request and (ii) the 5th Local Business Day after the date the Counterparty is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two (2) Local Business Days thereafter, the Counterparty shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended containing a “plan of distribution” reasonably acceptable to the Seller. In no event shall Counterparty identify Seller as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. The Counterparty will use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement covering the resale of the shares as described above continuously effective (except for customary blackout periods, up to twice per year and for a total of up to 15 calendar days (and not more than 10 calendar days in an occurrence), if and when the Counterparty is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which, in the good faith judgment of the Counterparty’s board of directors, would be prejudicial, and the Counterparty agrees to promptly notify Seller of any such blackout determination) until all such shares have been sold or may be transferred without any restrictions including the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2) or the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act; provided that Counterparty covenants and agrees to

 

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   make all necessary filings, amendments, supplements and submissions in furtherance of the foregoing, including to register all of Seller’s Shares for resale. The Seller may, at its sole discretion, accelerate the Maturity Date (and payment of the Maturity Consideration, including the Penalty Shares (if applicable)) by written notice to the Counterparty at any time, if (a) the Registration Statement covering all of the shares described above in this section is not declared effective after the 60th calendar day (or 105th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Registration Statement) after the Registration Request) or (b) the Registration Statement after it is declared effective ceases to be continuously effective (subject to the blackout periods as indicated above) as set forth in the preceding sentence for more than 15 consecutive calendar days ((a) and (b) together, collectively, a “Registration Failure”). Seller will promptly deliver customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection with the Registration Statement, including those related to selling shareholders and to respond to Commission comments If requested by Seller, the Counterparty shall remove or instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend with respect to transfers under the Securities Act from any and all Shares held by Seller if (1) the Registration Statement is and continues to be effective under the Securities Act, (2) such Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (subject to all applicable requirements of Rule 144 being met), or (3) such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to the Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions; provided that Seller shall have timely provided customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection therewith. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Counterparty’s counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of any legal opinion required by the Counterparty’s transfer agent or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Counterparty. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, the Counterparty will, no later than five (5) Local Business Days following the delivery by Seller to the Counterparty or the transfer agent (with notice to the Counterparty) of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent, remove the restrictive legend related to the book entry account holding the Shares and make a new, unlegended book entry for the Shares. Consistent with the foregoing, the Seller and the Counterparty agree to enter into a separate registration rights agreement providing for customary demand and piggyback registration rights and customary indemnification of the Seller.
Share Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Extraordinary Events:   
Consequences of Merger Events involving Counterparty:   
Share-for-Share:    Calculation Agent Adjustment.

 

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Share-for-Other:    Cancellation and Payment.
Share-for-Combined:    Component Adjustment.
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided, however, that Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding “, or of the outstanding Shares,” before “of the Issuer” in the fourth line thereof. Sections 12.1(e) and 12.1(l)(ii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by adding “or Shares, as applicable,” after “voting Shares”.
Consequences of Tender Offers:   
Share-for-Share:    Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Share-for-Other:    Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Share-for-Combined:    Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors) or such other exchange or quotation system which, in the determination of the Calculation Agent, has liquidity comparable to the aforementioned exchanges; if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall be deemed to be the Exchange.
Business Combination Exclusion:    Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, the parties agree that the Business Combination shall not constitute a Merger Event, Tender Offer, Delisting or any other Extraordinary Event hereunder.
Additional Disruption Events:   
(a) Change in Law:    Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the words “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” after the word “regulation” in the second line thereof.
(a) Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
(b) Insolvency Filing:    Applicable.
(c) Hedging Disruption:    Not Applicable.
(d) Increased Cost of Hedging:    Not Applicable.
(e) Loss of Stock Borrow:    Not Applicable.

 

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(f) Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:    Not Applicable.
Determining Party:    For all applicable events, Seller, unless (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Seller, or (ii) if Seller fails to perform its obligations as Determining Party, in which case a Third Party Dealer (as defined below) in the relevant market selected by Counterparty will be the Determining Party.
Additional Provisions:   
Calculation Agent:    Seller, unless (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Seller, or (ii) if Seller fails to perform its obligations as Calculation Agent, in which case an unaffiliated leading dealer in the relevant market selected by Counterparty in its sole discretion will be the Calculation Agent.
   In the event that a party (the “Disputing Party”) does not agree with any determination made (or the failure to make any determination) by the Calculation Agent, the Disputing Party shall have the right to require that the Calculation Agent have such determination reviewed by a disinterested third party that is a dealer in derivatives of the type that is the subject of the dispute and that is not an Affiliate of either party (a “Third Party Dealer”). Such Third Party Dealer shall be jointly selected by the parties within one (1) Local Business Day after the Disputing Party’s exercise of its rights hereunder (once selected, such Third Party Dealer shall be the “Substitute Calculation Agent”). If the parties are unable to agree on a Substitute Calculation Agent within the prescribed time, each of the parties shall elect a Third Party Dealer and such two dealers shall agree on a Third Party Dealer by the end of the subsequent Local Business Day. Such Third Party Dealer shall be deemed to be the Substitute Calculation Agent. Any exercise by the Disputing Party of its rights hereunder must be in writing and shall be delivered to the Calculation Agent not later than the third Local Business Day following the Local Business Day on which the Calculation Agent notifies the Disputing Party of any determination made (or of the failure to make any determination). Any determination by the Substitute Calculation Agent shall be binding in the absence of manifest error and shall be made as soon as possible but no later than the second Local Business Day following the Substitute Calculation Agent’s appointment. The costs of such Substitute Calculation Agent shall be borne by (a) the Disputing Party if the Substitute Calculation Agent substantially agrees with the Calculation Agent or (b) the non-Disputing Party if the Substitute Calculation Agent does not substantially agree with the Calculation Agent. If, after following the procedures and within the specified time frames set forth above, a binding determination is not achieved, the original determination of the Calculation Agent shall apply.
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgements:    Applicable.

 

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Schedule Provisions:   
Specified Entity:    In relation to both Seller and Counterparty for the purpose of:
   Section 5(a)(v), Not Applicable
   Section 5(a)(vi), Not Applicable
   Section 5(a)(vii), Not Applicable
Cross-Default    The “Cross-Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party.
Credit Event Upon Merger    The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(v) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party.
Automatic Early Termination:    The “Automatic Early Termination” of Section 6(a) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party.
Termination Currency:    United States Dollars.
Additional Termination Events:    Will apply to Seller and to Counterparty and Target. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an Additional Termination Event in respect of which Seller and Counterparty and Target shall be Affected Parties:
   (a) The Business Combination fails to close on or before the Outside Date (as defined in the BCA) (as such Outside Date may be amended or extended from time to time); and
   (b) The BCA is terminated pursuant to its terms prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Counterparty’s obligations set forth under the captions, “Reimbursement of Legal Fees and Expenses,” and “Other Provisions — (d) Indemnification” shall survive any termination due to the occurrence of either of the foregoing Additional Termination Events.
Governing Law:    New York law (without reference to choice of law doctrine).
Credit Support Provider:    With respect to Seller and Counterparty, None.
Local Business Days:    Seller specifies the following places for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to it: New York. Counterparty specifies the following places for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to it: New York.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

1.

Each of Counterparty, Target and Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the other as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction that (in the absence of any written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for the Transaction):

 

(a)

Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any

 

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  communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction, it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction will not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction. No communication (written or oral) received from the other party will be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction.

 

(b)

Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction. It is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of the Transaction.

 

(c)

Non-Public Information. It is in compliance with Section 10(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(d)

Eligible Contract Participant. It is an “eligible contract participant” under, and as defined in, the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1a(18)) and CFTC regulations (17 CFR § 1.3).

 

(e)

Tax Characterization. It shall treat the Transaction as a derivative financial contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and it shall not take any action or tax return filing position contrary to this characterization.

 

(f)

Private Placement. It (i) is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (ii) is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) understands that the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act.

 

(g)

Investment Company Act. It is not and, after giving effect to the Transaction, will not be required to register as an “investment company” under, and as such term is defined in, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(h)

Authorization. The Transaction, including this Confirmation, has been entered into pursuant to authority granted by its board of directors or other governing authority. It has no internal policy, whether written or oral, that would prohibit it from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the purchase of Shares to be made in connection therewith.

 

(i)

Affiliate Status. It is the intention of the parties hereto that Seller shall not be an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Counterparty including Blockchain or the Combined Company following the closing of the Business Combination, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

2.

Counterparty represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with Seller as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction that:

 

(a)

Total Assets. Blockchain has total assets as of the date hereof and expects to have as of the closing of the Business Combination of at least USD $5,000,001.

 

(b)

Non-Reliance. Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Seller is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards.

 

(c)

Solvency. Counterparty is, and shall be as of the date of any payment or delivery by Counterparty under the Transaction, solvent and able to pay its debts as they come due, with assets having a fair value greater than liabilities and with capital sufficient to carry on the businesses in which it engages. Counterparty: (i) has not engaged in and will not engage in any business or transaction after which the property remaining with it will be unreasonably small in relation to its business, (ii) has not incurred and does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay as they mature, and (iii) as a result of entering into and performing its obligations

 

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  under the Transaction, (a) it has not violated and will not violate any relevant state law provision applicable to the acquisition or redemption by an issuer of its own securities and (b) it would not be nor would it be rendered “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable local insolvency regime).

 

(d)

Public Reports. As of the Trade Date, Counterparty is in material compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, and all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, when considered as a whole (with the most recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(e)

No Distribution. Except with respect to any Shares that may be offered and sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to facilitate a distribution of the Shares (or any security that may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for Shares, or whose value under its terms may in whole or in significant part be determined by the value of the Shares) or in connection with any future issuance of securities.

 

(f)

SEC Documents. The Counterparty shall comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s guidance, including Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation No. 166.01, for all relevant disclosure in connection with this Confirmation and the Transaction, and will not file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any Form 8-K (or Form 6-K (if applicable)), Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or Form F-4 (if applicable)) (including any post-effective amendment thereof), proxy statement, or other document that includes any disclosure regarding this Confirmation or the Transaction without consulting with and reasonably considering any comments received from Seller, provided that, no consultation shall be required with respect to any subsequent disclosures that are substantially similar to prior disclosures by Counterparty that were reviewed by Seller.

 

(g)

Waiver. The Counterparty hereby waives any violation of its “bulldog clause” and any other restrictions that would be caused by Seller entering into this Transaction.

 

(h)

Disclosure. The Counterparty shall preview with Seller all public disclosure relating to the Transaction and shall consult with Seller to ensure that such public disclosure, including the press release, Form 8-K (or Form 6-K (if applicable)) or other filing that announces the Transaction adequately discloses the material terms and conditions of the Transaction in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller; provided that the Form 8-K (or Form 6-K (if applicable)) shall be publicly filed on the same date that definitive transaction documents are signed and provided further, that to the extent definitive transaction documents are not signed at least 48 hours prior to the Redemption Deadline, the Counterparty agrees to make all necessary disclosures (if any) at least 24 hours prior to the Redemption Deadline to ensure that Seller is not in possession of material non-public information as a result of the transactions outlined herein.

 

(i)

Listing. The Counterparty agrees to use its best efforts to maintain the listing of the Shares on a national securities exchange; provided that if the Shares cease to be listed on a national securities exchange or upon the filing of a Form 25 (each a “Delisting Event”), Seller may accelerate the Maturity Date under this Confirmation by delivering notice to the Counterparty and shall be entitled to the Break-up Fees, which shall be due and payable immediately following the Maturity Date.

 

(j)

Regulatory Filings. Counterparty covenants that it will make all regulatory filings that it is required by law or regulation to make with respect to the Transaction.

 

(k)

Regulation M and Target Approvals. Counterparty is not on the Trade Date and agrees and covenants that it will not be on any date Seller is purchasing shares that may be included in a Pricing Date Notice, engaged or engaging in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Counterparty, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M. Counterparty shall not, until the second scheduled trading

 

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  day immediately following dates referenced in the preceding sentence, engage in any such distribution. Counterparty, including Target, also agrees and covenants that the BCA shall be executed and all required approvals and consents of the Target security holders in connection with the Business Combination shall be obtained and any subsequent valuation periods as contemplated under Regulation M under the Exchange Act, shall be completed in each case no later than Blockchain’ redemption deadline.

 

(l)

Other Agreements. Counterparty covenants and agrees that it has not and will not enter into any other (i) OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transactions or similar transaction(s) or agreement(s) with any other person(s) without the prior written consent of Seller or (ii) agreements or arrangements that would change or have the effect of changing or manipulating the number of redemptions for purposes of canceling this Transaction, including the Confirmation, as set forth in Break-up Fees.

 

(m)

No conflicts. The execution and delivery by the Counterparty and Target of, and the performance by the Counterparty and the Target of its obligations under, the Transaction and the Confirmation and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Confirmation, including the payments and share issuances hereunder, do not and will not result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default under or give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under) (or result in the creation or imposition of a lien, charge or encumbrance on any property or assets of the Counterparty, the Target or any of their respective subsidiaries pursuant to) (i) any provision of applicable law, (ii) the organizational documents of any of the Counterparty, the Target or any of their respective subsidiaries, (iii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, or any license, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument binding upon the Counterparty, the Target or any of their respective subsidiaries, or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Counterparty, the Target or any of their respective subsidiaries, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Counterparty or the Target of their respective obligations under the Confirmation, except as have been obtained. In addition, the Counterparty and Target covenant and agree not to enter into any agreement or other arrangement that would prohibit, restrict or otherwise prevent the Counterparty from performing its obligations hereunder, including the making of any payment or Share issuance to the Seller.

 

3.

Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with Counterparty as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction and each other date specified that:

 

(a)

Regulatory Filings. Seller covenants that it will make all regulatory filings that it is required by law or regulation to make with respect to the Transaction including, without limitation, as may be required by Section 13 or Section 16 (if applicable) under the Exchange Act and, assuming the accuracy of Counterparty’s Repurchase Notices (as described under “Repurchase Notices” below) any sales of the Recycled Shares and the Additional Shares will be in compliance therewith.

 

(b)

Shorting. From the date of this Confirmation, neither Seller nor any of its affiliates nor any entity managed by Seller or its affiliates will, directly or indirectly, effect any Short Sales in respect of the Shares prior to the earlier of a) the Maturity Date and b) the cancellation of the Transaction. “Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis).

 

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Transactions by Seller in the Shares

 

(a)

Seller hereby waives the redemption rights (“Redemption Rights”) set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation in connection with the Business Combination with respect to the Subject Shares only during the term of this Confirmation. Seller may sell or otherwise transfer, loan or dispose of any of the Shares or any other shares or securities of the Counterparty in one or more public or private transactions at any time. Any Subject Shares that are not Shortfall Sale Shares sold by Seller during the term of the Transaction will cease to be included in the Number of Shares.

 

(b)

Unless otherwise noted herein, Seller will give written notice to Counterparty of any sale of Subject Shares by Seller within one (1) Local Business Day following the date of such sale, such notice to include the date of the sale and the number of Subject Shares sold.

No Arrangements

Seller, Counterparty and Target each acknowledge and agree that: (i) there are no voting, hedging or settlement arrangements between or among Seller, Counterparty and Target with respect to any Shares or the Counterparty or Target, other than those set forth herein; (ii) although Seller may hedge its risk under the Transaction in any way Seller determines, Seller has no obligation to hedge with the purchase, sale or maintenance of any Shares or otherwise; (iii) Counterparty and Target will not be entitled to any voting rights in respect of any of the Shares underlying the Transaction; and (iv) Counterparty and Target will not seek to influence Seller with respect to the voting or disposition of any Shares.

Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act

In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“WSTAA”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, nor any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the date of this Confirmation, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the ISDA Form, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the ISDA Form.

Address for Notices

Notice to Seller:

3 Columbus Circle

24th Floor

New York, NY 10019

With a copy to:

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

Attention: Keith Billotti

Email: billotti@sewkis.com

Notice to Counterparty:

Blockchain Acquisition Corp. I

PO Box 1093 Boundary Hall

Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

KY1-1102, Cayman Islands

With a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209

 

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Attention: M. Christopher Hall

Email: chall@perkinscoie.com

Following the Closing of the Business Combination:

Qenta Inc.

777 Post Oak Blvd. #430

Houston, TX 77056

Attention: Brent De Jong / Carlos Garduño

Email: brent.dejong@qenta.com / legalnotices@qenta.com

With a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209

Attention: M. Christopher Hall

Email: chall@perkinscoie.com

A copy of all OET Notices shall be sent by Seller to the following address:

399 Park Avenue

4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn: General Counsel

Email: Project_EncryptAll_Ext@moelis.com; Tiffany.Lundquist@moelis.com

Other Provisions.

 

(c)

Rule 10b5-1.

 

  (i)

Counterparty represents and warrants to Seller that Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such securities or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act, and Counterparty represents and warrants to Seller that Counterparty has not entered into or altered, and agrees that Counterparty will not enter into or alter, any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Shares.

 

  (ii)

Counterparty agrees that it will not seek to control or influence Seller’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” under the Transaction, including, without limitation, Seller’s decision to enter into any hedging transactions. Counterparty represents and warrants that it has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Confirmation and the Transaction under the federal securities laws, including without limitation, the prohibitions on manipulative and deceptive devices under the Exchange Act.

 

  (iii)

Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a written trading plan for trading securities.. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, including without limitation the prohibition on manipulative and deceptive devises under the Exchange Act and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty or any officer, director, manager or similar person of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares.

 

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(d)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares (other than in connection with a Counterparty equity compensation program (e.g., to fund taxes in connection with vested RSUs), promptly give Seller a written notice of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”), provided that Counterparty agrees that this information does not constitute material non-public information; provided further if this information shall be material non-public information, it shall publicly disclosed immediately. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Seller’s hedging activities as a consequence of remaining or becoming a Section 16 “insider” following the closing of the Business Combination, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Seller with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within thirty (30) days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty has no indemnification or other obligations with respect to Seller becoming a Section 16 “insider” prior to the closing of the Business Combination. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Seller with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

(e)

Transfer or Assignment. The Seller may freely transfer or assign the rights and duties under this Confirmation. If at any time following the closing of the Business Combination at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 9.9%, or (B) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clause (A) or (B), and “Excess Ownership Position”), Seller is unable to effect a transfer or assignment of a portion of the Transaction to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Seller and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Seller such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Seller may designate any Local Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “Terminated Portion”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Seller so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a portion of the Shares with respect to the

 

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  Transaction shall be delivered to Counterparty as if the Early Termination Date was the Valuation Date in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the number of Shares underlying the Terminated Portion. The “Section 16 Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, as determined by Seller, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Seller and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Seller under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act) with Seller directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) (the “Seller Group” ) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding.

The “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Seller and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Seller and any group (however designated) of which Seller is a member (Seller or any such person or group, a “Seller Person”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion.

The “Applicable Share Limit” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting (other than on Schedule 13D or 13G) or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Seller Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Seller Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion, minus (B) 0.1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

(f)

Indemnification. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its affiliates and its assignees and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses (but not including financial losses to an Indemnified Party relating to the economic terms of the Transaction provided that the Counterparty performs its obligations under this Confirmation in accordance with its terms), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) expenses, joint or several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Indemnified Parties and the Counterparty or between any of the Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon the Transaction, including the execution or delivery of this Confirmation, the performance by Counterparty of its obligations under the Transaction, any breach of any covenant, representation or warranty made by Counterparty in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form, regulatory filings and submissions made by or on behalf of the Counterparty related to the Transaction (other than as relates to any information provided in writing by or on behalf of Seller or its affiliates), or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Registration Statement or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement, press release, filings or other document, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Counterparty will not be liable under the foregoing indemnification provision to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is related to the manner in which Seller sells, or arising out of any sales by Seller of, any Shares, including the Subject Shares or found in a nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Seller’s material breach of any covenant, representation or other obligation in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or from Seller’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in performing the services that are subject of the Transaction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition (and in addition to any other Reimbursement of Legal Fees and other Expenses contemplated by this Confirmation), Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or

 

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  threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. Counterparty also agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability to Counterparty or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of Counterparty in connection with or as a result of any matter referred to in this Confirmation except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by Counterparty result from such Indemnified Party’s breach of any covenant, representation or other obligation in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Indemnified Party or breach of any U.S. federal or state securities laws or the rules, regulations or applicable interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and/or delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to the ISDA Form or this Confirmation shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Seller.

 

(g)

Amendments to Equity Definitions.

 

  (i)

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (ii) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Form with respect to that Issuer.”; and

 

  (ii)

Section 12.6(c)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the words “the Transaction will be cancelled,” in the first line with the words “Seller will have the right, which it must exercise or refrain from exercising, as applicable, in good faith acting in a commercially reasonable manner, to cancel the Transaction,”;

 

(h)

Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

(i)

Attorney and Other Fees. Subject to clause (d) Indemnification (above), in the event of any legal action initiated by any party arising under or out of, in connection with or in respect of, this Confirmation or the Transaction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in such action, as determined and fixed by the court.

 

(j)

Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

(k)

Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be (a) a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, in which case each payment and delivery made pursuant to the Transaction is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (b) a “swap agreement” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a party’s right to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any

 

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  Event of Default under the ISDA Form with respect to the other party to constitute a “contractual right” as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to otherwise constitute a “margin payment” or “settlement payment” and a “transfer” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(l)

Process Agent. For the purposes of Section 13(c) of the ISDA Form:

Seller appoints as its Process Agent: None

Counterparty appoints as its Process Agent: None.

[Signature page follows]

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us at your earliest convenience.

 

Very truly yours,
VELLAR OPPORTUNITY FUND SPV LLC – SERIES 5
By:  

/s/ Solomon Cohen

Name:   Solomon Cohen
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Agreed and accepted by:
BLOCKCHAIN ACQUISITION CORP. I
By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

Name:   Lou Kerner
Title:   CEO
BCSA Merger Sub, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Lou Kerner

Name:   Lou Kerner
Title:   President
QENTA INC.
By:  

/s/ Brent de Jong

Name:   Brent de Jong
Title:   Chairman

 

[Signature Page to Confirmation]


SCHEDULE A

FORM OF PRICING DATE NOTICE

Date: [•], 2022

To: Blockchain Acquisition Corp. I (“Counterparty”)

Address: [•]

Phone: [•]

From: Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 5 (“Seller”)

Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction

1. This Pricing Date Notice supplements, forms part of, and is subject to the Confirmation Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction dated as of [•], 2022 (the “Confirmation”) between Counterparty and Seller, as amended and supplemented from time to time. All provisions contained in the Confirmation govern this Pricing Date Notice except as expressly modified below.

2. The purpose of this Pricing Date Notice is to confirm certain terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Seller and Counterparty pursuant to the Confirmation.

Pricing Date: [•], 2022

Number of Recycled Shares: [•]

Number of Additional Shares: [•] (if any)

Exhibit 99.1

Fintech Platform Qenta Inc., to List on Nasdaq Through Merger with Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I

Qenta Inc., has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: BCSA) (the “Transaction”).

The business combination is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023.

GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS / HOUSTON, TX, November 10, 2022 — Qenta Inc., (“Qenta” or the “Company”), a financial technology company established to digitize the world’s assets and transactions, and Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: BCSA) (“BCSA”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), today announced they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will continue to operate as Qenta.

Qenta is a global company that elevates the world’s citizens and businesses through its frictionless, accessible, secure, and compliant financial ecosystem. With a vision to digitize all the world’s assets and transactions, Qenta started with a focus on the precious metals sector. By introducing digitized Responsible Gold, and multiple recognitions for ESG, innovation, and Shariah compliance, Qenta brought gold into the digital age as an efficient store of value and gave it true utility as a medium of exchange.

Today Qenta operates through three integrated segments: Qenta Digital Assets, offering provenance, custody, and ownership tracking of precious metals; Qenta Payments, with newly launched alternative banking and payment applications; and Qenta Capital & Risk Management, offering specialized hedging products and margin financing for soft commodities and precious metals.

Qenta aims to replicate its patented Digital Assets solution for soft commodities, fiat currencies, and carbon offsets in multi-asset wallets and continues the geographic expansion of its Payments and Capital & Risk Management services through organic growth and acquisition within the fintech vertical.

Qenta’s Investment Highlights:

 

  1.

A leader in the digitization of assets and transactions

 

  2.

Massive addressable market boosted by commodity focus

 

  3.

Pioneer in integrating ESG best practices in the creation of digital and sustainable products

 

  4.

Committed to strict regulatory compliance and security

 

  5.

Promising scalability driven by friction reduction and better access to financial solutions philosophy

 

  6.

Led and founded by Brent de Jong, a successful platform builder with a demonstrated ability to use acquisitions to build shareholder value

Summary of Transaction

The boards of directors of Qenta and BCSA have both unanimously approved the Transaction, which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023. The Transaction will require the approval of the shareholders of both Qenta and BCSA and is subject to other customary closing conditions identified in the business combination agreement.

Qenta’s shareholders will roll their equity holdings into the new public company. Current shareholders of BCSA will convert their class A ordinary shares and class B ordinary shares of BCSA into common stock of the combined company on a one-for-one basis.

Qenta expects to use the proceeds from the Transaction to accelerate growth and general corporate purposes, in addition to covering Transaction-related costs.


Upon the closing of the Transaction, and assuming none of BCSA’s public shareholders elect to redeem their shares,

 

   

the current stockholders of Qenta are expected to own approximately 54% of the combined company,

 

   

BCSA’s public stockholders are expected to own 33% of the combined company, and

 

   

BCSA’s sponsor is expected to own 13% of the combined company.

The Transaction includes an implied combined pro forma total enterprise value of approximately $622 million, assuming no shareholder redemptions. Further, assuming a share price of $10.00 per share, the combined company is expected to have an initial market capitalization of approximately $904 million.

Forward Purchase Agreement

BCSA has also entered into a forward purchase agreement with Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 5 (“Vellar”), a client of Cohen & Company Financial Management, LLC (“Cohen”). Entities and funds managed by Cohen own equity interests in BCSA’s sponsor. Pursuant to the forward purchase agreement, Vellar has agreed to purchase in the open market and not redeem up to 12,000,000 BCSA class A ordinary shares in advance of the consummation of the business combination, subject to certain conditions, including its receipt of the trust proceeds related to the shares it purchases less 10% following the consummation of the business combination. Vellar will pay the combined company the proceeds from its sales of the shares purchased pursuant to the forward purchase agreement, subject to certain parameters.

Share Purchase Agreement

As part of its public readiness, Qenta secured a $180,000,000 capital commitment from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS (“GEM”), a Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group. Under the agreement, GEM agrees to provide Qenta with a share subscription facility for a 48-month term following the completion of the business combination between the Company and BCSA.

Additional Information

Additional information about the Transaction, including a copy of the business combination agreement, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by BCSA with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and will be available at www.sec.gov. In addition, BCSA intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus, and will file other documents regarding the proposed Transaction with the SEC.

Advisors

Perkins Coie LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP are acting as legal counsel to BCSA.

About BCSA

BCSA is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. BCSA is led by Chairman and Managing Director Matthew Le Merle, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Lou Kerner, Managing Director Alison Davis, and Chief Financial Officer Mitchell Mechigian.

About Qenta

Qenta is a financial technology company established to digitize all the world’s assets and transactions. It elevates the world’s citizens and businesses through its frictionless, accessible, secure, and compliant financial ecosystem. Today Qenta operates through three integrated segments: Qenta Digital Assets, offering provenance, custody, and ownership tracking of precious metals; Qenta Payments, with newly launched alternative banking and payment applications; and Qenta Capital & Risk Management, offering specialized hedging products and margin financing for soft commodities and precious metals.


Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Qenta has offices and operations on 5 continents and more than 400 employees. It offers the highest level of security and compliance and is governed by financial authorizations in Brazil, Dubai, Ghana, India, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the US. For more information, please visit www.qenta.com.

Important Information and Where to Find It

A full description of the terms of the proposed Transaction will be provided in a registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by BCSA with the SEC that will include a prospectus with respect to the combined company’s securities to be issued in connection with the business combination and a proxy statement with respect to the shareholder meeting of BCSA to vote on the business combination. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the business combination. BCSA and Qenta urge their investors, shareholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/ prospectus as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about BCSA, Qenta and the Transaction. After the registration statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the registration statement will be mailed to shareholders of BCSA as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Once available, shareholders of BCSA will also be able to obtain a copy of the S-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a request to: Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands, Attn: Secretary. The preliminary and definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the registration statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

Participants in the Solicitation

BCSA and Qenta and their respective directors, executive officers, other members of management, and employees may, under SEC rules, be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies of BCSA’s shareholders with respect to the potential Transaction described in this press release. Information about the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of BCSA’s shareholders in connection with the potential transaction will be set forth in BCSA’s registration statement on Form S-4 containing the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. Such shareholders will be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, once available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands, Attn: Secretary.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential Transaction and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of BCSA, Qenta or the combined company, nor will there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are


based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed business combination, including the timing and structure of the Transaction, the proceeds of the Transaction, the initial market capitalization of the combined company, the benefits of the Transaction and the combined company’s future financial performance, as well as statements about the potential attributes and benefits of Qenta’s financial technology platform, the potential market opportunity, and the development and performance of Qenta’s platform. We cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this press release will prove to be accurate. These forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the ability to complete the business combination due to the failure to obtain approval from BCSA’s shareholders or satisfy other closing conditions in the business combination agreement, the occurrence of any event or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Qenta or BCSA following announcement of the Transactions, the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts Qenta’s, the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination, costs related to the business combination, the amount of redemption requests made by BCSA’s stockholders, changes in applicable laws or regulations, that Qenta will have sufficient capital upon the approval of the Transaction to operate as anticipated, and other risks and uncertainties, including those to be included under the header “Risk Factors” in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by BCSA with the SEC and those included under the header “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus of BCSA related to its initial public offering. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Qenta and BCSA disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Contacts

Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I:

Matt Yemma

Peaks Strategies

myemma@peaksstrategies.com

Qenta, Inc.:

Luana Helsinger

Director of Corporate Development

luana.helsinger@qenta.com