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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2022

 

 

GETAROUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40152   85-3122877

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

55 Green Street

San Francisco, California 94111

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 295-5725

InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp.

1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10019

(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

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   GETR   The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   GETR WS   The New York Stock Exchange

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

Emerging growth company  ☒

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

 

 

 


Introductory Note

On December 8, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the registrant consummated the previously announced transactions pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 11, 2022 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“InterPrivate II”), TMPST Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of InterPrivate II (“First Merger Sub”), TMPST Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of InterPrivate II (“Second Merger Sub”), and Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Getaround”), pursuant to which First Merger Sub merged with and into Getaround (the “First Merger”), with Getaround being the surviving corporation of the First Merger, and immediately following the First Merger, Getaround merged with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving company of the Second Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of InterPrivate II. The Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.” In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the registrant changed its name from “InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp.” to “Getaround, Inc.” (hereinafter referred to as “New Getaround”).

Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” refers to the registrant, which is New Getaround after the Closing, and InterPrivate II prior to the Closing. All references herein to the “Board” refer to the board of directors of New Getaround. Terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) but not defined herein, or for which definitions are not otherwise incorporated by reference herein, have the same meaning given to such terms in the prospectus and definitive proxy statement dated November 14, 2022, and filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 16, 2022 (as supplemented by Supplement No. 1 thereto dated November 23, 2022, Supplement No. 2 thereto dated November 29, 2022, and Supplement No. 3 thereto dated December 1, 2022, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), in the section entitled “Frequently Used Terms” beginning on page 2 thereof, and such definitions are incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the Closing, and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement: (i) each outstanding share of Getaround Common Stock (including shares of Getaround Common Stock issued upon exercise of Getaround Warrants in accordance with their terms for Getaround Capital Stock and conversion of Getaround Preferred Stock, Getaround non-voting common stock and convertible notes other than Getaround Bridge Notes, in each case immediately prior to the Closing) (other than any cancelled shares or dissenting shares) was canceled and converted into the right to receive 0.32025 shares of InterPrivate II Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Stock”); (ii) all Getaround Options were assumed by InterPrivate II and converted into options to purchase shares of Class A Stock (the “Assumed Options”); (iii) all outstanding unvested Getaround RSUs were assumed by InterPrivate II and converted into InterPrivate II restricted stock units (the “Assumed RSUs”); and (iv) all outstanding Getaround Bridge Notes converted in accordance with their terms into shares of Class A Stock.

On the Closing Date: (i) each issued and outstanding share of Class A Stock and InterPrivate II Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Stock”), automatically converted into one share of New Getaround common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “New Getaround Common Stock”); (ii) each issued and outstanding whole InterPrivate II Warrant to purchase shares of Class A Stock became a warrant to acquire one share of New Getaround Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (each, a “New Getaround Warrant”); and (iii) each issued and outstanding InterPrivate II Unit that had not been previously separated into the underlying share of Class A Stock and the underlying InterPrivate II Warrant upon the request of the holder thereof was cancelled and entitled the holder thereof to one share of New Getaround Common Stock and one-fifth of one New Getaround Warrant.

In addition, pursuant to a convertible note subscription agreement entered into in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company issued, and certain investors purchased, concurrently with the Closing, $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior secured convertible notes and an aggregate of 266,156 shares of New Getaround Common Stock (such transactions, as described in further detail below, the “Convertible Notes Financing”).

Pursuant to a non-redemption agreement, dated November 28, 2022 (“Non-Redemption Agreement”), and previously disclosed in Supplement No. 2 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Company exercised its right to require that the counterparties not redeem 679,491 shares of Class A Stock. After taking into account the non-redemption of such shares, holders of an aggregate of 24,325,000 shares of Class A Stock properly exercised their right to have their

 

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shares redeemed for a full pro rata portion of the Trust Account holding the proceeds from the IPO, calculated as of two business days prior to the Closing, which was approximately $10.11 per share, or $245,891,121.90 in the aggregate. The remaining balance of the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing of approximately $15.7 million was used to partially fund the Business Combination.

As a result of such redemptions, a total of 1,550,000 Public Shares remained outstanding at the Closing. Following the Closing, and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, as amended, an aggregate of 9,000,000 Bonus Shares were distributed pro rata to the non-redeeming Public Stockholders, or approximately 5.8064516 Bonus Shares for each outstanding Public Share held at the Closing, with any such Bonus Shares entitled to be received rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. In addition, 57,358 Bonus Shares were distributed to the holders of the Representative Shares, an aggregate of 34,412 Bonus Shares were distributed to the former independent directors of InterPrivate II who each held Founder Shares and 1,908,230 Bonus Shares were distributed to the Sponsor in respect of its Founder Shares, of which 200,000 Bonus Shares were subsequently transferred by the Sponsor to Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. pursuant to a stock transfer agreement dated October 31, 2022.

After giving effect to the Business Combination, the redemption of the Public Shares described above, the consummation of the Convertible Notes Financing, the separation of the former InterPrivate II Units, and the issuance of the Bonus Shares, as of the Closing Date, there were 92,085,974 shares of New Getaround Common Stock issued and outstanding. Of those shares, 67,200,526 shares were issued to Getaround equityholders as Closing Merger Consideration and 5,400,542 shares were issued to holders of Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes, which automatically converted in accordance with their terms into shares of Class A Stock at the Closing, collectively representing approximately 78.8% of the Company’s voting power at the Closing.

The New Getaround Common Stock and New Getaround Warrants commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbols “GETR” and “GETR WS,” respectively, on December 9, 2022, subject to the ongoing review of New Getaround’s satisfaction of all listing criteria following the Business Combination.

A more detailed description of the Business Combination is included in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 164 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated by reference herein. Further, the foregoing summary descriptions of the Merger Agreement, as amended, and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, as amended, are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, in each case as amended, copies of which are attached this Report as Exhibits 2.1, 2.1(a), 10.3 and 10.3(a), respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

This Report incorporates by reference certain information from reports and other documents that were previously filed with the SEC, including certain information from the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this Report and the information contained in such prior reports and documents and incorporated by reference herein, you should rely on the information in this Report.

 

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendments to Merger Agreement and Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement

On the Closing Date, immediately prior to the Closing, InterPrivate II, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and Getaround entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties thereto agreed, among other things, to re-allocate 1,666,667 shares of Closing Merger Consideration (the “Re-Allocated Shares”) to the number of Escrow Shares, resulting in an aggregate of 11,000,000 Escrow Shares available for issuance as Bonus Shares to the non-redeeming holders of Class A Stock and Class B Stock pursuant to the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement. The increase to the number of Escrow Shares was effected to satisfy a condition (the “Bonus Share Condition”) in the Non-Redemption Agreement that at least 9,000,000 shares of Class A Stock would be offered by InterPrivate II to all non-redeeming Public Stockholders on a pro rata basis without payment of a purchase price upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Concurrently with the entry into the Merger Agreement Amendment, InterPrivate II, Getaround and the Initial Stockholders entered into an amendment to the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement (the “Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to increase the number of Bonus Shares apportioned to non-redeeming Public

 

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Stockholders from 7,420,779 shares to 9,000,000 shares. As revised, and based on the 24,325,000 shares of Class A Stock that were redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, the number of Bonus Shares non-redeeming Public Stockholders were entitled to receive was approximately 5.8064516 Bonus Shares for each outstanding Public Share held at the Closing, with any such Bonus Shares entitled to be received rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. The remaining 2,000,000 Bonus Shares were apportioned to the Initial Stockholders as follows: 57,358 Bonus Shares to EarlyBirdCapital’s designees, 8,603 Bonus Shares to each of the then-current and former independent directors of InterPrivate II for an aggregate of 34,412 Bonus Shares, and 1,908,230 Bonus Shares to the Sponsor, of which the Sponsor was obligated to transfer promptly following the Closing 200,000 shares to Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. pursuant to a stock transfer agreement dated October 31, 2022.

The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement Amendment and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement Amendment are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the applicable amendments, copies of which are attached to this Report as Exhibits 2.1(a) and 10.3(a), respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Convertible Notes Financing

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing and pursuant to the previously announced convertible note subscription agreement, dated May 11, 2022 (as amended, the “Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement”), by and among InterPrivate II and Mudrick Capital Management L.P. on behalf of certain funds, investors, entities or accounts that are managed, sponsored or advised by Mudrick Capital Management L.P. or its affiliates (the “Convertible Notes Subscriber”), the Company issued and sold to the Convertible Notes Subscriber an aggregate of $175.0 million principal amount of senior secured convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”). The terms of the Convertible Notes are set forth in the Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2022 (the “Convertible Notes Indenture”), by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, and the form of global note attached thereto.

The Convertible Notes accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears on December 15 and June 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2023, at a rate of 8.00% per annum (if paid in cash) or 9.50% per annum (if paid in-kind). Upon the occurrence, and during the continuation, of an event of default, an additional 2.00% will be added to the stated interest rate. The Convertible Notes will mature on December 8, 2027, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased.

The initial conversion rate of the Convertible Notes is 86.96 shares of New Getaround Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $11.50 per share. The initial conversion price is subject to a downward adjustment to 115% of the average daily volume-weighted average trading price (“VWAP”) of New Getaround Common Stock for the 90 trading days after the Closing Date, subject to a minimum conversion price of $9.21 per share. The conversion price is subject to further adjustments as provided in the Convertible Notes Indenture, including adjustments in connection with certain issuances or deemed issuances of New Getaround Common Stock at a price less than the then-effective conversion price, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date of the Convertible Notes.

The Convertible Notes are convertible at the option of the noteholders at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. Conversions of the Convertible Notes will be settled in shares of New Getaround Common Stock.

The Convertible Notes are redeemable at any time by the Company, in whole but not in part, for cash, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, plus certain make-whole premiums as specified in the Convertible Notes Indenture.

Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture), subject to certain conditions and limited exceptions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased plus certain make-whole premiums, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date.

 

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The Convertible Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company, guaranteed by Second Merger Sub and certain of its subsidiaries and secured by collateral consisting of substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiary guarantors.

The Convertible Notes Indenture includes restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company to incur additional debt, make restricted payments and limit the ability of the Company to incur liens. The Convertible Notes Indenture also contains customary events of default.

In connection with the execution of the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Convertible Notes Subscriber, within 100 trading days following the Closing Date, warrants (the “Convertible Notes Warrants”), in substantially the same form as the Public Warrants, to purchase 2,800,000 shares of New Getaround Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50. The Convertible Notes Warrants will be exercisable for shares of New Getaround Common Stock having an aggregate value equal to $3.5 million, based upon a value of $1.25 per Convertible Notes Warrant. The value of the Convertible Notes Warrants will be adjusted upward or downward to reflect the VWAP reported by Bloomberg LP (subject to customary proportionate adjustments affecting the outstanding shares of New Getaround Common Stock) of the equivalent Public Warrants during the 90 trading days following the Closing Date, subject to a maximum upward or downward adjustment of $0.75 per Convertible Notes Warrant. As a result of the adjustment, the minimum and maximum number of Convertible Notes Warrants that the Company is obligated to issue is 1,750,000 and 7,000,000, respectively. The Company has the right to pay cash in lieu of issuing the Convertible Notes Warrants, provided that such cash amount will be equal to $3.5 million.

The Company also agreed to pay the Convertible Notes Subscriber a fee equal to $5.25 million within 100 trading days following the Closing. On December 8, 2022, InterPrivate II and the Convertible Notes Subscriber entered into an amendment to the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement (the “Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement Amendment”) pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed that such fee would become due and payable on the Closing Date.

The Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement included an equitable adjustment provision in favor of the Convertible Notes Subscriber pursuant to which, if the issue price or conversion price of the securities issued in a PIPE Investment or offering of Getaround convertible debt instruments was less than $10.00 per share, then the Company would be obligated to equitably adjust the Convertible Notes, the shares of New Getaround Common Stock underlying the Convertible Notes or the conversion price of the Convertible Notes, or any combination thereof, on the Closing Date to prevent diminution of the economic interest the Convertible Notes Subscriber would otherwise have received in New Getaround upon conversion of the Convertible Notes as of the Closing if the securities issued in the PIPE Investment or Getaround offering had been issued or converted at such threshold price, which equitable adjustment could be reflected by means of (or combination of), without duplication, the issuance, transfer or forfeiture of securities by InterPrivate II, Getaround, security holders of Getaround or the Sponsor, subject to the reasonable determination of the Convertible Notes Subscriber. InterPrivate II and the Convertible Notes Subscriber agreed, pursuant to the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement Amendment, that the equitable adjustment in respect of the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes issued through the date of the amendment would be satisfied in full by the Company’s issuance of 266,156 shares of New Getaround Common Stock (the “Equitable Adjustment Shares”) to the Convertible Notes Subscriber on the Closing Date.

The Company also granted the Convertible Notes Subscriber certain registration rights pursuant to the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement with respect to the Equitable Adjustment Shares and the New Getaround Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes or upon exercise of the Convertible Notes Warrants, if any. These registration rights require the Company to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of such shares.

The foregoing descriptions of the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement and the Convertible Note Indenture and the transactions contemplated thereby are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement Amendment and the Convertible Notes Indenture (including the form of global note attached thereto), copies of which are attached to this Report as Exhibits 10.4, 10.4(a) and 4.3, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing and as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company, InterPrivate Acquisition Management II LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Susan Decker, Jeffrey Harris, Matthew Luckett and Tracey Brophy Warson (the “Sponsor Holders”), EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and the Key Getaround Stockholders (together with the Sponsor Holders and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., the “Holders”) entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2022 (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company is obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain securities of New Getaround held by the Holders. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement also provides the Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.

The material terms of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “The Business Combination Proposal Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination — Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement” beginning on page 232 thereof. Such description is incorporated by reference in this Report and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amended and Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification Agreements

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers, which provide for indemnification and advancements by the Company of certain expenses and costs under certain circumstances. The material terms of the indemnification agreements are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Certain Getaround Relationships and Related Party TransactionsIndemnification Agreements” beginning on page 346 thereof. Such description is incorporated by reference in this Report and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.10 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

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

On December 7, 2022, InterPrivate II held a special meeting of stockholders (the “special meeting”), at which the InterPrivate II stockholders considered and voted in favor of, among other matters, a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the Business Combination. On December 8, 2022, the parties to the Merger Agreement consummated the Business Combination.

FORM 10 INFORMATION

Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as the Company was immediately before the Business Combination, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, and as discussed below in Item 5.06 of this Report, the Company has ceased to be a shell company. Accordingly, the Company is providing the information below that would be included in a Form 10 if the Company were to file a Form 10. Please note that the information provided below relates to the combined company after the consummation of the Business Combination, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Report, including in the information that is incorporated by reference in this Report, may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s and the Company’s management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements regarding our future results of operations or financial condition, business strategy and plans, and objectives of management for future

 

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operations. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Report may include, for example, statements about:

 

   

the Company’s ability to recognize the expected benefits of the Business Combination;

 

   

the ability to maintain the listing of the New Getaround Common Stock and warrants on the NYSE following the Business Combination;

 

   

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

 

   

the Company’s market opportunity;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

the expected U.S. federal income tax impact of the Business Combination;

 

   

the Company’s ability to retain or recruit officers, key employees and directors following the completion of the Business Combination;

 

   

the impact of the regulatory environment and complexities with compliance related to such environment;

 

   

the ability of the Company to grow market share in its existing markets or any new markets it may enter through sales and marketing investments or otherwise;

 

   

the ability of the Company to improve unit economics and increase the number, variety and density of supply of cars across its marketplace;

 

   

the ability of the Company to maintain and enhance its platform, marketplace and brand, and to attract hosts and guests;

 

   

the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and results of operations despite recent easing of these impacts;

 

   

the expected costs associated with the Company’s research and development initiatives, including investments in technology and product development;

 

   

the ability of the Company to maintain and enhance its value proposition to hosts and guests;

 

   

the Company’s strategy for cultivating a Powerhost “flywheel” within its marketplace;

 

   

the ability of the Company to fulfill its mission, including achieving its goals of reducing pollution and emissions, creating income-generating opportunities available to underrepresented communities and facilitating mobility alternatives;

 

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the ability of the Company to manage, develop and refine its platform, including its dynamic pricing and contactless experience;

 

   

the ability of the Company to grow its supply of connected cars through its OEM and other strategic relationships with third parties;

 

   

expectations regarding future acquisitions, partnerships or other relationships with third parties;

 

   

the Company’s future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash, including the Company’s ability to obtain additional capital in the future; and

 

   

other factors detailed under the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 62 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and incorporated by reference herein.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report and in any document incorporated by reference are based on current expectations, forecasts and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that the Company has anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described or incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” below. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties may in the future be amplified by the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and there may be additional risks that the Company considers immaterial or which are unknown. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Report and in any document incorporated herein by reference should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Business

The business of the Company is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Information About Getaround” beginning on page 276 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

Risk Factors

The risks associated with the Company’s business are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 62 thereof and are incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the risks associated with the Company’s business are also described on page 51 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the heading “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Risk Factor Summary” and is incorporated by reference herein.

Financial Information

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Getaround as of September 30, 2022, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, are included in Supplement No. 1 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated by reference herein.

The audited consolidated financial statements of Getaround as of December 31, 2021, and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-62 thereof and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of September 30, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the nine months ended September 30, 2022, is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

The financial information of Getaround is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Summary Historical Financial Information of Getaround” and “Getaround Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on pages 54 and 310 thereof, respectively, and in Supplement No. 1 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Getaround Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Properties

The facilities of the Company are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Information About Getaround — Facilities” beginning on page 298 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of New Getaround Common Stock upon the Closing by:

 

   

each person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of New Getaround Common Stock;

 

   

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

 

   

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

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. In computing the number of shares of New Getaround Common Stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership, the Company deemed outstanding shares of New Getaround Common Stock subject to options and warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date. The Company did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

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

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Getaround, Inc., 55 Green Street, San Francisco, California 94111.

The percentage ownership of New Getaround Common Stock is based on 92,085,974 shares of New Getaround Common Stock outstanding immediately following the Closing, after giving effect to the redemption of the Public Shares described above, the consummation of the Convertible Notes Financing, the separation of the former InterPrivate II Units, and the issuance of the Bonus Shares.

 

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

   Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
(#)
     Percent of Shares
Beneficially Owned
(%)
 

Five Percent and Greater Holders:

     

InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC(1)

     11,906,980        12.4

Entities affiliated with SoftBank Vision Fund(2)

     21,516,384        23.4

Entities affiliated with Mudrick Capital Management(3)

     15,484,149        14.4

Named Executive Officers and Directors

     

Sam Zaid(4)

     5,128,860        5.6

Spencer Jackson(5)

     250,290        *  

Bruno Bowden(6)

     79,710        *  

Ahmed M. Fattouh(1)

     11,906,980        12.4

Ravi Narula

     —          *  

Jeff Russakow(7)

     103,638        *  

Neil S. Suslak(8)

     4,204,895        4.6

All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (nine persons)(9)

     21,872,697        22.7

 

*

Less than 1%

(1)

Includes (i) 8,056,980 shares and (ii) 3,850,000 shares underlying Private Warrants that will become exercisable on January 7, 2023. InterPrivate Capital LLC is the managing member of InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC, and Ahmed Fattouh is the managing member of InterPrivate Capital LLC. Mr. Fattouh has sole voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares held of record by InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC. Accordingly, all securities held by InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC may ultimately be deemed to be beneficially held by Mr. Fattouh. The business address of InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC is 1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

(2)

Includes (i) 12,885,948 shares held by SoftBank Vision Fund (AIV M2) L.P. (“SVF AIV”) and (ii) 8,630,436 shares held by SVF Fetch (Cayman) Limited (“SVF Fetch”). SoftBank Vision Fund L.P. (“SVF”) is the managing member of SVF Holdings (UK) LLP, which is the sole owner of SVF Sync Holdings (Cayman) Limited, which in turn is the sole owner of SVF Fetch. SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited (“SBIA UK”) has been appointed as alternative investment fund manager (“AIFM”) of SVF. SBIA UK is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and is exclusively responsible for making all decisions related to the acquisition, structuring, financing, and disposal of SVF’s investments, including SVF AIV and SVF Fetch. Rajeev Misra, Saleh Romeih, Kalika Jayasekera and Neil Hadley are the directors of SBIA UK. Accordingly, each of the foregoing entities and individuals may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by SVF AIV and SVF Fetch. Each of them disclaims any such beneficial ownership. The business address for each of SBIA UK and SVF Holdings (UK) LLP is 69 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3JP, United Kingdom. The business address for SVF is Aztec Group House 11-15 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey, JE4 0QH. The business address of SVF AIV is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. The business address for each of SVF Sync Holdings (Cayman) Limited and SVF Fetch is 190 Elgin Avenue George Town George Town Cayman Islands KY1-9008.

(3)

Represents (i) 66,362 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 3,794,238 shares issuable upon conversion of $43,632,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund Global, L.P. in the Convertible Notes Financing; (ii) 25,481 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 1,456,927 shares issuable upon conversion of $16,754,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Blackwell Partners LLC - Series A in the Convertible Notes Financing; (iii) 35,309 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 2,018,863 shares issuable upon conversion of $23,216,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Boston Patriot Batterymarch ST LLC in the Convertible Notes Financing; (iv) 44,842 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 2,563,928 shares issuable upon conversion of $29,484,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund II, L.P. in the Convertible Notes Financing; (v) 4,386 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 250,792 shares issuable upon conversion of $2,884,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund II SC, L.P. in the Convertible Notes Financing; (vi) 11,259 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 643,764 shares issuable upon conversion of $7,403,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Distressed Opportunity 2020 Dislocation Fund, L.P. in the Convertible Notes Financing; (vii) 9,280 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 530,629

 

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  shares issuable upon conversion of $6,102,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Distressed Opportunity SIF Master Fund, L.P. in the Convertible Notes Financing; (viii) 23,622 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 1,350,662 shares issuable upon conversion of $15,532,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Boston Patriot Newbury St LLC in the Convertible Notes Financing; (ix) 24,077 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 1,376,663 shares issuable upon conversion of $15,831,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Stressed Credit Master Fund, L.P. in the Convertible Notes Financing; (x) 7,604 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 434,800 shares issuable upon conversion of $5,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mudrick Opportunity Co-Investment Fund, LP in the Convertible Notes Financing; and (xi) 13,934 shares issued as Equitable Adjustment Shares and 796,727 shares issuable upon conversion of $9,162,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes purchased by Mercer QIF Fund PLC in the Convertible Notes Financing. The percentage ownership represents a percentage of the total number of shares of New Getaround Common Stock that would be outstanding following a conversion of all such Convertible Notes issued in the Convertible Notes Financing. The Convertible Notes are initially convertible at an initial conversion rate of 86.96 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, representing an initial conversion price of approximately $11.50 per share, which is subject to adjustments. Jason Mudrick is the sole member of Mudrick Capital Management, LLC, which is the general partner of Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. Mr. Mudrick, through Mudrick Capital Management, L.P., is responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to such shares. The business address of each of the entities affiliated with Mudrick Capital Management L.P. is c/o Mudrick Capital Management L.P., 527 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
(4)

Includes 4,767,475 shares held by Zaid Holdings LLC. Mr. Zaid may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Zaid Holdings LLC.

(5)

Includes (i) 20,711 shares held by Millennium Trust Company FBO Spencer D Jackson Roth IRA and (ii) 229,579 shares issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(6)

Includes 27,527 shares held by AltoIRA Empire Trust Custodian FBO Bruno Bowden IRA.

(7)

Includes 93,407 shares issuable pursuant to RSUs that are subject to vesting and settlement conditions expected to occur within 60 days of the Closing Date.

(8)

Includes (i) 3,790,327 shares held by Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P.; (ii) 341,204 shares held by Braemar/Getaround Investments, LLC; and (iii) 73,364 shares held by Braemar/Getaround Investments II, LLC (collectively with Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. and Braemar/Getaround Investments, LLC, the “Braemar Funds”). Neil Suslak is the Managing Partner of Braemar Energy Ventures, which is the General Partner of each of the Braemar Funds. Mr. Suslak shares voting and investment power over the shares held by each of the Braemar Funds with William D. Lese and Donald F. Tappan, III. The principal address of each of the Braemar Funds is c/o Braemar Energy Ventures, 350 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, New York 10017.

(9)

Includes (i) 17,526,958 shares of common stock beneficially owned by all of the Company’s current executive officers and directors as a group, (ii) 3,850,000 shares underlying Private Warrants beneficially owned by Mr. Fattouh that will become exercisable on January 7, 2023, (iii) 402,332 shares issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date, and (iv) 93,407 shares issuable pursuant to RSUs that are subject to vesting and settlement conditions expected to occur within 60 days of the Closing Date.

Directors and Executive Officers

Information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers after the Closing are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of New Getaround Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 373 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

Board Composition

Upon the Closing, the size of the Board was increased from five members to six members. Pursuant to the approval of the InterPrivate II stockholders at the special meeting, the following persons constitute the Board effective upon

 

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the Closing: Bruno Bowden, Neil Suslak, Ahmed Fattouh, Ravi Narula, Jeffrey Russakow and Sam Zaid. At the Closing, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Brandon Bentley, Jeffrey A. Harris, Tracey Brophy Warson and Matthew Luckett resigned as directors of InterPrivate II. Biographical information for these individuals is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of New Getaround Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 373 thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with the Amended and Restated Charter described in Item 5.03 of this Report, the Board is divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expired will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following election. The directors are divided among the three classes as follows:

 

   

the Class I directors are Bruno Bowden and Neil Suslak, and their terms will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2023;

 

   

the Class II directors are Ahmed Fattouh and Ravi Narula, and their terms will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024; and

 

   

the Class III directors are Jeffrey Russakow and Sam Zaid, and their terms will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025.

The Company expects that any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors.

Director Independence

Upon the Closing, the Board determined, based on information provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, that Messrs. Bowden, Fattouh, Narula and Suslak, representing four of the Company’s six directors, do not have material relationships with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company) that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is “independent” as that term is defined under the NYSE listing standards and the rules of the SEC relating to director independence requirements. In making these determinations, the Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with the Company and all other facts and circumstances the Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by each non-employee director and the transactions described below under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Committees of the Board of Directors

Effective upon the Closing, the standing committees of the Board consist of an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. The Board appointed Bruno Bowden, Ahmed Fattouh and Ravi Narula to serve on the audit committee, with Mr. Narula serving as the chair. The Board also determined that each of Messrs. Fattouh and Narula qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC regulations. The Board appointed Ahmed Fattouh and Neil Suslak to serve on the compensation committee, with Mr. Fattouh serving as chair. The Board appointed Bruno Bowden and Ahmed Fattouh to serve on the nominating and corporate governance committee, with Mr. Bowden serving as chair.

Executive Officers

Effective as of the Closing, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, each of Ahmed M. Fattouh, Brian Q. Pham, Alan Pinto, Brandon Bentley, and James Pipe respectively resigned as Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Vice President of the Company. Effective as of the Closing, the Board appointed Sam Zaid, Tom Alderman, Sy Fahimi, and Spencer Jackson to serve as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and General Counsel and Secretary, respectively. Biographical information for these individuals is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of New Getaround Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 373 thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Director Compensation

In connection with the Closing, the Board adopted a new non-employee director compensation policy effective upon the Closing. The new policy is designed to attract and retain high quality non-employee directors (“Outside Directors”) by providing competitive compensation and to align their interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders through equity awards. Specifically, the policy provides for the following annual cash retainers, which will be payable quarterly arrears and pro-rated for partial quarters of service (including for the partial quarter of service performed following the Closing):

Annual Board Member Service Retainer

 

   

All Outside Directors: $35,000

 

   

Lead Independent Director: $7,500 (in addition to above)

Annual Committee Member Service Retainer

 

   

Member of the Audit Committee: $10,000

 

   

Member of the Compensation Committee: $7,500

 

   

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: $5,000

Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer (in lieu of Annual Committee Member Service Retainer)

 

   

Chairperson of the Audit Committee: $20,000

 

   

Chairperson of the Compensation Committee: $15,000

 

   

Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: $10,000

As described below, Outside Directors will also receive equity awards under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan annually and upon their initial appointment to the Board, as follows:

 

   

Upon initial election or appointment to the Board, a stock option or restricted stock unit award, as determined by the Board, with a grant date value of $300,000, which will vest in three equal annual instalments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to such director’s continuous service through each applicable vesting date; and

 

   

At each annual stockholder meeting following such director’s appointment to the Board and such director’s service on the Board for a minimum of six months, an additional stock option or restricted stock unit award, as determined by the Board, with a grant date value of $150,000, which will vest in full upon the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the day prior to the next annual stockholder meeting, subject to such director’s continuous service through the applicable vesting date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Outside Director who remains in continuous service as a member of the Board until immediately prior to the consummation of a “change in control” (as defined in the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan), any unvested portion of an equity award granted in consideration of such director’s service as a member of the Board will vest in full immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the consummation of such change in control.

The Board will also have discretion to grant additional equity awards to certain Outside Directors for services to the Company that exceed the standard expectations for an Outside Director or for other circumstances determined to be appropriate by the Board. The Company will also reimburse directors for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attending board and committee meetings.

 

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The foregoing description of the director compensation policy is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the director compensation policy, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.9 and incorporated herein by reference.

Executive Compensation

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Getaround’s Executive and Director Compensation” beginning on page 300 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, the following information regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers has been updated since the filing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus:

Business Combination/2022 Performance Bonus

In consideration of the service that Messrs. Zaid and Jackson (along with other members of management) provided to the Company in 2022 and in light of their (and other members of management) agreement to significantly reduce their salaries as of August 1, 2022, through the successful conclusion of the Business Combination, as well as their efforts with respect thereto, in December 2022, the Getaround Board determined in their discretion to pay Messrs. Zaid and Jackson performance bonuses, which bonuses were paid subject to and contingent on the consummation of the Business Combination, as follows: $312,500 (Mr. Zaid) and $107,500 (Mr. Jackson).

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of the Company’s compensation committee is currently, or has been at any time, one of the Company’s officers or employees. None of the Company’s executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee (or other committee performing equivalent functions) of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on the Board or the Company’s compensation committee during 2021.

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

Certain relationships and related person transactions are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Certain Getaround Relationships and Related Person Transactions” and “Certain InterPrivate II Relationships and Related Person Transactions” beginning on pages 342 and 369, respectively, thereof and are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, certain relationships and related person transactions are described in Supplement No. 2 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the heading “Service Fee to Sponsor Affiliates”, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, the following information regarding certain relationships and related person transactions has been updated since the filing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus:

Chief Executive Officer Stock Repurchases and Cancellation of Indebtedness

The following transactions were entered into by Getaround with Sam Zaid, Getaround’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, at the Closing in connection with Getaround’s entry into the Merger Agreement Amendment and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement Amendment in order to (a) comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibitions on indebtedness of executive officers and to enable Mr. Zaid to continue to serve as an executive officer and director of New Getaround following the Closing, (b) reallocate a portion of the Closing Merger Consideration to which Mr. Zaid would have been otherwise entitled in order to provide for the Re-Allocated Shares under the Merger Agreement Amendment, thereby meeting the Bonus Share Condition under the Non-Redemption Agreement, and (c) provide Mr. Zaid with adequate liquidity to cover any tax consequences of the transactions without the need to sell shares in the public market. These transactions did not change the aggregate number of shares issuable by InterPrivate II in connection with the Business Combination. In connection with the above transactions, Mr. Zaid agreed that for so long as he remains an executive officer and employee of the Company, the lock-up on his shares of New Getaround Common Stock held as of the Closing pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement described above shall be extended to restrict the sale of such shares for a period of twelve months from the Closing Date, subject to limited exceptions.

On the Closing Date, Getaround and Zaid Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Zaid, entered into a stock repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Getaround repurchased, subject to the Closing and the concurrent closing of the share transfer pursuant to the Note Repayment Agreement described below, 2,710,571 shares of Getaround Common Stock from Zaid Holdings, LLC at a purchase price of $1.96 per share, which purchase price was based on the most recent valuation of a share of Getaround Common Stock as determined by the Getaround Board in accordance with the significant accounting policies of Getaround described in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to Getaround’s consolidated financial statements included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The repurchases were funded by Getaround with available cash on hand at the Closing.

 

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In addition, on the Closing Date, Getaround, Mr. Zaid and Zaid Holdings LLC entered into a note repayment agreement (the “Note Repayment Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the Closing and the concurrent closing of the share repurchase pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement described above, Mr. Zaid agreed to transfer 2,597,286 shares of Getaround Capital Stock in full satisfaction of the outstanding balances under the December 2015, November 2019 and February 2021 loans previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The December 2015 and November 2019 loans each accrued interest at a rate of 1.59% per annum, and the February 2021 loan accrued interest at a rate of 0.56% per annum. Each of the loans was collateralized by a pledge of certain shares of Getaround Capital Stock held by Mr. Zaid. Upon satisfaction of the loans at the Closing, the remaining pledged shares of Getaround Capital Stock were released. The aggregate principal amount outstanding under each of the loans, together with accrued interest, at the Closing was (in thousands):

 

Loans

   Principal      Accrued Interest  

December 2015

   $ 194      $ 22  

November 2019

   $ 5,590      $ 272  

February 2021

   $ 8,006      $ 80  

The foregoing descriptions of the Repurchase Agreement and Note Repayment Agreement are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Repurchase Agreement and Note Repayment Agreement, as applicable, copies of which are attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.11 and Exhibit 10.12 and incorporated herein by reference.

Getaround Note Payable

As previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, in October 2022, Getaround issued a $2.0 million subordinated promissory note to Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P., an affiliate of Braemar Energy Ventures, each of which entities is affiliated with Neil Suslak, who was a member of the Getaround Board and who is a member of the New Getaround Board. The promissory note accrued interest at 10% per annum, compounded annually, and the principal and any accrued but unpaid interest was due and payable upon holder demand at any time on or after October 30, 2023. Getaround also had the right to prepay all of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the promissory note at any time, subject to a prepayment premium of $0.2 million.

Prior to the Closing, Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. elected to exchange its note for a Getaround 2022 Bridge Note in like principal amount, plus the $20 thousand in accrued interest through the date of exchange, pursuant to the terms of the Getaround 2022 Bridge Note Purchase Agreement. After giving effect to the exchange, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes, including accrued but unpaid interest, at the Closing was $37.8 million.

The foregoing exchange into the Getaround 2022 Bridge Note qualified as a new equity investment in Getaround by Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. sufficient to meet the closing conditions previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and set forth in the stock transfer agreement dated October 31, 2022 (the “Transfer Agreement”), between the Sponsor and Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P., pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to transfer 200,000 shares of New Getaround Common Stock to Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. promptly following the Closing.

The foregoing description of the Transfer Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Transfer Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.13 and incorporated herein by reference.

Legal Proceedings

Reference is made to the disclosure regarding legal proceedings in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Information About Getaround — Legal Proceedings” beginning on page 298 thereof, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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

Market Information

 

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Prior to the Closing, the Class A Stock, InterPrivate II Warrants and InterPrivate II Units were listed on the NYSE under the symbols “IPVA,” “IPVA WS” and “IPVA.U,” respectively. Upon the Closing, the New Getaround Common Stock and warrants were listed on the NYSE under the symbols “GETR” and “GETR WS,” respectively. All outstanding InterPrivate II Units automatically separated into their component securities upon the Closing and, as a result, no longer trade as a separate security and were delisted from the NYSE.

Dividends

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on shares of its common stock to date. The Company currently intends to retain any future earnings and does not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company’s ability to pay dividends on the New Getaround Common Stock is restricted by the Convertible Notes Indenture. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of the Board, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, general business conditions and other factors that the Board may deem relevant.

Holders of Record

Following the Closing, including the redemption of the Public Shares described above, the consummation of the Convertible Notes Financing, the separation of the former InterPrivate II Units, and the issuance of the Bonus Shares, there were 320 holders of record of New Getaround Common Stock and 3 holders of record of warrants. Such numbers do not include beneficial owners holding the Company’s securities through nominee names.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

Reference is made to the disclosure regarding the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan set forth under the headings “2022 Equity Incentive Plan” and “2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,” respectively, in Item 5.02 of this Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

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

Description of Registrant’s Securities

The Company’s securities are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Description of New Getarounds Securities” beginning on page 379 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference. As described below in Item 5.03 of this Report, the Amended and Restated Charter and Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective as of the Closing.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Information about the indemnification of the Company’s directors and officers is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Description of New Getaround’s Securities — Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation, the New Getaround Bylaws and Delaware Law — Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers” beginning on page 389 thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth under the heading “Indemnification Agreements” in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

The information set forth under Item 4.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 2.03

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

The information set forth under the heading “Convertible Notes Financing” in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” and Item 2.01 above with respect to the issuance of Closing Merger Consideration, Bonus Shares and shares of Class A Stock upon the conversion of Getaround Bridge Notes in accordance with their terms at the Closing and the potential issuance of Earnout Shares based on the achievement of trading price targets following the Closing and subject to the terms provided in the Merger Agreement, and under the heading “Convertible Notes Financing” in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference herein.

An aggregate of 35,717,395 shares of Closing Merger Consideration issued in connection with the Closing and an aggregate of 2,353,755 shares of Class A Stock issued upon the conversion of Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes at the Closing were issued, and an aggregate of 18,071,159 Earnout Shares, if such Earnout Shares become issuable following the Closing pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, will be issued, to the Consenting Getaround Stockholders in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act in a transaction not requiring registration under the Securities Act.

The Convertible Notes, the Convertible Notes Warrants and the Equitable Adjustment Shares were offered and sold to the Convertible Notes Subscriber in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, in a transaction not requiring registration under the Securities Act. Initially, a maximum of 19,001,086 shares of New Getaround Common Stock may be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes at the minimum conversion price of $9.21 (excluding any potential adjustments to the conversion price pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Notes, including any make-whole adjustments) and a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of New Getaround Common Stock may be issued upon exercise of the Convertible Notes Warrants at the minimum value of $0.50 per Convertible Note Warrant.

 

Item 3.03

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The disclosure set forth under Item 5.03 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4.01

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On December 8, 2022, the audit committee of the Board approved the engagement of BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. BDO served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Getaround prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, Marcum LLP (“Marcum”), InterPrivate II’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the Business Combination, was informed on December 13, 2022, that it would be replaced by BDO as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective December 8, 2022.

The report of Marcum on InterPrivate II’s financial statements as of December 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the year then ended, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that such report contained an explanatory paragraph which noted that there was substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern because the Company’s cash and working capital as of December 31, 2021, were not sufficient to complete its planned activities for a reasonable period of time.

During the period from September 10, 2020 (inception), through December 31, 2021, and subsequent interim periods through December 8, 2022, there were no disagreements between InterPrivate II and Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report covering such period.

 

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During the period from September 10, 2020 (inception), through December 31, 2021, and subsequent interim periods through December 8, 2022, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) other than the material weaknesses identified in InterPrivate II’s internal control over financial reporting related to (i) the classification of the Private Warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities, as previously disclosed in the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, (ii) accounting for complex financial instruments, including the classification of Class A Stock subject to redemption, as previously disclosed in the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 17, 2021, and (iii) an adjustment to reflect an accrual as of December 31, 2021, as previously disclosed in the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The material weakness related to accounting for complex financial instruments resulted in the restatement of InterPrivate II’s interim financial statements for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, in the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021.

During the period from September 10, 2020 (inception), through December 8, 2022, the date the audit committee of the Board approved the engagement of BDO as New Getaround’s independent registered public accounting firm, neither InterPrivate II nor anyone on InterPrivate II’s behalf consulted with BDO regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by BDO that BDO concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement, as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, or a reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.

The Company provided Marcum with a copy of the foregoing disclosures prior to the filing of this Report and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company set forth above. A copy of Marcum’s letter, dated December 14, 2022, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Report.

 

Item 5.01

Changes in Control of Registrant.

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above and in Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02

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

The disclosure set forth in Item 2.01 of this Report under the headings “Directors and Executive Officers,” “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference.

2022 Equity Incentive Plan

As previously disclosed, at the special meeting, the InterPrivate II stockholders considered and approved the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The 2022 Equity Incentive Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by InterPrivate II’s board of directors on December 6, 2022. The 2022 Equity Incentive Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing.

Following the Closing, the New Getaround Board amended the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to reduce the number of shares of New Getaround Common Stock initially reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. Following the amendment, a total of 19,620,389 shares of New Getaround Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the terms of the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which equaled 10% of the total number of shares of the previously authorized Class A Stock that was issued and outstanding immediately following the Effective Time and prior to the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Charter described in Item 5.03 of this Report, less 589,539 shares of New Getaround Common Stock, plus 11,000,000 shares of New Getaround Common Stock in respect of the Incentive Earnout Shares. A summary of the other material terms of the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 5 — The Equity Incentive Plan Proposal” beginning on page 253 thereof, which is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the 2022 Equity Incentive

 

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Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and the related forms of award agreements under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which are attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.6 and incorporated herein by reference.

2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

As previously disclosed, at the special meeting, the InterPrivate II stockholders considered and approved the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by InterPrivate II’s board of directors on December 6, 2022. The 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing.

A total of 1,841,719 shares of New Getaround Common Stock were initially reserved under the terms of the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. A summary of the other material terms of the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 6 — The Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal” beginning on page 264 thereof, which is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.7 and incorporated herein by reference.

Incentive Bonus Plan

On December 8, 2022, the New Getaround Board adopted and approved the Incentive Bonus Plan, an annual cash bonus plan that became effective on the Closing Date, which will allow the Company’s compensation committee to provide cash incentive awards to selected officers and key employees, including the Company’s named executive officers, based upon performance goals established by the compensation committee.

Under the Incentive Bonus Plan, the compensation committee will determine the amount of the target award (which may, but is not required to be, based upon the participant’s base salary), the performance period and the performance goals to be applicable to any award. Any criteria used may be measured, as applicable, (i) in absolute terms, (ii) in relative terms (including, but not limited to, any increase (or decrease) over the passage of time and/or any measurement against other companies or financial or business or stock index metrics particular to the Company), (iii) on a per share and/or share per capita basis, (iv) against the performance of the Company as a whole or against any affiliate(s), or a particular segment(s), a business unit(s) or a product(s) of the Company or individual project company, (v) on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, (vi) on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and/or (vii) using an actual foreign exchange rate or on a foreign exchange neutral basis. Performance goals may differ from participant to participant and from award to award.

The compensation committee, may, in its sole discretion and at any time, increase, reduce or eliminate an award otherwise payable to a participant with respect to any performance period.

Actual awards will be paid in cash only after they are earned, which usually requires continued employment in good standing through the date the bonus is paid unless otherwise determined by the compensation committee.

The compensation committee will have the authority to terminate, amend, suspend or reinstate the Incentive Bonus Plan at any time, provided any such termination will not affect the payment of any awards accrued under the Incentive Bonus Plan prior to termination and any such amendment will be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent required to comply with applicable laws, regulations or rules.

The foregoing description of the Incentive Bonus Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Incentive Bonus Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.8 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03

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

As previously disclosed, at the special meeting, the InterPrivate II stockholders considered and approved, among other things, the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Proposal No. 2 — The Charter Amendment Proposal” and “Proposal Nos. 3A through 3I — The Governance Proposals” beginning on pages 244 and 248, respectively, thereof.

 

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On the Closing Date, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Charter”), which became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Closing Date and included the amendments proposed by the above proposals, and adopted amended and restated bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which became effective immediately prior to the Closing.

Copies of the Amended and Restated Charter and Amended and Restated Bylaws are attached to this Report as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

The material terms of the Amended and Restated Charter and the Amended and Restated Bylaws, and the general effect upon the rights of holders of the Company’s capital stock, are described in the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Proposal No. 2 — The Charter Amendment Proposal”, “Proposal Nos. 3A through 3I — The Governance Proposals”, “Description of New Getaround’s Securities” and “Comparison of Stockholders’ Rights” beginning on pages 244, 248, 379 and 391, respectively, thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.05

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

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing, the Board adopted a new code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all of the Company’s directors, employees and contractors. A copy of the code of business conduct and ethics is available on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at getaround.com. The foregoing description of the code of business conduct and ethics does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the code of business conduct and ethics, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 14.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.06

Change in Shell Company Status.

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company ceased to be a shell company. Reference is made to the disclosure in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 164 thereof, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 9, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, the Closing. The press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained under this Item 7.01 in this Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)

Financial statements of businesses or funds acquired.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Getaround as of September 30, 2022, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, are included in Supplement No. 1 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated by reference herein.

The audited consolidated financial statements of Getaround as of December 31, 2021, and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-62 thereof and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

(b)

Pro forma financial information.

 

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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of September 30, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the nine months ended September 30, 2022, is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

    2.1†   Merger Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., TMPST Merger Sub I Inc., TMPST Merger Sub II LLC, and Getaround, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40152), filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022).
    2.1(a)   Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 8, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., TMPST Merger Sub I Inc., TMPST Merger Sub II LLC, and Getaround, Inc.
    3.1   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
    3.2   Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company.
    4.1   Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-253188), filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021).
    4.2   Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of March 4, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40152), filed with the SEC on March 9, 2021).
    4.3   Indenture dated as of dated December 8, 2022, by and between Getaround, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
    4.3(a)   Form of global note representing the 8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.3).
  10.1   Letter Agreement among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC, its officers and directors, dated as of March 4, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40152), filed with the SEC on March 9, 2021).
  10.2   Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 8, 2022, by and among Getaround, Inc. and the other parties thereto.
  10.3   Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, dated November 7, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC, Getaround, Inc., EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266054), filed with the SEC on November 8, 2022).
  10.3(a)   Amendment No. 1 to Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, dated December 8, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC, Getaround, Inc., EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and the other parties thereto.
  10.4†^   Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, by and between InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. and Mudrick Capital Management L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40152), filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022).

 

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Exhibit No.

 

Description

  10.4(a)†^   Amendment No. 1 to Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, dated December 8, 2022, by and between InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. and Mudrick Capital Management L.P.
  10.5#   Getaround, Inc. Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Plan, and forms of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266054), filed with the SEC on July 8, 2022).
  10.6#   Getaround, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms of award agreements.
  10.7#   Getaround, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  10.8#   Getaround, Inc. Incentive Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266054), filed with the SEC on July 8, 2022).
  10.9#   Getaround, Inc. Director Compensation Policy.
  10.10#   Form of Indemnification Agreement.
  10.11†#   Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2022, by and among Getaround, Inc. and Zaid Holdings LLC.
  10.12†#   Note Repayment Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2022, by and among Getaround, Inc., Sam Zaid and Zaid Holdings LLC.
  10.13   Stock Transfer Agreement, dated October 31, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Management II LLC and Braemar Energy Ventures III, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266054), filed with the SEC on November 10, 2022).
  14.1   Getaround, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
  16.1   Letter from Marcum LLP to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 14, 2022.
  21.1   List of Subsidiaries.
  99.1   Press release, dated December 9, 2022.
  99.2   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document)

 

Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.

#

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

^

Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by “[***]”) have been redacted pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(a)(6).

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

    GETAROUND, INC.
Date: December 14, 2022                                                     

/s/ Sam Zaid

    Name: Sam Zaid
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.1a

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO THE

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 8, 2022, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2022 (the “Original Merger Agreement”), is by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (the “Parent”), TMPST Merger Sub I Inc. (“First Merger Sub”), TMPST Merger Sub II LLC (“Second Merger Sub”), and Getaround, Inc. (the “Company). Each of Parent, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company will individually be referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, the “Parties”. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings given such terms in the Original Merger Agreement.

WHEREAS, Section 11.12 of the Original Merger Agreement provides for the amendment of the Original Merger Agreement at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties;

WHEREAS, on November 7, 2022, Parent, the Company and certain stockholders of Parent entered into an Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, as further amended, whereby the parties thereto agreed on the allocation of the Escrow Shares; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Original Merger Agreement as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

1.

Amend Section 2.04. Section 2.04 is hereby amended to replace the term “Getaround Operating LLC” with “Getaround Operations LLC”.

 

2.

Amend Section 2.06(a). Section 2.06(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) Payment Spreadsheet and Rollover Spreadsheet. Not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to Parent (i) a schedule (the Payment Spreadsheet) setting forth the Companys good faith (A) allocation of the Closing Merger Consideration among (1) the Company Stockholders and holders of Bridge Notes and New Getaround Bridge Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, holders of notes and other securities that will convert to Company Capital Stock in accordance with their terms immediately prior to the Closing as well as holders of shares of Company Restricted Stock, the Company Warrants converted to Company Capital Stock in connection with the Company Warrant Exercise and shares of Company Preferred Stock converted to Company Common Stock in connection with


the Company Preferred Stock Conversion), and (2) the holders of Company In-the-Money Vested Options, (B) calculation of the portion of the Closing Merger Consideration payable to (1) each Company Stockholder and each holder of Bridge Notes and New Getaround Bridge Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, holders of notes and other securities that will convert to Company Capital Stock in accordance with their terms immediately prior to the Closing), and (2) each holder of Company In-the-Money Vested Options, (C) allocation of the Earnout Shares among the Earnout Recipients, (D) calculation of the portion of the Earnout Shares payable to each Earnout Recipient, which, in the cases of subsections (C) and (D), will be done in accordance with, and taking into account and reflecting the provisions of, Article III, and (E) the percentage of Escrow Shares each Company Stockholder and each holder of Bridge Notes and New Getaround Bridge Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, holders of notes and other securities that will convert to Company Capital Stock in accordance with their terms immediately prior to the Closing) will be entitled to receive if any such Escrow Shares will become distributable to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Section 3.03(d), the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Escrow Agreement and (ii) the Rollover Spreadsheet. The Companys good faith allocations and calculations set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet and Rollover Spreadsheet will be binding on all parties and will be used by Parent for purposes of issuing all consideration in accordance with this Agreement, absent manifest error. In issuing all consideration pursuant to this Agreement, Parent will be entitled to rely fully on the information set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet and the Rollover Spreadsheet, absent manifest error.

 

3.

Amend Sections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b). Sections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b) are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, each Company In-the-Money Vested Option granted under any Company Incentive Plan that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time will be assumed by Parent and will be converted into a stock option (a “Parent Option”) to acquire shares of Parent Class A Stock in accordance with this Section 2.10(a). Each such Parent Option as so assumed and converted will continue to have, and will be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (but taking into account any changes thereto provided for in the applicable Company Incentive Plan, in any award agreement or in such Company Option by reason of this Agreement or the Transactions). As of the Effective Time, each such Parent Option as so assumed and converted will be for that number of shares of Parent Class A Stock set forth in the Rollover Spreadsheet; provided, however, that the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock purchasable pursuant to the Parent Options will be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided, further, that in the case of any Parent Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies, the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock purchasable pursuant to such option will be determined in accordance with the foregoing, subject to such adjustments as are necessary in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Codewill be converted (with such conversion calculated net of any applicable exercise price) into a right to receive a number of shares of Parent Class A Stock as set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet, with each holder of Company In-the-Money Vested Options to receive that number of shares of Parent Class A Stock set forth opposite each holder’s name in the Payment Spreadsheet.”


(b) Effective as of the Effective Time, each Company Option that is not a Company In-the-Money Vested Option granted under any Company Incentive Plan that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be assumed by Parent and will be converted into a stock option (a “Parent Option”) to acquire shares of Parent Class A Stock in accordance with this Section 2.10(b). Each such Parent Option as so assumed and converted will continue to have, and will be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (but taking into account any changes thereto provided for in the applicable Company Incentive Plan, in any award agreement or in such Company Option by reason of this Agreement or the Transactions). As of the Effective Time, each such Parent Option as so assumed and converted will be for that number of shares of Parent Class A Stock set forth in the Rollover Spreadsheet; provided, however, that the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock purchasable pursuant to the Parent Options will be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided, further, that in the case of any Parent Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies, the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock purchasable pursuant to such option will be determined in accordance with the foregoing, subject to such adjustments as are necessary in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. As of the Effective Time, all Company Options will no longer be outstanding and each holder of Parent Options will cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Options, except as set forth in Section 2.10(a) and this Section 2.10(b).

 

4.

Amend Section 3.01(a)(i)(A). Section 3.01(a)(i)(A) is hereby amended to remove the phrase “the holders of Company In-the-Money Vested Options”.

 

5.

Amend Schedule A: Defined Terms. Schedule A of the Original Merger Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

  a)

The definition of “Escrow Shares” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Escrow Shares” means 11,000,000 shares of Parent Class A Stock to be delivered by Parent at Closing in accordance with this Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement.

 

  b)

The definition of “Parent Option” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Parent Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(b).

 

  c)

The following definition of “Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement” is hereby added:

“Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement” means that certain Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, dated November 7, 2022, by and between Parent, the Company and certain stockholders of Parent, as may be amended, modified or supplemented.


  d)

The definition of “Rollover Spreadsheet” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Rollover Spreadsheet means a spreadsheet that will be delivered by the Company to Parent pursuant to Section 2.06(a), which will set forth the Companys good faith calculations of the following: (a) for each holder of Company Options that is not a Company In-the-Money Vested Option, the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock subject to the Company Options held by such holder (including the exercisable portion as of immediately following the Effective Time) after conversion of such Company Options in accordance with Section 2.10(a) and Section 2.10(b) and the applicable exercise prices; and (b) for each holder of Company RSUs that is unvested and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock subject to the Company RSUs held by such holder after conversion of such Company RSUs in accordance with Section 2.10(c).

ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.

No Further Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Original Merger Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions, and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment to any other term or condition of the Original Merger Agreement or any of the documents referred to therein.

 

7.

Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall form a part of the Original Merger Agreement for all purposes, and each party thereto and hereto shall be bound hereby. From and after the execution of this Amendment by the Parties, any reference to the Original Merger Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Original Merger Agreement as amended hereby.

 

8.

Choice of Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

 

9.

Severability. If any term or other provision of this Amendment is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Amendment shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.

 

10.

Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.


11.

Miscellaneous. Except as specifically set forth or referred to herein, nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person or entity other than the Parties and their successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Amendment. This Amendment is not assignable by any of the Parties. The headings of the various sections of this Amendment have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment.

[Signature page follows]


Agreed to and accepted this 8th day of December 2022

 

INTERPRIVATE II ACQUISITION CORP.
By:   /s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh
  Name: Ahmed M. Fattouh
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

TMPST MERGER SUB I INC.
By:   /s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh
  Name: Ahmed M. Fattouh
  Title: President

 

TMPST MERGER SUB II LLC
By:   /s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh
  Name: Ahmed M. Fattouh
  Title: President

 

GETAROUND, INC.
By:   /s/ Sam Zaid
  Name: Sam Zaid
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

INTERPRIVATE II ACQUISITION CORP.

Interprivate II Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify as follows:

A. The name of this corporation is Interprivate II Acquisition Corp. Its original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 10, 2020. This corporation filed an amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 4, 2021 (the “First Amended and Restated Certificate”).

B. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Amended and Restated Certificate”) was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of this corporation and by the stockholders in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

C. This Amended and Restated Certificate restates, integrates and amends the provisions of the First Amended and Restated Certificate. Certain capitalized terms used in this Amended and Restated Certificate are defined where appropriate herein.

D. The text of the First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of this corporation is Getaround, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19808, and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE III

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


ARTICLE IV

Section 1. Total Authorized

1.1 The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation has authority to issue is 1,020,000,000 shares, consisting of two (2) classes: 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). Upon the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each outstanding share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock shall be redesignated as Common Stock.

1.2 The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing a majority of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law, and no vote of the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

Section 2. The Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by the law of the State of Delaware, by resolution or resolutions adopted from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and, by filing a certificate of designation pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Designation”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the designation, vesting, powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights (and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) of the shares of each such series and to increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may also be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock or any series thereof, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Certificate of Designation designating a series of Preferred Stock.

Section 3. Except as otherwise expressly provided in any Certificate of Designation designating any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Article IV, (i) any new series of Preferred Stock may be designated, fixed and determined as provided herein by the Board without approval of the holders of Common Stock or the holders of Preferred

 

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Stock, or any series thereof, and (ii) any such new series may have powers, preferences and rights, including, without limitation, voting rights, dividend rights, liquidation rights, redemption rights and conversion rights, senior to, junior to or pari passu with the rights of the Common Stock, the Preferred Stock, or any future class or series of Preferred Stock or Common Stock.

Section 4. Each outstanding share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock).

ARTICLE V

Section 1. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, except as otherwise provided by law. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

Section 2. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the total number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board. For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate, the term “Whole Board” shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships.

Section 3. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the directors shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively (the “Classified Board”). The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to such classes of the Classified Board, which assignments shall become effective at the same time the Classified Board becomes effective. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board, with the number of directors in each class to be divided as nearly equal as reasonably possible. The initial term of office of the Class I directors shall expire at the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders following the date of filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate (the “Effectiveness Date”), the initial term of

 

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office of the Class II directors shall expire at the Corporation’s second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effectiveness Date and the initial term of office of the Class III directors shall expire at the Corporation’s third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effectiveness Date. At each annual meeting of stockholders following the Effectiveness Date, directors elected to succeed those directors of the class whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election. In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors (a) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director of the class of which the director is a member and (b) the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the three classes of directors so as to ensure that no one class has more than one director more than any other class.

Section 4. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which such director’s term expires and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon notice to the Corporation given in writing or by any electronic transmission as permitted by and in the manner set forth in the Bylaws. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, no director may be removed from the Board except for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors voting together as a single class. In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors, (a) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director of the class of which the director is a member and (b) the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the classes of directors so as to ensure that no one class has more than one director more than any other class. To the extent possible, consistent with the foregoing rule, any newly created directorships shall be added to those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the latest dates following such allocation, and any newly eliminated directorships shall be subtracted from those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the earliest dates following such allocation, unless otherwise provided from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. No decrease in the authorized number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Section 5. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, any vacancy occurring in the Board for any cause, and any newly created directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors, shall, unless (a) the Board determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders or (b) as otherwise provided by law, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a

 

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sole remaining director, and not by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which the director has been assigned expires or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

Section 6. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

ARTICLE VI

Section 1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Without limiting the effect of the preceding sentence, if the General Corporation Law is hereafter amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law, as so amended.

Section 2. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VI, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Article VI, shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE VII

The Board shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by the Board shall require the approval of a majority of the Whole Board. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation) or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock issued pursuant to any Certificate of Designation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws; provided, further, that if two-thirds (2/3) of the Whole Board has approved such adoption, amendment or repeal of any provisions of the Bylaws, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

Section 1. Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

Section 2. Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Lead Independent Director (as defined in the Bylaws) or the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, and may not be called by any other person or persons. Only such business shall be considered at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been stated in the notice for such meeting.

Section 3. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE IX

Section 1. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if and only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any state court located within the State of Delaware or, if and only if all such state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (ii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by or any wrongdoing by any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any stockholder to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders; (iii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director, officer or other employee of the Corporation or any stockholder in such stockholder’s capacity as such arising out of or pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, this Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (as each may be amended from time to time); (iv) any action or proceeding to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of this Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (including any right, obligation or remedy thereunder); (v) any

 

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action or proceeding as to which the General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and (vi) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. This Article IX shall not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Section 2. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Section 3. Any person or entity holding, owning or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article IX.

ARTICLE X

If any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, all portions of any section of this Amended and Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE XI

The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation) or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of the stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation), and subject to Section 1 and 2 of Article IV, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal or adopt any provision

 

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inconsistent with this Article XI, Section 2, 3 and 4 of Article IV, or Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX or Article X (the “Specified Provisions”); provided, further, that if two-thirds (2/3) of the Whole Board has approved such amendment or repeal of, or any provision inconsistent with, the Specified Provisions, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, the Specified Provisions.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Interprivate II Acquisition Corp. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation, on this 8th day of December, 2022.

 

/s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh

Name: Ahmed M. Fattouh

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation]

Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

GETAROUND, INC.

a Delaware corporation

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

As adopted on December 8, 2022

(Effective as of December 8, 2022)

 

 

 


GETAROUND, INC.

a Delaware corporation

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I: STOCKHOLDERS

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Section 1.1: Annual Meetings

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Section 1.2: Special Meetings

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Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings

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Section 1.4: Adjournments

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Section 1.5: Quorum

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Section 1.6: Organization

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Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies

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Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record

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Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

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Section 1.10: Inspectors of Elections

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Section 1.11: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations

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ARTICLE II: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications

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Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies

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Section 2.3: Regular Meetings

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Section 2.4: Special Meetings

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Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted

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Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action

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Section 2.7: Organization

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Section 2.8: Unanimous Action by Directors in Lieu of a Meeting

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Section 2.9: Powers

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Section 2.10: Compensation of Directors

    14  

Section 2.11: Confidentiality

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ARTICLE III: COMMITTEES

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Section 3.1: Committees

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Section 3.2: Committee Rules

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ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS; CHAIRPERSON; LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

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Section 4.1: Generally

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Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer

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Section 4.3: Chairperson of the Board

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Section 4.4: Lead Independent Director

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Section 4.5: President

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Section 4.6: Vice President

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Section 4.7: Chief Financial Officer

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Section 4.8: Treasurer

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Section 4.9: Secretary

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Section 4.10: Delegation of Authority

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Section 4.11: Removal

    17  

ARTICLE V: STOCK

    17  

Section 5.1: Certificates; Uncertificated Shares

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Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates or Uncertificated Shares

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Section 5.3: Other Regulations

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ARTICLE VI: INDEMNIFICATION

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Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors

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Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses

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Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights

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Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts

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Section 6.5: Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit

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Section 6.6: Nature of Rights

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Section 6.7: Insurance

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ARTICLE VII: NOTICES

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Section 7.1: Notice

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Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice

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ARTICLE VIII: INTERESTED DIRECTORS

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Section 8.1: Interested Directors

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Section 8.2: Quorum

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ARTICLE IX: MISCELLANEOUS

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Section 9.1: Fiscal Year

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Section 9.2: Seal

    22  

Section 9.3: Form of Records

    22  

Section 9.4: Reliance Upon Books and Records

    22  

Section 9.5: Certificate of Incorporation Governs

    22  

Section 9.6: Severability

    22  

Section 9.7: Time Periods

    23  

ARTICLE X: AMENDMENT

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GETAROUND, INC.

a Delaware corporation

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

As adopted on December 8, 2022

(Effective as of December 8, 2022)

ARTICLE I: STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.1: Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Getaround, Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall each year fix. The meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Delaware as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine. Any proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting, subject to the requirements of Section 1.11 of these Bylaws.

Section 1.2: Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes shall be called in the manner set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). The special meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Delaware, or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of the meeting.

Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of stockholders shall be given in writing or by electronic transmission in the manner provided by applicable law (including, without limitation, as set forth in Section 7.1.1 of these Bylaws) stating the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. In the case of a special meeting, such notice shall also set forth the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than ten (10), nor more than sixty (60), days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 1.4: Adjournments. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another time, date and place (if any). Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place (if any) thereof and the means of remote communication (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the

 

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Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled special or annual meeting of the stockholders before it is to be held, regardless of whether any notice or public disclosure with respect to any such meeting has been sent or made pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof or otherwise, in which case notice shall be provided to the stockholders of the new date, time and place, if any, of the meeting as provided in Section 1.3 above.

Section 1.5: Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that where a separate vote by a class or classes or series of stock is required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such matter, present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on such matter. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairperson of the meeting or, if directed to be voted on by the chairperson of the meeting, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote who are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting may adjourn the meeting. Shares of the Corporation’s stock belonging to the Corporation (or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation are held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation), shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any other corporation to vote any shares of the Corporation’s stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity and to count such shares for purposes of determining a quorum. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.

Section 1.6: Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by (a) such person as the Board may designate, or (b) in such person’s absence, the Chairperson of the Board, or (c) in such person’s absence, the Lead Independent Director, or, (d) in such person’s absence, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or (e) in such person’s absence, the President of the Corporation, or (f) in such person’s absence, by a Vice President. Such person shall be chairperson of the meeting and, subject to Section 1.10 of these Bylaws, shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seems to such person to be in order. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies. Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Such a proxy may be prepared, transmitted and delivered in any manner permitted by applicable law. Except as may be required in the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, every matter other than the election of directors shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders

 

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of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote on such matter that are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and are voted for or against the matter (or if there are two or more classes or series of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each class or series, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock of that class or series present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting voting for or against such matter).

Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at the adjourned meeting.

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

Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network as permitted by applicable law (provided, that the information required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting), or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is held at a location where stockholders may attend in person, the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present at the meeting. If the meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access the list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.

 

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Section 1.10: Inspectors of Elections.

1.10.1 Applicability. Unless otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by the DGCL, the following provisions of this Section 1.10 shall apply only if and when the Corporation has a class of voting stock that is: (a) listed on a national securities exchange; (b) authorized for quotation on an interdealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; or (c) held of record by more than two thousand (2,000) stockholders. In all other cases, observance of the provisions of this Section 1.10 shall be optional, and at the discretion of the Board.

1.10.2 Appointment. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.

1.10.3 Inspector’s Oath. Each inspector of election, before entering upon the discharge of such inspector’s duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability.

1.10.4 Duties of Inspectors. At a meeting of stockholders, the inspectors of election shall (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each share, (b) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (c) count all votes and ballots, (d) determine and retain for a reasonable period of time a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (e) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors.

1.10.5 Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced by the chairperson of the meeting at the meeting. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, upon application by a stockholder, shall determine otherwise.

1.10.6 Determinations. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in connection with proxies pursuant to Section 211(a)(2)b.(i) of the DGCL, or in accordance with Sections 211(e) or 212(c)(2) of the DGCL, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent

 

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more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification of their determinations pursuant to this Section 1.10 shall specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.

Section 1.11: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.

1.11.1 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(a) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only: (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 (the “Record Stockholder”), who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who complies with the notice and other procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 in all applicable respects. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)), at an annual meeting of stockholders, and such stockholder must fully comply with the notice and other procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 to make such nominations or propose business before an annual meeting.

(b) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Record Stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11.1(a) of these Bylaws:

(i) the Record Stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 1.11;

(ii) such other business (other than the nomination of persons for election to the Board) must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action;

(iii) if the Proposing Person (as defined below) has provided the Corporation with a Solicitation Notice (as defined below), such Proposing Person must, in the case of a proposal other than the nomination of persons for election to the Board, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry any such proposal, or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such Proposing Person to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such Record Stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in such materials the Solicitation Notice; and

 

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(iv) if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided pursuant to this Section 1.11, the Proposing Person proposing such business or nomination must not have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a Solicitation Notice under this Section 1.11.

To be timely, a Record Stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (except in the case of the Corporation’s first annual meeting following the closing the Transaction (as defined below), for which such notice shall be timely if delivered in the same time period as if such meeting were a special meeting governed by Section 1.11.2 of these Bylaws); provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held during the preceding year or the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before, or more than sixty (60) days after, such anniversary date, notice by the Record Stockholder to be timely must be so delivered (A) no earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and (B) no later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement (as defined below) of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for providing the Record Stockholder’s notice. Such Record Stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

(X) as to each person whom the Record Stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director:

 

  (i)

the name, age, business address and residence address of such person;

 

  (ii)

the principal occupation or employment of such nominee;

 

  (iii)

the class, series and number of any shares of stock of the Corporation that are beneficially owned or owned of record by such person or any Associated Person (as defined in Section 1.11.3(c));

 

  (iv)

the date or dates such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition;

 

  (v)

all other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would be otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee, to the public disclosure of information regarding or related to such person provided to the Corporation by such person or otherwise pursuant to this Section 1.11 and to serving as a director if elected); and

 

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  (vi)

whether such person meets the independence requirements of the stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s Common Stock is primarily traded.

(Y) as to any other business that the Record Stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws, the text of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Proposing Person, including any anticipated benefit to any Proposing Person therefrom; and

(Z) as to the Proposing Person giving the notice:

 

  (i)

the current name and address of such Proposing Person, including, if applicable, their name and address as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger, if different;

 

  (ii)

the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation that are directly or indirectly owned of record or beneficially owned by such Proposing Person, including any shares of any class or series of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future;

 

  (iii)

whether and the extent to which any derivative interest in the Corporation’s equity securities (including without limitation any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the Corporation or otherwise, and any cash-settled equity swap, total return swap, synthetic equity position or similar derivative arrangement, as well as any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation) or any short interest in any security of the Corporation (for purposes of this Bylaw a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any

 

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  increase or decrease in the value of the subject security, including through performance-related fees) is held directly or indirectly by or for the benefit of such Proposing Person, including without limitation whether and the extent to which any ongoing hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proposing Person with respect to any share of stock of the Corporation;

 

  (iv)

any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation, on the other hand;

 

  (v)

any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement with the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement);

 

  (vi)

any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (iv) through (vi) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”). For purposes hereof “Disclosable Interests” shall not include any information with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner;

 

  (vii)

such Proposing Person’s written consent to the public disclosure of information provided to the Corporation pursuant to this Section 1.11;

 

  (viii)

a complete written description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether oral or in writing) (including any knowledge that another person or entity is Acting in Concert (as defined in Section 1.11.3(c)) with such Proposing Person) between or among such Proposing Person, any of its respective affiliates or associates and any other person Acting in Concert with any of the foregoing persons;

 

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  (ix)

as to each person whom such Proposing Person proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, any agreement, arrangement or understanding of such person with any other person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director known to such Proposing Person after reasonable inquiry;

 

  (x)

a representation that the Record Stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination;

 

  (xi)

a representation whether such Proposing Person intends (or is part of a group that intends) to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative statement of such intent being a “Solicitation Notice”); and

 

  (xii)

any proxy, contract, arrangement, or relationship pursuant to which the Proposing Person has a right to vote, directly or indirectly, any shares of any security of the Corporation.

A stockholder providing written notice required by this Section 1.11 will update and supplement such notice in writing, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct in all material respects as of (i) the record date for the meeting and (ii) the close of business on the fifth (5th) business day prior to the meeting and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, the close of business on the fifth (5th) business day prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (i) of the foregoing sentence, such update and supplement will be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for the meeting, and in the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (ii) of the foregoing sentence, such update and supplement will be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than two (2) business days prior to the date for the meeting, and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, two (2) business days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.11.1(b) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no Public Announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board at least ninety (90) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (or, if there was no annual meeting in the preceding year or the annual meeting is held more than thirty (30) days before or sixty (60) days after the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, at least ninety (90) days prior to such annual meeting), a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.11 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation no later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 1.11 or any other provision of the Bylaws to the contrary, any person who has been determined by a majority of the Whole Board to have violated Section 2.11 of these Bylaws or a Board Confidentiality Policy (as defined below) while serving as a director of the Corporation in the preceding five (5) years shall be ineligible to be nominated or serve as a member of the Board, absent a prior waiver for such nomination or service approved by two-thirds of the Whole Board.

1.11.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof or (b) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice and other procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 in all applicable respects. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by Section 1.11.1(b) of these Bylaws shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) no earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and (ii) no later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

1.11.3 General.

(a) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 shall be eligible to be elected at a meeting of stockholders and serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the

 

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procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance herewith, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting or nomination of persons for election to the Board at a stockholder meeting (or a Qualified Representative of the stockholder (as defined below)) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein. Nothing in this Section 1.11 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (a) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (b) the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

(c) For purposes of this Section 1.11 the following definitions shall apply:

(i) a person shall be deemed to be “Acting in Concert” with another person if such person knowingly acts (whether or not pursuant to an express agreement, arrangement or understanding) in concert with, or toward a common goal relating to the management, governance or control of the Corporation in substantial parallel with, such other person where (1) each person is conscious of the other person’s conduct or intent and this awareness is an element in their decision-making processes and (2) at least one additional factor suggests that such persons intend to act in concert or in substantial parallel, which such additional factors may include, without limitation, exchanging information (whether publicly or privately), attending meetings, conducting discussions or making or soliciting invitations to act in concert or in substantial parallel; provided, that a person shall not be deemed to be Acting in Concert with any other person solely as a result of the solicitation or receipt of revocable proxies or consents from such other person in response to a solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14(a) (or any successor provision) of the Exchange Act by way of a proxy or consent solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A. A person Acting in Concert with another person shall be deemed to be Acting in Concert with any third party who is also Acting in Concert with such other person;

(ii) “Associated Person” shall mean with respect to any subject stockholder or other person (including any proposed nominee) (1) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such stockholder or other person, (2) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder or other person, (3) any associate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), of such stockholder or other person, and (4) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control or Acting in Concert with any such Associated Person;

 

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(iii) “Proposing Person” shall mean (1) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting or nomination of persons for election to the Board at a stockholder meeting, (2) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting or nomination of persons for election to the Board at a stockholder meeting is made, and (3) any Associated Person on whose behalf the notice of business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting or nomination of persons for election to the Board at a stockholder meeting is made;

(iv) “Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(v) to be considered a “Qualified Representative” of a stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as a proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction thereof, at the annual meeting; provided, however, that if the stockholder is (1) a general or limited partnership, any general partner or person who functions as a general partner of the general or limited partnership or who controls the general or limited partnership shall be deemed a Qualified Representative, (2) a corporation or a limited liability company, any officer or person who functions as the substantial equivalent of an officer of the corporation or limited liability company or any officer, director, general partner or person who functions as an officer, director or general partner of any entity ultimately in control of the corporation or limited liability company shall be deemed a Qualified Representative, or (3) a trust, any trustee of such trust shall be deemed a Qualified Representative. The Secretary of the Corporation, or any other person who shall be appointed to serve as secretary of the meeting, may require, on behalf of the Corporation, reasonable and appropriate documentation to verify the status of a person purporting to be a “Qualified Representative” for purposes hereof.

ARTICLE II: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications. The total number of directors constituting the Board (the “Whole Board”) shall be fixed from time to time in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. No decrease in the authorized number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. Election of directors need not be by written ballot. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the special rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board shall be divided into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the Whole Board. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which such director’s term expires and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Any director may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by

 

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electronic transmission to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon delivery unless it is specified to be effective at a later time or upon the happening of an event. Subject to the special rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, directors may be removed only as provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. All vacancies occurring in the Board and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 2.3: Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, and at such times as the Board may from time to time determine. Notice of regular meetings need not be given if the date, times and places thereof are fixed by resolution of the Board.

Section 2.4: Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Lead Independent Director or at least two (2) members of the Board then in office and may be held at any time, date or place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the person or persons calling the meeting shall fix. Notice of the time, date and place of such meeting shall be given, orally, in writing or by electronic transmission (including electronic mail), by the person or persons calling the meeting to all directors at least four (4) days before the meeting if the notice is mailed, or at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting if such notice is given by telephone, hand delivery, telegram, telex, mailgram, facsimile, electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board, or any committee of the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or other remote communications by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to conference telephone or other remote communications shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date or time without further notice thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or required by law, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.

Section 2.7: Organization. Meetings of the Board shall be presided over by (a) the Chairperson of the Board, or (b) in such person’s absence, the Lead Independent Director, or (c) in such person’s absence, the Chief Executive Officer, or (d) in such person’s absence, a chairperson chosen by the Board at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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Section 2.8: Unanimous Action by Directors in Lieu of a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee, as applicable. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Section 2.9: Powers. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.

Section 2.10: Compensation of Directors. Members of the Board, as such, may receive, pursuant to a resolution of the Board, fees and other compensation for their services as directors, including without limitation their services as members of committees of the Board.

Section 2.11: Confidentiality. Each director shall maintain the confidentiality of, and shall not share with any third party person or entity (including third parties that originally sponsored, nominated or designated such director (the “Sponsoring Party”)), any non-public information learned in their capacities as directors, including communications among Board members in their capacities as directors. The Board may adopt a board confidentiality policy further implementing and interpreting this bylaw (a “Board Confidentiality Policy”). All directors are required to comply with this bylaw and any such Board Confidentiality Policy unless such director or the Sponsoring Party for such director has entered into a specific written agreement with the Corporation, in either case as approved by the Board, providing otherwise with respect to such confidential information.

ARTICLE III: COMMITTEES

Section 3.1: Committees. The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting of such committee who are not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving, adopting or recommending to the stockholders any action or matter (other than the election or removal of members of the Board) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.

 

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Section 3.2: Committee Rules. Each committee shall keep records of its proceedings and make such reports as the Board may from time to time request. Unless the Board otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the resolution of the Board designating the committee, any committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and may delegate to any such subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS; CHAIRPERSON; LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Section 4.1: Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer (who may be the Chairperson of the Board or the President), a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer and may consist of such other officers, including, without limitation, a Chief Financial Officer and one or more Vice Presidents, as may from time to time be appointed by the Board. All officers shall be elected by the Board; provided, however, that the Board may empower the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to appoint any officer other than the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier resignation, death, disqualification or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon delivery unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board and the Board may, in its discretion, leave unfilled, for such period as it may determine, any offices. Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term of such officer’s predecessor and until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier resignation, death, disqualification or removal.

Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the control of the Board and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board, the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation are:

(a) to act as the general manager and, subject to the control of the Board, to have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation;

(b) subject to Article I, Section 1.6 of these Bylaws, to preside at all meetings of the stockholders;

(c) subject to Article I, Section 1.2 of these Bylaws, to call special meetings of the stockholders to be held at such times and, subject to the limitations prescribed by law or by these Bylaws, at such places as the Chief Executive Officer shall deem proper;

(d) to affix the signature of the Corporation to all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, guarantees, leases, obligations, bonds, certificates and other papers and instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Board or which, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, should be executed on behalf of the Corporation;

 

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(e) to sign certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation (if any); and

(f) subject to the direction of the Board, to have general charge of the property of the Corporation and to supervise and control all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation.

The person holding the office of President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board shall designate another officer to be the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer may be the Chairperson of the Board.

Section 4.3: Chairperson of the Board. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7 of these Bylaws, the Chairperson of the Board shall have the power to preside at all meetings of the Board and shall have such other powers and duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.4: Lead Independent Director. The Board may, in its discretion, elect a lead independent director from among its members that are Independent Directors (as defined below) (such director, the “Lead Independent Director”). The Lead Independent Director shall preside at all meetings at which the Chairperson of the Board is not present and shall exercise such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to such person by the Board or as prescribed by these Bylaws. For purposes of these Bylaws, “Independent Director” has the meaning ascribed to such term under the rules of the exchange upon which the Corporation’s Common Stock is primarily traded.

Section 4.5: President. The person holding the office of Chief Executive Officer shall be the President of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated one individual as the President and a different individual as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board, and subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President), and subject to such supervisory powers and authority as may be given by the Board to the Chairperson of the Board, and/or to any other officer, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and the general supervision and direction of all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (other than the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President) and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of President or that are delegated to the President by the Board.

Section 4.6: Vice President. Each Vice President shall have all such powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Vice President or that are delegated to him or her by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. A Vice President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer or President in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s or President’s absence or disability.

Section 4.7: Chief Financial Officer. The person holding the office of Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated another officer as the Treasurer of the Corporation. Subject to the direction of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer, or as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

 

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Section 4.8: Treasurer. The person holding the office of Treasurer shall have custody of all monies and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Treasurer, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.9: Secretary. The Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued all authorized notices for, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate minute books and similar records and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Secretary, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.10: Delegation of Authority. The Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer of the Corporation to any other officers or agents of the Corporation, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 4.11: Removal. Any officer of the Corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board; provided that if the Board has empowered the Chief Executive Officer to appoint any officer of the Corporation, then such officer may also be removed by the Chief Executive Officer. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.

ARTICLE V: STOCK

Section 5.1: Certificates; Uncertificated Shares. The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares; provided, however, that the resolution of the Board that the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation (or the transfer agent or registrar, as the case may be). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be certificated shares. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, or in the name of the Corporation, by the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be obtained via facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

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Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates or Uncertificated Shares. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to agree to indemnify the Corporation and/or to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it, against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

Section 5.3: Other Regulations. Subject to applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, the issue, transfer, conversion and registration of shares represented by certificates and of uncertificated shares shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board may establish.

ARTICLE VI: INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, legislative or any other type whatsoever (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person (or a person of whom such person is the legal representative), is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (for purposes of this Article VI, an “Indemnitee”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith, provided such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of such Indemnitees’ heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 6.5 of these Bylaws, the Corporation shall indemnify any such Indemnitee seeking indemnity in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board or such indemnification is authorized by an agreement approved by the Board.

Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in a written indemnification contract between the Corporation and an Indemnitee, the Corporation shall pay all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that if the DGCL then so requires, the advancement of such expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise.

 

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Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Article VI shall limit the ability of the Corporation, in its discretion, to indemnify or advance expenses to persons whom the Corporation is not obligated to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to this Article VI.

Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts. The Board is authorized to cause the Corporation to enter into indemnification contracts with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification or advancement rights to such person. Such rights may be greater than those provided in this Article VI.

Section 6.5: Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. The following shall apply to the extent not in conflict with any indemnification contract provided for in Section 6.4 of these Bylaws.

6.5.1 Right to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 6.1 or 6.2 of these Bylaws is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the DGCL (or other applicable law) for the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnitee for the amount claimed.

6.5.2 Effect of Determination. Neither the absence of a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit.

 

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6.5.3 Burden of Proof. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VI, or otherwise, shall be on the Corporation.

Section 6.6: Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in this Article VI shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VI that adversely affects any right of an Indemnitee or an Indemnitee’s successors shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any right or protection conferred on a person pursuant to this Article VI with respect to any Proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment, repeal or modification.

Section 6.7: Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

ARTICLE VII: NOTICES

Section 7.1: Notice.

7.1.1 Form and Delivery. Except as otherwise specifically required in these Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 7.1.2 of these Bylaws) or by applicable law, all notices required to be given pursuant to these Bylaws shall be in writing and may (a) in every instance in connection with any delivery to a member of the Board, be effectively given by hand delivery (including use of a delivery service), by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid, or by sending such notice by overnight express courier, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission and (b) be effectively delivered to a stockholder when given by hand delivery, by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid or, if specifically consented to by the stockholder as described in Section 7.1.2 of these Bylaws by sending such notice by facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to the person to whom notice is to be given at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. The notice shall be deemed given: (a) in the case of hand delivery, when received by the person to whom notice is to be given or by any person accepting such notice on behalf of such person; (b) in the case of delivery by mail, upon deposit in the mail; (c) in the case of delivery by overnight express courier, when dispatched; and (d) in the case of delivery via facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission, at the time provided in Section 7.1.2 of these Bylaws.

 

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7.1.2 Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given in accordance with Section 232 of the DGCL. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (b) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. Notice given pursuant to this Section 7.1.2 shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of such posting and the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

7.1.3 Affidavit of Giving Notice. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given in writing or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any waiver of notice.

ARTICLE VIII: INTERESTED DIRECTORS

Section 8.1: Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its members of the Board or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are members of the board of directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because such director’s or officer’s votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to such director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a

 

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majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to such director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.

Section 8.2: Quorum. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

ARTICLE IX: MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1: Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board.

Section 9.2: Seal. The Board may provide for a corporate seal, which may have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall otherwise be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board.

Section 9.3: Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on or by means of, or be in the form of any other information storage device or method, electronic or otherwise, provided, that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of the DGCL.

Section 9.4: Reliance Upon Books and Records. A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books and records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 9.5: Certificate of Incorporation Governs. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall govern.

Section 9.6: Severability. If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, then such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of these Bylaws (including without limitation, all portions of any section of these Bylaws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation) shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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Section 9.7: Time Periods. In applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

ARTICLE X: AMENDMENT

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, any alteration, amendment or repeal of these Bylaws, and any adoption of new Bylaws, shall require the approval of the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation as expressly provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

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CERTIFICATION OF AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

GETAROUND, INC.

a Delaware corporation

I, Spencer Jackson, certify that I am Secretary of Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that I am duly authorized to make and deliver this certification, and that the attached Bylaws are a true and complete copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation in effect as of the date of this certificate.

Dated: December 8, 2022

 

/s/ Spencer Jackson
Spencer Jackson, Secretary

Exhibit 4.3

Execution Version

 

 

 

GETAROUND, INC.

as Issuer,

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors,

and

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Paying Agent, Registrar, Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of December 8, 2022

 

 

8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction

     1  

Section 1.01.

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.02.

  Other Definitions      38  

Section 1.03.

  Rules of Construction      39  

Section 1.04.

  Limited Condition Transactions      39  

Article 2. The Notes

     41  

Section 2.01.

  Form, Dating and Denominations      41  

Section 2.02.

  Execution, Authentication and Delivery      42  

Section 2.03.

  Initial Notes and Additional Notes      42  

Section 2.04.

  Method of Payment      43  

Section 2.05.

  Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day      44  

Section 2.06.

  Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent      46  

Section 2.07.

  Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust      47  

Section 2.08.

  Holder Lists      48  

Section 2.09.

  Legends      48  

Section 2.10.

  Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions      49  

Section 2.11.

  Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption      53  

Section 2.12.

  [Reserved.]      55  

Section 2.13.

  Replacement Notes      55  

Section 2.14.

  Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes      55  

Section 2.15.

  Cancellation      55  

Section 2.16.

  Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates      55  

Section 2.17.

  Temporary Notes      56  

Section 2.18.

  Outstanding Notes      56  

Section 2.19.

  Repurchases by the Company      57  

Section 2.20.

  CUSIP and ISIN Numbers      57  

Section 2.21.

  Registration Rights Agreement      57  

Section 2.22.

  Listing      57  

Article 3. Covenants

     58  

Section 3.01.

  Payment on Notes      58  

Section 3.02.

  Exchange Act Reports      58  

Section 3.03.

  Rule 144A Information      59  

Section 3.04.

  [Reserved.]      59  

Section 3.05.

  Compliance and Default Certificates      59  

Section 3.06.

  Stay, Extension and Usury Laws      59  

Section 3.07.

  Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates      60  

Section 3.08.

  Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness      60  

 

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Section 3.09.

  Limitation on Liens Securing Indebtedness      62  

Section 3.10.

  Limitation on Asset Sales      63  

Section 3.11.

  Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates      63  

Section 3.12.

  Limitation on Restricted Payments      66  

Section 3.13.

  Retention of Cash      71  

Section 3.14.

  Guarantors and Joint Ventures      72  

Section 3.15.

  Material IP      72  

Section 3.16.

  Post-Closing Collateral      73  

Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption

     73  

Section 4.01.

  No Sinking Fund      73  

Section 4.02.

  Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change      73  

Section 4.03.

  Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes      77  

Article 5. Conversion

     80  

Section 5.01.

  Right to Convert      80  

Section 5.02.

  Conversion Procedures      81  

Section 5.03.

  Settlement upon Conversion      82  

Section 5.04.

  Common Stock to be Fully Paid      84  

Section 5.05.

  Adjustments to the Conversion Rate      84  

Section 5.06.

  [Reserved.]      94  

Section 5.07.

  [Reserved.]      94  

Section 5.08.

  [Reserved.]      94  

Section 5.09.

  Effect of Common Stock Change Event      94  

Section 5.10.

  Responsibility of Trustee and Conversion Agent      96  

Article 6. Successors

     97  

Section 6.01.

  When the Company or Guarantors May Merge, Etc.      97  

Section 6.02.

  Successor Corporation Substituted      98  

Article 7. Defaults and Remedies

     98  

Section 7.01.

  Events of Default      98  

Section 7.02.

  Acceleration      100  

Section 7.03.

  Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report      101  

Section 7.04.

  Other Remedies      102  

Section 7.05.

  Waiver of Past Defaults      102  

Section 7.06.

  Control by Majority      102  

Section 7.07.

  Limitation on Suits      103  

Section 7.08.

  Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration      103  

Section 7.09.

  Collection Suit by Trustee      104  

Section 7.10.

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      104  

Section 7.11.

  Priorities      104  

Section 7.12.

  Undertaking for Costs      105  

 

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Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

     105  

Section 8.01.

  Without the Consent of Holders      105  

Section 8.02.

  With the Consent of Holders      106  

Section 8.03.

  Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers      107  

Section 8.04.

  Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.      107  

Section 8.05.

  Notations and Exchanges      108  

Section 8.06.

  Trustee and Collateral Agent to Execute Supplemental Indentures      108  

Article 9. Guarantees

     109  

Section 9.01.

  Guarantees      109  

Section 9.02.

  Limitation on Guarantor Liability      110  

Section 9.03.

  Execution and Delivery of Guarantee      110  

Section 9.04.

  When Guarantors May Merge, etc.      111  

Section 9.05.

  Application of Certain Provisions of the Guarantors      111  

Section 9.06.

  Release of Guarantees      112  

Article 10. Satisfaction and Discharge

     112  

Section 10.01.

  Termination of Company’s Obligations      112  

Section 10.02.

  Repayment to Company      113  

Section 10.03.

  Reinstatement      113  

Article 11. Trustee

     114  

Section 11.01.

  Duties of the Trustee      114  

Section 11.02.

  Rights of the Trustee      115  

Section 11.03.

  Individual Rights of the Trustee      117  

Section 11.04.

  Trustee’s Disclaimer      117  

Section 11.05.

  Notice of Defaults      117  

Section 11.06.

  Compensation and Indemnity      118  

Section 11.07.

  Replacement of the Trustee      119  

Section 11.08.

  Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.      120  

Section 11.09.

  Eligibility; Disqualification      120  

Article 12. Collateral and Security

     120  

Section 12.01.

  Security Documents      120  

Section 12.02.

  Recording and Opinions      120  

Section 12.03.

  Release of Collateral      121  

Section 12.04.

  Specified Releases of Collateral      122  

Section 12.05.

  Release upon Satisfaction and Discharge or Amendment      122  

Section 12.06.

  Form and Sufficiency of Release and Subordination      123  

Section 12.07.

  Purchaser Protected      123  

Section 12.08.

  Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the Security Documents      124  

Section 12.09.

  Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents      125  

Section 12.10.

  Action by the Collateral Agent      125  

Section 12.11.

  Compensation and Indemnity      126  

Section 12.12.

  Post-Closing Collateral      127  

 

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Article 13. Miscellaneous

     127  

Section 13.01.

  Notices      127  

Section 13.02.

  Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent      130  

Section 13.03.

  Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel      130  

Section 13.04.

  Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar and the Paying Agent      130  

Section 13.05.

  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders      130  

Section 13.06.

  Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial      131  

Section 13.07.

  Submission to Jurisdiction      131  

Section 13.08.

  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      131  

Section 13.09.

  Successors      131  

Section 13.10.

  Force Majeure      131  

Section 13.11.

  U.S.A. PATRIOT Act      132  

Section 13.12.

  Calculations      132  

Section 13.13.

  Severability; Entire Agreement      132  

Section 13.14.

  Counterparts      132  

Section 13.15.

  Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.      133  

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A: Form of Note

    A-1  

Exhibit B-1: Form of Restricted Note Legend

    B1-1  

Exhibit B-2: Form of Global Note Legend

    B2-1  

Exhibit B-3: Form of Non-Affiliate Legend

    B3-1  

Exhibit B-4: Form of OID Legend

    B4-1  

Exhibit C: Form of Supplemental Indenture

    C-1  

Exhibit D: Form of Authentication Order

    D-1  

Exhibit E: Form of Subordination Agreement

    E-1  

 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of December 8, 2022, between Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as paying agent (in such capacity, the “Paying Agent”), as registrar (in such capacity, the “Registrar”), as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”).

Each party to this Indenture (as defined below) agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s 8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”).

Article 1. DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.01. Definitions.

Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

  (a)

Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized in connection with, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and

 

  (b)

Indebtedness secured by an existing Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction.

Asset Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (including by way of a sale leaseback), of property or assets (including Equity Interests of a Subsidiary) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”) in each case, other than:

(i) any disposition of Cash Equivalents or surplus, obsolete, used or worn out property or other property, in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired, if made in the good faith determination of the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary and/or in the ordinary course of business, and dispositions of property no longer used or useful to, or economically practicable or commercially reasonable to maintain, and dispositions of intellectual property that is not material to, or is no longer used in, the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (1) allowing any registration or application for registration of any such intellectual property to lapse, go abandoned or be invalidated or (2) disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, abandoning, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, expire, terminate or put into the public domain any such intellectual property, in each case, if the Company determines in its reasonable business judgment that any of the foregoing does not materially interfere with or materially impair the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);

 

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(ii) any disposition with an aggregate fair market value for all such property or assets disposed of pursuant to this clause (iii) in any fiscal year, not to exceed $5,000,000;

(iii) (A) any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a similar business and (B) dispositions of property to the extent that (x) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, or other assets or services of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business (including transactions covered by Section 1031 of the Code or any comparable provision of any foreign jurisdiction) as determined by the Company in good faith or (y) an amount equal to the net proceeds of such disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(iv) the lease, assignment, sub-lease, license or sub-license of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practices;

(v) [Reserved];

(vi) foreclosures, condemnation, expropriation, forced dispositions, eminent domain or any similar action with respect to assets or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture, and transfers of any property that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such property as part of an insurance settlement or upon receipt of the net proceeds of such casualty event;

(vii) (A) dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable, notes receivable, rights to payment, other current assets or participations therein, or (B) dispositions of assets in connection with any Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture;

(viii) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, including asset securitizations permitted by this Indenture;

(ix) (A) the sale, discount, consignment or other disposition of inventory, goods held for sale, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other assets (including leasehold or licensed interests in real property), including on an intercompany basis, (x) in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or (y) with respect to facilities that are temporarily not in use, held for sale or closed or the discontinuation of any product line or line of business, (B) the leasing or subleasing of real property in the ordinary course of business and (C) to the extent constituting an Asset Sale, the expiration of any option or similar agreement in respect of real or personal property;

(x) the licensing, sub-licensing or cross-licensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practices;

 

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(xi) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practices or otherwise if the Company determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not materially disadvantageous to Holders;

(xii) the unwinding or termination of any hedging obligations;

(xiii) sales, transfers and other dispositions of investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell and/or put/call arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(xiv) the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties as required by applicable law;

(xv) intercompany transfers among the Note Parties;

(xvi) any sale of property or assets, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Equity Interest contributed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(xvii) the disposition of any assets (including Equity Interests) acquired in a transaction after the Issue Date, which assets are not used or useful in the core or principal business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) made in connection with the approval of any applicable antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Company to consummate any acquisition or (B) which, within 90 days of the date of such acquisition, are designated in writing to the Trustee as being held for sale and not for the continued operations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses;

(xviii) any disposition of non-revenue producing assets to a Person who is providing services related to such assets, the provision of which have been or are to be outsourced by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such Person;

(xix) dispositions and terminations of leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses or cross- licenses (including of intellectual property or technology and any sale of improvements made to leased real property resulting from such sale), the sale or termination of which is (A) made in the ordinary course of business, (B) does not materially interfere with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (C) related to facilities that are temporarily not in use, held for sale or closed, or the discontinuation of any product line or line of business;

(xx) dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens;

(xxi) dispositions contemplated in connection with the Merger;

(xxii) dispositions made to comply with any final order or other binding directive of any Governmental Authority or any applicable law having proper jurisdiction over the entity making such disposition;

 

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(xxiii) any sale of vehicles and information technology equipment purchased at the end of an operating lease and resold thereafter;

(xxiv) dispositions in connection with cash management services, treasury arrangements and related activities, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(xxv) any “fee in lieu” or other disposition of assets to any Governmental Authority that continue in use by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such asset upon reasonable notice by paying a nominal fee; and

(xxvi) deposits of copies of source code and release of such copies of source code pursuant to escrow arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, provided that any such deposit does not result in the permanent transfer of ownership of such source code.

Authentication Order” means an authentication order substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D.

Authorized Denomination” means, with respect to a Note, a principal amount minimum denomination equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, and after the payment of PIK Interest, a principal amount minimum denomination equal to $1.00 or any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.

Business Combination Agreement” that certain business combination agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, by and among the Issuer, TMPST Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), TMPST Merger Sub II, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub II”), and Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as amended prior to the date hereof.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which banking institutions or trust companies in the City of New York, New York or the city of the principal office of the Trustee, for purposes of this Indenture, are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed.

 

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Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP; the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, and the final maturity of such obligations shall be the date of the last payment of such amounts due under such lease (or other arrangement) prior to the first date on which such lease (or other arrangement) may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty; and, for the purposes of this Indenture, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity prior to their conversion or exchange, as the case may be.

Cash Equivalent” means:

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by (i) the United States of America (or any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America) or (ii) any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at the date of acquisition thereof, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or Moody’s;

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and demand or time deposits, in each case maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof, issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than (i) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (ii) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $1,000,000,000;

(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

(e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $500,000,000; and

(f) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above denominated in pounds sterling, Canadian dollars or Euro or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.

 

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Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

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

Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the obligations under this Indenture.

Collateral Agent” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, at the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 5.09.

Company” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture and, subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.

Company Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.

Company Persons” means any future, current or former officer, director, manager, member, member of management employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries plus, without duplication and solely to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period (including by reducing consolidated net income (or loss) as calculated in accordance with GAAP for the applicable period), the sum of:

 

  (a)

provisions for taxes based on income (or similar taxes in lieu of income taxes), profits or capital (or equivalents), including federal, foreign, state, local, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations;

 

  (b)

Consolidated Interest Expense;

 

  (c)

depreciation and amortization expense determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

  (d)

any severance expenses and site-closure expenses incurred in connection with an acquisition to the extent incurred as part of, or within one year from the closing of, such acquisition;

 

  (e)

any net after-tax losses (or net after-tax gains) with respect to Asset Sales or other dispositions of properties or assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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  (f)

adjustments for non-cash gains and non-cash write-downs; including, but not limited to, non-cash charges relating to (i) share-based earnouts resulting from the Business Combination Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) any fair value adjustments relating to convertible notes and warrants, warrant liabilities, derivative securities and convertible debt;

 

  (g)

any net after-tax income or losses for such period attributable to early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under any hedging agreement or other derivative instrument; and

 

  (h)

any non-cash charges or expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan, other non-cash compensation or the grant of stock and stock options or other equity and equity-based interests to employees of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement or the treatment of such options or other equity and equity-based interests under variable plan accounting; provided that the aggregate amount of adjustments associated with any stock-based and other equity-based compensation expenses shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the relevant period (calculated before giving effect to all of the adjustments made pursuant to this definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”);

provided, that for purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, (A) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of any Person or assets constituting a division or line of business of any business entity, division or line of business, in each case, acquired by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, shall be included on a pro forma basis for such period assuming the consummation of such acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period and (B) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of any Person or assets constituting a division or line of business of any business entity, division or line of business, in each case, disposed of by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries during such period shall be excluded for such period (assuming the consummation of such disposition had occurred on the first day of such period), in each case, calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act. With respect to each joint venture or minority investee of the Company or any Guarantor, for purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, the amount of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (calculated in accordance with this definition) attributable to such joint venture or minority investee, as applicable, that shall be counted for such purposes (without duplication of amounts already included in Consolidated Net Income) shall equal the amount thereof actually distributed to the Company or any Guarantor. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” in this Indenture shall refer to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries. In no event shall Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA include any run-rate metrics, including, without limitation, run-rate synergies or cost-savings.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company.

 

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Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

(a) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (c) non-cash interest expense (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of hedging obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and (e) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate hedging obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (v) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, (w) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting, (x) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and (y) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees; plus

(b) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

(c) interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded:

 

  (a)

minority interest expense attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned entity;

 

  (b)

any net unrealized gains and losses resulting from currency translation;

 

  (c)

the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period, together with any related provision for taxes; and

 

  (d)

any customary Transaction Expenses incurred in the year ended December 31, 2022.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the total amount of Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding intercompany Indebtedness as of such date) plus (ii) the aggregate liquidation value of all Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person and of the Subsidiaries of such Person and all Preferred Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that with respect to any revolving credit facility the Consolidated Total Debt thereof shall be deemed to be the full amount of the commitments thereunder.

 

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Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” with respect to any Person, as of any date, means the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt of such Person as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of such Person for the four most recent full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are available immediately preceding such date. In the event that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurs or redeems, repurchases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness subsequent to the period for which the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is made, then the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or redemption, repurchase or discharge of Indebtedness as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four fiscal quarter period.

Conversion Date” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Note are satisfied, subject to Section 5.03(C).

Conversion Price” means, as of any time, an amount equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time; provided, however, that the Conversion Price shall be subject to a downward adjustment to 115% of the average of the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock for the 90 VWAP Trading Days after the Issue Date, subject to a minimum conversion price of $9.21 per share (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock or share dividends, stock or share splits or stock or share combinations with respect to the Common Stock), provided further, that there shall be no adjustment if 115% of such average daily VWAP is equal to or greater than the Conversion Price in effect at such time.

Conversion Rate” initially means 86.96 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that (a) the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; and (b) whenever this Indenture refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.

Conversion Share” means any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any Note.

Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Paying Agent, Registrar and Trustee at which at any particular time this Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, Global Corporate Trust Services, 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, Attn: Account Administration (Getaround Notes), or such other address as the Paying Agent, Registrar or Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor paying agent, successor registrar or successor trustee (or such other address as such successor paying agent, successor registrar or successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the holders and the Company).

 

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Daily VWAP” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “EVTL <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

Default” means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default.

Deposit Account Control Agreements” means such control agreements required pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Security Agreement.

Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.

Depositary Participant” means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock or share ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate on the issuance date thereof.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Capital Stock of such Person or any direct or indirect parent entity thereof that would not otherwise constitute Disqualified Stock, and other than solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Capital Stock of such Person or as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers, members, partners, independent contractors or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers, members, partners, independent contractors or consultants, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that any Capital Stock held by any Permitted Payee of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other entity in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors, in each case pursuant to any stock or share subscription or shareholders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock or share option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries or in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

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Equity Interest” means shares, shares of capital stock, partnership interests (other than general partnership interests), membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest, but excluding any debt securities convertible into any of the foregoing.

Ex-Dividend Date” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the first date on which Common Stock trades on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Contribution” means Net Cash Proceeds, marketable securities or other proceeds received by the Company after the Issue Date from:

(a) contributions to its common equity capital (including in consideration for the issue of shares);

(b) dividends, distributions, fees and other payments from any joint ventures or Investments in entities that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(c) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any management equity plan or stock or share option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity to the extent contributed as common equity capital to the Company,

in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate.

Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that (i) is a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is not permitted to guarantee the Notes by its organizational documents, including any applicable equityholder agreement, or applicable law or regulation, (ii) (A) generates revenue of less than $2,000,000 on an unconsolidated basis and (B) accounts for less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated revenue on an unconsolidated basis or (iii) is, for so long as the PGE Facility is outstanding, Getaround SAS.

 

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Fair Market Value” or “fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time taking into account the nature and characteristics of such asset (which determination shall be conclusive), it being agreed that with respect to real property, in no event will the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary be required to obtain independent appraisals or other third party valuations to establish such Fair Market Value unless required by FIRREA.

Fundamental Change” means any of the following events:

(A) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than (x) the Company or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, their respective employee benefit plans or (y) the affiliated holders, files a Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) (i) of Capital Stock representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all classes of the Company’s Capital Stock; or (ii) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock;

(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of common equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B);

(C) the Company’s shareholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(D) the Common Stock ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of shares of Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of Capital Stock listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.

 

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For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial owner” and whether shares are “beneficially owned” will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

For the purposes of this definition, the term “affiliated holders” means (i) Mr. Sam Zaid and his estate, spouse, heirs and lineal descendants, (ii) any company, limited liability company, partnership, trust, foundation or other entity or investment vehicle for which any of the persons in clause (i) retains sole voting and dispositive power (or shared voting and/or dispositive power with other affiliated holders) with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by such company, partnership, trust, foundation or other entity or investment vehicle, and the trustees, legal representatives, beneficiaries and/or beneficial owners of such company, limited liability company, partnership, trust, foundation or other entity or investment vehicle, (iii) any not-for-profit entity where the acquisition or its shares of Common Stock is directed by any of the persons in clause (i), and (iv) any entity wholly-owned by any person described in clause (i).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, which must be a Business Day that is no more than 35, nor less than 20, Business Days after the date the Company sends the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in effect on the Issue Date, except that (i) with respect to any reports or financial information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.02, GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect during the applicable period covered by such report or financial information and (ii) any lease that would not be considered a capital lease pursuant to GAAP prior to the effectiveness of Accounting Standards Codification 842 (whether or not such lease was in effect on such date) shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under the Indenture and shall not be deemed to constitute a capitalized lease or Indebtedness thereunder.

Getaround SAS” means Getaround SAS, a societe par actions simplifiee organized under the laws of France, and its successors and assigns.

 

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Global Note” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Depositary or Cede & Co., as its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.

Global Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 9.

Guarantor” means each Person that becomes a Guarantor by executing the Indenture or an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B) and Section 9.03 and, subject to Section 9.04, its successors and assigns of the foregoing.

Holder” means a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Indebtedness of any Person means, without duplication,

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money,

(b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent such obligations would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,

(c) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others,

(d) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,

(e) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments and

(f) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under hedging obligations entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not for speculative purposes) as determined in good faith by the Company (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such person at the termination of such agreement or arrangement);

 

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provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) contingent indemnity and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Indebtedness of any parent entity (for which none of the Company or any Subsidiary is liable) appearing on the balance sheet of the Company solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP, (v) obligations in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes, (vi) trade and other payables, accrued expenses and liabilities and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business and (vii) obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees in respect of such obligations) incurred prior to the Issue Date or in the ordinary course of business.

The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities between and among them arising solely from their cash management, tax and accounting operations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness between and among them having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover, conversion or extension terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.

Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Intellectual Property” means any and all rights in, arising out of, or associated with any of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) issued patents and patent applications (whether provisional or non-provisional), including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, reissues, reexaminations, extensions, or restorations of any of the foregoing,; (b) trademarks, service marks, brands, certification marks, logos, trade dress, trade names, and other similar indicia of source or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals of, any of the foregoing; (c) copyrights and works of authorship, whether or not copyrightable, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals of any of the foregoing; (d) internet domain names and social media account or user names (including “handles”), whether or not trademarks, all associated web addresses, URLs, websites and web pages, social media sites and pages, and all content and data thereon or relating thereto, whether or not copyrights; (e) mask works, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals thereof; (f) product designs, industrial designs, blueprints, drawings, specifications, documentations, programming materials, reports, catalogs, literature and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals therefor; (g) trade secrets, know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, improvements, technology, business and technical information, databases, data compilations and collections, tools, methods, processes, techniques, and other confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein; (h) computer programs, operating systems, applications, firmware and other code, including all source code, object code, application programming interfaces, data files, databases, protocols, specifications, and other documentation thereof; (i) rights of publicity; and (j) all other intellectual or industrial property and proprietary rights, together with all royalties, fees, income, payments, and other proceeds now or hereafter due or payable to with respect to any of the foregoing, and all claims and causes of action with respect to any of the foregoing whether accruing before, on, or after the date hereof including all rights to and claims for damages, restitution, and injunctive and other legal or equitable relief for past, present, or future infringement, misappropriation, or other violation thereof.

 

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Intellectual Property Agreements” means that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated December 8, 2022, by and among the grantors a party thereto and the Collateral Agent, as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time.

Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a Note, each December 15 and June 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2023 (or commencing on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.

Interest Period” shall mean the period commencing on and including an Interest Payment Date and ending on and including the day immediately preceding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, with the exception that the first Interest Period shall commence on and include the Issue Date and end on and include the day immediately preceding the first scheduled Interest Payment Date (the Interest Payment Date for any Interest Period shall be the Interest Payment Date occurring on the day immediately following the last day of such Interest Period).

Investment Grade Rating” means S&P BBB- or above.

Investment Grade Securities” means:

(a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

(b) debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(c) investments in any fund that invests at least 90% of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and

(d) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

Investments” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition of or investment by such Person in another Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany advances between and among the Company and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries arising solely from their cash management, tax and accounting operations in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. If an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP;

 

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provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by the Company. For purposes of Section 3.12 hereof, if the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiary issues, sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect thereto, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, any investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person remaining after giving effect thereto shall not be deemed to be an Investment at such time.

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in Cash Equivalents by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment to the extent such amounts do not increase any other baskets under this Indenture.

Issue Date” means December 8, 2022.

Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day from each of at least three (3) nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.

Leaseholds” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.

Limited Condition Transaction” means (a) the entering into or consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition or similar permitted Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or the obtaining of a commitment in respect thereof) and/or (b) the making of any Restricted Payment.

 

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Make-Whole Premium” means, with respect to a Note at any time, the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such time of (i) the Redemption Principal Amount of such Note on the Maturity Date plus (ii) any required interest payments due on such Note through the Maturity Date (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest through the relevant Redemption Date), computed using the rate for Cash Interest as the Stated Interest and a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, discounted to the relevant Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), over (b) the principal amount of such Note. The Trustee shall have no obligation to calculate or verify the calculation of the Make-Whole Premium.

Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which Common Stock is listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.

Material IP” means any Intellectual Property that is material to the business operation of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and any licenses that are necessary to run the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Material Real Property” means any Real Property with a Fair Market Value, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith, greater than or equal to $1,000,000 per Real Property or $5,000,000 in the aggregate for all Real Properties or any Leasehold.

Maturity Date” means December 8, 2027.

Merger” means the business combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, whereby, among other things, (i) Merger Sub I will merge with and into Getaround, Inc. (the “First Merger”), with Getaround, Inc. being the surviving entity in the merger and continuing (immediately following the First Merger) as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Corporation”), and (ii) immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation shall be merged with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second Merger”), with Merger Sub II being the surviving entity in the Second Merger and continuing (immediately following the Second Merger) as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Mortgage” means a mortgage, leasehold mortgage, charge, deed of trust, leasehold deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the obligations under this Indenture, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage will (or is required to be) be granted pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Net Cash Proceeds” with respect to any issuance or sale of common equity capital, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and charges actually Incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements).

Non-Affiliate Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-3.

Note Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

Note Party” means the Company and the Guarantors.

Notes” means the 8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027 issued by the Company pursuant to this Indenture.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice-President of the Company (in each case, if any).

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 13.03.

OID Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-4.

Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel (including an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.03, subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.

Permitted Intercompany Activities” means any transactions between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, in the good faith judgment of the Company are necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (a) payroll, cash management, purchasing, insurance and hedging arrangements; (b) management, technology and licensing arrangements; and (c) customer loyalty and rewards programs.

 

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Permitted Investments” means:

(a) any Investment in the Company or any of the Guarantors, or in Getaround SAS in the ordinary course of business;

(b) any Investment in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

(c) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person (including, to the extent constituting an Investment, in assets of a Person that represent substantially all of its assets or a division, business unit or product line, including research and development and related assets in respect of any product) if as a result of such Investment:

(i) such Person becomes a Guarantor; or

(ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets (or such division, business unit or product line) to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Guarantor,

and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer;

(d) (i) any Investment in securities or other assets, including earn-outs, not constituting Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 3.10 hereof and (ii) promissory notes and other Investments (including non-cash consideration) received in connection with an Asset Sale (or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale);

(e) any Investment existing on the Issue Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification, replacement, reinvestment or renewal of any such Investment or binding commitment existing on the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased in such extension, modification, replacement, reinvestment or renewal only (i) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Issue Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (ii) as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(f) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(i) consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(ii) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable, endorsements for collection or deposit held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor, supplier or customer); or

 

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(iii) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons; or

(iv) as a result of a foreclosure or other security enforcement by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(g) hedging obligations;

(h) Investments by the Company or a Guarantor in joint ventures or Similar Businesses having an aggregate fair market value taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (h) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (a) $20,000,000 (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), plus any amount invested into the Company or any Subsidiary by a third-party and which amount (or any portion thereof) is contractually agreed with such third-party to be allocated to a joint venture, plus the amount of any returns (including dividends, payments, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) in respect of such investments; provided, however, that (i) if any Investment pursuant to this clause (h) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (a) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (h), (ii) the Equity Interests in such joint venture or Similar Business is beneficially owned by a Note Party;

(i) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock, except to the extent issued by the Company to one of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Company, or redemptions in whole or in part of any of the Company’s Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock, except to the extent issued by the Company to one of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or new Equity Interests (and in no event shall such contribution or issuance so utilized increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (B) of Section 3.12(a) hereof) (other than Disqualified Stock, except to the extent issued by the Company to one of its Restricted Subsidiaries);

(j) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, performance guarantees and contingent obligations and the creation of Liens on the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Indenture;

(k) [Reserved];

(l) Investments consisting of (i) purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment, (ii) the leasing, sub-leasing, licensing, sub-licensing, cross- licensing or contribution of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, consistent with industry practice or pursuant to joint marketing arrangements or non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses with other Persons, in each case in the good faith determination of the Company, or (iii) the contribution, assignment, licensing, sub-licensing or other Investment of intellectual property or other general intangibles and any other Investments in each case of this clause (iii) made to Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company (or to other Persons but only in respect of immaterial intellectual property or other general intangibles) in connection therewith;

 

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(m) loans, advances and other credit extensions to Permitted Payees (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation (including moving expenses and costs of replacement homes), business machines or supplies, automobiles and analogous ordinary business purposes and (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that either (x) (1) no cash or Cash Equivalents are advanced in connection with such loan, advance or credit extension or (2) after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of loans, advances and other credit extensions in cash or Cash Equivalents outstanding in reliance on clause (2) of this proviso shall not exceed $5,000,000 and (y) such loan shall be secured by the Equity Interests held by such Person;

(n) advances, loans or extensions of trade credit (other than to Permitted Payees) in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(o) any Investment in connection with cash management services, treasury arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(p) (i) Investments made as part of, or in connection with, the SPAC Transactions and (ii) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(q) Investments (i) consisting of deposits, prepayments, rebates, extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable and/or other credits to suppliers or other trade counterparties, (ii) made in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client and customer contracts and/or (iii) in the form of advances made to distributors, suppliers, licensors and licensees, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or, in the case of clause (iii), to the extent necessary to maintain the ordinary course of supplies to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(r) (i) obligations with respect to Guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases and/or subleases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, (ii) obligations with respect to Guarantees of the lease obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Investments consisting of Guarantees of any supplier’s obligations in respect of commodity contracts, including hedging obligations, solely to the extent such commodities relate to the materials or products to be purchased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iv) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(s) exchanges, conversions, redemptions or repurchases of the Notes;

 

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(t) Investments in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers, vendors, suppliers, licensors, sub-licensors, licensees and sub-licensees in the ordinary course of business;

(u) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) (i) received in connection with the bankruptcy, work-out, recapitalization or reorganization of any Person, (ii) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons, (iii) as a result of a foreclosure or other security enforcement with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment and (iv) as a result of or in connection with settlement, compromise or resolution of (a) litigation, arbitration or other disputes or (b) obligations of trade creditors, suppliers, licensors, customers and other account debtors that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor, supplier, licensor, customer or other account debtor;

(v) loans and advances of payroll payments or other advances of salaries or compensation to Company Persons in the ordinary course of business and Investments in connection with any deferred compensation plan or arrangement for any Company Person;

(w) Investments made in connection with Permitted Intercompany Activities and related transactions;

(x) Investments made from casualty insurance proceeds in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets on account of a casualty event;

(y) [Reserved];

(z) earnest money deposits required in connection with any acquisition permitted under this Indenture (or similar Investments);

(aa) contributions in connection with compensation arrangements or to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of Company Persons or other service providers of the Company, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or to any other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(bb) (i) Investments of the Company or any of the Guarantors acquired after the Issue Date or of a Person merged or consolidated with the Company or any of its Guarantors in accordance with this Indenture after the Issue Date, (x) to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation or such designation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation or such designation and (y) including any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof so long as the amount of the original Investment permitted under this clause (bb) is not increased except by the terms of such Investment existing on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation or such designation or as otherwise not prohibited by this Indenture;

(cc) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses, sublicenses, subleases or leases of other assets, intellectual property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(dd) [Reserved];

(ee) [Reserved];

(ff) Investments made in joint ventures as required by, or made pursuant to, buy/sell and/or put/call arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements in effect on the Issue Date or entered into after the Issue Date in the ordinary course of business;

(gg) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that such obligations and/or liabilities, as applicable, are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law;

(hh) Investments in connection with cash management services and related activities in the ordinary course of business;

(ii) Investments consisting of (i) the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing, collaborations or other similar arrangements with other Persons and/or (ii) minority equity interests in customers received as part of fee arrangements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(jj) other Investments in the aggregate for all Investments made pursuant to this clause (jj) not to exceed $5,000,000; and

(kk) Investments consisting of earnest money deposits required in connection with purchase agreements or other acquisitions or Investments otherwise permitted under this Indenture and any other pledges or charges or other security interests or deposits permitted by this Indenture.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that a proposed Investment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of clauses (a) through (kk) above, the Company will be entitled to divide or classify or later divide or reclassify (based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification) such Investment (or a portion thereof) between such clauses (a) through (kk) in any manner that otherwise complies with this definition.

Permitted Liens” (including in each case of the following, any modification, refinancing, refunding, restatement, exchange, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, restatements, exchange, extensions, renewals or replacements of the obligations secured by such Liens)) means:

(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (c) of Section 3.08;

(ii) Liens on property (including Equity Interests) existing at the time of acquisition of the property and/or person by such Person (plus improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;

 

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(iii) Liens arising under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including those that are for the benefit of the Collateral Agent;

(iv) Liens securing any (a) hedging obligations entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not for speculative purposes) as determined in good faith by the Company and (b) cash management obligations;

(v) pledges, deposits or security by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, employers’ health tax, and other social security laws or similar legislation or other insurance-related obligations (including, but not limited to, in respect of deductibles, self-insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(vi) Liens (and rights of set-off) imposed by statutory or common law, such as banks’ landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, workmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens, that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or, in each such case, if more than 60 days overdue, such Liens (and rights of set-off) (i) are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens, (ii) are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP or (iii) are such that the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;

(vii) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (including any Lien imposed by any pension authority or similar Liens) not yet overdue for a period of more than 60 days or not yet payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or, if more than 60 days overdue, which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

(viii) Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit or bankers acceptances issued, and completion guarantees provided for, in each case, issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice;

 

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(ix) (i) easements, entitlements, rights-of-way, reservations, restrictions, servitudes for railways, sewers, drains, gas and oil and other pipelines, gas and water mains, electric light and power and telecommunications, telephone or telegraph or cable conduits, poles, wires and similar protrusions, rights waivers, restrictions, covenants, site plan agreements, development agreements, operating agreements, cross-easement agreements, conditions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions, applicable laws, municipal ordinances and other similar encumbrances or matters, or encumbrances or matters that are or would be reflected on a survey (or by inspection) of any real property, (ii) irregularities of title, (iii) title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (iv) any Lien or exception on (or disclosed in) the applicable policies issued to, and approved by, the collateral agent in connection with mortgaged property (and any replacement, extension or renewal of such Lien or exception);

(x) Liens existing on the Issue Date including Liens securing any refinancing Indebtedness of any Indebtedness secured by such Liens; provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof) that secured the Indebtedness;

(xi) Liens on property or shares or shares of stock or other assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that such Liens may not extend to any other property or other assets owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(xii) Liens on inventory or goods, the purchase price of which is financed by, or securing obligations in respect of, commercial letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued for the account of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(xiii) leases, sub-leases, licenses or sub-licenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(xiv) Liens arising from UCC (or equivalent statute) financing statement filings regarding operating leases or consignments entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC (or equivalent statute) financing statements or similar public filings;

(xv) Liens in favor of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(xvi) Liens on vehicles or equipment of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries granted in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xvii) deposits made or other security provided in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(xviii) security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

 

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(xix) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments, awards, attachments and/or decrees and notices of lis pendens and associated rights relating to litigation being contested in good faith and any pledge, charge or other security interest and/or deposit securing any settlement of litigation;

(xx) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(xxi) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC or any comparable or successor provision on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, and (iii) in favor of banking or other financial institutions arising as a matter of law or under general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(xxii) Liens deemed to exist in connection with any investments;

(xxiii) Liens encumbering reasonable customary deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and not for speculative purposes;

(xxiv) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off or rights of pledge (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or consistent with past practice or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xxv) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to capital stock or shares of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(xxvi) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of goods entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xxvii) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by such Person in connection with any letter of intent or purchase or other agreement;

(xxviii) ground leases or subleases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by such Person that are located and any zoning, building or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property or any structure thereon (including Liens in connection with any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding or compulsory purchase order) that does not materially interfere with the business of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(xxix) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(xxx) any Liens with respect to which the aggregate amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding;

(xxxi) Liens (i) on cash or Cash Equivalents or escrow deposits (A) in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to any investment or other acquisition (or to secure letters of credit posted in respect thereof), (B) in favor of any seller of property pursuant to a transaction not prohibited hereunder, to be applied against the purchase price for such transaction or (C) otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements (or similar arrangements) with respect to any investment or other acquisition of assets, asset sale or incurrence of Indebtedness (including any letter of intent or purchase or other agreement with respect to any such investment or other acquisition of assets, asset sale or incurrence of Indebtedness) or (ii) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property;

(xxxii) (i) any interest or title of a lessor, sub-lessor, franchisor, licensor or sub-licensor or secured by a lessor’s, sub-lessor’s, franchisor’s, licensor’s or sub-licensor’s interest under leases or non-exclusive licenses entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or with respect to intellectual property, software and other technology licenses that is not material to the conduct of the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) Liens granted pursuant to a security agreement between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and a licensee of intellectual property to secure the damages, if any, incurred by such licensee resulting from the rejection of the license of such licensee in a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

(xxxiii) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of the Company and such Restricted Subsidiary or consistent with past practice to secure the performance of the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(xxxiv) Liens on assets deemed to arise in connection with and solely as a result of the execution, delivery or performance of contracts to sell such assets;

(xxxv) Liens on any funds or securities held in escrow accounts or similar arrangements established for the purpose of holding proceeds from issuances of debt securities or incurrences of other Indebtedness by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued after the Issue Date, together with any additional funds required in order to fund any payment of interest or premium or discount on such Indebtedness (or any costs related to the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness), mandatory redemption or sinking fund payment on such debt securities or other Indebtedness;

 

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(xxxvi) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of leases, tenders, statutory obligations (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and Liens required by applicable law to be granted in favor of creditors in relation to a merger or other reorganization), warranties, bids, government or trade contracts (including customer contracts, but other than for the payment of Indebtedness for borrowed money), indemnities, governmental contracts, performance, bid, appeal, indemnity, stay, customs, judgment, completion, return-of-money and/or surety bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities, completion guarantees and other obligations of a like nature and obligations in respect of letters of credit posted to support any of the foregoing, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(xxxvii) rights of setoff, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance or administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts or similar accounts or cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit;

(xxxviii) Liens given to a utility or any municipality or Governmental Authority when requested or required by such utility, municipality or Governmental Authority in connection with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and obligations in respect of letters of credit posted to support any of the foregoing;

(xxxix) reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in any original grant from any Governmental Authority or other grant of real or immovable property or interests therein;

(xl) (i) any interest or title (and all encumbrances and other matters affecting such interest or title) of, or Liens attributable to, an owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor or sub-licensor under any lease, license, occupancy or similar arrangement with respect to real estate or other property, (ii) any Lien, restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor may be subject, (iii) subordination of the interest of the lessee, sub-lessee, licensee, sub-licensee or occupier under such lease, sublease, license, sublicense, occupancy or similar arrangement to any Lien referred to in the preceding clause (ii), (iv) any landlord Lien arising by applicable law or permitted by the terms of any lease, sublease, license, sublicense, occupancy or similar arrangement or (v) any deposit of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(xli) (i) leases, licenses, subleases, sub-licenses, occupancies or cross-licenses granted to others (other than with respect to intellectual property), (ii) assignments of intellectual property granted to a customer of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business which do not secure any Indebtedness for borrowed money or (iii) the rights reserved or vested in any Person (including any Governmental Authority) by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or required by applicable law, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

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(xlii) undetermined or inchoate Liens, rights of distress and charges incidental to current operations that have not at such time been filed or exercised, or which relate to obligations not overdue for a period of more than 60 days, or, in each such case, if more than 60 days overdue, such Liens and other rights (i) are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens and other rights, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(xliii) Liens arising solely in connection with rights of dissenting equity holders pursuant to applicable law in respect of the Merger;

(xliv) Liens arising (i) out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods and bailee arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business or (ii) by operation of law under Article 2 of the UCC (or any similar law of any jurisdiction);

(xlv) Liens on securities or other assets that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting investments arising out of such repurchase transaction;

(xlvi) Liens that are rights of set-off or netting (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or contractual counterparties in the ordinary course of business;

(xlvii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents in connection with the defeasance, redemption, satisfaction and/or discharge of Indebtedness;

(xlviii) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent such receipt or advance, as applicable, creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;

(xlix) Liens in respect of sale leasebacks on the assets or property sold and leased back in such sale leaseback; and

(l) deposits by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of business and held by (or for the benefit of) (i) regulatory authorities in connection with state insurance licensing requirements, (ii) customers and contract counterparties including landlords and lessors or (iii) issuers of letters of credit issued to Persons described in clauses (i) and (ii) above in the ordinary course of business for so long as such letters of credit remain outstanding.

Permitted Payees” means any Company Person (or any Affiliate, Permitted Transferee or other transferee of any of the foregoing).

Permitted Refinancing” means refinancings, replacements, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of Indebtedness; provided, that (a) there is no increase in the principal amount (or accreted value) thereof (except by an amount equal to accrued interest, fees, discounts, premiums (including reasonable tender premiums), penalties and expenses), (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the Weighted Average

 

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Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced (other than a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced), (c) immediately after giving effect to such refinancing, replacement, refunding, renewal or extension, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (d) no Subsidiary of the Company shall be an obligor or guarantor of any such refinancings, replacements, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions except to the extent (x) that such Person was such an obligor or guarantor in respect of the applicable Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, renewed or extended or (y) such Person is, or substantially concurrently with any such refinancing, replacement, modification, refunding, renewal or extension becomes, a Guarantor.

Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural Person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children, grandchildren and their respective lineal descendants, parent, step- parent, grandparent, domestic partner, former domestic partner, sibling or step-sibling (and any lineal descendant thereof), mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), (b) any trust, partnership, estate planning vehicle or other legal entity the beneficiaries of which are persons referred to in the preceding clause (a) and (c) such Person’s estate, heirs, legatees, distributees, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person, or any private foundation or fund that is controlled thereby, and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in the Company.

Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Indenture.

PGE Facility” means the French State guaranteed loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of €4,500,000 made available to Getaround SAS, pursuant to (i) an agreement dated November 13, 2020, entered into between BNP Paribas and Getaround SAS, (ii) an agreement dated November 27, 2020, entered into between Bpifrance Financement and Getaround SAS, and (iii) an agreement dated November 23, 2020, entered into between Crédit Industriel et Commercial and Getaround SAS.

Physical Note” means a Note (other than a Global Note) that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.

PIK Interest” means payment of interest on the Notes through an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including the increase of any Physical Notes on the books and records of the Registrar) or through the issuance of PIK Notes (to the extent approved by the Trustee in its sole discretion), to the extent all interest due on an Interest Payment Date is so paid.

 

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Pledge Agreement” means that certain share charge, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, as Chargor, and the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Preferred Stock” means any Capital Stock with preferential right of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, winding up or some other event.

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock.

Real Property” means of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.

Recurring Contracts” means, as of any date of determination, any commercial contract of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for the provision of goods or services that are continuous and not project based.

Redemption” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03.

Redemption Date” means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(D), for the settlement of the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.

Redemption Notice Date” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(F).

Redemption Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(E).

Redemption Principal Amount” means the principal amount of a Note payable by the Company to redeem such Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(B).

Reference Price” means the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Issue Date (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock or share dividends, stock or share splits or stock or share combinations with respect to the Common Stock).

Registration Rights Agreement” means section 5 of the Subscription Agreement.

Regular Record Date” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the December 1 or June 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable December 15 or June 15 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.

Responsible Officer” means, (A) when used with respect to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, any officer of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent assigned by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture; and (B) with respect to a particular corporate trust matter relating to this Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject.

 

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Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1.

Restricted Share Legend” means, with respect to any share certificates with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend on such certificates substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Restricted Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person. Unless the context otherwise requires, any references to Restricted Subsidiary refer to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

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

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security” means any Note or Conversion Share.

Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2022, by and among the grantors a party thereto and the Collateral Agent, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Security Documents” means all security agreements (including the Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement, Mortgages, Intellectual Property Security Agreement and the Deposit Account Security Agreements), intercreditor agreements (including the Subordination Agreement), pledge agreements, charges, mortgages, collateral assignments, collateral agency agreements, or other grants or transfers for security executed and delivered by the Company or any Guarantor creating (or purporting to create) a Lien upon Collateral for the benefit of the Holders to secure the obligations under this Indenture, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, renewed, restated or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Indenture.

 

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Shelf Effectiveness Date” means the date when the Shelf Registration Statement is effective and available for use and is expected to remain effective and available during the period from, and including, the relevant Redemption Notice Date to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date, as of the Redemption Notice Date.

Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning prescribed to it in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of such Person that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of such Person.

Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, corollary, complementary, synergistic or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Issue Date.

SPAC Transactions” means any transaction or series of transactions, including without limitation, such transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, that results in the direct or indirect acquisition of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary thereof) by, or a merger or other combination with or investment from, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or similar third party (in each case, including any parent or subsidiary thereof), irrespective of the voting power of the resulting entity held by the shareholders of the Company preceding such transaction or series of transactions.

Special Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03.

Specified Transaction means any of the following identified by the Company: (a) transaction or series of related transactions, including investments, that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, (c) any acquisition, (d) any transaction or series of related transactions, including Asset Sale, that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Company, (e) any acquisition or disposition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person or a facility, (f) any material acquisition, disposition or changes in customer, supplier or other commercial contracts or arrangements or new material customer, supplier or other commercial contracts or arrangements, including (i) material changes to amounts to be paid by or received by Note Parties and (ii) material changes to contracted or implemented revenue, (g) any restructuring of the business of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, (h) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under

 

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any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), and (i) transactions of the type given pro forma effect in (i) the Company Model or (ii) any quality of earnings report prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm in connection with the SPAC Transactions or any investment or acquisition consummated after the Issue Date.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Notes, any Indebtedness of the Company which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and any Indebtedness of any Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such entity of the Notes, in each case pursuant to a subordination agreement in the form reasonably satisfactory to the Subscriber, which Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Notes.

Subscriber” means Mudrick Capital Management L.P. or any fund, investor, entity or account that is managed, sponsored or advised by Mudrick Capital Management L.P. or its Affiliates.

Subscription Agreement” means the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, between, among others, the Company and the Subscriber.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, company, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.

Trading Day” means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the SPAC Transactions, this Indenture, the Subscription Agreement and the Security Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including any amortization of such fees and expenses in any period.

 

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Transfer-Restricted Security” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:

(A) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;

(B) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and

(C) such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice.

The Trustee is under no obligation to determine whether any Security is a Transfer-Restricted Security and may conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto.

Treasury Rate means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the date fixed for Redemption or repurchase, as applicable, (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date or Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as applicable, to the second anniversary of the Issue Date; provided, however, that if such period is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Company shall obtain the Treasury Rate by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the Redemption Date or Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as applicable, to the second anniversary of the Issue Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. The Company will (a) calculate the Treasury Rate on the second Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date or Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or date of deposit in the case of a satisfaction and discharge) and (b) prior to such Redemption Date or Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as applicable, file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Make-Whole Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail.

Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trustee” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture in its capacity as such until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

 

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UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute), as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue or perfection of security interests.

Unfunded Holdbacks” means, with respect to any acquisition or investment, all purchase price holdbacks (not deposited in an escrow account) and similar consideration, whether or not contingent, that is not due and payable to the sellers (or similar counterparty or beneficiary) in such investment or acquisition transaction as of the date of consummation thereof, but instead is (or may become) due and payable only after such date of consummation.

VWAP Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.

VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

(a) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment; by

(b) the sum of all such payments;

provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness that is being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (the “Applicable Indebtedness”), the effects of any amortization or prepayments made on such Applicable Indebtedness prior to the date of the applicable extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance shall be disregarded.

 

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Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Section 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.

 

Term

   Defined in
Section
 
“Affiliate Transaction”      3.11(a)  
“Applicable Tax Law”      13.16  
“Business Combination Event”      6.01(A)  
“Cash Interest”      2.05(A)  
“Common Stock Change Event”      5.09(A)  
“Conversion Agent”      2.06(A)  
“Conversion Consideration”      5.03(B)(i)  
“Default Interest”      2.05(D)  
“Defaulted Amount”      2.05(D)  
“Event of Default”      7.01(A)  
“Expiration Date”      5.05(A)(v)  
“Expiration Time”      5.05(A)(v)  
“Fractional Common Stock”      5.03(B)(ii)  
“Fundamental Change Notice”      4.02(E)  
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”      4.02(A)  
“Guaranteed Obligations”      9.01(A)(ii)  
“Guarantor Business Combination Event”      9.04(A)  
“Initial Notes”      2.03(A)  
“incur”      3.08(a)  
“incurrence”      3.08(a)  
“LCT Election”      1.04  
“LCT Test Date”      1.04  
“Notice of Conversion”      5.02(A)(ii)  
“Paying Agent”      2.06(A)  
“Participants”      2.01  
“Permitted Debt”      3.08(b)  
“PIK Notes”      2.03(C)  
“PIK Payment”      2.03(C)  
“Redemption Notice”      4.03(F)  
“Reference Property”      5.09(A)  
“Reference Property Unit”      5.09(A)  
“Refunding Capital Stock”      3.12(b)(ii)(A)  
“Register”      2.06(B)  
“Registrar”      2.06(A)  
“Reporting Event of Default”      7.03(A)  
“Restricted Payments”      3.12(a)  
“Specified Courts”      13.07  
“Spin-Off”      5.05(A)(iii)(2)  
“Spin-Off Valuation Period”      5.05(A)(iii)(2)  
“Stated Interest”      2.05(A)  
“Successor Corporation”      6.01(A)(i)  
“Successor Person”      5.09(A)  
“Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”      5.05(A)(v)  
“Treasury Capital Stock”      3.12(b)(ii)(A)  

 

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Section 1.03. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

For purposes of this Indenture:

(A) “or” is not exclusive;

(B) “including” means “including without limitation”;

(C) “will” expresses a command;

(D) the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;

(E) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;

(F) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;

(G) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;

(H) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to form part of this Indenture; and

(I) the term “interest,” when used with respect to a Note, includes any Special Interest, unless the context requires otherwise.

Section 1.04. LIMITED CONDITION TRANSACTIONS.

When calculating the availability under any basket or ratio under this Indenture or compliance with any provision of this Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales), in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of an

 

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irrevocable notice, declaration of a Restricted Payment, the making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), in each case, if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) and any related pro forma adjustments (disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under any revolving credit facility) and at the election of the Company, any other acquisition or similar Investment, Restricted Payment or Asset Sale that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Company has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this paragraph, as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries could have taken such actions or consummated such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets and (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales).

For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in total assets of the Company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may rely upon any improvement in any such ratio, test or basket availability); (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of debt and the use of proceeds thereof (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof)) had been consummated.

 

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Article 2. THE NOTES

Section 2.01. FORM, DATING AND DENOMINATIONS.

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or the Applicable Procedures. Each Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication.

The Notes will be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee (or an Authenticating Agent appointed by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.02) as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made by the Registrar on the Schedule of Principal Amount to the Global Note and recorded in the Register, as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

Global Notes may be exchanged for Physical Notes, and Physical Notes may be exchanged for Global Notes, only as provided in Section 2.10.

The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.

Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.

Members of, or participants and account holders in, DTC (“Participants”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee nor rights under such Global Note, and the Depositary or its nominee (as the case may be) may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the sole owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC and the Participants (as applicable), the operation of customary practices of such persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a Book-Entry Interest in any Global Note.

Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.01, the registered holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Participants and Persons that may hold interests through Participants, to take any action that a holder of a Book-Entry Interest in such Global Note is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

 

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The Applicable Procedures shall be applicable to Book-Entry Interests in the Global Notes that are held by Depositary Participants.

The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided, however, that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture will control for purposes of this Indenture and such Note.

Section 2.02. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY.

(A) Due Execution by the Company. At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual, electronic (e.g., “.pdf”) or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at the Company.

(B) Authentication by the Trustee and Delivery.

(i) No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

(ii) The Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A); and (3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the Trustee that (a) requests the Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order also requests the Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.

(iii) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under this Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in this Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of this Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authentication agent was validly appointed to undertake.

Section 2.03. INITIAL NOTES AND ADDITIONAL NOTES.

(A) Initial Notes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in this Indenture as the “Initial Notes.”

 

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(B) Additional Notes. With the consent of a majority of the Holders, the Company may, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02), issue additional Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, no such consent shall be required for PIK Notes) with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the first Interest Payment Date of such additional Notes), which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture; provided, however, that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with other Notes issued under this Indenture for U.S. federal income tax or U.S. federal securities laws purposes, then such additional Notes will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or by no CUSIP number.

(C) PIK Notes. If the Company elects to pay PIK Interest in respect of the Notes as set forth in Section 2.05 below, the Company may elect on or prior to the Interest Payment Date immediately preceding the relevant Interest Period (subject to the restrictions described in the form of Notes in Exhibit A) to either increase the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (if the Notes are held in registered form) or (if approved by the Trustee in its sole discretion) issue additional Notes and increase the principal amount outstanding (if the Notes are held in certificated form) (the “PIK Notes”) under this Indenture having the same terms as the Notes (in each case, a “PIK Payment”). Any PIK Notes will, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture.

Section 2.04. METHOD OF PAYMENT.

(A) Global Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Global Note to the Depositary as the registered Holder of such Global Note, by wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture.

(B) Physical Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Paying Agent or the Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company (or the Paying Agent) make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any interest due on an Interest Payment Date, the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.

 

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Section 2.05. ACCRUAL OF INTEREST; DEFAULTED AMOUNTS; WHEN PAYMENT DATE IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY.

(A) Accrual of Interest.

(i) Each Note will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to eight percent (8.00%) with respect to interest paid in cash (“Cash Interest”) and nine and a half percent (9.50%) with respect to PIK Interest (together with the Cash Interest as the interest rate selected by the Company for any Interest Period, the “Stated Interest”), plus Special Interest on the Notes, if any, that may accrue pursuant to Section 7.03. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date. Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Special Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(ii) The Company shall elect on each Interest Payment Date, by notice to the Trustee, whether interest for the immediately following Interest Period shall be Cash Interest or PIK Interest (and not a combination thereof); provided that if the Company does not timely elect the form of interest payment, then the Company will be deemed to have selected PIK Interest (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default).

(B) Cash Interest.

(i) All accrued and unpaid Cash Interest on the Notes for the relevant Interest Period shall be paid in cash on the related Interest Payment Date.

(ii) The Company shall determine on each Interest Payment Date to pay Cash Interest or PIK Interest, and in the case of Cash Interest, to pay cash for the immediately following Interest Period; provided that if the Company does not timely elect the form of interest payment, then the Company will be deemed to have selected PIK Interest (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default).

 

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(C) PIK Interest.

(i) Any PIK Interest (including Partial PIK Interest) on the Notes will be payable to Holders and (x) with respect to the Notes represented by one or more Global Notes registered in the name of, or held by, the Depositary or its nominee on the relevant Regular Record Date, by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Global Notes by an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable Interest Period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an authentication order from the Company, record such increase in principal amount and (y) with respect to Notes represented by certificated Notes, by issuing PIK Notes in certificated form or such other method as may be approved by the Trustee in its sole discretion in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable Interest Period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an authentication order and PIK Notes from the Company, authenticate and deliver such PIK Notes in certificated form for original issuance to the Holders on the relevant record date, as shown by the records of the register of Holders. Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of a PIK Payment, the Notes will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Payment. Any PIK Notes issued in certificated form will be distributed to Holders, will be dated as of the applicable Interest Payment Date and will bear interest from and after such date. All Notes issued pursuant to a PIK Payment will mature on the Maturity Date and will be governed by, and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of, the Indenture and shall have the same rights and benefits as the Notes issued on the Issue Date. Any certificated PIK Notes will be issued with the description “PIK Note” on the face of such PIK Note.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the payment of accrued and unpaid interest in connection with any repurchase of the Notes as described Article 4 of this Indenture and on the Maturity Date shall be made solely in cash.

(D) Defaulted Amounts. If the Company fails to pay any amount (a “Defaulted Amount”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in this Indenture, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (“Default Interest”) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest for the applicable Interest Period accrues plus 100 basis points, from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest; (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest then due thereon will be paid on a payment date selected by the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that such special record date must be no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such payment date; and (iv) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company will send notice to the Trustee and the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest then due thereon to be paid on such payment date.

(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;

 

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(F) In addition to Default Interest, (but without duplication thereof) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default other than a Reporting Event of Default, to the extent lawful, interest on the Notes will accrue at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest for the applicable Interest Period accrues plus 200 basis points, from, and including, the date that such Event of Default occurred to, but excluding, the date that such Event of Default has been cured.

(G) Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in this Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the applicable place of payment is authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”

(H) On or prior to each Interest Payment Date, the Company shall deliver a written notice to the Holders, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent for the succeeding Interest Period. Such notice shall include:

(i) whether the Company will pay Cash Interest or PIK Interest and a reasonably detailed calculation thereof; and

(ii) any other information that may be reasonably requested by the Trustee or a Paying Agent in connection with the foregoing;

provided that if the Company does not timely elect the form of interest payment, then the Company will be deemed to have selected PIK Interest (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to provide such notice will not constitute a Default or Event of Default).

Section 2.06. REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND CONVERSION AGENT.

(A) Generally. The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”); (ii) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”); and (iii) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for conversion (the “Conversion Agent”). The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, Registrar and Trustee as such offices. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then the Trustee will act as such and will receive compensation therefor in accordance with this Indenture and other agreement to be agreed between the Trustee and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

 

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(B) Duties of the Registrar. The Registrar will keep a record (the “Register”) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly. In all cases the Register shall be held, and the Registrar shall operate outside of the United Kingdom.

(C) Co-Agents; Companys Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents and Conversion Agents. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents and co-Conversion Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, under this Indenture. Subject to Section 2.06(A), the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee (and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to this Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.

(D) Initial Appointments. The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent. In acting in such capacities under this Indenture and in connection with the Notes, the Trustee in such capacities will act solely as an agent of the Company and will not thereby assume any obligations towards, or relationship of agency or trust for or with, any Holder.

Section 2.07. PAYING AGENT AND CONVERSION AGENT TO HOLD PROPERTY IN TRUST.

The Company will require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent that is not the Trustee to agree in writing that such Note Agent will (A) hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by such Note Agent for payment or delivery due on the Notes; and (B) notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment or delivery. The Company, at any time, may, and the Trustee, while any Default continues, may, require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to the Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent; and (B) references in this Indenture or the Notes to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders or the Trustee or with respect to the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to clause (viii) or (xi) of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent), the Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.

 

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Section 2.08. HOLDER LISTS.

If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.

Section 2.09. LEGENDS.

(A) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear the Global Note Legend (or any similar legend, not inconsistent with this Indenture, required by the Depositary for such Global Note).

(B) Non-Affiliate Legend. Each Note will bear the Non-Affiliate Legend.

(C) Restricted Note Legend.

(i) Each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted Note Legend; and

(ii) If a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(C)(ii)), including pursuant to Section 2.10(B), 2.10(C), 2.11 or 2.13, then such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided, however, that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.

(D) OID Legend. If a Note is issued with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each Note evidencing a Global Note or a Physical Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will bear the OID Legend.

(E) Other Legends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with this Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.

(F) Acknowledgment and Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.

(G) Restricted Share Legend.

(i) Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Share Legend if the Note upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Share Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Share Legend.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.09(G), a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Share Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Share Legend.

Section 2.10. TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES; CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.

(A) Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.

(i) Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time. The Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange of Physical Notes in the Register. Book Entry Interests in Global Notes will be transferred or exchanged in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary.

(ii) Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with this Indenture will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.

(iii) The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, but the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Conversion Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.

(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.

(v) The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under this Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or evidence as expressly required by this Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of this Indenture.

 

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(vi) The Trustee will have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of Redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Notes. All payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Notes will be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which is the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note will be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the Applicable Procedures. The Trustee may rely and will be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

(vii) Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

(viii) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.

(ix) For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms of this Indenture, as used in this Section 2.10, an “exchange” of a Global Note or a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Global Note or Physical Note; and (y) if such Global Note or Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Global Note or Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.

(B) Transfers and Exchanges of Global Notes.

(i) Subject to the immediately following sentence, no Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in whole except (x) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary; (y) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary; or (z) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. No Global Note (or any portion thereof) may be transferred to, or exchanged for, a Physical Note; provided, however, that a Global Note will be exchanged, pursuant to customary procedures, for one or more Physical Notes if:

(1) (x) the Depositary notifies the Company or the Trustee that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act and, in each case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation;

(2) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary, or from a holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, to exchange such Global Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, for one or more Physical Notes; or

 

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(3) the Company, in its sole discretion, permits the exchange of any beneficial interest in such Global Note for one or more Physical Notes at the request of the owner of such beneficial interest.

(ii) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Global Note (or any portion thereof):

(1) the Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if such notation results in such Global Note having a principal amount of zero, the Company may (but is not required to) instruct the Trustee in writing to cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15);

(2) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Trustee will reflect any resulting increase of the principal amount of any other Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such other Global Note;

(3) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Global Note bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

(4) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in such name(s) as the Depositary specifies (or as otherwise determined pursuant to customary procedures); and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

(iii) Each transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in any Global Note will be made in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.

(C) Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes.

(i) Subject to this Section 2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; and (z) if then permitted by the Applicable Procedures, transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized

 

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Denomination) in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must:

(1) surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the office of the Registrar, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar; and

(2) deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10(D).

(ii) Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):

(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15;

(2) if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;

(3) in the case of a transfer:

(a) to the Depositary or a nominee thereof that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Global Notes, the Trustee will reflect an increase of the principal amount of one or more existing Global Notes by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note(s), which increase(s) are in Authorized Denominations and aggregate to the principal amount to be so transferred, and which Global Note(s) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; provided, however, that if such transfer cannot be so effected by notation on one or more existing Global Notes (whether because no Global Notes bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 then exist, because any such increase will result in any Global Note having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Global Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; and (y) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

 

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(b) to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

(D) Requirement to Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence. If a Holder of any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:

(i) cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;

(ii) remove such Restricted Note Legend; or

(iii) register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,

then the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar may reasonably require to determine that such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.

(E) Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.

Section 2.11. EXCHANGE AND CANCELLATION OF NOTES TO BE CONVERTED OR TO BE REPURCHASED PURSUANT TO A REPURCHASE UPON FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE OR REDEMPTION.

(A) Partial Conversions of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a

 

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Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion, redemption or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such conversion, redemption or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18.

(B) Cancellation of Notes that Are Converted and Notes that Are Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.

(i) Physical Notes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15; and (2) in the case of a partial conversion, redemption or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, taking any payments of PIK Interest into account; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

(ii) Global Notes. If a Global Note (or any portion thereof) is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the time such Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18, the Trustee will reflect a decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if the principal amount of such Global Note is zero following such notation, cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15).

 

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Section 2.12. [RESERVED.]

Section 2.13. REPLACEMENT NOTES.

If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is satisfactory to protect the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and that is satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to protect the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its and the Trustee’s expenses in replacing a Note.

Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under this Indenture.

Section 2.14. REGISTERED HOLDERS; CERTAIN RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO GLOBAL NOTES.

Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under this Indenture as the owner of such Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Depositary Participants will have no rights as such under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or its nominee, or by the Trustee as its custodian, and the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Note Agents, and their respective agents, may treat the Depositary as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever; provided, however, that (A) the Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Depositary Participants and Persons that hold interests in Notes through Depositary Participants, to take any action that such Holder is entitled to take with respect to such Global Note under this Indenture or the Notes; and (B) the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, and their respective agents, may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary.

Section 2.15. CANCELLATION.

The Company may at any time deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will forward to the Trustee each Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B), the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or conversion.

Section 2.16. NOTES HELD BY THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES.

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes (if any) owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee or Collateral Agent is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Collateral Agent, as applicable, actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

 

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Section 2.17. TEMPORARY NOTES.

Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.

Section 2.18. OUTSTANDING NOTES.

(A) Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated (giving effect to, and as increased by, any payment of PIK Interest made thereon by increasing the aggregate principal amount of such Notes by an amount equal to the PIK Interest payable, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.15; (ii) assigned a principal amount of zero by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of any a Global Note representing such Note; (iii) paid in full (including upon conversion) in accordance with this Indenture; or (iv) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (D) or (E) of this Section 2.18.

(B) Replaced Notes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13, then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.

(C) PIK Notes. The aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes shall from time to time be increased, as applicable, to reflect PIK Interest.

(D) Maturing Notes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase. If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in each case, with the aggregate interest in each case due on such date, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in this Indenture.

 

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(E) Notes to Be Converted. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or Section 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).

(F) Cessation of Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) or 5.02(D), interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.

Section 2.19. REPURCHASES BY THE COMPANY.

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15, the Company or its Subsidiaries may repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions. In connection with any such repurchase, the Company may appoint a tender agent, in which case such tender agent may be the Paying Agent in connection with such repurchase.

Section 2.20. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS.

The Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders as applicable; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; (ii) the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (iii) the Trustee shall have no liability for any defect in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers as they appear on any Note, notice or elsewhere. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee, in writing, of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes.

Section 2.21. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.

The Holders are entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall have any obligation to monitor or enforce the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

Section 2.22. LISTING.

The Company shall use its best endeavors to secure and maintain the listing and admission to trading of the Notes on The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) for so long as any Notes are outstanding or, if it is unable to do so having used its best endeavors, use best endeavors to obtain and maintain a quotation or listing of the Notes on such other stock exchange or exchanges or securities market or markets as the Company may decide provided that such new stock exchange is a “recognized stock exchange” or a “multilateral trading facility” for the purposes of section 1005 or section 987 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (respectively).

 

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Article 3. COVENANTS

Section 3.01. PAYMENT ON NOTES.

(A) Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in this Indenture.

(B) Deposit of Funds. Before 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date. The Paying Agent will return to the Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.

(C) PIK Interest. PIK Interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee has received (i) a written order, pursuant to Section 2.05, from the Company signed by an Officer to increase the balance of any Global Note to reflect such PIK Interest or (ii) a written order, to increase the balance of a Physical Note on the books and records of the Registrar to reflect such PIK Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall not be obligated to authenticate such additional Notes representing PIK Interest unless approved by the Trustee in its sole discretion.

Section 3.02. EXCHANGE ACT REPORTS.

(A) Generally. The Company will send to the Trustee copies of all reports that the Company is required to file with or furnish to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file or furnish the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Company need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any report that the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed or furnished via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has furnished or filed pursuant to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(B) Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee need not determine whether the Company has filed any material via the EDGAR system (or such successor). The sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) to the Trustee will be for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports will not be deemed to constitute actual or constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or determinable from information contained, therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively and conclusively on Officer’s Certificates). The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for the filing, content or timeliness if any report hereunder.

 

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Section 3.03. RULE 144A INFORMATION.

If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any Notes or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, to the Trustee and, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company (or its successor) will take such further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes or shares may reasonably request to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports will not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the Company’s covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively and conclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

Section 3.04. [RESERVED.]

Section 3.05. COMPLIANCE AND DEFAULT CERTIFICATES.

(A) Annual Compliance Certificate. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after December 31, 2022 and each fiscal year of the Company ending thereafter, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatory’s knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

(B) Default Certificate. If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the Company will, within 30 days after its first occurrence, promptly deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to deliver such notice if such Default or Event of Default, as applicable, has been cured within the applicable grace period, if any, provided herein.

Section 3.06. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.

To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent by this Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

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Section 3.07. ACQUISITION OF NOTES BY THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES.

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, Notes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired will be deemed to remain outstanding (except to the extent provided in Section 2.16) until such time as such Notes are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 3.08. LIMITATION ON INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS.

 

(a)

The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), issue Disqualified Capital Stock or issue any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Company and any Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), issue Disqualified Capital Stock or issue Preferred Stock, if (i) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated combined basis) for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred would have been no greater than 5.00 to 1.00 determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period and (ii) such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock has a final scheduled maturity date or liquidation preference date later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Notes.

 

(b)

The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

 

  (i)

Indebtedness represented by the Initial Notes (as increased from time to time by PIK Interest), including the Guarantees thereof, and any PIK Notes;

 

  (ii)

any Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness shall be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Notes;

 

  (iii)

any Indebtedness to finance Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000; and

 

  (iv)

Indebtedness pursuant to the PGE Facility in an aggregate principal amount of €5,000,000;

 

  (v)

any Indebtedness arising in connection with customary joint venture arrangements;

 

  (vi)

endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business;

 

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  (vii)

non-recourse Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to finance the payment of insurance premiums of such Person;

 

  (viii)

Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (ix)

Indebtedness arising from customary cash management and treasury services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, check cashing services, overdraft facilities, foreign exchange services, controlled disbursement services, automated clearinghouse transactions, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, and interstate depository network services), employee credit card programs and the honoring of check, draft of similar instrument against insufficient funds or from the endorsement of instruments for collection, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and not representing Indebtedness for borrowed money;

 

  (x)

Indebtedness consisting of corporate credit card obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (xi)

Subordinated Indebtedness;

 

  (xii)

hedging obligations entered into in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of business for the purpose of hedging currency risks or interest rate risks (but not for speculative purposes);

 

  (xiii)

Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount, together with any refinancing in respect thereof, not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time; and

 

  (xiv)

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance, replace, Indebtedness that was permitted pursuant to this Section 3.08 (provided that in the case of Section 3.08(b)(iv), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness consists solely of French State guaranteed loans).

 

(c)

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xiv) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Company will be permitted to classify and later reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant, and such item of Indebtedness will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only one of such categories. However, Indebtedness incurred under the PGE Facility will be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to Section 3.08(b)(iv) and may not be reclassified. Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest (including interest paid in kind) or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 3.08.

 

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(d)

For purposes of determining compliance with any United States dollar restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness where the Indebtedness incurred is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Indebtedness will be the United States Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness (or in the case of revolving debt on the date first committed); provided, however, that if any such Indebtedness denominated in a different currency is subject to a currency agreement with respect to United States dollars covering all principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness expressed in United States dollars will be as provided in such currency agreement. The principal amount of any refinancing Indebtedness incurred in the same currency as the Indebtedness being refinanced will be the United States Dollar Equivalent of the Indebtedness being refinanced, except to the extent that (1) such United States Dollar Equivalent was determined based on a currency agreement, in which case the refinancing Indebtedness will be determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, or (2) the principal amount of the refinancing Indebtedness exceeds the principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced, in which case the United States Dollar Equivalent of such excess will be determined on the date such refinancing Indebtedness is incurred. Increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies, will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to Indebtedness that is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness will not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such Guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was in compliance with this covenant.

 

(e)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for so long as the obligations under the Indenture and the Notes are not secured by at least second priority Liens and security interests over the collateral that secures the PGE Facility as of the Issue Date pursuant to Section 3.16(a), Getaround SAS or any of its Subsidiaries organized under the laws of France shall not incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money or Capital Lease Obligations (other than Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of the PGE Facility consisting solely of French State guaranteed loans).

Section 3.09. LIMITATION ON LIENS SECURING INDEBTEDNESS.

The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien to secure Indebtedness on any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 3.10. LIMITATION ON ASSET SALES.

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale, unless:

(i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration (including, but not limited to, by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, in connection with, such Asset Sale) at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and

(ii) at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale, together with all other Asset Sales since the Issue Date (on a cumulative basis), received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash Equivalents.

If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummates one or more Asset Sales resulting in aggregate proceeds in excess of $5,000,000, the Company shall either (a) within 365 days after receipt of such proceeds, make (I) an investment in any one or more businesses; provided that such investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Company or a Subsidiary owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that such business constitutes a Subsidiary, (II) capital expenditures or (III) an investment in other non-current assets (other than Cash Equivalents, in the case of each of (I), (II) and (III), in each case (x) used or useful in a Similar Business or (y) to replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale); or (b) to the extent any proceeds from an Asset Sale have not been applied or invested in accordance with clause (a) above within the time periods set forth above, make an offer, in any event within 10 Business Days of the expiry of the 365-day period, to repurchase such amount of Notes outstanding on the date of the consummation of such Asset Sale that may be purchased out of such unapplied proceeds, at an amount equal to the applicable Redemption Price at the time of receipt of such proceeds.

Section 3.11. LIMITATION ON TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.

 

(a)

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:

(i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s-length basis or, if in the good faith judgment of the Company, no comparable transaction is available with which to compare such Affiliate Transaction, such Affiliate Transaction is otherwise fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view and when such transaction is taken in its entirety; and

(ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $2,000,000 per annum, the terms of such transaction have been approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.

 

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Any Affiliate Transaction shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of clause (ii) of this Section 3.11(a) if such Affiliate Transaction is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company.

 

(b)

The provisions of Section 3.11(a) hereof shall not apply to the following:

(i) (A) transactions between or among the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction);

(ii) payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) to reimburse for any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of any management, advisory, consulting or other similar services, (B) for indemnification and similar expenses, (C) for customary compensation to Affiliates in connection with financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors in good faith,

(iii) (A) employment agreements, employee benefit and incentive compensation plans and arrangements, and (B) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance arrangements;

(iv) transactions in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an independent financial advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable, when taken as a whole, to the Company or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s- length basis;

(v) any agreement or arrangement as in effect as of the Issue Date, or any amendment or replacement thereto (so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Company to the Holders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date);

(vi) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders, shareholders, investor rights or similar agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (vi) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise, when taken as a whole, materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Company to the Holders than those in effect on the Issue Date;

 

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(vii) the Merger and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Merger;

(viii) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services or providers of employees or other labor that are Affiliates, in each case in the ordinary course of business or that are consistent with past practice and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture which are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(ix) the issuance or transfer of (A) any Equity Interests and (B) directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable law;

(x) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment and any other assets, or other transactions, in connection with any Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture;

(xi) any payments pursuant to any management equity plan or stock or share option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock or share subscription or shareholder agreement that are, in each case, approved by the Company in good faith; and any employment agreements, stock or share option plans and other compensatory arrangements (and any successor plans thereto) and any supplemental executive retirement benefit plans or arrangements that are, in each case, approved by the Company in good faith;

(xii) (A) investments by Affiliates in securities or loans or other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and payment of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the investment is being offered by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms, and payments to Affiliates in respect of securities or loans or other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries contemplated in the foregoing subclause (A) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities or loans;

(xiii) payments to or from, and transactions with, any customers, clients, joint ventures or joint venture partners, suppliers, purchasers or sellers of goods or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice (including, without limitation, any cash management activities related thereto);

(xiv) payments by the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to, or the entry into, tax sharing agreements among the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(xv) any lease entered into between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Company, as lessor, which is approved by the Company in good faith;

 

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(xvi) non-exclusive intellectual property licenses and research and development agreements in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xvii) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to registration rights and indemnities provided to equityholders of the Company pursuant to any equityholders, registration rights or similar in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(xviii) [Reserved]; and

(xix) (A) any transactions with a Person which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such Person or (B) transactions with a Person which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because a director of such other Person is also a director of the Company; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company on any matter including such other Person.

Section 3.12. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Company’s, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’, Equity Interests (in each case, solely to a holder of Equity Interests in such Person’s capacity as a holder of such Equity Interests), including any dividend, payment or distribution payable in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation other than:

(A) dividends, payments and distributions by the Company payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock); or

(B) dividends, payments and distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend, payment or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend, payment or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;

(ii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company, including any purchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, in each case held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(iii) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness, other than:

(A) any Indebtedness permitted under Section 3.08; or

(B) the payment, redemption, purchase, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of payment, redemption, purchase, repurchase, defeasance or acquisition or retirement; or

(iv) make any Restricted Investment,

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above (other than any exceptions thereto) being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”); provided that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may make a Restricted Investment if:

(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Investment;

(2) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Investment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Investment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.08(a) hereof; and

(3) such Restricted Investment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (v) through (ix), and (xi) through (xx) of Section 3.12(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Investment.

(b) The provisions of Section 3.12(a) hereof shall not prohibit:

(i) the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or the giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

(ii) (A) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Treasury Capital Stock”), including any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in exchange for, or in an amount not to exceed the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent contributed to the Company (in each case, other than

 

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any Disqualified Stock) (“Refunding Capital Stock”), (B) the declaration and payment of dividends on Treasury Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale or issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) of Refunding Capital Stock, and (C) if, immediately prior to the retirement of Treasury Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clauses (vi)(A) or (B) of this Section 3.12(b), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock in an aggregate amount per year no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Treasury Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

(iii) the prepayment, defeasance, redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition or retirement of (1) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or in an amount not to exceed the proceeds of the sale of, new Indebtedness of the Company, or a Guarantor or Disqualified Stock of the Company, or a Guarantor made within 120 days of such incurrence or issuance of new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or (2) Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or in an amount not to exceed the proceeds of the sale of, Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Guarantor made within 120 days of such issuance of Disqualified Stock, so long as:

(A) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Subordinated Indebtedness or the liquidation preference of, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends on, the Disqualified Stock being so prepaid, defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired for value, plus the amount of any premium (including tender premium) paid on the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired, defeasance costs and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock;

(B) such new Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired;

(C) such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired (or, if earlier, a date that is at least 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes); and

(D) such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so defeased, redeemed, repurchased, exchanged, acquired or retired (or requires no or nominal payments in cash prior to the date that is 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes); and

 

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(iv) a Restricted Payment by the Company to redeem, acquire, retire or repurchase its Equity Interests (or any options, warrants, restricted stock or shares, stock or share appreciation rights or other equity-linked interests issued with respect to any such Equity Interests) to redeem, retire, acquire or repurchase its Equity Interests (or any options, warrants, restricted stock or shares, stock or share appreciation rights or other equity-linked interests issued with respect to any of such Equity Interests), in each case, held directly or indirectly by Permitted Payees, upon or in connection with the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or service of, or breach of restrictive covenants by, any such Person or otherwise in accordance with any stock or share option or stock or share appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock or share ownership or incentive plan, stock or share subscription plan, stock or share subscription or equity incentive award agreement, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement:

(A) so long as the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (A) in any fiscal year does not exceed $2,000,000; provided that any unused amounts pursuant to this clause (A) during any fiscal year shall carry forward into succeeding fiscal years;

(B) with the Net Cash Proceeds obtained from any key-man life insurance policies; and

(C) with the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to any Permitted Payee that are foregone in exchange for the receipt of Equity Interests of the Company pursuant to any compensation arrangement, including any deferred compensation plan;

(v) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any class or series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(vi) the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 3.12(b);

(vii) [Reserved];

(viii) payments made or expected to be made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable upon or in connection with the exercise or vesting of Equity Interests or any other equity award by any Permitted Payee and any repurchases or withholdings of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise or vesting of stock or share options, warrants or the issuance of restricted stock units or similar equity-based awards or payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional Equity Interests with respect to stock or share options, warrants, restricted stock units or similar equity-based awards;

 

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(ix) Restricted Payments that are made (a) with the proceeds of Excluded Contributions received following the Issue Date or (b) without duplication with clause (a), in an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from a sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition in respect of property or assets acquired after the Issue Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions;

(x) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (x) (in the case of Restricted Investments, at the time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Investment to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of, or have not been converted to, Cash Equivalents)) not to exceed $2,000,000 at such time (in the case of a Restricted Investment, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, plus the amount of any returns (including dividends, payments, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) in respect of such Investments);

(xi) distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person in connection with, any financing permitted under this Indenture;

(xii) any Restricted Payment made to satisfy indemnity or other similar obligations or any other earnouts, purchase price adjustments, working capital adjustments and any other payments under the Business Combination Agreement;

(xiii) [Reserved];

(xiv) mandatory redemptions of Disqualified Stock issued as a Restricted Payment or as consideration for a Permitted Investment so long as the amount of such redemptions are no greater than the amount that constituted such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment;

(xv) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders or shareholders pursuant to applicable law (including in connection with, or as a result of, exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or action (whether actual, contingent or potential)), pursuant to or in connection with any Permitted Investment or a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;

(xvi) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to occur in connection with paying cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests in connection with a share dividend, distribution, share split, reverse share split, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business combination of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, permitted under this Indenture;

(xvii) redemptions in whole or in part of any of the Company’s Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests;

 

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(xviii) Restricted Payments by the Company to satisfy dissenters’ rights (including in connection with, or as a result of, the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions, whether actual, contingent or potential), pursuant to or in connection with any acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation or Asset Sale or any other transaction permitted under this Indenture;

(xix) any Restricted Payment made on or about the Issue Date in connection with the SPAC Transactions for the redemption, prepayment, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness consisting of Convertible Debt Instruments (which shall only be mandatorily exchangeable for Common Stock) and Permitted Non-Convertible Debt (each as defined in the Subscription Agreement); and

(xx) Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments in pursuant to Section 3.12(b)(xix)) made by the Company the proceeds of which are applied (A) on or about the Issue Date, solely to effect the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, (B) on and after the Issue Date, to satisfy any payment obligations owing, or as otherwise required, in connection with the SPAC Transactions or any acquisition permitted under this Indenture or other Investment not prohibited under this Indenture (including, in each case, payment of working capital and/or purchase price adjustments) and to pay related transaction costs and (C) to satisfy any settlement of claims or actions in connection with the SPAC Transactions or any acquisition permitted under this Indenture or other Investment not prohibited under this Indenture or to satisfy indemnity or other similar obligations in connection with the SPAC Transactions or any acquisition permitted under this Indenture or other Investment not prohibited under this Indenture.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 3.12, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of clauses (i) through (xx) of Section 3.12(b) hereof and/or one or more of the clauses contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments,” the Company will be entitled to divide or classify or later divide or reclassify (based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification) such Restricted Payment (or a portion thereof) between such clauses (i) through (xx) and/or one or more of the clauses contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments,” in any manner that otherwise complies with this Section 3.12.

(d) All of the Company’s Subsidiaries shall be Restricted Subsidiaries.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.12 shall not restrict the making of any AHYDO catch-up payment with respect to, and required by the terms of, any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture.

Section 3.13. RETENTION OF CASH.

Merger Sub II and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries shall retain on their balance sheets consolidated cash or Cash Equivalents of the Company in excess of ten million ($10,000,000).

 

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Section 3.14. GUARANTORS AND JOINT VENTURES

(a) The Company shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to become a Guarantor by executing an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B).

(b) The Company will, and will procure that Getaround SAS, in each case, if tax counsel to the Company and the Subscriber agree in good faith that the following shall not result in material adverse consequences to the Company pursuant to Section 956 of the Code:

 

  (i)

as soon as practicable, and in no event later than the earlier of (I) 90 days after the Issue Date and (II) obtaining the consent of the lender under the PGE Facility, will, use its commercially reasonable efforts to case Getaround SAS to become a Guarantor by executing an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)

 

  (ii)

as soon as practicable, and in no event more than 30 days after the repayment of the PGE Facility in full (other than by way of a Permitted Refinancing thereof consisting of French State guaranteed loans), will cause Getaround SAS to become a Guarantor by executing an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B).

(c) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any joint venture or Similar Business to become a Guarantor by executing an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B).

(d) Any Investments in the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of a joint venture or Similar Business shall be made only by the Company or a Guarantor, and such Capital Stock shall form part of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents.

Section 3.15. MATERIAL IP

 

  (a)

The Company, the Guarantors and (for so long as it is an Excluded Subsidiary) Getaround SAS shall own all Material IP and no Material IP shall be permitted to be transferred (including, without limitation, any sale, disposition, investment, restricted payment or otherwise) by the Company, any Guarantor or (for so long as it is an Excluded Subsidiary) Getaround SAS to any Person.

 

  (b)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and (for so long as it is an Excluded Subsidiary) Getaround SAS may transfer any Material IP, provided, that such transfer is

 

  (i)

made in the ordinary course of business as determined in good faith by the Company; and

 

  (ii)

the value of such sale and transfer does not exceed (A) $5,000,000 in any single transaction and (B) $15,000,000 in all such transactions in the aggregate.

 

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Section 3.16. POST-CLOSING COLLATERAL

The Company and the Guarantors will, and will procure that Getaround SAS, in each case, if tax counsel to the Company and the Subscriber agree in good faith that the following shall not result in material adverse consequences to the Company pursuant to Section 956 of the Code:

 

  (a)

as soon as practicable, and in no event later than the earlier of (I) 90 days after the Issue Date and (II) obtaining the consent of the lender under the PGE Facility, will, use its commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver to the Trustee and Collateral Agent such Security Documents (in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Subscriber) and other documents, including an intercreditor agreement, to create effective second priority Liens and security interests over the collateral that secures the PGE Facility as of the Issue Date to be provided in respect of the Notes and this Indenture and take all action, including executing and delivering all ancillary documents, in connection with the creation, perfection and/or registration of such collateral.

 

  (b)

as soon as practicable, and in no event more than 30 days after the repayment of the PGE Facility in full (other than by way of a Permitted Refinancing thereof consisting of French State guaranteed loans), will execute and deliver to the Trustee and Collateral Agent such Security Documents (in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Subscriber) and other documents to create effective first priority Liens and security interests over the collateral that secures the PGE Facility as of the Issue Date to be provided in respect of the Notes and this Indenture and take all action, including executing and delivering all ancillary documents, in connection with the creation, perfection and/or registration of such collateral.

Article 4. REPURCHASE AND REDEMPTION

Section 4.01. NO SINKING FUND.

No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.

Section 4.02. RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO REQUIRE THE COMPANY TO REPURCHASE NOTES UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE.

(A) Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”) to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

(B) Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to Section

 

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4.02(D) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable Book-Entry Interest in such Notes in accordance with the Applicable Procedures).

(C) Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).

(D) Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount of such Note, (ii) the Make-Whole Premium as of the date of repurchase and (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, on such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(G) and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(G), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include interest on Notes to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

(E) Fundamental Change Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “Fundamental Change Notice”). Substantially contemporaneously, the Company will issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses (or publish the same through such other widely disseminated public medium as the Company then uses, including its website) containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Notice.

Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:

(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;

 

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(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;

(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D));

(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(vii) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Notice;

(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture; and

(x) the CUSIP numbers, if any, of the Notes.

Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

(F) Procedures to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.

(i) Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:

(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and

(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer (if such Note is a Physical Note) or by book-entry transfer (if such Note is a Global Note).

 

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The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that it receives.

(ii) Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:

(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note;

provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with the Applicable Procedures (and any such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered in compliance with the Applicable Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).

(iii) Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Such withdrawal notice must state:

(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

(3) the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination;

provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must comply with the Applicable Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Applicable Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).

Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof (or, if applicable with respect to any Global Note, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable Book-Entry Interest in such Note in accordance with the Applicable Procedures).

 

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(G) Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date (x) such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent (in the case of a Physical Note) or (y) the Applicable Procedures relating to the repurchase, and the delivery to the Paying Agent, of such Holder’s Book-Entry Interest in such Note to be repurchased are complied with (in the case of a Global Note). For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso regardless of whether such Note is delivered or such Applicable Procedures are complied with pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).

(H) Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable, the Company will comply in all material respects with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in this Indenture; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations to offer to repurchase and to repurchase Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02 conflict with any federal and/or state securities law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of those obligations.

(I) Repurchase in Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02, Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.

Section 4.03. RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO REDEEM THE NOTES.

(A) Right to Redeem the Notes. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all but not part of the Notes at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date for a cash purchase price equal to the relevant Redemption Price.

(B) Redemption Principal Amount. The Redemption Principal Amount for any Note called for Redemption shall be determined as follows:

(i) If called for Redemption before the Shelf Effectiveness Date, the Redemption Principal Amount of such Note shall be equal to an amount that is the greater of (a) the principal amount of such Note and (b) the sum of one-tenth (1/10th) of the product of (y) the Conversion Rate on a given VWAP Trading Day and (z) the Daily VWAP per share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, for each of the ten (10) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the third (3rd) VWAP Trading Day immediately after the relevant Redemption Date.

(ii) If called for Redemption on or after the Shelf Effectiveness Date, the Redemption Principal Amount will be an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of the Note being redeemed.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to 30 days after the Issue Date, the Company may, at its option, upon at least 5 calendar days’ written notice, repurchase from the Holders an aggregate principal amount of the Notes such that the aggregate principal amount of the Notes beneficially owned by the Subscriber after such repurchase is no less than $100 million at a redemption price in cash equal to the principal amount of the Notes so repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. The Trustee shall

have no obligation to monitor or enforce the Company’s compliance with the foregoing.

Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for Redemption on the applicable Redemption Date.

(C) Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable Book-Entry Interests in such Notes in accordance with the Applicable Procedures).

(D) Redemption Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than sixty (60), nor less than forty-five (45), Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption.

(E) Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the relevant Redemption Principal Amount (as set forth in clause (B) of this Section 4.03), (ii) the Make-Whole Premium as of the Redemption Date and (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (in the case of Global Notes, payable in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(G) and such Redemption Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such

 

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Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(G), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Redemption Price will include interest on Notes to be redeemed from, and including, such Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture and the Notes, all interest solely for purposes of this Section 4.03 shall be calculated as if the Company elected Cash Interest consisting exclusively of cash.

(F) Redemption Notice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must (x) send to each Holder of such Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a written notice of such Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”); and (y) substantially contemporaneously therewith, issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses (or publish the same through such other widely disseminated public medium as the Company then uses, including its website) containing the information set forth in the Redemption Notice.

Such Redemption Notice must state:

(i) that such Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under this Indenture;

(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;

(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E));

(iv) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be converted at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full);

(vi) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption; and

(vii) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes called for Redemption.

On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent.

(G) Selection and Conversion of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part. If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Redemption, then:

(i) the Notes to be redeemed will be selected by the Company as follows: (1) in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures; and (2) in the case of Physical Notes, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed (in an Authorized Denomination) by lot, on a pro rata basis or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair; and

 

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(ii) if only a portion of a Note is subject to Redemption and such Note is converted in part, then the converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Redemption.

(H) Payment of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.

Article 5. CONVERSION

Section 5.01. RIGHT TO CONVERT.

(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, each Holder may, at its option, convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.

(B) Conversions in Part. Subject to the terms of this Indenture, Notes may be converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.

(C) When Notes May Be Converted.

(i) Generally. A Holder may convert its Notes at any time until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

(ii) Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes:

(1) Notes may be surrendered for conversion only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;

(2) in no event may any Note be converted after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;

(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not convert such Note after the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture;

 

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(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be converted, except to the extent (a) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or (b) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture; and

(5) Physical Notes may not be converted within ten (10) Business Days prior to a mandatory exchange of Physical Notes for Global Notes.

Section 5.02. CONVERSION PROCEDURES.

(A) Generally.

(i) Global Notes. To convert a Book-Entry Interest in a Global Note, the owner of such Book-Entry Interest must (1) comply with the Applicable Procedures for converting such Book-Entry Interest (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); and (2) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D).

(ii) Physical Notes. To convert all or a portion of a Physical Note, the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Conversion Agent the notice of conversion attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such notice of conversion; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Conversion Agent (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Conversion Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) (a notice pursuant to the Applicable Procedures as set forth in (A) or a notice of conversion attached to a Physical Note as set forth in this (A), a “Notice of Conversion”).

(B) Effect of Converting a Note. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).

(C) Holder of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for such conversion.

(D) Interest Payable upon Conversion in Certain Circumstances. If the Conversion Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such conversion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion must deliver to the Conversion Agent, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash

 

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equal to the amount of such interest referred to in clause (i) above; provided, however, that the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion need not deliver such cash (w) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) [Reserved]; (y) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (z) to the extent of any overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date described in clause (w) above and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date described in clause (y) above, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Maturity Date or other applicable Interest Payment Date to Holders as of the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is on an Interest Payment Date, then the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that has accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date, and such Note, when surrendered for conversion, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D).

(E) Taxes and Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty.

(F) Conversion Agent to Notify Company of Conversions. If any Note is submitted for conversion to the Conversion Agent or the Conversion Agent receives any written notice of conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly (and, in any event, no later than the Business Day following the date the Conversion Agent receives such Note or notice) notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company, and will cooperate with the Company to determine the Conversion Date for such Note.

Section 5.03. SETTLEMENT UPON CONVERSION.

(A) [Reserved.]

(B) Conversion Consideration.

(i) Generally. Subject to Section 5.03(B)(ii) and Section 5.03(B)(iii), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be converted will be a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such conversion.

 

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(ii) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. If the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(B)(i) upon conversion of any Note is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share (“Fractional Common Stock”) in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Conversion Date for such conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day).

(iii) Conversion of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will (in the case of any Global Note, to the extent permitted by, and practicable under, the Applicable Procedures) be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.

(C) Delivery of the Conversion Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(C) and 5.09, the Company will deliver the Conversion Consideration due upon the conversion of any Note to the Holder on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date for such conversion; provided, however, that if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then, solely for purposes of such conversion, (x) the Company will deliver the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion on the Maturity Date (or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day); and (y) the Conversion Date will instead be deemed to be the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

(D) Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), any accrued and unpaid interest on a converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

 

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Section 5.04. COMMON STOCK TO BE FULLY PAID.

The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or Common Stock held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion. Each Conversion Share delivered upon conversion of any Note will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Stock is then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will cause each Conversion Share, when delivered upon conversion of any Note to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.

Section 5.05. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONVERSION RATE.

(A) Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:

(i) Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a stock or share split or a stock or share combination of the Common Stock (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such stock split or stock combination, as applicable;

CR1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable;

OS0

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination; and

OS1

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination.

If any dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination of the type described in this Section 5.05(A)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such stock split or stock combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination not been declared or announced.

(ii) Rights, Options and Warrants. If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(A)(iii)(1) and 5.05(F) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than

 

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sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

OS

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

X

   =    the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y

   =    a number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced.

To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants.

For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(ii) in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to

 

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exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(iii) Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.

(1) Distributions Other than Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:

(u) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) or 5.05(A)(ii);

(v) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv);

(w) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder or shareholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(F);

(x) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2);

(y) a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply; and

(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,

then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

SP

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

 

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FMV

   =    the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per share of Common Stock pursuant to such distribution;

provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.

To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

(2) Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes or dividends shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off;

CR1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period;

 

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FMV

   =    the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to Common Stock in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption Event were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per share of Common Stock in such Spin-Off; and

SP

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2), if the Conversion Date for a Note to be converted occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.

To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

(iv) Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

LOGO

where:

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

SP

   =    the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

D

   =    the cash amount distributed per share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution;

 

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provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.

To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

(v) Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer;

CR1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period;

AC

   =    the aggregate value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires by the Board of Directors) of all cash and other consideration paid for Common Stock purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer;

OS0

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);

 

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OS1

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

SP

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date;

provided, however, that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(v), if the Conversion Date for a Note to be converted occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date.

To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of Common Stock, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.

(vi) Future Issuances. In the event the sum of (a) cash proceeds received by the Company from the private placement of Capital Stock (including Preferred Stock) or Indebtedness convertible into Capital Stock to parties other than Subscriber, and (b) the aggregate cash held in trust from the Company’s initial public offering, is at least $75 million as of the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, then:

at any time prior to the second-year anniversary of the Issue Date, in the event the Company issues Capital Stock (including Preferred Stock) or Indebtedness convertible into Capital Stock following the Issue Date with a weighted average issue price (or conversion price) per share in any such transaction (or series of related transactions) lower than the then-current Conversion Price, then the Conversion Price shall be adjusted downward to 115% of such average price per share of such transaction (or series of related transactions), subject to a minimum Conversion Price of $8.00 per share of Common Stock (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock or share dividends, stock or share splits or stock or share combinations with respect to the Common Stock), provided that there shall be no adjustment if 115% of such average price per share of such transaction is equal to or greater than the then applicable Conversion Price;

 

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otherwise,

at any time prior to the Maturity Date, in the event the Company issues Capital Stock (including Preferred Stock) or Indebtedness convertible into Capital Stock following the Issue Date with a weighted average issue price (or conversion price) per share in any such transaction (or series of related transactions) lower than the then-current Conversion Price, then the Conversion Price shall be adjusted downward to 115% of such average price per share of such transaction (or series of related transactions), subject to a minimum Conversion Price of $6.00 per share of Common Stock (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock or share dividends, stock or share splits or stock or share combinations with respect to the Common Stock), provided that there shall be no adjustment if 115% of such average price per share of such transaction is equal to or greater than the then applicable Conversion Price;

provided, further, however, that in each case above there shall be no adjustment to the Conversion Price whatsoever resulting from the first $50 million of aggregate gross proceeds raised from the issuance in one or more offerings of Capital Stock (including Preferred Stock) or Indebtedness convertible into Capital Stock following the Issue Date.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.05(A)(vi) to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 5.05(A)(vi) shall not apply in connection with the issuance of any of the following:

(1) securities issued pursuant to stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions;

(2) securities issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of convertible, exchangeable or exercisable securities outstanding as of the Issue Date (as set forth in the Subscription Agreement);

(3) Common Stock (or options therefor) issued or issuable to employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to equity incentive plans or agreements approved by the Board of Directors;

(4) securities issued or issuable to financial institutions, equipment lessors, brokers or similar persons in connection with commercial credit arrangements, equipment financings, commercial property lease transactions or similar transactions that are primarily for purposes other than raising capital;

(5) additional shares of Common Stock issuable to investors in the PIPE Transactions (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the subscription agreements entered into in connection with the PIPE Transactions so long as the PIPE Adjustment (as set forth in the Subscription Agreement) has been consummated; and

(6) securities issued or issuable to an entity as a component of any business relationship with such entity primarily for the purpose of (A) joint venture, technology licensing or development activities, (B) distribution, supply or manufacture of the Company’s products or services or (C) any other arrangements involving corporate partners, in each case, that are primarily for purposes other than raising capital and the terms of which business relationship with such entity are approved by the Board of Directors.

 

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(B) No Adjustments in Certain Cases.

(i) Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a stock or share split or combination of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the related record date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.

(ii) Certain Events. The Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:

(1) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the sale of Common Stock for a purchase price that is less than the market price per share of Common Stock or less than the Conversion Price;

(2) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan;

(3) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(4) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date;

(5) solely a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or

(6) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes.

(C) [Reserved.]

(D) Adjustments Not Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

(i) a Note is to be converted;

 

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(ii) the record date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such conversion, but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date;

(iii) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole share of Common Stock; and

(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related record date or otherwise),

then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date. In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.

(E) Conversion Rate Adjustments where Converting Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

(i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);

(ii) a Note is to be converted;

(iii) the Conversion Date for such conversion occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related record date;

(iv) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole shares of Common Stock; and

(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),

then (x) such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such conversion; (y) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (z) there will be added, to the Conversion Consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.

(F) Stockholder or Shareholder Rights Plans. If any shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of any Note and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder or shareholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under this Indenture upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder or

 

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shareholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common Stock, subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1).

(G) Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments. The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per share of Common Stock being less than the par value per share of Common Stock.

(H) Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices, or any function thereof, over a period of multiple days (including to calculate an adjustment to the Conversion Rate), the Company will make proportionate adjustments, if any, to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) that becomes effective, or any event requiring such an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period.

(I) Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Stock; and (ii) exclude Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on Common Stock held in its treasury).

(J) Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion Rate and adjustments thereto will be made by the Company and will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).

(K) Notice of Conversion Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send written notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.

Section 5.06. [RESERVED.]

Section 5.07. [RESERVED.]

Section 5.08. [RESERVED.]

Section 5.09. EFFECT OF COMMON STOCK CHANGE EVENT.

(A) Generally. If there occurs any:

(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) stock or share splits and stock or share combinations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);

 

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(ii) consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Company;

(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or

(iv) other similar event,

and, as a result of which, the Common Stock is converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a “Common Stock Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Stock Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes,

(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Note will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03, each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; and (III) for purposes of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” references to “Common Stock” and the Company’s “common equity” will be deemed to refer to the common equity, if any, forming part of such Reference Property;

(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then the Company will pay the cash due in respect of all conversions whose Conversion Date occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and

(3) for these purposes, (I) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that consists of a class of common equity securities will be determined by reference to the definition of “Daily VWAP,” substituting, if applicable, the Bloomberg page for such class of securities in such definition; and (II) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of common equity securities, and the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

 

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If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder or shareholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per share of Common Stock, by the holders of Common Stock. The Company will notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

At or before the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Stock Change Event (the “Successor Person”) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F), which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares, shares of stock or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders.

(B) Notice of Common Stock Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Common Stock Change Event to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent no later than the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event.

(C) Compliance Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.

Section 5.10. RESPONSIBILITY OF TRUSTEE AND CONVERSION AGENT

The Trustee and Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock or share certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to (a) determine whether a supplemental indenture needs to be entered into or (b) determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture

 

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entered into pursuant to Section 5.09 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or shares or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 5.09 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 11.01, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company will be obligated to deliver to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 5.01 has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to in Section 5.01 with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely.

Article 6. SUCCESSORS

Section 6.01. WHEN THE COMPANY OR GUARANTORS MAY MERGE, ETC.

(A) Generally. The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a “Business Combination Event”), unless:

(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (the “Successor Corporation”) duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, and the Successor Corporation will take such action (or agree to take such action) and deliver such agreements, instruments, or documents as may be necessary or appropriate to cause any property or assets that constitute Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Corporation to be subject to the Liens of the Collateral Agent in the manner and to the extent required under this Indenture;

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing; and

(iii) the Company or the Successor Corporation, if not the Company, shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) complies with Section 6.01(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.

 

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Section 6.02. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.

At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Corporation (if not the Company) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation had been named as the Company in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

Article 7. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

(A) Definition of Events of Default. “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;

(ii) a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in (x) the payment of interest and/or (y) the crediting of PIK Interest or issuance of PIK Notes, as applicable, when due on any Note;

(iii) the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by this Indenture, a Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E);

(iv) a default in the Company’s obligation to convert a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;

(v) a default in the Company’s obligations under Section 6.01(A) or in any Guarantor’s obligations under Section 9.04;

(vi) a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements, or in any Guarantor’s obligations or agreements, under this Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;

(vii) a default by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:

 

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(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal, or premium or interest on, any of such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise

(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity; or

(3) entitles any creditor of Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to declare any indebtedness due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described);

in each case, prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such indebtedness on the date of such indebtedness;

(viii) any Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect except as otherwise provided in this Indenture or any Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee;

(ix) one or more final judgments being rendered against the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries for the payment of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance), where such judgment is not discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced; or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; and

(x) the Company, any Guarantor or any of their Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:

(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;

(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;

(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;

(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(5) takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or

(6) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

(xi) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:

(1) is for relief against the Company, the Guarantors or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding;

 

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(2) appoints a custodian of the Company, the Guarantors, or any of their Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, the Guarantors, or any of their Significant Subsidiaries; or

(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,

and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(xi), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days;

(xii) unless such Liens have been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents, the Liens in favor of the Holders of the Notes with respect to Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000 cease to be valid or enforceable (other than as a result of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent failing to maintain possession of Collateral actually delivered to it) and such default continues for 30 days;

(xiii) the failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply for sixty (60) days after notice to the Company or such Guarantor by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding with its other agreements contained in the Security Documents except for a failure that would not be material to the Holders and would not materially affect the value of the Collateral taken as a whole; or

(xiv) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, which, in the reasonable determination of Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, is not caused by circumstances beyond the Company’s control.

(B) Cause Irrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

Section 7.02. ACCELERATION.

(A) Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(viii), 7.01(A)(xi), 7.01(A)(xi), or 7.01(A)(xii) occurs with respect to the Company or any Guarantor (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.

 

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(B) Optional Acceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(viii), 7.01(A)(x), 7.01(A)(xi), or 7.01(A)(xii) with respect to the Company or any Guarantor and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.

(C) Rescission of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Section 7.03. SOLE REMEDY FOR A FAILURE TO REPORT.

(A) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “Reporting Event of Default”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vi) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for each of the first one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, the earlier of (x) the date such Reporting Event of Default is cured or waived and (y) such one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day.

(B) Amount and Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable in arrears on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first ninety (90) days on which Special Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof for the duration of the period on which Special Interest accrues; provided, however, that in no event will Special Interest payable at the Company’s election pursuant to Section 7.03(A) as the sole remedy for any Reporting Event of Default accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds one half of one percent (0.50%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note.

 

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(C) Notice of Election. To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with or furnish to the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest pursuant to Section 7.03(A); and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.

(D) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer. If Special Interest accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A), then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

(E) No Effect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.

Section 7.04. OTHER REMEDIES.

(A) Trustee May Pursue All Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.

(B) Procedural Matters. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 7.05. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.

An Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv) or (vi) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vi) only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.

Section 7.06. CONTROL BY MAJORITY.

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject

 

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to Section 11.01, the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such direction is unduly prejudicial to any Holders) or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee is offered , and if requested, provided security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such direction.

Section 7.07. LIMITATION ON SUITS.

No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Company’s obligations to convert any Notes pursuant to Article 5), unless:

(A) such Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(B) Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a written request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy;

(C) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such request;

(D) the Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security or indemnity; and

(E) during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Holder’s use of this Indenture complies with the preceding sentence.

Section 7.08. ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO INSTITUTE SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE PAYMENT AND CONVERSION CONSIDERATION.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes (but without limiting Section 8.01), the right of each Holder of a Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in this Indenture and the Notes, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

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Section 7.09. COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE.

The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) of Section 7.01(A), to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, or Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, the Notes, as applicable, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including compensation provided for in Section 11.06.

Section 7.10. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.

The Trustee has the right to (A) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the Trustee, and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien (senior to the rights of Holders) on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 7.11. PRIORITIES.

The Trustee will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7:

First: to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the other Note Agents and their agents and attorneys for amounts due under this Indenture, including payment of all fees, compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or the other Note Agents and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and

Third: to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.

 

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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.11, in which case the Trustee will instruct the Company to, and the Company will deliver in writing, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such delivery, as applicable.

Section 7.12. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee or the Collateral Agent for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee or the Collateral Agent, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against any litigant party in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided, however, that this Section 7.12 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.08 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

Article 8. AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 8.01. WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (if applicable) may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents without the consent of any Holder to:

(A) cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes;

(B) add guarantees with respect to the Company’s obligations under this Indenture or the Notes;

(C) further secure the Notes or any Guarantee;

(D) add to the Company’s or any Guarantor’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company;

(E) provide for the assumption of the Company’s or any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6 and Article 9, as applicable;

(F) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.09 in connection with a Common Stock Change Event;

(G) evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under this Indenture, of a successor Trustee, Note Agent or Collateral Agent;

(H) provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(B);

 

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(I) [Reserved];

(J) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect;

(K) comply with the rules of the Depositary in a manner that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder; or

(L) make any other change to this Indenture or the Notes that does not, individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any material respect.

Section 8.02. WITH THE CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

(A) Generally. Subject to Sections 8.01, 7.05 and 7.08 and the immediately following sentence, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (if applicable) may, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents or waive compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to Section 8.01, without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents, may:

(i) reduce the principal, or change the stated maturity, of any Note;

(ii) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;

(iii) reduce the rate, or extend the time for the payment, of interest on any Note;

(iv) make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Note;

(v) impair the absolute rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.08 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);

(vi) change the ranking in respect of right of payment or lien priority of the Notes or the Guarantees;

(vii) other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, modify any Guarantee or release any Guarantee or a Guarantor from its obligations under this Indenture, in each case, in any manner materially adverse to the Holders;

(viii) make any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in this Indenture or the Note;

 

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(ix) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification; or

(x) make any direct or indirect change to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents that requires the consent of each affected Holder.

For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of this Section 8.02(A), no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may change the amount or type of consideration due on any Note (whether on an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date or upon conversion, or otherwise), or the date(s) or time(s) such consideration is payable or deliverable, as applicable, without the consent of each affected Holder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders representing not less than seventy-five percent in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or modify the definition of “Fundamental Change” or the other definitions used in such definition.

(B) Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment. A consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 8.03. NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS.

As soon as reasonably practicable after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (if applicable) notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to provide such notice to the Holders if such amendment, supplement or waiver is included in a periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of its effectiveness. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in, such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 8.04. REVOCATION, EFFECT AND SOLICITATION OF CONSENTS; SPECIAL RECORD DATES; ETC.

(A) Revocation and Effect of Consents. The consent of a Holder of a Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holder’s Note, subject to the right of any Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B)) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.

 

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(B) Special Record Dates. The Company may, but is not required to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.04(A), only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.

(C) Solicitation of Consents. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.

(D) Effectiveness and Binding Effect. Each amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8 will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).

Section 8.05. NOTATIONS AND EXCHANGES.

If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, then the Trustee (at the direction of the Company) or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver such Note to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 8.06. TRUSTEE AND COLLATERAL AGENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.

The Trustee and the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8; provided, however, that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that the Trustee concludes adversely affects the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. In executing any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 11.01 and 11.02) will be fully protected in relying on, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.02, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, such amendment or supplemental indenture is the legal, valid and obligation of the Company (and any Guarantor) and binding and enforceable against each in accordance with its terms.

 

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Article 9. Guarantees

Section 9.01. GUARANTEES.

(A) Generally. By its execution of this Indenture (by any amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)), each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it receives substantial benefits from the Company and that such Guarantor is providing its Guarantee for good and valuable consideration, including such substantial benefits. Subject to this Article 9, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and their successors and assigns, regardless of the validity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the Notes or the other Notes documents, that:

(i) the principal of, any interest on, and any Conversion Consideration for, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon Redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration for, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent under this Indenture or the Notes, will be promptly paid or delivered in full or performed, as applicable, in each case in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes; and

(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon Redemption or otherwise, (clause (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), in each case subject to Section 9.02.

Upon the failure of any payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, and upon the failure of any performance so guaranteed, for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay or perform, as applicable, the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(B) Guarantee Is Unconditional; Waiver of Diligence, Presentment, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations is unconditional, regardless of the validity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor other than payment or performance in full of Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent obligations that have yet to accrue). Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent obligations that have yet to accrue) in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes.

 

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(C) Reinstatement of Guarantee Upon Return of Payments. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return, to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any consideration paid or delivered by the Company or the Guarantors to such Holder, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, then each Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

(D) Subrogation. Each Guarantor agrees that any right of subrogation, reimbursement or contribution it may have in relation to the Holders or in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations will be subordinated to, and will not be enforceable until payment in full of, all Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article 7, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (ii) if any Guaranteed Obligations are accelerated pursuant to Article 7, then such Guaranteed Obligations will, whether or not due and payable, immediately become due and payable by the Guarantors. Each Guarantor will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor, but only if the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under any Guarantee.

Section 9.02. LIMITATION ON GUARANTOR LIABILITY.

Each Guarantor, and, by its acceptance of any Note, each Holder, confirms that each Guarantor and the Holders intend that the Guarantee of each Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. Each of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Holders and each Guarantor irrevocably agrees that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Section 9.03. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF GUARANTEE.

The execution by each Guarantor of this Indenture (by an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)) evidences the Guarantee of such Guarantor, and the delivery of any Note by the Trustee after its authentication constitutes due delivery of each Guarantee on behalf of each Guarantor. A Guarantee’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any officer of a Guarantor executing this Indenture or any such amended or supplemental indenture on such Guarantor’s behalf to hold, at the time any Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at each Guarantor, and each Guarantee will be valid and enforceable even if no notation, certificate or other instrument is set upon or attached to, or otherwise executed and delivered to the Holder of, any Note.

 

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Section 9.04. WHEN GUARANTORS MAY MERGE, ETC.

(A) Generally. No Guarantor will consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (other than the Company or another Guarantor) (a “Guarantor Business Combination Event”), unless (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is such Guarantor or, if not such Guarantor, expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Guarantor Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture) all of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and any Security Documents as may be necessary to grant a perfected security interest over the Collateral held by such Guarantor; provided that (a) such surviving Guarantor shall be incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such Guarantor Business Combination Event or (2) the transaction is in compliance with Section 3.10.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may merge, consolidate, amalgamate or wind up with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company without regard to the requirements set forth in this Section 9.04(A).

(B) Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. Before the effective time of any Guarantor Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Guarantor Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture and any Security Documents) complies with Section 9.04(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Guarantor Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.

(C) Successor Corporation Substituted. At the effective time of any Guarantor Business Combination Event that complies with Section 9.04(A) and Section 9.04(B), the Successor Corporation of the Guarantor (if not the applicable Guarantor) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, such Guarantor under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation of the Guarantor had been named as a Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Guarantor will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

Section 9.05. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GUARANTORS.

(A) Officer’s Certificates and Opinions of Counsel. Upon any request or application by any Guarantor to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to take any action under this Indenture, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 13.02 with the same effect as if each reference to the Company in Section 13.02 or in the definitions of “Officer,” “Officer’s Certificate” or “Opinion of Counsel” were instead a reference to such Guarantor.

 

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(B) Company Order. A Company Order may be given by any Guarantor with the same effect as if each reference to the Company in the definitions of “Company Order” or “Officer” were instead a reference to such Guarantor.

(C) Notices and Demands. Any notice or demand that this Indenture requires or permits to be given by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, or by any Holders, to the Company may instead be given to any Guarantor.

Section 9.06. RELEASE OF GUARANTEES.

Any Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, upon:

(A) (i) any sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, dividend, distribution or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor, in each case, if such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited by the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, (a) in the case the transferee Person is not the Company or a Subsidiary, such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is in compliance with Section 3.10 or (b) unless such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is with or to the Company, the surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes such Guarantor’s obligations in accordance with Section 9.04;

(ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Guarantor with and into the Company, or upon the liquidation of a Guarantor following the transfer of all of its assets to the Company; or

(iii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Guarantor with and into a Subsidiary of the Company where such Subsidiary is the surviving Person, if such merger, consolidation or amalgamation is not prohibited by the applicable provisions of this Indenture and such Subsidiary expressly assumes such Guarantor’s obligations in accordance with Section 9.04; and

(B) the Company and such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction and release have been complied with.

Article 10. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 10.01. TERMINATION OF COMPANYS OBLIGATIONS.

This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture, when:

(A) all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.12) have (i) been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise) for an amount of cash or Conversion Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;

 

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(B) the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Conversion Consideration, the Conversion Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be converted, Conversion Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.12);

(C) the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under this Indenture; and

(D) the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied;

provided, however, that Article 11 and Section 13.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.15 and the obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.

At the Company’s request contained in an Officer’s Certificate and at the expense of the Company, the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

Section 10.02. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY.

Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the Company’s request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Conversion Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or delivery of such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.

Section 10.03. REINSTATEMENT.

If the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 10.01 because of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 10.01 will be rescinded; provided, however, that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash or other property, if any, held by the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.

 

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Article 11. TRUSTEE

Section 11.01. DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE.

(A) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual or written knowledge, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered, and if requested, provided, to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(B) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, but shall have no affirmative duty to verify the contents thereof.

(C) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 11.01(B);

(ii) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.06; and

(iv) no provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Indenture, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it has reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

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(D) Each provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.

(E) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.

(F) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it, except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.

(G) Whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee will be subject to the provisions of this Section 11.01.

(H) The Trustee will not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent (except in its capacity as Paying Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture) or any records maintained by any co-note registrar with respect to the Notes.

(I) If any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee had actual knowledge of such event.

(J) Under no circumstances will the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

Section 11.02. RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE.

(A) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, judgment, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document that it believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document.

(B) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require, and may conclusively rely on, an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel; and the advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.

(C) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent appointed with due care.

(D) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture.

 

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(E) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(F) The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered and, if requested, provided the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that it may incur in complying with such request or direction (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to determine whether any direction is prejudicial to any Holder).

(G) The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(H) The Trustee will not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, judgment, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and will incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(I) The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts, powers, and duties under this Indenture.

(J) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein will not be construed as duties. The Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically and expressly set forth in this Indenture.

(K) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate or the Subscriber deliver a certificate of a responsible officer setting forth the names of individuals and titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate or other certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate or other certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(L) The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default (except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of scheduled principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Note) unless written notice of any event that is in fact such a Default or Event of Default (and stating the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default) is actually received by the a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes, the Company and this Indenture and states that it is a notice of Default or Event of Default.

(M) Neither the Trustee nor any Note Agent will have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

(N) The Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Note Agents are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver each Notes document to which it is a party, binding the Holders to the terms thereof.

 

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(O) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Trustee will have no duty to know or inquire as to the performance or nonperformance of any provision of any other agreement, instrument or contract, nor will the Trustee be responsible for, nor chargeable with, knowledge of the terms and conditions of any other agreement, instrument, or contract, whether or not a copy of such agreement has been provided to the Trustee, including, without limitation, the Subscription Agreement, any Proposed Term Sheet, the Business Combination Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement.

(P) As to any matter contemplated under this Indenture or any Security Document to be satisfactory to Subscriber or otherwise within the discretion of Subscriber, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to request, and conclusively upon, a written instruction from an authorized officer of Subscriber, and may presume that any matter that is to be satisfactory to Subscriber is satisfactory absent written notification to the contrary.

Section 11.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE.

The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of charge any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights that it would have if it were not Trustee; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires a “conflicting interest” (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign as Trustee. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee in this Indenture and the other Notes documents, including its right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture, the Collateral Agent and each Note Agent, custodian and other Person retained to act under this Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference to the Trustee in the Article 11 shall also be deemed to be a reference to the Collateral Agent and the other Note Agents.

Section 11.04. TRUSTEES DISCLAIMER.

The Trustee will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; and (D) responsible for any statement or recital in this Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or this Indenture, other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

Section 11.05. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee (in accordance with Section 11.02(L)), then the Trustee will send Holders a notice of such Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs or, if it is not actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at such time, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after it becomes actually known to a Responsible Officer (in accordance with Section 11.02(L)); provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest, if any, on, any Note, the

 

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Trustee may withhold such notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders. The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice thereof has been received by a Responsible Officer, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture and states on its face that a Default or Event of Default has occurred.

Section 11.06. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.

(A) The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services under this Indenture as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In addition to the compensation for the Trustee’s services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

(B) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) against the Company (including this Section 11.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity (other than any claim brought by the Company), but the Trustee’s failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 11.06(B), except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense at the expense of the Company. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 11.06 will extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Trustee and any successor Trustee under this Indenture.

(C) The obligations of the Company under this Section 11.06 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.

(D) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 11.06, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this Indenture.

 

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(E) If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (viii) or (xi) of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute administrative expenses for purposes of priority under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 11.07. REPLACEMENT OF THE TRUSTEE.

(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, a resignation or removal of the Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 11.07.

(B) The Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder at any time by giving no less than thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice of such resignation to the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by providing no less than thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 11.09;

(ii) the Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

(C) If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

(D) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee (at the Company’s expense), the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(E) If the Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 11.09, then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(F) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, upon which notice the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under this Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 11.06(D).

 

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Section 11.08. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, then such corporation will become the successor Trustee under this Indenture and will have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges of its predecessor without any further act or the execution or filing of any instrument or paper.

Section 11.09. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.

There will at all times be a Trustee under this Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

Article 12. COLLATERAL AND SECURITY

Section 12.01. SECURITY DOCUMENTS

The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and other amounts due hereunder including the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall be due and payable, subject to any applicable grace period, whether on an Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, purchase, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the performance of all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to the Holders, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Indenture shall be secured by the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents. The Security Documents shall provide for the grant by the Company and the Guarantors party thereto to the Collateral Agent of security interests in the Collateral subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 12.02. RECORDING AND OPINIONS

(A) The Company shall, and shall cause each of the Guarantors to, at its sole cost and expense, take or cause to be taken such actions as may be required by the Security Documents, to perfect, maintain (with the priority required under the Security Documents), preserve and protect the valid and enforceable, perfected (except as expressly provided herein or therein) security interests in and on all the Collateral granted by the Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders as security for the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantees and the Security Documents, prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens, in each case other than Permitted Liens; provided that, notwithstanding anything

 

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to the contrary under this Indenture or any Security Document, the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required (A) to perfect the security interests and/or Liens granted by the Security Documents by any means other than by (1) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar filing office) of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of the Company or such Guarantor, (2) filings in United States government offices with respect to registered and applied for United States Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any Guarantor, (3) filing or recording in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and required to grant a Mortgage in Material Real Property and (4) use their best efforts to cause all cash of such Company or such Guarantors, as applicable, to be held in a deposit account that is subject to a tri-party account control agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent and maintained by a branch office located within the United States of America and (B) other than as contemplated in Section 3.16, to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the security interests, including of any intellectual property, created under the Security Documents in any jurisdiction outside of the United States. The Company shall from time to time promptly file and pay all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and recording and similar taxes relating to this Indenture, the Security Documents and any amendments hereto or thereto and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant hereto or thereto.

(B) The Company shall furnish to the Collateral Agent, at such times as would be required by Section 314(b) of the Trust Indenture Act if this Indenture were qualified thereunder, commencing January 1, 2023, an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, either (i) other than actions that have been taken, no further action was necessary to maintain the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral described in both the applicable UCC-1 financing statement and the Share Charge and for which perfection under the UCC of the Company’s or applicable Guarantor’s jurisdiction of organization may occur by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement with the appropriate filing office of the applicable party’s jurisdiction of organization or (ii) if any actions are so required to be taken, to specify such actions.

(C) The Company will deliver to the Trustee copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and the Company will, and will cause each Guarantor to, do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be required by the provisions of the Security Documents to assure and confirm to the Trustee that the Collateral Agent holds for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders duly created, enforceable and perfected Liens to the extent required by this Indenture and the Security Documents, as from time to time constituted.

Section 12.03. RELEASE OF COLLATERAL

(A) The Liens of the Collateral Agent created by the Security Documents shall not at any time be released on all or any portion of the Collateral from the Liens created by the Security Documents unless such release is in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the applicable Security Documents.

(B) The release of any Collateral from the Liens created by the Security Documents shall not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents. The Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to comply with Section 314(d)

 

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of the Trust Indenture Act in connection with any release of Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the automatic release of any current assets constituting Collateral in connection with the sale, lease or other similar disposition of such inventory of the Company and the Guarantors in the ordinary course of business shall not require delivery of any reports, certificates, opinions or other formal documentation.

Section 12.04. SPECIFIED RELEASES OF COLLATERAL

(A) Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents or as provided in this Indenture. The Liens securing the Collateral shall be automatically released without the need for further action by any Person under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(i) in part, as to any property that is sold, transferred, disbursed or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Guarantor (other than to the Company or any Guarantor) in a transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer, disbursement or disposition;

(ii) in whole with respect to the Collateral of any Guarantor, upon the release of the Guarantee of such Guarantor in accordance with this Indenture;

(iii) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of the Collateral which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or similar circumstances; and

(iv) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.

(B) Upon the request of the Company pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Security Documents, if any, have been met, and any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder or the Trustee and at the expense of the Company or the Guarantors, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge or authorize the filing by Company or the Guarantors of such instruments or releases (in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) reasonably requested by the Company in order to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Security Documents of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture, the Security Documents, any such release to be made without any recourse, representation or warranty of the Collateral Agent.

Section 12.05. RELEASE UPON SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OR AMENDMENT

(A) The Liens on all Collateral granted under the Security Documents that secure the Notes and the Guarantees shall be automatically terminated and released without the need for further action by any Person:

(i) upon the full and final payment and performance of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ respective obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees (other than contingent obligations that have yet to accrue);

 

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(ii) upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as described under Article 10; or

(iii) with the written consent of Holders of at least 66-2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

(B) Upon the request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Security Documents have been met, any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder or the Trustee and at the expense of the Company or the Guarantors, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge or authorize the filing by the Company or the Guarantors of such instruments or releases to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Security Documents of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture, or the Security Documents, any such release to be made without any recourse, representation or warranty of the Collateral Agent and to be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Section 12.06. FORM AND SUFFICIENCY OF RELEASE AND SUBORDINATION

In the event that the Company or any Guarantor has sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of or proposes to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Collateral that may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the Company or such Guarantor to any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor, and the Company or such Guarantor requests, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Security Documents to the release of such Collateral have been met, that (a) the Trustee or Collateral Agent furnish a written disclaimer, release or quit-claim of any interest in such property under this Indenture and the Security Documents, or, (b) to the extent applicable to such Collateral, take all action that is necessary or reasonably requested by the Company in writing (in each case at the expense of the Company) to release and reconvey to the Company or such Guarantor, without recourse, such Collateral or deliver such Collateral in its possession to the Company or such Guarantor, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall execute, acknowledge (without any recourse, representation and warranty) and deliver to and/or authorize the filing by the Company or such Guarantor (in the form prepared by the Company at the Company’s sole expense) such an instrument (in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) promptly or take such other action so requested, including deliver to the Company or such Guarantor applicable Collateral in Collateral Agent’s possession after satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein for delivery of any such release.

Section 12.07. PURCHASER PROTECTED

No purchaser or grantee of any property or rights purported to have been released from the Lien of this Indenture or of the Security Documents shall be bound to ascertain the authority of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute the release or to inquire as to the existence of any conditions herein prescribed for the exercise of such authority; nor shall any purchaser or grantee of any property or rights permitted by this Indenture to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company to make such sale or other disposition.

 

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Section 12.08. AUTHORIZATION OF ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT UNDER THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS

(A) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, appoints U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Collateral Agent consents to the terms of and agrees that the Collateral Agent shall, and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to, execute and deliver the Security Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, binding the Holders to the terms thereof, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture or the Security Documents and whenever reference is made in this Indenture to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression or satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood in all cases that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to make or give and shall be fully protected in not making or giving any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of at least 66-2/3% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes, the Trustee or the Company, as applicable. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. Further, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered, and if requested, provided to the Collateral Agent security and indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against any loss, cost, liability or expense which might be incurred by the Collateral Agent in compliance with such direction or request and then only to the extent required by the terms of this Indenture.

(B) No provision of this Indenture or the Security Documents shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders or the Trustee if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient.

 

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(C) So long as an Event of Default is not continuing, the Company may direct the Collateral Agent in writing in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Security Documents. During the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee, or the requisite Holders pursuant to Section 7.05, may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Security Documents.

(D) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee, a Holder or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 66-2/3% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes subject to this Article 12.

Section 12.09. AUTHORIZATION OF RECEIPT OF FUNDS BY THE TRUSTEE UNDER THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS

The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Security Documents and to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.11 and the other provisions of this Indenture. Such funds shall be held on deposit by the Trustee without investment (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture), and the Trustee shall have no liability for interest or other compensation thereon.

Section 12.10. ACTION BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith and with reasonable care.

Neither the Trustee nor Collateral Agent shall be responsible for (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral; (ii) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the Security Documents in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder (except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction not subject to appeal)); (iii) the sufficiency of the Collateral; (iv) the validity of the title of the Company and the Guarantors to any of the Collateral; (v) insuring the Collateral; (vi) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Indenture or the Security Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or (vii) any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or any officer or Affiliate

 

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thereof, contained in this Indenture or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture. The Company and the Guarantors shall be responsible for the maintenance of the Collateral and for the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the security interests purported to be created and described herein (except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it under this Indenture or the Security Documents) and such responsibility shall be solely that of the Company. The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

Section 12.11. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.

(A) The Company shall pay to the Collateral Agent from time to time compensation as shall be agreed to in writing by the Company and the Collateral Agent for its acceptance of this Indenture, the Security Documents and services hereunder. The Company shall reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in connection with Collateral Agent’s duties under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Collateral Agent’s agents and counsel, except any disbursement, advance or expense as may be attributable to the Collateral Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.

(B) The Company and the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Collateral Agent and any predecessor Collateral Agent and each of their agents, employees, officers and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent and any environmental liabilities) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including, without limitation (i) any claim relating to the grant to the Collateral Agent of any Lien in any property or assets of the Company or the Guarantors and (ii) the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture and the Security Documents against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 12.11) and defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been attributable to its willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Collateral Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company or the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder, except to the extent the Company or the Guarantors are materially prejudiced thereby. At the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion, the Company and the Guarantors shall defend any claim or threatened claim asserted against the Collateral Agent, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall cooperate in the defense at the Company’s and the Guarantors’ expense. The Collateral Agent may have separate U.S. counsel (and one separate foreign counsel in each applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) and the Company and the Guarantors shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company and the Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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(C) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all rights, privileges, immunities and protections of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture whether or not expressly stated therein, including but not limited to the right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified under Section 11.06, in the acceptance, execution, delivery and performance of the Security Documents as though fully set forth therein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture or the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Indenture or the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or the Company, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture or the Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(D) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 12.11 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation, removal or replacement of the Collateral Agent.

Section 12.12. POST-CLOSING COLLATERAL

To the extent the Company and the Guarantors are not able to execute and deliver all Security Documents required in connection with the creation and perfection of the Liens of the Collateral Agent on the Collateral (to the extent required by this Indenture or such Security Documents) on or prior to the Issue Date, the Company and the Guarantors will use their commercially reasonable efforts to have all security interests in the Collateral duly created and enforceable and perfected, to the extent required by this Indenture or such Security Documents, within the time period required by the Security Documents.

Article 13. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01. NOTICES.

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee (including in its capacity as Collateral Agent and any Note Agent) to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address, which initially is as follows:

 

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If to the Company:

To:    Getaround, Inc.

55 Green Street

San Francisco

CA 94111

Attn: Tom Alderman, Chief Financial Officer

Email: tom.alderman@getaround.com

with a copy to:

legal@getaround.com

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Orrick Building

405 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Brett Cooper

Email: bcooper@orrick.com

If to the Paying Agent, Registrar, Trustee or Collateral Agent:

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

Global Corporate Trust Services

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attn: Account Administration (Getaround Notes)

Email: Benjamin.krueger@usbank.com

The Company, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

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All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to this Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register; provided, however, that a notice or communication to a Holder of a Global Note may, but need not, instead be sent pursuant to the Applicable Procedures (in which case, such notice will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing). The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder. All notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing (provided that any communication sent to Trustee hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature), in English, and signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) will constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the other parties hereto and will be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes; provided, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Trustee is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or format unless express agreed to by the Trustee pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustee. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

If the Trustee is then acting as the Depositary’s custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee will cause any notice prepared by the Company to be sent to any Holder(s) pursuant to the Applicable Procedures, provided such request is evidenced in a Company Order delivered, together with the text of such notice, to the Trustee at least two (2) Business Days before the date such notice is to be so sent. For the avoidance of doubt, such Company Order need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not have any liability relating to the contents of any notice that it sends to any Holder pursuant to any such Company Order.

If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities; and (B) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.

 

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Section 13.02. DELIVERY OF OFFICERS CERTIFICATE AND OPINION OF COUNSEL AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to take any action under this Indenture (other than the Opinion of Counsel described in (B) with respect to the initial authentication of Notes under this Indenture), the Company will furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent:

(A) an Officer’s Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 13.03 and states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and

(B) an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 13.03 and states that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.

Section 13.03. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN OFFICERS CERTIFICATE AND OPINION OF COUNSEL.

Each Officer’s Certificate (other than an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture will include:

(A) a statement that the signatory thereto has read such covenant or condition;

(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained therein are based;

(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

(D) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such covenant or condition has been satisfied.

Section 13.04. RULES BY THE TRUSTEE, THE REGISTRAR AND THE PAYING AGENT.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Collateral Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 13.05. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

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Section 13.06. GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.

Section 13.07. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 13.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 13.08. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.

Neither this Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture or the Notes.

Section 13.09. SUCCESSORS.

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors.

Section 13.10. FORCE MAJEURE.

The Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing or for any delay in performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under this Indenture or the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including, without limitation, any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God, earthquakes, fires, floods, sabotage, epidemics, pandemics, riots, interruptions loss or malfunction of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications service, accidents, acts of war, civil or military unrest, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

 

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Section 13.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT.

The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The Company agrees to provide the Trustee with such information as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

Section 13.12. CALCULATIONS.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, Cash Interest, PIK Interest, the Redemption Principal Amount, the Redemption Price and accrued interest on the Notes and the Conversion Rate. None of the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar nor the Conversion Agent will have any liability or responsibility for any calculation under this Indenture or in connection with the Notes, any information used in connection with such calculation or any determination made in connection with a conversion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will not be obligated to make or confirm any calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes.

The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations in writing to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon its written request therefor.

Section 13.13. SEVERABILITY; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision of this Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Indenture and the exhibits hereto set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties related to this transaction and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral.

Section 13.14. COUNTERPARTS.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

 

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Section 13.15. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.

The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

GETAROUND, INC.
By:   /s/ Spencer Jackson
  Name: Spencer Jackson
  Title: General Counsel & Secretary

 

GETAROUND OPERATIONS LLC
By:   /s/ Spencer Jackson
  Name: Spencer Jackson
  Title: General Counsel & Secretary

 

CONVEYANCE AUTO, LLC
By:   /s/ Spencer Jackson
  Name: Spencer Jackson
  Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


U.S BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR AND COLLATERAL AGENT
By:   /s/ Benjamin J. Krueger
  Name: Benjamin J. Krueger
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

[Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable]

[Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable]

[Insert OID Legend, if applicable]

[Insert Non-Affiliate Legend]

GETAROUND, INC.

8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Note due 2027

 

CUSIP No.: 37427G AA9    Certificate No. [___]
ISIN No.: US37427GAA94   

Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of One Hundred and Seventy Five Million dollars ($175,000,000) [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note and as increased by the PIK Interest on the books and records of the Registrar pursuant to the Indenture)]1 on December 8, 2027 and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.

Interest Payment Dates: December 15 and June 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2023.

Regular Record Dates: December 1 and June 1 immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day).

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

[The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]

 

1 

Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Getaround, Inc. has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

    GETAROUND, INC.
Date:         By:    
       

Name:

Title:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

   
Date:         By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

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GETAROUND, INC.

8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Note due 2027

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), designated as its 8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December 8, 2022 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as paying agent, registrar, trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.

1. Interest. This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, December 8, 2022.

Stated Interest will accrue as Cash Interest or PIK Interest in accordance with Section 2.05(A).

2. Maturity. This Note will mature on December 8, 2027, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.

3. Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Indenture. PIK Interest will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.05(B) of the Indenture.

4. Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.

5. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any required documentation or other materials.

6. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

7. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Indenture.

 

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8. Conversion. The Holder of this Note may convert this Note into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Indenture.

9. When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Indenture places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.

10. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Indenture.

11. Registration Rights. The Holder of this Note is entitled to registration rights as set forth in the Subscription Agreement.

12. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 7.05 and Article 8 of the Indenture.

13. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

14. Authentication. No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

15. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

16. Governing Law. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

* * *

 

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To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:

Getaround, Inc.

55 Green Street

San Francisco

CA 94111

Attn: Tom Alderman, Chief Financial Officer

Email: tom.alderman@getaround.com

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE1

INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE: $175,000,000

The following exchanges, transfers or cancellations of this Global Note have been made:

 

Date

 

Amount of Increase

(Decrease) in

Principal Amount

of this Global Note

 

Principal Amount of

this Global Note

After Such Increase

(Decrease)

  

Signature of

Authorized

Signatory of Trustee

or Common

Depositary

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

1 

Insert for Global Notes only.

 

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NOTICE OF CONVERSION

GETAROUND, INC.

8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Note due 2027

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Notice of Conversion, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to convert (check one):

 

the entire principal amount of

 

$                2 aggregate principal amount of

the Note identified by CUSIP No.                  and Certificate No.                 .

The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.

 

Date:                                     
        (Legal Name of Holder)
      By:    
        Name:
        Title:
      Signature Guaranteed:
       
        Participant in a Recognized Signature
        Guarantee Medallion Program
      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

2 

Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE

GETAROUND, INC.

8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Note due 2027

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):

 

the entire principal amount of

 

$                1 aggregate principal amount of

the Note identified by CUSIP No.                  and Certificate No.                 .

The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.

 

Date:                                     
        (Legal Name of Holder)
      By:    
        Name:
        Title:
      Signature Guaranteed:
       
        Participant in a Recognized Signature
        Guarantee Medallion Program
      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

1 

Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

GETAROUND, INC.

8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Note due 2027

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the within Note assigns to:

 

Name:      
Address:      
Social security or tax identification number:      

the within Note and all rights thereunder irrevocably appoints:

as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.

 

Date:                                     
        (Legal Name of Holder)
      By:    
        Name:
        Title:
      Signature Guaranteed:
       
        Participant in a Recognized Signature
        Guarantee Medallion Program
      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):

 

1.  ☐

Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

2.  ☐

Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer.

 

3.  ☐

Such Transfer is being made pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act).

 

4.  ☐

Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and, accordingly, the undersigned further certifies that the within Note is being transferred to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A.

 

5.  ☐

Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act).

If item 5 is checked and such transfer is being made pursuant to a privately negotiated transaction exempt from the registration requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an “accredited investor” as defined in rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7), (8), (9), (12) or (13) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, the transferee must complete and execute the acknowledgment on the next page.

 

Dated:    
 
  (Legal Name of Holder)
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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Signature Guaranteed:

 

 
  (Participant in a Recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program)
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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TRANSFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The undersigned represents that it is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the undersigned exercises sole investment discretion, and that and the undersigned and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an “accredited investor” as defined in rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7), (8), (9), (12) or (13) of Regulation D. The undersigned acknowledges that the transferor is relying, in transferring the within Note pursuant to a privately negotiated transaction exempt from the registration requirement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that the undersigned has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to section 3.03 of the Indenture.

 

Dated:    
 
  (Name of Transferee)
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR THEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN, THE ACQUIRER AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF GETAROUND, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT:

(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;

(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;

(C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;

(D) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR

(E) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR (1) SHALL RECEIVE THE TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND TRANSFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND (2) RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER FOR THE COMPANY TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THAT CERTAIN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 11, 2022, AMONG THE COMPANY AND THE SUBSCRIBER (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2022 BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR, TRUSTEE AND COLLATERAL AGENT).

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND

THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN..

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO.

THIS GLOBAL NOTE AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR

SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON AND PROCEDURES FOR RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED, BY THE ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.

 

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EXHIBIT B-3

FORM OF NON-AFFILIATE LEGEND

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY OR PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY DURING THE THREE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR OWN THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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EXHIBIT B-4

FORM OF OID LEGEND

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY FOR THIS NOTE BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: GETAROUND, INC., 55 GREEN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111, ATTN: TOM ALDERMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; EMAIL: TOM.ALDERMAN@GETAROUND.COM

 

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Exhibit C

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS

[            ] Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of        among Getaround, Inc. (the “Company”), _______ (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of the Company, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of December 8, 2022, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 8.00% / 9.50% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01(B) of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture without the consent of Holders.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including Article 9 thereof.

3. Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.

4. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy, which may be delivered by facsimile or PDF transmission, shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) will constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the other parties hereto will be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.

8. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

9. Representations and Warranties by Guaranteeing Subsidiary. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee that this Supplemental Indenture has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Indenture.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

GETAROUND, INC.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit D

[INSERT DATE]

To:

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

Global Corporate Trust Services

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attn: Account Administration (Getaround Notes)

Email: Benjamin.krueger@usbank.com

(as “Paying Agent” and “Trustee”))

RE. CASH / PIK INTEREST NOTIFICATION TO TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT FOR 8.00% / 9.50% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SECURED PIK TOGGLE NOTES DUE 2027 (ISIN: [INSERT ISIN]), (THE “NOTES”)

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the indenture dated December 8, 2022, between, among others, Getaround, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”), as registrar (the “Registrar”), as trustee (the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (the ”Collateral Agent”) (the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms not defined herein are otherwise defined in the Indenture.

In accordance with Section 2.05(A)(ii) of the Indenture, we hereby give notice to the Trustee (with a copy to Paying Agent) of the Issuer’s intention to elect that interest due on the Interest Payment Date [INSERT INTEREST PAYMENT DATE] shall be [Cash Interest at 8.00% / PIK Interest at 9.50% (delete as appropriate).

If Cash Interest is elected, the Company will pay such amount [INSERT USD AMOUNT] to the Paying Agent on the Interest Payment Date.

If PIK Interest is elected, such PIK Interest will be reflected on the Notes by increasing the principal amount outstanding of the Notes.

 

Yours sincerely,
 

 

[•]

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 8, 2022, is made and entered into by and among Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), InterPrivate Acquisition Management II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Jeffrey Harris, Tracey Brophy Warson, Matthey Luckett and the equityholders designated as Sponsor Equityholders on Schedule A hereto (collectively with the Sponsor, Jeffrey Harris, Tracey Brophy Warson and Matthew Luckett, the “Founder Equityholders”), EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EarlyBird”), and the equityholders designated as Legacy Getaround Equityholders on Schedule B hereto (collectively, the “Legacy Getaround Equityholders” and, together with the Founder Equityholders, EarlyBird, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and each individually a “Holder”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, InterPrivate Acquisition Management II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and EarlyBird, are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2021 (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company, TMPST Merger Sub I Inc. (“First Merger Sub”), TMPST Merger Sub II LLC (“Second Merger Sub”), and Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Getaround”), are party to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2022 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which (1) First Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Legacy Getaround, following which the separate corporate existence of First Merger Sub shall cease and Legacy Getaround shall continue as the Surviving Corporation and as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “First Merger”), and (2) as soon as practicable following the effective time of the First Merger, Legacy Getaround shall be merged with and into Second Merger Sub, following which the separate corporate existence of Legacy Getaround shall cease and Second Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity and as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Business Combination”);

WHEREAS, the Legacy Getaround Equityholders are receiving shares of Common Stock (the “Business Combination Shares”) on or about the date hereof, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Mergers, the parties to the Existing Registration Rights Agreement desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein, and the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;


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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

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

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

Block Trade” means an offering and/or sale of Registrable Securities by any Holder on a block trade or underwritten basis (whether firm commitment or otherwise) without substantial marketing efforts prior to pricing, including, without limitation, a same day trade, overnight trade or similar transaction.

Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Business Combination” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Business Combination Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

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” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

 

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Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Company” shall have the meaning given in the preamble of this agreement.

Demanding Holder” shall mean any Holder or group of Holders that together elects to dispose of Registrable Securities having an aggregate value of at least $50,000,000, at the time of the Underwritten Demand (as defined herein), under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering (as defined herein).

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.1.1.

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

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

Form S-3” shall mean Form S-3 or any similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time.

Founder Equityholders” shall have the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

Founder Shares” shall mean the 6,468,750 shares of Common Stock issued on the Closing Date to the Founder Equityholders upon conversion of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company that was initially purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement on March 4, 2021.

Founder Shares Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, (i) with respect to 50% of such shares, for a period ending on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of the Closing Date and the date on which the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination and (ii) with respect to the remaining 50% of such shares, for a period ending on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, or earlier if, subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Initial Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).

Insider Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of March 4, 2021, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the Company’s officers, directors and director nominees.

Legacy Getaround Equityholders” shall have the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

Lock-up Period” shall mean with respect to the Lock-up Shares, (i) with respect to 50% of such Lock-up Shares (determined as if, with respect to any Equity Award Shares that are net settled, such Equity Award Shares were instead cash settled), for a period ending on the earlier of the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date and the date on which the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of our initial business combination and (ii) with respect to the remaining 50% of such Lock-up Shares (determined as if, with respect to any Equity Award Shares that are net settled, such Equity Award Shares were instead cash settled), for a period ending on the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date and, or earlier if, subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Lock-up Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued to the Legacy Getaround Equityholders as consideration pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement or upon the settlement or exercise of restricted stock units, stock options or other equity awards outstanding as of immediately following the closing of the Business Combination in respect of awards of Getaround, Inc. outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (such shares referred to as the “Equity Award Shares”); provided, that, for clarity, shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the subordinated convertible promissory notes (the “Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes”) issued by Getaround, Inc. pursuant to that certain Subordinated Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2022, along with shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to warrants to purchase Series E Preferred Stock issued by Getaround, Inc. and held by the purchasers of the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes shall not constitute Lock-up Shares.

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

Merger Sub” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.

 

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Permitted Transferees” shall mean a person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the Lock-up Period or any other lock-up period, as the case may be, under the Insider Letter, this Agreement and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the 4,616,667 warrants purchased by the Sponsor and EarlyBird in a private placement on March 9, 2021.

Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (b) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement, (c) any equity securities (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company issuable upon conversion of any working capital loans in an amount up to $1,500,000 made to the Company by the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers or directors, as the case may be, and (d) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations); or (v) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

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

 

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

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

(b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

(c) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

(d) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

(e) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

(f) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Demand (including, without limitation, a Block Trade), or Holders of Registrable Securities participating in a Piggyback Registration, to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Underwritten Offering.

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

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

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

Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).

Transfer” shall mean the (i) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).

 

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

Underwritten Demand” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

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

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

2.1 Registration.

2.1.1 Shelf Registration. The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a Registration Statement registering the resale of the Founder Equityholders’, EarlyBird’s and Legacy Getaround Equityholders’ Registrable Securities (a “Initial Shelf Registration”). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of the Registration Statement in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

2.1.2 Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (a) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (b) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto. Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company shall effect any Shelf Registration on such appropriate registration form of the Commission (x) as shall be selected by the Company and (y) as shall permit the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.

2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.3 hereof, the Demanding Holders may make a written demand to the Company for an Underwritten Offering, including a Block Trade, pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in accordance with Section 2.1.1 (an “Underwritten Demand”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Underwritten Demand, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each such Holder who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering, a “Requesting

 

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Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days (two (2) days if such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company, including the portion of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder to be included in such Underwritten Offering, or, in the case of a Block Trade, as provided in Section 2.4. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s), such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their designated portion of Registrable Securities included in the Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Demanding Holders initiating the Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this subsection 2.1.3 and is not obligated to effect an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this subsection 2.1.3 within ninety (90) days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering.

2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, and Common Stock, if any, as to which inclusion has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (a) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering relative to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Offering (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to include pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

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2.2 Piggyback Registration.

2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If the Company proposes (A) to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company other than the Holders, other than a Registration Statement (a) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (b) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (c) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (d) for a dividend reinvestment plan, or (B) proposes to consummate an Underwritten Offering for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company other than the Holders, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed action to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities (excluding the Sponsor with respect to any Registrable Securities distributed by the Sponsor to its members following the expiration of the Lock-up Period, as applicable) as soon as practicable (but in the case of filing a Registration Statement not less than twenty (20) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement), which notice shall (i) describe the amount and type of securities to be included, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, and (ii) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within ten (10) days in the case of filing a Registration Statement and five (5) days in the case of an Underwritten Offering (unless such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering, then one (1) day), in each case, after receipt of such written notice (or, in the case of a Block Trade, within two (2) business days) (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of the Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which the Underwritten Offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which inclusion has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which inclusion has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

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(a) If the Underwritten Offering is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Underwritten Offering (i) first, the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to include their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Stock, if any, as to which inclusion has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

(b) If the Underwritten Offering is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Underwritten Offering (i) first, Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to include their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to include pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or the launch of the Underwritten Offering with respect to such Piggyback Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons or entities pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or abandon an Underwritten Offering in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.

 

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2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Underwritten Offering effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

2.3 Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (a) the Holders of Registrable Securities have requested an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offering; or (b) in the good faith judgment of the Board a Registration or Underwritten Offering would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of the applicable Registration Statement or the undertaking of such Underwritten Offering at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed or to undertake such Underwritten Offering in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement or undertaking of such Underwritten Offering. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing or offering for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period.

2.4 Block Trades. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Sections 2.3 and 3.4, if the Holders desire to effect a Block Trade, then, notwithstanding any other time periods in this Article II, the Holders shall provide written notice to the Company at least five (5) business days prior to the date such Block Trade will commence. As expeditiously as possible, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade. The Holders shall use reasonable best efforts to work with the Company and the Underwriters (including by disclosing the maximum number of Registrable Securities proposed to be the subject of such Block Trade) in order to facilitate preparation of the Registration Statement, Prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade and any related due diligence and comfort procedures. In the event of a Block Trade, and after consultation with the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) shall determine the Maximum Number of Securities, the underwriter or underwriters and the share price of such offering.

ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

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

 

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3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission within the time frame required by Section 2.1.1 a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective, including filing a replacement Registration Statement, if necessary, until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or are no longer outstanding (the “Effectiveness Period”);

3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of Registrable Securities or any Underwriter(s) of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or are no longer outstanding;

3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriter(s), if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders; provided, that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system;

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

 

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

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

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

3.1.8 during the Effectiveness Period, at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel; provided, that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system;

3.1.9 notify the Holders of Registrable Securities at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;

3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders of Registrable Securities (such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information; and provided further, the Company may not include the name of any Holder or Underwriter or any information regarding any Holder or Underwriter in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus. any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder or Underwriter and providing each such Holder or Underwriter a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;

 

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3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

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

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

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

3.1.15 use its reasonable best efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in such Underwritten Offering; and

3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested, the Holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration.

3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (a) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

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3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration or Underwritten Offering at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

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

ARTICLE IV

LOCK-UP

4.1 Lock-Up.

4.1.1 Except as permitted by Section 4.2, each Legacy Getaround Equityholder shall not Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period.

 

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4.1.2 Except as permitted by Section 4.2, each Sponsor Equityholder shall not Transfer any Founder Shares until the end of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period.

4.2 Exceptions. The provisions of Section 4.1 shall not apply to:

4.2.1 transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or warrants acquired in open market transactions;

4.2.2 Transfers of shares of Common Stock by the Sponsor (A) to any of the Sponsor’s direct or indirect partners, members or equityholders or any of their respective affiliates, and (B) to any of the Sponsor’s officers or directors, any affiliate or any family member of any of the Sponsor’s officers or directors, and to any employees of such affiliates; provided that such transferee shall sign a joinder to that certain Sponsor Support Agreement by and between the Sponsor, the Company, and Legacy Getaround, dated as of May 11, 2022, and agree to be bound by the terms hereof as if an original party thereto;

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

4.2.4 Transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock 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 a Holder or any other person with whom a Holder has a relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin;

4.2.5 Transfers by will or intestate succession upon the death of a Holder;

4.2.6 the Transfer of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement;

4.2.7 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 a Holder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where such Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership), or (ii) as part of a distribution, transfer or other disposition of shares of Common Stock to direct or indirect partners, limited liability company members or stockholders of a Holder;

4.2.8 Transfers to the Company’s or the Holder’s officers, directors, consultants or their affiliates;

4.2.9 pledges of shares of Common Stock or other Registrable Securities as security or collateral in connection with any borrowing or the incurrence of any indebtedness by any Holder (provided such borrowing or incurrence of indebtedness is secured by a portfolio of assets or equity interests issued by multiple issuers);

 

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4.2.10 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 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; and

4.2.11 the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock during the Lock-up Period or the Founder Shares Lock-up Period;

PROVIDED, THAT IN THE CASE OF ANY TRANSFER OR DISTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 4.2.2 THROUGH 4.2.8, EACH DONEE, DISTRIBUTEE OR OTHER TRANSFEREE SHALL AGREE IN WRITING, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

4.3 Waivers. Any waiver or termination of any of the restrictions in this Article IV shall apply to each Holder of Registrable Securities pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities subject to this Article IV

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

5.1 Indemnification.

5.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

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

5.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (b) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim or there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

5.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities.

 

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5.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 5.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall to the extent permitted by law contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 5.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 5.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 5.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 5.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (c) transmission by hand delivery, facsimile or email. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, facsimile or email, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if the Company, to Getaround, Inc., 55 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 and, if to any Holders, to the address of such Holder as it appears in the applicable register for

 

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Registrable Securities or such other address as may be designated in writing by such Holder (including on the signature pages hereto). Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 6.1.

6.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

6.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

6.2.2 Prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period or the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee, to an Affiliate or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the Lock-up Period, or the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period, as applicable.

6.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors.

6.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 6.2 hereof.

6.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (a) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 6.1 hereof and (b) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 6.2 shall be null and void.

6.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

6.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

 

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6.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the Registrable Securities, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

6.6 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than (a) a Holder of Registrable Securities, (b) the parties to those certain Mudrick Subscription Agreements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), dated as of May 11, 2022, by and between the Company and certain investors and (c) parties to the PIPE Subscription Agreements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), if any, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

6.7 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (b) the date as of which the Holders cease to hold any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article V shall survive any termination.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

 

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

 

COMPANY:
GETAROUND, INC., a Delaware Corporation
By:   /s/ Sam Zaid
Name:   Sam Zaid
Title:   Executive Chairman

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
INTERPRIVATE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT II, LLC
By:   /s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh
Name: Ahmed M. Fattouh
Title: Managing Member of InterPrivate LLC, the Manager of InterPrivate Capital LLC

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
JEFFREY HARRIS
/s/ Jeffrey Harris

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
TRACEY BROPHY WARSON
/s/ Tracey Brophy Warson

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
MATTHEW LUCKETT
/s/ Matthew Luckett

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael Powell
Name: Michael Powell
Title: Senior Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
SUSAN L. DECKER
/s/ Susan Decker

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
SAM ZAID

/s/ Sam Zaid

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
ZAID HOLDINGS LLC
By:   /s/ Sam Zaid
Name:   Sam Zaid
Title:   Member

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
ELLIOT KROO
/s/ Elliot Kroo

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
ILAN KROO

/s/ Ilan Kroo

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
SOFTBANK VISION FUND (AIV M2) L.P.
(Acting in its capacity as manager of SoftBank Vision Fund (AIV M2) L.P)
By:   /s/ Saleh Romeih
Name: Saleh Romeih
Title: Director
SVF FETCH (CAYMAN) LIMITED
By:   /s/ Karen Ellerbe
Name: Karen Ellerbe
Title: Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
BLUE PACIFIC VENTURES INC.
By:   /s/ Felipe Fernandez
Name: Felipe Fernandez
Title: Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
PF GA INVESTMENT, INC.
By:   /s/ Felipe Fernandez
Name: Felipe Fernandez
Title: Director
PF GA INVESTMENT 2, INC.
By:   /s/ Felipe Fernandez
Name: Felipe Fernandez
Title: Director
PV GA INVESTMENT 3, INC.
By:   /s/ Felipe Fernandez
Name: Felipe Fernandez
Title: Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
ELPIS CAPITAL GMBH
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

By:    

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


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

 

HOLDERS:
BRAEMAR ENERGY VENTURES III, L.P.
By:   /s/ Neil S. Suslak
Name: Neil S. Suslak
Title: Managing Partner
BRAEMAR/GETAROUND INVESTMENTS, LLC
By:   /s/ Neil S. Suslak
Name: Neil S. Suslak
Title: Managing Partner

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


SCHEDULE A

SPONSOR EQUITYHOLDERS

Susan L. Decker


SCHEDULE B

LEGACY GETAROUND EQUITYHOLDERS

Sam Zaid

Zaid Holdings LLC

Elliot Kroo

Ilan Kroo

SoftBank Vision Fund (AIV M2) L.P.

SVF Fetch (Cayman) Limited, A Cayman Islands limited company

Blue Pacific Ventures Inc.

PF GA Investment 2, Inc.

PF GA Investment, Inc.

PV GA Investment 3, Inc.

Elpis Capital GmbH

Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P.

Braemar/Getaround Investments, LLC

Exhibit 10.3a

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO THE

ESCROW SHARES ALLOCATION AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 8, 2022, to the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2022 (the “Original Allocation Agreement”), is by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (“Parent”), Getaround, Inc. (“the Company”) and certain stockholders of Parent whose names appear on the signature page of this Amendment (each, a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”), in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated May 11, 2022, by and among Parent, TMPST Merger Sub I Inc., TMPST Merger Sub II LLC, and the Company. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings given such terms in the Original Allocation Agreement.

Recitals

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the parties to the Merger Agreement have entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which, among other things, the number of Escrow Shares shall be increased from 9,333,333 shares of Parent Class A Stock to 11,000,000 shares of Parent Class A Stock;

WHEREAS, Section 4(b) of the Original Allocation Agreement provides for the amendment of the Original Allocation Agreement by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Original Allocation Agreement as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION AGREEMENT

1. Amendment to Allocation of Escrow Shares.

(a) Section 1(a) of the Original Allocation Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the figure “9,333,333” with the figure “11,000,000” in the first line thereof.


(b) Section 1(b) of the Original Allocation Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“The Bonus Shares shall be apportioned as follows:

(i) 9,000,000 Escrow Shares shall be apportioned pro rata to each Public Holder based on the number of shares of Parent Class A Stock held by such Public Holder immediately following the Closing as a percentage of the total number of shares of Parent Class A Stock held by all such Public Holders immediately following the Closing, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to redemptions of Parent Class A Stock but excluding the Representative Shares and the shares of Parent Class A Stock that will result from the automatic conversion of the Parent Class B Stock, with any such Bonus Shares so apportioned to such Bonus Share Recipient rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Class A Stock.

(ii) 2,000,000 Escrow Shares shall be apportioned to the EarlyBirdCapital Holders and the Class B Holders as follows:

(1) 57,358 Bonus Shares to the EarlyBirdCapital Holders in respect of the Representative Shares;

(2) 8,603 Bonus Shares to each of the Class B Holders other than Sponsor in respect of the 30,000 shares of Parent Class B Stock held by each such Class B Holder; and

(3) 1,820,779 Bonus Shares to the Sponsor in respect of the 6,348,750 shares of Parent Class B Stock held by the Sponsor;

provided that, in the event that the Sponsor becomes obligated to transfer 200,000 shares of Parent Class A Stock to Braemar Energy Ventures III, LP (“Transferee”) pursuant to that certain Stock Transfer Agreement dated as of October 31, 2022 (the “Stock Transfer Agreement”), by and among the Sponsor and Transferee, then the Bonus Shares apportioned to the Sponsor pursuant to the foregoing clause (3) shall be increased to 1,908,230 Bonus Shares, of which the Sponsor will transfer 200,000 Bonus Shares to Transferee pursuant to the Stock Transfer Agreement.”

2. Amendment to Re-Allocation of Excess Shares to Company Securityholders.

(a) Section 2 of the Original Allocation Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“2. Re-Allocation of Excess Shares to Public Stockholders. Notwithstanding Section 1(b) of this Agreement, in the event that the Sponsor does not become obligated to transfer the aforementioned shares of Parent Class A Stock to Transferee pursuant to the Stock Transfer Agreement, the EarlyBirdCapital Holders and the undersigned Class B Holders, constituting all of the holders of Parent Class B Stock, hereby agree to re-allocate, as promptly as practicable, to the Company Stockholders on a pro rata basis (based on the pre-Closing capitalization of the Company, on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis) that number of Bonus Shares in excess of an aggregate of 1,912,549 Bonus Shares to which the Class B Holders and EarlyBirdCapital Holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive pursuant to the allocations set forth in Section 1(b)(ii) of this Agreement (such excess number of shares of up to 87,451 shares of Parent Class A Stock, the “Excess Shares”).”

 

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ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS

1. No Further Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Original Allocation Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions, and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment to any other term or condition of the Original Allocation Agreement or any of the documents referred to therein.

2. Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall form a part of the Original Allocation Agreement for all purposes, and each party thereto and hereto shall be bound hereby. From and after the execution of this Amendment by the Parties, any reference to the Original Allocation Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Original Allocation Agreement as amended hereby.

3. Electronic Signature. The execution of this Amendment by electronic signature and delivery by electronic communication or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page of this Amendment.

4. Choice of Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Delaware regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.

5. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Amendment is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Amendment shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.

6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

7. Miscellaneous. Except as specifically set forth or referred to herein, nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person or entity other than the Parties and their successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Amendment. This Amendment is not assignable by any of the Parties. The headings of the various sections of this Amendment have been inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

INTERPRIVATE II ACQUISITION CORP.
By:   /s/ Brandon Bentley
Name:   Brandon Bentley
Title:   General Counsel and Director
GETAROUND, INC.
By:   /s/ Sam Zaid
Name:   Sam Zaid
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
INTERPRIVATE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT II LLC
By:   /s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh
Name:   Ahmed M. Fattouh
Title:   Managing Member of InterPrivate LLC, the
  Manager of InterPrivate Capital LLC
EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC.
By:   /s/ Mike Powell
Name:   Mike Powell
Title:   Senior Managing Director
/s/ Jeffrey Harris
Name: Jeffrey Harris
/s/ Tracey Brophy Warson
Name:   Tracey Brophy Warson
/s/ Matthew Luckett
Name:   Matthew Luckett
/s/ Susan L. Decker
Name:   Susan L. Decker

 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Allocation Agreement]

Exhibit 10.4a

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

(Mudrick Entities)

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into on December 8, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., to be renamed Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and Mudrick Capital Management L.P. on behalf of certain funds, investors, entities or accounts that are managed, sponsored or advised by Mudrick Capital Management L.P. or its affiliates (the “Subscriber”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Subscriber previously entered into the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022 (the “Convertible Note Subscription Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to amend the Transaction Agreement to, among other things, modify the Closing Merger Consideration (as defined in the Transaction Agreement as of the date of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement) to increase the number of Escrow Shares (as defined in the Transaction Agreement as of the date of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement) from 9,333,333 shares of Class A Common Stock to 11,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, but without modifying the Base Purchase Price or the Aggregate Merger Consideration (each as defined in the Transaction Agreement as of the date of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement) (such amendment to the Transaction Agreement, the “Transaction Agreement Amendment”), and the Subscriber desires to consent to the Transaction Agreement Amendment in order that such amendment does not constitute a failure by the Issuer to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 2(e)(iii)(B) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

WHEREAS, after the date of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, Getaround consummated an offering of Convertible Debt Instruments (the “Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes”) as contemplated by Section 2(e)(viii)(C) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement for aggregate gross proceeds of $35,439,985, which Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination at a conversion price equal to $7.00 per share, and the Issuer and the Subscriber desire to provide for the full satisfaction of the PIPE Adjustment in respect of such Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes by means of the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock by the Issuer in accordance with such Section 2(e)(viii)(C).

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Subscriber desire to give effect to the foregoing consent to the Transaction Agreement Amendment and satisfaction of such PIPE Adjustment and to further amend certain provisions of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11(h) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Consent to Transaction Agreement Amendment. In accordance with the condition set forth in Section 2(e)(iii)(B) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber hereby consents to the Transaction Agreement Amendment, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to permit the modification of the Closing Merger Consideration (as defined in the Transaction Agreement as of the date of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement) as contemplated therein.

Section 2. Provision for PIPE Adjustment Shares. In accordance with Section 2(e)(viii)(C) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer and the Subscriber hereby agree that the PIPE Adjustment in respect of the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes issued through the date hereof shall be satisfied in full by the Issuer’s delivery to the Subscriber on the Closing Date, substantially concurrently with the delivery to the Subscriber of the Convertible Notes, of 266,156 newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Adjustment Shares”) in book-entry form registered in the Subscriber’s name, provided that such PIPE Adjustment Shares shall constitute “Underlying Shares” for all purposes under the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, including for the avoidance of doubt Section 5 (Registration Rights) thereof.

Section 3. Amendments to the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

(a) Section 1(b)(ii) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be amended by:

 

  (i)

replacing in the definition of Backstop Fee Payment Deadline the words “within 100 trading days following the Closing Date” with the words “on the Closing Date”; and

 

  (ii)

adding the following sentence at the end of such section:

“The Issuer and the Subscriber further agree that, in lieu of payment of the Backstop Fee by the Issuer by the Backstop Fee Payment Deadline as contemplated hereunder, the Subscriber shall deduct an amount equal to the Backstop Fee payable to the Subscriber pursuant to this Section 1(b)(ii) from the Purchase Price that the Subscriber will deliver for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 2(b) in full satisfaction of the Issuer’s obligation to pay such Backstop Fee hereunder.”

(b) Section 2(c)(i)(x) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be amended by inserting the words “(provided that, all references in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to the Issuer’s “Class A Common Stock” immediately following the consummation of the Transactions shall refer to the Issuer’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share)” immediately following the words “Issuer’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share” in the definition of Class A Common Stock therein.

 

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(c) Section 2(c)(i)(y) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be amended by inserting the words “issuable in satisfaction of any PIPE Adjustment or” immediately following the words “the shares of Class A Common Stock” and before “underlying the Convertible Notes” in the definition of Underlying Shares therein.

(d) Section 3(b)(iii)(A)(I) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(I) pursuant to the Convertible Notes or this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement;”

(e) Section 3(b)(vi) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be amended by inserting the words “in satisfaction of any PIPE Adjustment or” immediately following the words “when issued” and before “upon conversion of the Convertible Notes” in the second line thereof.

(f) Section 3(k) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be amended by inserting the words “in satisfaction of any PIPE Adjustment and” immediately following the words “the number of Underlying Shares issuable” and before “upon conversion of” in the second line of the last sentence of such section.

(g) Section 10(h) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” before clause (vii) thereof, deleting the period at the end of clause (vii) thereof and inserting “; and” in lieu thereof, and adding the following clause after clause (vii) thereof:

“(viii) securities issued or issuable pursuant to (A) one or more equity line financing arrangements pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act in which the Company has the right to put its securities to one or more investors or (B) one or more at-the-market offerings registered pursuant to the Securities Act involving sales by a sales agent on a best efforts basis.”

Section 4. Miscellaneous.

(a) Except as expressly modified as contemplated hereby, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is hereby confirmed to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and is hereby ratified and confirmed. This Amendment is intended by the parties to constitute an amendment and modification to, and otherwise to constitute a continuation of, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and is not intended by any party and shall not be construed to constitute a novation thereof or of any obligation of any party thereunder.

(b) This Amendment shall be governed by, and otherwise construed in accordance with, the terms of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, as though the other provisions of this Amendment were set forth in the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

(c) This Amendment may be amended, modified or waived only as provided in Section 11(h) of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

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(d) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns under the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

(e) This Amendment may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail, in .pdf or any other form of electronic delivery (including any electronic signature complying with U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000)) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and the Subscriber has executed or caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

 

INTERPRIVATE II ACQUISITION CORP.

By:  

/s/ Ahmed M. Fattouh

    Name: Ahmed M. Fattouh
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
Address for Notices:

InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp.

1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: General Counsel

bbentley@interprivate.com

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

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

1840 Century Park East

Suite 1900

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attention: Kevin Friedmann

friedmannk@gtlaw.com

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Convertible Note Subscription Agreement]


SUBSCRIBER

MUDRICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.

 

on behalf of certain funds, investors, entities or accounts that is managed, sponsored or advised by it

By:  

/s/ Jason Mudrick

    Name: Jason Mudrick
    Title: President

Address for Notices:

 

527 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Glenn Springer

Email: operations@mudrickcapital.com;

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

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153-0119

Attn: Nitin Konchady

nitin.konchady@weil.com

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Convertible Note Subscription Agreement]

Exhibit 10.6

GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are (a) to attract and retain the best available personnel to ensure the Company’s success and accomplish the Company’s goals; (b) to incentivize Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors with long-term equity-based compensation to align their interests with the Company’s stockholders; and (c) to promote the success of the Company’s business.

The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Bonus Awards.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “Affiliate” means a Parent, a Subsidiary or any corporation or other entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.

(c) “Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services to the Company or any Affiliate, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.

(d) “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Stock Bonus Awards.

(e) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(f) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(g) “Cause” means, with respect to the termination of a Participant’s status as a Service Provider: (A) any material breach by Participant of any material written agreement between Participant and the Company; (B) any failure by Participant to comply with the Company’s material written policies or rules as they may be in effect from time to time; (C) neglect or persistent unsatisfactory performance of Participant’s duties; (D) Participant’s repeated failure to follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the Board or Chief Executive Officer; (E) Participant’s indictment for, conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendre to, any felony or crime that results in, or is reasonably expected to result in, a material adverse effect on the business or reputation of the Company; (F) Participant’s commission of or participation in an act of fraud against the Company; (G) Participant’s intentional damage to the Company’s business, property or reputation; or (H) Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or


trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company. For purposes of clarity, a termination without “Cause” does not include any termination that occurs solely as a result of Participant’s death or Disability. The determination as to whether a Participant’s status as a Service Provider for purposes of the Plan has been terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability (or that of any Affiliate or any successor thereto, as appropriate) to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time, subject to Applicable Laws.

(h) “Change in Control” except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement or other applicable agreement, means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if the Company’s stockholders immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization cease to directly or indirectly own immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization at least a majority of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization;

(ii) The consummation of the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than (x) to a corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of its combined voting power is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, (y) to a corporation or other entity owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Common Stock of the Company or (z) to a continuing or surviving entity described in Section 2(h)(i) in connection with a merger, consolidation or reorganization which does not result in a Change in Control under Section 2(h)(i));

(iii) A change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election; or

(iv) The consummation of any transaction as a result of which any Person becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities. For purposes of this Section 2(h), the term “Person” shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude:

(1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate;

(2) a corporation or other entity owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Common Stock of the Company;

(3) the Company; and

(4) a corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of its combined voting power is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transactions. In addition, if any Person (as defined above) is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered to cause a Change in Control. If required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include (i) such section of the Code, any guidance and regulations promulgated under such section of the Code, including any successor provisions, guidance and regulations thereto, and (ii) any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.

(j) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(k) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(l) “Company” means Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.

(m) “Determination Date” means any time when the achievement of the Performance Goals associated with the applicable Performance Period remains substantially uncertain; provided, however, that without limiting the foregoing, that if the Determination Date occurs on or before the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, the achievement of such Performance Goals shall be deemed to be substantially uncertain.

(n) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(o) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code in the case of Incentive Stock Options, and for all other Awards, means as determined by the Social Security Administration or the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company; provided however, that if the Participant resides outside of the United States, “Disability” shall have such meaning as is required by Applicable Laws. The Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a total and permanent disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time.

(p) “Effective Date” means December 8, 2022.

 

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(q) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

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

(s) “Exchange Program” means a program under which outstanding Awards are amended to provide for a lower exercise price or surrendered or cancelled in exchange for (i) Awards with a lower exercise price, (ii) a different type of Award or awards under a different equity incentive plan, (iii) cash, or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii) and/or (iii). Notwithstanding the preceding, the term Exchange Program does not include (x) any action described in Section 15 or any action taken in connection with a Change in Control transaction nor (y) any transfer or other disposition permitted under Section 14. For the purpose of clarity, each of the actions described in the prior sentence, none of which constitute an Exchange Program, may be undertaken (or authorized) by the Administrator in its sole discretion without approval by the Company’s stockholders.

(t) “Existing Plan” means the Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Plan maintained by the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Date.

(u) “Existing Options” means options issued under the Existing Plan that were assumed by the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

(v) “Existing Restricted Stock” means any Share that was issued in relation to any Share that was issued pursuant to the Existing Plan and that, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), was subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, within the meaning of Section 83(b) of the Code.

(w) “Existing RSUs” means restricted stock units issued under the Existing Plan that were assumed by the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

(x) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in such source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination, as reported in such source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator in compliance with Applicable Laws and regulations and in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.

(y) “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.

 

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(z) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(aa) “Independent Contractor” means any person, including an advisor, consultant or agent, engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render services to such entity or who renders, or has rendered, services to the Company, or any Affiliate and is compensated for such services.

(bb) “Insider” means an Officer or Director or any other person whose transactions in Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(cc) “Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger made and entered into as of May 11, 2022, by and among InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., TMPST Merger Sub I Inc., TMPST Merger Sub II LLC, and the Company.

(dd) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(ee) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(ff) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(gg) “Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.

(hh) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(ii) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award.

(jj) “Performance Goal” means a formula or standard determined by the Administrator with respect to each Performance Period based on one or more of the following criteria and any adjustment(s) thereto established by the Administrator: (1) sales or non-sales revenue; (2) return on revenues; (3) operating income; (4) income or earnings including operating income; (5) income or earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (6) income or earnings from continuing operations; (7) net income; (8) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (9) net income excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and/or excluding charges attributable to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements; (10) raising of financing or fundraising; (11) project financing; (12) revenue backlog; (13) gross margin; (14) operating margin or profit margin; (15) capital expenditures, cost targets, reductions and savings and expense management; (16) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on stockholder equity; (17) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (18) performance warranty and/or guarantee claims; (19) stock price or total stockholder return; (20) earnings or book value per

 

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share (basic or diluted); (21) economic value created; (22) pre-tax profit or after-tax profit; (23) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration or market share, completion of strategic agreements such as licenses, joint ventures, acquisitions, and the like, geographic business expansion, objective customer satisfaction or information technology goals, intellectual property asset metrics; (24) objective goals relating to divestitures, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and similar transactions; (25) objective goals relating to staff management, results from staff attitude and/or opinion surveys, staff satisfaction scores, staff safety, staff accident and/or injury rates, compliance, headcount, performance management, completion of critical staff training initiatives; (26) objective goals relating to projects, including project completion, timing and/or achievement of milestones, project budget, technical progress against work plans; and (27) enterprise resource planning. Awards issued to Participants may take into account other criteria (including subjective criteria). Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant, Performance Period to Performance Period and from Award to Award. Any criteria used may be measured, as applicable, (i) in absolute terms, (ii) in relative terms (including, but not limited to, any increase (or decrease) over the passage of time and/or any measurement against other companies or financial or business or stock index metrics particular to the Company), (iii) on a per share and/or share per capita basis, (iv) against the performance of the Company as a whole or against any Affiliate(s), or a particular segment(s), a business unit(s) or a product(s) of the Company or individual project company, (v) on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, (vi) on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and/or (vii) using an actual foreign exchange rate or on a foreign exchange neutral basis.

(kk) “Performance Period” means the time period during which the Performance Goals or other vesting provisions must be satisfied for Awards. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Administrator.

(ll) “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock is subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.

(mm) “Plan” means this Getaround, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(nn) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock award under Section 7 of the Plan.

(oo) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 8. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

(pp) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.

(qq) “Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

(rr) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Independent Contractor.

 

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(ss) “Share” means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.

(tt) “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to Section 9 is designated as a Stock Appreciation Right.

(uu) “Stock Bonus” or “Stock Bonus Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan.

(vv) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

(ww) “Tax-Related Items” means income tax, social insurance or other social contributions, national insurance, social security, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan.

(a) Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 15 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 19,620,389. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the provisions of Section 15 below, in no event shall the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options exceed the number set forth in this Section 3(a), plus the number of Shares added to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(b) below, plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance pursuant to Section 3(c).

(b) Automatic Share Reserve Increase. The number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan will be increased on the first day of each Fiscal Year beginning with the 2023 Fiscal Year through and including the first day of the 2032 Fiscal Year, in each case, in an amount equal to the lessor of (i) five percent (5%) of the total number of Shares that are issued and outstanding on the first day of the applicable Fiscal Year, (ii) the number of Shares initially reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3(a) above, and (iii) such smaller number of Shares as may be determined by the Board.

(c) Lapsed Awards. To the extent any Award expires or is forfeited or becomes unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, the unissued Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, continue to be available under the Plan for issuance pursuant to future Awards. In addition, any Shares which are retained by the Company upon exercise of an Award in order to satisfy the exercise or purchase price for such Award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such Award shall be treated as not issued and shall continue to be available under the Plan for issuance pursuant to future Awards. Shares issued under the Plan and later forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest or repurchased by the Company at the original purchase price paid to the Company for the Shares (including, without limitation, upon forfeiture to or repurchase by the Company in connection with a Participant ceasing to be a Service Provider) shall again be available for future grant under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

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(d) Existing Plan Lapsed Awards. To the extent any Existing Option or Existing RSU expires or is forfeited or becomes unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, the unissued Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available under the Plan for issuance pursuant to future Awards. In addition, any Shares which are retained by the Company upon exercise of any Existing Option or settlement of any Existing RSU in order to satisfy the exercise or purchase price for such award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such award (in each case, as applicable) shall be treated as not issued and become available under the Plan for issuance pursuant to future Awards. Shares issued pursuant to any Existing Option, and any Shares of Existing Restricted Stock, that in either case are later forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest or repurchased by the Company at the original purchase price paid to the Company for the Shares (including, without limitation, upon forfeiture to or repurchase by the Company in connection with a participant ceasing to be a service provider) shall become available under the Plan for issuance pursuant to future Awards.

(e) Assumption or Substitution of Awards by the Company. The Administrator, from time to time, may determine to substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either: (a) assuming such award under this Plan or (b) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company’s award. Such assumption or substitution will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Administrator elects to assume an award granted by another company, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the purchase price or the exercise price, as the case may be, and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon exercise or settlement of any such Award will be adjusted appropriately. In the event the Administrator elects to grant a new Option in substitution rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted exercise price. Any awards that are assumed or substituted under this Plan shall not reduce the number of Shares authorized for grant under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any Fiscal Year.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Procedure.

(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

(ii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.

(iii) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

 

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(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2(t);

(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder; such terms and conditions may include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on Performance Goals), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine;

(vi) to institute and determine the terms and conditions of an Exchange Program; provided however, that the Administrator shall not implement an Exchange Program without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Shares that are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at any annual or special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

(viii) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement;

(ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations established for the purpose of satisfying non-U.S. Applicable Laws, for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under non-U.S. Applicable Laws or facilitating compliance with non-U.S. Applicable Laws (sub-plans may be created for any of these purposes);

(x) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 22 of the Plan), including but not limited to the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards, to accelerate vesting and to extend the maximum term of an Option (subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and compliance with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, Section 6(b) of the Plan regarding Incentive Stock Options and Section 409A of the Code);

(xi) adjust Performance Goals to take into account changes in Applicable Laws or in accounting or tax rules, or such other extraordinary, unforeseeable, nonrecurring or infrequently occurring events or circumstances as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to avoid windfalls or hardships;

(xii) to allow Participants to satisfy tax withholding obligations in such manner as prescribed in Section 16 of the Plan;

 

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(xiii) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to give effect to the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;

(xiv) to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award; and

(xv) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant to the Company for review. Any Officer of the Company, including but not limited to Insiders, shall have the authority to review and resolve disputes with respect to Awards held by Participants who are not Insiders, and such resolution shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participant. Only the Committee shall have the authority to review and resolve disputes with respect to Awards held by Participants who are Insiders, and such resolution shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participant.

(d) Delegation. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Board or Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may provide, may delegate all or any part of its authority and powers under the Plan to one or more Directors or Officers.

(e) Administration of Awards Subject to Performance Goals. The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, determine the Performance Goals, if any, applicable to any Award (including any adjustment(s) thereto that will be applied in determining the achievement of such Performance Goals) on or prior to the Determination Date. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. The Administrator shall determine and approve the extent to which such Performance Goals have been timely achieved and the extent to which the Shares subject to such Award have thereby been earned.

(f) Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Awards granted to Participants who are Insiders must be approved by two or more “non-employee directors” of the Board (as defined in the regulations promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act).

5. Award Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Bonus Awards may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

6. Stock Options.

(a) Limitations. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the date the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

 

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(b) Term of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term will be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.

(c) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(i) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:

(1) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(2) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code.

(ii) Exercisability and Vesting. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may vest and/or be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may vest and/or be exercised. An Option will vest and/or become exercisable at such time, and upon such terms, as are determined by the Administrator, which may include completion of a specified period of service with the Company or an Affiliate and/or based on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period as set out in advance in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If an Option vests and/or becomes exercisable based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals, then the Administrator will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period; (y) select the Performance Goals to be used to measure the performance; and (z) determine what additional conditions, if any, should apply.

 

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(iii) Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration for both types of Options may consist of: (1) cash; (2) check; (3) promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, (4) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (5) consideration received by the Company under a broker-assisted (or other) cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; (6) by net exercise; (7) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

(d) Exercise of Option.

(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) a notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with full payment of any applicable taxes or other amounts required to be withheld or deducted with respect to the Option). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.

(ii) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s death, Disability or Cause, to the extent the Option is vested, the Participant may exercise his or her vested Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or, if there is no specified time in the Award Agreement, the Participant may exercise his or her Option for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the vested Option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If the Participant does not exercise his or her vested Option within the specified time, the vested Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such vested Option will revert to the Plan. Further, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan at the end of the time specified for exercise of the Participant’s vested Option.

 

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(iii) Disability of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, to the extent the Option is vested, the Participant may exercise his or her vested Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or, if there is no specified time in the Award Agreement, the Participant may exercise his or her vested Option for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination as a result of Participant’s Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the vested Option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If the Participant does not exercise his or her vested Option within the specified time, the vested Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such vested Option will revert to the Plan. Further, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan at the end of the time specified for exercise of the Participant’s vested Option.

(iv) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Participant’s designated beneficiary (provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator) may exercise the Participant’s vested Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or, if there is no specified time in the Award Agreement, any such designated beneficiary may exercise Participant’s vested Option for twelve (12) months following Participant’s death. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such vested Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the vested Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the vested Option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If the Participant’s designated beneficiary, the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or the person(s) to whom the vested Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution, as applicable, does not exercise the Participant’s vested Option within the specified time, the vested Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such vested Option will revert to the Plan. Further, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan at the end of the time specified for exercise of the Participant’s vested Option.

(v) Termination for Cause. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of being terminated for Cause, (i) the Participant may exercise his or her vested Option within such period of time (if any) as is specified in the Award Agreement or, (ii) if there is no specified time in the Award Agreement, any outstanding Option (including any vested portion thereof) held by such Participant shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon the Participant being first notified of his or her termination for Cause and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising his or her vested Option from and after the date of such notification. All the Participant’s rights under any Option, including the right to exercise the Option, may be suspended pending an investigation of whether Participant will be terminated for Cause. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the vested Option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If the Participant does not exercise his or her vested Option within the specified time (if any), the vested Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such vested Option will revert to the Plan. Further, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan at the end of the time specified for exercise of the Participant’s vested Option, if any.

7. Restricted Stock.

(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

 

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(b) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the Period of Restriction has lapsed. The Period of Restriction will lapse at such time, and upon such terms, as are determined by the Administrator, which may include the completion of a specified period of service with the Company or an Affiliate and/or based on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period as set out in advance in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If the Period of Restriction will lapse upon the satisfaction of Performance Goals, then the Administrator will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period; (y) select the Performance Goals to be used to measure the performance; and (z) determine what additional conditions, if any, should apply.

(c) Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 7 or the Award Agreement, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.

(d) Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.

(e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.

(f) Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

(g) Dividends and Other Distributions. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, during the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, and any such dividends or distributions will be subject to the same terms, including, without limitation, vesting and restrictions on transferability and forfeitability, as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.

(h) Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will be cancelled and returned as unissued Shares to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.

8. Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, it will advise the Participant in an Award Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions (if any) related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units.

 

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(b) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria and other terms in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the vesting criteria and other terms are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that settle. A Restricted Stock Unit Award will vest at such time, and upon such terms, as are determined by the Administrator, which may include upon completion of a specified period of service with the Company or an Affiliate and/or based on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period as set out in advance in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If Restricted Stock Units vest based upon satisfaction of Performance Goals, then the Administrator will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period; (y) select the Performance Goals to be used to measure the performance; and (z) determine what additional conditions, if any, should apply.

(c) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria and any other conditions, the Participant will be entitled to have the Restricted Stock Units settled as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria or other conditions that must be met for the Restricted Stock Units to settle.

(d) Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, award dividend equivalents in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock Units that may be settled in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. Absent a contrary provision in an Award Agreement, such dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same terms, restrictions and risk of forfeiture as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the dividends accrue and shall not be settled unless and until the related Restricted Stock Units have vested and been earned.

(e) Form and Timing of Settlement. Settlement of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made upon the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.

(f) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all Shares underlying any unvested, unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company for future issuance.

9. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.

(b) Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Stock Appreciation Rights granted to any Service Provider.

(c) Exercise Price and Other Terms. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will be determined by the Administrator and will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan.

 

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(d) Exercisability and Vesting. At the time a Stock Appreciation Right is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Stock Appreciation Right may vest and/or be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Stock Appreciation Right may vest and/or be exercised. A Stock Appreciation Right will vest and/or become exercisable at such time, and upon such terms, as are determined by the Administrator, which may include completion of a specified period of service with the Company or an Affiliate and/or based on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period as set out in advance in the Participant’s Award Agreement. If a Stock Appreciation Right vests and/or becomes exercisable based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals, then the Administrator will: (x) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period; (y) select the Performance Goals to be used to measure the performance; and (z) determine what additional conditions, if any, should apply.

(e) Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 6(b) relating to the maximum term and Section 6(d) relating to exercise also will apply to Stock Appreciation Rights.

(f) Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

(i) The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times

(ii) The number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.

At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.

10. Stock Bonus Awards.

(a) Awards of Stock Bonuses. A Stock Bonus Award is an award of Shares to an eligible person without a purchase price that is not subject to any restrictions. All Stock Bonus Awards may be made, but are not required to be made, pursuant to an Award Agreement.

(b) Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Shares to be awarded to any Participant under a Stock Bonus Award and any other terms applicable to such Stock Bonus Award.

(c) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of a Stock Bonus Award will be made upon the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. Payment may be made in the form of cash, whole Shares, or a combination thereof, based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Stock Bonus Award on the date of payment, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

 

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11. Outside Director Limitations. Stock awards granted during a single Fiscal Year under the Plan or otherwise, taken together with any cash fees paid during such Fiscal Year for services on the Board, shall not exceed $750,000 in total value for any Outside Director, except with respect to the first year of service in which case any stock awards granted and cash fees paid will not exceed $1,000,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such stock awards, in each case, based on the grant date fair value of such stock awards for financial reporting purposes). Such applicable limit shall include the value of any stock awards that are received in lieu of all or a portion of any annual committee cash retainers or other similar cash-based payments. Stock awards granted to an individual while he or she was serving in the capacity as an Employee or while he or she was an Independent Contractor but not an Outside Director will not count for purposes of the limitations set forth in this Section 11.

12. Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine at any time whether and to what extent the vesting of Awards shall be suspended during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Awards shall continue during any paid leave and shall be suspended during any unpaid leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Participant’s employer or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company or any Affiliate. If an Employee is holding an Incentive Stock Option and such leave exceeds three (3) months then, for purposes of Incentive Stock Option status only, such Employee’s service as an Employee shall be deemed terminated on the first (1st) day following such three (3) month period and the Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter automatically treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in accordance with Applicable Laws, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to a written Company policy.

13. Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company or any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from full-time to part-time), the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of Shares or cash amount subject to any portion of any outstanding Award that is scheduled to vest, settle and/or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend or otherwise revise the vesting, settlement and/or payment schedule applicable to any outstanding Award (in accordance with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code, as applicable). In the event the Administrator takes any action pursuant to this Section 13, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of any affected Award.

14. Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate provided, however, that in no event may any Award be transferred for consideration to a third-party financial institution.

15. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.

 

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(a) Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, consolidation, recapitalization (including a recapitalization through a large nonrecurring cash dividend) or reclassification of the Shares, subdivision of the Shares, a rights offering, a reorganization, merger, spin-off, split-up, repurchase, or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or other significant corporate transaction, or other change affecting the Common Stock occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent dilution, diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number, kind and class of securities that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, kind and price of securities covered by each outstanding Award. Notwithstanding the forgoing, all adjustments under this Section 15 shall be made in a manner that does not result in taxation under Section 409A of the Code.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed winding up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised or settled, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Corporate Transaction. In the event of (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, (ii) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, entity or person, (iii) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock, or (iv) a Change in Control (each, a “Corporate Transaction”), each outstanding Award (vested or unvested) will be treated as the Administrator determines, which determination may be made without the consent of any Participant and need not treat all outstanding Awards (or portion thereof) in an identical manner. Such determination, without the consent of any Participant, may provide (without limitation) for one or more of the following in the event of a Corporate Transaction: (A) the continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation); (B) the assumption of such outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent; (C) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of new options or other equity awards for such Awards; (D) the cancellation of such outstanding Awards in exchange for a payment to the Participants equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Awards as of the closing date of such Corporate Transaction over (2) the exercise price or purchase price paid or to be paid (if any) for the Shares subject to the Awards; provided that, at the discretion of the Administrator and to the extent permissible under all Applicable Laws (including without limitation Section 409A of the Code), such payment may be subject to the same conditions that apply to the consideration that will be paid to holders of Shares in connection with the transaction; (E) the full or partial acceleration of vesting, settlement, payment and/or expiration of such outstanding Awards; (F) the full or partial lapse of forfeiture, repurchase or reacquisition rights with respect to Shares previously acquired pursuant to any Awards; (G) the opportunity for Participants to exercise such outstanding Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights prior to the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction and the termination of such outstanding, unexercised Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights upon the consummation of such Corporate Transaction for no consideration; or (H) the cancellation of such outstanding Awards in exchange for no consideration.

 

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(d) Change in Control. An Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting, settlement, payment and/or expiration upon or after a Change in Control as may be provided in the Award Agreement for such Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such acceleration will occur.

16. Tax.

(a) Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise or settlement thereof) or prior to any time the Award or Shares are subject to taxation or other Tax-Related Items, the Company and/or the Participant’s employer will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax-Related Items or other items that the Company or any Affiliate is required to withhold or deduct or that is otherwise applicable with respect to such Award.

(b) Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such withholding or deduction obligations or any other Tax-Related Items, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares, (iii) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares, or (iv) such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, unless specifically permitted by the Company, any proceeds derived from a cashless exercise must be an approved broker-assisted cashless exercise or the cash or Shares withheld or delivered must be limited to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance or Shares must have been previously held for the minimum duration required to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined based on such methodology that the Company deems to be reasonable and in accordance with Applicable Laws.

(c) Compliance With Section 409A of the Code. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Section 409A of the Code. The Plan and each Award Agreement under the Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or an exemption therefrom) and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Section 409A of the Code the Award will be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or an exemption therefrom), such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Section 409A of the Code. In no event will the Company be responsible for or reimburse a Participant for any taxes or other penalties incurred as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code.

17. No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or any Affiliate, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s or any Affiliate’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

 

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18. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

19. Corporate Records Control. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action constituting the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of Shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement or related grant documents as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Award Agreement or related grant documents, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement or related grant documents.

20. Clawback/Recovery. The Administrator may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and/or benefits with respect to an Award will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, and/or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any applicable vesting, performance or other conditions and restrictions of an Award. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary under this Plan, an Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policy as may be established and/or amended from time to time. The Administrator may require a Participant to forfeit or return to and/or reimburse the Company for all or a portion of the Award and/or Shares issued under the Award, any amounts paid under, or benefits provided pursuant to, the Award, and any payments or proceeds paid or provided upon disposition of the Shares issued under the Award, pursuant to the terms of such Company policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws.

21. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 25 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective as of the Effective Date. The Plan will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years measured from the earlier of the date the Board approves this Plan or the approval of this Plan by the Company’s stockholders, unless terminated earlier under Section 22 of the Plan.

22. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a) Amendment and Termination. The Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan will materially impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

23. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a) Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the vesting, exercise, settlement or payment (as applicable) of an Award unless the vesting, exercise, settlement or payment of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares or cash will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

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(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the vesting, exercise, settlement or payment of an Award, the Company may require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such vesting, exercise, settlement or payment that the Shares are being purchased or issued only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

24. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares, or payment of cash, hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares, or pay such cash, as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained.

25. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

26. Governing Law. The Plan and all Awards hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, but without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

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GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

You have been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice of Stock Option Grant, the Getaround, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the attached Stock Option Agreement (which includes the Country-Specific Addendum, the “Award Agreement”), as set forth below. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Notice of Stock Option Grant shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

 

Grant Number        
Date of Grant        
Vesting Commencement Date        
Exercise Price per Share    USD $        
Total Number of Shares        
Total Exercise Price    USD $        
Type of Option:         U.S. Incentive Stock Option*   
        Nonstatutory Stock Option   

 

*

If this Option was granted by the Company as an Incentive Stock Option, this Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

Term/Expiration Date:        
Vesting Schedule:   

 

Subject to Section 2 of the Award Agreement, this Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule:

  


Termination Period:

This Option will be exercisable for three (3) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, unless such termination is due to Participant’s death, Disability or Cause. If Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider is terminated as a result of the Service Provider’s death or Disability, this Option will be exercisable for twelve (12) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. If Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider is terminated for Cause, this Option (including any vested portion thereof) shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon Participant being first notified of such termination for Cause and Participant will be prohibited from exercising this Option from and after the date of such notification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and may be subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.

By accepting and/or exercising this Option (whether electronically or otherwise), Participant acknowledges and agrees to the following:

1. This Option is governed by the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Notice of Stock Option Grant, the terms of the Plan will prevail.

2. Participant has received a copy of the Plan, the Award Agreement, the Plan prospectus, and the Company’s Insider Trading Policy and represents that Participant has read these documents and is familiar with their terms. Participant further agrees to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator (or its delegees) regarding any questions relating to this Option and the Plan.

3. Vesting of this Option is subject to Participant’s continuous status as a Service Provider, which is for an unspecified duration and may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, and nothing in the Award Agreement or the Plan changes the nature of that relationship.

4. The Company is not providing any tax, legal, or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan. Participant should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

5. Participant consents to electronic delivery and participation as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

PARTICIPANT:     GETAROUND, INC.
       
Signature     By
       
Print Name     Title

 

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GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the individual named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Participant”) an option to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Option”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Exercise Price”), subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Option Agreement (which includes the Country-Specific Addendum, the “Award Agreement”) and in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. If there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.

If designated in the Notice of Stock Option Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an ISO to the maximum extent permitted under Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). However, if this Option is intended to be an ISO, to the extent that it exceeds the USD $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d), it will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”). Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) will not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such non- qualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a NSO granted under the Plan. In no event will the Administrator, the Company or any Affiliate or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.

2. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 3, the Option will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Options scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs. Service Provider status for purposes of this Award will end on the day that Participant is no longer actively providing services as an Employee, Director, or Independent Contractor and will not be extended by any notice period or “garden leave” that may be required contractually or under any Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator (or any delegate) shall have the sole and absolute discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of Service Provider status and participation in the Plan.

3. Exercise of Option.

(a) Right to Exercise. This Option may be exercised only within the term set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement.

(b) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), or in a manner and pursuant to such other form and/or procedures as the Administrator may determine, which will state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be


required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice will be completed by Participant and delivered to the Company. The Exercise Notice will be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares together with any Tax-Related Items (as defined below) required to be withheld, paid or provided pursuant to any Applicable Laws. This Option will be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price and any other requirements or restrictions that may be imposed by the Company to comply with Applicable Laws or facilitate administration of the Plan. Notwithstanding the above, Participant understands that the Applicable Laws of the country in which Participant is residing or working at the time of grant, vesting, and/or exercise of this Option (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor or other matters) may restrict or prevent exercise of this Option, and neither the Company nor any Affiliate assumes any liability in relation to this Option in such case.

4. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price will be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Participant unless otherwise specified by the Company in its sole discretion:

(a) cash (U.S. dollars); or

(b) check (denominated in U.S. dollars); or

(c) consideration received by the Company pursuant to a cashless exercise on such terms, and subject to such procedures, as are approved by the Company; or

(d) if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, Participant may direct the Company to withhold Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option to pay the aggregate Exercise Price.

Participant understands and agrees that, unless otherwise permitted by the Company, any cross-border remittance made to exercise this Option or transfer proceeds received upon the sale of Shares must be made through a locally authorized financial institution or registered foreign exchange agency and may require Participant to provide such entity with certain information regarding the transaction.

5. Tax Obligations.

(a) Withholding of Taxes. Regardless of any action the Company or Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all applicable income tax, social insurance or other social contributions, national insurance, social security, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items, or any or all applicable withholding, required deductions, or other payments, if any, that arise upon the grant, vesting, or exercise of this Option, the holding or subsequent sale of Shares, and the receipt of dividends, if any, or otherwise in connection with this Option or the Shares (“Tax-Related Items”), Participant acknowledges and agrees that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by Participant is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed any amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. If amounts paid by the Company or the Employer in respect of Tax-Related Items are less than Participant’s tax obligations, Participant is solely responsible for any additional taxes due. If amounts paid by the Company or the Employer in respect of Tax-Related Items exceed Participant’s tax obligations, Participant’s sole recourse will be against the relevant taxing authorities, and the Company, its Affiliates and Employer will have

 

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no obligation to issue additional Shares or pay cash to Participant in respect thereof. Participant further acknowledges and agrees that Participant is solely responsible for filing all relevant documentation that may be required in relation to this Option or any Tax-Related Items (other than filings or documentation that is the specific obligation of the Company or an Affiliate or Employer pursuant to Applicable Laws) such as but not limited to personal income tax returns or reporting statements in relation to the grant, vesting or exercise of this Option, the holding of Shares or any bank or brokerage account, the subsequent sale of Shares, and the receipt of any dividends. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting, or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired under the Plan and the receipt of dividends, if any; and (b) does not commit to and is under no obligation to structure the terms of the Option or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items, or achieve any particular tax result. Participant also understands that Applicable Laws may require varying Share or Option valuation methods for purposes of calculating Tax-Related Items, and the Company assumes no responsibility or liability in relation to any such valuation or for any calculation or reporting of income or Tax-Related Items that may be required of Participant under Applicable Laws. Further, if Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

(b) Satisfaction of Tax-Related Items. As a condition to the grant, vesting and exercise of this Option and as set forth in Section 16 of the Plan, Participant hereby agrees to make adequate provision for the satisfaction of (and will indemnify the Company and any Affiliate for) any Tax-Related Items. No payment will be made to Participant (or his or her estate or beneficiary) related to an Option, and no Shares will be issued pursuant to an Option, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Company) have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of any Tax-Related Items obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate or Employer with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option. In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company and/or any Affiliate or Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

(i) withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company or the Employer; or

(ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization); or

(iii) withholding in Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, Participant may direct the Company to withhold Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option to satisfy Participant’s obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items.

 

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If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding Shares, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares purchased for tax purposes, notwithstanding that a number of Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant shall pay to the Company or an Affiliate or Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold, pay or otherwise provide for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by one or more of the means previously described in this Section 5. Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

(c) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Participant herein is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one (1) year after the date of exercise, Participant will immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. At any time during the one (1)-year or two (2)-year periods set forth above, the Company may place a legend on any certificate representing Shares acquired pursuant to this Option requesting the transfer agent for the Company’s stock to notify the Company of any such disposition. Participant’s obligation to notify the Company of any such disposition will continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(d) Section 409A of the Code (Applicable Only to Participants Subject to U.S. Taxes). Under Section 409A of the Code, an option that is granted with a per Share exercise price that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant (a “Discount Option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” A Discount Option may result in (i) income recognition by Participant prior to the exercise of the option, (ii) an additional twenty percent (20%) federal income tax, and (iii) potential penalty and interest charges. The Discount Option may also result in additional state income, penalty and interest charges to Participant. Participant acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will agree that the per Share exercise price of this Option equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant in a later examination. Participant agrees that if the IRS determines that the Option was granted with a per Share exercise price that was less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, Participant will be solely responsible for Participant’s costs related to such a determination.

6. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares unless and until such Shares will have been issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). After such issuance, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares, but prior to such issuance, Participant will not have any rights to dividends and/or distributions on such Shares.

7. No Guarantee of Continued Service or Grants. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF SHALL OCCUR ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE EMPLOYER OR CONTRACTING ENTITY (AS APPLICABLE) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THE OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER.PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING

 

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PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE EMPLOYER OR THE COMPANY OR AFFILIATE TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE (SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS).

8. Nature of Grant. In accepting the Option, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

(b) the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Options, or benefits in lieu of Options even if Options have been granted repeatedly in the past;

(c) all decisions with respect to future awards of Options, or other Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d) Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(e) the Option and the Shares subject to the Option are extraordinary items that do not constitute regular compensation for services rendered to the Company or the Employer, and that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment contract, if any;

(f) the Option and the Shares subject to the Option are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g) the Option and the Shares subject to the Option are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, or end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or the Employer, subject to Applicable Laws;

(h) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; further, if Participant exercises the Option and obtains Shares, the value of the Shares acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

(i) Participant also understands that neither the Company nor any Affiliate is responsible for any foreign exchange fluctuation between local currency and the United States Dollar or the selection by the Company or any Affiliate in its sole discretion of an applicable foreign currency exchange rate that may affect the value of the Option (or the calculation of income or Tax-Related Items thereunder);

(j) in consideration of the grant of the Option, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Option resulting from termination of employment by the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, applicable local labor laws), and Participant irrevocably releases the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim; and

 

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(k) the Option and the benefits under the Plan, if any, will not without the Administrator’s consent transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability.

9. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

10. Data Privacy. Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Participant’s Personal Data (as described below) by and among, as applicable, the Company or Affiliate, or third parties as may be selected by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent will affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan; without providing consent, Participant will not be able to participate in the Plan or realize benefits (if any) from the Option.

Participant understands that the Company and any Affiliate, or designated third parties may hold personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Personal Data”). Participant understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any Affiliate or third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the United States, Participant’s country (if different than the United States), or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. In particular, the Company may transfer Personal Data to the broker or stock plan administrator assisting with the Plan, to its legal counsel and tax/accounting advisor, and to the Subsidiary or Affiliate or entity that is Participant’s employer and its payroll provider.

Participant should also refer to any data privacy policy implemented by the Company (which will be available to Participant separately and may be updated from time to time) for more information regarding the collection, use, storage, and transfer of Participant’s Personal Data.

11. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company, in care of its Secretary at Getaround, Inc., 55 Green Street San Francisco, California 94111, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.

12. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant.

 

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13. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Option contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

14. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or compliance of the Shares upon or with any securities exchange or under any Applicable Laws, the tax code and related regulations or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the grant or vesting of the Option or purchase by, or issuance of Shares to, Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such purchase or issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, compliance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for purposes of the Tax-Related Items, the Exercised Shares will be considered transferred to Participant on the date the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares pursuant to this Option at any time if the issuance of Shares, or the exercise of an Option by Participant, violates or is not in compliance with any Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel.

15. Lock-Up Agreement. If so requested by the Company (or any successor thereof) or the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of the securities of the Company (or any successor or parent thereof), or any other transaction pursuant to which the securities of the Company will be exchanged for securities of the Company (or any successor or parent thereof), registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including, without limitation, through a transaction with a publicly-listed blank check company then registered under the Securities Act (a “SPAC Transaction”), Participant shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company (or any successor thereof) however or whenever acquired (except for those being registered) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement or becoming a listed security (including, without limitation, pursuant to a SPAC Transaction), and Participant shall execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the Company (or any successor or parent thereof) or the underwriters at the time of such offering or listing.

16. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. If there is a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

17. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination regarding whether any Shares subject to the Option have vested). All actions taken, and all interpretations and determinations made, by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.

 

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18. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Participant’s current or future participation in the Plan, this Option, the Shares subject to this Option, any other securities of the Company or any other Company-related documents, by electronic means. By accepting this Option, whether electronically or otherwise, Participant hereby (a) consents to receive such documents by electronic means, (b) consents to the use of electronic signatures, and (c) agrees to participate in the Plan and/or receive any such documents through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, including but not limited to the use of electronic signatures or click-through electronic acceptance of terms and conditions, the delivery of a link to the Company intranet or the internet site of a third party designated by the Company, the delivery of the document via e-mail, or such other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. Participant may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if Participant contacts the Company by telephone, through a postal service, or electronic mail to [Stock Administration].

19. Translation. If Participant has received this Award Agreement, including appendices, or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English, and the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

20. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Option and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with any Applicable Laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Furthermore, Participant understands that the Applicable Laws of the country in which he or she is resident at the time of grant, vesting, and/or exercise of this Option or the holding or disposition of Shares (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor or other matters) may restrict or prevent exercise of this Option or may subject Participant to additional procedural or regulatory requirements he or she is solely responsible for and will have to independently fulfill in relation to this Option or the Shares. Notwithstanding any provision herein, this Option and any Shares shall be subject to any special terms and conditions or disclosures as set forth in any addendum for Participant’s country (the “Country-Specific Addendum,” which forms part this Award Agreement). Participant also understands and agrees that if they work, reside, move to, or otherwise is or becomes subject to Applicable Laws or company policies of another jurisdiction at any time, certain country-specific notices, disclaimers and/or terms and conditions may apply to them as from the date of grant, unless otherwise determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

21. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.

22. Agreement Severable. If any provision in this Award Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement.

23. Modifications to this Award Agreement. The Notice of Stock Option Grant, this Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding of the parties on the subject matter set forth herein. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those

 

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contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A of the Code or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A of the Code in connection to this Option.

24. Agreement to Furnish Information. Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any Applicable Laws.

25. Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in this Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, any Securities Exchange Commission rule, and the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Administrator from time to time, all Shares issued upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such Applicable Laws and/or policy.

26. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Option under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.

27. Governing Law and Venue. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of San Francisco County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts.

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Country-Specific Addendum

This Addendum includes additional country-specific notices, disclaimers, and/or terms and conditions that apply to individuals who are working or residing in the countries listed below, if any, and that may be material to Participant’s participation in the Plan. Such notices, disclaimers, and/or terms and conditions may also apply, as from the date of grant, if Participant moves to or otherwise is or becomes subject to the Applicable Laws or company policies of any country listed below. However, because foreign exchange regulations and other local laws are subject to frequent change, Participant is advised to seek advice from his or her own personal legal and tax advisor prior to accepting or exercising an Option or holding or selling Shares acquired under the Plan. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s acceptance of the Option or participation in the Plan. Unless otherwise noted below, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning assigned to them under the Plan, the Notice of Stock Option Grant and the Award Agreement. This Addendum forms part of the Award Agreement and should be read in conjunction with the Award Agreement and the Plan.

Securities Law Notice: Unless otherwise noted, neither the Company nor the Shares are registered with any local stock exchange or under the control of any local securities regulator outside the United States. The Award Agreement (of which this Addendum is a part), the Notice of Stock Option Grant, the Plan, and any other communications or materials that Participant may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities outside the United States, and the issuance of securities described in any Plan-related documents is not intended for public offering or circulation in Participant’s jurisdiction.

 

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EXHIBIT A

GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Getaround, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Attention:                                                                                

1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today,                 ,         , the undersigned (“Purchaser”) hereby elects to purchase,                  shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock of Getaround, Inc. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the Getaround, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Notice of Stock Option Grant and the Stock Option Agreement dated                 ,         (the Award Agreement). The purchase price for the Shares will be USD $                , as required by the Award Agreement.

2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company, or otherwise makes adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company, the full purchase price of the Shares and any Tax-Related Items (as defined in the Award Agreement) to be paid in connection with the exercise of the Option.

3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Plan and the Award Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

4. Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired will be issued to Purchaser as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.

5. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

6. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan and Award Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan and the Award Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser

 

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with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of California.

 

Submitted by:     Accepted by:
PURCHASER:     GETAROUND, INC.
       
Signature     By
       
Print Name     Title
     
    Date Received

 

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GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

You have been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Getaround, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (which includes the Country-Specific Addendum, the “Award Agreement”), as set forth below. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

 

Grant Number

       

Date of Grant

       

Vesting Commencement Date

       

Number of Restricted Stock Units

       

Vesting Schedule:

Subject to Section 3 of the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in any Restricted Stock Units, the Restricted Stock Units and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will terminate in accordance with Section 3 of the Award Agreement.

By accepting this Award (whether electronically or otherwise), Participant acknowledges and agrees to the following:

1. This Award is governed by the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Award Agreement and the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the terms of the Plan will prevail. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

2. Participant has received a copy of the Plan, the Award Agreement, the Plan prospectus, and the Insider Trading Policy and represents that Participant has read these documents and is familiar with their terms. Participant further agrees to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator (or its delegees) regarding any questions relating to this Award and the Plan.

3. Vesting of the Award is subject to Participant’s continuous status as a Service Provider, which is for an unspecified duration and may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, and nothing in the Award Agreement or the Plan changes the nature of that relationship.


4. The Company is not providing any tax, legal, or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan. Participant should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

5. Participant consents to electronic delivery and participation as set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

PARTICIPANT:     GETAROUND, INC.
       
Signature     By
       
Print Name     Title

 

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GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual (the “Participant”) named in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice an Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Getaround, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (which includes the Country-Specific Addendum, the “Award Agreement”) and in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. If there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.

2. Companys Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units will have vested in the manner set forth in Section 3, Participant will have no right to receive Shares pursuant to any such Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Units will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with Section 3 may not be settled by delivery of cash and may only be settled by delivery of whole Shares as set forth herein to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate), subject to Participant satisfying any Tax-Related Items as set forth in Section 7. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, such vested Restricted Stock Units will be settled by delivery of whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within the period ending no later than the date that is two and one-half (212) months from the end of the Company’s tax year that includes the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year in which Shares will be issued upon payment of any Restricted Stock Units under this Award Agreement. Neither this Section 2, nor any provision of the Plan or the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Award shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

3. Vesting Schedule. The Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice. Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Award Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs. Service Provider status for purposes of this Award will end on the day that Participant is no longer actively providing services as an Employee, Director, or Independent Contractor and will not be extended by any notice period or “garden leave” that may be required contractually or under Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator (or any delegate) shall have the sole and absolute discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of Service Provider status and participation in the Plan.

4. Administrator Discretion. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A at the time of such termination


as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in the imposition of additional tax under Code Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not be made until the date six (6) months and one day following the date of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless the Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares to the Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A so that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Code Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Award Agreement are exempt from or compliant with Code Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by Participant on account of non-compliance with Code Section 409A.

5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Except as provided in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Units that have not vested will be forfeited and will return to the Plan on the date that is thirty (30) days following the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider.

6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, if so allowed by the Administrator in its sole discretion, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any Applicable Laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

7. Withholding of Taxes. Regardless of any action the Company or Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all applicable income tax, social insurance or other social contributions, national insurance, social security, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items, or any or all applicable withholding, required deductions, or other payments, if any, that arise upon the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or the holding or subsequent sale of Shares, and the receipt of dividends, if any, or otherwise in connection with the Restricted Stock Units or the Shares (“Tax-Related Items”), Participant acknowledges and agrees that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by Participant is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed any amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. If amounts paid by the Company or the Employer in respect of Tax-Related Items are less than Participant’s tax obligations, Participant is solely responsible for any additional taxes due. If amounts paid by the Company or the Employer in respect of Tax-Related Items exceed Participant’s tax obligations, Participant’s sole recourse will be against the relevant taxing authorities, and the Company, its Affiliates and Employer will have no obligation to issue additional Shares or pay cash to Participant in respect thereof. Participant further acknowledges and agrees that Participant is solely responsible for filing all relevant documentation that may be required in relation to the Restricted Stock Units or any Tax-Related Items (other than filings or documentation that is the specific obligation of the Company or an Affiliate or Employer pursuant to Applicable Laws) such as, but not limited to, personal income

 

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tax returns or reporting statements in relation to the grant, vesting or payment of the Restricted Stock Units, the holding of Shares or any bank or brokerage account, the subsequent sale of Shares, and the receipt of any dividends. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units, including the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired under the Plan, and the receipt of dividends, if any; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Restricted Stock Units or any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items, or achieve any particular tax result. Participant also understands that Applicable Laws may require varying Share or Restricted Stock Unit valuation methods for purposes of calculating Tax-Related Items, and the Company assumes no responsibility or liability in relation to any such valuation or for any calculation or reporting of income or Tax-Related Items that may be required of Participant under Applicable Laws. Further, if Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, no Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of any Tax-Related Items which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares.

As a condition to the grant and vesting of the Restricted Stock Units and as set forth in Section 16 of the Plan, Participant hereby agrees to make adequate provision for the satisfaction of (and will indemnify the Company and any Affiliate for) any Tax-Related Items. In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) by receipt of a cash payment from Participant; (ii) by withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company or the Employer; (iii) withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to Participant upon payment of the vested Restricted Stock Units (provided that amounts withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s statutory maximum tax withholding obligations in the applicable jurisdiction(s)); (iv) by withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon payment of the vested Restricted Stock Units through a voluntary sale or a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization), or (v) by any other arrangement approved by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, Participant’s obligations with respect to all Tax-Related Items shall be satisfied by the Company withholding Shares that otherwise would be issued to Participant upon payment of the vested Restricted Stock Units; provided that amounts withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s minimum tax withholding obligations. Any Shares withheld pursuant to this Section 7 shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value as of the date the withholding obligations are satisfied. Furthermore, Participant agrees to pay the Company or any Affiliate or Employer any Tax-Related Items that cannot be satisfied by the foregoing methods. Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award of Restricted Stock Units or disposition of the underlying Shares and that Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. Participant represents that Participant is in no manner relying on the Board, the Administrator, the Company, any Affiliate or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.

 

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8. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until such Shares will have been issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). After such issuance, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares, but prior to such issuance, Participant will not have any rights to dividends and/or distributions on such Shares.

9. No Guarantee of Continued Service or Grants. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF SHALL OCCUR ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE EMPLOYER OR CONTRACTING ENTITY (AS APPLICABLE) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE EMPLOYER OR THE COMPANY (OR ANY AFFILIATE) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS.

Participant also acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) the grant of Restricted Stock Units is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted repeatedly in the past; (c) all decisions with respect to future awards of Restricted Stock Units, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are extraordinary items that do not constitute regular compensation for services rendered to the Company or the Employer, and that are outside the scope of Participant’s employment contract, if any; (f) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; (g) the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, or end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or the Employer, subject to Applicable Laws; (h) in consideration of the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units resulting from termination of employment by the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, applicable local labor laws), and Participant irrevocably releases the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim; and (i) the Restricted Stock Units and the benefits under the Plan, if any, will not without the Administrator’s consent transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability

 

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10. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company, in care of its Secretary at Getaround, Inc., 55 Green Street San Francisco, California 94111, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.

11. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of Applicable Laws or otherwise) and may not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void.

12. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Award Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

13. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock and Imposition of Other Requirements. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or compliance of the Shares upon or with any securities exchange or under any Applicable Laws, the tax code and related regulations or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, compliance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of any Shares will violate any state, federal or foreign securities or exchange laws or other Applicable Laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any Applicable Laws or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority or securities exchange. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares pursuant to the Restricted Stock Units at any time if the issuance of Shares violates or is not in compliance with any Applicable Laws.

Furthermore, the Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Restricted Stock Units and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with any Applicable Laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Furthermore, Participant understands that the Applicable Laws of the country in which he or she is resident at the time of grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or the holding or disposition of Shares (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor or other matters) may restrict or prevent the issuance of Shares or may subject Participant to additional procedural or regulatory requirements he or she is solely responsible for and will have to independently fulfill in relation to the Restricted Stock Units or the Shares. Notwithstanding any provision herein, the Restricted Stock Units and any Shares shall be subject to any special terms and conditions or disclosures as set forth in any addendum for Participant’s country (the “Country-Specific Addendum,” which forms part this Award Agreement). Participant also understands and agrees that if he or she works, resides, moves to, or otherwise is or becomes subject to Applicable Laws or company policies of another jurisdiction at any time, certain country-specific notices, disclaimers and/or terms and conditions may apply to him as from the date of grant, unless otherwise determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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14. Lock-Up Agreement. If so requested by the Company (or any successor thereof) or the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of the securities of the Company (or any successor or parent thereof), or any other transaction pursuant to which the securities of the Company will be exchanged for securities of the Company (or any successor or parent thereof), registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including, without limitation, through a transaction with a publicly-listed blank check company then registered under the Securities Act (a “SPAC Transaction”), Participant shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company (or any successor thereof) however or whenever acquired (except for those being registered) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of the registration statement or becoming a listed security (including, without limitation, pursuant to a SPAC Transaction), and Participant shall execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the Company (or any successor or parent thereof) or the underwriters at the time of such offering or listing.

15. Plan Governs. This Award Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. If there is a conflict between one or more provisions of this Award Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

16. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination regarding whether any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken, and all interpretations and determinations made, by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.

17. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance; Translation. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Participant’s current or future participation in the Plan, this Award, the Shares subject to this Award, any other securities of the Company or any other Company-related documents, by electronic means. By accepting this Award, whether electronically or otherwise, Participant hereby (a) consents to receive such documents by electronic means, (b) consents to the use of electronic signatures, and (c) agrees to participate in the Plan and/or receive any such documents through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, including but not limited to the use of electronic signatures or click-through electronic acceptance of terms and conditions, the delivery of a link to the Company intranet or the internet site of a third party designated by the Company, the delivery of the document via e-mail, or such other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. Participant may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if Participant contacts the Company by telephone, through a postal service, or electronic mail to [Stock Administration].

18. Translation. If Participant has received this Award Agreement, including appendices, or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English, and the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

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19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.

20. Agreement Severable. If any provision in this Award Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement.

21. Modifications to this Award Agreement. The Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding of the parties on the subject matter set forth herein. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Code Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Code Section 409A in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units.

22. Data Privacy. Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Participants Personal Data (as described below) by and among, as applicable, the Company, any Affiliate, or third parties as may be selected by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participants participation in the Plan. Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent will affect Participants ability to participate in the Plan; without providing consent, Participant will not be able to participate in the Plan or realize benefits (if any) from the Restricted Stock Units.

Participant understands that the Company and any Affiliate, or designated third parties may hold personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company or any Affiliate, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Personal Data”). Participant understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any Affiliate, or third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the United States, Participant’s country (if different than the United States), or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. In particular, the Company may transfer Personal Data to the broker or stock plan administrator assisting with the Plan, to its legal counsel and tax/accounting advisor, and to the Affiliate or entity that is Participant’s employer and its payroll provider.

Participant should also refer to any data privacy policy implemented by the Company (which will be available to Participant separately and may be updated from time to time) for more information regarding the collection, use, storage, and transfer of Participant’s Personal Data.

 

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23. Foreign Exchange Fluctuations and Restrictions. Participant understands and agrees that the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty and may decrease. Participant also understands that neither the Company, nor any Affiliate is responsible for any foreign exchange fluctuation between local currency and the United States Dollar or the selection by the Company or any Affiliate in its sole discretion of an applicable foreign currency exchange rate that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or Shares received (or the calculation of income or Tax-Related Items thereunder). Participant understands and agrees that any cross-border remittance made to transfer proceeds received upon the sale of Shares must be made through a locally authorized financial institution or registered foreign exchange agency and may require the Participant to provide such entity with certain information regarding the transaction.

24. Agreement to Furnish Information. Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any Applicable Laws.

25. Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in this Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, any Securities Exchange Commission rule, and the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed, and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Administrator from time to time, all Shares issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such Applicable Laws and/or policy.

26. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.

27. Governing Law and Venue. This Award Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock Units or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of California, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of San Francisco County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts.

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Country-Specific Addendum

This Addendum includes additional country-specific notices, disclaimers, and/or terms and conditions that apply to individuals who are working or residing in the countries listed below, if any, and that may be material to Participant’s participation in the Plan. Such notices, disclaimers, and/or terms and conditions may also apply, as from the date of grant, if Participant moves to or otherwise is or becomes subject to the Applicable Laws or company policies of any country listed below. However, because foreign exchange regulations and other local laws are subject to frequent change, Participant is advised to seek advice from his or her own personal legal and tax advisor prior to accepting the Restricted Stock Units or holding or selling Shares acquired under the Plan. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s acceptance of the Restricted Stock Units or participation in the Plan. Unless otherwise noted below, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning assigned to them under the Plan, the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and the Award Agreement. This Addendum forms part of the Award Agreement and should be read in conjunction with the Award Agreement and the Plan.

Securities Law Notice: Unless otherwise noted, neither the Company nor the Shares are registered with any local stock exchange or under the control of any local securities regulator outside the United States. The Award Agreement (of which this Addendum is a part), the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Plan, and any other communications or materials that Participant may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities outside the United States, and the issuance of securities described in any Plan-related documents is not intended for public offering or circulation in Participant’s jurisdiction.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

GETAROUND, INC.

2022 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

1. General; Purpose.

(a) Purpose. The Plan provides a means by which Eligible Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers of either the Company or a Designated Company may be given an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Plan permits the Company to grant a series of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain and assist its Related Corporations or Affiliates in retaining the services of such Eligible Employees and Eligible Service Providers, to secure and retain the services of new Eligible Employees and Eligible Service Providers and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Related Corporations and Affiliates.

(b) Qualified and Non-Qualified Offerings Permitted. The Plan includes two components: a 423 Component and a Non-423 Component. The Company intends (but makes no undertaking or representation to maintain) the 423 Component to qualify as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The provisions of the 423 Component, accordingly, will be construed in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, including without limitation, to extend and limit Plan participation in a uniform and non-discriminating basis. In addition, this Plan authorizes grants of Purchase Rights under the Non-423 Component that do not meet the requirements of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or determined by the Board, the Non-423 Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the 423 Component. In addition, the Company may make separate Offerings which vary in terms (provided that such terms are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or the requirements of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, except in each case with respect to a Non-423 Component), and the Company will designate which Designated Company is participating in each separate Offering and if any Eligible Service Providers will be eligible to participate in a separate Offering. Eligible Employees will be able to participate in the 423 Component or Non-423 Component of the Plan. Eligible Service Providers will only be able to participate in the Non-423 Component of the Plan.

2. Administration.

(a) The Board will administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).

(b) The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

(i) To determine how and when Purchase Rights will be granted and the provisions of each Offering (which need not be identical).

(ii) To designate from time to time which Related Corporations will be eligible to participate in the Plan as Designated 423 Corporations or as Designated Non-423 Corporations, which Affiliates will be eligible to participate in the Plan as Designated Non-423 Corporations, and which Designated Companies will participate in each separate Offering (to the extent that the Company makes separate Offerings).


(iii) To designate from time to time which persons will be eligible to participate in the Non-423 Component of the Plan as Eligible Service Providers and which Eligible Service Providers will participate in each separate Offering (to the extent that the Company makes separate Offerings).

(iv) To construe and interpret the Plan and Purchase Rights, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it deems necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.

(v) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Purchase Rights granted under the Plan.

(vi) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.

(vii) To amend the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.

(viii) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as it deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company, its Related Corporations, and Affiliates and to carry out the intent that the 423 Component be treated as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(ix) To adopt such rules, procedures and sub-plans relating to the operation and administration of the Plan as are necessary or appropriate under Applicable Laws to permit or facilitate participation in the Plan by Employees or Eligible Service Providers who are non-U.S. nationals or employed or providing services or located or otherwise subject to the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States. Without limiting the generality of, but consistent with, the foregoing, the Board specifically is authorized to adopt rules, procedures, and sub-plans, which, for purposes of the Non-423 Component, may be beyond the scope of Section 423 of the Code, regarding, without limitation, eligibility to participate in the Plan, handling and making of Contributions, establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold Contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of share issuances, any of which may vary according to Applicable Laws.

(c) The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions as may be adopted from time to time by the Board, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and Applicable Laws. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated. Whether or not the Board has delegated administration of the Plan to a Committee, the Board will have the final power to determine all questions of policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan.

(d) All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

 

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3. Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan.

(a) Number of Shares Available; Automatic Increases. Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan will not exceed 1,841,719 shares of Common Stock, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on the first day of each Fiscal Year beginning with the 2023 Fiscal Year through and including the first day of the 2032 Fiscal Year, in each case, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the first day of the applicable Fiscal Year, and (ii) 1,841,719 shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to the first day of any Fiscal Year to provide that there will be no increase in the share reserve for such Fiscal Year or that the increase in the share reserve for such Fiscal Year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(b) Share Recycling. If any Purchase Right granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not purchased under such Purchase Right will again become available for issuance under the Plan.

(c) Source of Shares. The stock purchasable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market.

4. Grant of Purchase Rights; Offering.

(a) Offerings. The Board may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers under an Offering (consisting of one or more Purchase Periods) on an Offering Date or Offering Dates selected by the Board. Each Offering will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate, and, with respect to the 423 Component, will comply with the requirement of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all Employees granted Purchase Rights will have the same rights and privileges. The terms and conditions of an Offering will be incorporated by reference into the Plan and treated as part of the Plan. The provisions of separate Offerings need not be identical, but each Offering will include (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference in the Offering Document or otherwise) the period during which the Offering will be effective, which period will not exceed twenty-seven (27) months beginning with the Offering Date, and the substance of the provisions contained in Sections 5 through 8, inclusive.

(b) More than One Purchase Right. If a Participant has more than one Purchase Right outstanding under the Plan, unless he or she otherwise indicates in forms delivered to the Company: (i) each form will apply to all of his or her Purchase Rights under the Plan, and (ii) a Purchase Right with a lower exercise price (or an earlier-granted Purchase Right, if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised to the fullest possible extent before a Purchase Right with a higher exercise price (or a later-granted Purchase Right if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised.

 

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(c) Restart Provision Permitted. The Board will have the discretion to structure an Offering so that if the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the first Trading Day of a new Purchase Period within that Offering is less than or equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date for that Offering, then (i) that Offering will terminate immediately as of that first Trading Day, and (ii) the Participants in such terminated Offering will be automatically enrolled in a new Offering beginning on the first Trading Day of such new Offering Period and Purchase Period.

5. Eligibility.

(a) General. Purchase Rights may be granted only to Employees of the Company or, as the Board may designate in accordance with Section 2(b), to Employees of a Related Corporation or, solely with respect to the Non-423 Component, Employees of an Affiliate or Eligible Service Providers.

(b) Grant of Purchase Rights in Ongoing Offering. The Board may provide that Employees will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights under the Plan if, on the Offering Date, the Employee (i) has not completed at least two (2) years of service since the Employee’s last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (ii) customarily works not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (iii) customarily works not more than five (5) months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Board in its discretion), (iv) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code, or (v) has not satisfied such other criteria as the Board may determine consistent with Section 423 of the Code. Unless otherwise determined by the Board for any Offering Period, an Employee will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights unless, on the Offering Date, the Employee has completed at least three (3) months of service since the Employee’s last hire date and customarily works more than twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months per calendar year.

(c) 5% Stockholders Excluded. No Employee will be eligible for the grant of any Purchase Rights if, immediately after any such Purchase Rights are granted, such Employee owns stock possessing five (5) percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Related Corporation. For purposes of this Section 5(c), the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code will apply in determining the stock ownership of any Employee, and stock which such Employee may purchase under all outstanding Purchase Rights and options will be treated as stock owned by such Employee.

(d) $25,000 Limit. As specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, an Eligible Employee may be granted Purchase Rights only if such Purchase Rights, together with any other rights granted under all Employee Stock Purchase Plans of the Company and any Related Corporations, do not permit such Eligible Employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Related Corporation to accrue at a rate which, when aggregated, exceeds U.S. $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time such rights are granted, and which, with respect to the Plan, will be determined as of their respective Offering Dates) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time.

(e) Service Requirement. An Eligible Service Provider will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights unless the Eligible Service Provider is providing bonafide services to the Company or a Designated Company on the applicable Offering Date.

 

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(f) Non-423 Component Offerings. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein except for Section 5(d) above, the Board may establish additional eligibility requirements, or fewer eligibility requirements, for Employees and/or Eligible Service Providers with respect to Offerings made under the Non-423 Component even if such requirements are not consistent with Section 423 of the Code.

6. Purchase Rights; Purchase Price.

(a) Grant and Maximum Contribution Rate. On each Offering Date, each Eligible Employee or Eligible Service Provider, pursuant to an Offering made under the Plan, will be granted a Purchase Right to purchase up to that number of shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) purchasable either with a percentage or with a maximum dollar amount, as designated by the Board; provided however, that in the case of Eligible Employees, such percentage or maximum dollar amount will in either case not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of such Employee’s earnings (as defined by the Board for each Offering) during the period that begins on the Offering Date (or such later date as the Board determines for a particular Offering) and ends on the date stated in the Offering, which date will be no later than the end of the Offering, unless otherwise provided for in an Offering.

(b) Purchase Dates. The Board will establish one or more Purchase Dates during an Offering on which Purchase Rights granted for that Offering will be exercised and shares of Common Stock will be purchased in accordance with such Offering.

(c) Other Purchase Limitations. In connection with each Offering made under the Plan, the Board may specify (i) a maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any Participant on any Purchase Date during such Offering, (ii) a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants pursuant to such Offering, and (iii) a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants on any Purchase Date under the Offering. If the aggregate purchase of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, then, in the absence of any Board action otherwise, a pro rata (based on each Participant’s accumulated Contributions) allocation of the shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) available will be made in as nearly a uniform manner as will be practicable and equitable.

(d) Purchase Price. The purchase price of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to Purchase Rights will be not less than the lesser of:

(i) an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Offering Date; or

(ii) an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Date.

7. Participation; Withdrawal; Termination.

(a) Enrollment. An Eligible Employee may elect to authorize payroll deductions as the means of making Contributions by completing and delivering to the Company, within the time specified by the Company, an enrollment form provided by the Company or any third party designated by the Company (each, a “Company Designee”). The enrollment form will specify the amount of Contributions not to exceed the maximum amount specified by the Board. Each Participant’s Contributions will be credited to a bookkeeping account for such Participant under the Plan and will be deposited with the general funds of the Company except where Applicable Laws require that Contributions be deposited with a Company Designee or otherwise be segregated.

 

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(b) Contributions. If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may begin Contributions with the first payroll or payment date occurring on or after the Offering Date (or, in the case of a payroll date or payment date that occurs after the end of the prior Offering but before the Offering Date of the next new Offering, Contributions from such payroll or payment will be included in the new Offering) or on such other date as set forth in the Offering. If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may thereafter reduce (including to zero) or increase his or her Contributions. If required under Applicable Laws or if specifically provided in the Offering, in addition to or instead of making Contributions by payroll deductions, a Participant may make Contributions through a payment by cash, check, or wire transfer prior to a Purchase Date, in a manner directed by the Company or a Company Designee.

(c) Withdrawals. During an Offering, a Participant may cease making Contributions and withdraw from the Offering by delivering to the Company or a Company Designee a withdrawal form provided by the Company. The Company may impose a deadline before a Purchase Date for withdrawing. On such withdrawal, such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering will immediately terminate and the Company will distribute as soon as practicable to such Participant all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions without interest (except as required by Applicable Law) and such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering will then terminate. A Participant’s withdrawal from that Offering will have no effect on his or her eligibility to participate in any other Offerings under the Plan, but such Participant will be required to deliver a new enrollment form to participate in subsequent Offerings.

(d) Termination of Eligibility. Purchase Rights granted pursuant to any Offering under the Plan will terminate immediately if the Participant either (i) is no longer an Eligible Employee or Eligible Service Provider for any reason or for no reason, or (ii) is otherwise no longer eligible to participate. The Company shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services and the date of the termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan. As soon as practicable, the Company will distribute to such individual all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions without interest (except as required by Applicable Law).

(e) Leave of Absence. For purposes of this Section 7, an Employee will not be deemed to have terminated employment or failed to remain in the continuous employ of the Company or of a Designated Company in the case of sick leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Company; provided that such leave is for a period of not more than three (3) months or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. The Company will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has terminated employment and the effective date on which the Participant terminated employment, regardless of any notice period or garden leave required under Applicable Laws.

(f) Employment Transfers. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a Participant whose employment transfers or whose employment terminates with an immediate rehire (with no break in service) by or between the Company and a Designated Company or between Designated Companies will not be treated as having terminated employment for purposes of participating in the Plan or an Offering; however, if a Participant transfers from an Offering under the 423 Component to an Offering under the Non-423 Component, the exercise of

 

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the Participant’s Purchase Right will be qualified under the 423 Component only to the extent such exercise complies with Section 423 of the Code. If a Participant transfers from an Offering under the Non-423 Component to an Offering under the 423 Component, the exercise of the Purchase Right will remain non-qualified under the Non-423 Component. In the event that a Participant’s Purchase Right is terminated under the Plan, the Company will distribute as soon as practicable to such individual all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions without interest (except as required by Applicable Law).

(g) No Transfers of Purchase Rights. During a Participant’s lifetime, Purchase Rights will be exercisable only by such Participant. Purchase Rights are not transferable by a Participant, except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or, if permitted by the Company, by a beneficiary designation as described in Section 10.

(h) No Interest. Unless otherwise specified in the Offering or required by Applicable Law, the Company will have no obligation to pay interest on Contributions.

8. Exercise of Purchase Rights.

(a) On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated Contributions will be applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share), up to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted by the Plan and the applicable Offering, at the purchase price specified in the Offering. No fractional shares will be issued unless specifically provided for in the Offering.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the Offering, if any amount of accumulated Contributions remains in a Participant’s account after the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the final Purchase Date in an Offering, then such remaining amount will roll over to the next Offering.

(c) No Purchase Rights may be exercised to any extent unless the shares of Common Stock to be issued on such exercise under the Plan are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the Plan is in material compliance with all Applicable Laws. If on a Purchase Date the shares of Common Stock are not so registered or the Plan is not in such compliance, no Purchase Rights will be exercised on such Purchase Date, and the Purchase Date will be delayed until the shares of Common Stock are subject to such an effective registration statement and the Plan is in material compliance, except that the Purchase Date will in no event be more than three (3) months from the original Purchase Date. If, on the Purchase Date, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the shares of Common Stock are not registered and the Plan is not in material compliance with all Applicable Laws, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, no Purchase Rights will be exercised and all accumulated but unused Contributions will be distributed as soon as practicable to the Participants without interest (except as required by Applicable Law).

9. Covenants of the Company. The Company may seek to obtain from each U.S. federal or state, non-U.S. or other regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Purchase Rights, issue and sell shares of Common Stock thereunder to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that doing so is advisable and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. If, after commercially reasonable efforts, the Company determines that it is unable to obtain the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the grant of Purchase Rights or the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, or that it otherwise not advisable to obtain the requisite authority, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to grant Purchase Rights or to issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.

 

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10. Designation of Beneficiary.

(a) The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit a Participant to submit a form designating a beneficiary who will receive any shares of Common Stock or Contributions from the Participant’s account under the Plan if the Participant dies before such shares or Contributions are delivered to the Participant. The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit the Participant to change such designation of beneficiary. Any such designation or change must be on a form approved by the Company or as approved by the Company for use by a Company Designee.

(b) If a Participant dies, in the absence of a valid beneficiary designation, the Company will deliver any shares of Common Stock and Contributions (without interest, except as required by Applicable Law) to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant. If no executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its sole discretion, may deliver such shares of Common Stock and Contributions (without interest, except as required by Applicable Law) to the Participant’s spouse, dependents or relatives, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

11. Capitalization Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Corporate Transactions.

(a) Capitalization Adjustment. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities by which the share reserve is to increase automatically each year pursuant to Section 3(a), (iii) the class(es) and number of securities subject to, and the purchase price applicable to, outstanding Offerings and Purchase Rights, and (iv) the class(es) and number of securities that are the subject of the purchase limits under each ongoing Offering. The Board will make these adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding, and conclusive.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board will shorten any Offering then in progress by setting a New Purchase Date prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Board will notify each Participant in writing, prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s Purchase Rights has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that such Purchase Rights will be automatically exercised on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering as provided in Section 7.

(c) Corporate Transaction. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then: (i) any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue outstanding Purchase Rights or may substitute similar rights (including a right to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the Corporate Transaction) for outstanding Purchase Rights, or (ii) if any surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such Purchase Rights or does not substitute similar rights for such Purchase Rights, then the Participants’ accumulated Contributions will be used to purchase shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) prior to the Corporate Transaction under the outstanding Purchase Rights (with such actual date to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion), and the Purchase Rights will

 

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terminate immediately after such purchase. The Board will notify each Participant in writing, prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s Purchase Rights has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that such Purchase Rights will be automatically exercised on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering as provided in Section 7.

(d) Spin-Off. In the event of a spin-off or similar transaction involving the Company, the Board may take actions deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with an ongoing Offering and subject to compliance with Applicable Laws (including the assumption of Purchase Rights under an ongoing Offering by the spun-off company, or shortening an Offering and scheduling a new Purchase Date prior to the closing of such transaction). In the absence of any such action by the Board, a Participant in an ongoing Offering whose employer ceases to qualify as a Related Corporation as of the closing of a spin-off or similar transaction will be treated in the same manner as if the Participant had terminated employment (as provided in Section 7(d)).

12. Amendment, Termination or Suspension of the Plan.

(a) Plan Amendment. The Board may amend the Plan at any time in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable. However, except as provided in Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, stockholder approval will be required for any amendment of the Plan for which stockholder approval is required by Applicable Laws, including any amendment that either (i) increases the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (ii) expands the class of individuals eligible to become Participants and receive Purchase Rights, (iii) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan or reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under the Plan, (iv) extends the term of the Plan, or (v) expands the types of awards available for issuance under the Plan, but in each of (i) through (v) above only to the extent stockholder approval is required by Applicable Laws.

(b) Suspension or Termination. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Purchase Rights may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

(c) No Impairment of Rights. Any benefits, privileges, entitlements, and obligations under any outstanding Purchase Rights granted before an amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan will not be materially impaired by any such amendment, suspension, or termination except (i) with the consent of the person to whom such Purchase Rights were granted, (ii) as necessary to comply with any laws, listing requirements, or governmental regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 423 of the Code and the regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plans) including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (iii) as necessary to obtain or maintain any special tax, listing, or regulatory treatment. To be clear, the Board may amend outstanding Purchase Rights without a Participant’s consent if such amendment is necessary to ensure that the Purchase Right or the 423 Component complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

(d) Corrections and Administrative Procedures. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Board will be entitled to: (i) permit Contributions in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed Contribution elections; (ii) establish reasonable waiting and adjustment

 

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periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Contributions; (iii) amend any outstanding Purchase Rights or clarify any ambiguities regarding the terms of any Offering to enable the Purchase Rights to qualify under and/or comply with Section 423 of the Code; and (iv) establish other limitations or procedures as the Board determines in its sole discretion advisable that are consistent with the Plan. The actions of the Board pursuant to this paragraph will not be considered to alter or impair any Purchase Rights granted under an Offering as they are part of the initial terms of each Offering and the Purchase Rights granted under each Offering.

13. Tax Matters.

(a) Section 409A of the Code. Purchase Rights granted under the 423 Component are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code under U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(ii). Purchase Rights granted under the Non-423 Component to U.S. taxpayers are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code under the short-term deferral exception and any ambiguities will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Subject to Section 13(b) below, Purchase Rights granted to U.S. taxpayers under the Non-423 Component will be subject to such terms and conditions that will permit such Purchase Rights to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral exception available under Section 409A of the Code, including the requirement that the shares subject to a Purchase Right be delivered within the short-term deferral period. Subject to Section 13(b) below, in the case of a Participant who would otherwise be subject to Section 409A of the Code, to the extent the Board determines that a Purchase Right or the exercise, payment, settlement, or deferral thereof is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Purchase Right will be granted, exercised, paid, settled, or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the adoption of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will have no liability to a Participant or any other party if the Purchase Right that is intended to be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Board with respect thereto.

(b) No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. Although the Company may endeavor to (i) qualify a Purchase Right for special tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States, or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain special or to avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, including Section 13(a) above. The Company will be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on Participants under the Plan.

14. Tax Withholding. The Participant will make adequate provision to satisfy any applicable withholding obligations of, and/or contributions required to be remitted by, the Company and/or the applicable Designated Company related to Participant’s Tax-Related Items which arise with respect to Participant’s participation in the Plan or upon the disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company and/or the Designated Company may, but will not be obligated to, (i) withhold from the Participant’s compensation or any other payments due to the Participant the amount necessary to meet such withholding obligations and/or required contributions, (ii) withhold a sufficient whole number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of a Purchase Right having an aggregate value sufficient to satisfy such

 

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withholding obligations and/or required contributions, (iii) withhold from the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock, either through a voluntary sale or a mandatory sale arranged by the Company, the amount necessary to meet any such withholding obligations and/or required contributions, or (iv) employ any other method that the Company and/or the Designated Company deems appropriate to satisfy any such withholding obligations and/or required contributions. The Company and/or the Designated Company will have the right to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or a Designated Company to satisfy any such withholding obligations and/or required contributions, or reporting obligations related to such Tax-Related Items. The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

15. Effective Date of Plan. The Plan will become effective on the Effective Date. No Purchase Rights will be exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval must be within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted (or, if required under Section 12(a) above, amended) by the Board.

16. Miscellaneous Provisions.

(a) Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Purchase Rights will constitute general funds of the Company.

(b) A Participant will not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, shares of Common Stock subject to Purchase Rights unless and until the Participant’s shares of Common Stock acquired on exercise of Purchase Rights are recorded in the books of the Company (or its transfer agent).

(c) The Plan and any Offering do not constitute an employment or service contract. Nothing in the Plan or in any Offering will in any way alter the at-will nature of a Participant’s employment, if applicable, or be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on the part of any Participant to continue his or her employment or service relationship with the Company, a Related Corporation, or an Affiliate, or on the part of the Company, a Related Corporation, or an Affiliate to continue the employment or service of a Participant.

(d) The provisions of the Plan will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that state’s conflicts of laws rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly from the Plan or any Offering, the parties hereby submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Delaware and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Delaware or the federal courts of the United States located in Delaware and no other courts.

(e) If any particular provision of the Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such provision will not affect the other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan will be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision were omitted.

(f) If any provision of the Plan does not comply with Applicable Laws, such provision will be construed in such a manner as to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

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17. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:

(a) “423 Component” means the part of the Plan, which excludes the Non-423 Component, pursuant to which Purchase Rights that satisfy the requirements for an Employee Stock Purchase Plan may be granted to Eligible Employees.

(b) “Affiliate” means any entity, other than a Related Corporation, in which the Company has an equity or other ownership interest or that is directly or indirectly controlled by, controls, or is under common control with the Company, whether now or hereafter existing and, in all cases, as determined by the Board.

(c) “Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Purchase Rights are, or will be, granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services to the Company or any Related Corporation or Affiliate, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(e) “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Purchase Right after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

(f) “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.

(g) “Committee” means a committee of one or more members of the Board to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).

(h) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(i) “Company” means Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(j) “Contributions” means the payroll deductions or other payments specifically provided for in the Offering that a Participant contributes to fund the exercise of a Purchase Right. A Participant may make additional payments into his or her account if specifically provided for in the Offering, and then only if the Participant has not already contributed the maximum permitted amount of payroll deductions and other payments during the Offering.

 

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(k) “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(ii) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, entity or person; or

(iii) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock.

(l) “Designated 423 Corporation” means any Related Corporation selected by the Board as participating in the 423 Component.

(m) “Designated Company” means any Designated Non-423 Corporation or Designated 423 Corporation, provided, however, that at any given time, a Related Corporation participating in the 423 Component will not be a Related Corporation participating in the Non-423 Component.

(n) “Designated Non-423 Corporation” means any Related Corporation or Affiliate selected by the Board as participating in the Non-423 Component.

(o) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(p) “Effective Date” means December 8, 2022.

(q) “Eligible Employee” means an Employee who meets the requirements for eligibility to participate in any Offering in the 423 Component as set forth in the document(s) governing the Offering, provided that such Employee also meets the requirements for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.

(r) “Eligible Service Provider” means any natural person who (i) is designated by the Committee to be an “Eligible Service Provider;” (ii) provides bonafide services to the Company and is not a U.S. taxpayer, provides bonafide services to the Company and is not an Employee, or provides bonafide services to a Designated Non-423 Corporation; and (iii) meets the requirements set forth in the document(s) governing the Offering for eligibility to participate in the Offering, provided that such person also meets the requirements for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.

(s) “Employee” means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is treated as an employee in the records of the Company or a Related Corporation or Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

(t) “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” means a plan that grants Purchase Rights intended to be options issued under an “employee stock purchase plan,” as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code.

(u) “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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(v) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in such source as the Board deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value will be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in such source as the Board deems reliable; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Board in compliance with Applicable Laws and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A of the Code.

(w) “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.

(x) “New Purchase Date” means a new Purchase Date set by shortening any Offering then in progress.

(y) “Non-423 Component” means the part of the Plan, which excludes the 423 Component, pursuant to which Purchase Rights that are not intended to satisfy the requirements for an Employee Stock Purchase Plan may be granted to Eligible Employees and Eligible Service Providers.

(z) “Offering” means the grant to Eligible Employees or Eligible Service Providers of Purchase Rights, with the exercise of those Purchase Rights automatically occurring at the end of one or more Purchase Periods during the Offering. The terms and conditions of an Offering will generally be set forth in the “Offering Document” approved by the Board for that Offering.

(aa) “Offering Date” means a date selected by the Board for an Offering to commence.

(bb) “Offering Period” means a period with respect to which the right to purchase Common Stock may be granted under the Plan, as determined by the Board pursuant to the Plan.

(cc) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Corporation or Affiliate within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(dd) “Participant” means an Eligible Employee or Eligible Service Provider who holds an outstanding Purchase Right.

(ee) “Plan” means this Getaround, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the 423 Component and the Non-423 Component, as amended from time to time.

 

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(ff) “Purchase Date” means one or more dates during an Offering selected by the Board on which Purchase Rights will be exercised and on which purchases of shares of Common Stock will be carried out in accordance with such Offering.

(gg) “Purchase Period” means a period of time specified within an Offering, generally beginning on the Offering Date or on the first Trading Day following a Purchase Date, and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering may consist of one or more Purchase Periods.

(hh) “Purchase Right” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.

(ii) “Related Corporation” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company whether now or subsequently established, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

(jj) “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(kk) “Tax-Related Items” means any income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefit tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising in relation to a Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to a Participant.

(ll) “Trading Day” means any day on which the exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed is open for trading.

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Exhibit 10.9

GETAROUND, INC.

OUTSIDE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

Each member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Getaround, Inc. (the “Company”) who is not an employee of the Company (each such member, an “Outside Director”) will receive the compensation described in this Outside Director Compensation Policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”) for his or her Board service, commencing on December 8, 2022 (such date, the “Effective Date”).

The Director Compensation Policy will become effective upon the Effective Date. The Director Compensation Policy may be amended at any time in the sole discretion of the Board.

Annual Cash Compensation

Each Outside Director will receive the cash compensation set forth below for service on the Board. The annual cash compensation amounts will be payable in arrears, in equal quarterly installments following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company in which the service was provided. Any amount payable for a partial quarter of service will be pro-rated by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the number of days of service that the Outside Director provided in such quarter and the denominator of which will be the number of days in such quarter inclusive. All annual cash fees are vested upon payment.

 

1.

Annual Board Member Service Retainer:

 

  a.

All Outside Directors: $35,000.

 

  b.

Lead Independent Director: $7,500 (in addition to above).

 

2.

Annual Committee Member Service Retainer:

 

  a.

Member of the Audit Committee: $10,000.

 

  b.

Member of the Compensation Committee: $7,500.

 

  c.

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: $5,000.

 

3.

Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer (in lieu of Annual Committee Member Service Retainer):

 

  a.

Chairperson of the Audit Committee: $20,000.

 

  b.

Chairperson of the Compensation Committee: $15,000.

 

  c.

Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: $10,000.


Equity Compensation

Equity awards may be granted in the form of restricted stock units or stock options, in the sole discretion of the Board, and will be granted under the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan or any successor equity incentive plan adopted by the Board and the stockholders of the Company (the “Plan”).

 

4.

Automatic Equity Grants. Annual and initial grants shall be made as follows:

 

  a.

Annual Grant. Without any further action of the Board, at the close of business on the date of each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) beginning with the 2023 Annual Meeting, each continuing Outside Director who has served as an Outside Director for at least six months prior to the Annual Meeting shall be granted an equity award under the Plan (an “Annual Grant”) for the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Shares”) that has a Grant Date Value (as defined below) of $150,000; provided, if the Company does not have an effective Form S-8 registration statement on file with the SEC with sufficient Shares available to cover the applicable equity award as of the date such award is to be granted (an “Effective S-8”), the grant of such equity award shall be delayed until such time as there is an Effective S-8.

Each Annual Grant shall vest in full on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the day prior to the date of the first Annual Meeting following the date of grant (the “Next Annual Meeting”), subject to the Outside Director serving on the Board through the vesting date.

 

  b.

Initial Grant for New Directors. When an Outside Director is first elected or appointed to serve on the Board, without any further action of the Board, the Outside Director will be granted on the effective date of his or her initial election or appointment, an equity award under the Plan (an “Initial Grant”) that has a Grant Date Value (as defined below) of $300,000; provided, if the Company does not have an Effective S-8 as of the date such award is to be granted, the grant of such equity award shall be delayed until such time as there is an Effective S-8.

Each Initial Grant will vest in three annual installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the Outside Director serving on the Board through the vesting date.

 

  c.

Grant Date Value.

 

  i.

Restricted Stock Units. The number of Shares subject to an award of restricted stock units that comprise the “Grant Date Value” of an Annual Grant or Initial Grant shall equal the stated Grant Date Value divided by the volume weighted average price (VWAP) over the thirty (30) trading days prior to and including the grant date (or if the grant date is not a trading day, the closing price of a Share on the closest prior trading day), rounded down to the nearest whole Share.

 

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  ii.

Stock Options. The number of Shares subject to an award of stock options that comprise the “Grant Date Value” of an Annual Grant or Initial Grant shall equal (x) the stated Grant Date Value divided by the volume weighted average price (VWAP) over the thirty (30) trading days prior to and including the grant date (or if the grant date is not a trading day, the closing price of a Share on the closest prior trading day), rounded down to the nearest whole Share, multiplied by (z) two (2).

 

5.

Vesting; Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Outside Director who remains in continuous service as a member of the Board until immediately prior to the closing of a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Plan), any unvested portion of any equity award granted in consideration of such Outside Director’s service as a member of the Board shall vest in full immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the consummation of the Change in Control.

 

6.

Discretionary Grants. In addition to the automatic grants described herein and subject to any limitations provided in the Plan, the Board, in its sole discretion, may grant additional equity awards to certain Outside Directors for services to the Company that exceed the standard expectations of an Outside Director or for other circumstances determined to be appropriate by the Board, including, without limitation, an inducement for the Outside Director to remain on the Board.

 

7.

Remaining Terms. The remaining terms and conditions of each equity award granted under this policy will be as set forth in the Plan and the Company’s standard form of award agreement, as amended from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

Expenses

The Company will reimburse each Outside Director for ordinary, necessary and reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses to cover in-person attendance at, and participation in, Board and Committee meetings; provided, that the Outside Director timely submits to the Company appropriate documentation substantiating such expenses in accordance with the Company’s travel and expense policy, as in effect from time to time.

 

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Exhibit 10.10

GETAROUND, INC.

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of                     , by and between Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                                     (“Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

The Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty in obtaining liability insurance for directors, officers and key employees, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance. The Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers and key employees to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited. Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may not be willing to continue to serve in Indemnitee’s current capacity with the Company without additional protection. The Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, and to indemnify its directors, officers and key employees so as to provide them with the maximum protection permitted by law.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual promises made in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

1. Indemnification.

(a) Third-Party Proceedings. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as such may be amended from time to time, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, if Indemnitee was, is or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in the Company’s favor), against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

(b) Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, if Indemnitee was, is or is threatened to be made a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in the Company’s favor, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not


opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudicated by court order or judgment to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such Proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

(c) Success on the Merits. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding referred to in Section 1(a) or Section 1(b) or the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Indemnitee is successful on the merits or otherwise as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in a Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such successfully resolved claims, issues or matters to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. If any Proceeding is disposed of on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Company, (iii) a plea of guilty by Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and (v) with respect to any criminal Proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.

(d) Witness Expenses. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding.

2. Indemnification Procedure.

(a) Advancement of Expenses. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall advance all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a statement requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Such advances shall be unsecured and interest free and shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Indemnitee shall be entitled to continue to receive advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Section 2(a) unless and until the matter of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification hereunder has been finally adjudicated by court order or judgment from which no further right of appeal exists. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it ultimately is determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the other provisions of this Agreement. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, which shall constitute the requisite undertaking with respect to repayment of advances made hereunder and no other form of undertaking shall be required to qualify for advances made hereunder other than the execution of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Notice and Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement. Such notice to the Company shall include a description of the nature of, and facts underlying, the Proceeding, shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(e) below. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such additional information and cooperation as the Company may reasonably request. Indemnitee’s failure to so notify, provide information and otherwise cooperate with the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation that it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Company is adversely affected by such failure.

(c) Determination of Entitlement.

(i) Final Disposition. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.

(ii) Determination and Payment. Subject to the foregoing, promptly after receipt of a statement requesting payment with respect to the indemnification rights set forth in Section 1, to the extent required by applicable law, the Company shall take the steps necessary to authorize such payment in the manner set forth in Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Company shall pay any claims made under this Agreement, under any statute, or under any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws providing for indemnification or advancement of Expenses, within thirty (30) days after a written request for payment thereof has first been received by the Company, and if such claim is not paid in full within such thirty (30) day-period, Indemnitee may, but need not, at any time thereafter bring an action against the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, subject to Section 12, Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with bringing such action. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for advancement of Expenses under Section 2(a)) that Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption with clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. In addition, it is the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification shall

 

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be for the court to decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. If any requested determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder has not been made within ninety (90) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, the requisite determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made.

(iii) Change of Control. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if a Change of Control has occurred, any person or body appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law to review the Company’s obligations hereunder and under applicable law shall be Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things, will render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law and the Company agrees to abide by such opinion. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to pay Expenses of more than one Independent Counsel in connection with all matters concerning a single Indemnitee, and such Independent Counsel shall be the Independent Counsel for any or all other Indemnitees unless (A) the Company otherwise determines or (B) any Indemnitee shall provide a written statement setting forth in detail a reasonable objection to such Independent Counsel representing other indemnitees under agreements similar to this Agreement.

(d) Payment Directions. To the extent payments are required to be made hereunder, the Company shall, in accordance with Indemnitee’s request (but without duplication), (i) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (ii) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (iii) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses.

(e) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee: (i) copies of all potentially applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, (ii) a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, and (iii) copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and such insurers regarding the Proceeding, in each case substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company.

 

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(f) Defense of Claim and Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated under Section 2(a) hereof to advance Expenses with respect to any Proceeding, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do, and upon Indemnitee providing signed, written consent to such assumption, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any such Proceeding at Indemnitee’s expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. In addition, if there exists a potential, but not an actual conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee, the actual and reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by Indemnitee for separate counsel retained by Indemnitee to monitor the Proceeding (so that such counsel may assume Indemnitee’s defense if the conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee becomes an actual conflict of interest) shall be deemed to be Expenses that are subject to indemnification hereunder. The existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest, and whether such conflict may be waived, shall be determined pursuant to the rules of attorney professional conduct and applicable law. The Company shall not be required to obtain the consent of Indemnitee for the settlement of any Proceeding the Company has undertaken to defend if the Company assumes full and sole responsibility for each such settlement; provided, however, that the Company shall be required to obtain Indemnitee’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, before entering into any settlement which (1) does not grant Indemnitee a complete release of liability, (2) would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee, or (3) would admit any liability or misconduct by Indemnitee.

3. Additional Indemnification Rights.

(a) Scope. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any change, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, such changes shall be deemed to be within the purview of Indemnitee’s rights and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

 

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(b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested members of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Delaware General Corporation Law, or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

(c) Interest on Unpaid Amounts. If any payment to be made by the Company to Indemnitee hereunder is delayed by more than ninety (90) days from the date the duly prepared request for such payment is received by the Company, interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate under Delaware law for amounts which the Company indemnifies or is obligated to indemnify for the period commencing with the date on which Indemnitee actually incurs such Expense or pays such judgment, fine or amount in settlement and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.

(d) Third-Party Indemnification. The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has or may from time to time obtain certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more third parties (collectively, the “Third-Party Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Third-Party Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), and that the Company will not assert that the Indemnitee must seek expense advancement or reimbursement, or indemnification, from any Third-Party Indemnitor before the Company must perform its expense advancement and reimbursement, and indemnification obligations, under this Agreement. No advancement or payment by the Third-Party Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing. The Third-Party Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery which Indemnitee would have had against the Company if the Third-Party Indemnitors had not advanced or paid any amount to or on behalf of Indemnitee. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Third-Party Indemnitors are not entitled to the subrogation rights described in the preceding sentence, the Third-Party Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution by the Company to the Third-Party Indemnitors with respect to any advance or payment by the Third-Party Indemnitors to or on behalf of the Indemnitee.

4. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a Proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.

5. Director and Officer Liability Insurance.

(a) D&O Policy. The Company shall, from time to time, make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the directors and officers of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, or to ensure the Company’s

 

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performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance coverage against the protection afforded by such coverage. In all policies of director and officer liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company’s key employees, if Indemnitee is not an officer or director but is a key employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably available, if the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided by such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit, or if Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a parent or subsidiary of the Company.

(b) Tail Coverage. In the event of a Change of Control or the Company’s becoming insolvent (including being placed into receivership or entering the federal bankruptcy process and the like), the Company shall maintain in force any and all insurance policies then maintained by the Company in providing insurance (directors’ and officers’ liability, fiduciary, employment practices or otherwise) in respect of Indemnitee, for a period of six years thereafter.

6. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated, and the balance of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

7. Exclusions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

(a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to Proceedings initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to Proceedings brought to establish, enforce or interpret a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, but such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors finds it to be appropriate; provided, however, that the exclusion set forth in the first clause of this subsection shall not be deemed to apply to any investigation initiated or brought by Indemnitee to the extent reasonably necessary or advisable in support of Indemnitee’s defense of a Proceeding to which Indemnitee was, is or is threatened to be made, a party;

(b) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to establish, enforce or interpret a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous;

 

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(c) Unlawful Payments. To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses to the extent it is determined by a final court order or judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, to which all rights of appeal have either lapsed or been exhausted, that such indemnification is unlawful;

(d) Certain Conduct. To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses on account of Indemnitee’s conduct that is established by a final court order or judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, to which all rights of appeal have either lapsed or been exhausted, as knowingly fraudulent;

(e) Insured Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses to the extent such Expenses have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under an insurance policy maintained by the Company; or

(f) Certain Exchange Act Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or any similar successor statute or any similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, or (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) or Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); provided, however, that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent Indemnitee is successful on the merits or otherwise with respect to any such Proceeding, the Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such Proceeding shall be deemed to be Expenses that are subject to indemnification hereunder.

8. Contribution Claims.

(a) If the indemnification provided in Section 1 is unavailable in whole or in part and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason other than those set forth in Section 7, then in respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.

 

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(b) Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding Section 8(a), if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any Expenses, judgment or settlement in any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such Proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such Expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.

(c) With respect to a Proceeding brought against directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company (other than Indemnitee), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from any claims for contribution that may be brought by any such directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company (other than Indemnitee) who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee, to the same extent Indemnitee would have been entitled to such indemnification under this Agreement if such Proceeding had been brought against Indemnitee.

9. No Imputation. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or the Company itself shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any rights under this Agreement.

10. Determination of Good Faith. For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or the Board of Directors of the Enterprise or any counsel selected by any committee of the Board of Directors of the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, investment banker, compensation consultant, or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or the Board of Directors of the Enterprise or any committee thereof. The provisions of this Section 10 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

 

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11. Defined Terms and Phrases. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof.

(b) “Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest of any of the following events:

(i) Acquisition of Securities by Third Party. Any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors and such acquisition would not constitute a Change of Control under part (iii) of this definition.

(ii) Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board.

(iii) Corporate Transaction. The effective date of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and with the power to elect at least a majority of the Board or other governing body of the surviving entity; (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors, providing for such Business Combination.

 

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(iv) Liquidation. The approval by the Company’s stockholders of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions).

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

(c) “Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(d) “Enterprise” means the Company and any other enterprise that Indemnitee was or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner (general, limited or otherwise), member (managing or otherwise), trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent.

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

(f) “Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever reasonably incurred by Indemnitee, including all attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payment under this Agreement (including taxes that may be imposed upon the actual or deemed receipt of payments under this Agreement with respect to the imposition of federal, state, local or foreign taxes), fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include any of the forgoing expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any costs bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses also shall include any interest, assessment or other charges imposed thereon and costs reasonably incurred in preparing statements in support of payment requests hereunder. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

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(g) “Independent Counsel” means an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(c)(iii), who will not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

(h) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any direct or indirect majority owned subsidiaries of the Company; (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any direct or indirect majority owned subsidiaries of the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company’s stockholders in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company (an “Employee Benefit Plan”); and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an Employee Benefit Plan.

(i) “Proceeding” shall include any actual, threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by a third party, a government agency, the Company or its Board of Directors or a committee thereof, whether in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative, legislative or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by Indemnitee or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner (general, limited or otherwise), member (managing or otherwise), trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement.

(j) In addition, references to “other enterprise” shall include another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement; references to “include” or “including” shall mean include or including, without limitation; and references to Sections, paragraphs or clauses are to Sections, paragraphs or clauses in this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

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12. Attorneys Fees. In the event that any Proceeding is instituted by Indemnitee under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such Proceeding were not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of a Proceeding instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement or to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding (including with respect to Indemnitee’s counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous.

13. Miscellaneous.

(a) Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement, and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

(b) Entire Agreement; Binding Effect. Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee described in Section 3(b), this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions and supersedes any and all previous agreements between them covering the subject matter herein. The indemnification provided under this Agreement applies with respect to events occurring before or after the effective date of this Agreement, and shall continue to apply even after Indemnitee has ceased to serve the Company in any and all indemnified capacities.

(c) Amendments and Waivers. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. No delay or failure to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that provision as to that or any other instance.

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company) and assigns, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives and assigns. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

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(e) Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email, or 48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth on the signature page, as subsequently modified by written notice, or if no address is specified on the signature page, at the most recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records.

(f) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(g) Construction. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

(h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Execution of a facsimile or scanned copy will have the same force and effect as execution of an original, and a facsimile or scanned signature will be deemed an original and valid signature.

(i) No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create in Indemnitee any right to continued employment.

(j) Company Position. The Company shall be precluded from asserting, in any Proceeding brought for purposes of establishing, enforcing or interpreting any right to indemnification under this Agreement, that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertion to the contrary.

(k) Subrogation. Subject to Section 3(d), in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company to effectively bring suit to enforce such rights.

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The parties have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:

GETAROUND, INC.

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

Address:

55 Green Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Email:

   

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

INDEMNITEE:
 

(PRINT NAME)

     

(Signature)

 

Address:

     
     

Email:

   

 

[Signature Page to Getaround, Inc. Indemnification Agreement]

Exhibit 10.11

GETAROUND, INC.

STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 8, 2022, by and among Zaid Holdings LLC (“Transferor”) and Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

AGREEMENT

The parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Transfer and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Transferor agrees to transfer and sell to Company free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, and Company agrees to purchase from Transferor, on the Closing (as defined below), 2,710,571 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares”). The purchase price of the Shares is $1.96 per share of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of all the Shares equal to $5,312,718 (the “Purchase Price”).

2. Closing. The transfer and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective immediately prior to the Company’s merger with TMPST Merger Sub I, Inc. pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 11, 2022 (the “Closing”). On the Closing, Transferor shall deliver to Company an Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A executed by Transferor in favor of Company, against payment of the Purchase Price, which shall be paid by check or wire transfer to an account designated by Transferor.

3. Representations and Warranties of Transferor.

(a) Authorization. Transferor represents and warrants that Transferor has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform Transferor’s obligations under this Agreement and all agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby and to sell and deliver the Shares being sold hereunder, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Transferor.

(b) Ownership. Transferor represents and warrants that Transferor is the sole beneficial owner of the Shares and that the Shares are free and clear of any liens, pledges, security interests, claims, equitable interests or encumbrances (other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal laws, restrictions under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Plan, the option exercise agreement entered into between Sam Zaid and the Company dated as of February 25, 2021 and the early exercise notice and restricted stock purchase agreement entered into between Sam Zaid and the Company dated as of February 25, 2021). Transferor further represents that Transferor has good and marketable title to the Shares, has the right and authority to sell the Shares to the Company pursuant to this Agreement and has obtained all third party consents necessary for the transfer of the Shares.

(c) Experience and Evaluation. By reason of Transferor’s business or financial experience or the business or financial experience of Transferor’s professional advisors who are unaffiliated with the Company and who are not compensated by Company, Transferor has the capacity to protect Transferor’s own interests in connection with the sale of the Shares to the Company. Transferor is capable of evaluating the potential risks and benefits of the sale of the Shares hereunder. Transferor acknowledges that neither the Company nor its affiliates are acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment adviser to Transferor, and have not given Transferor any investment advice, opinion or other information on whether the sale of the Shares is prudent.


(d) Access to Information. Transferor has received all the information Transferor considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to sell the Shares hereunder and perform the other transactions contemplated hereby. Transferor further represents that Transferor has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company, and to seek from the Company such additional information as Transferor has deemed necessary to verify the accuracy of any such information furnished or otherwise made available to him by or on behalf of the Company.

(e) No Future Participation. Transferor acknowledges and agrees that Transferor will have no future participation in any Company gains, losses, profits or distributions with respect to the Shares. If the Shares increase in value by any means, or if the Company’s equity becomes freely tradable and increases in value, Transferor acknowledges that Transferor is voluntarily forfeiting any opportunity to share in any resulting increase in value from the Shares.

(f) Tax Matters. Transferor has had opportunity to review with Transferor’s tax advisors the federal, state and local tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Transferor is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Transferor understands that Transferor (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Transferor’s tax liability and any related interest and penalties that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(g) No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either a default under any provision of any instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree or contract or an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Shares.

(h) Validity. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by such Transferor, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Transferor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability of a specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

4. Release. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are acknowledged by Transferor, Transferor knowingly and voluntarily releases to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law any and all claims or causes of action, whether or not now known, against the Company or its predecessors, successors, or past or present subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, attorneys, employees, assigns and employee benefit plans, with respect to the purchase or sale of the Shares, including any claims relating to this Agreement. This waiver and release includes, without limitation, claims for attorneys’ fees or costs; and claims of fraud, fraud in the inducement, breach of contract, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

Transferor expressly waives and releases any and all rights and benefits under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California (or any analogous law of any other state), which reads as follows:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

 

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The waiver and release contained in this Section 4 does not apply to Transferor’s rights under California Labor Code section 2802, or any claim which, as a matter of law, cannot be released by private agreement. If any provision of the waiver and release contained in this Section 4 is found to be unenforceable, it shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions and a court shall enforce all remaining provisions to the full extent permitted by law.

5. Miscellaneous.

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement.

(c) Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent by fax (as evidenced by sender’s confirmation receipt) or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice.

(d) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (a) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (b) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded.

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

(f) Acknowledgement. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, has represented the Company in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement, and has not undertaken to represent Transferor in connection herewith. To the extent that Transferor desires, Transferor should retain counsel of Transferor’s own choosing in order to represent and protect the interests of Transferor.

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The parties have executed this Stock Repurchase Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

TRANSFEROR:
ZAID HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ Sam Zaid

Name:   Sam Zaid
Title:   Member
Address:
GETAROUND, INC.
By:  

/s/ Spencer Jackson

Name:   Spencer Jackson
Title:   Secretary
Address:

SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.12

NOTE REPAYMENT AGREEMENT

This Note Repayment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 8, 2022 by and among Getaround, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Sam Zaid (the “Borrower”), and Zaid Holdings LLC (“Holdings”). The Company, the Borrower, and Holdings are referred to herein as the “Parties” collectively and a “Party” individually.

WHEREAS, Company and Borrower have entered into Secured Non-Recourse Promissory Notes, as summarized on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Notes”), pursuant to which Borrower pledged shares of the Company’s capital stock as collateral for such Notes pursuant to corresponding Loan, Pledge, and Option Agreement or Loan and Pledge Agreement, as applicable (the “Loan Agreements”).

WHEREAS, the stock pledged as collateral for the Notes has been transferred to Holdings, subject to the terms and conditions of the Notes.

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to agree to terms and conditions of the repayment and termination of the Notes.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by the execution and delivery hereof, the Parties, constituting the parties necessary to take the actions contemplated herein, agree as follows:

1. Note Repayment. Effective immediately prior to the Company’s merger with TMPST Merger Sub I, Inc. pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 11, 2022, Holdings and Borrower hereby transfer to Company the shares of capital stock of the Company as described on Exhibit B (the “Shares”) as repayment in full of the Notes and all obligations of Borrower thereunder (the “Repayment”). The Company hereby agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes, the entire amount owed under the Notes (the “Repayment Amount”) is being tendered by Borrower in the form of the Shares, and effective upon the transfer of such Shares, the Notes and all obligations set forth therein shall be immediately deemed repaid in full and such Notes shall be terminated and cancelled in their entirety, including any security interest effected therein, without any further action required by the Parties. The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the fair market value of the Shares is deemed to be as set forth on Exhibit B, consistent with each of the Loan Agreements (as applicable), and collectively at least equal to the Repayment Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, Company shall release to Holdings and to Borrower, as applicable, the remaining Collateral (as defined in the applicable Loan Agreement), if any, after reduction thereto of the Shares delivered to the Company in connection with the Repayment. In connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Holdings and Borrower shall deliver to the Company an Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C, executed in favor of Company, with respect to the Shares.

2. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of actual receipt, or (a) personal delivery to the Party to be notified, (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next business day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective Parties at their address as set forth on the signature page


(b) Severability. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision. The Parties agree that to the extent any unenforceable provision can be re-drafted to be made enforceable, they will agree to the court or arbitrator re-drafting said provision.

(c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matters hereof or stated herein. By entering into this Agreement and agreeing to the Repayment, the Parties agree that the terms of the Notes are hereby amended to the extent necessary to permit the Repayment in satisfaction of the Repayment Amount.

(d) Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by Company and Borrower.

(e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of law principles of such State or of any other jurisdiction.

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party hereto; it being understood and agreed that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. The delivery by facsimile or by electronic delivery in PDF format of this Agreement with all executed signature pages (in counterparts or otherwise) shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions set forth herein. All of the counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument and each counterpart will constitute an original of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties has caused this Note Repayment Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
GETAROUND, INC.
By:   /s/ Spencer Jackson
Name: Spencer Jackson
Title: Secretary
Address:


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties has caused this Note Repayment Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:
SAM ZAID
/s/ Sam Zaid
(Signature)
Address:

 

HOLDINGS:
ZAID HOLDINGS LLC
/s/ Sam Zaid
(Signature)
Name: Sam Zaid
Title: Member
Address:

Exhibit 14.1

 

LOGO

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

Policy Effective Date:    Adopted and approved by the Board of Directors and effective as of December 8, 2022
Applicability:    Getaround Directors, Employees, and Contractors
Policy Owner:    Getaround Legal Department
Contact Email:    legal@getaround.com

 

1.

Purpose

Getaround, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is committed to promoting high standards of honest and ethical business conduct and compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. As part of this commitment, the Company has adopted this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this “Code”). The Company has adopted this Code to set expectations and provide guidance applicable to all members (“directors”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and officers, employees, independent contractors and consultants of the Company (all such persons for purposes of this Code, “personnel”). All personnel are responsible for reading and understanding this Code and using it as a guide to the performance of their responsibilities for the Company. Personnel should consider not only their own conduct, but also that of their family members. Throughout this Code, the term “family member” refers to a person’s spouse, parents, children and siblings, whether by blood, marriage or adoption, or anyone residing in such person’s home (other than a tenant or employee).

The Company expects all of its directors, executive officers, managers and other supervisory personnel to act with honesty and integrity, use due care and diligence in performing responsibilities to the Company, help foster a sense of commitment to this Code among its personnel and foster a culture of fairness, honesty and accountability within the Company. The Company also expects such personnel to ensure that the Company’s agents and contractors conform to the standards of this Code when working on the Company’s behalf. See Section 15 (Compliance Standards and Procedures) for a description of whom to contact with questions or how to report suspected violations of the Code.

Anyone who violates the standards in this Code will be subject to appropriate action, which, in certain circumstances, may include (a) for directors, removal from the Board, legal action or referral for criminal prosecution and (b) for personnel, termination of employment or service provider relationship for cause, legal action or referral for criminal prosecution.

 

2.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Company is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where its personnel are treated with dignity and respect. The Company believes that the diverse backgrounds of its workforce contributes to the richness of its community, and that everyone does their best work in an environment that fosters diversity, inclusion and respect.


3.

Equal Opportunity

In keeping with the Company’s commitment to the communities in which the Company does business, the Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. This means that employment decisions are to be based on merit and business needs, and not based upon race, color, citizenship status, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family and medical care leave status or any other condition prohibited by law.

 

4.

Discrimination and Harassment are Prohibited

The Company does not tolerate discrimination or harassment against any individual on the basis of any non-performance-related characteristics, including race, gender or any of the other conditions outlined in Section 3 above. Discriminatory and harassing behavior are strictly prohibited at the workplace, at work-related functions and in any other setting where the behavior could affect someone’s comfort or relationships at work. This policy of non-discrimination and harassment is not limited to personnel and potential personnel, but extends to how the Company treats its partners, investors, customers, contractors and other constituencies.

 

5.

Confidentiality

 

5.1

One of the Company’s most important assets is its confidential information. Additionally, business partners, suppliers, vendors, and other third parties may occasionally share their confidential information with the Company, and the Company may not use or disclose their confidential information except as authorized. Personnel who have had access to such confidential information must not share it with anyone who has not been authorized to receive it, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. This prohibition applies, both while working for the Company and after employment ends or, in the case of directors, while serving as director and after such director ceases to be a director.

Confidential information includes (a) business, marketing, product and service plans; (b) business and pricing strategies; (c) financial information and forecasts; (d) product architecture, source codes, engineering ideas, designs, data, databases, technical information and other intellectual property; (e) personnel information; (f) business partner, supplier and customer lists and data; (g) similar types of information provided to the Company by its business partners, distributors, suppliers or vendors; and (h) all other non-public information (regardless of its source) that might be of use to competitors or harmful to the Company or its business partners, suppliers or vendors, if disclosed, all of which is more fully described in the employee confidential information and invention assignment agreement or similar agreement (including consulting or contractor agreements) that the Company’s personnel sign when they join the Company.

Unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information is extremely serious; it would violate the confidential information and invention assignment agreement or similar agreement (including consulting or contractor agreement) and it could be illegal and result in civil liability or criminal penalties. It would also violate the Company’s trust in its personnel, and the trust of a business partner, supplier or vendor in the Company.

 

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5.2

Directors and personnel must take precautions to prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. Materials that contain confidential information, such as files, memos, notebooks, computer disks, mobile devices, memory sticks and laptop computers, should be stored securely. Directors and personnel should take steps to ensure that documents and files are produced, copied, faxed, filed, stored and discarded by means designed to minimize the risk that unauthorized persons might obtain access to confidential information. Directors and personnel should be cautious when discussing confidential information in public places like elevators, airports, restaurants and areas in and around the Company’s offices to which non-personnel have access. All company emails, voicemails and other communications are presumed confidential and should not be forwarded or otherwise disseminated outside of the Company except where required for legitimate business purposes. Please see the Company’s Corporate Communications and Social Media Policy for additional information.

 

5.3

Personnel are required to observe the provisions of any other specific policy regarding data protection, privacy and confidential information that the Company may adopt from time to time, as well as any applicable laws relating to data protection and privacy. If personnel become aware of any instance of inappropriate handling of information or data or any security breach, personnel should report it immediately.

 

6.

Legal Compliance

 

6.1

Compliance.

All directors and personnel must always obey the law while performing their duties to the Company. The Company’s success depends upon each of its personnel operating within legal guidelines and cooperating with authorities. In addition, all personnel are expected to comply with all other applicable Company policies, many of which supplement this Code by providing more detailed guidance. It is essential that all of the Company’s personnel know and understand the legal and regulatory requirements and other standards that apply to the Company’s business and to their specific area of responsibility. To ask questions about whether or how any law applies to Company conduct, please contact the legal department.

 

6.2

Insider Trading.

All directors and personnel are prohibited from using “inside” or material non-public information about the Company, or about companies with which the Company does business, in connection with buying or selling the Company’s or such other companies’ securities, including “tipping’’ others who might make an investment decision on the basis of this information. All personnel must exercise the utmost care when in possession of material non-public information. Please review the Company’s Insider Trading Policy (the “Insider Trading Policy”) for additional information.

 

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6.3

Anti-Corruption Laws.

All directors and personnel are expected to comply with all applicable laws wherever they travel on Company business, including laws prohibiting bribery, corruption or the conduct of business with specified individuals, companies or countries. All personnel are also expected to comply with U.S. laws, rules and regulations governing the conduct of business by U.S. citizens and entities outside the United States, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits directly or indirectly giving anything of value to a government official to obtain or retain business or favorable treatment, and requires the maintenance of accurate books of account, with all Company transactions being properly recorded. For additional information, please see the Company’s Anti-Corruption Policy and any other related policies that the Company may adopt from time to time.

 

6.4

Antitrust Laws.

All directors and personnel are expected to comply with all applicable antitrust laws, which are designed to protect customers and the competitive process. These laws generally prohibit the Company from establishing:

 

   

price fixing arrangements with competitors or resellers;

 

   

arrangements with competitors to share pricing information or other competitive marketing information, or to allocate markets or customers;

 

   

agreements with competitors or customers to boycott particular business partners, customers or competitors; or

 

   

a monopoly or attempted monopoly through anticompetitive conduct.

Some kinds of information, such as pricing, production and inventory, should never be exchanged with competitors, regardless of how innocent or casual the exchange may be, because even where no formal arrangement exists, merely exchanging information can create the appearance of an improper arrangement.

Noncompliance with the antitrust laws can have extremely negative consequences for the Company, including negative publicity, long and costly investigations and lawsuits and substantial fines or damages. Understanding the requirements of antitrust and unfair competition laws of the jurisdictions where the Company does business can be difficult, and personnel are urged to seek assistance from their supervisors or the Company’s General Counsel (the “Compliance Officer”) whenever they have questions relating to these laws.

 

6.5

Anti-Money Laundering

The Company is committed to comply with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and to prevent itself from being a conduit for the movement of illicit funds or promoting terrorist or other criminal activity. As such, all Getaround directors and personnel are expected to comply with the Company’s Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Policy. Please see the Company’s Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Policy for more information.

 

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7.

Competition and Fair Dealing

The Company strives to compete vigorously and to gain advantages over its competitors through superior business performance, not through unethical or illegal business practices. No personnel may through improper means acquire proprietary information from others, possess trade secret information or induce disclosure of confidential information from past or present employees of other companies. If personnel become aware of the improper acquisition of this type of information, they should report it immediately.

Personnel are expected to deal fairly and honestly with anyone with whom they have contact in the course of performing their duties to the Company and not engage in unfair business practices. Personnel involved in procurement have a special responsibility to adhere to principles of fair competition in the purchase of products and services by selecting suppliers based exclusively on typical commercial considerations, such as quality, cost, availability, service and reputation, and not on the receipt of special favors. Personnel involved in sales have a special responsibility to abide by all Company policies regarding selling activities, including Company policies relevant to revenue recognition. Further, no personnel may take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse or privileged information, misrepresentation of facts or any other unfair dealing practice.

 

8.

Gifts and Entertainment

Business gifts and entertainment are meant to create goodwill and sound working relationships and not to gain improper advantage with customers or facilitate approvals from government officials. All personnel must be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety in giving or receiving gifts and entertainment. In general, the Company’s personnel cannot offer, provide or accept any gifts or entertainment in connection with their service to the Company except in a manner consistent with customary business practices, such as customary and reasonable meals and entertainment. Gifts and entertainment must not be excessive in value, in cash, susceptible of being construed as a bribe or kickback, or in violation of any laws. This principle applies to the Company’s transactions everywhere in the world, even if it conflicts with local custom. Under some statutes, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, giving anything of value to a government official to obtain or retain business or favorable treatment is a criminal act subject to prosecution and conviction. For additional information, please see the Company’s Anti-Corruption Policy. Additionally, personnel should not accept gifts or entertainment that may reasonably be deemed to affect their judgment or actions in the performance of their duties.

 

9.

Conflicts of Interest

In order to make good decisions for the Company, directors and personnel need to be aware of their own biases and make sure they counter them. The Company’s personnel are expected to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest between their personal and professional relationships. For directors, this may include recusal from discussions of the Board when their participation could be perceived as creating such a conflict.

A “conflict of interest” occurs when a personal interest interferes in any way (or even appears or could reasonably be expected to interfere) with the interests of the Company as a whole. Sometimes conflicts of interest arise when personnel take some action or have some outside interest, duty, responsibility or obligation that conflicts with an interest of the Company or the personnel’s duty to the Company. A conflict of interest can arise when personnel take actions or have interests that may make it difficult to perform the personnel’s duties objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest can also arise when the Company’s personnel or their relatives (including a family member of personnel) receives improper personal benefits as a result of their position at the Company.

 

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While we cannot list them all in this Code, some examples include:

 

   

Service as a member of the board of directors of a competitor or accepting payments or other benefits from a competitor.

 

   

Employment by or service on the board of directors of a business competitor partner, supplier or vendor.

 

   

Holding a significant financial interest in a competitor or a business that does business with the Company or seeks to do business with the Company, other than holding a direct interest of less than 1% in the stock of a publicly traded company.

 

   

Accepting gifts of a value that may appear to or tend to influence business decisions or otherwise compromise independent judgment.

 

   

Loans by the Company to its personnel, executive officers,1 or their family members.

 

   

Taking personal advantage of corporate opportunities.

 

   

Engaging a family member or close friend to provide services to the Company.

Personnel must avoid these situations (and others like them), and any other situations where their loyalty to the Company could be compromised. Evaluating whether a conflict of interest exists can be difficult and may involve a number of considerations. The Company encourages its directors and personnel to seek guidance from their manager, the Compliance Officer or, in the case of directors, the chair of the Audit Committee (the “AC chair”) in this regard.

Any transaction that may implicate a conflict of interest needs to be approved in advance by the Compliance Officer or, in the case of directors, the Audit Committee. Senior financial employees may, in addition to speaking with the Compliance Officer, discuss potential conflicts with the AC chair. All related-party transactions, whether or not deemed to be a conflict of interest, must be approved in accordance with the Company’s Related Party Transactions Policy.

 

10.

Corporate Opportunities

The Company’s personnel may not compete with the Company or take personal advantage of business opportunities that the Company might want to pursue. Personnel are prohibited from taking for themselves personally (or for the benefit of friends or family members) opportunities that are discovered through the use of Company property, information or position. Even opportunities that are acquired through independent sources may be questionable if they are related to the Company’s existing or proposed lines of business. Significant participation in an investment or outside business opportunity that is directly related to the Company’s existing or proposed lines of business must be pre-approved.

 

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Loans by the Company to, or guarantees by the Company of obligations of, any director or executive officer are expressly prohibited.

 

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The Company’s personnel (other than personnel who also serve as directors) should consult with their manager or the Compliance Officer to determine an appropriate course of action if interested in pursuing an opportunity that they discovered through their Company position or use of Company property or information. Directors should consult with the AC chair or the Compliance Officer if interested in pursuing such opportunities.

In the interest of clarifying above, if any member of the Board who is also a partner or employee of an entity that is a holder of our capital stock, or an employee of an entity that manages such an entity (each, a “Fund”), acquires knowledge of a potential transaction (investment transaction or otherwise) or other matter other than in connection with such individual’s service as a member of the Board (including, if applicable, in such individual’s capacity as a partner or employee of the Fund or the manager or general partner of a Fund) that may be an opportunity of interest for both the Company and such Fund, then, provided that such director has acted reasonably and in good faith with respect to the best interests of the Company, such an event shall be deemed not to be a violation this Code.

 

11.

Financial Integrity; Public Reporting

The Company strives to maintain integrity of the Company’s records and public disclosure. The Company’s corporate and business records, including all supporting entries to the Company’s books of account, must be completed honestly, accurately and understandably. The Company’s records are important to investors and creditors. They serve as a basis for managing the Company’s business and are important in meeting the Company’s obligations to business partners, suppliers, vendors, creditors, employees and others with whom the Company does business. The Company depends on the books, records and accounts accurately and fairly reflecting, in reasonable detail, the Company’s assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, as well as all transactions and changes in assets and liabilities.

To help ensure the integrity of the Company’s records and public disclosure, the Company requires that:

 

   

no entry be made in the Company’s books and records that is intentionally false or misleading;

 

   

transactions be supported by appropriate documentation;

 

   

the terms of sales and other commercial transactions be reflected accurately in the documentation for those transactions and all such documentation be reflected accurately in the Company’s books and records;

 

   

the Company’s personnel comply with the Company’s system of internal controls and be held accountable for their entries;

 

   

any off-balance sheet arrangements of the Company are clearly and appropriately disclosed;

 

   

the Company’s personnel work cooperatively with the Company’s independent auditors in their review of the Company’s financial statements and disclosure documents;

 

   

no cash or other assets be maintained for any purpose in any unrecorded or “off-the-books” fund; and

 

   

records be retained or destroyed according to the Company’s document retention policies or procedures then in effect.

 

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The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to help ensure that the Company’s reports and documents filed with or submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC”) and other public disclosures are complete, fair, accurate, fairly present the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and are timely and understandable. Personnel who collect, provide or analyze information for or otherwise contribute in any way in preparing or verifying these reports should be familiar with and adhere to all disclosure controls and procedures and generally assist the Company in producing financial disclosures that contain all of the information about the Company that is required by law and would be important to enable investors to understand the Company’s business and its attendant risks. These controls and procedures include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

none of the Company’s personnel may take or authorize any action that would cause the Company’s financial records or financial disclosure to fail to comply with generally accepted accounting principles, the rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable laws, rules and regulations;

 

   

all personnel must cooperate fully with the Company’s finance department, as well as the Company’s independent auditors and legal counsel, respond to their questions with candor and provide them with complete and accurate information to help ensure that the Company’s books and records, as well as its reports filed with the SEC, are accurate and complete; and

 

   

none of the Company’s personnel should knowingly make (or cause or encourage any other person to make) any false or misleading statement in any of the Company’s reports filed with the SEC or knowingly omit (or cause or encourage any other person to omit) any information necessary to make the disclosure in any of such reports accurate in all material respects.

In connection with the preparation of the financial and other disclosures that the Company makes to the public, including by press release or filing a document with the SEC, directors must, in addition to complying with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, follow these guidelines:

 

   

act honestly, ethically, and with integrity;

 

   

comply with this Code;

 

   

endeavor to ensure complete, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the Company’s filings with the SEC;

 

   

raise questions and concerns regarding the Company’s public disclosures when necessary and ensure that such questions and concerns are appropriately addressed;

 

   

act in good faith in accordance with the director’s business judgment, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing independent judgment to be subordinated by others; and

 

   

comply with the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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If personnel become aware that the Company’s public disclosures are not complete, fair and accurate, or if they become aware of a transaction or development that may require disclosure, they should report the matter immediately.

 

12.

Conduct of Senior Financial Employees

The Company’s Finance Department has a special responsibility to promote integrity throughout the organization, with responsibilities to stakeholders both inside and outside of the Company. As such, the Board requires that the Chief Executive Officer and senior personnel in the Company’s finance department adhere to the following ethical principles and accept the obligation to foster a culture throughout the Company as a whole that ensures the accurate and timely reporting of the Company’s financial results and condition.

Because of this special role, the Company requires that the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Accounting, Vice President of Finance, and any other persons performing similar functions (“Senior Financial Employees”):

 

   

Act with honesty and integrity and use due care and diligence in performing their responsibilities to the Company.

 

   

Avoid situations that represent actual or apparent conflicts of interest with their responsibilities to the Company, and disclose promptly to the Audit Committee and the Compliance Officer, any transaction or personal or professional relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to such an actual or apparent conflict. Without limiting the foregoing, and for the sake of avoiding an implication of impropriety, Senior Financial Employees shall not:

 

   

accept any material gift or other gratuitous benefit from a business partner, supplier or vendor of products or services, including professional services, to the Company (this prohibition is not intended to preclude ordinary course entertainment or similar social events);

 

   

except with the approval of the disinterested members of the Board, directly invest in any privately held company that is a business partner, supplier or vendor of the Company where the Senior Financial Employee, either directly or through people in such Senior Financial Employee’s chain of command, has responsibility or ability to affect or implement the Company’s relationship with the other company; or

 

   

maintain more than a passive investment of greater than 1% of the outstanding shares of a public company that is a business partner, supplier or vendor of the Company.

 

   

Provide constituents with information that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable, including information for inclusion in the Company’s submissions to governmental agencies or in public statements.

 

   

Comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations of federal, state and local governments, and of any applicable public or private regulatory and listing authorities.

 

   

Achieve responsible use of and control over all assets and resources entrusted to each Senior Financial Employee.

 

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13.

Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets

All personnel are expected to protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use for legitimate business purposes. These assets include the Company’s proprietary information, including intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as business and marketing plans, engineering and manufacturing ideas, designs, databases, records and any nonpublic financial data or reports. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s business and operating results. The Company’s physical property, such as computer equipment, buildings, furniture and furnishings, office supplies, products and inventories, should be used only for activities related to performance of job responsibilities, although incidental personal use is permitted. Similarly, unauthorized use or distribution of the Company’s proprietary information is prohibited. Any theft, misuse or suspected theft or misuse of the Company’s assets that becomes known to personnel must be immediately reported.

 

14.

Amendment and Waiver

Any amendment or waiver of this Code must be in writing and must be authorized by a majority of the members of the Board or, to the extent permissible under applicable laws, rules and regulations, a committee of the Board if the Board has delegated such authority to a committee. The Company will notify its personnel of any material changes to this Code. Any such amendment or waiver may be publicly disclosed if required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

15.

Compliance Resources and Procedures

If the Company’s personnel (other than a director) need help understanding this Code, or how it applies to conduct in any given situation, then they should contact the Compliance Officer at legal@getaround.com. In addition, personnel should be alert to possible violations of this Code by others and should report suspected violations without fear of any form of retaliation. If a director needs help understanding this Code, or how it applies to conduct in any given situation, the director should contact the AC chair or the Compliance Officer.

 

15.1

Compliance Resources.

The Company’s personnel (other than personnel who also serve as directors) are encouraged to talk to their supervisors, managers and other appropriate personnel (including the Compliance Officer) when in doubt about the application of any provision of this Code. Directors are encouraged to talk to the AC chair or the Compliance Officer when in doubt about the application of any provision of this Code.

There may, however, be times when personnel prefer not to go to their supervisor. In these instances, personnel should feel free to discuss their questions or concerns with the Compliance Officer. If personnel (other than a director) are uncomfortable speaking with the Compliance Officer because the Compliance Officer works in the personnel’s department or is one of the perssonnel’s supervisors, please contact the AC chair.

 

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Contact information for the Compliance Officer and the AC chair is available on the Company’s internal website. In addition to fielding questions with respect to interpretation or potential violations of this Code, the Compliance Officer is responsible for:

 

   

investigating possible violations of this Code;

 

   

training new employees in Code policies;

 

   

conducting training sessions to refresh employees’ familiarity with this Code;

 

   

recommending updates to this Code as needed for approval by the Audit Committee, to reflect changes in the law, Company operations and recognized best practices, and to reflect Company experience with this Code; and

 

   

otherwise promoting an atmosphere of responsible and ethical conduct.

 

15.2

Reporting Possible Violations

If the Company’s personnel are aware of a suspected or actual violation of this Code by him/herself or others, it is the personnel’s responsibility to report it. Personnel may report directly to their supervisors, who must promptly report any complaints or observations of Code violations to the Compliance Officer. There may, however, be times when personnel prefer not to go to their supervisor. In these instances, please follow the reporting procedures, including the anonymous and confidential reporting procedures, described in the Whistleblower and Complaint Policy.

 

15.3

No Retaliation

The Company’s personnel should in good faith raise questions or report suspected or actual violations of this Code without any fear of retaliation in any form; it is the Company’s policy not to retaliate in such circumstances and the Company will take prompt disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment or service provider relationship for cause, against any personnel who retaliates against someone who reports a suspected or actual violation.

 

15.4

Accountability

Reported violations of this Code will be investigated and appropriate action taken. Any violation of this Code, including fraudulent reports, may result in disciplinary action. That disciplinary action may include termination of employment and legal proceedings if warranted.

 

16.

No Rights Created

This Code is a statement of fundamental principles, policies and procedures that govern the conduct of the Company’s personnel. It is not intended to and does not create any legal rights for any business partner, supplier, vendor, competitor, stockholder or any other non-employee or entity.

 

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17.

Administration of this Code

The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing this Code as set forth in the Audit Committee’s charter and overseeing the establishment of procedures for the prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code. It may request reports from the Company’s executive officers about the implementation of this Code and may take any steps in connection with the implementation of this Code as it deems necessary, subject to the limitations set forth in this Code. The Audit Committee will have the authority to review and assess this Code and recommend revisions for approval by the Board. The Company will notify directors of any material changes to this Code.

*    *    *

 

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CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I certify that I have read, understand and agree to comply with Getaround, Inc.’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this “Code”). I agree that I will be subject to sanctions imposed by the Company, in its discretion, for violation of the Code. I acknowledge that one of the sanctions to which I may be subject as a result of violating the Code is termination of my employment or service provider relationship for cause, or if I am a director, removal from the Board.

 

Date:     Signature:

 

    Printed Name:

 

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Exhibit 16.1

December 14, 2022

Office of the Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Commissioners:

We have read the statements made by Getaround, Inc. (formerly known as Interprivate II Acquisition Corp.) included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated December 14, 2022. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01 in such Form 8-K. We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements of Getaround, Inc. (formerly known as Interprivate II Acquisition Corp.) contained therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Marcum LLP

/gcp

Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF GETAROUND, INC.*

 

Name of Subsidiary     Jurisdiction of Organization
Getaround Operations LLC     Delaware
Getaround SAS     France

 

*

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(21)(ii) of Regulation S-K, the names of other subsidiaries of Getaround, Inc. are omitted because, considered in the aggregate, they would not constitute a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X).

Exhibit 99.1

Getaround Announces Closing of Business Combination with InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp

Getaround common stock and warrants to list on the NYSE today under the symbols “GETR” and “GETR.WS”

Getaround to ring the Opening Bell at the NYSE on public market debut

The pioneer of the digital carsharing transformation raises approximately $228 million1

SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 2022 – Getaround (“Getaround” or “the Company”), the world’s first connected carsharing marketplace, today announced the Company has completed its previously announced business combination (“the Business Combination”) with InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: IPVA) (“InterPrivate II”).

In connection with the completion of the Business Combination, Getaround’s common stock and warrants will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “GETR” and “GETR.WS,” respectively, on December 9, 2022. The Business Combination was approved at a Special Meeting of InterPrivate II shareholders on December 7, 2022, and was unanimously approved by InterPrivate II’s Board of Directors. Getaround’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Sam Zaid, and the current management team of Getaround, will continue to lead the Company.

“Today is a special day for the Getaround team that has worked tirelessly to usher in an era of connected and digital carsharing. We are excited to enter into a new chapter as a publicly traded company. Getaround helped pioneer the carsharing category, and we believe consumer adoption is still in its early stages of a large addressable market with secular growth. With our unique and patented technology that enables consumers to instantly rent and unlock nearby cars, we believe Getaround is poised to capitalize on an immense market opportunity,” said Zaid. “With the capital raised through this transaction and with exceptional partners in InterPrivate and Mudrick Capital Management, we will continue accelerating Getaround’s mission to lead the advancement of carsharing through our innovative, proprietary technology. ”

“We are pleased to be able to partner with Mudrick Capital Management, a leading global investment firm, to support Getaround’s public market debut. Getaround continues to position itself to capture market share in the burgeoning carsharing category, offering a fully digital and superior carsharing marketplace,” commented Ahmed Fattouh, Chairman & CEO of InterPrivate II, who is joining Getaround’s Board of Directors. “Utilizing its key fundamental technological advantage, Getaround Connect, Getaround is able to provide a seamless and frictionless carsharing experience to deliver enhanced value to its users. InterPrivate II believes Getaround’s listing on the NYSE is just the beginning of its journey, as the Company continues to execute on key growth initiatives and lead its peer group as the worldwide leader in asset-light digital carsharing.”

 

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Approximately $228 million of gross proceeds includes amounts retained in InterPrivate II’s trust account, the conversion of approximately $37.5 million of bridge notes and the issuance of $175 million of convertible notes. Getaround repaid its existing credit facility at the closing.

 

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“Getaround has demonstrated a long term track record of growth, and is well-positioned to continue to lead the carsharing category with its superior economics and technology as a publicly traded company,” commented Jason Mudrick, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Mudrick Capital Management, LP, a global investment firm. “We are pleased to have played a key role in supporting this transformative transaction for Getaround.”

To memorialize the completion of the Business Combination, Getaround will be ringing the Opening Bell at the NYSE at 9:30 a.m. ET on December 9, 2022. A live stream of the event and replay can be accessed by visiting https://www.nyse.com/bell.

LionTree Advisors LLC served as financial advisor, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. acted as capital markets advisor and Greenberg Traurig, P.A. served as lead legal advisor to InterPrivate II. White & Case LLP also served as a legal advisor to InterPrivate II. UBS Securities LLC acted as lead capital markets advisor and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP served as legal advisor to Getaround. Additionally, Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to UBS Securities LLC.

About Getaround

Offering a 100% digital experience, Getaround makes sharing cars and trucks simple through its proprietary cloud and in-car Connect® technology. The company empowers consumers to shift away from car ownership through instant and convenient access to desirable, affordable, and safe cars from entrepreneurial hosts. Getaround’s on-demand technology enables a contactless experience — no waiting in line at a car rental facility, manually completing paperwork, or meeting anyone to collect or drop off car keys. Getaround’s mission is to utilize its peer-to-peer marketplace to help solve some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today, including environmental sustainability and access to economic opportunity. Launched in 2011, Getaround is available today in more than 1,000 cities across the United States and Europe. For more information, please visit https://www.getaround.com/.

About InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp

InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. is a blank check corporation led by Chairman and CEO Ahmed Fattouh, Executive Vice Presidents Brian Pham and Alan Pinto, General Counsel Brandon Bentley, and Vice President James Pipe. InterPrivate is further guided by a group of notable investors and operating executives who serve as board members and senior advisors including: Jeffrey Harris, venture capitalist and lead independent director at Chargepoint; Susan Decker, former President of Yahoo! and lead independent director at Berkshire Hathaway; Tracey Brophy Warson, former Chair of Citi Private Bank; and Matthew Luckett, founder of Lampros Capital and former CIO of Balestra Capital.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” and “will,” and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to statements regarding the benefits of the Business Combination and becoming a public company and Getaround’s market opportunity and prospects for success in the public markets. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including, but not limited to: (i) the effect of the Business Combination on Getaround’s business relationships, performance, and business generally; (ii)

 

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the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Getaround or against InterPrivate II following the completion of the Business Combination; (iii) the ability to meet New York Stock Exchange listing standards; (iv) changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Getaround operates, variations in performance across competitors and changes in laws and regulations affecting Getaround’s business; (v) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations , gauge and adapt to industry trends and changing host, guest and consumer preferences, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (vi) the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, (vii) the risk of adverse or changing economic conditions, including the resulting effects on consumer spending, and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which Getaround operates; (xii) the risk that Getaround and its current and future partners are unable to successfully develop and scale Getaround’s products and offerings, or experience significant delays in doing so; (xiii) the acceptance or adoption of carsharing as an alternative to car ownership in the geographies in which Getaround operates its business; and (xiv) risks associated with increased competition among providers of carsharing or other modes of transportation. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed by InterPrivate II with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 16, 2022, and other documents filed by InterPrivate II from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Getaround and InterPrivate II assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither Getaround nor InterPrivate II gives any assurance that either Getaround or InterPrivate II will achieve its expectations.

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Contacts:

InterPrivate

IR@InterPrivate.com

Investors

investors@getaround.com

Media

press@getaround.com

 

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Exhibit 99.2

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Unless otherwise defined herein, defined terms included below have the same meaning as terms defined and included or incorporated by reference in the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) to which this Exhibit is attached, which was filed by New Getaround with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 14, 2022.

Introduction

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the financial information of InterPrivate II and Getaround, adjusted to give effect to the Business Combination. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the pro forma effects of the following transactions:

 

   

The Business Combination;

 

   

The issuance of an additional $3.7 million aggregate principal amount of Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes after the September 30, 2022 balance sheet date;

 

   

The issuance of $2.0 million principal amount of a Getaround Subordinated Promissory Note after the September 30, 2022, balance sheet date and its subsequent conversion into Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes; and

 

   

The issuance of $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes and 266,156 shares of Class A Stock (the “Equitable Adjustment Shares”), as well as the related $3.5 million of Convertible Notes Warrants in the Convertible Notes Financing;

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 combines the historical balance sheet of InterPrivate II and the historical balance sheet of Getaround for such period on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination had been consummated on September 30, 2022.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 combines the historical statements of operations of InterPrivate II and Getaround for such periods on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination had been consummated on January 1, 2021.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position and results of operations that would have been achieved had the Business Combination occurred on the dates indicated. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of the post-combination company. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors. The unaudited pro forma adjustments represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and is subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed. This information should be read together with InterPrivate II’s and Getaround’s unaudited and audited financial statements and related notes, the sections titled “InterPrivate II Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Getaround’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and other financial information included in the Form 8-K and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, all of which is incorporated herein by reference.

The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse capitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under the guidance in ASC 805, InterPrivate II has been determined to be the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination is treated as the equivalent of Getaround issuing stock for the net assets of InterPrivate II, accompanied by a recapitalization whereby the net assets of InterPrivate II are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of Getaround.

Getaround was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on an evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:


   

Getaround will comprise the ongoing operations of the combined company;

 

   

Getaround’s senior management will comprise the senior management of the combined company;

 

   

Getaround will control a majority of the initial Board of Directors;

 

   

The post-combination company will assume the Getaround name; and

 

   

Getaround equityholders will have a majority voting interest in the post-combination company.

Description of the Business Combination

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the aggregate share consideration issued by New Getaround in the Business Combination is $920.9 million, consisting of 83,867,224 newly issued shares of New Getaround common stock valued at an effective price of $10.00 per share, after the adjustment described below, and 8,218,750 previously issued shares of Class A Stock retained by InterPrivate II stockholders. Of the $920.9 million in aggregate share consideration, the InterPrivate II stockholders, including the Public Stockholders and Initial Stockholders, retained $82.2 million of 8,218,750 previously issued shares of Class A Stock; the holders of the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes received $54.0 million in the form of 5,400,542 newly issued shares of New Getaround common stock; the holders of the Convertible Notes received $2.7 million in the form of 266,156 newly issued shares of New Getaround common stock; and the Getaround equityholders received an aggregate of $800.0 million in the form of 78,200,526 newly issued shares of New Getaround common stock, inclusive of 11,000,000 Bonus Shares, issued in respect of all outstanding shares of Getaround Common Stock, including shares of Getaround Common Stock issued upon exercise of Getaround Warrants that were exercisable in accordance with their terms for Getaround Capital Stock and conversion of Getaround Preferred Stock, Getaround non-voting common stock and convertible notes other than the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes, in each case immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and all outstanding Getaround 2021 Bridge Notes converted in accordance with their terms into shares of Class A Stock. InterPrivate II and Getaround agreed to reserve in escrow 11,000,000 shares of Class A Stock of the 78.2 million shares constituting the aggregate transaction consideration for distribution as Bonus Shares promptly following the Closing to the Bonus Share Recipients. The Payment Spreadsheet, as defined in the Merger Agreement and the Merger Agreement Amendment, each of which are incorporated herein by reference, delivered at the consummation of the Business Combination was appropriately adjusted to maintain the exchange ratio for the Getaround equityholders, other than holders of the outstanding vested in-the-money Getaround Options, in connection with the Merger Agreement Amendment, which changed the treatment of such options under the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as amended, all Getaround Options were assumed by InterPrivate II and converted into options to purchase shares of Class A Stock. The Bonus Shares are apportioned pro rata to each Bonus Share Recipient based on the number of shares of Class A Stock that remain outstanding after giving effect to redemptions and automatic conversion of the Founder Shares into shares of Class A Stock. Any additional Bonus Shares received by a Bonus Share Recipient will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Class A stock.

The following represents the share consideration to be paid at the Closing (in thousands):

 

     Share
Consideration
 

New Getaround common stock retained by InterPrivate II stockholders

   $ 82,188  

New Getaround common stock issued to 2022 Bridge Noteholders

     54,005  

New Getaround common stock issued to Convertible Note Holders

     2,662  

New Getaround common stock held in escrow (Bonus Shares)(1)(2)

     110,000  

New Getaround common stock issued to Getaround equityholders(1)

     672,005  

New Getaround options issued to Getaround optionholders

  
  

 

 

 

Share Consideration — at Closing

   $ 920,860  
  

 

 

 


 

(1)

The Merger Agreement, as amended, incorporated by reference herein includes Aggregate Merger Consideration based on a Base Purchase Price of $800.0 million, adjusted within the Payment Spreadsheet, as described above.

(2)

$90 million and $20 million of Bonus Shares are allocated to non-redeeming Public Stockholders and Initial Stockholders of InterPrivate II, respectively.

The value of share consideration issuable at the Closing is assumed to be $10.00 per share. The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, therefore any change in the trading price of New Getaround common stock will not impact the pro forma financial statements because New Getaround will account for the acquisition of InterPrivate II based upon the amount of net assets acquired upon consummation.

The following summarizes the pro forma shares of New Getaround common stock:

 

     Shares
Outstanding
 

New Getaround common stock retained by InterPrivate II stockholders(1)

     8,218,750  

New Getaround common stock issued to 2022 Bridge Noteholders

     5,400,542  

New Getaround common stock issued to Convertible Note Holders

     266,156  

New Getaround common stock held in escrow (Bonus Shares)(2)

     11,000,000  

New Getaround common stock issued to Getaround equityholders(3)(4)(5)

     67,200,526  
  

 

 

 

Pro Forma Common Stock at Closing

     92,085,974  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excludes 5,175,000 Public Warrants, 4,616,667 Private Warrants and 2,800,000 Convertible Notes Warrants.

(2)

9,000,000 and 2,000,000 Bonus Shares are allocated to non-redeeming Public Stockholders and Initial Stockholders of InterPrivate II, respectively.

(3)

Excludes 8,698,921 outstanding Getaround Options and unvested Getaround RSUs as of December 8, 2022.

(4)

Excludes 34,000,000 Earnout Shares and 11,000,000 Incentive Earnout Shares.

(5)

Excludes 8,620,389 and 1,841,719 shares reserved for the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan Share Reserve and 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively.

The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on information currently available, assumptions, and estimates underlying the unaudited pro forma adjustments and are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions used to present the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

Accounting for the Earnout Shares, and Incentive Earnout Shares and Bonus Shares

Following the Closing, in addition to the share consideration paid at the Closing, Getaround Stockholders, the holders of Getaround 2021 Bridge Notes and the holders of in-the-money vested Getaround Options (the “Earnout Recipients”) will be entitled to receive their pro rata share of an additional aggregate 34,000,000 Earnout Shares upon satisfaction of certain stock price performance conditions during the period following the Closing Date and expiring on the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date. During the same period, certain Getaround employees will be entitled to receive 11,000,000 additional Earnout Shares (the “Incentive Earnout Shares”) under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan upon satisfaction of the same stock price performance conditions. It is not yet known what the terms of the Incentive Earnout Share awards will be or what form of award will be issued.

The issuance of the Earnout Shares and Incentive Earnout Shares are anticipated to be accounted for as equity transactions. Because the Earnout Shares are payable to the Earnout Recipients (i.e., equityholders of the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination) and the Incentive Earnout Shares are payable to Getaround employees, the accounting for the Earnout Shares and Incentive Earnout Shares arrangements do not fall under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805.


The accounting for the Earnout Shares and Incentive Earnout Shares were also evaluated under ASC 480, and the Incentive Earnout Shares further evaluated under ASC 718 to determine if the arrangements should be classified as either a liability or equity. As part of that preliminary analysis, it was determined that both arrangements are free-standing and these instruments will be classified as equity. Therefore, while the Earnout Shares will be recognized at fair value upon the consummation of the Business Combination, currently estimated at $6.5 million this adjustment will have no net impact on any financial statement line item as it would simultaneously increase and decrease additional paid-in capital. Thus, no adjustment has been applied to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet related to the Earnout Shares. Further, as the terms of the Incentive Earnout Shares, with an estimated fair value of $2.1 million, are not yet known, there have been no adjustments recognized within the unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements.

Getaround has preliminarily concluded the Bonus Shares allocated certain designees of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., one of the underwriters in InterPrivate II’s initial public offering, and the holders of the Class B Stock including the Sponsor and the independent directors of InterPrivate II (“Initial Stockholders Bonus Shares”) will be expensed. The allocation of Bonus Shares to holders of Class A Stock was designed to minimize redemptions. However, the shares held by EarlyBirdCapital and by holders of Class B Stock are not subject to redemption, thus the Bonus Shares allocated to these holders is presumed to be non-cash compensation to close the Business Combination. This treatment is based on preliminary interpretation on Staff Accounting Bulletin “SAB” Topic 5.T.

On November 28, 2022, InterPrivate II entered into a Non-Redemption Agreement with the Magnetar Funds (as defined in the Non-Redemption Agreement) (each, a “Non-Redeeming Stockholder”) in exchange for $3.0 million. Pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreement, each Non-Redeeming Stockholder agreed that it will, at InterPrivate II’s election, not redeem an amount of shares of Class A Stock beneficially owned by such Non-Redeeming Stockholder (the “Committed Shares”) up to an aggregate of 1,550,000 shares, to the extent elected by InterPrivate II. In consideration of the Non-Redeeming Stockholder’s commitment to not redeem the Committed Shares, to the extent elected by InterPrivate II, InterPrivate II agreed to pay a cash fee of $3.0 million in the aggregate to all of the Non-Redeeming Stockholders upon the closing of the Business Combination and the sale of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement. As a result of the Non-Redemption Agreement and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as amended, and the Escrow Shares Allocation Agreement, as amended, incorporated herein by reference, the 9,000,000 Bonus Shares allocated to non-redeeming Public Stockholders could have been entirely allocated to each Non-Redeeming Stockholder if all other Public Stockholders elected to redeem.

The accounting for the commitment fee under the Non-Redemption Agreement and the 9,000,000 Bonus Shares is currently incomplete. Getaround has preliminarily concluded that the commitment fee is a reduction in proceeds through a reduction in Additional Paid-in Capital. If the preliminary conclusion were to change, it is possible that this fee is treated as an offering cost or expense. In addition, New Getaround has preliminarily concluded the 9,000,000 Bonus Shares allocated to the non-redeeming Public Stockholders, including each Non-Redeeming Stockholder, at Closing have no accounting impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations as the Bonus Shares are designed to minimize redemptions, not compensate for any goods or services. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations do not reflect potential accounting adjustments for the issuance of the 9,000,000 Bonus Shares to the non-redeeming Public Stockholders. If the preliminary conclusion were to change, it is possible that all or a portion of the 9,000,000 Bonus Shares may be treated as offering costs, a dividend, or expenses. If the bonus shares are treated as an offering cost, the fair value of the Bonus Shares, estimated to be $90 million at the date of this filing based on the stock price InterPrivate II as of December 8, 2022, will be accounted for in equity, with a net impact of zero to equity. If the Bonus Shares are treated as an expense, the fair value of the shares will be expensed. The treatment of the Bonus Shares may differ depending on the allocation to the non-redeeming Public Stockholders. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations do not reflect potential accounting adjustments for the issuance of the 9,000,000 Bonus Shares to the non-redeeming Public Stockholders.


UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

(in thousands)

 

    As of September 30, 2022  
    InterPrivate II
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
Transaction
Adjustments
          Combined     Transaction
Adjustments
          Pro Forma
Combined
 
                                 
    (in thousands)  

Assets

               

Current Assets

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 40     $ 27,216     $ 3,720       A     $ 32,976     $ 260,208       B     $ 98,530  
        2,000       V         (23,798     C    
              (6,575     E    
              169,048       N    
              (79,125     O    
              (245,891     S    
              (3,000     W    
              (5,313     Y    

Restricted cash

    —         3,600       —           3,600       —           3,600  

Accounts receivable, net

    —         439       —           439       —           439  

Prepaid income taxes

    —         —         —           —         —           —    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    126       7,035       —           7,161       (2,907     C       4,128  
              (126     F    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

    166       38,290       5,720         44,176       62,521         106,697  

Marketable securities held in Trust Account

    260,208       —         —           260,208       (260,208     B       —    

Property and Equipment, Net

    —         10,678       —           10,678       —           10,678  

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net

    —         13,407       —           13,407       —           13,407  

Goodwill

    —         105,957       —           105,957       —           105,957  

Intangible Assets, Net

    —         10,785       —           10,785       —           10,785  

Deferred Tax Assets

    —         3       —           3       —           3  

Other Assets

    —         1,745       —           1,745       —           1,745  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 260,374     $ 180,865     $ 5,720       $ 446,959     $ (197,687     $ 249,272  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Deficit

               

Current Liabilities

               

Income tax payable

  $ —       $ —       $ —         $ —       $ —         E     $ —    

Related party payable

    439       —         —           439       (439     E       —    

Accounts payable

    6,136       10,472       —           16,608       (6,136     E       10,472  

Accrued host payments and insurance fees

    —         13,510       —           13,510       —           13,510  

Operating lease liabilities, current

    —         1,828       —           1,828       —           1,828  

Notes payable, current

    —         38,425       —           38,425       (37,530     O       895  

Other accrued liabilities

    —         28,657       —           28,657       (11     G       28,586  
              (2,060     P    
              2,000       U    

Deferred revenue

    —         866       —           866       —           866  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

    6,575       93,758       —           100,333       (44,176       56,157  

Notes Payable, net of discount (net of current portion)

    —         40,111       2,020       V       40,111       (36,965     O       3,146  
        (2,020     X          

Convertible Notes Payable

    —         54,312       3,720       A       60,052       (60,052     G       175,000  
        2,020       X         175,000       N    

Related Party Convertible Notes Payable

    —         8,869       —           8,869       (8,869     G       —    

Operating Lease Liabilities (net of current portion)

    —         18,101       —           18,101       —           18,101  

Deferred Tax Liabilities

    —         979       —           979       —           979  

Warrant Liability

    237       65,376       —           65,613       (65,376     H       3,737  
              3,500       N    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  $ 6,812     $ 281,506     $ 5,740       $ 294,058     $ (36,938     $ 257,120  


UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

(in thousands)

 

    As of September 30, 2022  
    InterPrivate II
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
Transaction
Adjustments
        Combined     Transaction
Adjustments
        Pro Forma
Combined
 
                             
    (in thousands)  

Commitments and Contingencies

               

Mezzanine Equity

               

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

    259,964       —         —           259,964       (259,964   I     —    

Series A convertible

    —         16,953       —           16,953       (16,953   J     —    

Series B convertible

    —         9,578       —           9,578       (9,578   J     —    

Series C convertible

    —         22,761       —           22,761       (22,761   J     —    

Series D convertible

    —         241,428       —           241,428       (241,428   J     —    

Series E convertible

    —         120,296       —           120,296       (120,296   J     —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Mezzanine Equity

    259,964       411,016       —           670,980       (670,980       —    

Stockholders’ Deficit

               

New Getaround common stock

    —         —         —           —         1     I     7  
              4     J  
              1     K  
              1     G  
              1     H  
              1     T  
              (2   S  
              —       N  

Getaround common stock

    —         1       —           1       (1   K     —    

InterPrivate II class A common stock

    —         —         —           —         —           —    

InterPrivate II class B common stock

    1       —         —           1       (1   L     —    

Additional paid-in capital

    —         247,278       —           247,278       (26,705   C     761,874  
              (126   F  
              49,289     G  
              65,375     H  
              259,963     I  
              411,012     J  
              —       K  
              1     L  
              (6,403   M  
              (17,660   Q  
              468     R  
              20,000     T  
              (245,889   S  
              (3,000   W  
              2,662     N  
              2,241     D  
              3,368     Y  

Stockholder notes

    —         (14,478     —           (14,478     6,077     D     (8,401

Treasury stock

    —         (661     —           (661     (8,318   D     —    
              (8,681   Y  
              17,660     Q  

Accumulated deficit

    (6,403     (726,527     (20   V     (732,950     19,642     G     (744,058
              6,403     M  
              (12,114   N  
              (4,630   O  
              2,060     P  
              (468   R  
              (20,001   T  
              (2,000   U  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    —         (17,270     —           (17,270     —           (17,270
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

    (6,402     (511,657     (20       (518,079     510,231         (7,848
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Deficit

  $ 260,374     $ 180,865     $ 5,720       $ 446,959     $ (197,687     $ 249,272  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 


UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    For the Year Ended December 31, 2021  
    InterPrivate II
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
Transaction
Adjustments
    Combined     Transaction
Adjustments
        Pro Forma
Combined
 

Service revenue

  $ —       $ 61,120     $ —       $ 61,120     $ —         $ 61,120  

Lease revenue

    —         1,947       —         1,947       —           1,947  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Revenues

    —         63,067       —         63,067       —           63,067  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

             

Operating and formation costs

    1,986       —         —         1,986       —           1,986  

Related party administrative fees

    100       —         —         100       —           100  

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):

             

Service

    —         5,859       —         5,859       —           5,859  

Lease

    —         187       —         187       —           187  

Sales and marketing

    —         20,331       —         20,331       86     AA     20,417  

Operations and support

    —         46,978       —         46,978       86     AA     47,064  

Technology and product development

    —         17,800       —         17,800       115     AA     17,915  

General and administrative

    —         59,458       —         59,458       181     AA     81,640  
            20,001     II  
            2,000     JJ  

Depreciation and amortization

    —         12,815       —         12,815       —           12,815  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

    2,086       163,428       —         165,514       22,469         187,983  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss From Operations

    (2,086     (100,361       (102,447     (22,469       (124,916

Other Income (Expense)

             

Offering costs attributable to warrant liabilities

    (7     —         —         (7     —           (7

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

    105       —         —         105       (105   BB     —    

Unrealized loss on marketable securities held in Trust Account

    (34     —         —         (34     34     CC     —    

Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt

    —         7,017       —         7,017       (20,147   FF     (13,130

Convertible promissory note and securities fair value adjustment

    —         (5,383     —         (5,383     5,383     EE     (19,287
            (19,287   HH  

Warrant liability fair value adjustment

    (599     (15,353     —         (15,952     15,353     DD     (599

Interest expense, net

    —         (7,370     —         (7,370     (4,125   FF     (18,540
            2,407     GG  
            (5,952   HH  
            (3,500   HH  

Other income, net

    —         916       —         916       —           916  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss, before benefit for income taxes

    (2,621     (120,534     —         (123,155     (52,408       (175,563

Income Tax Benefit

    —         (471     —         (471     —           (471
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Loss

    (2,621     (120,063     —         (122,684     (52,408       (175,092

Foreign Currency Translation Loss

    —         (11,203     —         (11,203     —           (11,203
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

  $ (2,621   $ (131,266   $ —       $ (133,887   $ (52,408     $ (186,295
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

      69,038,507               92,085,974  
   

 

 

           

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

    $ (1.74           $ (1.90
   

 

 

           

 

 

 

Weighted average redeemable shares outstanding, basic and diluted

    21,125,342              
 

 

 

             

Basic and diluted net income per redeemable share

    (0.10            
 

 

 

             

Weighted average non-redeemable shares outstanding, basic and diluted

    6,292,226              
 

 

 

             

Basic and diluted net loss per non-redeemable share

    (0.10            
 

 

 

             


UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022  
    InterPrivate II
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
(Historical)
(US GAAP)
    Getaround
Transaction
Adjustments
    Combined     Transaction
Adjustments
        Pro Forma
Combined
 

Service revenue

  $ —       $ 43,967     $ —       $ 43,967     $ —         $ 43,967  

Lease revenue

    —         1,058       —         1,058       —           1,058  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Revenues

    —         45,025       —         45,025       —           45,025  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
Costs and Expenses                                        

Operating and formation costs

    5,404       —         —         5,404       —           5,404  

Related party administrative fees

    180       —         —         180       —           180  

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):

             

Service

    —         3,754       —         3,754       —           3,754  

Lease

    —         90       —         90       —           90  

Sales and marketing

    —         22,736       —         22,736       —           22,736  

Operations and support

    —         39,596       —         39,596       —           39,596  

Technology and product development

    —         13,374       —         13,374       —           13,374  

General and administrative

    —         38,665       —         38,665       —           38,665  

Depreciation and amortization

    —         7,670       —         7,670       —           7,670  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

    5,584       125,885       —         131,469       —           131,469  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss From Operations

    (5,584     (80,860     —         (86,444     —           (86,444

Other Income (Expense)

             

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

    824       —         —         824       (824   KK     —    

Unrealized loss on marketable securities held in Trust Account

    984       —         —         984       (984   PP     —    

Convertible promissory note fair value adjustment

    —         3,896       —         3,896       (3,896   MM     (12,469
            (12,469   OO  

Warrant liability fair value adjustment

    3,878       (17,521     —         (13,643     17,521     LL     3,878  

Interest expense, net

    —         (7,903     —         (7,903     7,866     NN     (37

Other income, net

    —         1,258       —         1,258       —           1,258  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

    5,686       (20,270     —         (14,584     7,214         (7,370
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss, before benefit for income taxes

    102       (101,130     —         (101,028     7,214         (93,814

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

    322       (547     —         (225     —           (225
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Loss

    (220     (100,583     —         (100,803     7,214         (93,589

Foreign Currency Translation Loss

    —         (19,553       (19,553     —           (19,553
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

  $ (220   $ (120,136   $ —       $ (120,356   $ 7,214       $ (113,142
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

      71,169,000               92,085,974  
   

 

 

           

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

    $ (1.41           $ (1.02
   

 

 

           

 

 

 

Weighted average redeemable shares outstanding, basic and diluted

    25,875,000              
 

 

 

             

Basic and diluted net income per redeemable share

  $ (0.01            
 

 

 

             

Weighted average non-redeemable shares outstanding, basic and diluted

    6,668,750              
 

 

 

             

Basic and diluted net loss per non-redeemable share

  $ (0.01            
 

 

 

             


NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Basis of Presentation

The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse capitalization, in accordance with GAAP. Under the guidance in ASC 805, InterPrivate II has been determined to be the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination is treated as the equivalent of Getaround issuing stock for the net assets of InterPrivate II, accompanied by a recapitalization whereby the net assets of InterPrivate II are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of Getaround.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022, assumes that the Business Combination occurred on September 30, 2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2021, reflects pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it had been completed on January 1, 2021. These periods are presented on the basis of Getaround as the accounting acquirer.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

   

InterPrivate II’s Condensed Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2022, and the related Notes to Financial Statements, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference; and

 

   

Getaround’s Condensed Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2022, and the related Notes to Financial Statements, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

   

InterPrivate II’s Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and the related Notes to Financial Statements, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference; and

 

   

Getaround’s Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and the related Notes to Financial Statements, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

   

InterPrivate II’s Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and the related Notes to Financial Statements, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference; and

 

   

Getaround’s Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and the related Notes to Financial Statements, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination.

The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the Business Combination are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that New Getaround believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments and it is possible the difference may be material. New Getaround believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting


all of the significant effects of the Business Combination based on information available to management at the time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Business Combination taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the combined company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of InterPrivate II and Getaround, which are incorporated herein by reference.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” Release No. 33-10786 replaces the existing pro forma adjustment criteria with simplified requirements to depict the accounting for the Business Combination (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”) and present the reasonably estimable synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur (“Management’s Adjustments”). New Getaround has elected not to present Management’s Adjustments and will only be presenting Transaction Accounting Adjustments in the following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

2. Accounting Policies

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, management will perform a comprehensive review of the accounting policies of the two entities. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of the combined company. Based on its initial analysis, management did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not assume any differences in accounting policies.

3. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Business Combination and has been prepared for informational purposes only.

The pro forma combined provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had the combined company filed consolidated income tax returns during the periods presented.

The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations are based upon the number of the combined company’s shares outstanding, assuming the Business Combination occurred on January 1, 2021.

Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2022, are as follows:

Getaround Transaction Adjustments

 

  (A)

Reflects the additional issuance of $3.7 million aggregate principal amount of Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes to various purchasers. The Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes are accounted for at fair value and automatically converted immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination into shares of the special purpose acquisition company at a conversion price that is equal to 70% of the per share price of the special purpose acquisition company of $10.00 per share. For the purpose of the pro forma adjustment, the fair value of the Getaround 2022 Bridge Notes is assumed to be face value.

 

  (V)

Reflects the issuance of a Subordinated Promissory Note in October 2022 to Braemar Energy Venture III, L.P. in the amount of $2.0 million of original principal plus $20 thousand of accrued interest through


  December 6, 2022. The Subordinated Promissory Note matures on October 30, 2023 with the principal and accrued interest, at a rate of 10% per annum, to be paid at maturity. No issuance costs were incurred and the note will be accounted for at cost.

 

  (X)

Reflects the election of Braemar Energy Ventures III, L.P. to exchange the principal and accrued interest of its Subordinated Promissory Note for a Getaround 2022 Bridge Note.

Transaction Adjustments

 

  (B)

Reflects the reclassification of $260.2 million of cash and investments held in the Trust Account that becomes available to fund the Business Combination.

 

  (C)

Reflects the capitalization of transaction costs, including deferred underwriter’s fees during InterPrivate II’s IPO and deferred legal fees incurred by Getaround, expected to be incurred in connection with the Business Combination.

 

  (D)

Reflects the preliminary accounting treatment for the release of Getaround Common Stock in satisfaction of related outstanding promissory notes from certain Getaround Stockholders and an offsetting increase in treasury stock based on the preliminary fair values of Getaround Common Stock and the promissory notes immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. The finalization of the valuation of the Getaround Common Stock relinquished and promissory notes extinguished could result in compensation expense.

 

  (E)

Reflects the cash payment of InterPrivate II’s outstanding related party payable, accounts payable, accrued expenses balances, and income tax payable upon consummation of the Business Combination.

 

  (F)

Reflects the capitalization of InterPrivate II’s prepaid expenses related to the Business Combination, recorded within equity upon completion of the Business Combination.

 

  (G)

Reflects the conversion of Getaround’s convertible notes and accrued interest that were converted to equity as a result of the Business Combination. The adjustment recorded in Accumulated Deficit includes the expenses recognized related to loss on conversion of the convertible notes discussed in tickmark (FF).

 

  (H)

Reflects the cashless exercise of in-the-money Getaround Warrants for shares of Getaround Capital Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which shares were converted into Class A Stock.

 

  (I)

Reflects the reclassification of $260.0 million of Public Shares and Public Warrants from temporary equity to permanent equity as a result of the Business Combination.

 

  (J)

Reflects the conversion of Getaround Preferred Stock into shares of Getaround Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which shares were converted into Class A Stock.

 

  (K)

Reflects the conversion of Getaround Common Stock into Class A Stock.

 

  (L)

Reflects the conversion of Class B Stock into Class A Stock.

 

  (M)

Reflects the elimination of InterPrivate II historical retained earnings as a result of the reverse recapitalization.

 

  (N)

Reflects the issuance of $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes, 266,156 shares of Class A Stock (the “Equitable Adjustment Shares”) and related $3.5 million of Convertible Notes Warrants, which were issued pursuant to the Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement and Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement Amendment in connection with the Business Combination, and the cash payment of related issuance costs. The Convertible Notes will be accounted for at fair value. For the purpose of the pro forma adjustment, the fair value of the Convertible Notes is assumed to be face value. The adjustment recorded in Accumulated Deficit includes the expense recognized related to the issuance costs, the Equitable Adjustment Shares and issuance of the Convertible Notes Warrants. For the purpose of the pro forma adjustment the fair value of the 266,156 shares issued is assumed to be $10.00 per share.

 

  (O)

Reflects the repayment of the Deutsche Bank Loan principal, write off of the remaining unamortized issuance costs and debt discount, and the final fee payment in cash as the note was extinguished in connection with the Business Combination and the issuance of the Convertible Notes. The adjustment recorded in Accumulated Deficit includes the expenses recognized related to writing off the remaining unamortized issuance costs and debt discount along with the final fee and prepayment premium payments.


  (P)

Reflects the reversal of the accrued interest and final fee payment that was previously recognized in connection with debt that was either converted or extinguished as a result of the Business Combination.

 

  (Q)

Reflects the cancellation of Getaround treasury stock as a result of the Business Combination.

 

  (R)

Reflects the stock-based compensation expense related to Getaround RSUs that vested upon consummation of the Business Combination.

 

  (S)

Represents the actual redemption of 24,325,000 shares of Public Shares for approximately $245.9 million allocated to New Getaround common stock and additional paid-in capital using par value of $0.0001 per share and a redemption price of $10.11 per share.

 

  (T)

Reflects the fair value of Initial Stockholders Bonus Shares that were preliminarily deemed compensatory consistent with SAB Topic 5.T.

 

  (U)

Reflects the service fee to the Sponsor and its affiliates for their services in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination that was preliminarily determined to be transaction costs not eligible to be capitalized and thus expensed through accumulated deficit in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet.

 

  (W)

Reflects the aggregate $3.0 million cash fee consideration for each Non-Redeeming Stockholder’s commitment to not redeem up to an aggregate of 1,550,000 shares, to the extent elected by InterPrivate II pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreement, preliminarily determined to be accounted for as a reduction in proceeds through a reduction in Additional Paid in Capital.

 

  (Y)

Reflects the preliminary accounting treatment for the purchase of 2,710,571 shares from certain Getaround Stockholders, prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The value is based on the preliminary fair value of the Getaround Common Stock purchased. The purchase of shares that occurred simultaneous to and in conjunction with the release of Getaround Common Stock in satisfaction of the related outstanding promissory notes discussed in tickmark (D) is accounted for as one commercial transaction. The finalization of the valuation of the Getaround Common Stock relinquished and promissory notes extinguished could result in compensation expense.

Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations

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

Transaction Adjustments

 

  (AA)

Reflects the recognition of stock-based compensation expense of $468 thousand related to Getaround RSUs that vest upon the passage of time as well as the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

  (BB)

Reflects the reversal of interest income earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account.

 

  (CC)

Reflects the reversal of the unrealized loss on marketable securities held in the Trust Account.

 

  (DD)

Reflects the reversal of the historical fair value adjustment for Getaround Warrants that would not have been outstanding had the Business Combination been consummated on January 1, 2021.

 

  (EE)

Reflects the reversal of the fair value adjustment for Getaround’s convertible debt which was converted to equity as a result of the Business Combination.

 

  (FF)

Reflects the expense to recognize the loss on conversion related to debt that was either converted or extinguished as a result of the Business Combination, in addition to the final fee payment and prepayment premium expense related to the extinguished Deutsche Bank Loan.

 

  (GG)

Reflects the reversal of the interest expense and amortization of debt discounts, issuance costs, and final payment fees related to debt that was either converted or extinguished as a result of the Business Combination.


  (HH)

Reflects the recognition of issuance costs, Equitable Adjustment Shares and a full year’s interest expense related to the issuance of the Convertible Notes, inclusive of additional issuance costs, the backstop fee and warrant issuance, as the pro forma issuance of the Convertible Notes is assumed to be January 1, 2021. The Convertible Notes accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 8.0% with respect to interest paid in cash and 9.5% with respect to interest paid with equity (payment in kind). For the purpose of the pro forma adjustment, interest is assumed to be paid in kind and is assumed to be reflective of the estimated change in fair value of the Convertible Notes during the period.

 

  (II)

Reflects the fair value of Initial Stockholders Bonus Shares that were preliminarily deemed compensatory consistent with SAB Topic 5.T.

 

  (JJ)

Reflects the service fee to the Sponsor and its affiliates for their services in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination that was preliminarily determined to be transaction costs not eligible to be capitalized.

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, are as follows:

Transaction Adjustments

 

  (KK)

Reflects the reversal of interest income earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account.

 

  (LL)

Reflects the reversal of the historical fair value adjustment for Getaround Warrants that would not have been outstanding had the Business Combination been consummated on January 1, 2021.

 

  (MM)

Reflects the reversal of the fair value adjustment for Getaround’s convertible debt which was converted to equity as a result of the Business Combination.

 

  (NN)

Reflects the reversal of the interest expense and amortization of debt discounts, issuance costs, and final payment fees related to debt that was either converted or extinguished as a result of the Business Combination.

 

  (OO)

Reflects the recognition of nine month’s interest expense related to the issuance of the Convertible Notes as the pro forma issuance of the Convertible Notes is assumed to be January 1, 2021. As noted in tickmark HH, for the purposes of the pro forma adjustment, interest is assumed to be paid in kind and is assumed to be reflective of the estimated change in fair value of the Convertible Notes during the period.

 

  (PP)

Reflects the reversal of the unrealized loss on marketable securities held in the Trust Account.


4. Loss per Share

Represents the net loss per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding, and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination, assuming the shares were outstanding since January 1, 2021. As the Business Combination is being reflected as if it had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes that the shares issuable in connection with the Business Combination have been outstanding for the entire period presented. If the maximum number of Public Shares are redeemed, this calculation is retroactively adjusted to eliminate such shares for the entire period presented.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared assuming two alternative levels of redemption for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2021 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

     Pro Forma
Combined
 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

  

Pro forma net loss

   $ (93,589

Pro forma net loss per share attributable to stockholders, basic and diluted(1)

   $ (1.02

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     92,085,974  

Excluded Securities:(2)

  

Getaround Options and Getaround RSUs outstanding

     8,698,921  

Earnout Shares

     34,000,000  

Incentive Earnout Shares

     11,000,000  

Public Warrants

     5,175,000  

Private Warrants

     4,616,667  

Convertible Notes Warrants

     2,800,000  

2022 Equity Incentive Plan

     8,620,389  

2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     1,841,719  

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

  

Pro forma net loss

   $ (175,092

Pro forma net loss per share attributable to stockholders, basic and diluted(1)

   $ (1.90

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     92,085,974  

Excluded Securities:(2)

  

Getaround Options and Getaround RSUs outstanding

     8,698,921  

Earnout Shares

     34,000,000  

Incentive Earnout Shares

     11,000,000  

Public Warrants

     5,175,000  

Private Warrants

     4,616,667  

Convertible Notes Warrants

     2,800,000  

2022 Equity Incentive Plan

     8,620,389  

2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     1,841,719  

 

(1)

Diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for both scenarios presented because the effects of potentially dilutive instruments were anti-dilutive as a result of Getaround’s net loss.

(2)

The potentially dilutive outstanding securities were excluded from the computation of pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive, issuance or vesting of such shares is contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions which were not satisfied by the end of the periods presented.